Leah Froyd, Cofounder, Violin & Viola (she/her)

Our Team

Host Committee

Davidson Bidwell-Waite & Edwin Waite, Clocktower Salon

Gail Baugh & Jim Warshell, Fisk House

George Horsfall, Blue Painted Lady

Simon Wistow & Stephanie Vacher, Broderick Victorian

Udi & Guy Ledergor, St. Francis Salon

Bing Liem, Lumina Salon

Linda Chrisman, Faithful Fools

Dan Robinson & Courtney Chenette, Shanon-Kavanaugh House

Insight Chamber Players' unique concerts are made possible by our administrative team and roster of local Musicians.

Administration & Board

Leah Froyd, Cofounder & President

José Vargas, Board Officer. Resident Composer 22-25'

Advisory Committee

Felicia Su, Miro

Albert Yeh, ZenDesk

David Conte, Composer and Chair of Composition at San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Cooper Grosscup, First Principles Music School. Resident Composer 22-25'

Jolie Wu, Marketing Strategy and Branding

Board Emeritus

Ericsson Hatfield, Cofounder

Instrumentalists

Composers & Speakers

Jose Vargas (he/him)

Jose Daniel Vargas holds a Bachelors in Composition from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (24'). Growing up in Tucson, Arizona. Jose had an eclectic musical upbringing. He performed everything from Beethoven to James Brown in his high school jazz band and a youth orchestra. While attending the conservatory Jose has had his work performed by the Tucson Symphony Orchestra and the Cape Cod Pops Orchestra, as well as by local performance groups like the San
Francisco Choral Artists, the International Orange Chorale, and the American Bach Soloists. Today Jose teaches private music lessons, works on commissions and passion projects, and loves to attend/perform in live musical events.

Cooper Grosscup (he/him)

Born in ’94 and hailing from Chico California, Cooper Grosscup composes music for his friends and colleagues in the Bay Area and beyond. He studies at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music under David Conte, where he has focused on composing modern works in a classical style. He is also a sought after piano teacher privately and at the Hamlin School as well as an app developer for the music pedagogy app, MusicianShip. As one of Insight’s resident composers, he strives to write music that opens people’s hearts and minds. As a dedicated educator he aims to connect audiences with their curiosity and bring them closer to the music.