Hubs
Crescendo North America Hubs
Crescendo North America is organized by hubs in several major cities where you can join a local Crescendo community. Our hub leaders are musicians who regularly perform and work in their local city. In joining a hub, you can become a part of a Christian community that walks alongside one another within the arts.
Hub not yet in your city? We are continually growing! We strive to move where the Spirit of God moves. If you join the Christian Musicians Link and become a member of our network, you will be kept up-to-date on our hub activity and where new hubs are established.
Below is a list of our current hubs. Click a city name below to be led to a hub page, or view our list of hub leaders below.
Baltimore | Boston | Chicago | Dallas/Fort Worth | Fargo | Jackson | Los Angeles |
Montreal | Nashville | New York | Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | Seattle | Vancouver |
Hub Leaders
Chicago
TBD
Please pray for a new hub leader to make themselves known to serve the Chicago area and its musicians!
Interested? Please email us at crescendonorthamerica@cru.org.
Dallas/Fort Worth
Ellen Rose
Ellen Rose was Principal Violist of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra 1980-2017. She presents recitals and masterclasses. Since 1980, she has been on the faculty of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
Fargo, ND
TBD
Please pray for a new hub leader to make themselves known to serve Fargo and its musicians!
Interested? Please email us at crescendonorthamerica@cru.org.
Jackson
Tim Walker
Director of Choral Arts at Belhaven University and the Minister of Music at Christ United Methodist.
Los Angeles
Pascal Salomon
Pascal Salomon is a concert pianist, founder of Salomon Music Academy, and Church Music Director in Santa Barbara, California. His background includes faculty at Geneva Conservatory of Music in Switzerland, faculty at Westmont College Santa Barbara, and collaborator for Crescendo International.
Minneapolis/St. Paul
Angela Hanson
An active performer and teacher in the Twin Cities, Angela is Adjunct Professor of Violin at Bethel University and maintains a private teaching studio. She is a member of the MN Opera Orchestra and MN Sinfonia, assistant concertmaster of the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, concertmaster of the St. Paul Civic Symphony, and performs with the Minnesota Orchestra and St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.
Nashville
TBD
Please pray for a new hub leader to make themselves known to serve Nashville and its musicians!
Interested? Please email us at crescendonorthamerica@cru.org.
New York
TBD
Please pray for a new hub leader to make themselves known to serve the NYC area and its musicians!
Interested? Please email us at crescendonorthamerica@cru.org.
Philadelphia
TBD
Please pray for a new hub leader to make themselves known to serve the Chicago area and its musicians!
Interested? Please email us at crescendonorthamerica@cru.org.
Pittsburgh
Anne Williams
Anne Martindale Williams has enjoyed a successful career as principal cellist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra since 1979. Throughout her tenure with the orchestra, she has often been featured as soloist both in Pittsburgh and on tour in New York at Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall.
Seattle
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Anthony Spain
Conductor Anthony Spain has been Music Director of the Northwest Symphony Orchestra (NWSO) since 1987. Under his direction, the NWSO has been committed to the community and local composers and have garnered eight National ASCAP awards for “Programming of Contemporary Music,” and been featured several times on National Public Radio.
Seattle
Julia Bezems
Julia is a recent graduate of University of Michigan, where she studied Vocal Performance and Computer Science. Her musical studies focused on sacred music and choral conducting. Julia now works as a software engineer at Microsoft, and enjoys singing with Seattle Pro Musica and Opus 7 Vocal ensemble.
Vancouver
Ben Ewert
Actively involved in musical worship ministry for over twenty years, Ben Ewert, baritone, is currently the Director of Music at St. John's Vancouver Anglican Church. He has been privileged to lead music and worship arts programs in non-denominational, Baptist, and Anglican churches both in Canada and the UK, and as precentor of the chapel at Churchill College, Cambridge.
Orchestra Managers
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Allison Lambacher
As the current Associate Director of Digital Engagement at the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Allison Lambacher aims to cultivate a deep sense of joy in her community inspired by the richness of orchestral music. Throughout her career both in the music and tech industry, Allison has used both traditional and digital marketing to increase curiosity, promote relevance, and spark innovation to ultimately create a shift in the perception of the orchestra world.