Kalanit-Liat Chalstrom is pursuing her Ph.D. in Musicology at the University of Arizona. Her primary area of research is Jewish music in the 20th century, focusing on the careers of Leonard Bernstein, Gustav Mahler, and Aaron Copland. Her research on Gustav Mahler explores Mahler’s connection to his Jewish identity. In her Master’s thesis, Kalanit-Liat explored […]
Harpist Kathryn Harms is recognized for her vibrant artistry and versatility as an orchestral performer and chamber musician, as well as for her profound impact as a pedagogue andcommunity leader. Harms performed as principal harpist with the Central City Opera for their 2024 season. Previously the acting principal harpist with the New Mexico Philharmonic, she […]
Jer Umholtz is currently a Temporary Assistant Professor of Trombone at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), a position he has held since 2022. He completed doctoral and master’s level studies in trombone at University of North Texas (UNT) and Ohio University, respectively. He has performed with the Colorado Mahlerfest Orchestra since 2022, and is currently […]
Bassoonist Sarah Fish is principal bassoon of Boulder Symphony and an active orchestral and chamber musician. She has soloed with the Central Ohio Symphony Orchestra, where the Delaware Gazette described her performance as having “…a sweet tone and astounding technical facility…” Sarah has performed with Crested Butte Summer Classics Series, Cheyenne Symphony, Ft. Collins Symphony, […]
Jack Barry is a versatile solo, chamber, and orchestral percussionist in the New England area. As a timpanist and percussionist, he has performed with the Billings Symphony, Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra, Concord Orchestra, Brookline Symphony Orchestra, and the Ohio Valley Symphony Orchestra. He also held timpani and percussion positions at the National Music Festival, Marrowstone […]
Dr. Karl Knapp is a dynamic cellist, university professor, and dedicated Suzuki educator, recognized for his artistry as both a performer and teacher. His playing has been featured on the Navona Records label with Transparent Boundaries, a collaboration with his wife, soprano Jamie-Rose Guarrine. Committed to expanding the repertoire for soprano and cello, they are […]
Deborah Pritchard is an award-winning British composer whose music has been performed worldwide by ensembles including the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, London Symphony Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Philharmonia, BBC Singers, Gesualdo Six, the Choir of New College Oxford and soloists including Natalie Clein OBE, Nicola Benedetti CBE and Tina Thing Helseth. She has been commercially […]
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 heard such expressive playing and virtuosic command since Gary Karr. His tone is gorgeous, his intonation rock-solid, and his phrasing expressive and flexible.” Soundboard magazine […]
Jesse Jones is a composer and multi-instrumentalist who moonlights as a luthier. His music lurks on the lines between folk, bluegrass, roots music, the classical tradition, and the European avant-guard. Described as “striking,…elegant and poised,” in the New York Times, “engaging,…eerie, and well-written” in the Los Angeles Times, “fascinating,” and possessed of “the melodic earthiness […]
THE JONES/BUTTERFIELD DUO is comprised of world-renowned bassist Craig Butterfield and award-winning composer/instrumentalist Jesse Jones, both music professors at the University of South Carolina and the Oberlin Conservatory respectively. Their music is informed by a collective study of roots, jazz, rock, and classical practices, as well as various world music traditions. Their compositions and instrumental […]
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. An award-winning journalist who has reported for alternative weeklies across the Southwest, Dave researches surveillance technology as director of investigations at the Electronic Frontier Foundation and […]
Leah Claiborne, D.M.A. promotes diversity in the arts by championing piano music by Black composers in her performances, research, and teaching. Dr. Claiborne was recently named the inaugural winner of the Stecher and Horowitz Power of Innovation Award through Music Teacher National Association for her artistic excellence, pedagogical leadership, nurturing spirit, and community service. This […]
Soprano Alice Del Simone, a San Francisco Bay Area native, received her B.A. in Vocal Performance and B.S. in Plant Science from the University of California-Davis, and her M.M. in Voice Pedagogy and Performance at the University of Colorado – Boulder where she is currently pursuing her D.M.A, studying with Andrew Garland and Jennifer Bird-Arvidsson. […]
Dutch / American Baritone Ryan Hugh Ross holds degrees from Southwest Minnesota State University, the Cole Conservatory of Music at California State University-Long Beach, and Wales International Academy of Voice where he studied with world renowned tenor Dennis O’Neill CBE. He also has studied with acclaimed English baritone John Rawnsley. In December 2023, Ryan received […]
Hannah Benson is a classically trained mezzo-soprano from Grand Island, Nebraska. She received her BM in Voice Performance from Wheaton College and her MM in Voice Performance from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. She is currently working towards her Artist Diploma in Opera and Solo Voice under the private instruction of Abigail […]