Artists Blog

Daniel Kelly - trumpet
Festival Artist Daniel Kelly, a native of Charleston, SC, is associate professor of trumpet at Texas A&M University-Commerce. He joined the...
Daniel Kelly - trumpet
Festival Artist Daniel Kelly, a native of Charleston, SC, is associate professor of trumpet at Texas A&M University-Commerce. He joined the A&M-Commerce faculty in the fall of 2010 after serving on...

Dave Maass – Author/Journalist
Dave Maass is the writer of “Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis” (Berger Books, 2024), the graphic novel adaptation of...
Dave Maass – Author/Journalist
Dave Maass is the writer of “Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis” (Berger Books, 2024), the graphic novel adaptation of Viktor Ullmann and Peter Kien’s opera Der Kaiser von Atlantis....

Daniel Silver – clarinet
Festival Artist Daniel Silver, professor of clarinet at CU, is a versatile performer and teacher whose career encompasses a full...
Daniel Silver – clarinet
Festival Artist Daniel Silver, professor of clarinet at CU, is a versatile performer and teacher whose career encompasses a full range of musical activities from recitals and solo appearances, to...

Craig Butterfield
Craig Butterfield is Professor of Double Bass and Jazz Studies at the University of South Carolina. American Record Guide has...
Craig Butterfield
Craig Butterfield is Professor of Double Bass and Jazz Studies at the University of South Carolina. American Record Guide has said “Craig Butterfield is nothing short of magnificent. I haven’t...

Brennen Guillory – Tenor
Tenor Brennen Guillory has become known for his powerful, dramatic voice and thoughtful interpretations of both operatic and concert music....
Brennen Guillory – Tenor
Tenor Brennen Guillory has become known for his powerful, dramatic voice and thoughtful interpretations of both operatic and concert music. Radiating both “immense power and tender intimacy” he has performed...

Aria Cheregosha – Viola
Classical violist and North Carolina native, Aria Cheregosha made her debut in Carnegie Hall at the age of 13 and...
Aria Cheregosha – Viola
Classical violist and North Carolina native, Aria Cheregosha made her debut in Carnegie Hall at the age of 13 and was the semi-finalist in the 2012 Viola Congress Competition. Aria...