Stephen Rogers Radcliffe continues to fulfill the promise recognized when he made his Lincoln Center conducting debut with Metropolitan Opera sopranos Jan DeGaetani, Susan Graham and Dawn Upshaw. Since then Mr. Radcliffe has conducted orchestras on four continents, produced compact disc recordings of operatic, orchestral, and chamber music works, and has fostered the development of audiences through innovative educational and artistic programs. An Assistant Conductor of the Boston Lyric Opera, Radcliffe was Founder and Music Director of the New York Chamber Ensemble – performing for over a decade at Lincoln Center, Artistic Director of the Cape May Music Festival, and Principal Guest Conductor of the Hungarian Virtuosi, which he led in international touring, television and radio broadcast performances and recording projects. Stephen Rogers Radcliffe served as the Director of Orchestral and Operatic Activities at the University of Massachusetts and Music Director of the Five College Opera Project. Mr. Radcliffe holds a degree in Music Education from the New England Conservatory and has led youth orchestra programs throughout the United States, Europe, Latin America, and Asia.

He holds a Masters Degree in conducting from the University of Michigan and has studied conducting at the Aspen and Tanglewood Music Centers as well as at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena where his principal teachers include Gustav Meier, Leonard Bernstein and Franco Ferrara. From 2004-2007 Mr. Radcliffe was the Harry and Mildred Bemis Endowed Fellow at Brandeis University where he received both a Masters Degree and a PhD in Musicology.

Kathleen Allen has been at SYSO for six years, having first served as SYSO’s Director of Education Program and Partnerships and then promoted to Managing Director in 2017. At SYSO, Kathleen led the SYSO in the Schools program, which serves 31 Seattle-area schools. She also established partnerships with other arts and education institutions and facilitated the development of SYSO’s strategic plan. Kathleen brings to the role of SYSO’s Executive Director 26 years of experience in arts education, which includes designing, managing, evaluating and fundraising for education programs at arts institutions, school districts, public television, and universities. As a volunteer, Kathleen has served on the boards of community arts organizations and parent associations. Kathleen earned her bachelors in art history from Vassar College and a masters degree in education from Harvard University.