A Cleveland native, Sarah Welty studied piano performance under Dr. John Venesile and Dr. John Petrone. As a trumpeter, she has worked as a bugler for the VFW and performed with the Parma Orchestra. After teaching beginning pianists for several years, she entered the corporate world, finding professional fulfillment in guiding her teams to deliver simplified, modern, sustainable solutions and services which reduce the cognitive load of the physical and digital tools with which frontline employees are equipped. She is thrilled to bring her musical and business worlds together in her role with CYO. Sarah lives in Cleveland with her two sons and her two tuxedo cats.

Victor is an active member of Opus 216, an eclectic group of musicians who perform a variety of repertoire and genres in the Cleveland area for a multitude of public and private events. He also performs many house concerts and private events with M.U.S.i.C. (Musical Upcoming Stars in the Classics), with whom he also served as a board member.
Victor has recently performed a variety of concerti as a soloist with the Mansfield Symphony, Chagrin Falls studio orchestra, National Repertory Orchestra, Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra. He has also performed in the violin sections of the Phoenix Symphony, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Atlanta Symphony, Erie Philarmonic, and several others. He was the concertmaster (as well as principal second) of the National Repertory Orchestra and of the Cleveland Institute of Music orchestra. Victor has worked with Cleveland based new music ensemble Ars Futura to perform and record music by contemporary composers.
Victor’s ability to create and arrange repertoire of all genres, specifically pop and rock music, has led him to collaborations with members of Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Beach Boys, the Cleveland Cavaliers, as well as Andrea Boccelli, Eric Bergen, Carl Baldassarre, Mark Boals, Connor Bogart O’Brien, Mark O’Connor, and many other local and national acts. He can currently be seen as the lead violinist in the Baldassarre Orchestra, a group mostly featuring progressive rock. Victor is equally comfortable playing rock and jazz on electric violin as classical music on a traditional instrument.

Hunter Wirt is a percussionist and educator based in Cleveland, OH. He earned his Master of Music degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he studied with Marc Damoulakis and Paul Yancich, and currently continues there as the Robinson Orchestral Fellow. He received his Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance from George Mason University, studying with John Kilkenny, Jon Bisesi, John Spirtas, and Jon Rance.
A versatile performer of orchestral, chamber, and contemporary works, Hunter holds positions as a percussionist with both the Canton Symphony Orchestra and the Ashland Symphony Orchestra. He has also performed as a substitute percussionist with The Cleveland Orchestra, West Virginia Symphony, Erie Philharmonic, and has appeared as guest principal timpanist with the Lima Symphony, Mansfield Symphony, and Ohio Valley Symphony. A recent career highlight includes being named a finalist for “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band. An advocate for new music, he has collaborated with composers such as Joan Tower, Nico Muhly, Avner Dorman, and Margret Brouwer.
As an educator, Hunter emphasizes the connection between musical and personal growth. He teaches at the Cleveland Institute of Music Preparatory Academy, the Contemporary Youth Orchestra, and Bay Village Middle School, mentoring students through private lessons, masterclasses, and ensemble rehearsals. Before moving to Cleveland, he served as a percussion instructor and front ensemble technician for several Fairfax County high schools.
Outside of music, Hunter enjoys hiking, fishing, crabbing, and sharing good meals with friends.