About Grace
Grace Kim started serving as assistant concertmaster in the Grand Rapids Symphony in 2017. She started her violin studies at the age of 10, when her family immigrated from South Korea to Yakima, WA. Her performances a soloist, chamber, and orchestra musician include a debut at the Kimmel Center with Philadelphia all city orchestra concerto competition winner, Medomak Conductors retreat musician in-residence, St.Louis Symphony Orchestra, Ann Arbor Symphony, Spoleto Festival Orchestra(Charleston), Amalfi Coast Music Festival. Grace completed her graduate studies at the University of Michigan in May of 2017, a Specialist’s degree with David Halen, M.M in violin performance and chamber music with Aaron Berofsky. With a growing dedication to urban music teaching, she was an assistant teaching artist with the Sphinx Organization-Overture in the Detroit public elementary schools. Grace plays on a Caressa & Francais of Paris, France dated 1906, generously on loan from the Virtu Foundation.
Meet our 2024 Musicians
Nancy Yagiela
Baroque Viola
Phoebe Gelzer-Govatos
Baroque Violin
Victoria Olson
Bassoon
Gary June
Clarinet
Jonathan Reed
Double Bass
Alicia Valoti
Viola
Eric Tanner
Violin
Lee Copenhaver
Cello
John Varineau
Conductor
Lauren Garza
Viola
Spencer Myer
Piano
Bayberry String Quartet
String Quartet
Hannah de Priest
Soprano
Liliana Mahave
Baroque Violin
Pablo Mahave-Veglia
Baroque Cello
Gregory Crowell
Keyboard (Harpsichord)
Jeremy Verwys
Guitar
Rob Auler
Piano
Ralph Votapek
Piano
Charles Berofsky
Piano
Kathryn Votapek
Viola
Aaron Berofsky
Violin
Kaitlyn Vest
Cello
Libor Ondras
Viola
Josh Holritz
Violin
Evie Chen
Violin
Amanda Dykhouse
Violin
Alicia Eppinga
Cello
Kimia Ghaderi
Violin
Chris Kantner
Flute
Jinn Shin
Cello
Adam Liebert
Violin