Described as bringing an “artisan storyteller’s sensitivity… shaping passages with clarity and power via beautifully sculpted dynamics… revealing orchestral character not seen or heard before” (Arts Knoxville) Lawrence Loh enjoys a dynamic career as a conductor of orchestras all over the world.

After an extensive two ...

Described as bringing an “artisan storyteller’s sensitivity… shaping passages with clarity and power via beautifully sculpted dynamics… revealing orchestral character not seen or heard before” (Arts Knoxville) Lawrence Loh enjoys a dynamic career as a conductor of orchestras all over the world.

After an extensive two year search, Lawrence Loh was recently named Music Director of the Waco Symphony Orchestra beginning in the Spring of 2024. Since 2015, he has served as Music Director of The Syracuse Orchestra (formerly called Symphoria), the successor to the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra. “The connection between the organization and its audience is one of the qualities that’s come to define Syracuse’s symphony as it wraps up its 10th season, a milestone that might have seemed impossible at the beginning,” (Syracuse.com) The Syracuse Orchestra and Lawrence Loh show that it is possible to create a “new, more sustainable artistic institution from the ground up.”

Appointed Assistant Conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony in 2005, Mr Loh was quickly promoted to Associate and Resident Conductor within the first three years of working with the PSO. Always a favorite among Pittsburgh audiences, Loh returns frequently to his adopted city to conduct the PSO in a variety of concerts. Mr. Loh previously served as Music Director of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Music Director of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Syracuse Opera, Music Director of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra, Associate Conductor of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Associate Conductor of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and Music Director of the Denver Young Artists Orchestra.

Mr. Loh’s recent guest conducting engagements include the San Francisco Symphony, Dallas Symphony, North Carolina Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Sarasota Orchestra, Florida Orchestra, Pensacola Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, National Symphony, Detroit Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Seattle Symphony, National Symphony (D.C.), Utah Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, Indianapolis Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, Buffalo Philharmonic, Albany Symphony and the Cathedral Choral Society at the Washington National Cathedral. His summer appearances include the festivals of Grant Park, Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Tanglewood with the Boston Pops, Chautauqua, Sun Valley, Shippensburg, Bravo Vail Valley, the Kinhaven Music School and the Performing Arts Institute (PA).

As a self-described “Star Wars geek” and film music enthusiast, Loh has conducted numerous sold-out John Williams and film music tribute concerts. Part of his appeal is his ability to serve as both host and conductor. “It is his enthusiasm for Williams’ music and the films for which it was written that is Loh’s great strength in this program. A fan’s enthusiasm drives his performances in broad strokes and details and fills his speaking to the audience with irresistible appeal. He used no cue cards. One felt he could speak at filibuster length on Williams’ music.” (Pittsburgh Tribune)

Mr Loh has assisted John Williams on multiple occasions and has worked with a wide range of pops artists from Chris Botti and Ann Hampton Callaway to Jason Alexander and Idina Menzel. As one of the most requested conductors for conducting Films in Concert, Loh has led Black Panther, Star Wars (Episodes 4-6), Jaws, Nightmare Before Christmas, Jurassic Park, Casablanca, The Wizard of Oz and Singin’ in the Rain, among other film productions.

Lawrence Loh received his Artist Diploma in Orchestral Conducting from Yale, his Masters in Choral Conducting from Indiana University and his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Rochester. Lawrence Loh was born in southern California of Korean parentage and raised in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He and his wife Jennifer have a son, Charlie, and a daughter, Hilary. Follow him on instagram @conductorlarryloh or Facebook at @lawrencelohconductor or visit his website, www.lawrenceloh.com

Violinist Peter Rovit (BM, Indiana University; MM, Hartt School; Professional Studies, Juilliard; DMA, SUNY Stony Brook) was among the last students of Josef Gingold at Indiana University where he also studied Baroque violin with Stanley Ritchie. Other teachers have included Mitchell Stern, Philip Setzer (Emerson Quartet), Cho-Liang Lin, Paul ...

Violinist Peter Rovit (BM, Indiana University; MM, Hartt School; Professional Studies, Juilliard; DMA, SUNY Stony Brook) was among the last students of Josef Gingold at Indiana University where he also studied Baroque violin with Stanley Ritchie. Other teachers have included Mitchell Stern, Philip Setzer (Emerson Quartet), Cho-Liang Lin, Paul Kantor and Donald Weilerstein. As a chamber musician, recitalist, and soloist he has performed throughout the United States and at music festivals such as Aspen, Taos, Yellow Barn, Hot Springs, Skaneateles, and Musical Spring in Saint Petersburg (Russia). A concerto competition winner at both the Hartt School and at SUNY Stony Brook, Mr. Rovit has also performed as a soloist with the Montgomery Symphony, the Fort Smith Symphony, the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, and the Tuscaloosa Symphony. He was a recipient of the prestigious Montgomery Symphony Violin Fellowship, has been a member of the Quartet Oklahoma, Associate Concertmaster of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, and Concertmaster of the Tuscaloosa Symphony.

Mr. Rovit also loves to share his knowledge and experience with young musicians and has been on the string faculty of the University of Oklahoma and the University of Alabama. His students have gone on to study at such schools as Juilliard and Rice, and have won positions in professional orchestras, as well as the Chicago Civic Orchestra.

In his spare time, he enjoys reading, gardening, cooking, and finding imaginative ways to cook up those garden vegetables so that his children will eat them. Since having moved to Syracuse, he and his family have also enjoyed getting involved in winter sports such as snowshoeing, skating, and skiing.

Eduardo Sepúlveda is the Principal Oboist of Symphoria. A native of Antofagasta, Chile, he also served as Principal Oboe for the Mansfield (Ohio) Symphony Orchestra, Antofagasta Symphony Orchestra, and the National Youth Symphony Orchestra of Chile, touring Europe and South America.

Eduardo Sepúlveda has performed ...

Eduardo Sepúlveda is the Principal Oboist of Symphoria. A native of Antofagasta, Chile, he also served as Principal Oboe for the Mansfield (Ohio) Symphony Orchestra, Antofagasta Symphony Orchestra, and the National Youth Symphony Orchestra of Chile, touring Europe and South America.

Eduardo Sepúlveda has performed as a guest musician with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra of Chile, the Santiago Philharmonic, the Chamber Orchestra of Chile, and as a soloist performing the Mozart Oboe Concerto and Lebrun Oboe Concerto N.2 with the Antofagasta Symphony Orchestra, Oliver Knussen’s Cantata with the Oberlin Contemporary Ensemble, and Alessandro Marcello’s Oboe Concerto with the Oberlin String Orchestra.

During the summer, Eduardo travels back to his hometown where he gives masterclasses at public schools and solo recitals throughout the city. He also performs yearly concerts with his mother’s cello studio and participates in various musical activities at his high school.

Eduardo began his studies at Liceo Experimental Artístico of Antofagasta and continued his education in Santiago, Chile, at Universidad Mayor with American oboist Lillian Copeland. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in oboe performance with a minor in historical performance from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, under the tutelage of Robert Walters and Kathryn Montoya. Eduardo recently obtained a Professional Studies Diploma at the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he was a student of Frank Rosenwein. Currently, he is pursuing a Master’s degree at The Juilliard School with Nathan Hughes.

Eduardo enjoys biking, cats, hot chocolate, sports, and making music with friends.

Cellist Heidi Hoffman is originally from Bainbridge Island, WA and at the age of 17 soloed with the Seattle Symphony as winner of the Seattle Young Artists Competition. She received her Bachelors of Music and Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School of Music, and a Masters of Music and ...

Cellist Heidi Hoffman is originally from Bainbridge Island, WA and at the age of 17 soloed with the Seattle Symphony as winner of the Seattle Young Artists Competition. She received her Bachelors of Music and Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School of Music, and a Masters of Music and Doctorate in Cello Performance from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, studying with Timothy Eddy. The summer of her sophomore year at Eastman, Heidi was awarded a Fellowship to the Tanglewood Music Festival where she performed under conductors Seiji Ozawa and Leonard Bernstein, among others.

Heidi became a member of the Syracuse Symphony cello section in 1996 and was recently appointed principal cellist of Symphoria. She has taught on the faculties of Wells College, Cornell University, and has taught at Ithaca College for the last 14 years. She was a full time member of the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra in Chicago from 1997-2004, and continues to play there in a part time capacity. She has been fortunate to play with many NYC chamber and orchestral groups, such as the American Symphony Orchestra, the Jupiter Symphony and the Tchaikovsky Chamber Orchestra, traveling to Japan, Germany, Russia, Paris, Guatemala, and Turkey.

When not playing or teaching the cello, Heidi can be found at If Only Farm Equestrian Center in Freeville, where she rides, trains and teaches dressage. Her horse, Manny, lives there too. Heidi lives in Freeville with her husband Rick, who is a clarinet professor at Ithaca College, and dog Ziggy.

Rachel Koeth is the principal bassoonist of Symphoria and a native of Portland, Oregon. Spending childhood summer evenings at city park symphony concerts nurtured her love for music and the bassoon. That love led to her completion of a Bachelor of Music degree at the University of Iowa, as ...

Rachel Koeth is the principal bassoonist of Symphoria and a native of Portland, Oregon. Spending childhood summer evenings at city park symphony concerts nurtured her love for music and the bassoon. That love led to her completion of a Bachelor of Music degree at the University of Iowa, as a student of Benjamin Coelho, and performances with regional orchestras such as the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony, the Iowa City Chamber Orchestra and the Ottumwa Symphony.

Moving further eastward to attend Stony Brook University in New York, Rachel continued her studies with master’s and doctoral degrees under the guidance of Frank Morelli. She enjoyed performing with the Three Villages Chamber Players and the Stony Brook University Baroque Ensemble in Long Island and in New York City.

In 2012 Rachel was a finalist for the Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition, and received the Lauren V. Ackerman Memorial Chamber Music Prize with her Stony Brook University woodwind quintet. She has performed at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival and the National Orchestral Institute and Festival.

Rachel enjoys teaching, coaching Symphoria youth orchestra sectionals, reed making, Brahms, baking, bunnies, and orchestral music. She is excited to make music with her colleagues at Symphoria and to explore Central New York.