Tyler DeVigal, cellist, is an orchestral and chamber musician in the Bay Area. He regularly plays with several orchestras, including Symphony San Jose, San Jose Chamber Orchestra, Opera San Jose, Marin Symphony, Modesto Symphony, and Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera. In 2024, Tyler joined the Grammy-nominated Quartet San Francisco. Tyler is also a dedicated teacher and is on faculty at the Crowden School. He received his musical training at the Crowden School, San Francisco Conservatory Pre-College, and the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he earned his M.M. Prior to CIM, he attended Stanford University, where he earned his B.A. in Human Biology, with an emphasis on mental illness in the arts. Tyler’s mentors and teachers include Milly Rosner, Jonathan Koh, Stephen Harrison, Mark Kosower, Robert DeMaine, and Bonnie Hampton.
Violist Nao Kubota is an active chamber and orchestral musician based in Los Angeles and the Bay Area. A passionate chamber musician, Nao was the Gold Prize Winner of the 9th International Chesapeake Chamber Music Competition, and has worked closely with the Juilliard, Pacifica, St. Lawrence, Borromeo, Cavani, and Danish String Quartets. As an orchestral musician, Nao has performed with orchestras such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, California Symphony, Modesto Symphony, San Jose Chamber Orchestra, and the Ojai Music Festival. A graduate of New England Conservatory, Nao earned her Bachelor of Music in Viola Performance studying with Dimitri Murrath, then received her Master of Music and Graduate Certificate at the USC Thornton School of Music, studying with Karen Dreyfus. Nao is a member of the award-winning chamber ensemble, Delirium Musicum, and on faculty at the Crowden Music Center.