MYA Alumni

I just wanted to thank you for everything you have given me. MYA made me a better musician, better friend, better daughter, and most of all a better self. I am so grateful for everything you taught me.
Stacy 2010

Our alumni helped create the history of MYA, so we consider them an essential and permanent part of our membership. Not all MYA graduates pursue a career in music, but many do; all students have been impacted by their MYA participation and all have had an impact on their coaches and peers.

Congratulations to the newest members of the alumni family, the class of 2011.

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Distinguished Alumni in the Music World!

  • Ethan Bensdorf (’03 Alum, trumpet) 2nd Trumpet, New York Philharmonic
  • Jeremy Black (’96 Alum, violin) Concertmaster, Grant Park Symphony Orchestra; Member of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  • Stuart Bogie (’93 Alum, clarinet) Antibalas (Afrobeat Orchestra); guest artist with Medeski Martin & Wood and many other renowned musicians!
  • Anna Burden (’02 Alum, cello) Associate Principal Cello, Montreal Symphony
  • John Dahlstrand (’95 Alum, bass) Assistant Principal Bass, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, France
  • Michael and John Fatum ('08 Alum, trumpet and percussion), Founders and Leaders of Fatum Brothers' Jazz Orchestra
  • Carrie Dennis (’95 Alum, viola) Principal Viola, Los Angeles Philharmonic
  • Gina DiBello (’00 Alum, violin) Principal 2nd Violin, Minnesota Orchestra
  • Karen Kim (’01 Alum, violin) Parker String Quartet, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
  • Adam Kromelow ('07 Alum, piano), Jazz Pianist based in New York
  • Kate Lewis (’97 Alum, viola) Professor of Viola, Illinois State University; Principal Viola, Peoria Symphony Orchestra
  • Kate Massagli Black (’96 Alum, violin) Member, Pittsburgh Opera Orchestra
  • Robert Bassill (’97 Alum, violin) Orchestra Director, Lake Forest High School; Chamber Music Program Coordinator, Midwest Young Artists
  • Jessie Reagen (’97 Alum, cello) Faculty, BIMA at Brandeis University; guest artist with rap stars Kanye West, Jay-Z, and many other renowned musicians!
  • Andrew Senn (’97 Alum, bass) Director of Music and Organist, First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia

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