Anthony Pieruccini is a professional guitarist who studied at Lebanon Valley College. He specializes in fingerstyle guitar that varies from instrumental jazz, classical, and fingerstyle steel string acoustic. Anthony Pieruccini is available as a solo instrumentalist, as well as in an instrumental jazz duo (with piano, or second guitar), or an acoustic guitar and vocalist duo (featuring a guest vocalist)

Abigail Kirkpatrick is the orchestra and choir director at Spring Grove Area High School. Abigail graduated from Messiah College in 2014 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education and a concentration in violin, and is on track to complete her Master’s Degree in Orchestral Conducting in December of 2019. In addition to teaching high school music, Abigail is involved with both music directing and playing for The Belmont Theatre throughout the year.

Mary-Grace has been playing Hammered Dulcimer professionally for over ten years, both as a soloist and with her acclaimed band, Seasons. Mary-Grace not only performs professionally as a musician but has also competed and placed in music competitions. Mary-Grace placed first in the Mid-Atlantic Fleadh in Miscellaneous Instrument. She has also competed at the All Ireland Fleadh in Ireland. Mary-Grace has performed in a variety of venues including The PA State Capitol Rotunda, Ironstone Ranch, Historic Acres of Hershey, The Abbey Bar, The Bethlehem Music Festival, Celtic Fling and Highland Games, and many more. Although Mary-Grace resides and performs in Central Pennsylvania, she has also performed in multiple countries including Ireland, Austria, Italy, Poland, and Israel.

Brittany was a Baker Gifted Arts Scholar at Lehigh University where she was principal cellist for four years. She has performed with the Hershey Festival Strings, Harrisburg Youth Symphony, Hershey Symphony, Carlisle Theatre Company, Allenberry Playhouse/Keystone Theatrics, and infinite variations of local chamber groups.

Lyla Bowser is a member of the music faculty of Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy in the York City Schools. Ms. Bowser graduated from Messiah College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education. She studies flute with Jocelyn Goranson and has previously studied with Karen Botterbusch. While completing her undergraduate degree, she performed with the Messiah College Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra. A recipient of the Derek DeVelder Orchestral Fellowship, Ms. Bowser performed in the 2018 MasterWorks Festival Orchestra. She was the winner of the 2017 Messiah College Kuhlman Competition and the 2018 Messiah College Concerto Competition. She performed as flute soloist for the Fantasie Pastorale Hongroise by Franz Doppler with the Messiah College Symphony Orchestra in May 2018 and Concertino by Cecile Chaminade with the Carlisle Grand Sousa Festival in August 2018.

Isaac Se Young Um actively participates in community ensembles and music educational projects in central and eastern PA.

He has began learning piano, cello, and voice at the age of 5 in his native country, Korea. He moved to the greater Philadelphia area for high school, and continued to study cello under celebrated cellists such as Soo Bae and Joel Noyce at the Curtis Institute of Music. While in high school, he has excelled in music; he has won several seats for prestigious youth ensembles such as the PMEA festivals and the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra.

After high school, he moved to Lancaster, PA to attend Franklin and Marshall College, and then eventually transferred to Millersville University for a degree on music performance. In Lancaster, he has studied under late Dr. John Zerfluh and Sara B. Male. He's also studied conducting under Dr. Brian Norcross, and Dr. Vera Volchansky.

He actively participates in local projects and often collaborates with other artists. He has served as the assistant principal cellist of the Pennsylvania Philharmonic. Also, he's recently been a staff for the Summertrio Foundation, hosted at the Franklin and Marshall College.

Emily is a student at Messiah College and is scheduled to graduate in 2021 with a B.S. in Music Education with a violin concentration. She is currently a principal in Messiah’s orchestra, but can also be found in some of the college’s chamber orchestras, playing weddings in Berks/ Lancaster Counties, and performing with Berks Sinfonietta. Outside of a classical music setting, Emily also plays in pit orchestras for Genesis Theatre in Reading and First Street Players in Birdsboro, and performs regularly at local churches. She loves teaching privately as well as at local strings camps in her spare time throughout the year.

Kyle studied classical cello and graduated with a Bachelors degree in Music with a concentration in Commercial Music from Messiah College. During his time at Messiah, he studied under Fiona Thompson and Dr. Diana Curtis. He sat principal cellist all four years of his college career and won the Kuhlman Concerto Competition during his senior year. He currently works full time doing both music and live production at LCBC Church in Lancaster, PA and also works as a freelancing producer, recording engineer and studio musician in the Lancaster and York areas.

David Houck is a violinist and violist from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He is currently teaching music full-time in the Hempfield School District, where he attended school since the second grade. He has been playing the violin since he was nine years old and switched to the viola in middle school. David and his sister Amy played many weddings growing up, and he has since played in many collegiate and professional concerts, weddings, and formal events. He also has over ten years of experience teaching private lessons for violin, viola, cello, bass, piano, guitar, and ukulele.

Joseph McAnulty holds a Bachelor of Arts in music from Penn State University where he studied violin with James Lyon and orchestral conducting with Gerardo Edelstein. Prior to college he was a student of Brandon Christensen. Joe has been a member of the faculty at State Street Academy since 2007. Along with teaching over 30 private students, Joe also conducts three levels of string ensemble. As a professional violinist, he is a member of the York Symphony and performs with various chamber orchestras around the region. He has also adjudicated orchestra festivals for several years in the central Pennsylvania area, and was recently named the concertmaster of the Central Pennsylvania Symphony.

Erin Marshall is a 2020 graduate from Lebanon Valley College, BS Music Education, and BA in Music with a violin performance concentration. During her tenure at LVC, Erin studied with Dr. Johannes Dietrich. Erin was concertmaster of the LVC Symphony Orchestra since her sophomore year, and earned an envied senior leadership award, as well as performing two successful solo recitals. Beginning at the age of 8, Erin has had the opportunity to play in countless venues in a variety of positions, primarily in weddings and theatre orchestras. She was fortunate to perform in the Carnegie Hall in New York, New York at the young age of 16. She has played in countless weddings with a variety of repertoire, classical to contemporary. Erin is well seasoned in playing both written notation and by ear. Nowadays, Erin is the HS/MS Orchestra director for the Hanover Public School District in Hanover, PA.

Geneva Rowader is the orchestra director at Northern York County School District, where she teaches all levels of string musicians. Geneva holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Penn State University, where she studied with Kim Cook. Geneva is an active member of the Hershey Symphony Orchestra, and has enjoyed performing in numerous pit orchestras and wedding services.

Yang has been playing guitar since he was 6, eventually studying under Naigen Cao, winner of multiple national classical guitar competitions in China and a student of famous Chinese classical guitarist Zibiao Wu. He studied jazz guitar under Jay Umble, student of Pat Martino and currently studies under Mark Ryan, student of Billy Bauer. He hold a BA in Pop Music Composition and Production from Nanjing University of the Arts. When it comes to experience, Yang has toured in Mainland China (Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Nantong) with the Nanjing, China based group, V-Day Band. Here in the U.S., he is the guitarist for Vinyl Groov in Harrisburg, PA and a substitute pit-band guitarist for Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre.

Violist, Jenny Huerter, performs and teaches in the Central PA area. She attended the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, MD, earning a B.M. in Viola Performance in 2010 and an M.M. in Viola Performance and Pedagogy in 2011. Jenny studied viola performance with Victoria Chiang of the Peabody Conservatory and Peter Slowik of Oberlin Conservatory. She studied violin and viola pedagogy with Rebecca Henry, String Department Chair of the Peabody Preparatory. While living in Baltimore, she taught as a studio assistant within the Peabody Preparatory, served as violin/viola instructor for the Warren Fine Arts Academy of Music, and taught beginning violin and viola with the Greater Baltimore Youth Orchestra Bridges Program. After moving back to PA, Jenny taught private violin and viola lessons through the Community Music Institute at Lebanon Valley College, and currently teaches privately from her home. Jenny is a member of the York Symphony Orchestra and also performs regularly with other local groups in the Lancaster, Harrisburg and Reading areas. She now lives in Annville, Pennsylvania with her husband, Michael Gamon, and their four children. Jenny loves having the opportunity to serve her family and community through a pursuit of excellence in music, both in performance and teaching.

Sam Brown is a classical and jazz trained guitarist from York, PA who has been professionally performing since 2012. During he pre-college formative years, Sam studied at Inspire Music Studios under AJ Myers and Curt Sipe. He then went on to continue his studies at Messiah University where he majored in Commercial Music. His teachers include Randall Zwally, Grammy nominated jazz pianist Kirk Reese, and jazz saxophonist Tim Warfield. Sam reside in Lancaster PA where he continues his performing and teaching career with solo artists, pit orchestras, praise and worship bands, and many more.

Michael Gamon currently chairs the Department of Fine and Performing Arts at Harrisburg Academy, and serves as the Director for the Center for Creative Arts. He serves as professor of viola at Kutztown University and has a passion for training young musicians. He has served on the artistic staff of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, as the conductor for the Baltimore Symphony Youth String Orchestra. In addition, he has served as the conductor for the Greater Baltimore Youth Orchestra’s Sinfonia, Sinfonietta, and Bridges Orchestras.

Mr. Gamon is a graduate of the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University, where he studied viola performance with Victoria Chiang and pedagogy with Rebecca Henry. As an orchestral musician, he has worked with Marin Alsop, David Zinman, Jamie Laredo, George Manahan, and James Conlon among others. He has performed throughout Austria, Italy, and the Czech Republic with notable appearances at the Karlskirche in Salzburg, the Rudolfinum in Prague, and the Sala Dei Priori in Perugia. Performances include the nationally televised 32nd Kennedy Center Honors with the Peabody Symphony Orchestra in honor of Leon Fleischer, U.S. President George W. Bush, Baltimore Mayors Sheila Dixon, and Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. Additionally, Mr. Gamon has appeared in solo and chamber music recital series throughout the Baltimore and Central Pennsylvania regions.

Mr. Gamon is a scholarship recipient of the Aspen Music Festival and School where he has worked with numerous artist-faculty such as Jeffery Irvine, Steve Wyrczinski, Sabina Thatcher, Eric Halen, and David Halen. He has graduated summa cum laude from Lebanon Valley College with a music degree on viola. While at Lebanon Valley College, he won the concerto-aria competition and soloed with the Lebanon Valley College Symphony Orchestra and received the Carmean Orchestra Award. Mr. Gamon worked closely with collaborative pianist Dr. Karen Savage and violinist Dr. Hannes Dietrich.

James Nackley graduated from Penn State University in 2017 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education and went on to earn his Master’s Degree in Orchestral Conducting from Messiah University in 2021, achieving summa cum laude at both institutions. James joined Northeastern York School District in 2017 where he directs third through sixth grade orchestra.

He was the recipient of the Pennsylvania Music Educators’ Association (PMEA) 2021 Outstanding Young Educator Award. He has completed Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion training through Leadership York, and currently sits on Northeastern School District’s Equity Task Force. Additionally, James serves on the State Board for the Pennsylvania Delaware String Teachers’ Association (PADESTA) as Studio Representative. He maintains an active cello studio of 30 students and lives in York with his Golden Retriever, Oakley.

Brianna Payson graduated from Messiah College in 2018 with a B.A. in Music and B.S. in Business. While attending Messiah, Brianna performed in chamber ensembles and symphony orchestra, where she was concertmaster for all four years. Brianna plays both piano and violin and has had the privilege studying under several teachers including Peter Sirotin, Ya-Ting Chang, Dr. Jennifer Sacher-Wiley, and Mary Lippert-Coleman. Brianna has performed classical, sacred, and contemporary music in countless venues both as a soloist and in ensembles. She also enjoys teaching violin, viola, and piano lessons at her studio in Lancaster, PA.

Lynn Murphy, violin and viola, obtained her BA in music from Temple University. She is a member of the York Symphony Orchestra, the Gettysburg Chamber Orchestra, the Pennsylvania Regional Ballet Orchestra, and is a founding member of the Allegro String Quartet. An active performer in the Central Pennsylvania region, Ms Murphy makes regular appearances with Harrisburg Choral Society, and has played for Harrisburg Opera, Lancaster Opera, Theatre Harrisburg, Cantate Carlisle, and many others. She is a former Resident Artist of the Wednesday Club for the Performing Arts, and played with the Lebanon Valley Alumni Chorale on their 2006 concert tour of Ireland and Wales.

Dalinda C. Bohr currently teaches at Central Dauphin East High School in Harrisburg, PA. where she instructs the high school orchestra program and teaches guitar. Mrs. Bohr previously taught the Conestoga Valley School District . In 2009, she achieved certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards in the area of Orchestra: Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood. A 1999 graduate of Lebanon Valley College, Dalinda earned a B.S. Music Education with Honors, B.A. Music and a minor in German. As an undergraduate, Dalinda was instructed on both violin and viola from Dr. Johannes Dietrich. In 2006, she completed her Masters of Music Education degree also from LVC. She also earned a Masters Degree in Music Technology from Valley Forge Christian College in 2012. She continues to play both violin and viola professionally as a freelance musician throughout the region.

As a guest conductor, Mrs. Bohr conducted the Lancaster-Lebanon County Festival Orchestra (2003) as well as the Central Dauphin Elementary Honors Orchestra (2003, 2017) . She was the guest conductor for the Central Dauphin Middle School Honors Orchestra (2006, 2013), the PMEA District 7 Youth String Festival Orchestra (2009, 2017) and the Berks County Jr. High Orchestra.

An active member of PMEA, Dalinda hosted the PMEA District 7 Orchestra Festival in 2003, 2005 and 2011 and has served as the PMEA District 7 Curriculum Instruction Chair and HS Representative from 2010-2016. She also served on the Pennsylvania-Delaware Chapter of the American String Teachers Association from 2003 – 2016. During her tenure on the PADESTA Board she was recognized as Orchestra Director of the Year in 2015 and for Distinguished Service (Individual) in 2016.

For the past 23 years, she has been the string teacher for Lebanon Valley College Summer Music Camp. Dalinda also teaches an intergenerational ensemble for beginner-intermediate musicians of any age at the Community Music Institute of Lebanon Valley College.

While she primarily performs on violin and viola these days, Andrea Rice has enjoyed a wide range of orchestral, band, and choral experience, both as a performer and conductor. She studied music education at Duquesne University and Messiah University, and has studied violin with Veronica Joines, Mary Moser, Rachel Stegeman, and Peter Sirotin. Although her full-time occupation lies outside of music, she enjoys the opportunity to perform in pit orchestras and for weddings and other events on a freelance basis.

Residents of Midtown Harrisburg, Matt and Sarah Topping are a musical duo of the Capital Area. Both play music professionally and teach in the local public schools; Matt as choral director at Cedar Cliff High School and Sarah as an elementary instrumental music educator in the Central Dauphin School DIstrict. The Toppings graduated from Lebanon Valley College in 2013 with degrees in Music Performance/Sacred Music and Music Education, and Matthew recently received his Masters in Choral Conducting from Messiah University. As performers, Matt and Sarah can often be found in musical theatre pit orchestras, singing in the Harrisburg Camerata, and playing with the Hershey Symphony Orchestra. Both serve as Staff Singers at Pine Street Presbyterian Church in Harrisburg, PA, as well. Their hobbies outside of music include reading, RV camping, and traveling!

Temple Avenue is a Lancaster-based jazz band that was founded in 2011. It plays for concerts, swing dances, parties, receptions, restaurants, fundraisers and other events in southcentral PA. The band adjusts the size, instrumentation and repertoire of the group to fit the client's occasion and budget.

The Anthony Pieruccini Trio is an experienced instrumental trio that plays a large variety of music, but specializes in jazz. The group has been performing since 2014 at places such as the Hotel Hershey, various dinner venues, and weddings. The trio features guitar, bass, and drums, and has experience filling a medium to large venue with sound, while also playing quiet enough to provide live music ambience for your smaller events. The trio is available in standard format, or as a quartet featuring a guest saxophone player.

Full Circle Ensemble is a recently formed quartet based in the Lancaster area. The group plays a blend of traditional jazz standards, and more contemporary music in a blended jazz style. The line up of the group includes guitar, bass, piano, and drums. If you're looking for top quality jazz music for your cocktail hour, or reception, look no further than Full Circle Ensemble.

Laura Ligo earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, studying under Dr. Melinda Crawford Perttu. While there, Laura was principal violinist for Westminster College Symphony Orchestra, Vice President of the Westminster Chapter of American String Teachers Association, and performer in Ceol Na Teud Scottish fiddling ensemble. Locally, Laura is principal violinist for Jubal String Quartet and is part of Celebrated Strings. She has owned Laura's String Studio since 2015, and teaches violin and viola to students of varying ages and abilities. Although a Lancaster native, Laura currently resides in York county and works full time at Maryland Public Television in fundraising.

The son of two professional cellists, Nathan Lavender has spent his life surrounded by music. Graduating from West Virginia University with a Bachelor's in Music Performance, he is also the recipient of the Lochner Scholarship for Outstanding Musicianship and has been a featured performer with the WVU Symphony Orchestra. In addition to traditional classical performance, he also has a focus on exploring a wide variety of genres including modern alternative rock, pop, and experimental music as a contributor to many local band's albums and concerts.

Gregory holds a Master of Music from Penn State University as well as a Bachelor of Music from Messiah College. At Penn State, he studied with James Lyon and Timothy Deighton. Gregory resides with his wife in State College, PA, and is an active performer and teacher. In addition to various chamber ensembles, he plays with the Williamsport Symphony Orchestra, the Altoona Symphony Orchestra, and as a pit musician at the Penn State School of Theatre.

Three Dudes is a professional music entertainment group specializing in live music for local venues. Their flexible set lists of pop covers and instrumental jams can be adapted specifically to fit nearly any venue and budget. They provide a fully immersive experience with up lighting, stage lighting, monitors and speaker system in a space consciousness footprint included in all of their packages.

Morgan Hackett grew up in Palmyra, PA, and attended Lebanon Valley College where she earned a bachelor of science in music education and a bachelor of arts in violin performance. She is currently pursuing her masters in orchestral conducting at Messiah University while teaching orchestra in the West Shore School District and working with their marching band. Morgan has spent most of her theater time in the pit, playing in venues like the Fulton in Lancaster and Open Stage in Harrisburg, but was recently on the stage in Keystone Theatrics’ production of Once. She has also played with the Hershey Symphony, the Lancaster Symphony, and various string quartets.

Michelle DiBona Trefren, conductor/pianist/organist/vocalist, is a music educator with a passion for music literacy and artistic music making. In addition to being the Artistic Director of Cantate Carlisle, she is the Director of Music Ministries at Second Presbyterian Church, Carlisle, PA, teaches piano privately, and has worked with musical theatre groups from Fayetteville up through Harrisburg.

Prior to working in Central PA, Michelle taught at Yokohama International School, directed the Tokyo International Children’s Choir, and has played piano and organ professionally since the year 2000. A graduate of Syracuse University, BM in Piano Performance, she received the Hira Poncha Memorial Award for Excellence in Piano Performance and the Arthur Poister Award for Excellence in Organ Performance. At Westminster Choir College, she received a MM in Conducting with distinction and has continued her studies to include Teacher Training at Rider University, Teaching Kodaly, and summer chamber choir programs at Westminster Choir College and the Presbyterian Association of Musicians conference. To supplement her musical life, she revels in speaking French, running, and hiking. Michelle especially loves spending time with her husband, daughter, son, dogs, and cat.

Donnamarie DiLabio Dietz is a free lance viola player who can be heard in various ensembles around the Central Pennsylvania area. She has played with the Harrisburg and York Symphonies, and the Gettysburg Chamber Ensemble. Dietz is a retired string specialist from the Northeastern School District. She currently resides in Lewisberry where she enjoys gardening,. cooking, travel, and teaching violin and viola lessons.

Jess Kling is a Lancaster violinist, violist, and music teacher at Hempfield School District with music education degrees from Penn State and Kent State. She specializes in instrumental musical theater performance, and enjoys performing at the Fulton Theatre, Susquehanna Stage Company, and other local theaters. Jess has performed in the Mount Gretna Summer Concert Series, has soloed with Kompass Rose at the Lancaster Liederkranz, and appears on recordings by Mackenzie Paige and Lucille & The Wolf. Jess spends a week each summer teaching at the Elizabethtown College Music Camp, and also enjoys playing in chamber groups for special events.

Mary Lyle-Lepley is a native of Warren, Pennsylvania where she began to play the violin at age nine. She graduated in May 2018 with a Master’s in Violin Performance from the University of Delaware. She also holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree and a Professional Performance Certificate from Penn State. An avid performer, Mary was a member of symphony, philharmonic, and chamber orchestras at the University of Delaware and Penn State. She has also participated in several chamber music ensembles at the collegiate level. As a soloist, Mary has given multiple solo recitals and received jury honors at Penn State for her rendition of the third movement of the Mendelssohn violin concerto. She has also appeared as a section player in the Altoona Symphony, Williamsport Symphony, and Music at Penn’s Woods. Her primary teachers include Christopher Wu, James Lyon, and Xiang Gao. She currently teaches orchestra in the West Shore School District.