Summer Orchestra Institute

She is the co-founder, Artistic Director, and Principal Conductor of the Boston Festival Orchestra, Assistant Conductor of Boston Ballet, and Music Director for the annual Next Generation project with Boston Ballet School. Alyssa has worked as a conductor with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Symphony, San Jose Chamber Orchestra, Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, Cape Symphony, and more.

As a violinist, Alyssa has soloed with ensembles across the country and is the newest member of the Boston Chamber Music Society. She has been featured in numerous contemporary recording projects, such as Carlos Simon’s Grammy-nominated album, Requiem for the Enslaved (Decca), Nancy Galbraith’s Violin Concerto with Boston Modern Orchestra Project, and David Post’s Violin Sonata (Centaur). As a composer, she premiered her own violin concerto, Swept Away, with the Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh in February 2023.

Alyssa earned her bachelor’s degree from Carnegie Mellon University as an Andrew Carnegie Scholar under the tutelage of Andrés Cárdenes and a master’s degree from New England Conservatory, where she studied with Malcolm Lowe.

She is the recipient of the Pittsburgh Female College Association Prize, the Carnegie Mellon Women’s Award, the Senior Leadership Award, and the Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award.