Affiliate Artist Program
Guarneri Hall NFP’s Affiliate Artist Program provides support to serious musicians at all stages of their careers. The Guarneri Hall staff works with Affiliate Artists to provide support as appropriate for each artist: arranging for loans of fine instruments (subject to availability), maintenance of fine instruments, career guidance, marketing/public relations guidance and support, paid performance opportunities, audio/video recording opportunities, and access to preferred rates for instrument insurance.
The current Guarneri Hall NFP Affiliate Artist roster includes the following musicians:
Senior Affiliate Artists
- Frank Almond, violin
- Irina Borissova, violin
Affiliate Artists
- Hannah Christiansen, violin
- Lidanys Graterol, cello
- Alexander Hersh, cello
- Sirena Huang, violin
- Geneva Lewis, violin
- Tanner Menees, viola
- Jesús Linárez, violin
- Gabriela Lara, violin
Junior Affiliate Artists
- Nolan Chang, violin
- Maya Masoaka, violin
- George Wang, violin
- Xiruo (Cece) Wang, violin
- Ethan Yang, violin
Program Eligibility
Junior Affiliate Artist: Serious pre-college music students who have demonstrated excellence on their instruments and have demonstrated a commitment to their community
Affiliate Artist: Collegiate music majors and postgraduate performing/teaching artists who are in the early stages of a performing and/or teaching career, who have shown artistic and/or pedagogical excellence as well as a commitment to community service
Senior Affiliate Artist: Fully established performers with a decade or more of public visibility and a reputation for excellence
How to Apply
Candidates for the Affiliate Artist program must be nominated by recognized performers and/or teachers. Nominees must then submit a complete CV to be considered for the program.
Interested candidates should request that a teacher or a known performing musician submit a referral on their behalf to the Guarneri Hall Board of Directors via Artistic Director Stefan Hersh, shersh@guarnerihall.org.