July 24-Aug. 2, 2026

Crossroads Festival Orchestra

Orchestra
Looking down from above on a chamber orchestra of musicians performing standing up.

For the first time (officially), the Nebraska Crossroads Music Festival is proud to present its very own chamber orchestra, made up of both visiting and local artists.

The 2025 Festival Chamber Orchestra will be conducted by Dinuk Wijeratne and is made up of:

Violins

Layale Chaker

Susanna Perry Gilmore

Fiona Hughes

Henry Jenkins

Véronique Mathieu

Olga Smola

Juliet Yoshida

Viola

Alexa Brown

Kyle Miller

Tyler Sieh

Cello

Anna Steinhoff

Jake Charkey

Karen Becker

Double Bass

Sam Beck-Johnson

Erik Higgins