Staff

Alice Sauro is the current Executive Director of the Las Vegas Philharmonic (LVP) following seven years in the same role for the Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera (SP&O). Under her leadership and commitment, the LVP has successfully worked to grow earned and contributed revenues, manage expenses, build a high-functioning staff and foster positive messaging to the community. On July 1^st, the organization announced the appointment of Leonard Slatkin in the role of Artistic Consultant.

Alice is committed to bringing the LVP to a wider audience in the Las Vegas Valley by fostering partnerships with mainstream artists such as acclaimed rapper NAS and bringing more innovative programming to the season performances by performing works from legacy pops artists such as Queen and The Beatles. She is also working on getting the orchestra out more into the community and evolving the Philharmonic’s Youth Concert Series, the annual performances tailored for Clark County School District students.

She recently completed four years of service to the board of the Association of California Symphony Orchestras (ACSO), two years as Board President leading change during the pandemic.

Her career spans 30 years as a violinist and subsequently as a manager with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) prior to relocating to California for her husband’s job transfer. A Juilliard-trained violinist, her career was cut short by injury, which created the opportunity for her to enter arts management, beginning with the position of Musical Director for the Nederlander-operated Fisher Theatre in Detroit. In 2007, Sauro was recruited by the DSO and later appointed Executive Assistant to DSO Music Director, Leonard Slatkin. She was promoted three times in the artistic operations department including Orchestra Manager, a position created for her by Anne Parsons.

Alice and her husband David live in Las Vegas, having moved here in early March 2020. They raised their three children in the Detroit area and now enjoy time with their three granddaughters.

Robert Chambers studied Saxophone and Voice at Valparaiso University where he graduated with a BA in Saxophone Performance and a minor in Business Administration. He has worked with the Southwest Michigan Symphony as the Operations Manager, The Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes as the Manager of Operations and Community Engagement, The Illinois Symphony as the Orchestra Operations and Personnel Manager, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra as the Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager, and the Jacksonville Symphony as the Director of Operations and Orchestra Personnel.

Kimberley is a dedicated arts administrator and accomplished cellist, recently appointed as the Major Gifts Officer for the Las Vegas Philharmonic. Born and raised in California, Kimberley began playing the cello in the Monterey Bay region, where she actively participated in classical music competitions, regional and youth orchestras, as well as private music lessons.

Kimberley has gained valuable experience working with orchestras as a Program Manager Assistant with Youth Music Monterey, and as a substitute music teacher for a K-8 private school in the Monterey Bay area. She has also provided private cello instruction at Long & McQuade Music and has held various positions within nonprofit arts organizations. For the past 12 years, she has performed in classical and pops events throughout the Monterey Bay, San Francisco Bay, Vancouver, BC, and Midwest regions.

Pursuing higher education, Kimberley studied cello performance at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, earning a Bachelor of Music. She then commenced graduate studies in cello performance at the Jacobs School of Music in Bloomington, Indiana, before transitioning to the Master of Arts Administration program. During her graduate studies, Kimberley was an active participant in Jacobs School of Music chamber music courses and achieved success with her quintet, reaching the final round of a national chamber music competition in Atlanta, GA, in March of 2024. In May 2024, she graduated with a Master of Arts Administration degree.

In addition to her role as an arts administrator, Kimberley remains an active musician with a deep passion for nonprofit development and building meaningful relationships. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her beloved Labrador-Spaniel mix, Abba, and exploring the great outdoors.

Kayla-Jo Rosoff has worked at the Las Vegas Philharmonic in the areas of development, marketing, ticketing and patron services since 2013. She graduated from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Critical Studies and a double minor in Popular Musical Studies and Communications in the Entertainment Industry. A resident of Las Vegas since she was three-and-a-half-years-old, she is devoted to being a champion for the arts and ensuring it’s access to Valley residents of all ages. Besides a concert hall her favorite place to be is in a movie theater watching films on the big screen.

Samantha Alterman grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her love of music started in High School at the Las Vegas Academy of Performing Arts where she studied violin and played in the orchestra as well as for their musicals and operas. After graduating from UNLV with a Bachelors in Violin Performance, she relocated to Jerusalem, Israel to teach at the Jerusalem American International School. There, she taught kindergarten through 2nd grade general music while establishing their after school music program. She then moved to Haifa, Israel to continue her studies at the University of Haifa in the Masters Program for Musicology, focusing on popular music analysis. During her studies she started working at the University Music library and doing small scale music preparations for local orchestras. Additionally, Samantha was a violinist of the Arab Jewish Orchestra that focuses on bridging western and middle-eastern music together to celebrate the different cultures.  This is Samantha’s first Orchestra Librarian job. If she’s not in the library or at the music hall, you can find her reading, baking or enjoying some delicious ice cream.