This panel discussion is free and open to the public

Alan Bise - Audio Recording Faculty, Conservatory Director, Recording Arts and Services for The Cleveland Institute of Music. Winner of the Grammy Award.

Ben Hong, Associate Principal Cellist, The Los Angeles Philharmonic.  Board Member of the Aronson Cello Festival (ACF)

Dr. Sarah Kim, Assistant Professor of Cello, CCA-Miami University, Incoming Board Chair of The Aronson Cello Festival (ACF).

Dr. Melissa Kraut - Co-Head of Cello at The Cleveland Institute of Music

Deidre McPherson, Department Director of Public Programs, The Cleveland Museum of Art.

Da-Hong Seetoo, Record Producer, Recording Engineer, and violinist. He has won six Grammys for Best Engineered Recording and Record - Classical. Graduate of Curtis Institute of Music and studied violin with legendary teachers Dorothy DeLay and Ivan Galamian.

Brian Thornton, Cellist, The Cleveland Orchestra and Founding Artistic Director of the Aronson Cello Festival (ACF)

MODERATOR - Ty Kim, Emmy Award Winner and cellist.  Emeritus Board Chair of the Aronson Cello Festival (ACF) and Chief Operating Officer

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