The American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras (AYPO) welcomes its new Conductor of the American Youth String Ensemble (AYSE), Laura Woollen Cahn of Fairfax.
Cahn earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Viola Performance from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, a Master of Music degree from Butler University, and a Master of Arts and Teaching degree in Instrumental Music from the University of Indianapolis.
In 2007, Cahn made her debut as the conductor of the NewWorld Concert Orchestra in Indianapolis. She completed her student teaching at the American International School in Vienna, Austria and, after graduation, Cahn accepted the position of Music Director at KIP DC: AIM Academy in Washington D.C.