SMYO Personnel
Derrick Skye
Artistic Director
Tristan Hurd
Trumpet Faculty
Aziz Yehia
Percussion & SMIO faculty
Benton Preciado
Cello Faculty
Brian Stone
Conductor Faculty
Connor Vance
Violin & fiddle faculty
Dan Taguchi
Mariachi Faculty
Felix Mindlin
Flute faculty & administrative assistant
Gracie McAleer
Violin & Viola Faculty
Katie Takahashi
Asst. Conductor, Woodwind faculty
Marko Danilovski
Balkan music faculty
Mary Alfaro
Mariachi Faculty
Olivia Thompson-Bessett
Director of Operations
Sachi Yoshimoto
Violin & Koto Faculty, Associate Artistic Director
