2026 Winter Musicians – Jackson Hole Chamber Music

GET TO KNOW Our 2026 Winter Musicians

Kirsten Docter is associate professor of viola and chamber music at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. First prize wins at the Primrose International and American String Teachers Association Viola Competitions launched her on a career that includes a 23-year tenure with the Cavani Quartet, concerts on major series and festivals, and numerous appointments as a master class clinician.

Festival appearances include the Aspen Music Festival, Banff Centre for the Arts, and the Seattle Chamber Music Society. She has collaborated with Itzhak Perlman, Jaime Laredo, Alisa Weilerstein, and members of the Cleveland, Juilliard, Takács, and Emerson string quartets. Her work can be heard on the Azica, Albany, New World, and Gasparo labels.

Formerly a faculty member of the Cleveland Institute of Music and the University of Michigan, she has been a jury member of the Primrose International Viola, Fischoff National Chamber Music, and Sphinx competitions. In the summer she serves on the viola faculty of the Perlman Music Program.

Jason Huang

bassoon

Jason Huang

bassoon

Jason Huang is a bassoonist and educator based in the Midwest. He has performed as principal bassoon under the esteemed batons of Marin Alsop, JoAnn Falletta, Victor Yampolsky, and Mallory Thompson, and currently performs regularly with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and the Peoria and Firelands symphonies. As a teacher, Jason maintains a private studio where he teaches acoustic guitar lessons and is looking to take on bassoon as well as piano students. Jason received his master’s degree from DePaul University where he worked with Bill Buchman and Miles Maner, and received his bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University in the studio of David McGill. During his time at DePaul University, Jason has appeared with the Oistrakh Symphony of Chicago and the Northbrook Symphony Orchestra. He is a proud alumnus of the National Orchestral Institute + Festival, Berlin Opera Academy, and Eastern Music Festival.

Juan Esteban Martinez

clarinet

Juan Esteban Martinez

clarinet

Mr. Martinez holds the position of Principal Clarinet with the New Jersey Symphony and Orchestra Lumos. Prior to joining his appointment, Juan was second clarinetist of the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, and a member of The Orchestra Now. In 2022, he was the 1st prize winner of the Sphinx (SOPA) Excerpt Competition.

Juan is a graduate of the Yale School of Music and the Peabody Conservatory, where he studied with David Shifrin and Anthony McGill. He received the 1st prize in the Texas Music Festival Concerto Competition and the second prize in the Yale Gordon Concerto Competition at Peabody, where he won the Sidney Jensen Memorial Award for Outstanding Clarinet Performance for three consecutive years.

An avid chamber musician and soloist, Juan has been featured as soloist numerous times performing works of Nielsen, Françaix, Mozart, Rossini, among others. In 2019, he was selected by concert pianist Gabriela Montero to conform the Gabriela Montero Ensemble, debuting with a program of Montero’s original compositions at the prestigious Victoria Hall in Geneva, Switzerland. Highlights of his upcoming concerts include concerto performances with the New Jersey Symphony, Orchestra Lumos and the Symphony of the Americas, performing the Clarinet Concertos of Mozart, Copland and Weber.

Juan attended the New York String Orchestra Seminar for two years in a row giving sold-out concerts at Carnegie Hall. He participated in summer festivals such as the National Repertory Orchestra, the National Orchestral Institute + Festival and the Orchestra of the Americas. Juan is a Buffet Crampon Performing Artist.

Jennifer Ross

violin

Jennifer Ross

violin

Jennifer Ross enjoys a well-earned reputation as a respected violinist and educator. Her orchestral career began at the age of 19 as Associate Concertmaster of the Honolulu Symphony. She then became a member of the Cincinnati Symphony before being named Principal Second Violin of the Pittsburgh Symphony—a post she held for 20 years.

Reflecting her deep commitment to teaching, Jennifer presents innovative workshops at festivals, universities and conservatories nationwide. She serves as Artist in Residence for Orchestra Studies at the National Orchestral Institute and is active in the Sphinx Organization, supporting diversity and inclusion in classical music. Ms. Ross appears regularly on the chamber music stage in series and festivals across the country, collaborating with celebrated artists including Yefim Bronfman, Pinchas Zukerman, Jaime Laredo, and Lynn Harrell. She has been heard on NPR’s Performance today from the Grand Teton Music Festival, where she performs each summer. Jennifer holds the Principal Second Violin chair of ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, and is a proud founder and Co-Artistic Director of Jackson Hole Chamber Music. Ms. Ross is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music.

Karen Ferry

violin

Karen Ferry

violin

Karen Ferry recently earned her Master of Music in Violin Performance and Suzuki Pedagogy from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she studied with Stephen Rose and Kimberly Meier-Sims. At CIM, she received the Dr. Bennett Levine Memorial Award in Chamber Music and participated in the Intensive Duo and Advanced String Quartet Programs.

An active performer, Karen serves as Principal Second Violinist of the Akron and Canton Symphonies and performs with the New Texas Sinfonia, Lexington Bach Festival, New World Symphony, and Civic Orchestra of Chicago. She has held fellowships with the National Orchestral Institute (concertmaster), Smithsonian String Quartet Seminar (performing on their Stradivarius Collection), Vivace International Music Festival, and ENCORE Chamber Music Festival.

A passionate educator, Karen teaches privately from her home and renowned Suzuki programs in Cleveland, OH, helping students build confidence and a lifelong love of music. She debuted with the Utah Philharmonic at age seven, and now enjoys running, journaling, and speaking Italian.

Jasper Igusa

oboe

Jasper Igusa

oboe

Jasper Igusa joined the Tucson Symphony Orchestra as Oboe/English horn in the Fall of 2025. He appeared with the TSO for eight concerts in their 2024–2025 season while completing his final year at the Mannes School of Music in New York City pursuing a Performance Diploma.

Previously, Jasper held a three-year Fellowship position with The Orchestra Now (TON), a pre-professional training orchestra in upstate New York, where he was featured on three recording releases, including a collection of world premiere violin concertos written for and performed with Gil Shaham. He holds additional degrees from San Francisco Conservatory of Music and Northwestern University.

Jasper’s principal teachers are Ryan Roberts, Russ DeLuna, Scott Hostetler, and Jane Marvine. He grew up in a musical family in Baltimore, Maryland, and in his spare time enjoys baking and swimming.

Broner McCoy

bass

Broner McCoy

bass

Broner McCoy joined the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra in June 2025. Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, he studied at Indiana University with Jeff Turner and Kurt Muroki and later at Northwestern University with Andy Raciti.

His orchestral training includes appearances at the Pacific Music Festival, the National Orchestral Institute, and the New York String Orchestra Seminar. Prior to joining the MSO, McCoy was a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. In 2024, he was honored as the inaugural recipient of the Al Fisher Award from the International Society of Bassists.

In addition to his performing career, Broner is an accomplished bow maker. His bows are played by professional musicians in ensembles across the United States and Canada

Gail Williams

French Horn

Gail Williams

French Horn

Gail Williams is an internationally recognized hornist and brass pedagogue. She has presented concerts, master classes, recitals, and lectures throughout North America, as well as in Europe and Asia. After 20 years with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Ms. Williams is in demand as a soloist, chamber musician, and recording artist. She is currently Principal Horn of the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra and has recently performed on a number of prestigious chamber music series. Gail is one of the founding members of CCME, as well as the Summit Brass.

In addition to her eight recordings with Summit Brass, Ms. Williams can be heard on her seven cd’s also available on Summit Records. Ms. Williams has commissioned many works for horn by composers Dana Wilson, Anthony Plog, Douglas Hill, James Stephenson and Augusta Reed Thomas.

Ms. Williams is the horn professor at Northwestern University, where she has been on the faculty since 1989. Her awards included Ithaca College’s Young Distinguished Alumni Award and an honorary Doctorate of Music, also from Ithaca College. In May of 2005, Ms. Williams was awarded the Charles Deering McCormick Teaching of Excellence Professor from Northwestern University.

Honor Hickman

flute

Honor Hickman

flute

Honor Hickman is a flutist and teaching artist from Boston, Massachusetts currently pursuing a masters degree at the Eastman School of Music. Growing up listening to Bach and the BeeGees, she has always been interested in cultivating a versatile career and presenting an engaging outlook on classical music to her audiences. She is a founding member of the musical storytelling duo “Musical Animals,” bringing new and engaging children’s musical programming to libraries and communities in the Greater Boston area.

Honor’s principal teachers are Bonita Boyd and Cynthia Meyers (Boston Symphony Orchestra), and has worked with Paula Robison, Dr. Renee Krimsier, Aaron Goldman (National Symphony Orchestra), and Lindsey Goodman (West Virginia Symphony). She has had her solo debut in Jordan Hall premiering various contemporary works as well as the recital debut of her chamber group, Category 5 Winds. Under the baton of Marin Alsop, she has performed in the National Cathedral and the Ravinia Festival. She has attended and performed at the National Orchestral Institute + Festival, National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute, and the Mostly Modern Festival, and can be heard on the NAXOS album “Gerswhin, Joan Tower & Steven Stucky: Works for Piano & Orchestra.”

When she is taking a break from the flute, she enjoys playing board games with friends and family, baking, and reacting, reviewing, and enjoying new K-Pop releases.

Henry Lin

cello

Henry Lin

cello

Henry Lin is an active performer whose musical life spans orchestral, operatic, and chamber music. He joined the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and the Des Moines Metro Opera Orchestra in 2025. He has served as Assistant Principal Cellist of the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra and as a section cellist with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra (IN) since 2022. In addition, he appears frequently as a guest musician with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra.

Henry has held principal roles at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music and in festival orchestras, performing as principal cellist under conductors such as Marin Alsop, Constantine Kitsopoulos, Marzio Conti, David Neely, Scott Sandmeier, and Jeffery Meyer. He has been selected for fellowship positions at numerous summer festivals, including the Brevard Music Center (2022), the National Orchestral Institute and Festival (2023, 2024), and Spoleto Festival USA (2025). Beyond his orchestral engagements, he is an avid chamber musician and has performed widely across the United States at the Jacobs School of Music and through festivals such as Brevard and NOI, collaborating closely with faculty artists and fellow musicians.

A native of Taiwan, Henry is pursuing a Master of Music in Cello Performance at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music under the tutelage of Eric Kim and Brandon Vamos, where he also earned his Bachelor of Music and a minor in Financial Literacy from the Kelley School of Business. His other mentors include Anne Epperson, Mark Kaplan, Kenneth Olsen, Yumi Kendall, Ilya Finkelshteyn, Susan Babini, and Benjamin Hughes.

Richard Scerbo

conductor

Richard Scerbo

conductor

Richard Scerbo is Director of the National Orchestral Institute and Festival where he leads one of the nation’s most prestigious training programs for young orchestral musicians. For over ten years, Scerbo has worked in various capacities to oversee the artistic growth of the Institute and its innovative training curriculum in orchestral performance, conductorless chamber orchestras, professional development and community engagement. For his work, he was recently selected as a 2016 Musical America Innovator and is profiled in Musical America’s Innovators: 30 Professionals of the Year.

Active as a conductor, Scerbo is the founding Artistic Director of Inscape Chamber Orchestra where he has recorded numerous albums of American music, including the GRAMMY-nominated album Sprung Rhythm. A passionate advocate for new music, he has commissioned over twenty-five works from emerging American composers. In recent seasons, he led a North American premiere by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies; conducted chamber operas ranging from Bernstein to Stravinsky and a pantomime by Manuel de Falla; and has appeared in concerts at venues such as the Kennedy Center, Strathmore Music Center and the National Gallery of Art. He was guided in his conducting studies by James Ross, Leonard Slatkin, Heinz Fricke, Gustav Meier, and Johannes Schlaefli at the Musikhochschule Zurich.