‘Music Under the June Moon’ Chamber Music Concert [CLICK FOR PROGRAM]

The Artists

Robert Radliff (violinist) has a career that spans solo and lecture recitals, chamber music and string quartet performances, symphony orchestras, and commercial music events. He earned a bachelor’s of music in violin performance from the Peabody Conservatory, where he studied under Violaine Melancon of the Peabody Trio. He continued his graduate studies at Montclair State University, receiving a master of arts and a graduate artist diploma in performance under the mentorship of Weigang Li of the Shanghai Quartet. While at Montclair, he also served as the graduate assistant for the university’s orchestra. As a featured soloist, he has performed with orchestras across the East Coast and California. He has shared the stage with Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Jaime Laredo and others. Robert also plays with the New Jersey Symphony, the Binghamton Philharmonic, the American Symphony Orchestra, and the New Jersey Festival Orchestra.

Lucy Voin (violinist) performs in orchestras, chamber ensembles, recording sessions, and theater productions. She has played in Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and NJPAC, as well as across South America, Europe, and Asia. She regularly plays and records with the Grammy Award-winning 8-Bit Big Band, was part of the Drama Desk Award-winning production of “Amid Falling Walls,” and recorded for the Amazon Prime Video series “Expats.” In addition to performing, Lucy holds a studio of private students.

Born in Memphis, Tenn., to Ukrainian-Jewish immigrants, Lucy began studying the violin at age 3. Her mother was a classical pianist and her father was a jazz multi-instrumentalist. In Memphis, she studied with Kimberly Meier-Sims, Margaret Gutierrez, Joy Brown Wiener, and Soh-Hyun Park Altino. In 2011, Lucy moved to New York to study with Michael Gilbert and Jeanne Mallow. She earned a bachelor’s of music from the Mannes School of Music, where she studied with Aaron Rosand and Daniel Phillips. She currently plays on a Fabienne Gauchet violin made in Montreal in 2020.

Ashlyn Olson (violinist) is originally from Connecticut and began playing violin and piano at age 4. She has a bachelor’s in violin performance from Boston University, studying under Yuri Mazurkevich and Leonid Sigal. She has a master’s and a certificate in performance from DePaul University, where she studied with violinist Ilya Kaler. She performs in the New York area, collaborating with orchestras, chamber ensembles, and contemporary music groups.

Jordan Fusco (violist) is New Jersey native and a performer, freelancer, and teacher in the North Jersey and New York area.  She has performed in a wide array of genres, from orchestral to musical theater to pop.  She is a co-founder of the Chamber Music Society of North Jersey.  She has performed overseas on several occasions, including in Hanover, Germany, and has played at many New York venues, such as Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall, and Alice Tully Hall.  Jordan holds a bachelor’s degree in violin and an artist diploma in viola from Montclair State University, studying with the Shanghai Quartet.  She has a master’s in viola performance from Mannes College under the tutelage of Paul Neubauer. She has private studio in the North Jersey area.  Several of her students have participated in New Jersey Region and All-State orchestras, and some have gone on to study music at the collegiate level.

Dr. Jordan Enzinger (cellist) has a background in solo, chamber, and orchestral music and performs in the New Jersey, New York, and Philadelphia area, including at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Kimmel Center. He is a member of the cello section of the American Symphony Orchestra, and has performed with other ensembles, including the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, New Jersey Symphony, Princeton Symphony, Princeton Festival Orchestra, and the New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra. He also teaches at Seton Hall University, Rutgers University, and with the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) Chamber Music Institute. He is a certified cello instructor with the Suzuki Association of the Americas, and maintains his private cello studio in East Brunswick, N.J.

Paul Vanderwal (cellist/multi-instrumentalist) has performed with the Kronos Quartet, the American Repertory Ballet, the Bradshaw-Buono Duo, and early music’s American Bach Soloists in San Francisco. He has also played in the Netherlands, Germany, and China, and has performed at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium and Weill Recital Hall. He has participated in multiple East Coast tours with alternative groups and has been part of newly commissioned works for piano and cello, and string quartet. Paul has a master’s and a bachelor’s degree from Montclair State University, where he studied with Nicholas Tzavaras, formerly of the Shanghai Quartet.

Ruotao Mao (violinist) is a soloist and chamber musician and holds concertmaster posts in the tri-state area. A Beijing native, he graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music and earned his master’s degree in music from the Mason Gross School of the Arts, where he studied under violinist Arnold Sternhardt of the Guarneri String Quartet. He also studied with Dorothy Delay, Paul Kantor and Masuko Ushioda. As a chamber musician, he is a founding member of the former Beijing Piano Quartet, and winner of the Artists International Chamber Music Series. As a concerto soloist, he has appeared the Jupiter Symphony, NEC Symphony, Corelliard Chamber Orchestra, the Brunswick Symphony Orchestra, Riverside Symphonia, Edison Symphony, the Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, Bay-Atlantic Symphony, Arcadian Symphony Orchestra and Two Rivers Chamber Orchestra, among others. He is also the concertmaster of the Riverside Symphonia, the Bay-Atlantic Symphony, Garden State Philharmonic and the Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra.

Mitsuru Kubo (violist) grew up in a musical household in Seattle, chose the viola as her “forever” instrument, then studied at the Sun Hwa Performing Arts School in Seoul, South Korea. She went on to study with Helen Callus at University of California, Santa Barbara, after which she earned her graduate diploma at the Peabody Conservatory. Along with chamber music, orchestral playing, and featured soloist gigs, she enjoys her career as a private teacher, wife, and mom of two.

Giuseppe Fusco (music director) is a music teacher and freelance woodwind doubler. He teaches band at Ramapo Ridge Middle School in Mahwah, N.J. As a performer, he has held chairs in several Broadway orchestras, including “Rocktopia” (2018), “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (2017), and “Honeymoon in Vegas” (2014). Giuseppe is also a four-time audition winner for the “Radio City Christmas Spectacular” orchestra, and has been a substitute musician for many Broadway shows. As a classical musician, he has performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony, Princeton Symphony, the Little Orchestra Society, the Greenwich Symphony, and the Colonial Symphony. He is a co-founder of Chamber Music Society of North Jersey and has been active in performing chamber music recitals. He is also passionate about wine, and has attained the WSET level 3 award in wine. He lives in West Orange with his wife, Jordan, their daughters Sofia and Claudia, and dog Stanley.

Clint Edwards (composer, arranger, and pianist). His compositions and arrangements have been performed around the world, including at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, WQXR, Joe’s Pub, The Green Room 42, and the Eugene O’Neill Theater Conference, as well as in venues in England, Holland, Australia, Germany, South Korea, and Poland. He won the 2019 Broadway World Award for best independent album release. As a pianist, he performs frequently in the New York area.

Chris Badami  (producer/engineer/mixer and drummer) has over 25 years of experience. He is the owner and chief producer and engineer at Portrait Recording Studios in Pompton Plains, N.J., where he works with artists in all genres of music.  A musician himself, through work performing and in the studio, Badami has earned four RIAA- certified gold records, numerous Grammy considerations, as well as No. 1 and top 10 slots on Billboard charts.