Orchestra Fellows
2023 TMF Orchestra
The Immanuel and Helen Olshan Texas Music Festival® was founded in 1990 to provide young professional musicians with a high-level environment in which to develop skills in orchestral, chamber music, and solo performance. This year TMF will host over 70 Orchestra Fellows from around the world.
Strings
Violin- Keith Beene | Houston, TX
- Isabella Bengochea | Houston, TX
- Xin-Yu Chang | Valdosta, GA
- Jason Chaviers | League City, TX
- Zeyu Chen | Tempe, AZ
- Dustin Cunningham | Houston, TX
- Matthew Dunn | Houston, TX
- Joshua Flores | Houston, TX
- Julia Hearn | Houston, TX
- Minseon Jung | Gwangju, South Korea
- Gilyoung Kang | Houston, TX
- Lina Kang | Cleveland, OH
- Miriam Koby | Kent, OH
- Natsuko Kojima | New York, NY
- Ho Ki Leung | Manchester, United Kingdom
- Yuhao Li | Louisville, KY
- Yiyang Li | Chicago, IL
- Jiwon Moon | Hwaseong-si, South Korea
- Alicia Mora | Eugene, OR
- Hoang Vu Pham | Houston, TX
- Mark Sanchez | Ft. Worth, TX
- Chaerin Seo | Nacogdoches, TX
- Emily Sonn | Houston, TX
- Momoko Uchida | New York, NY
- Luis Urdaneta | Houston, TX
Viola- Daniel Castorena | Humble, TX
- Haoqin Ching | Rosenberg, TX
- Bethlehem Hadgu | New York, NY
- Hudson Maness | Bloomington, IN
- Robert Pepple | Dallas, TX
- Jose Pina | Pasadena, TX
- Xiong Jian | West Hartford, CT
- Raquel Zepeda | Houston, TX
Cello- Ishmael Brown | Chicago, IL
- Samuel Linzan Rogel | Cypress, TX
- Ender Loya | Springfield, MO
- Gracie Martinez | Houston, TX
- Henna Mohamed | Houston, TX
- Benjamin Serur | Houston, TX
- Adrian Tellez | Humble, TX
- Mitchell Wright | Rosenberg, TX
Double Bass- Bryan Dawn | Pasadena, TX
- Lance “Lucky” Gaupp | Baton Rouge, LA
- Isaiah Herrera | El Paso, TX
- Colin Roberts | Houston, TX
- Reid Ronsonette | Houston, TX
- Brennen Taggart | Louisville, KY
- Gene Waldron III | Altha, FL
Woodwinds
Flute- Lorien Britt | Rockwall, TX
- Eunha Kim | Bowling Green, OH
- Wen-Hsiu “Angela” Lai | Houston, TX
- Candice Rohn | Stanton, MI (Week 3)
Oboe- Matthew Glattfelder | Houston, TX
- Yixuan Wang | Oberlin, OH
- Camilla Yoder | Mannheim Township, PA
Clarinet- Ngo Yeung Cheung | Rochester, NY
- Adam Jones | Metairie, LA
- Shane Uhl | Pottsboro, TX
- Gabriel Vaca | Sugar Land, TX
Bassoon- Xayvion Davidson | LaVergne, TN
- Evan Judson | Boston, MA
- Mia Tran | Orlando, FL
- Week 3: Haley Houk | Webster, TX
Brass
French horn- Kathryn Angielczyk | Houston, TX
- Sophia Filippone | Glen Mills, PA
- Natalie Haynes | Philadelphia, PA
- David Holtgrewe | Cypress, TX
- Charlotte Povey | Salem, MA
- Nicolas Silva | Katy, TX
Trumpet- Emmanuel Acevedo | Alton, TX
- Mark Davis | East Lansing, MI
- Jacob Lira | Flower Mound, TX
- Ryan McArthur | Houston, TX (Week 1)
- Johniel Najera | Flower Mound, TX
Tenor Trombone- Steven Whimple | Clifton Park, NY
- Timothy Wight | Dallas, TX
Bass Trombone- Sam Bowers | Bloomington, IN
Tuba- Benjamin Kauffman | New Brunswick, NJ
Keyboard, Harp, and Percussion
Harp- Sofia D’Aquilio | Lantana, TX
- Lily Primus | Denver, CO
Timpani/Percussion- Dillon Akerman | Grand Prairie, TX
- Garrett Davis | Pine Hill, NJ
- Jose Diaz | Providencia, Chile
- Mason McDonald | Boston, MA
- Luciano Valdes | Miami, FL
- Lucas Vogelman | Orient, NY
- Jay Walton | New York, NY
Keyboard- Tim Smale | Houston, TX (Celeste)
- Shupeng Wang | Houston, TX (Piano)
