‘Music Under the June Moon’ Chamber Music Concert

The Artists

Lucy Voin (violin) was born in Memphis, Tenn., to Ukrainian-Jewish immigrants, and began studying the violin at age 3. She was raised by musicians — her mother being a classical pianist and her father a jazz multi-instrumentalist. In 2011, she moved to New York, where she received a bachelor of music from Mannes School and studied with Aaron Rosand and Daniel Phillips. In addition to teaching privately, she freelances in and around New York City, and plays in orchestras, chamber music ensembles, churches, and weddings. She has performed in Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Usina del Arte in Argentina, and Shanghai Conservatory Concert Hall in China. She enjoys spending time with her family and snuggling with her two dogs.

Robert Radliff (violin) is originally from New York City, and studied violin performance at the Peabody Conservatory with Violaine Melancon. He then earned his master of arts and graduate artist diploma in performance at Montclair State University, where he studied with Weigang Li of the Shanghai Quartet.  He has been a guest soloist with orchestras in Florida, New York, New Jersey, and elsewhere along the East Coast, and has collaborated with Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Jaime Laredo, and others. Internationally, he has performed in several chamber music settings, including at the East China Normal University, Western District Chamber Music of Hong Kong, and the Konzerte im Kirchgarten series in Hannover, Germany. He is currently concertmaster of the South Orange Symphony, performs as section violin with the New England Symphonic Ensemble at Carnegie Hall, and section violinist in the Berkshire Opera Festival in Great Barrington, Mass.  He is also founder of the chamber music series “Music in the Library” at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, where he performs with the Littman Quartet.  He teaches violin at the Cazadero Performing Arts Camp in California, the Robert Treat Academy Charter School in Newark, and the Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts.

Jordan Fusco (viola) is a performer, freelancer, and teacher. She has performed in a variety of genres, from musical theater to orchestral to pop, while maintaining a private teaching studio in northern New Jersey. She is co-founder of the Chamber Music Society of North Jersey. She holds a bachelor’s degree in violin and an artist diploma in viola from Montclair State University, and earned a master’s in viola performance from Mannes College under the tutelage of Paul Neubauer. She is a regular artist with the New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra and played with the APEX Ensemble.

Dr. Jordan Enzinger (cello) With a versatile background in solo, chamber, and orchestral music, Dr. Enzinger performs cello in the New Jersey, New York City, and Philadelphia areas. He regularly plays in 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 the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, New Jersey Symphony, Princeton Symphony, Princeton Festival Orchestra, and the New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra. He also teaches, and serves as cello faculty at Seton Hall University in South Orange, and at the Princeton String Academy. He is a certified cello instructor with the Suzuki Association of the Americas, with  a cello studio in East Brunswick. He also is on the chamber music faculty at the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) Chamber Music Institute, and a guest lecturer for collegiate music classes at Rutgers. His students have performed in Carnegie Hall, won numerous competitions, and have received collegiate music scholarships.

Samuel McDonald (Baritone) His singing and artistry have been praised as “warm, expressive [and] first rate…” (Nino Pantano). Credits include the title role in “Don Giovanni,” Marcello (“La Bohème”), Guglielmo (“Così fan tutte”), Alidoro (“Cenerentola”), Belcore (“L’elisir d’Amore”), Pandolfe (“Cendrillon”), King Arthur (“Camelot”), and Jake (“Porgy and Bess”). Crossover repertoire includes “Dreamgirls,” “Ragtime,” “Miss Saigon,” “Aida” and “Showboat.” He has appeared with the New York Philharmonic, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, and the National Chorale. He has performed at Teatro Valle, the Royal Danish Theater, Bucks County Playhouse, West Virginia Public Theater, and Carnegie Hall. He is a graduate of the John J. Cali School of Music and did graduate studies at Miami University of Ohio. He was a young artist at the Brevard Music Festival, Castleton Music Festival, Prelude to Performance and the Music Academy of the West. He is adjunct professor of voice at Montclair State University, and has served on the voice faculty of Bucknell University.

Matthew Castle (arranger) is a multi-faceted musical artist with extensive experience in concerts, operas, and musicals. He made his Broadway acting debut in the 2006 actor-musician revival of “Company,” directed by John Doyle. With his husband, Frank Galgano, he has written arrangements and orchestrations for more than 50 musicals. As a musical director and accompanist he has developed many more.

Anthony Nieves (sound engineer) is a multimedia specialist who graduated from Montclair State University with a degree in television and digital media, and a concentration in audio and sound design. He is a music lover who does freelancing for recording sessions, editing for music-based podcasts and interviews, and for audio and video for live performances.