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 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
Emerging young conductor and Winner of the Respighi Prize in Conducting, Jonathan Taylor Rush brings passion, unique interpretation, and refreshing energy to the orchestral experience.

Assistant Conductor | Orchestra
Alan Buxbaum currently serves as the Assistant Conductor of the New York Youth Symphony under the direction of Michael Repper.

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
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.

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