Board of Directors
Meet the people behind the scenes! Lehigh Valley Chamber Orchestra is unique in that our musicians help run the inner workings of the ensemble. Our Board also collaborates for personnel management, box office management, general operations, library duties, concert and event planning, and production.
Music Directors
Nikhil Bartolomeo, Music Director

Nikhil Bartolomeo is a conductor, clarinetist, and woodwind doubler based in NYC. Engaging his diverse areas of interest, Nikhil enjoys exploring the intersection between jazz, classical music, and new music. Nikhil currently holds the position of second clarinet with the Schenectady-Saratoga Symphony Orchestra, and regularly performs with Albany Symphony, the American Modern Ensemble, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Hudson Festival Orchestra, Long Island Concert Orchestra, and the Little Opera Theatre of NY. He can be heard on Bradley Ellingboe’s StarSong playing clarinet, on Eric Schorr’s New York Pretending to Be Paris playing multiple clarinets and saxophones, and has recorded on numerous forthcoming releases by Albany Symphony. A founding member and Co-Director of Voyager Reed Quintet, Nikhil has functioned as the in-house arranger for the ensemble, bringing several new works to the reed quintet medium. Nikhil is currently a Doctoral candidate in clarinet performance at Stony Brook University.
Board Members
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Nikhil Bartolomeo
Carolyn Gaul
Jennifer Marriaga
Ryan Pereira
Brennan Pursell