Elijah Schuh recently finished a Master of Music at the University of Wisconsin - Madison studying orchestral conducting with Dr. Oriol Sans. Previously he served as a Conducting Fellow with the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Music Director for the Hub City Symphony, Staff Conductor at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point at Marshfield, and as Interim Conductor for the Philharmonia with the Central Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra Program. At UW, he served as a conductor for the All-University String Orchestras, Medical Sciences Orchestra, assisted with the University Opera, University of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, UW Concert Choir, UW Chorale, and served as a Teaching Assistant in the Choral and Orchestral Areas.

Active in opera and musical theatre, Elijah has conducted and music directed productions for several companies including American Gothic Performing Arts Festival, Middleton Players Theatre Company, Second Act Theatre Company, the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Opera Program as well as serving as an Assistant Conductor for the University of Wisconsin - Madison Opera Program. As a Tenor, Elijah has performed various roles including Rinnucio in Gianni Schicchi, Martin in The Tender Land, Normanno in Lucia di Lammermoor, among others, with various companies throughout the Midwest and Italy. He is also active as an Oratorio Soloist recently performing the tenor solos for Handel’s Messiah, Respighi’s Lauda per la Nativiatà del Signore, Mozart’s Missa brevis in G and Missa brevis in B flat. 

An experienced educator and passionate advocate for music education, Elijah was an elementary orchestra teacher in the Stevens Point Area Public School District in Stevens Point, WI. Additionally, he pursued graduate studies in music education at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point where his research and thesis focused on accessibility barriers to students joining elementary orchestra programs within public school systems across the United States. Starting Fall 2025, he will begin pursuing his Doctorate of Musical Arts degree in Orchestral Conducting at the University of Michigan studying with Professor Kenneth Kiesler.

Evan Hagen is a doctoral student at the University of Michigan under the mentorship of Professor Kenneth Kiesler. During his master’s studies, he assisted Kiesler during the University Symphony Orchestra’s 2025 South Africa tour, which concluded with a concert in Carnegie Hall. Evan also conducted the Campus Philharmonia Chamber Strings and assisted the Campus Orchestras and Michigan Youth Symphony Orchestra from 2024 to 2026. Passionate about new music, he has led premieres of works by Mary Denny, Daniel Kim, and Hansol Choi.

From 2021 to 2024, Evan worked with the Alaska Youth Orchestras as Assistant Conductor of the Anchorage Youth Symphony and Conductor of the then-newly established Symphony School Ensembles. During this time, he also began guest conducting the Anchorage Bowl Chamber Orchestra. 

As a horn player, he played Assistant Principal Horn with the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra and performed regularly with the Anchorage Opera and the Anchorage Concert Chorus orchestras. He also sang as a bass with the Alaska Chamber Singers under the direction of his father, David Hagen.

Born in Anchorage, Alaska, Evan learned piano and horn, receiving his music education in the Anchorage School District. He played horn in the Anchorage Youth Symphony and Alaska All-State Ensembles, and his early conducting experiences were with the Anchorage Mandolin Orchestra and South Anchorage High School Symphonic Band. 

Evan holds a Master of Music degree in Orchestral Conducting from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Music degree in Horn Performance from Central Washington University. His mentors include Kenneth Kiesler, Jayce Ogren, Dr. Bruce Wood, Lewis Norfleet, Dr. Nikolas Caoile, and Dr. Jeffrey Snedeker.