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
Ann Elliott-Goldschmid (violin)
Lafayette String Quartet; Associate Professor, University of Victoria
Anne Epperson (piano)
Professor of Music/Collaborative Piano; Chair, Chamber & Collaborative Music, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
Honggang Li (viola)
Founding Member, Shanghai Quartet; Resident Faculty, Tianjin Julliard School
Keith Robinson (cello)
Miami String Quartet; Cleveland Institute of Music
2023 Senior Wind Division Jurors
Richard Killmer (oboe)
Wegman Family Professor of Oboe, Eastman School of Music
Carrie Koffman (saxophone)
Professor of Saxophone, The Hartt School of Music, Dance & Theatre at the University of Hartford
William Purvis (horn)
Professor of Horn, Yale School of Music
John Rojak (bass trombone)
American Brass Quintet; Faculty, The Juilliard School
2023 Junior String Division Jurors
Rieko Aizawa (piano)
Horszowski Trio; Faculty, Longy School of Music of Bard College; Conservatory of Music of Brooklyn College
Michael Cameron (cello)
Faculty, Dickinson College, Bucknell University
Rebecca Henry (violin)
Faculty, Violin and Viola Pedagogy, Peabody Institute; Director, Peabody Pre-Conservatory Violin Program
2023 Junior Wind Division Jurors
Susan Cook (saxophone)
Dean, Community School of Performing Arts, Colburn School
Jeff Scott (horn)
Associate Professor of Horn, Oberlin College & Conservatory; Founding Member, Imani Winds
Tasha Warren (clarinet)
American Modern Ensemble; Assistant Professor of Chamber Music, Michigan State University
2023 Lift Every Voice Prize Jurors
Lisa Kaplan (piano)
Eighth Blackbird
Karla Donehew Perez (violin)
Catalyst Quartet; Faculty, Longy School of Music of Bard College
Gabriel Campos Zamora (clarinet)
Principal Clarinet, Minnesota Orchestra