About

Music Director | Orchestra
Michael Repper began his tenure as Music Director of the NYYS Orchestra at the start of the 2017/18 season. Praised by the Baltimore Sun for his “confidence and expressive nuance,” Michael Repper is one of the most sought-after young conductors in the world.

Director | Chamber Music
Lisa Tipton, violinist and co-founder of the award-winning Meridian String Quartet, has toured internationally and held residencies at Queens College, Bard College, and the Turtle Bay Music School.

Director | Jazz
Andy Clausen is a New York-based composer, trombonist, bandleader, and graduate of The Juilliard School.

Director | Composition
Dr. Kyle Blaha received his D.M.A. and M.M. from The Juilliard School and his B.M. from Eastman School of Music with high distinction in composition, clarinet, and German.

Director | Musical Theater Songwriting
Anna K. Jacobs is a Brooklyn-based composer/lyricist and sometimes-librettist. Ms. Jacobs is a former Sundance Fellow and Dramatists Guild Fellow, and has been an Artist in Residence at Ars Nova, New Dramatists, Musical Theatre Factory, Goodspeed, and Barrington Stage Company.

Assistant Conductor | Orchestra
Tanya began her position with NYYS starting in the 21/22 season.

Assistant Director | Composition
A composer, conductor, and pianist, Jake Landau's compositions have been performed by the New York Philharmonic, Houston Grand Opera, and Premiere Division Ballet. He is on the faculty of the the Juilliard School's Evening Division, and studied at The Juilliard School and Oxford University.

Assistant Director | Musical Theater Songwriting
Megan McCormick is a music educator, entertainer, composer, and administrator who joined the NYYS Musical Theater Songwriting program in 2019.

Assistant Director| Chamber Music
Tylor began his position with NYYS starting in the 2019/20 season.

Production Manager| Chamber Music
Flutist Francesca Ferrara received a Master of Music degree in Contemporary Performance from Manhattan School of Music, and a Bachelor of Music degree from Boston Conservatory. She joined the NYYS Chamber Music Program staff in the 2020/2021 season.

Orchestra Manager | Orchestra

Violinist Jennifer Ahn is a performer and educator who shares her knowledge and passion of music across North America. Ms. Ahn joined the NYYS in 2021.

Band Manager | Jazz
Drummer Jarrett Walser is an alum of the NYYS Jazz and received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Rutgers University.

Orchestra Librarian | Orchestra
Erin Vander Wyst received her D.M.A in Clarinet Performance at the University of Nevada. She joined NYYS in the 2019/20 season