Sara Jones
The first-place winner of the Billie Holiday Vocal Competition and semi-finalist in the American Traditions Competition, jazz vocalist Sara Jones has toured 49 states and performed in numerous concert halls across the country. Jones has performed as a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, and Ravinia Festival Orchestra, under the batons of Emil de Cou and Erich Kunzel. An additional highlight includes a solo performance on the Esplanade with Keith Lockhart and...
Gabrielle Monachino
A native of Rochester, New York, Gabrielle Monachino began her violin studies at the age of 4. As an orchestral musician, she has performed with the Cleveland Orchestra, San Diego Symphony, Richmond Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, and many others. Most recently, she was a Violin Fellow at the New World Symphony. While there, she was fortunate to sit principal under the batons of Michael Tilson Thomas, Stephane Deneve, Nicholas Collon, Peter Oundjian, and collaborated with artists...
Timothy Muffitt
...Columbus Ohio’s Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra, the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Virginia Symphony, the Grant Park Music Festival Orchestra in Chicago and the Harrisburg (PA) Symphony among others. Along with continued growth in artistic excellence, Muffitt’s work has been marked by innovative, imaginative programming. A strong proponent of community arts education, Muffitt has been very active in the venues of radio and lecture, presenting arts-enrichment programs through a variety of formats for diverse audiences. Prominent performers...
Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees Chautauqua Institution Annual Corporation Meeting August 8, 2026 The annual meeting of the members of the Chautauqua Corporation will be held Saturday, August 8, 2026, beginning at 12 p.m., at the Hall of Philosophy, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, New York. At that time, the Corporation will review the Institution’s financial statements and elect an individual to serve as a Class B Trustee on the Board of Trustees pursuant to the Institution’s by-laws. Chautauqua Institution’s audited financial statements may be found here. Dear Present,...
Chautauqua Climate Change Initiative’s Third Season of Programs
...giveaways. Chautauqua Science Group Lecture 9:15 a.m. • Tuesday, June 25 • Hurlbut Sanctuary Profs. Courtney Wigdahl-Perry and Tim Frerichs, SUNY Fredonia How scientists and artists work together to conserve Chautauqua Lake. Bird, Tree & Garden Club Lecture 12:15 p.m. • Tuesday, June 25 • Smith Wilkes Hall Marisa Riggi, Executive Director, Western New York Land Conservancy Preserving Western New York’s special places. Week Two Sunday Activity Fair: Climate Change Initiative Noon • Sunday, June...
Conducting Fellowship
...to appear with other prominent orchestras around the country. Recent seasons have included St. Louis Symphony and Tulsa Symphony and return engagements with the San Francisco Symphony and the Long Beach Symphony along with his debut at The Hollywood Bowl. Other engagements have taken Muffitt to the Houston, Phoenix, Edmonton, and Spokane Symphonies, Columbus Ohio’s Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra, the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Virginia Symphony, the Grant Park Music Festival Orchestra in Chicago and the...
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra
...pleased to continue the expansion of the Chautauqua Symphony Fellowship Program, supporting ten Fellows for the full orchestra season. learn more History 1874–1903 While Chautauqua Institution began in 1874 as a summer educational assembly for Sunday School teachers, it was intended from the start to include in due time scientific and broadly cultural subjects. But the rate of expansion surprised everyone. A home-reading program, the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle (CLSC), launched in 1878, enrolled...
Moving Beyond Our Era of Disposability: How a Reuse Economy Benefits People, Planet, and Profit.
Hear from three Western New York innovators about how we move beyond an economy based on waste to one based on reusing what we’ve already produced. Panel discussion with Dr. John Atkinson, chair in engineering sustainability at University at Buffalo; Diane Cohen, CEO of Finger Lakes Reuse; and Kenneth Omeruo, creator of UpcycleCHQ. This program is presented in collaboration with the Western New York Sustainable Business Roundtable....
Visions and Verses: Celebrating National Poetry Month at Chautauqua
...Jillian Hanesworth Jillian Hanesworth is an EMMY award-nominated spoken word artist, and the first Poet Laureate Emeritus of Buffalo, New York. A community organizer and activist, Jillian travels the country performing poetry and speaking on various topics including; art for activism, the impacts of storytelling, and the importance of honest and critical social and political conversations. Last summer she joined Chautauqua in Week Six of our 2023 season, discussing her work unifying and healing...
Faculty
...Edmonton, and Spokane Symphonies, Columbus Ohio’s Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra, the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Virginia Symphony, the Grant Park Music Festival Orchestra in Chicago and the Harrisburg (PA) Symphony among others. Along with continued growth in artistic excellence, Muffitt’s work has been marked by innovative, imaginative programming. A strong proponent of community arts education, Muffitt has been very active in the venues of radio and lecture, presenting arts-enrichment programs through a variety of formats for...