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The Jury

The Fischoff takes great pride in inviting the nation’s finest musicians and music educators to serve as Competition jurors. Each Competition round is adjudicated by the finest professional specialists in each field.

2023 Senior String Division Jurors

Lafayette String Quartet; Associate Professor, University of Victoria

Ann Elliott-Goldschmid (violin)

Lafayette String Quartet; Associate Professor, University of Victoria
Professor of Music/Collaborative Piano; Chair, Chamber & Collaborative Music, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music

Anne Epperson (piano)

Professor of Music/Collaborative Piano; Chair, Chamber & Collaborative Music, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
Founding Member, Shanghai Quartet; Resident Faculty, Tianjin Julliard School

Honggang Li (viola)

Founding Member, Shanghai Quartet; Resident Faculty, Tianjin Julliard School
Miami String Quartet; Cleveland Institute of Music

Keith Robinson (cello)

Miami String Quartet; Cleveland Institute of Music

2023 Senior Wind Division Jurors

Wegman Family Professor of Oboe, Eastman School of Music

Richard Killmer (oboe)

Wegman Family Professor of Oboe, Eastman School of Music
Professor of Saxophone, The Hartt School of Music, Dance & Theatre at the University of Hartford

Carrie Koffman (saxophone)

Professor of Saxophone, The Hartt School of Music, Dance & Theatre at the University of Hartford
Professor of Horn, Yale School of Music

William Purvis (horn)

Professor of Horn, Yale School of Music
American Brass Quintet; Faculty, The Juilliard School

John Rojak (bass trombone)

American Brass Quintet; Faculty, The Juilliard School

2023 Junior String Division Jurors

Horszowski Trio; Faculty, Longy School of Music of Bard College; Conservatory of Music of Brooklyn College

Rieko Aizawa (piano)

Horszowski Trio; Faculty, Longy School of Music of Bard College; Conservatory of Music of Brooklyn College
Faculty, Dickinson College, Bucknell University

Michael Cameron (cello)

Faculty, Dickinson College, Bucknell University
Faculty, Violin and Viola Pedagogy, Peabody Institute; Director, Peabody Pre-Conservatory Violin Program

Rebecca Henry (violin)

Faculty, Violin and Viola Pedagogy, Peabody Institute; Director, Peabody Pre-Conservatory Violin Program

2023 Junior Wind Division Jurors

Dean, Community School of Performing Arts, Colburn School

Susan Cook (saxophone)

Dean, Community School of Performing Arts, Colburn School
Associate Professor of Horn, Oberlin College & Conservatory; Founding Member, Imani Winds

Jeff Scott (horn)

Associate Professor of Horn, Oberlin College & Conservatory; Founding Member, Imani Winds
American Modern Ensemble; Assistant Professor of Chamber Music, Michigan State University

Tasha Warren (clarinet)

American Modern Ensemble; Assistant Professor of Chamber Music, Michigan State University

2023 Lift Every Voice Prize Jurors

Eighth Blackbird

Lisa Kaplan (piano)

Eighth Blackbird
Catalyst Quartet; Faculty, Longy School of Music of Bard College

Karla Donehew Perez (violin)

Catalyst Quartet; Faculty, Longy School of Music of Bard College
Principal Clarinet, Minnesota Orchestra

Gabriel Campos Zamora (clarinet)

Principal Clarinet, Minnesota Orchestra