Author Archive for: VYOA Staff

Dante Letzelter, viola Northeast Kingdom Learning Services VT Youth Orchestra – 3 years VT Youth Philharmonia – 2 years                   How did you choose your instrument over all of the others? I actually started many years ago on violin. But we had a viola in my home […]

SEBASTIAAN WEST is a senior at Mount Mansfield Union High School, who began studying piano at age 5 in the Netherlands. Currently a student of Paul Orgel, Mr. West has performed with Burlington Chamber Orchestra, Vermont All State Music Festival, Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival and is a member of the Vermont Youth Orchestra. Alongside […]

CLEO FLEMMING received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Music and Psychology from the University of Vermont where she studied with cellist Suzanne Polk. Throughout her undergraduate studies she was the cellist of the Redstone String Quartet and a member of the UVM Symphony Orchestra, where she performed in the annual UVM Concerto Competition in […]

PATRICIA JANCOVA received a Master of Music degree in violin performance from Syracuse University’s Setnor School of Music where she studied with renowned violinist/violist and pedagogue, Laura Bossert. During her graduate studies, she played both violin and viola at Setnor as well as for chamber music festivals LyricaFest and Festival Baltimore. While completing her undergraduate […]