LOYO Faculty and Staff
Alexander Tseitlin
Director
Principal Conductor
Rebecca Tseitlin
Associate Director
Associate Conductor
Svend Lykkegaard
Assistant Conductor
Youth Band
Winds, Brass, Percussion
Main Campus
Julian Perez
Assistant Conductor
Youth Strings
Simi Campus
Koosah Johnson
Managing Associate
Events Ambassador
Fredy Martinez
Logistics Manager
Michael Armstrong
Orchestra Librarian
William Benson
Director Emeritus
2025-26 Artists and Coaches
Our distinguished guest artists and conductors have included Larry Livingston (USC), Neil Stulberg (UCLA), Kevin Fitz-Gerald (USC), David Chan (New York Met), and Dr. Pierre Tang (Pepperdine University).
William Benson
Guest Director
Conductor Emeritus
LOYO
David Singer
Dialogues Guest Artist
Mar 1st Concert
Clarinet
Orpheus Ensemble
Daniel Palomino
Guest Director
Mar 16th
Sycamore Canyon
Music Director
Grant Bubar
Guest Coach
Percussion
Mar 30, Apr 20
Sad Park
Innovation Percussion
Aidan Neuman
Guest Coach
Strings
Mar 23rd
CYAS Principal Contrabass
Grigorii Avetisian
Guest Coach
Woodwinds and Brass
Mar 23rd
CYAS Principal Clarinet
Cari Celaya
Guest Coach
Strings
Apr 14th
WVS Associate Concertmaster
Fred Beerstein
Dialogues Guest Artist
Mar 1st Concert
Oboe
New West Symphony
Cal Lu Faculty
Anna Johnson
Dialogues Guest Artist
Apr 26th
Violin
Eleos Music Faculty
Eric Johnson-Tamai
Dialogues Guest Artist
Mar 1st
Bassoon
TO Philharmonic
Phyllis Rautenberg
Dialogues Guest Artist
Mar 1st
French Horn
TO Philharmonic
Rocio
Maron
Dialogues Guest Artist
Apr 26th
Viola
Cal Lu Faculty
Dominic MacAller
Dialogues Guest Artist
Oct 11th, Mar 1st
Piano, Director
Padre Serra Parish
Christian Winkle
Guest Lecturer
Entrepreneurship and Leadership
May 4th
Lyceum Oaks
Board President
2024-25 Orchestra Fellows
LOYO Alumni Fellowships are awarded to outstanding alumni musicians who continue with LOYO. Fellows play tuition-free and engage in guest coaching, faculty chamber recitals, and conducting.
Eva Tseitlin
Cello, Percussion, Conducting
LOYO Senior Fellow
CYAS Fellow
CHICO Competition Winner
TO Phil Competition Winner
Sofia Tseitlin
Violin, Viola, Brass
LOYO Fellow
CYAS Fellow
TO Phil Competition Winner
Teachers and
Directors
LOYO works closely with our network of distinguished teachers and directors. These are educators who are skilled at helping young musicians progress through the stages of instrumental and ensemble technique as well as balance the demands of academics and music.
Browse our list of teachers and directors below.