Terry D. Alford is a Distinguished Lecturer at the University of Tennessee where he teaches musical theatre and acting. Mr. Alford is a member of the Clarence Brown Professional Company and regularly provides Stage Direction and Musical Direction for the Clarence Brown Theatre. Mr. Alford has worked at theatres across the country including the California Theatre Center, The Madison Rep, the Augusta Barn, Fireside Theatre, Omaha Playhouse, Oak Ridge Playhouse, Foothills Players, Knoxville Children’s Theatre and Light Opera Oklahoma. In addition to directing, Mr. Alford has composed a variety of songs, chamber pieces and four original musicals. Terry is honored to return as a performer for Violins of Hope and wants to thank the Knoxville Jewish Community for bringing it to Knoxville once again.

Peter Aylward is excited to be a part of this wonderful exhibit and to collaborate with so many talented artists.

Callie Bacon is ecstatic to be returning to the Tennessee Theatre Stage. She last performed here in February 2020 with the Knoxville Opera in Romeo and Juliet. You may have previously seen her performing at the Clarence Brown Theatre, Flying Anvil, or the Tennessee Valley Players. Her newest film, Bless Her Heart, recently screened at the Nashville Soho Film Club and Film Fest Knox. She would like to dedicate her performance to the six million Jewish lives and countless others lost in the Holocaust. Their stories must never be forgotten, and we must always stand against hatred in all its forms.

Brady Craddock grew up in rural west Tennessee, performing in his hometown’s community theatre for most of his childhood. After moving to Knoxville in 2017, he obtained a BA in Theatre from the University of Tennessee, where he performed in multiple productions at the Clarence Brown Theatre, such as A Christmas Carol and The Madwoman of Chaillot. Most recently, he acted in First Take Co.’s production of The Flick at Central Cinema, as well as Our Town and It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play at River & Rail.

Nancy Duckles has been doing local theatre for almost 25 years and has been seen in productions at Encore Theatrical Company (Morristown), Pellissippi State, Actors Co-op, WordPlayers, Flying Anvil, Clarence Brown Theatre, and with her own DuckEars Theatre Company. She is a retired anesthesiologist and former chairperson of the Clarence Brown Theatre Advisory Board. As a violinist herself, she is touched and honored to be a part of this very special production.

Carol Mayo Jenkins has enjoyed a long and exciting career in theatre, on Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional theatre and national television. Returning home to Knoxville, she joined the faculty of the University of Tennessee Department of Theatre. She is delighted to be working again with Cal MacLean and the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra.

Danielle is a local actor and graduate of UT’s theatre program. She reprises her role from the 2019 production.

Remington Stavros is honored to be working with such a wonderful group of people to be showcasing this beautiful music and story! Remington is a local actor who has worked with such companies as The WordPlayers, Oak Ridge Playhouse, and The Palace Players (which he is also Co-Director of). He would like to thank Cal for being a lovely director to work with, Terry Webber for this opportunity, and the Lord for his many blessings!

Cal was Artistic Director of the Clarence Brown Theatre when he staged the first performance of Violins of Hope in 2019. Now retired, he is delighted to return to stage the Narrative portions of this moving tribute and concert.

Gina is Associate Professor of Theatre History and Dramaturgy in the Department of Theatre at the University of Tennessee. She regularly serves as a production dramaturg at the Clarence Brown Theatre.

Alex Dally is honored to be stage managing Violins of Hope, her first production in this role. As a percussionist with the KSYO prior to attending the University of Tennessee and discovering a love for technical roles in theatre, this production has been a wonderful blend of her passions. Alex is also dedicated to arts administration, and will soon be stepping into the Executive Director role with Nief-Norf, a Knoxville-based contemporary music organization. She would like to express her deep gratitude to the Clarence Brown Theatre and everyone she works with in the arts for the incredible community, invaluable experiences, and unwavering support. Alex dedicates her work on the Violins of Hope to her grandmother, Veronica Kristof, who spent age 8-14 stuck in Germany while fleeing from Hungary to America.

Violinist William Shaub was appointed Concertmaster of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra in May of 2017. Since his concerto debut with the Canton Symphony Orchestra at age 12, he has captivated audiences as a soloist, in recitals, and from the concertmaster chair. The winner of an inaugural Academy Fellowship with the New York Philharmonic and a graduate of the Juilliard School, he has been praised in the press as “a wonderful ambassador for music” (Cleveland Classical) and for performances “full of passion and energy, exquisitely rendered with refined details that escape one in recordings.” He made his recital debut in New York as one of ten “Exceptional Young Artists” at the 2013 Starling-DeLay Symposium at Juilliard.

In demand around the world as an orchestral leader, William Shaub has served as Guest Concertmaster of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (U.K.), the Phoenix Symphony, the Jacksonville Symphony, and as concertmaster of renowned festival orchestras, including Spoleto and the Music Academy of the West. In 2023, he served an extended period as Guest Concertmaster of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, leading the NZSO on tours in Wellington, Auckland, and Christchurch. He has worked with many of the world’s most important conductors, with notable performances under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle, Alan Gilbert, Xian Zhang, Aram Demirjian, and Nicholas Collon. He also enjoys performing as a substitute with the Cleveland Orchestra.

William Shaub’s solo appearances include recent and upcoming performances with the Brevard Philharmonic, Canton Symphony, Oak Ridge Symphony, Suburban Symphony, and in venues such as Carnegie Hall’s Weill Hall, Severance Hall in Cleveland, and Sanders Theatre at Harvard. He made his concerto debut as Concertmaster of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra in 2019 under the baton of conductor Mei-Ann Chen, performing Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. His solo performances of a vast repertoire for violin and orchestra have been heard on Radio New Zealand, PBS, NPR Classical, and include a broadcast of Benjamin Britten’s “Les Illuminations” with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra on BBC Radio 5.

His commitments to chamber music include performances at the Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival, the Breckenridge Music Festival, the Vail Dance Festival, Canada’s National Arts Centre, Da Camera of Houston, and the Focus! Festival for contemporary music at Juilliard. He has performed at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center with members of the New York Philharmonic and enjoys collaborations with artists such as Robert Levin, Jon Kimura Parker, Robin Sutherland, Cho-Liang Lin, Vadim Repin, Desmond Hoebig, Ritchie Hawley, and Kevin Class. He has also toured internationally as a member of the critically-acclaimed ensemble Sejong Soloists.

A recipient of the Louis Persinger Scholarship as a student at the Juilliard School, William Shaub studied with Cho-Liang Lin and Masao Kawasaki at Juilliard, receiving the Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in five years. He was a student of Emilio Llinas, his primary teacher and important influence. In addition, he studied with Stephen Clapp, Sylvia Rosenberg, and spent summers studying with Pinchas Zukerman. Prior to his appointment as concertmaster of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, he was a student in the Artist Diploma program at Rice University where he continued his studies with Cho-Liang Lin. He performs on a violin made by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, from 1865.

Zofia Glashauser joined the KSO for the 2016-17 season. She is currently the Concertmaster of the South Bend Symphony Orchestra, the Assistant Concertmaster of the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic. Zofia is also a very active chamber musician, playing violin with the acclaimed Michigan City Chamber Music Festival and the South Bend Symphony String Quintet.

Ms. Glashauser was born in the beautiful and historically rich city of Krakow, Poland. Upon her arrival in America, she was immediately accepted into the studio of renowned pedagogue Renata Knific at Western Michigan University. While there, Zofia was both a winner of the 2001 concerto competition and a semi-finalist in the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. She then continued her studies at Northwestern University for a Master’s degree in the acclaimed combined studio of Roland and Almita Vamos.

Zofia is also an avid soloist, having performed with various orchestras on violin concertos by Tchaikovsky, Vieuxtemps, and Mozart, as well as “brilliante” works by Wieniawski, Sarasate and Kreisler. These performances were lauded by audience and critics alike. Her playing is often characterized as having a sublime, yet fiery passion and a fine, crystalline technique.

Zofia has also been a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the Kalamazoo Symphony, and the Lira Orchestra of Chicago. With these and other orchestras, she has worked under conductors Daniel Barenboim, Claudio Abbado, and Sir Neville Mariner.

Zofia lives in Elkhart, IN, where she keeps an active and thriving private teaching studio. She teaches violin students at the University of Notre Dame and coaches the South Bend Youth Symphony and the Mentoring Project of the Fischoff National Chamber Music Association. She enjoys many activities, including cooking, reading, and especially running, having participated in numerous races. Zofia loves sharing these interests with her husband Jason and their three beautiful children, Simon, Gabriela, and Susannah.

Sarah Miller Senn is a 2020 graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she studied under Dr. Melissa Kraut, and won her position with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra in 2021. Sarah obtained her Undergraduate Performance degree and Master’s Performance degree at CIM, as well as a minor in Suzuki Pedagogy and full Suzuki teaching certification. Originally from Long Island, NY, Sarah began studying at the age of four at a local Suzuki school and later trained in the pre-college division at the Manhattan School of Music with Deborah Park. Other long-term mentors of Sarah include Hans Jørgen Jensen and Zuill Bailey, as Sarah would study with these teachers over each summer term.

As a soloist, Sarah won first prizes in the 2017 Tennessee Cello Workshop Competition and the 2019 “Getting to Carnegie” competition, where she not only had the opportunity to perform in Carnegie Hall but also won a trip to the US Virgin Islands to give a concert tour. Sarah has also been recognized in other national and international competitions, selected as a semifinalist in the 2018 and 2019 Ann and Charles Eisemann International Young Artists Competitions and the 2019 Mondavi Young Artists Competition, and selected as a finalist in the 2019 Emerging Soloist Competition and the 2020 Mika Hasler Competition. Sarah made her orchestral solo debut in 2018 with the South Shore Symphony in New York playing Dvorak’s Cello Concerto. She recently performed as a soloist with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra in 2024.

Sarah has had the pleasure of collaborating with world-renowned musicians in chamber music settings, such as Jaime Laredo, Sharon Robinson, Joe Burgstaller, Frank Morelli, Zuill Bailey, Shannon Lee, Chaconne Klaverenga, and Sara Daneshpour. Continuing her love of chamber music, Sarah has become the co-artistic director and co-founder of Knox Music Box, a chamber music society in Knoxville.

In the orchestral field, Sarah has previously held positions with numerous other orchestras, including Principal Cellist in the Cleveland Women’s Orchestra, Assistant Principal Cellist in the Akron Symphony, and Assistant Principal Cellist in the South Shore Symphony. But some of Sarah’s favorite musical memories include performing in the North American National Broadway tour of Hadestown and releasing her album, “Hymns of Grace,” in 2021, a project she worked on with her friends during the pandemic lockdown. This album can be found on all streaming platforms.

Kalen Wilson is 17 years old and a senior at Bearden High School. This year is his seventh as a violinist and sixth as part of the Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestras (KSYO). For his last five seasons as a KSYO member, he has held principal positions across the program’s various orchestras, serving as the Youth Orchestra’s concertmaster during the previous and current seasons. Kalen has furthered his involvement in the organization with membership on the Student Representative Committee and volunteering with the younger orchestras during both the KSYO season and Summer Music Camp. He has also spent the last four years as an avid chamber musician, participating in the KSO's Chamber Music Program and attending ETSU’s Chamber Music Festival. Active in his community as well, he has represented the KSYO in various places for a myriad of events—from inside nursing homes and theater pits to onstage with ABBA tribute bands. Kalen has also attended the ETSBOA’s All-State East and the TMEA’s All State music festivals, earning top chairs in each. After high school, he plans to pursue chemical engineering and continue his musical studies through violin performance or music education.

Aram Demirjian, Music Director

Natalie L. Haslam Music Director Chair

James Fellenbaum, Resident Conductor and Youth Orchestra Music Director

Sande MacMorran, Music Director Emeritus, Youth Orchestra Association

Mark Zelmanovich, Concertmaster Emeritus

Will Shaub, Concertmaster, Clayton Family Chair

Gordon Tsai, Associate Concertmaster, Joseph A. Fielden Family Chair

Zofia Glashauser

Rachel Loseke

Kyle Venlet

Jennifer George

Edward Pulgar, Principal, Gleb Mamantov Chair

Lily West

Sean K. Claire

Sarah Ringer

Kathryn Gawne, Principal

Jennifer Bloch

Josh Ulrich

Bill Pierce

Andy Bryenton, Principal

Stacy M. Nickell

Sarah Senn

Adam Ayers, Mary & Joe Sullivan Chair

Steve Benne, Principal

Jon Hamar

Devan Jaquez, Principal, Karen Keys & Keith Walburn Bryan Chair

Jill Bartine

Claire Chenette, Principal

Deniz Yayman

Gary Sperl, Principal

Jon Agazzi

Duncan Henry, Principal

Ryan Yamashiro

Jeffery Whaley, Principal

Kelsey Bentley

Kole Pantuso, Principal

Shawn White

Sam Chen, Principal

Josh Walker

Michael Combs, Associate Principal

Bob Adamcik, Co-Principal

Andrew Adzima

Cindy Emory, Principal

Emi Kagawa, Principal, Zula Bowen Bradford Chair

Cory Wilhite

Mark Tucker