Meet the Musicians
Adelaide Federici
Praised by Strad magazine for her "ingratiating tone" and "consistently reliable technique," violinist, Adelaide Federici enjoys a varied musical career. She is concertmaster of the Johns Creek Symphony, Arizona Musicfest Orchestra and frequently performs with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Adelaide currently performs with the contemporary music ensemble Bent Frequency, with whom she performed at the Cervantino Festival in Mexico. Previous experience includes assistant principal second of the Atlanta Opera Orchestra, member of the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra, North/South Consonance, and Forcast Music in New York and an assistantship with the University of Southern California Contemporary Music Ensemble.
Adelaide performs outreach programs with the Atlanta Chamber Players, the JCSO, and dozens of performances of "Ferdinand the Bull" in elementary schools across the country. Several of Adelaide's solo and chamber performances have been heard on WABE's "Atlanta Music Scene." In the non-classical world, Adelaide has recorded with performers such as Bruce Springsteen, Train, Joe Gransden, and Monica. She is currently artist in residence at Kennesaw State University Bailey School of Music.
Adelaide received her Bachelor of Music degree from The Eastman School of Music studying under William Preucil and her Masters degree from The University of Southern California under Robert Lipsett. She also spent time in Europe studying at Holland Music Sessions and the Mozarteum in Salzburg. Other teachers of significant influence were Richard Simon and her mother, Lynn Baughman. Adelaide lives in Druid Hills with her husband, two children, and two dogs.
Alice Hong
Currently based in Atlanta, Georgia, Alice Hong is an international award-winner both as a violinist and composer. She was featured on CBC’s 2018 edition of “30 Hot Classical Musicians Under 30” and has appeared as a composer-performer for the Atlanta Symphony’s Conversation of Note series with Robert Spano. As a violinist, Alice has toured with Lincoln Center Stage, with which she has performed in 28 countries, and has performed with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic and The Atlanta Opera, among others. Alice has also performed her own compositions at venues and events such as the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, Spoleto Festival USA, and Heifetz on Tour. As an avid chamber musician, Alice has performed alongside esteemed musicians such as James Ehnes, Frans Helmerson, Mihaela Martin, Jonathan Crow, New Orford String Quartet, and Barry Shiffman, among others. Her performances have been featured on CBC Radio, WABE 90.1 Atlanta and WSMR 89.9 Tampa.
As a composer, Alice’s pieces have been performed and read by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Niagara Symphony, Georgian Bay Symphony, Ludwig Symphony Orchestra, CIM Symphony Orchestra, Amersfoort Youth Orchestra, and principal members of the New York Philharmonic, Toronto Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Canadian Opera Company, and members of the Rolston String Quartet and Cypress String Quartet. Her works have won multiple awards from the ASCAP Morton Gould Awards as well as first prize at the International Keuris Competition, Carl E. Baldassarre Composer-Virtuosi Competition, NorCal Viola Society Commission Contest, Pikes Peak Composition Competition, and third prize along with the audience prize for the 2018 Lands End Ensemble Composition Competition; they have been performed throughout the United States, Canada, Hungary, the Netherlands, Sweden and China. Alice earned her Doctorate of Musical Arts at the University of Toronto under the private tutelage of Jonathan Crow, as well as degrees from Rice University's Shepherd School of Music as a Dorothy R. Starling Foundation Scholar studying with Cho-Liang Lin and the Cleveland Institute of Music with David Updegraff.
Alice recently started her acting journey in October 2019, with her first project being the Netflix movie "Red Notice" (2021) starring Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot. She is represented by STW Talent Agency.
Josiah Coe
American violist, Josiah Coe, is a strong proponent of the transformative power of music. An avid chamber and orchestral performer, he has performed throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. He has performed at the Aspen Music Festival, Porterville Strings, Emerald Coast Music Festival, MusicX in Blonay, Switzerland, AIMS Festival in Austria, Le Feste di Musica Fiesole in Italy, and with Wicked Music People in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He has collaborated with members of the Parker String Quartet, Brightfeather Ensemble, Franklin Pond String Quartet, Tempest Trio, and members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Josiah resides in Atlanta where he regularly performs with the Atlanta Ballet, Atlanta Opera, and Atlanta Symphony orchestras. Believing high quality music should be accessible, he works with organizations such as Atlanta Music Project, Porterville Strings, and Emerald Coast Music Alliance, all of which bring music education and performance to audiences outside the concert hall. Josiah completed his Bachelor of Music at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and his Master of Music at Lynn Conservatory of Music. His mentors have included Ralph Fielding, Steve Wyrczynski, James Dunham, Choong-Jin Chang and Julianne Lee.
Egor Antonenko
Bio coming soon!