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.
Salvatore joined PIMF in the Summer of 2015 as an intern and continued on to his current role for the Summer of 2016 until today. In 2018, he graduated from Michigan State University with a Masters in Arts & Cultural Management. He is originally from Melbourne, FL, and graduated in May 2016 from the University of Central Florida, where he earned his Bachelors of Music in Music Performance on the flute.
Outside of PIMF, Sal is also the Operations Manager at the Virginia Symphony Orchestra in Norfolk, VA. Ever since beginning to play the flute at 8 years old, Sal has had a passion for music and its performance.
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 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 and has consulted and works regularly with other musical organizations to streamline marketing and operational efforts 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 200 lives through this). Jake is a violist himself and plays in the Philharmonic of Southern New Jersey.
Horn player Martina Adams has performed with The Florida Orchestra, the Philly POPS, the York Symphony Orchestra, Symphony in C, and currently freelances throughout the Philadelphia region as well as teaching privately. She toured Italy as principal horn with the Philadelphia All-City Orchestra and has performed with the multi-national classical crossover vocal group Il Divo. Mrs. Adams has appeared on FOX 29’s Good Day Philadelphia and on WRTI radio. She was accepted to the AIMS Graz in 2020 and has attended the Atlantic Brass Quintet Seminar, the Boston University Tanglewood Institute Horn Workshop, the Csehy Summer School of Music, Curtis Summerfest, the Imani Winds Chamber Music Festival, and the Philadelphia International Music Festival. She has been working at the Philadelphia International Music Festival since 2018 in different roles, and is currently their Associate and On-Site Orchestra Program Director as well as directing the Chamber Music Intensive Program.
Mrs. Adams holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Temple University, where she studied with Jeffrey Lang. She started to play horn at age nine and studied with William Bonnell at Settlement Music School. In the Spring of 2023 she will receive her Master’s degree from the Curtis Institute of Music where she studies with both Jennifer Montone and Jeffrey Lang.
Trombonist Hayden Adams is the Chamber Music Program Coordinator and Director of Solo Performance and Competitions at the Philadelphia International Music Festival. Outside of PIMF, Hayden works at Settlement Music School as a Student Services Assistant and low brass Faculty member. In addition, he maintains an active performing schedule
as a freelance musician in the greater Philadelphia area.
Hayden has played in numerous masterclasses and lessons with world-renowned trombonists such as Joseph Alessi, Nitzan Haroz, Colin Williams, Blair Bollinger, George Curran, John Rojak, Denson Paul Pollard and Scott Hartman. He has performed with the Wayne Oratorio Society, Curtis Symphony Orchestra, Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra, Haverford Chorale Orchestra, Villanova University Chorale, and classical crossover vocal group Il Divo, among others. In addition, Hayden currently holds positions on the substitute lists of the Capital Philharmonic, and Symphony in C. Hayden has also participated in numerous music festivals across the country such as the Blackburn Music Academy Festival Napa Valley, Atlantic Brass Quintet Seminar, and Eastman Summer Trombone Institute.
Hayden graduated with a Master’s Degree in Trombone Performance from the Boston Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Norman Bolter, former trombonist in the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Trombone Performance from Temple University where he studied with Matthew Vaughn, Co-Principal trombone of the
Philadelphia Orchestra