Kimberly Fisher joined The Philadelphia Orchestra in 1992 and has served as Principal Second Violin since 2002. She has appeared as soloist with numerous orchestras including The Philadelphia Orchestra, the Vancouver Symphony, and the Victoria Symphony. As recitalist and chamber musician she has performed across the United States and Canada, and in England, Spain, France, Germany, Japan, China, Vietnam, and Argentina. Ms. Fisher has appeared in chamber music settings in prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Mogador Theater in Paris, the Kimmel Center, and the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, and in collaborations with internationally renowned artists such as Wolfgang Sawallisch, Cristoph Eschenbach, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and many others.
Ms. Fisher has been awarded multiple Canada Council grants and was invited to perform as soloist at the Governor General’s concert in Canada. She has been featured on National Canadian Radio and on Canada’s CBC television. Her teachers included her father, Lawrence Fisher; Yumi Ninomiya-Scott; Aaron Rosand; David Cerone; and Jascha Brodsky.
In 1997 Ms. Fisher co-founded the Philadelphia International Music Festival (PIMF), a highly successful summer music program in residence at Bryn Mawr College, to encourage and inspire musicians of all levels. Originally just for string players, the Festival now includes all symphonic instruments plus piano and vocal programs, and features innovative specialty programs to help students prepare for auditions, improve practice, and address performance issues. PIMF includes students of all ages and all levels who attend from around the world to study privately with musicians of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
Ms. Fisher is an active pedagogue whose students have performed as soloists with major orchestras, attended distinguished music conservatories, performed as members of professional orchestras, and won many awards and competitions. Her energetic, communicative teaching style has led to invitations to present master classes, lessons, and seminars around the world.
Sandy Marcucci is the co-founder of the Philadelphia International Music Festival, as well as Atlantic Cape Camps – the feature of an ESPN special aired throughout the United States and abroad. Through her innovative marketing and media campaigns, Sandy has facilitated sports and music programs and clinics in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; Miami, Florida; Paris, France; London, England; Brussels, Belgium; Reykjavik, Iceland; and Groznjan, Croatia.
Ms. Marcucci, former Assistant Director of Communications for the New Jersey General Assembly and former staff member at the National Defense Council Foundation in Washington, D.C., first acquired an interest in international marketing while studying at the American University of Paris and Paris-Sorbonne University.
Ms. Marcucci is a former member of the Friends Board at The Curtis Institute of Music.
Kristi Bearden has been helping clients plan and execute events since 2002. As a Corporate Event Planner she has worked on both the national and international level for John Hancock, as liaison to Major League Baseball and the International Olympic Committee on such events as the Boston Marathon, MLB All-Star Games, and the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens.
Her love for weddings brought her to Center City Philadelphia, where she managed the weddings of over 200 brides before joining the Philadelphia International Music Festival in 2009.
As a member of the PIMF family, Kristi has been a part of the summer festivals in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Winter Solo Performance Camps in Miami, Florida, and International Festivals in Croatia and Italy.
Now a resident of Arizona’s East Valley and proud mom of two beautiful girls, Kristi and her husband Darrell have opened Kristi Marie Events, an Event and Wedding Day Management company specializing in event day coordination.
A versatile and adventurous performer, Jonathan R. Moser – conductor, violinist, violist, vocalist and teacher – regularly concertizes with chamber ensembles, as a recitalist, and with orchestras. He is Principal Second Violin with the Erie Philharmonic and this year will also be performing as soloist with the Erie Junior Philharmonic. Other upcoming performances include recitals at Mercyhurst University. In December 2016, Mr. Moser enjoyed the opportunity to participate in an expansive ten city orchestra tour of China and for two years he toured extensively with Sandip Burman – an internationally renowned tabla artist. Mr. Moser has served as concertmaster for Pittsburgh Opera Theater, Music on the Edge, the Erie Philharmonic, and Musica Nova, among others. He has served as Principal Second with the Bay-Atlantic Symphony and the Wheeling Symphony. Mr. Moser was winner of the Pittsburgh Concert Society Solo Competition, the Philadelphia College of Bible Solo Competition (2 years), the Northern Virginia Music Teachers Association Solo Competition, the Shenandoah University Concerto competition, and was a finalist in the National Symphony Orchestra’s Young Soloists Competition. Mr. Moser was a founding member of the Arizona State University’s Katherine K. Herberger Graduate String Quartet.
Mr. Moser has loved music ever since childhood when he would sit under the family piano listening to his parents and grandmother playing Beethoven, Chopin, and Rachmaninoff. His formal musical education began at five years old as a violin student, an education he pursued through a Bachelor of Music in Performance degree from Shenandoah University and a Master of Music in Performance degree from Arizona State University, with additional Doctoral studies in performance. Mr. Moser has enjoyed working with many outstanding teachers including Dara Morales, Katie McLin, James Stern, Sergiu Schwartz, Linda Cerone, and Ronda Cole, and he has performed in master classes with Jaime Laredo, Claude Frank, Sylvia Rosenberg, Shlomo Mintz, and Sergiu Luca.
During his education, Mr. Moser minored in voice and studied viola — and discovered a passion for conducting. Now entering his third year as director of the Mercyhurst Civic Orchestra, he has lead the orchestra into greater and more challenging repertoire, and has expanded the performance schedule to include three full symphonic concerts and opera performances. Mr. Moser instituted an annual concerto competition, led the ensemble through the shift from a chamber group to a full symphony, and has expanded the membership.
This past fall, Mr. Moser began his first full year as Artistic Director of the Erie Junior Philharmonic, leading into a new era of expansion and musicianship, through innovative programming, accelerated outreach, and inspiring students to desire and achieve high standards. As a tireless advocate of youth education, Mr. Moser has brought the ensemble back to downtown Erie in the historic Strong Vincent Middle School. He has also led the redesign of the entire program starting with a renewed string camp in early August.
Summers, Mr. Moser can be found working as the Orchestra Program Director for the Philadelphia International Music Festival where he organizes and oversees up to ten orchestras reaching 400 – 500 students. Prior posts include Orchestra Director at Kutztown University and Music Director of the Wilmington Community Orchestra. Before moving to Philadelphia, he was the Director of Orchestras and Instructor of Music at Westminster College and served as Adjunct Faculty for Grove City College. He has also been the Director of Music at University Presbyterian Church, Providence Presbyterian Church, and Proclamation Presbyterian Church. Also a lifelong learner, this past summer Mr. Moser was honored to attend the Pierre Monteux School & Music Festival as a 2018 Bernard Osher Conducting Scholar.
Mr. Moser and his wife are blessed with three artistic children.
Serving nearly 10 years as an arts administrator for classical music, Sal began his arts administration profession with the Philadelphia International Music Festival in 2015. Since then, he has become PIMF’s Associate Director of Artistic Planning and Faculty Coordinator.
Outside of PIMF, Sal also is employed at the PYO Music Institute as the Development Manager. He recently joined the PYOMI team in September 2023. He has a great passion for youth music education. Sal loves seeing the rewarding impact that music can have on the lives of all participants, whether it be the performers, audience members, or students.
Prior to joining the PYO Music Institute, Sal served as the Operations Manager for the Virginia Symphony Orchestra (Norfolk, VA) and the Education & Operations Manager for the Lansing Symphony Orchestra (Lansing, MI).
Sal’s passion for music education began to take root when he was invited to join the PIMF staff. This passion was further developed through his orchestral experiences in the Education Department at the Lansing Symphony Orchestra, where he helped to grow and foster new and existing education and outreach programs with the LSO. These experiences strengthened Sal’s determination to contribute to the world of music education by focusing the majority of his time, energy and passion therein.
Sal is a born-and-raised Floridian, who holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Flute Performance from the University of Central Florida and a Master of Arts degree in Arts and Cultural Management from Michigan State University. In his free time, he enjoys the company of his two cats, anything nature related, cooking, and travelling (especially to upstate NY where all of his family is from/resides).
During his tenure as PIMF Director of Student Information, Shane has overseen the conversion from a paper student record system to a digital student information database. These changes have allowed students more access to customize their camp experience and streamline communications between faculty from all of the different programs offered at PIMF.
In conjunction with his role at PIMF, Shane is a business consultant for Apple and holds a Bachelor’s degree in psychology from Stockton University. In his spare time, he enjoys playing the piano or drums and traveling with his wife, Sophie.
Jake joined the PIMF staff in 2017. As Operations Director, Jake oversees all of the operational aspects of the program both year round and at summer and winter festivals.
Jake received his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Industry from Rowan University. In addition to his work at PIMF, Jake is the General Manager for the Philharmonic of Southern New Jersey, an 85-piece orchestra based in Voorhees, NJ. Jake also regularly offers his expertise as a consultant to streamline marketing and operational efforts for other and has consulted and works regularly with other musical organizations to streamline marketing and operational efforts for other musical organizations including the Philly Pops, the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, Music at Bunker Hill, and the New Jersey Chamber Orchestra.
In his free time, Jake fosters dogs for a local animal rescue (and has saved over 250 lives through this). Jake is a violist himself and has played in the Philharmonic of Southern New Jersey since 2016.