Samuel A. Livingston was born in Chicago in 1942 and grew up in the Pittsburgh area. During 1966 and 1967, he was a member of the U.S. 4th Armored Division Band; except for that, he has never been a professional musician. Since 1974 he has lived in central New Jersey, where he plays the clarinet in a community band, traditional jazz groups, and chamber music groups. As a composer, he is entirely self-taught. His recent (21st century) compositions include works for concert band, a quintet for clarinet and strings, and chamber music for wind instruments.

Arcadian Winds

Vanessa Holroyd Flute

Alicia Maloney Oboe

Mark Miller Clarinet 

Marina Krickler Horn

Janet Underhill Bassoon

Arcadian Winds was founded at Boston University in 1987. Originally a woodwind trio consisting of flute, clarinet, and bassoon, the ensemble expanded to a wind quintet in 1989. Since its formation, Arcadian Winds has premiered almost 50 new works and championed many others. With a strong commitment to education, the group has brought chamber and contemporary music into the public, private and community schools in the Boston Area.

Pedroia String Quartet

JAE COSMOS LEE violin

ROHAN GREGORY violin

PETER SULSKI viola

JACQUES WOOD cello

The Pedroia String Quartet is a recently formed group based in the Boston area. Violinist Jae Cosmos Lee is the founder of the chamber orchestra “A Far Cry.” Violinist Rohan Gregory and violist Peter Sulski played together for ten years as founding members of the quartet “QX,” which held a residency at Clark University and recorded on Albany Records. Gregory also played with world music groups on tour in India, Thailand, and Brazil. Sulski was a member of the London Symphony for seven years. Cellist Jacques Lee Wood has played as a soloist with orchestras in Seoul, Korea and in New York City.

Yhasmin Valenzuela

Clarinet

Yhasmin Valenzuela, native of Peru, earned her bachelor’s degree at the Lima Conservatory “Josafat Roel Pineda” in both clarinet performance and music education. She continued her studies in the United States at Texas Christian University, where she received her Master’s Degree in clarinet performance.  Following this, she obtained a Graduate Performance Diploma with distinction at the Longy School of Music.  Yhasmin is an active chamber music and orchestral performer.  Currently, she can be heard playing with the New Bedford Symphony, Waltham Symphony Orchestra and The Boston New Music Initiative. (Photo: Susan Wilson)

Samuel A. Livingston was born in Chicago in 1942 and grew up in the Pittsburgh area. During 1966 and 1967, he was a member of the U.S. 4th Armored Division Band; except for that, he has never been a professional musician. Since 1974 he has lived in central New Jersey, where he plays the clarinet in a community band, traditional jazz groups, and chamber music groups. As a composer, he is entirely self-taught. His recent (21st century) compositions include works for concert band, a quintet for clarinet and strings, and chamber music for wind instruments.

Arcadian Winds

Vanessa Holroyd Flute

Alicia Maloney Oboe

Mark Miller Clarinet 

Marina Krickler Horn

Janet Underhill Bassoon

Arcadian Winds was founded at Boston University in 1987. Originally a woodwind trio consisting of flute, clarinet, and bassoon, the ensemble expanded to a wind quintet in 1989. Since its formation, Arcadian Winds has premiered almost 50 new works and championed many others. With a strong commitment to education, the group has brought chamber and contemporary music into the public, private and community schools in the Boston Area.

Pedroia String Quartet

JAE COSMOS LEE violin

ROHAN GREGORY violin

PETER SULSKI viola

JACQUES WOOD cello

The Pedroia String Quartet is a recently formed group based in the Boston area. Violinist Jae Cosmos Lee is the founder of the chamber orchestra “A Far Cry.” Violinist Rohan Gregory and violist Peter Sulski played together for ten years as founding members of the quartet “QX,” which held a residency at Clark University and recorded on Albany Records. Gregory also played with world music groups on tour in India, Thailand, and Brazil. Sulski was a member of the London Symphony for seven years. Cellist Jacques Lee Wood has played as a soloist with orchestras in Seoul, Korea and in New York City.

Yhasmin Valenzuela

Clarinet

Yhasmin Valenzuela, native of Peru, earned her bachelor’s degree at the Lima Conservatory “Josafat Roel Pineda” in both clarinet performance and music education. She continued her studies in the United States at Texas Christian University, where she received her Master’s Degree in clarinet performance.  Following this, she obtained a Graduate Performance Diploma with distinction at the Longy School of Music.  Yhasmin is an active chamber music and orchestral performer.  Currently, she can be heard playing with the New Bedford Symphony, Waltham Symphony Orchestra and The Boston New Music Initiative. (Photo: Susan Wilson)