Our Administrative Staff
A leader with a proven track record of excellence as an arts administrator and performing artist, Trevor Thompson is the Interim Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra. With a wide range of experiences across numerous facets of the arts industry, Trevor has a passion for improving the scope and quality of arts organizations. Trevor has held leadership positions as the Senior Coordinator of California Symphony’s Sound Minds El-Sistema music education program, as the Assistant Coordinator of the Illinois String Academy, and as the Orchestra Manager of the University of Illinois Philharmonia Orchestra.
Trevor performs an extensive range of repertoire in concert halls throughout the country, having performed with the Richmond Symphony, Virginia Symphony, Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra, San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, California Symphony, and the Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera. A passionate chamber musician, Trevor has studied at the Montecito International Chamber Music Festival, the Bowdoin International Chamber Music Festival, as a Fellow at the Madeline Island Chamber Music Festival, and has performed alongside artists such as violinist Ariana Kim, Berlin Philharmonic violist Matthew Hunter, and cellist Andrés Díaz.
Trevor received his Bachelors degree from Vanderbilt University, and his Masters degree and Artist Diploma from the University of Illinois. His primary teachers included Stephen Miahky, Stefan Milenkovich, Meg Frievogel, and the Jupiter String Quartet.
Susan Kroeker is the personnel manager and principal flute of the Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra. She has a MMUS degree in Flute Performance from the Hartt School of Music where she studied with John Wion and Samuel Baron, and a BMUS from Wheaton College Conservatory (IL).
She participated in the Sarasota Music Festival, Tanglewood Summer Flute Seminar, and masterclasses with Jean-Pierre Rampal. She currently freelances in Pennsylvania, and performs as second flute with the Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra and piccoloist with the Nittany Valley Symphony. Susan previously performed as principal flutist for the South Dakota Symphony, Dakota Wind Quintet, and the New England Pops.
She has been a flute instructor in State College area for 30 years, and has taught at Penn State University, Augustana College (SD), and Westfield State University (MA).