Robert Lawrence Violinist, provides musical introductions at All Seasons Chamber Players concerts and serves as Co-Director of programs. He has had a varied performing career ranging from Karl Munchinger's Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra to Frank Loesser's Guys and Dolls. He is currently Concertmaster of the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players, Associate Concertmaster of the Springfield (MA) Symphony, and a member of the Long Island Philharmonic. He has appeared at the Grand Teton, Colorado, Lake George, Berkshire and Spoleto Festivals. He studied at Yale University and the Accademia Chigiana in Sienna, Italy, and teaches in Dobbs Ferry, NY.
E. Zoe Hassman Cellist, attended The Curtis Institute of Music and received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from The Juilliard School while studying with Leonard Rose. She won First Prize in the Concert Artists' Guild Competition which led to an acclaimed Town Hall debut and solo appearances with several orchestras. She continues to pursue her passion to play audience-friendly cello recitals to make a difference. In 2011-2012, Zoe performs her ground breaking and acclaimed recitals at the libraries of Teaneck, Yonkers, Chappaqua, New Rochelle, Suffern, Fort Lee, and Wayne, plus at Classic Residence, Seabrook, and Friendship Village in addition to other exciting solo performances. Her acclaimed recitals receive comments like “Zoe is a fabulous soloist,” “impressive, and “amazing.” Zoe's new website is www.ezoehassman.com.Brenda Sakofsky Flutist, is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and the Juilliard School where she studied with Arthur Lora and Julius Baker. She has played Principal Flute with the National Opera Orchestra of Mexico and has soloed and toured extensively in Latin America. Presently, she is the Principal Flute with the Long Island Philharmonic and the Lake George Opera Festival, and has recently played and toured with the Dorian Woodwind Quintet. She is a member of many freelance orchestras in the tri-state area, and is an adjunct flute instructor at Seton Hall University, as well as a faculty member of the Rockland Conservatory of Music, and maintains a very successful private flute studio.
Jean Strickholm Pianist and Harpsichordist, has served as the Co-Director and Manager of the All Seasons Chamber Players since its founding in 1981. She studied at the Eastman School of Music and Red Fox Music Camp, graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Rochester and holds an MA in Education from Queens College. Private teachers include Isabelle Sant Ambrogio, Vera Tisheff and her grandfather, Alfred Boeker. She is a frequent performer of chamber music and four-hand music in the metropolitan area. She has been listed in several Marquis Who's Who publications 2007 - 2012 which cites her musical management of All Seasons Chamber Players, and other activities.
Ron Levy, Associate Artist, internationally acclaimed pianist and harpsichordist, has been called "first class" by the New York Times. A graduate of Oberlin, Mr. Levy is a founding member of the critically acclaimed Palisades Virtuosi. He has been keyboardist with many orchestras. A champion of new music, he has been the recipient of several works written for him by prominent composers. He has taught at numerous colleges and is currently an instructor at Montclair State University and the Ridgewood Conservatory of Music. In 2008, Mr. Levy played in St. Petersburg, Russia and at the venerable Stratford Music Festival (with the Palisades Virtuosi). Ron made his debut in Hawaii in 2011; he will return again for a concert tour and a week-long residency at the University of Hawaii. Recordings of Mr. Levy are available on the Albany, Centaur, Eroica, Koch International, MMF and High Point lables
Steven Beck, pianist. A graduate of The Julliard School, Steven Beck made his debut with the New York Philharmonic Ensemble. He has performed at The Kennedy Center and Alice Tully Hall, as well as on the New York Enembles Series and as a substitue musician with the Philharmonic. He us an Artist Presenter at Bargemusic and a member of The Knights, The Talea Ensemble and counter)induction. His recordings are on the Albany, Bridge, and Boston Records labels. He is described by the New Yorker as "...one of the city's most admired young pianists." (Nov. 28,2005)
Jacqueline Schiller-Audi, pianist, holds degrees from The Julliard School and The Mannes College of Music. She has performed extensively as a chamber musician and soloist with several orchestras including the North Jersey Philhadmonic, the Adelphi Chamber Orchestra, the Metropolitain Orchestra, the Julius Grossman Chamber Orchestra and the Martinu Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall. She has collaborated with members of The New York Philhadmonic in chamber music recitals at Merkin Hall, the New York Public Library for the Preforming Arts and the Roerich Museum. In London, she performed chamber music recitals with the members of the London Symphony Orchestra as well as several solo recitals. She has recorded a solo CD of piano works as well as a CD of music for two violins and piano with her violinist parents, Allan and Eleanor Schiller.
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