yMusic has performed in concert halls, clubs, and arenas around the world, including the Sydney Opera House, Carnegie Hall, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, and Madison Square Garden.
Founded in New York City in 2008, yMusic believes in presenting excellent, emotionally communicative music regardless of style or idiom. “This is not classical music meant to soothe your jangled nerves. This is music meant to fire up the neurons in your brain and keep those neurons on alert” (PopMatters). yMusic’s virtuosic execution and unique configuration has attracted the attention of high-profile collaborators—from Paul Simon to Bill T. Jones to Ben Folds—and inspired original works by some of today’s foremost composers, including Nico Muhly, Missy Mazzoli, and Andrew Norman.
Rob Moose is a Grammy Award–winning arranger and string player based in Brooklyn. He’s written and recorded charts for more than 800 albums, including work by Bon Iver, Taylor Swift, Paul Simon, and Phoebe Bridgers. As an orchestrator, Moose’s work has been performed by the Atlanta, Colorado, Dallas, Indianapolis, and National symphonies, as well as the Boston Pops.
Nadia Sirota is a violist, conductor, and Peabody Award–winning producer and broadcaster. Known for her “tenaciously good ear and her ability to throw herself bodily into the landscapes that composers bring to her” (Pitchfork), she serves as creative partner with the New York Philharmonic, artist-in-residence at UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance, and creative associate at The Juilliard School.
Cellist Gabriel Cabezas is a true 21st century musician. A prolific and sought-after soloist and collaborator, he is as comfortable interpreting new works as he is with the pillar scores of the cello repertoire. Cabezas has appeared with America’s finest symphony orchestras, and has premiered dozens of new works by some of the most brilliant composers of his time.
As flutist of yMusic, The Knights, and NOW Ensemble, The New York Times has praised Alex Sopp’s playing as “exquisite” and “beautifully nuanced.” Comfortable in many genres, Sopp has commissioned, premiered, toured, and recorded with some of the most exciting composers and songwriters of our time. In addition to playing flute, she is a singer and visual artist.
Grammy-nominated clarinetist Mark Dover is a man of many horns, maintaining firm roots in classical music while ever-expanding into the vast world of improvised music. Since 2016, he has served as the clarinetist of Imani Winds and has appeared as a soloist with the Atlanta, Baltimore, and Albany symphonies, and American Composers Orchestra. His debut album with Imani Winds, Bruits, was nominated for Best Chamber Music / Small Ensemble Performance at the 2022 Grammy Awards.
A graduate of The Juilliard School, CJ Camerieri plays trumpet, French horn, and keyboards for some of the most important artists of our time. He founded yMusic, joined Bon Iver—winning two Grammy Awards for the band’s sophomore album—and became an integral member of Paul Simon’s touring band in 2014, assuming a pivotal role in the legend’s last two records. To date, he has released two solo albums under the band name CARM.
