Meredith Brown
Designation : Principal
Instrument : Horn
Alex Camphouse
Instrument : Horn
Susanne Chasalow
Instrument : Horn
Birth Place : Washington, DC
Grew Up : Whippamy,NJ
Started Playing : Age 10
Education : Bachelor in Music,Oberlin Conservatory
Masters in Music, Cincinnati Conservatory
Began with SRS : 1997
Non SRS : Formerly with the Boston Brass, Bay Area Women's Philharmonic, Western Opera Theatre Freelance with other local groups
Favorite Music : Mahler,Stravinsky, Britten, Jazz, Middle Eastern music
Hobbies : Yoga, belly dance,hiking,swimming,nutrition and health,spending time with my 13 year old twins
Email : cornosuz@yahoo.com
Teaching : I teach private lessons in Vallejo and at Walnut Creek Civic Arts
Henry Viets
Instrument : Horn
Birth Place : Long Beach
Grew Up : Soquel (by Santa Cruz)
Started Playing : In the 5th grade
Education : Bachelor of Music SF State, Master of Arts Hayward State & teaching credential SF State. Studied with Lori Westin, Bob Ward, David Sprung, Jonathon Ring
Began with SRS : 1986
Non SRS : Full time music teacher in Berkeley Unified. Performed with SF Ballet, Sacramento Symphony, Chanticleer, Festival Opera, Skywalker Symphony, Festival Del Sole, etc.
Favorite Music : Brahms
In My iPod : Beatles, Led Zepplin, ACDC, The Who, Strauss, Brahms, plus comedians Robin Williams, Fluffy, John Mulaney, etc
Email : corbasso@hotmail.com
Teaching : I have a limited number of private students in Berkeley
Caitlyn Smith Franklin
Instrument : Horn
Birth Place : Hinsdale, IL
Grew Up : Plainfield, IL
Started Playing : I started my musical career on violin at the age of 3 with the Suzuki method. I then also picked up horn in 5th grade in order to be able to play in the school band since my school district didn’t have an orchestra
program. It became evident I enjoyed playing horn much, much more (and was better at it!) so I dropped the violin my junior year of high school to focus solely on horn.
Education : Bachelor of Music in Horn Performance from The University of Miami, Bachelor of Arts in Biology from the University of Miami, Master of Music in Horn Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Professional Studies Diploma from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
Began with SRS : May 2013
Non SRS : Yes: Monterey Symphony, Stockton Symphony, and Fort Collins Symphony (CO)
Favorite Music : Beethoven is hands down my favorite composer, I also love Mahler, Bruckner, Bach…
In My iPod : Sinatra, Pink Martini, Ben Sollee – a really great cellist/singer-songwriter
Hobbies : Hiking with my husband on the rare day off, cooking/baking, playing with my 6-month old kitten
Email : K8tlynS@aol.com
Teaching : I teach a few students privately in the immediate San Francisco area and am happy to travel to the student’s home for convenience.