MUSICIANS
Guest Artists

Violin:

Roland & Almita Vamos,
Distinguished Professor of Violin, Northwestern University
Sang Mee Lee
Natalia Szadkowski
Jennifer Chung
Calvin Chen
Therese Ritchie*
Lillian Wang
Minghuang Xu
David Yonan

Viola:

Charles Pikler
Principal Violist, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Justin Ranney*
Francisco Herrera

Cello:

Jeffrey White*
Ashley Garritson*
Karen Schulz-Harmon
Eric Schaefer
Brian Hoffman

Piano:

Stuart Leitch
Sergiy Komirenko
Mabel Kwan
Christine Yoshikawa
George Lepauw
Yulia Lipmanovich
Louise Chan

Flute:

Kim Sopata

Composers:

Augusta Read Thomas,
Northwestern University and former composer in residence of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Ilya Levinson,
University of Chicago, Columbia College
Kirsten Broberg
Gilbert Gallindo
David Grant
Michael Scott McBride
Charlie Williams

Jazz:

Johnny Frigo, violin
Rick Frigo, drums
Dan McIntyre, guitar
Nick Schneider, bass
Joanie Pallato, voice
Joe Vito, piano

* Founding Members

Maestro Ruggiero Ricci at his home in Palm Springs
after 3 days of Intensive Master Classes November
15th - 18th 2007. Surrounded by three
selected young violin students of
FAMS Founder & Artistic Director, David Yonan

FAMS ensemble founding memebers in rehearsal 2003, Northbrook Public Library (Ashley Garritson (Cello) , Therese Ritchie (Violin), Justin Ranney(Viola), and Founder David Yonan (Violin).

FAMS ensemble cellist Ashley Garritson

Founder, David Yonan in a recital at the Tower Club of Chicago with pianist Sergiy Komirenko, October 2006