Members
Violinist Ivan Suminski is a recent graduate of the University of Michigan, where he earned a masters degree in violin performance and chamber music under the instruction of Aaron Berofsky. He also holds a bachelors in performance from the Eastman school of Music, where he studied under Federico Agostini, was awarded a Performer's Certificate, and sat concertmaster of the Eastman Philharmonia Orchestra for performances of Beethoven's 5th Symphony and Strauss's Le Bourgeois gentilhomme. Prior to Eastman, Ivan's teachers include Laura Speck-Camacho, Martin Riseley, Annie Chalex-Boyle, and Susan Raguse, with whom he started lessons at age 5. Ivan is currently teaching in the Ann Arbor area, sits principal 2nd violin of the Dearborn symphony, and is applying for artists diploma programs for the fall.
Hanna Rumora’s love for the cello began at the age of 5, and has only grown as she's followed music to all corners of the world. Throughout her studies, Hanna has immersed herself in every type of music, including genres such as classical, contemporary, folk, and jazz. Hanna earned her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees at the University of Michigan under the tutelage of Anthony Elliott and Amir Eldan. Some of her pivotal musical experiences include performing with members of the Silk Road Ensemble, premiering pieces with her new music quartet Room 1078, busking in town squares, and touring with a Beatles tribute band. Constantly seeking opportunities to share music with all sorts of people, Hanna finds joy in every variety of music-making.
Hanna's favorite activities outside of playing the cello include petting her three cats, stargazing, and speaking only in superlatives.
Clarinetist Leo Kim has spent his schooling striving for a tone quality in the tradition of the old French school under the tutelage of Daniel Gilbert and Chad Burrow. An avid chamber musician and orchestral clarinetist, Leo has performed in multiple chamber ensembles as well as playing in both the University of Michigan's Symphony and Philharmonic Orchestras—always aspiring to play with a tone like the old masters Marcellus and Bonade. Leo has spent two summers (2018, 2019) at the Sewanee Summer Music Festival playing for renown conductors such as Jacomo Bairos, Robert Moody, Gemma New, and the grammy-winning JoAnn Falletta. In the summer of 2017, Leo made his international debut, touring Europe and performing as a soloist in the Bruges Concertgebouw, Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw, and also in the Utrecht TivoliVrendenberg as a part of the 2017 WASBE (World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles) Conference. In the future, Leo hopes to win a job and perform in an orchestra. Moreover, he hopes to one day teach clarinet in higher education and continue the rich tradition of clarinet playing that began with H. Klose.
