Co-Artistic Director

Applauded in London by the Sunday Times for performances of "great panache," pianist Gregory Martin has been featured throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan, including performances at Carnegie Recital Hall; collaborations with members of the Chicago, Detroit, and Indianapolis Symphonies, the New York Philharmonic, and the Dresden Staatskapelle; and the premieres of unpublished compositions by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Gerald Finzi. He is an active composer, co-artistic director of the Ronen Chamber Ensemble (Indianapolis), and Head of Academics and Piano at Music Across the Pond (UK). He has lectured at the University of Berlin, the Grieg Academy, and Oxford University, and is assistant professor at the University of Indianapolis.

Co-Artistic Director

Jennifer Christen, a Buffalo, NY native is the Principal Oboist of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. She has performed as Guest Principal Oboe with the Chicago, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Baltimore and Milwaukee Symphony Orchestras and as Guest English Horn with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Christen studied at the Juilliard School with John Mack, Nathan Hughes and Elaine Douvas. Before her time in Indianapolis, Ms. Christen spent a year in Miami Beach with the New World Symphony under Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas.

She has also spent several summers with the Verbier Festival Orchestra in Switzerland, where she met her husband. As a former adjunct faculty at the University of Indianapolis, she has had the pleasure of working with students at the Verbier Music Camp, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and with students in various youth ensembles around Indianapolis. She enjoys traveling, good coffee, exploring local food, running, and creating memories with her husband and two little boys. She has an identical twin sister who plays the flute.

Co-Artistic Director

Alistair Howlett currently serves as Assistant Principal and Second Flute with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. Prior to this, he held the positions of Principal Flute with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra and Utility Flute with the Opera Australia Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House. 

Howlett holds a Bachelor of Music from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and a Master’s in Performance from the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Munich, where he studied under Professor András Adorján.

In addition to his orchestral work, Howlett is the co-artistic director of the Ronen Chamber Ensemble, which performs throughout the Indianapolis area.

An experienced educator, Howlett currently teaches at Butler University. He has held teaching positions at the Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University, DePauw and Anderson Universities. 

Outside of music, Howlett supports Liverpool FC and the Buffalo Bills, enjoys playing tennis, and spending quality time with his family.

Guest Artist

Hailed as "otherworldly and astounding” by Buffalo Rising, Natalie Debikey Scanio enjoys a versatile career as an orchestral flutist and piccoloist, chamber musician, and teacher. Natalie has held the position of Piccolo with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra since 2003. She has performed with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and as guest Piccolo with the Saint Louis Symphony. She has also played in the Aspen Music Festival, National Orchestral Institute, and National Repertory Orchestra.

Natalie has been featured as a soloist in concertos with orchestras in Indianapolis, Boston, and Buffalo. She has performed all three Vivaldi Piccolo Concertos with the Ars Nova Chamber Orchestra and her performances are featured on the Ars Nova VIva Vivaldi Recording. She has taken center stage as a soloist with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra in performances of the Rouse Flute Concerto and Vivaldi C Major Piccolo Concerto.

As an active recitalist and chamber musician, Natalie has performed solo flute recitals across the United States and in Europe. She has been a featured soloist at several of the National Flute Association Conventions. Her flute and harp duo with Madeline Olson is active performing around Western New York. Natalie can also often be heard with the Buffalo Chamber Players and at the East Aurora Chamber Music Festival.

Natalie is a sought-after clinician and teacher. She is frequently invited to teach masterclasses at universities throughout the US. In addition to teaching privately in her studio, Natalie has also taught as a visiting piccolo professor at the Eastman School of Music. Her students have gone on to attend major music conservatories and have won positions in orchestras across the country.

A native of Indianapolis, Natalie graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of music degree from the University of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. She went on to obtain a master of music degree from New England Conservatory and a performer diploma from the Indiana University School of Music. Her primary teachers included Brad Garner, Jack Wellbaum, Paula Robison, and Thomas Robertello.

Natalie resides in Getzville, NY with her husband Marcus, and their three children.

Guest Musician

Alison Dresser is 3rd Horn with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. A native of Ashland Oregon, she earned her bachelor’s degree at Northwestern University, studying with Gail Williams and Jonathan Boen, and went on to attend the Curtis Institute of Music for her Artists’ Diploma with Jennifer Montone and Jeff Lang.

She has performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the San Francisco, Atlanta, and Oregon Symphonies. During the summer, she enjoys playing with the Grand Teton Music Festival. When not performing, she loves rock climbing, camping, and traveling all over the world with her husband, Jake, and spending time with their dog, Cheerio.

Guest Musician

Originally from Orlando, Florida, Mike Muszynski received a Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Engineering, and Masters of Music from Northwestern University, studying with Robert Barris, Lewis Kirk, and Christopher Millard.

Before joining the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra as Second Bassoonist in 2015, Mike served as Principal Bassoon in The Atlanta Opera, Atlanta Ballet, and Augusta Symphony Orchestra and as Second Bassoon in the Greenville Symphony Orchestra and Columbus (GA) Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, he has performed regularly with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the Charleston Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Muszynski has held teaching positions at Georgia State University and Butler University and has conducted masterclasses at Columbus (GA) State University and Indiana University.

In his spare time, Mike is an avid hockey player and coach, routinely taking the ice with his kids at Perry Park in South Indianapolis.