Kayson Brown

Kayson completed a Masters Degree in Orchestral Conducting from Brigham Young University. Following graduation he was invited to join the conducting faculty for the 2006-2007 season. Mr. Brown has directed orchestras throughout Utah and beyond including the Omaha Symphony, Round Rock Symphony, all five BYU Orchestras, The University of Utah Philharmonia, Symphony, and New Music Ensemble, Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra, Brevard Music Center Orchestra, Savior of the World pit orchestra, The Pearl Awards Orchestra, Pleasant Grove Civic Symphony, Celebration Chamber Orchestra, and Student Honors Orchestras in Salt Lake and Cache Counties.

Kayson earned his Bachelor of Music Degree in Cello Performance and has worked with some of the world's premier cellists including international soloist Natalie Clein, Marc Johnson of the Vermeer Quartet, and principal cellist of the New York Philharmonic, Carter Brey. Kayson is a member of the BYU cello faculty and teaches some of the state's most accomplished young cellists. Students from both his orchestra program and private studio regularly receive music scholarships at reputable university programs. He remains in demand as a conductor, educator, and performer.

Denise Willey

Denise Willey, founder of the Lyceum Orchestra Program in 1987, was named Utah Studio Teacher of the Year in 1997 by the American String Teachers Association. An expert on teaching children to read music, she is the author of Sight Reading for Strings Music Literacy Program, and Suzuki Steps to Music Reading. Mrs. Willey has directed young musicians from across the country at Intermountain Suzuki String Institute, in public school music programs and after-school orchestras. She is a Suzuki Registered Teacher Trainer and a proud mother of six, all of whom have received national recognition for their playing and who now teach music.

Carolyn Lundberg

Carolyn Lundberg was born and raised in California as the oldest of 8 children who were all trained to perform different musical instruments. She came to Utah on academic and music scholarships to attend Brigham Young University where she completed her Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance and Pedagogy as a student of Irene Peery-Fox. Carolyn currently plays the harp and cello with local orchestras and has taught many years privately, as well as in public school music programs. She conducted and arranged music for an LDS youth orchestra that celebrated the church's Utah pioneer sesquicentennial anniversary in 2002. She loves teaching music to her 5 children she is raising with her husband Dean as well as the young beginners of Lyceum's Junior Strings.

"We express appreciation to
the Lyceum Philharmonic for a meaningful, shared concert experience during their recent visit to BYU-Idaho. Kayson Brown clearly provides a rich, artistic experience for his students. They exhibited muscial maturity beyong their years."

- Dr. Robert Tueller
Director of Orchestras,
Brighanm Young University-Idaho