Musicians of the Harvest Arts Chamber Ensemble

Madeline is the Founder of Harvest Arts. She earned her Masters of Music from the New England Conservatory and her Bachelors of Music from the University of Alabama. She has appeared as a concerto soloist with multiple orchestras and been a prizewinner of several national young artist competitions. She studio records with the Nashville Film Scoring Orchestra in Nashville, TN and is becoming a prolific arranger with the Harvest Arts Hymn Tour.

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Rachel earned her Master and Bachelor of Music from the Cleveland Institute of Music. As a founding member of the Callisto Quartet, she has won top prizes in nearly every major chamber music competition, including Banff International String Quartet Competition, the Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition, the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition, and the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. Rachel plays on a 1850 Chanot violin generously on loan from the Maestro Foundation, and a bow generously on loan from the Rachel Elizabeth Barton Foundation.

Kyung LeBlanc, a graduate of University of Michigan, is a violinist and violist, and a music contractor in Washington, DC. She has shared the stage with Katy Perry, Idina Menzel, Lauren Hill, The Eagles, Josh Groban, Wale, and many more. Over the last decade, Kyung has been working as a local hire for touring Broadway shows including, &Juliet, The Book of Mormon, Hadestown, Beetlejuice, Mean Girls, Les Miz, and many more. She was most recently featured on NPR’s Tiny Desk. During daytime, Kyung works a homeschool teacher.

Steven is a cellist and composer based in Nashville, TN, where he regularly performs live and in the studio. His trademark is blending both classical and folk/jazz/bluegrass styles. He earned his Master of Music from Belmont University and his Bachelor of Arts in Cello Performance from Marshall University. Steven also composes music for film and TV.

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Rachel is the 2019 Gold Medal winner of the Houston Symphony's Ima Hogg Competition and is in top demand as a harp soloist and chamber musician. Praised for her "fluid technique...and expressive musicality," she has also appeared as a concert soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the West Virginia Symphony, the National Repertory Orchestra, and the Cleveland Institute of Music Symphony. She earned her Master and Bachelor of Music from the Cleveland Institute of Music.

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Tyler has served as the Associate Principal Viola of the Omaha Symphony since 2022. Prior to this, Tyler was a member of the Louisiana Philharmonic and Associate Principal Viola with the South Dakota Symphony. He is the violist with Maverick String Quartet, faculty artists-in-residence at the University of Nebraska Omaha. As an educator, Tyler serves on the viola faculty at the University of Nebraska Omaha and Creighton University; during the summers, he is a faculty member at the MasterWorks Festival in Virginia. ​

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Rebekah has acquired several notable awards including the first prize of the Mid-Atlantic Symphony’s Elizabeth Loker Concerto Competition and the CIM Concerto Competition. She also received the Anne Adams Award from the American Harp Society’s National Foundation competitions in 2022. She has appeared as a concert soloist with the Asheville Symphony. She has appeared as guest principal harpist of several orchestras including Akron Symphony, the Erie Philharmonic, Firelands Symphony, Ashland Symphony, and Mansfield Symphony. She completed both her Bachelors and Masters degrees in harp performance at the Cleveland Institute of Music as a student of Yolanda Kondonassis, graduating with honors and receiving the Alice Chalifoux Prize in Harp.

Paul is hailed by audiences across North America and Europe for his commanding and expressive performances. He is a section viola member of the Houston Symphony, and he has also been a prizewinner of nearly every major international chamber music competition as a founding member of the Callisto Quartet. Paul plays on a very fine viola commissioned from master luthier Kevin Lee.

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Hannah is Principal Harp of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. She was previously Principal Harp of the Sarasota Orchestra. She has appeared with many ensembles in New England including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops Orchestra, and Rhode Island Philharmonic among others. Recent career highlights include a guest artist feature with Boston Chamber Music Society and performances with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. Hannah earned first prizes at the American Harp Society National Competition, the Lyon and Healy Awards, the Grandjany Memorial Competition, and most recently took 2me Prix at the 2022 Concours International de Harpe Félix Godefroid in Belgium. 

Based in Houston, TX, Yvonne Smith is an accomplished performer of modern and historical violas. In 2016, Yvonne founded La Speranza, a Houston-based ensemble that presents historically informed performances of chamber music from the 18th and 19th centuries. In addition to her performances with La Speranza, Yvonne appears regularly with American Bach, Lyra Baroque Orchestra, La Follia Austin Baroque, and Ars Lyrica Houston. She has been a contracted substitute violist with the Houston Symphony for three of the past four seasons.  Yvonne’s baroque viola was made by Timothy Johnson in 2017 after Andrea Guarneri, 1676, and her modern viola was made by Van So in 2009. Born in Ames, Iowa, Yvonne earned her Master of Music and Bachelor of Music degrees in Viola Performance from the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University under the tutelage of Joan DerHovsepian and James Dunham.