About

Music Director | Orchestra
Michael Repper began his tenure as Music Director of the NYYS Orchestra at the start of the 2017/18 season.

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 Composition

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.

Manager | Chamber Music
Violinist Katherine Liu is an alumna of the NYYS Chamber Music Program, and recently received her M.M. from The Juilliard School.

Associate Director | Composition
The music of Dr. Tim Mauthe has been featured in performances in North America, Europe, and Australia.

Assistant Director | Musical Theater Composition
Christopher Anselmo is an award-winning, first-generation American songwriter & playwright whose work has been performed in venues across the country and internationally.

Production Manager | Chamber Music
Jeremiah Adriano is a clarinetist who recently graduated with a Professional Studies Diploma in Performance from Mannes School of Music.

Orchestra Manager | Orchestra

Pursuing a BA/MA degree in Musicology at Queens College, Michael Stanton joined the New York Youth Symphony as Orchestra Manager in September 2018.

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.