Brian Zeger appears regularly on the Guest Faculty of Chautauqua’s Voice Program, and is widely recognized as one of today’s leading collaborative pianists having worked with artists such as Marilyn Horn, Anna Netrebko, Susan Graham, Fredrica von Stade and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa among many others. In addition to his distinguished concert career, he also serves as Artistic Director of the Vocal Arts Department at The Juilliard School. 

Part of a family of classical musicians, Noah Kay began playing oboe at age 15, and is currently a member of the Colorado Springs Philharmonic He completed his Bachelor of Music degree at the Eastman School of Music in 2016, studying with Richard Killmer, and is pursuing his Master’s at the Yale School of Music under Stephen Taylor. Mr. Kay has appeared at several summer music festivals, such as the Sarasota Music Festival, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, Vermont Mozart Festival, Domaine Forget, and Cape May Music Festival as part of the New York Chamber Ensemble. 

Eli Eban was appointed principal clarinetist of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra under Lukas Foss immediately after graduating from the Curtis Institute of Music. Shortly thereafter he joined the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra at the invitation of Zubin Mehta. During thirteen seasons with the Israel Philharmonic, he performed and recorded all the major orchestral repertoire with the world's leading conductors, including Claudio Abbado and Leonard Bernstein. Eli Eban was a visiting professor at the Eastman School of Music for two years before joining the faculty of the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, where he holds a distinguished ranks' Rudy professorship. He divides his time between teaching at the Jacobs School of Music, touring as a soloist and chamber musician, and serving as the principal clarinetist of the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra. 

Bassoonist Jeff Robinson recently relocated to Manhattan from Houston, TX, where he has been a member of the Houston Symphony since 1992.  Hired during the tenure of Christoph Eschenbach to play bassoon and contrabassoon, he acted as Associate Principal Bassoon from 2003 to 2007.  He also serves as Principal Bassoon in the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra (2004-present).   In 2004, on behalf of Robinson and his colleague Cynthia Meyers, the Houston Symphony commissioned Damian Montano’s Concerto for Piccolo and Contrabassoon, which was enthusiastically received.  During the summer, Robinson teaches and performs at the Texas Music Festival and plays Principal Bassoon with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra where he teaches and coaches for the college program.  He has performed with the National Symphony, the Santa Fe Opera, the Grand Tetons Festival Orchestra, and Ars Lyrica Houston.  He has also been a soloist with the Houston Symphony, the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, and the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra.  A native of Palo Alto, CA, Robinson attended the Eastman School of Music, studying with K. David Van Hoesen.  While continuing to perform with the Houston Symphony, Robinson works from New York as a solo, chamber, and orchestral musician, and teaches private lessons and master classes throughout the U.S.

Roger Kaza rejoined the St. Louis Symphony as Principal Horn in the fall of 2009, after 14 years with the Houston Symphony. He was previously a member of the St. Louis Symphony horn section from 1983-95, and prior to that held positions in the Vancouver Symphony, Boston Symphony, and the Boston Pops, where he was solo horn under John Williams. A native of Portland, Oregon, he attended Portland State University, studying with Christopher Leuba, and later transferred to the New England Conservatory in Boston, where he received a Bachelor of Music with Honors in 1977 under the tutelage of Thomas E. Newell, Jr.

In addition to being the cellist of the Blair String Quartet, Felix Wang is a founding member of the Blakemore Trio and co-principal cellist of the IRIS Orchestra. His diverse career has taken him throughout the world. Mr. Wang was the winner of several esteemed competitions, including the National Society of Arts and Letters Cello Competition, where the chair of the jury panel was Mstislav Rostropovich.  He has been heard live on NPR stations across the country and has recorded for the Albany, Blue Griffin, Centaur, Innova and Naxos labels. Already established as a well known pedagogue, Mr. Wang is Professor of Cello at Vanderbilt University. In the summer he teaches at the Chautauqua Music Festival, Madeline Island Chamber Music, and is co-artistic director of the Hilton Head Chamber Music Institute.