Master Class Series
Series Schedule
Luke Fleming, viola
Sat., Sep. 12 Luke Fleming holds the degrees of Doctor of Musical Arts, Artist Diploma, and Master of Music from the Juilliard School. In 2015, Mr. Fleming became the Founding Artistic Director of both the Manhattan Chamber Players and the Crescent City Chamber Music Festival, and in 2024 he was named Artistic Program Director of Chamber Music Monterey Bay. He currently serves on the Viola and Chamber Music faculties of the University of New Orleans, Atlantic Music Festival, Festival del Lago, and The Woodlands Chamberfest.
Rachelle McCabe, piano
Sat., Oct. 3 Rachelle McCabe, professor emerita at Oregon State University, enjoys an international career having performed as soloist, duo pianist, and chamber musician throughout the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, as well as in China and Southeast Asia. She is the artistic director of Corvallis-OSU Piano International with its prestigious Steinway Piano Series, workshops, and outreach and educational programs.
Alan Woo, Piano
Sat., Oct. 17 Born in Arlington, Virginia, Alan Woo is a graduate of The Juilliard School and Peabody Institute, where he completed degrees in piano performance under Robert McDonald and Yong Hi Moon. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Georgia, he served on the faculty at Elizabeth City State University.
Ransom Wilson, flute
Sat., Oct. 24 @ Performing Arts Studio (1804 North Decatur Road.) Ransom Wilson has long been recognized internationally as one of the greatest flutists of his generation. He is an Artist of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, was the Professor of Flute at Yale University from 1992-2023, is currently the Camilla Huxford Endowed Chair in Orchestral Studies at the University of Alabama.
Robert McDuffie, violin
Sat., Nov. 7 @ Performing Arts Studio (1804 North Decatur Road.) Emmy Award-winning and Grammy-nominated violinist Robert McDuffie enjoys a multifaceted career. Mr. McDuffie is the founder of both the Rome Chamber Music Festival in Italy and the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer University in his native city of Macon, Georgia.
Andrew Armstrong, piano
Sat., Nov. 21 Praised by critics for his passionate expression and dazzling technique, pianist Andrew Armstrong has delighted audiences across Asia, Europe, Latin America, Canada, and the United States, including performances at Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, London’s Wigmore Hall, the Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, and Warsaw’s National Philharmonic.
Sara Sant'Ambrogio, cello
Sat., Dec. 5 Grammy Award-winning cellist Sara Sant’Ambrogio first leapt to international attention when she was a winner at the International Tchaikovsky Violoncello Competition in Moscow, Russia. Ms. Sant’Ambrogio is a founding member of the Eroica Trio, which has toured extensively the US, Europe, Asia, Middle East, Australia and New Zealand. The trio opened the “Distinctive Debuts” series at Carnegie Hall, and that year represented Carnegie Hall and the United States as the official chamber music ensemble in concerts worldwide.
Stella Chen, violin
Sat., Jan. 30 Stella Chen is the inaugural recipient of the Robert Levin Award from Harvard University, where she was mentored and inspired by Robert Levin. Her teachers and mentors have included Donald Weilerstein, Itzhak Perlman, Miriam Fried, Li Lin, and Catherine Cho. She received her doctorate from the Juilliard School, where she was recently appointed to the College and Pre-College Division Faculty. She also serves as Visiting Assistant Professor at the Shenandoah Conservatory and is on the faculty of the Nume Festival and Academy in Cortona, Italy.
Eleni Katz, bassoon
Sat., Mar. 6 Eleni Katz is a winner of the 2022 Concert Artist Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition and has performed with the likes of Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, La Jolla Music Society’s SummerFest, and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Starting in the 2025-26 academic year, Eleni will begin her role as bassoon teaching faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Mead Witter School of Music.
Njioma Grevious, violin
Sat., Apr. 3 Praised for her expressive tones, elegant playing and a “dazzling performance” with the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington, DC, violinist Njioma Chinyere Grevious is a passionate and versatile solo, chamber and orchestral musician. A winner of the prestigious 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant, she has been described as “superb” by the Chicago Classical Review.
Zuill Bailey, cello
Sat., April 17 Zuill Bailey is an American Grammy Award-winning cello soloist, chamber music and artistic director. He is professor of cello and Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Texas at El Paso.
Bryan Wallick, piano
Sat., May 1 @ Performing Arts Studio (1804 North Decatur Road.) Mr. Wallick is Associate Professor of Piano at Colorado State University. A gold medalist of the 1997 Vladimir Horowitz International Piano Competition in Kyiv, he has performed extensively across the United States, Europe, and Africa.
