The Detroit Symphony Orchestra has announced the appointment of five musicians: Sujin Lim, acting principal second violin; Jeremy Crosmer, cello; Christopher Hamlen, bass; Sarah Lewis, oboe; and Jack Walters, clarinet.
SUJIN LIM was born in Seoul, South Korea. She is a prizewinner in national and international violin competitions in Europe, the United States, and Korea. She has appeared in recital and as a soloist with the Romania Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonic Orchestra of Bacau, Torun Symphony Orchestra, Yeonsae University, and Indiana University Philharmonic Orchestra. As a chamber musician, she is member of the EM trio in Korea and performed in chamber recitals at Yagi Studion, Jungdong Hall, KNUA Hall, and Kumho Art Hall. Lim has also served as principal concertmaster in the Evansville Philharmonic, Indiana University Symphony, KNUA Symphony, and Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra.
JEREMY CROSMER completed graduate degrees from the University of Michigan in cello, composition, and theory pedagogy, and received his D.M.A. in 2012. While in school, he was awarded the Theodore Presser Graduate Music Award to publish, record, and perform his Crosmer-Popper duets. From 2012 to 2017, Crosmer was assistant principal cello of the Grand Rapids Symphony. Crosmer is the composer and arranger of the Grand Rapids Symphony’s Music for Health Initiative, which pairs symphonic musicians with music therapists to bring classical music to hospitals. He is also a founding member of the modern-music ensemble Latitude 49 and a member of the ESME duo, which brings crossovers and mashups of pop and classical music to Michigan schools. Crosmer has taught music theory, pre-calculus, and cello at universities in Michigan.
CHRISTOPHER HAMLEN was previously principal bass of the Grand Rapids Symphony for five seasons. Prior to moving to Michigan, he was a member of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra for two seasons, and from 2006 to 2009 was a fellow with the New World Symphony training academy in Florida. At the Peabody Conservatory, he earned a graduate performance diploma and a bachelor of music degree. Hamlen was principal bass of regional, state, and national youth orchestras, including the Music Educators National Conference All-Eastern States Honors Orchestra and later the Peabody Symphony Orchestra. He was a member of the New York String Orchestra Seminar in 2003. In 2000, he performed Koussevitzky’s Double Bass Concerto with the Reading Symphony Orchestra, of which he later became a full-time member.
Prior to joining the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, SARAH LEWIS was second oboe of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra beginning in 2012. She has made guest appearances with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, New World Symphony, and Lansing Symphony Orchestra. A native of Petoskey, Michigan, she completed her undergraduate degree at Michigan State University, and was awarded the Louis Sudler Prize for outstanding achievement in the arts. She received her master’s degree from the Juilliard School, and participated in the Chautauqua and Tanglewood music festivals. Lewis now spends summers performing with Festival Napa Valley and the Classical Tahoe Orchestra in Nevada. She has been a guest lecturer at Michigan State University and the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.
In 2016, JACK WALTERS was awarded the Zarin Mehta Global Academy Fellowship with the New York Philharmonic. He has performed with the New World Symphony in Miami, was a festival participant at the Music Academy of the West, and has attended the Texas Music Festival and Blossom Music Festival. After earning his bachelor’s degree at the University of Michigan, he attended the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University studying with Richie Hawley. His principal teachers include Dan Gilbert, Chad Burrow, Craig Lawrence, and Sean Osborn.
Posted October 10, 2017
