Cvetozar Vutev (violin)

Cvetozar Vutev is currently the concertmaster of the Symphony of the Kootenays, a first violinist with the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra, and was the concertmaster of the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra from 2005-2025. He is also an active violin, viola and chamber music instructor in the Kamloops area and a music instructor at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops. Cvetozar received his master's degree in violin performance and his doctorate in musicology and musical arts from Pancho Vladigerov National Academy of Music in Sofia (Bulgaria). Cvetozar has participated in numerous solo, chamber, symphony, and opera performances across Europe, East Asia, and North America.

Sandra Wilmot (violin)

Sandra Wilmot is a Kelowna-based freelance violinist, educator, piano accompanist, clinician, journalist, and award-winning composer. She plays regularly with both the Okanagan and Kamloops Symphony Orchestras and maintains a large studio of private students and string ensembles at the Kelowna Community Music School, the Kamloops Symphony Music School, and the Penticton Academy of Music. She is also engaged as both a teaching and administrative faculty member for one of the largest summer string programs in BC, Strings the Thing which takes place every July in Kelowna. Sandra is a graduate of the University of British Columbia.

Ashley Kroecher (viola)

Known throughout the Thompson Okanagan region as Mr. Viola, Ashley grew up in North Vancouver and studied mainly at UBC and the Staatliche Hochschule fur Musik in Trossingen, Germany. He is principal and assistant principal violist of the Kamloops and Okanagan Symphony Orchestras respectively; and is the violist of the Sycamore String Quartet. Also, a passionate teacher, he has helped many musicians of all ages harness their inner potential. In his free time, he enjoys the great outdoors with his family, dabbles in mild adrenaline sports, and experiments with organic gardening.

Martin Krátký (cello)

Much in demand as a section leader, chamber musician, and soloist, cellist Martin Krátký is currently principal cellist of the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra and core second chair in the Okanagan Symphony. A graduate of the University of Toronto and the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Martin also participated in several residencies at the Banff Centre and chamber music festivals across the continent. Recently, Martin performed Anna Clyne’s cello concerto, DANCE, as a soloist in three concerts with the Okanagan Symphony. Martin is a dedicated teacher, maintaining an active studio through both the Kelowna Community Music School, and the Kamloops Symphony Music School. His students have won awards at local and regional festivals. Martin is also a faculty member at the Strings the Thing summer camp. As an amateur runner, he has often medaled in long-distance road races put on by the Interior Running Association.