Music DirectorAllion Salvador
Mr. Salvador is the 1st prize winner of the 2021 Music International Grand Prix, co-concertmaster of Missoula-based String Orchestra of the Rockies, concertmaster of Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra, associate concertmaster of Yakima Symphony, guest concertmaster at Seattle’s Paramount Theater, and a member of the Spokane Symphony. He is a regular guest artist with the Yakima-based Sempre Chamber Music series and SMCO Secret Chamber Music, collaborating with artists including Nathan Chan, Maria Larionoff, Jorja Fleezanis, and Denise Dillenbeck. As a conductor, he is the music director of the Federal Way Youth Orchestra, associate conductor of Wenatchee Valley Symphony, visiting artist at Yakima Music en Acción, and founding music director of the Seattle Philharmonic Strings, a chamber orchestra bringing rarely played string repertoire to new communities. Mr. Salvador graduated with degrees in Violin Performance and Neurobiology from the University of Washington, and completed graduate work in violin at the University of Oregon and Manhattan School of Music. He is currently a conducting student of Nikolas Caoile at Central Washington University, and a private student of Kenneth Kiesler. His teachers include Lisa Kim and Ronald Patterson in violin, and Michael Jinbo and Ludovic Morlot in conducting. Festival appearances include the Aspen Music Festival, Round Top Music Festival, and the Pierre Monteux School. |
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CoachesStrings:
Susie Kim (violin) Sooyean Oh (violin) Gerald Liu (viola) Jinhee Lee (cello) Jonathan Heintz (Bass) Woodwinds: Eun Jin Kong Matthew Almanza Board of Directors
Chair Person: Sandra Englund Vice Chair Person: Lisa Cho Advisers: Ki Hyun Whang, Hyeri Lee, Christina Lee Secretary: Dr. Rick Kong Administrative Executive Director: Dr. Rick Kong Music Director: Allion Salvador Associate Conductor: Gerald Liu Assistant Director: Angelina Kong Office Manager: Sarah Kong |
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