Schulich Visiting Scholar and Catherine Thornton-Steele Chair
2009-2010
Dorothy Morton Visiting Artist:
- Menahem Pressler, Piano
Year of Woodwinds:
- Larry Combs, Clarinet (Former Principal Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Carlo Colombo, Bassoon (Principal Orchestre de Opéra National de Lyon)
- Jeanne Baxtresser, Flute (Former Principal with New York Philharmonic Orchestra)
- Stefan Schilli, Oboe (Principal with Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra)
2008-2009
Brass Year:
- James Thompson, Trumpet (Former Principal Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Phoenix Symphony, State of Mexico Orchestra)
- Jens Lindemann, Trumpet (Professor University of Los Angeles, California)
- Stefan Dohr, Horn (Principal, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
- Jörgen Van Rijen, Trombone (Principal, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam)
- Gene Pokorny, Tuba (Principal, Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
2007-2008:
- Anton Kuerti, Piano
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