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Irvin Lemus

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Member Bio Irvin is a cybersecurity professional by day, and has been an avid musician for most of his life. Beginning with drums at the age of 7, Irvin developed a passion for music, picking up piano, guitar, bass guitar, saxophone, and violin, among others. As his musical proficiency grew, he became the concertmaster and lead pianist for his local community, performing and organizing performances several times a week. While largely self-taught and ear-trained, Irvin has always had a strong interest in and draw toward written music, composition, and conducting. Between 2014 and 2017, Irvin conducted 4 musicals, with styles ranging from Memphis to The Addams Family Musical. In addition to directing during showtime, Irvin also performed on the piano himself. Prior to showtime, Irvin taught amateur student musicians the content and ran rehearsals prior to the performances, in collaboration with Gardena High School’s Performing Arts Department. Irvin’s taste and passion for music is broad and diverse. A self-proclaimed metalhead, Irvin is particularly drawn toward symphonic rock, favoring groups like Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Metallica, as well as the classics –– Bach and Mozart –– to name but a few. A common theme throughout Irvin’s musical life and interests is synthesis, or bringing together styles, ideas, and concepts in a novel and interesting way. In his more recent performances and compositions, Irvin has found his “voice,” leveraging dynamic variation, polyphony and unexpected musical flourish –– such as key changes, choice of instruments, and unusual melodies –– to create unique works that are stylistically distinct. In the intervening years since his involvement with Gardena High, Irvin has kept up his musical proficiencies as a side hobby, all the while developing his skills as a composer and arranger, and looking for opportunities to engage more deeply with music in his community once again. That idea came to life through a hobby he discovered in 2021: Latin dance. Learning salsa and bachata dancing allowed Irvin to connect with music in a new way –– through movement –– and the desire to contribute to the lifeblood of the bachata community through music and performance, specifically the integration of classical music, spurred his latest project: arranging music for and conducting a Bachata Symphony. When he dances, he pictures harps and violins, alongside a whole suite of orchestral instruments, bringing his favorite songs to life in a new way. As he works with his team to breathe life into this project –– which aims to collaborate pre-professional collegiate musicians by providing them with performance experience –– Irvin is seeking further education and mentorship in the realms of conducting and orchestration. He is very excited to continue his musical journey as this project unfolds, and is eager to learn more from seasoned professionals along the way.
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Mike Leone

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Dr. Linus Lerner

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Member Bio Maestro Linus Lerner is praised for the charisma and passionate energy he brings to his musical performances, inspiring artists and audience. At home on either the symphony podium or the operatic pit, Lerner has conducted in the United States, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, England, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Poland, Spain, South Korea, Turkey and Russia. Some of Maestro Lerner's recent performances include: Sofia Philharmonic (Bulgaria), Torún Symphony (Poland), Opera of the Greek Theater of Tindari (Italy), Berliner Camerata and Philharmonic Orchestra of Leipzig (Germany); Plovdiv Opera, Sliven Symphony Orchestra, Vidin Symphony Orchestra, Sofia Sinfonietta and Sofia Philharmonic (Bulgaria); Orchestra of the Mussorvksy Conservatory (Russia); National Symphony Orchestra of Panama (Panama); Korea Peace Orchestra (South Korea); Orchestra of the Fondi Music Festival and Arezzo Symphony Orchestra (Italy); Antalya Symphony Orchestra (Turkey); Tsingtao Symphony Orchestra, Hunan Symphony Orchestra, Fuzhou Symphony Orchestra and National Orchestra of Film and Radio (China); Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra, Texas Festival Orchestra, Opera in the Heights and Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra (USA); Acapulco Philharmonic Orchestra, San Luis Opera Festival Orchestra and Michoacán Symphony Orchestra (Mexico); Orchestra of the National Congress (Paraguay); Campinas Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra of Porto Alegre, Pernambuco University Opera Studio, Gramado Symphony Orchestra, Caxias do Sul University Symphony Orchestra, Goiânia Symphony Orchestra and Teatro da Paz Symphony Orchestra (Brazil). Lerner is currently Artistic Director and Conductor of SASO: Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra (USA); OSRN: Rio Grande do Norte Symphony Orchestra and OSG: Gramado Symphony Orchestra (Brazil); Gramado in Concert International Music Festival (Brazil); and the San Luis Potosi Opera Festival and the Linus Lerner International Voice Competition Linus Lerner (Mexico). He also serves as conductor of Round Top Festival Hill Institute (TX).
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Mr. Micah Levy

Micah Levy, Composer
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Shutong Li

Bard Us-China Music Institute
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Member Bio Shutong Li currently serves as the conductor of Bard Chinese Orchestra at US-China Music Institute, and as assistant conductor of Bard East/West Ensemble and the annual NY China Now Festival. From 2017-2019, he was the founder and music director of Musicians For Musicians in New Mexico, where he organized and conducted 19 projects with 38 public concerts and hosted over 50 young opera singers and instrumental soloists. At that time, he also served as chief conductor of the Symphony of Albuquerque and UNM Health Sciences Centers Orchestra. Shutong has also worked with orchestras such as Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, The Orchestra Now, State Opera Stara Zagora, Chinese Music Ensemble of New York, Orchestra of the New Asia CMS, Dolce Suono Choir, China National Chorus, and the Bard Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Jessica Lightfoot

Concert Artists Guild
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Wilbur Lin

The Missouri Symphony
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Member Bio Known for his creative programming and inviting state presence, Wilbur Lin’s career has taken him to orchestra halls and opera theaters across the United States, Europe, Latin America, and Taiwan. Recently appointed Music Director Designate of the Missouri Symphony (MOSY), Lin’s 2022/23 season includes a number of engagements with the MOSY, debuts with the Oak Ridge, Ann Arbor, and Elgin symphonies, and a return to Indiana’s Richmond Symphony. His other recent highlights include his debut with the Taipei Symphony Orchestra, opening its 2021/22 season, and guest appearances with the Indianapolis Chamber, LaPorte Symphony, and Taiwan Symphony Orchestra Academy orchestras. In 2008, the Taiwanese-American conductor founded the Chamber Philharmonic Taipei (CPT). With a humble origin, formed mainly by conservatory students, the orchestra fully professionalized in 2013. Reflecting Lin’s expertise and musical passion, the CPT is known for being an extremely responsive and performance-practice-conscious orchestra, which focuses its programming on both early and contemporary music. The orchestra brings together musicians from around the world to perform during the summer. Over the years, CPT consisted of many members of major international orchestras, including the Rotterdam Philharmonic, Oslo Philharmonic, Deutsche Oper, Lübeck Philharmonic, Taiwan Philharmonic, and Jacksonville Symphony orchestras. Recently finished his tenure as assistant conductor with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (2019-2022), in addition to his position with the MOSY, Lin also assumes the assistant professorship as conductor of the Northern Illinois University Philharmonic and Opera Theatre in Fall, 2022. Lin regularly works with the Chamber Philharmonic Taipei and, in recent years, has conducted the Manchester Camerata, Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil (El Salvador), Taipei Philharmonic, Taipei Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Indianapolis Chamber, Liverpool Mozart, Academy Orchestra of Taiwan Symphony, Richmond Symphony (IN), Missouri Symphony, and LaPorte Symphony orchestras. Lin has also cover conducted the Taiwan Symphony, Minnesota, and Cincinnati Ballet orchestras. A graduate of Riccardo Muti's Italian Opera Academy, Lin’s operatic endeavors include conducting Verdi’s Macbeth at Teatro Alighieri (Ravenna, Italy), Die Zauberflöte with the Winter Harbor Music Festival (Winter Harbor, Maine), and has coached and performed as a pianist with the Indianapolis Opera, IU Opera Theater, Reimagining Opera for Kids, and the Cincinnati Ballet. In summer, 2022, Lin will return to Winter Harbor Music Festival for a production of Barber of Seville and lead a new workshop production of Robeson by Scott Davenport Richards at the Cincinnati Opera.
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Christina Linklater Christina Linklater Harvard University

Harvard University
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Dr. Danielle Lisboa

Concordia University of Edmonton
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Member Bio Brazilian-Canadian Danielle Lisboa leads an active career as orchestral conductor, music educator, and scholar, regularly conducting community and professional ensembles. On arriving in Canada in 2008, she became Orchestra Toronto’s first apprentice conductor, named assistant conductor two months later and shortly after appointed the orchestra’s Music Director and Conductor. During her tenure, Lisboa became known for her cutting-edge programming and public engagement, resulting in a steep rise in audience numbers. Her vision and dynamic leadership took Orchestra Toronto into new paths for outreach and youth initiatives, including the Marta Hidy Concerto Competition and the popular annual children’s concerts. In 2013, she was nominated for the Heinz Unger Award for Emerging Canadian Conductors presented by the Ontario Arts Council. Two years later she lead Bellus Barbari, the Toronto Women’s Symphony Orchestra, in its inaugural Ontario tour. Lisboa holds a doctorate in orchestral conducting from the Eastman School of Music University of Rochester and a master’s degree from the University of Houston with special emphasis in opera conducting. For two years, she served as assistant conductor to Peter Jacoby at the Moores Opera House being credit with distinguished operatic performances. She was granted numerous scholarships and awards throughout her career, including the Schissler Conducting Prize and award from the international conducting competition Fundação Oriente held in Portugal. Lisboa began her professional career as a concert pianist. Her academic studies began at Brazil’s largest university, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, where she founded a chamber orchestra dedicated to promoting music of emerging Brazilian composers. She moved to Edmonton in 2013 to serve as Assistant Professor of Music at Concordia University of Edmonton in the areas of conducting, chamber music, and music theory. Lisboa is former Music Director and co-founder of the Edmonton Metropolitan Orchestra. In the past years, she spearheaded Concordia’s first operatic project, developed a string camp for youth and reinstated the Concordia Symphony Orchestra as a new ensemble in the Fall 2017.
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Rebecca J Littman Rebecca Littman New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
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