Category Archives: MF38 Artists

Deborah Pritchard – Composer

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 […]

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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 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 […]

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Leah Claiborne – Piano

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 […]

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Ryan Hugh Ross – Baritone

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 […]

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Hannah Benson – Mezzo Soprano

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 […]

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Andrew Konopak – Baritone

Andrew Konopak is working toward his M.M. in vocal performance and pedagogy at the University of Colorado-Boulder, studying with Professor Andrew Garland. Before starting at CU-Boulder, Konopak graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree from Colorado State University-Long Beach, and then worked professionally around Southern California for seven years where he became known for his […]

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Jennifer Hayghe – piano

Pianist and Festival Artist Jennifer Hayghe is an Associate Professor of Piano in the Roser Piano and Keyboard Area at the University of Colorado Boulder.  She has performed in solo recitals and made orchestral appearances throughout the world, including the United States, Europe and Asia. Hayghe received her bachelors, masters degrees and doctorate degree in […]

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Brennen Guillory – tenor

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 a number of operatic leads, but it is in the concert hall that he has focused his efforts since he became a […]

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