Oscar Thorp is a conductor, trumpeter, and music educator based in Brooklyn, New York. As a faculty member at the Third Street Music School Settlement, Oscar directs the New Horizons Concert Band, New Horizons Green Band, the Third Street Prelude Band, and teaches the trumpet studio. Through the InterSchool Orchestras of New York, Oscar coaches the brass in the Symphonic Band and is a substitute conductor with the ISO/Third Street orchestras. He also works with the New York Late Starters …

Eric Schultz is an American clarinetist equally in demand as a soloist, chamber musician, and interpreter of new music. Hailed a “mastermind” in the Myrtle Beach Herald and “superhuman” by The Chanticleer, Schultz was recently selected as a quarterfinalist for the 2024 GRAMMY® Music Educator of the Year Award. As a performer, he has appeared with preeminent artists such as Valerie Coleman and Joshua Bell in top halls spanning the globe, can be seen on Netflix, and heard on …

Tyler Hefferon is a New York City percussionist who regularly performs with a variety of ensembles including the Chelsea Symphony, Protestra, Brooklyn String Orchestra, New Amsterdam Symphony, Regina Opera, and City Lyric Opera. He studied percussion at The Boston Conservatory and Temple University. His teachers include Chris Deviney, John Grimes, Keith Aleo, Bill Wozniak, Phil O'Banion, Nancy Zeltsman, Alan Abel, Joe Tompkins, and David Rosenblatt. When he isn't playing percussion, Tyler is an avid nonprofit accountant and operations consultant, serving …

A leader in the 21st century orchestral landscape, Dr. Matthew Aubin is constantly reaching new audiences through innovative performance formats and creative initiatives both on and off the podium.

The 2022-23 season kicks off Dr. Aubin’s inaugural year as Music Director of the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, he is Music Director of the Jackson Symphony Orchestra and serves as Artistic Director of The Chelsea Symphony. In his role at TCS, he has led highly visible collaborations with partners such …

Mark Seto leads a wide-ranging musical life as a conductor, scholar, teacher, and violinist. He is Artistic Director and Conductor of The Chelsea Symphony in New York City, and Senior Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Studies in Music at Brown University, where he directs the Brown University Orchestra and teaches courses in music history, theory, and conducting. Highlights of his 2023-24 season include performances with violinist Itzhak Perlman, violinist Randall Goosby, and clarinetist Anthony McGill, and the inauguration of The …

Oscar Thorp is a conductor, trumpeter, and music educator based in Brooklyn, New York. As a faculty member at the Third Street Music School Settlement, Oscar directs the New Horizons Concert Band, New Horizons Green Band, the Third Street Prelude Band, and teaches the trumpet studio. Through the InterSchool Orchestras of New York, Oscar coaches the brass in the Symphonic Band and is a substitute conductor with the ISO/Third Street orchestras. He also works with the New York Late Starters …