Scott Yoo, Music Director and violin
Scott began his public career performing with the Boston Symphony at age 12. He went on to win the First Prize in the Josef Gingold International Violin competition and received an Avery Fisher Career Grant. As a chamber musician, Scott has appeared with the Boston Chamber Music Society and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and is a regular performer with the Seattle Chamber Music Festival, among others. As a guest conductor, he has led the Colorado, Dallas, Indianapolis, Kansas City, New World, San Francisco and Utah Symphonies as well as the English Chamber Orchestra, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago.

Caroline Campbell, violin
Caroline made her solo debut with the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra at age eight and went on to solo with the Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic and Indianapolis Symphony, among others. She has performed as a soloist in Carnegie Hall, at the Kennedy Center and internationally.

Samuel Formicola, viola
Samuel is currently a member of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. He has performed as a soloist with the Stavanger Symphony in Norway and held positions with the Oslo Philharmonic, Colorado Symphony and Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra in Philadelphia. He has also worked extensively with the Detroit and San Diego Symphonies and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Anne-Marie Gabriele, oboe
Anne Marie is a member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. She previously served as second oboist of the Columbus and Honolulu Symphonies. She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music from Juilliard, has performed at the Kennedy Center Honors to William Schuman and recorded several 20th-century works for New World Records. Anne has participated in numerous music festivals, including the Aspen, Kent/Blossom and Waterloo Festivals, as well as the National Orchestra Institute and the Breckenridge Music Festival.

Trevor Handy, cello
Trevor made his solo debut with the Boston Symphony at age 15. As a member of the Griffon String Quartet, he won Grand Prize at the 1991 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. He has been a member of numerous orchestras across the country and currently pursues a freelance career in Los Angeles, where he is a member of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra.

Tariq Masri, bassoon
Tariq is Principal Bassoon of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. He is the former Principal Bassoon of the Hofer Symphonikerin Germany and has performed with the San Francisco and the Chicago Symphony orchestras. He has participated in numerous summer festivals, including the Spoleto Festival and the Sun Valley Summer Symphony. Tariq holds a Bachelor of Music from the Cleveland Institute of Music.

John Novacek, piano
John regularly tours North America, South America, Europe and Asia as a solo recitalist, chamber musician and concerto soloist. He has appeared at the Lucerne, Mostly Mozart, Wolf Trap, La Jolla, Seattle and Ravinia festivals. John won top prizes at the Leschetizky and Joanna Hodges International Piano Competitions and has recorded more than 30 CDs for the Philips, Nonesuch, Arabesque, Warner Classics, Koch International, Universal Classics, Ambassador, Pony Canyon, Four Winds, Arkay, Virtuoso and EMI Classics labels.

Curtis Pendleton, flute
Curtis holds a bachelor’s degree in music from the Juilliard School and a master’s degree in music from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. As a performer, she was a national finalist in the General Motors National Concerto Competition and has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Chautauqua, the Grant Park Music Festival, Caramoor and with the Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestras. Curtis has served as the executive director of Festival Mozaic since 2000 and has been a member of the music faculty at Cal Poly since 2003.

Paul Severtson, violin
Paul is Co-Concertmaster of the San Luis Obispo Symphony Orchestra and a founding member of the Tolosa Strings Chamber Ensemble. A native Californian and a graduate of Yale College and the Yale School of Music, Paul has performed in numerous symphony, opera, ballet and chamber orchestras; popular, rock ‘n roll and jazz groups; contemporary music ensembles; and as a folk musician with special interest in the Norwegian hardanger fiddle. Paul is the Development Director at Public Radio KCBX FM-90.

Christina Soule, cello
Christina has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Joffrey Ballet and as principal cello with the Los Angeles Mozart Orchestra and the Boston Ballet. She performs regularly with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the Pasadena Symphony, the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and as principal cello of the Santa Monica Symphony.