PIMF and its musical endeavours

Since we've given you the scoop on the big wedding, we figured it's time to put the spotlight on the festival itself! Let's take a look at our talented students and faculty. Here's what were all about:

The students:

The PIMF is an organization that's been thriving and growing for 15 years. Its students come from all over the United States and other countries. Our festival includes multiple age divisions, and welcomes students anywhere between the ages of 8- 29. The best and most unique part of PIMF is that all of our students get to directly work with members of The Philadelphia Orchestra. We house our students at the beautiful Bryn Mawr campus, located in Pennsylvania. As well as having a strong orchestral performance study program, PIMF includes opportunities to study chamber music, solo performance, recitals given by both the faculty and students, master classes given by members of The Philadelphia Orchestra, and our very own concerto competition. We also offer scholarships to select students of the festival.

The Faculty:

We are lucky to have relationships with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra and top musicians in the area. Here are a few of our faculty members.

Woodwinds:

• David Cramer, flute
• Loren Lind, flute
• Elizabeth Starr Masoudnia, oboe
• David Blumberg, clarinet
• Mark Gigliotti, bassoon

Strings:

• Kimberly Fisher, violin
• Marc Rovetti, violin
• Noah Geller, violin
• William dePasquale, violin
• Choong- Jin Chang, viola
• Kirsten Johnson, viola
• Renard Edwards, viola
• Hai- Ye Ni, cello
• Gloria de Pasquale, cello
• Udi Bar- David, cello
• Joseph Conyers, bass
• Maryanne Meyer, harp
• And many more

For a complete list of our strings teachers, click here.

Brass:

• Jeffrey Lang, horn
• Shelly Showers, horn
• Darin Kelly, trumpet
• Matthew Vaughn, trombone
• Scott Devereaux, tuba

Percussion and Piano:

• Don Liuzzi, timpani
• Hugh Sung, piano
• Svetlana Smolina, piano
• Song Nam, piano

Our conductors include the wonderful Cristian Macelaru of the Philadelphia Orchestra.

Interested yet? Come visit our website for more information on this awesome opportunity!