Staff
Federico Cortese
Music DirectorFederico Cortese assumed the post of Music Director of the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras in 1999. He has conducted throughout the United States, Australia, China, and Europe.
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Joseph Bozich
Artistic Advisor and Conductor
Marta Zurad
Conductor of Young People's String Orchestra, Petit Ensemble & Conductor of the Intensive Community Program
Janet Underhill
Conductor of Preparatory Winds, Intensive Community Program Assistant Director for Winds
Administrative Staff
Catherine Weiskel
Executive Director
Kathryn Rudolph
Director of Operations and Community Programs
Email kmrudolp@bu.edu
Phone 617-358-1084
Board of directors
Officers
- Margaret Chen, President
- Anthony Fogg, Vice President
- Cecilia O’Keefe, Vice President
- Jean-Marc Berteaux, Treasurer
- Ben Brady, Secretary
Honorary Members
- Gabriella Beranek
- John W. Coffey, III
- Pamela Humphrey
- Philip J. Smith
Presidents Emeriti
- Tom Draper
- Joe Grimaldi
- George Keches
- Philip J. Smith
- Eduardo Tobon
- John Wall
- David Welch
Members
- John Avallon
- Robert Beaser ’72
- Michael Berk
- David Chin, ex officio
- Kimberly Ciccarelli ’87, ex officio
- Eran Egozy ’89
- Marcia Mantell, ex officio
- Gregory Melchor-Barz, ex offcio
- Melissa McMorrow
- John Navien
- Femi Obi
- Sarah Schaffer Raux
- Tom Ruby
- Jordan Stone
- Catherine Weiskel, ex officio
- Andy West
- David Wilkins
- Dr. Harvey Young
BYSO COUNCIL
- Natalie Baker
- Kimberly Ciccarelli ’87, co-chair
- Abe Dewing ’87
- Will Gertler ’13
- Narissa Gogos ’09
- David Jones ’85
- Marcia Mantell, co-chair
- Katie Maher
- Alexandra Morgan-Welch ’10
- Stephen Wagner ’08
- Sol Jin ’07
- Adrienne Rosenblatt ’08