Emily Garrison
We are delighted to introduce the newest musicians in our Philharmonic Family!
Principal Second Violinist Emily Garrison is a multi-faceted freelance performer based in the Lower
Hudson Valley/New York City area. She has performed in such renowned venues as Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and the Kennedy Center. Emily regularly performs with orchestras all over the Tri-State area, including the Albany Symphony, Hudson Valley Symphony, and NEPA Philharmonic, where she sits Assistant Principal Second Violin. She performed on the GRAMMY Award-winning recording of Christopher Theofanidis’ Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra with the Albany Symphony, and in the premiere of Wayne Shorter’s jazz opera Iphigenia. In addition to her orchestral career, Emily has had the honor of participating in chamber music projects throughout the northeast, including the NEPA Philharmonic’s chamber series, where she has performed challenging works such as Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time. She is an active member of the NYC-based Lotus Chamber Music Collective, a string quartet featuring female/female-identifying composers, as well as POC and LGBTQ+ artists and community members, at the forefront of their programming. At home, Emily enjoys exploring unconventional instrumentation with her husband, jazz saxophonist/composer Matt Garrison. Together they formed Scroll & Reed in 2019, a duo which features unique arrangements of jazz standards and pop tunes, as well as original compositions.
Debrah Devine
Assistant Principal Second Violinist Debrah Devine is a sought-after musician in Upstate New York. She is Principal Second Violin of the Catskill Symphony Orchestra, Principal Second Violin of the Fenimore Chamber Orchestra, Assistant Concertmaster of the Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes, and a member of the Erehwon Ensemble. During July Debrah serves as Principal Second Violin at the MostArts Festival. She works in collaboration with several chamber music groups in Central New York and in the Southern Tier. She is a founding member of the Castalia String Quartet based in Oneonta, New York.
Salome Lomidze
Violinist Salome Lomidze is currently pursuing her master’s degree in violin performance at
Binghamton University in the studio of Professor Noemi Miloradovic. She graduated with honors
from The Mannes School of Music of The New School in New York City. She maintains an active career as a soloist, chamber, and orchestra musician, and has performed at Lincoln Center, the Anderson Center, the Baryshnikov Arts Center, and the DiMenna Center for Classical Music.
Tyler Ogilvie
Hornist Tyler Ogilvie is an active freelance musician and soloist based in Central New York, performing regularly with the Syracuse Orchestra, Catskill Symphony, and Cayuga Chamber Orchestra. As an educator, Ogilvie has held positions at Susquehanna University and Dickinson College, and currently teaches horn at Colgate University.
A warm welcome to all!