Trekorda Musicians

Trekorda has numerous musicians on standby ready to assist you at your event. Click on the thumbnails above or use the arrows to view the bios of a few of our top performers.

Venus Wood

Prosper, TX
Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Musical Theatre)

Prior to relocating to DFW, Venus Wood has 30+ years of experience in accompanying various church choirs, school choirs, and solo instrumentalists in Southern California. Venus holds a bachelor's degree in piano performance from UCLA and studied piano with Earle Voorhies and Aube Tzerko. On the weekends, Venus enjoys coaching pianists and vocalists, and directing the choir at her church.

John Powelson

Little Elm, TX
Adjudicator, Viola, Violin

Mr. Powelson is a 20+ year veteran of orchestra classrooms in Texas, North Carolina, Arizona, and Washington state. A graduate of the University of Washington school of music in Seattle, he has not only taught orchestra but also has performed regularly in various orchestras and ensembles. Most recently, Mr. Powelson teaches at Cockrill Middle School in McKinney, where his orchestras regularly receive top ratings at UIL and other local competitions. As a performer, he has played in over 100 weddings throughout the DFW area and has extensive experience performing in traditional and contemporary church services as a violinist and violist.

Samuel Walker

Dallas, TX
Banjo, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Classical), Guitar (Electric), Mandolin, Ukulele

Sam Walker formerly taught jazz guitar at the University of Texas at Arlington, Tarrant County College South Campus and Eastifield College. He earned a Master’s in Jazz Studies from the University of North Texas. Sam performs regularly in the pit orchestra for various musical theater productions in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. He has also performed/recorded with the Dallas Jazz Orchestra, the East Texas Symphony, the Phares Chorder Orchestra, Greg Wait’s Jazz Refugees, pianist/vocalist Melani Skybell, and the American Jazz Composer’s Orchestra, just to name a few.

Kelley Rodriguez

Frisco, TX
Adjudicator, Clinician (Choir), Composing/Arranging, Harpsichord, Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Jazz/Pop), Piano (Musical Theatre), Programming, Synthesizer, Transcribing, Virtual Choir Producer

Kelley Poché Rodriguez is a collaborative pianist, music director, adjudicator, clinician, researcher, and educator. She first began working with Trekorda in 2014 (back when it was called Collaborative Pianists of DFW) as a pianist, and served as Communications Director from 2018-2022. Kelley holds a PhD in Fine Arts / Music Education from Texas Tech University (where the focus of her dissertation research was on the training of music adjudicators); a MA in music education from Texas Woman’s University (where the focus of her thesis research was on middle school UIL tenor bass sight-reading repertoire); and a BM in music education with a certificate in piano performance from The University of Texas at Austin. Other research interests include music theory pedagogy, music of the Holocaust, and choral sight-reading. She has presented her research at conferences for Texas Music Educators Association, American Choral Directors Association, Society for Music Teacher Education, National Association for Music Education, and American Musicological Society. She taught high school and middle school choir for 12 years in Plano and Frisco ISDs, and is a frequent UIL adjudicator. She completed her Kodály levels at SMU, and is looking forward to teaching in Fort Bend ISD's upcoming Kodály summer workshop. Kelley recently served as an artist in residence for The University of Texas at Arlington in the musical theatre department. Prior to that, she was on the faculty of Texas Woman’s University, where she taught courses in music theory, aural skills, music history and appreciation, music education, and musical theatre. She also directed the TWU University Chorus and music directed several of their musical theatre productions. Students in her graduate music history seminar on the music of the Theresienstadt (Terezín) Concentration Camp collaborated with the TWU Opera Department on a production of Brundibar, Hans Krasa’s children’s opera that was performed many times by child prisoners of the camp. Before joining the faculty of TWU, Kelley taught as a graduate instructor at Texas Tech, TWU, and UNT. She is a sought after clinician for both students and educators in the fields of choral pedagogy, music adjudication, music theory pedagogy, and musical theatre / audition prep. Kelley can frequently be seen performing and music directing for theaters across the DFW metroplex. She has played and music directed over 80 shows and previously served on the Board at OhLook Performing Arts. She has also worked with Casa Mañana, Uptown Players, Mainstage Irving-Las Colinas, Firehouse Theatre, Theatre Coppell, Lyric Stage, Repertory Company Theatre, Lakeside Community Theatre, Dallas Jewish Community Center, and several university and high school theaters. She has played masterclasses for many Broadway artists, including David Gaschen (Phantom), Lindsay Mendez (In the Heights, Dogfight, Carousel), Corey Cott (American Bandstand, Newsies), Sam Carner & Derek Gregor (Unlock’d, Island Song), Jay Armstrong Johnson (Newsies, Catch Me if You Can, Phantom), Susan Blackwell ([title of show]), Amanda Flynn (Be More Chill), and Rob Rokicki (The Lightning Thief).

Rashaad Calaham

Coppell, TX
Clarinet, Flute, Oboe, Piccolo, Reeds (Multiple WW), Saxophone (Alto)

Rashaad Calaham is frequently asked to perform in various capacities in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex: he is a woodwind doubler, with proficiencies on flute, oboe, clarinet, and saxophone; he is an oboist and singer at the Cathedral of Hope; an Artistic Associate for the Turtle Creek Chorale of Dallas, TX; oboist in the Dallas Chamber Wind Ensemble, and a singer in the Voices of Fort Worth. He received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Arkansas at Monticello, majoring in both Instrumental and Vocal Music Performance. Mr. Calaham also obtained his Master’s degree from the University of Texas at Arlington, where he studied Conducting.

Aaron Sutton

Dallas, TX
Audio Technician, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Classical), Guitar (Electric)

My name is Aaron Sutton and I am a professional guitarist, and Dallas area native. I graduated cum laude from Berklee College of Music in Boston with my bachelors of music degree as a performance major and guitar principal. I additionally received my masters degree in contemporary music performance with a concentration in music production at Berklee Valencia's graduate program in Spain. I regularly work as a pit guitarist for musical theatre productions across DFW and I also freelance as a professional studio musician and content producer in my home recording studio. I am a fully licensed, TEA certified teacher K-12 and have experience as both a full time music educator and a private lesson instructor. I can read standard notation, chord symbols, nashville numbers, tablature and have a high level understanding of music theory and tonal harmony.

Tara Sikon

Lewisville, TX
Clinician (Choir), Vocalist (Classical)

Terry Metzger

Murphy, TX
Organ, Piano, Piano (Classical), Vocalist (Classical), Vocalist (Pop/Rock)

Kate Kang

Frisco, TX
Piano, Piano (Classical)

Kate got her Bachelor and Master degree of piano performance from New England Conservatory. After graduating, she has been doing collaborative piano for saxophone and mostly woodwinds. Kate played for students from several studios at UNT and also UT Arlington. Also played a few middle and high schools for Frisco ISD. Currently teaching in her own piano studio in Frisco.

Melissa Korzekwa

Fort Worth, TX
Piano

Melissa Korzekwa has an active private piano studio in Fort Worth, Texas. She graduated from the University of North Texas with a Bachelor of Music degree in music education and is certified to teach all levels of music K-12 in the state of Texas. She has taught private piano lessons and public/private school music for more than thirty years. In addition to maintaining a private lesson studio, Melissa performs frequently as a freelance accompanist. She has extensive accompanying experience, having accompanied church worship services, school performing choirs, vocal and instrumental soloists for competition, and occasions such as weddings and funerals.

Elizabeth Aviles

Grand Prairie, TX
Piano

Linda Ice

FORT WORTH, TX
Adjudicator, Clinician (Choir)

Micah Tompkins

Saginaw, TX
Horn

Micah Tompkins is a Florida born musician and teacher in the DFW metroplex and has been for nearly 8 years. After finishing a Master’s and Performer’s Certificate at The Pennsylvania State University, he briefly relocated to Michigan before moving to Texas. During his time here, he has performed with many diverse ensembles including, the Sherman Symphony, the Metropolitan Winds, DFW Brass and the Allen Philharmonic. As a teacher in many ISD’s and formerly at Brookhaven College, his students regularly rank highly in the All-Region process and his greatest hope for his students is that they learn to love and appreciate all aspects of music, from theory to form and beyond, rather than simply learning an instrument. Outside of music, Micah is an avid cook, sourdough baker and hopeful gardener alongside his wife.

Christine Bouton

flower mound, TX
Organ, Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Jazz/Pop), Piano (Musical Theatre)

Sarah Rogerson

Dallas, TX
Cello

Sarah Rogerson is a passionate teacher and cellist based in Dallas. A graduate of Texas Christian University, Sarah earned a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and a minor in Music. While attending TCU, she was a member of the TCU Symphony Orchestra and the TCU Cello Ensemble. She studied cello with Dr. Jesús Castro-Balbi and Laura Ospina. Sarah has been teaching cello both privately and collaboratively with music programs and schools in the DFW metroplex for the past 9 years. In 2013 and 2014, she was a clinician for the El Sistema-based summer music camp hosted by the Performing Arts Fort Worth, Inc., where she prepared her students to perform with a full orchestra on stage at Bass Hall. She also taught for several years with Rojas School of Music, the B Sharp Youth Music Program, The Conservatory at Fort Worth Country Day, and Founders Classical Academy. Throughout her years of teaching, many of Sarah’s students have earned high placements in events such as All-Region, Solo and Ensemble, All-State, and FWMTA’s solo competition. As a performer, Sarah has played with various symphonies, including the New Philharmonic Orchestra of Irving and the Flower Mound Symphony Orchestra. She enjoys performing chamber music and for musicals, collaborating with experimental theater groups, and recording for various artists. In 2019, Sarah performed onstage with Michael Bublé at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX.

Emily Guerrero

Arlington, TX
Viola, Violin

Ms. Emily has been playing violin/viola for 16 years and teaching for about 10 years. She began playing the viola at twelve years old when she joined the orchestra program at her middle school. She immediately grew a passion for music and knew she wanted to be a musician for the rest of her life. Ms. Emily then decided to pursue a career in music. She studied Viola Performance at The University of Texas at Arlington, and has also attended competitive music festivals in Canada, New York, and Oregon where she studied with various world-renowned instructors from prestigious schools like Juilliard, the New England Boston Conservatory and Eastman School of Music. Fortunately for Ms. Emily, she shares her passion for music every week through her professional career as a performer and a teacher.

Brian Walker

Grand Prairie, TX
Trumpet

Brian Walker is Associate Professor of Trumpet at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. Dr. Walker has taught previously at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, the University of North Texas and The Florida State University as well as privately in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex. His students have been accepted into many undergraduate and graduate music programs throughout the United States and currently perform in orchestras and premier military groups respectively. He is co-founder of the Dallas Trumpet Workshop held annually every summer and serves on the faculty for the University of Kentucky Summer Trumpet Institute. Dr. Walker was recently awarded Tarleton’s College of Liberal and Fine Arts Excellence in Student Success award for 2017. As a performer he has appeared with many groups in the DFW region including (but not limited to) the Dallas Wind Symphony, the Dallas Opera, Plano, Allen, Arlington, Las Colinas, Irving, Garland, and Dallas Chamber Orchestras. He has also had the opportunity to perform with the North Texas Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, and the Grammy Nominated UNT One O'Clock Lab Band. While at Florida State, Dr. Walker performed with the Tallahassee Symphony, Pensacola Symphony, and New World Symphony to name a few. As a soloist, Dr. Walker has given recitals throughout the United States as well as abroad in Greece, France, China and Brazil. In addition, he was featured as a soloist on the Tarleton State Wind Ensemble’s performance at Carnegie Hall. Brian Walker is active in the International Trumpet Guild where he was recently elected to the Board of Directors and serves on the Recording Projects Committee. Dr. Walker also serves as an adjudicator for the National Trumpet Competition and ITG Competitions and is an artist and clinician for the Bach division of the Conn-Selmer Corporation. Dr. Walker holds degrees from the University of North Texas (DMA), The Florida State University (MM) and Southeastern Oklahoma State (BM). His primary teachers include Michael Miles, Christopher Moore, John Holt and Adam Gordon.

Will Chandler

Fort Worth, TX
Adjudicator, Clinician (Choir), Composing/Arranging, Programming, Vocalist (Classical)

Will Chandler is Director of Choral Activities at Texas Wesleyan University. Prior to his current appointment, Will completed is course work for a DMA in Choral Conducting at the University of Kentucky, where he was an interim choir director, assistant director, and music theory teacher. He also spent seven years teaching middle and high school choir in the Dallas-Fort Worth area as both a public school teacher and a church youth choir director. On top of his work as a teacher, Will is also a contemporary a cappella enthusiast. He serves as Vice President of SING! Texas, an organization devoted to a cappella singing in all forms. He coached and arranged for The University of Kentucky AcoUstiKats. Will holds degrees from Millsaps College, The University of Southern Mississippi, and is in the process of completing his DMA at The University of Kentucky.

Jennifer Masters

Mesquite, TX
Piano, Piano (Classical)

Holding a bachelor's degree in Church Music with a piano emphasis, Jennifer has 29 years of experience as a piano instructor and collaborative artist. She has lived in the Dallas area for 20 years and teaches in her private piano studio. She is also an active collaborator, with experience working with vocalists, instrumentalists and large ensembles.

Hollie Dzierzanowski

Denton, TX
Viola

Chris Clark

Garland, TX
Trumpet

Jacquelyn Johnson

Garland, TX
Cello

Jacquelyn Johnson owns 3 businesses: she is currently a freelance artist around the DFW area, she performs with the group Serenata Strings, she teaches private strings students on the violin, viola, cello and bass in Lovejoy ISD and conducts cello sectionals at McKinney ISD. She also has her own concierge floral business, J’s Bouquets. She began her musical studies on cello at the age of 7 and began performing professionally at the age of 12, after she began attending the nationally ranked Alabama School of Fine Arts. She has studied with Craig Hultgren, Denis Parker, Pamela Devenport, and Martha Gerschefski. She has received a Bachelor of Music, from Louisiana State University, and a Master of Music, from Georgia State University, both in the area of cello performance. She is currently ABD in the Doctoral Program at Louisiana State University, in cello performance with a minor in music education, with a concentration in Ethnomusicology. To date, Ms. Johnson has performed with several symphonies, ensembles, churches and organizations, ranging from Tyler Perry Studios and the Atlanta Falcons to the Lake Charles Symphony Orchestra, Rapides Symphony Orchestra, Alexandria Symphony, Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra, Albany Symphony, and the Augusta Symphony Orchestra. She has taught in several different states and districts and held several private studios, including presently. She has worked with organizations such as, but not limited to, the music non-profit Kid’s Orchestra in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; non-profit organization Scrollworks in Birmingham, Alabama; Morehouse College, Atlanta Music Academy as Adjunct Cello Professor, Success Academy Bronx 4 in Bronx, NY, Former Orchestral Director for Walnut Glen Academy (Garland ISD) Former Assistant director for North Garland High School and Webb Middle School (Garland ISD), Spence Middle School and North Dallas High School.

Monya Logan

Dallas, TX
Organ, Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Jazz/Pop), Piano (Musical Theatre)

Ian Gill

Richardson, TX
Bass (Electric), Clinician (Choir), Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Ukulele, Vocalist (Jazz), Vocalist (Pop/Rock)

Ian Gill is a conductor, singer, guitarist and bassist living in Richardson, TX. Ian has a degree in Guitar and Music Education from the University of South Florida as well as a Master’s Degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Oklahoma. As a guitarist, and bassist, Ian has played in pit orchestras and combos for productions of many of the most popular musicals of all time. He has conducted and performed in 31 states as well as throughout England, Germany, Hungary, Austria, Poland and Australia and has worked with some of the most well respected conductors and musicians of the modern era. He has conducted children's choirs, youth choirs, adult choirs, community choirs and church choirs along with high school and community theater musical productions throughout Florida, Oklahoma and Texas. Mr. Gill was also the clinician for the Southwest Oklahoma Circle the State with Song festival honor choir in 2016. Ian is a member of the Eclectic Celtic Band 5 Second Rule and enjoys playing guitar, mandolin and singing with those incredible musicians. He currently serves as the Associate Director of Music at First United Methodist Church of Richardson and is also the founding Music and Artistic Director of the Richardson Community Chorale.

Bradley Hetherington

Frisco, TX
Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Musical Theatre)

Bradley Hetherington, M.M., NCTM is from Davis, Oklahoma, where he began studying piano at the age of eight. In 2019 he graduated Cum Laude from Oklahoma Baptist University with a bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance with an Emphasis in Pedagogy followed by a Master of Music in Piano Pedagogy from Texas Christian University in 2021. While he was at TCU, he was inducted into the prestigious music society, Pi Kappa Lambda. During his educational career he has been under the tutelage of Dr. Michael Dean, Dr. Ann Gipson, and Mr. Harold Martina. Bradley has performed in several solo piano recitals and one lecture recital which highlighted his graduate research in teaching piano to the special needs student. In October of 2022 he completed a certificate in Special Needs and Inclusive Education. Hetherington is a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music (NCTM). Bradley currently teaches piano and music theory at The Coppell Conservatory while also holding a position as the collaborative pianist at Collin College, Plano campus. He serves as the vice-president of Carrollton Music Teachers Association. In 2021 he founded The Center for Special Needs and Piano Pedagogy, a website dedicated to gathering known resources for teaching piano to the special needs student. Prior to his current positions, he has held teaching positions as a Graduate Assistant at Texas Christian University, The TCU Preparatory Department, Parker Piano Studios, and the Oklahoma Baptist University Preparatory Department as well as maintaining a private studio since 2013. Bradley has taught private and group piano, music theory, and aural skills to pre-college, college, and adult students. His students are active in recitals, festivals, and competitions.

Kateri Lavacek

Denton, TX
Piano, Vocalist (Classical)

Kateri has been an active musician and teacher for the last 16 years. She currently teaches choir in Lewisville ISD and loves collaborating with area schools!

Mary Jane Phillips

Benbrook, TX
Clinician (Choir), Vocalist (Classical)

Mary Jane Phillips taught middle school choral music in Texas for 29 years before retiring from the classroom in 2018. She taught in Katy, Garland, Arlington, Birdville and Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISDs. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the North Texas Children’s Chorale, and is also a choral consultant, clinician, adjudicator, private voice teacher and author. Ms. Phillips graduated cum laude from Texas Christian University with a Bachelors’ Degree in Music Education. She has served as a UIL Contest Chair and a TMEA JH/MS Region Secretary and Region Chair. She has served TCDA as the chairperson of the Scholarship, Hospitality, Ballot and Ways and Means committees and is also a past Secretary/Treasurer of TCDA. She has presented workshops on the male and female adolescent changing voice, recruiting, literature selection, beginning the school year and sight reading pedagogy for school districts, colleges and professional organizations across the United States. She has authored three books – “SOS – Simplifying Our Sightreading” (co-authored with Laura Farnell), “Sightreading 101” and “Making Sightreading Fun!”. She lives in Fort Worth, Texas with her incredibly patient educator husband, Troy and precious 18-year-old daughter, Zoe, who is an amazing musical theater singer, dancer and actress.

Gay Worley

Frisco, TX
Piano

Gay Worley has Bachelor of Music Education Degree from Baylor University and has many years of experience as a music teacher, choral director and accompanist. She also has experience as a music director and pianist for community theater and as a church pianist.

Matthew Broome

Flower Mound, TX
Bass (Electric), Clinician (Band), Guitar (Acoustic), Percussion (Drumset), Trombone (Bass), Trombone (Tenor), Tuba, Vocalist (Pop/Rock), Vocalist (Praise/Worship)

Matthew Broome was born in Sumter, South Carolina, and, being the son of Salvation Army Pastors, moved around in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida. Matt graduated from the University of Georgia in 2006 with a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education, and began working with The Salvation Army as an Assistant Divisional Music Director for the Georgia Division. In 2008, Matt relocated to Dallas with a promotion to Deputy Divisional Music Director for the Texas Division. He took leadership of the department in July of 2015. In 2016, Matt completed his Mater of Music Education Degree from Boston University. Matt is the bass trombonist for the Southern Territorial Band, but also excels in contemporary worship, playing guitar, bass, and drums. Matt leads the choir and praise band at The Salvation Army Church in Lewisville.

Larry McCain

Dallas, TX
Flute, Guitar (Classical), Guitar (Electric), Harpsichord, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer

I am a degreed (Bachelor of Music, Master of Music) musician---pianist, organist, keyboardist--experienced in vocal, instrumental, and choral accompanying in church, theatre, and classical musical genres.

Michael Ptacin

Dallas, TX
Adjudicator, Audio Technician, Composing/Arranging, Percussion (Drumset), Percussion (Mallet), Percussion (Other), Programming, Virtual Choir Producer

I teach private lessons and freelance in Dallas. My main performance area is musical theater. I play drum set and percussion and own a large inventory of acoustic and electronic instruments (drum set, marimba, vibraphone, chimes, xylo, bells, timpani, and all manner of accessories and world percussion). I am a sub/extra with Dallas Winds, and prior to moving to Dallas, performed with orchestras and choirs in North Carolina. I have graduate degrees in percussion performance from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Kami Luján

Krum, TX
Percussion (Drumset), Percussion (Mallet), Percussion (Other)

Jiaqi Chen

Denton, TX
Harpsichord, Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Musical Theatre)

Jiaqi Chen is a DMA candidate at UNT, and holds a masters degree from the University of Southern California, both in collaborative piano. Chen has sufficient skills and experiences for instrumental and vocal music and has been an assistant pianist in the Dallas Opera.

Alan Pollard

Flower Mound, TX
Harmonica, Percussion (Drumset), Percussion (Other), Ukulele, Vocalist (Jazz), Vocalist (Pop/Rock)

Alan attended high school at HSPVA in Houston, TX, then studied at both Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, and the University of North Texas in Denton, TX. He has 45+ years of professional performance experience. From club gigs, to studio sessions, to national and international touring, Alan has pretty much done it all. He is known for his versatility and fluency in all styles of music, but prefers to specialize in Jazz and Musical Theatre. Alan is also an accomplished vocalist, and an award winning stage and film actor. He holds a BFA in Theatre Performance (summa cum laude) from The University of Texas at Arlington.

Nancy Piper

Lewisville, TX
Clinician (Band), Horn

Nancy Piper has been an active freelance horn player and educator in the North Texas area since graduating Summa Cum Laude from the University of North Texas in 2003. She maintains a large studio of private students in the Flower Mound High School cluster. As a performer, Nancy plays regularly in the pit orchestras for theater productions at venues including Dallas Summer Musicals, Casa Mañana, Broadway at the Bass, Dallas Theater Center, the Winspear Broadway Series, and Lyric Stage. Included in those theater performances are local runs of National Broadway tours of Wicked, Les Miserable, Miss Saigon, Lion King, Little Mermaid, Anastasia, Billy Elliot, Gentlemen’s Guide to Love and Murder, Sound of Music, and Shrek. She has performed with many of the local North Texas orchestras including The Dallas Opera and Fort Worth Symphony, as well as symphonies in Amarillo, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Lawton, Fort Smith (AR), and East Texas. Nancy also performs on her natural horn, which dates from the 1820's, in the American Baroque Opera Company and the Orchestra of New Spain, both Dallas-based period instrument ensembles. Other notable performances include playing in ensembles for Andrea Bocelli, Il Divo, Johnny Mathis, and Voces8. When not performing in large ensembles, Nancy is no stranger to recording sessions for commercial projects, services for religious organizations, and chamber music with various brass and woodwind ensembles. Nancy's husband, Brian Piper, is an acclaimed jazz pianist, orchestral arranger, and an overall jack-of-all-trades in the music industry.

Barbara Brown

Farmers Branch, TX
Piano

Barbara taught school orchestra (grades 5-12) over the course of 18 years. She is very comfortable coaching and accompanying string students. She also served as a church pianist and organist for over 15 years and enjoys playing for worship services and church choirs.

James Romig

Cross Roads, TX
Piano Technician

Mr. Romig has a degree in Music Education from Howard Payne University. His primary instrument is french horn and voice. He has held positions in music ministry, band directorship, music retail, and instrument repair. He is currently on staff at First Presbyterian Church of Dallas as a bass section leader. His primary role is as an orchestral luthier at Dallas Strings in Allen, Texas. He has been tuning pianos since 2019, and is a member of the Piano Technicians Guild.

Michael Nesuda

Dallas, TX
Composing/Arranging, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Classical), Guitar (Electric), Other

Guitarist and composer Michael Nesuda has built his career on the crossroads of jazz and world-music idioms. He was a member of The Obscure Dignitaries (2013-2018), a world-music quintet rooted in Eastern European traditionals that expanded its repertoire to include folk-influenced popular music from every continent. He has also performed with Jamal Mohamed's Bridge Ensemble, both locally and overseas in China and Indonesia. Other musical highlights have included concerts with the Dallas Pops Orchestra and events keynoted by former president George W. Bush. Nesuda has performed both regionally and nationally with the Dallas String Quartet. He has also played with (and helped arrange pieces for) Classically Jazzed, a project by DFW Open Classical founder Mark Landson that creates jazz renditions of famous classical pieces. In addition, Nesuda makes appearances with swing-era jazz group La Pompe. His theater / dance work includes productions at Plano East Senior High and the Ft. Worth Academy of Arts; the Dark Circles 2018 adaptation of Aladdin (as part of the Elevator Project); and Do You Hear the People Sing?, a Broadway revue arranged by Les Misérables creators Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg.

Tiffany Tsay

Irving, TX
Piano, Piano (Musical Theatre)

Matt Harper

Dallas, TX
Other, Trumpet

Revered as “a talented and passionate musician,” Matt Harper is enthusiastic about exploring a wide variety of genres from time periods ranging from the early baroque period to contemporary music. Matt has had the pleasure of performing with the McKinney Philharmonic, Sherman Symphony New World Symphony, Austin Opera, and at the Victoria Bach Festival. Matt’s performing career has taken him all across the United States and Europe with ensembles ranging from chamber groups, British-style brass bands, wind ensembles, and orchestras. Matt was selected to attend the Aspen Music Festival in 2017 and was awarded a fellowship to attend in 2018. He participated in the Orpheus@Mannes chamber orchestra intensive in 2019 as well as the U.S. Air Force Band Symposium in 2015. During his undergraduate studies, Matt was heavily involved in the school’s British-style brass band where he performed with the group for five years, serving as principal cornet for three years. While performing with the band at the North American Brass Band Association Championship, Matt competed in the Adult Technical Solo Competition where he received first place in 2015 and second place in 2016. While completing his master’s degree, Matt developed his enthusiasm for mental preparation when he researched topics such as techniques used by professional athletes and the use of visualization and meditation. He has written several papers on the topic and is committed to further studying the subject and sharing his findings with others. Matt currently lives in Dallas, Texas where he is an active freelancer and maintains a large private studio of both beginner and advanced students throughout the north Texas area. Matt is a graduate of James Madison University and The University of Texas at Austin and has studied with Ray Sasaki, David Krauss, Raymond Mase, Wiff Rudd, Kevin Cobb, Marc Reese, Dr. Chris Carrillo, Dr. Aaron Witek, and Christian Hinkle. When Matt is not playing or teaching, he enjoys reading, hiking, playing sports, as well as following his favorite teams.

Richard Adams

Lewisville, TX
Trumpet

Richard Adams joined the brass faculty of TWU in Fall 2015. He has performed with the Dallas Opera, the Dallas Winds, the Lone Star Wind Orchestra, the Lyric Stage (Irving), Odysseus Chamber Orchestra, La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Metropolitan Symphony (Minneapolis), Enid Symphony, as well as other freelance performances in the Dallas/Fort Worth and Minneapolis/St. Paul metro areas. He has performed as guest artist for the Great Plains Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference (with the Impact Brass Quintet), Texas Clarinet Colloquium (2011 on the Jacob Double Concerto for Clarinet and Trumpet), II Internacional de Musica Erudita de Piracicaba (2011 with the Impact Brass Quintet), and Music From Greer (2004-2005 brass quintet). Richard recorded with the University of North Texas Wind Symphony for several volumes of the Teaching Music Though Performance series by GIA Publications. He also recorded for the Standard of Excellence Jazz in Concert series published by the Neil A. Kjos Music Company. Prior teaching experience includes The Dallas Trumpet Workshop (2015), Adjunct Trumpet Instructor at Abilene Christian University, and McMurry University (Fall 2014), Denton ISD private lesson teacher, trumpet Teaching Fellow at the University of North Texas, group lesson instructor for the MacPhail Center for Music (Minneapolis), and trumpet instructor and assistant band director for the Mt. Olivet School of Music (Minneapolis). Richard was also an ITG Conference Scholarship Winner in 2006. Richard's former teachers include Keith Johnson, David Baldwin, Gary Bordner, Karen Gustafson, James Klages and Stephen Goforth. He is a member of the Texas Music Educator's Association, and the International Trumpet Guild. In addition to teaching at Texas Woman's University, Richard currently maintains a private studio in Coppell, and he continues to be an active freelancer in the area.

Alicia Colston

Forney, TX
Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Musical Theatre), Vocalist (Praise/Worship)

Alicia Colston is a piano teacher/accompanist and worship leader. She began taking piano lessons at the age of 7 with the dream of becoming a church pianist, and enjoyed watching that passion grow into not only playing for the church, but also accompanying, teaching, and actually leading worship. She has a Bachelor in Church Music and a Master of Arts in Worship Leadership. Her accompanist background includes the following: violinists, string quartets, vocalists, solo & ensemble for high school bands, choirs (including the Dallas Baptist University Legacy choir, church choirs, and middle school choirs), and church services (both traditional and contemporary). As far as worship leading goes, I have always been active in my church's worship ministry, but began truly leading worship in 2011. It was this leap of faith that propelled me to return to school to get my MA in Worship Leadership. Since then I have lead various youth worship teams, various church services, and currently serve at my own church as part of the worship team (filling in as worship leader when my worship pastor is out). I am looking forward to helping you with your musical needs!

Beverly Chinn

Garland, TX
Adjudicator, Clinician (Choir), Vocalist (Classical)

Beverly Chinn is a veteran Vocal/Choral Music Educator, who served in Dallas and Lancaster ISD for 38 years. She earned a BM in Music Education and Music Therapy from Southern Methodist University and a MME and Ph.D. , with a minor in Voice, from the University of North Texas - Denton. As a Choral educator, her choirs consistently earned superior ratings or Sweepstakes in choral music contests and evaluations. She has served as a clinician and workshop presenter throughout her career.

Kristin Spires

Burleson, TX
Piano, Piano (Musical Theatre), Synthesizer, Vocalist (Classical), Vocalist (Pop/Rock), Vocalist (Praise/Worship)

Cheryl Wilson Janasak

McKinney, TX
Clinician (Choir)

A long time choral educator (37+) years at the middle and high school levels.

Dana Chavarria

Fort Worth, TX
Harpsichord, Organ, Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Jazz/Pop), Piano (Musical Theatre)

Dana Marie Chavarria grew up in Arlington, Texas where she studied piano with Betty Capshaw and Dr. Vivian Siao from the age of seven. She performed in numerous piano festivals and competitions through the Texas Federation of Music Clubs (TFMC) and participated in the National Piano Guild Auditions through grade school. During this time, she taught private piano lessons. She began studying organ with Dr. H. Joseph Butler while studying music at Texas Christian University. She received a Bachelor of Music degree in Church Music and a Master of Music in Organ Performance from TCU. While attending school, she accompanied and performed with numerous musicians and choirs with different schools and musical groups including the East Texas Symphony Orchestra. She continues to teach private lessons and currently serves as church organist for St. Barnabas United Methodist Church in Arlington, Texas. She is also active in Euterpean Music Club through TFMC and performs regularly with her twin sister, Kathryn Baugher.

Hannah Fieseler

Denton, TX
Piano

Hannah Fieseler is a DFW local accompanist who has had experience accompanying middle school and high school choirs for choir concerts, solo and ensemble contest, and UIL contest. She holds degrees in piano performance from West Coast Baptist College, as well as a Music Education degree from Texas Woman's University. She has accompanied in Birdville ISD, Arlington ISD, Denton ISD, as well as Argyle ISD.

Devra Dato-on

Richardson, TX
Adjudicator, Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Musical Theatre), Transcribing

Devra Dato-on is a classically-trained pianist and music educator. She grew up in Richardson, TX and studied piano with Marcy McDonald for 6 years and Dr. Rozalie Levant for 17 years. Devra holds a B.A. in Music and English from Judson College and a M.A. in Music Education from Stephen F. Austin State University. She maintains an active teaching studio and is a board member of Richardson Music Teachers Association. She regularly accompanies instrumentalists, vocalists, choirs, and other ensembles throughout the DFW area.

Adam Wright

Dallas, TX
Composing/Arranging, Harpsichord, Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Jazz/Pop), Piano (Musical Theatre), Synthesizer, Transcribing, Vocalist (Jazz)

Adam C Wright has been music directing in Dallas since 1997, including the US Premieres of Soho Cinders and Closer to Heaven. As a composer and orchestrator, current projects include Isabella's Treasure and a stage reading of A Taste of Beauty later this year. He has worked as Betty Buckley's local accompanist, and served as MD and copyist for Facing East at the Lyric Theater in London with Harriet Thorpe, Rebecca Lock, and Alasdair Harvey. Previous productions at Watertower include Smokey Joe's Cafe, Last 5 Years, and Godspell.

Julie Gray

Denton, TX
Trombone (Tenor), Tuba

Jodi Wright

Plano, TX
Vocalist (Classical), Vocalist (Jazz), Vocalist (Pop/Rock)

Jodi Crawford Wright, (SMU), has been performing for over 20 years. Theatre credits include Jenny in It Shoulda Been You and Marion in Boy From Oz (Uptown Players), Maria in Most Happy Fella and Mother Abbess in The Sound Of Music (Lyric Stage), and Sister Robert Anne in Nunsense (Brick Road Theatre). As a celebrated cabaret artist. Her Love Is A Many Splintered Thing was quickly embraced as “funny, heartbreaking, beautifully sung, and honest.” Other cabarets she has written and performed include Belly Up To The Barbra featuring the songs of Barbra Streisand and Scripture With A Twist: A Gospel Cabaret, as well as her beloved Songs My Mama Taught Me, featured this past summer as part of the Festival Of Independent Theater’s 21st season, Coming Of Age. Jodi has become a favorite guest artist with the Turtle Creek Chorale, performing in Tyler’s Suite, Boys Do Babs, Snowflakes, and To All The Women We’ve Loved Before to name a few. Jodi will be back with the Turtle Creek Chorale this March at Moody Performance Hall for their main-stage show, Unbreakable. As a concert artist, she has performed with several of the Dallas/Fort Worth Symphonies, including Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s Carnegie Hall performance of Steven Stucky’s August 4, 1964. Ms Wright recently enjoyed being Richardson Symphony Orchestra’s guest artist for their Holiday Classics concert. In addition to entertaining larger audiences, Jodi also sings at several churches in the area as a guest soloist. She’s sung numerous weddings and memorials, and truly enjoys sharing these intimate times with the families. Her approach to music is beautifully malleable as to allow people to joy or grieve as each person needs. She lets the music fill those quieter moments as guests celebrate the joining of two as one, or reflect upon a life well lived.

Candy Hooper

Dallas, TX
Organ, Piano

Candy is a native Dallasite and received her Education degree from Dallas Baptist University. She taught 3rd grade in Dallas ISD and has been a church musician for all of her adult life. Candy was on the staff at Waxahachie HS and Midlothian HS as the choral/band accompanist for a total of 10 years. She has accompanied for many districts in the area and is accomplished on piano and organ.

Davis Ponjuan

Richardson, TX
Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass), Clinician (Band), Flute, Piccolo, Saxophone (Alto)

Davis Ponjuan is currently the band director at Kirkpatrick Middle School in Fort Worth ISD. He holds two Bachelor Degrees in Music, Summa Cum Laude, in Music Education and Clarinet Performance from the University of North Texas. Along with his teaching responsibilities, he enjoys playing in pit orchestras for local musicals and has performed Newsies, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Guys and Dolls, and many others. He has a passion for conducting and spends his summers at conducting symposia across the country, and loves collaborating with singers, actors and instrumentalists alike!

Elijah Caver

Fort Worth, TX
Percussion (Drumset), Percussion (Mallet), Percussion (Other)

Elijah Caver is a recent graduate of TCU. He received his degree in music education and was a member of the TCU Percussion Studio under under the direction of Dr. Brian West. He is currently a private lesson teacher at Granbury ISD and White Settlement ISD. He is a freelance musician, music producer, and music director at World Missionary Baptist Church. He has years of performance experience, having performed at numerous concerts and contests as a drum set player and percussionist.

Chad Ostermiller

Lewisville, TX
Bassoon, Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass), Flute, Oboe, Piccolo, Reeds (Multiple WW), Saxophone (Alto), Saxophone (Bari), Saxophone (Soprano), Saxophone (Tenor)

Michael Lawson

Lewisville, TX
Adjudicator, Clinician (Band), Composing/Arranging, Euphonium, Trombone (Bass), Trombone (Tenor)

Michael Lawson is a first-call bass trombonist in the DFW area with over 30 years experience performing and recording with classical, chamber, pop and jazz groups. Michael also doubles on tenor trombone, contrabass trombone, euphonium and tuba as needed.

Joseph Garza

Garland, TX
Trombone (Tenor)

Joseph Garza recently received his B.M., in Trombone Performance from Texas A&M University Commerce. It is there where he was the 2021 Concerto Competition Brass Division Winner, 2022 Concerto Competition Finalist, and a member of both Jazz Ensembles and Symphonic Band. Former Principal Trombonist of the North East Texas Symphony Orchestra. Currently Attending UT Arlington to receive his Masters in Jazz Studies.

Colton Blake

Forest Hill, TX
Adjudicator, Clinician (Choir), Vocalist (Classical), Vocalist (Jazz), Vocalist (Pop/Rock), Vocalist (Praise/Worship)

Colton Blake is a distinguished educator, conductor, clinician, and speaker from Fort Worth, TX. He currently works as a Creative Choral Consultant and is highly admired for the creative passion and energy he brings to the field of education. He actively travels as an invited clinician for honor choirs and festivals throughout the state and is frequently invited to lead educational developments on his innovative approach to creating and cultivating student connection in the choral classroom and beyond.

Trekorda Musician- Other

Carrollton, TX
Organ, Piano, Piano (Musical Theatre), Programming, Synthesizer, Trumpet, Viola, Violin

Cheri Roman

Dallas, TX
Adjudicator, Clinician (Band), Trumpet

Cheri Román is a studious, punctual, and versatile musician/performer that graduated from Texas Woman’s University in 2016 with a Bachelor’s in Music Education. After teaching middle school band, Cheri transitioned to teaching private lessons and has continued being an avid freelance musician in the DFW metroplex. Cheri has wide range of experience performing and teaching Classical, Latin, Pop, and Jazz genres since 2014. Cheri has also adjudicated middle/high school all region clinics, solo and ensemble contest, and currently has a private studio in Mesquite ISD.

Jimmy Emery

Dallas, TX
Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Jazz/Pop), Piano (Musical Theatre)

Jimmy Emery has served as Director of Music Ministry at Lovers Lane United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas, since 2006. His deep commitment to the values of artistic excellence, passionate worship, and authentic relationships guides his approach to ministry, helping to shape a nurturing atmosphere in which the church’s diverse musical ensembles flourish. His responsibilities include stewardship of two traditional worship services, nine professional staff musicians, and several generous endowments that fund the performance activities of the Lovers Lane Friends of Music and maintain the three massive pipe organs and many grand pianos across the beautiful and historic Lovers Lane campus. In his role at the church, Jimmy has conducted orchestrated performances of sacred masterworks by Vivaldi, J.S. Bach, Handel, Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, Mozart, Brahms, Saint-Saëns, Dubois, Fauré, Hanson, Thompson, and Rutter. Most recently, he served as Artistic Director for several fully staged professional performances of Gian Carlo Menotti’s sacred opera Amahl and the Night Visitors. As a devoted collaborative performer, Jimmy served seventeen seasons on the artistic staff of the Children’s Chorus of Greater Dallas and has performed numerous concerts with The Texas Voices and other professional choral ensembles. As a music specialist on the adjunct faculty of the School of Creative Arts, Entertainment and Design at Dallas College, he serves as principal collaborative pianist for the Brookhaven campus and Brookhaven Choral Society. Through this valued association with Trekorda, and through his own musical agency, Elegant Piano Dallas, Jimmy provides extensive accompanying support for secondary choral, instrumental, and musical theater programs throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Jimmy is a summa cum laude graduate of the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University, where he earned a Master of Music Education with a concentration in Choral Conducting and a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance, Piano Pedagogy, and Music Education. He is married to educator Jill Emery and is the proud father of four children.

Alison Read

Dallas, TX
Harp

Alison Read, harpist, has maintained an active performing and teaching schedule around her native Dallas for almost two decades. She has established harp departments at both Stephen F. Austin State University, in Nacogdoches, where she taught 1999-2007 and more recently at The Hockaday School, where she began teaching in 2014. She leads the harp programs for all of Garland ISD, in addition to teaching privately at home. As an orchestral harpist, she is Principal Harpist at both the Abilene Philharmonic and Opera, as well as the Las Colinas, Garland, and Arlington Symphonies. She has performed as a featured soloist with all of her regular orchestras and also in Varna, Bulgaria. An advocate of new music, she is currently involved with several duos which are in the process of commissioning new works for unusual combinations with harp. In October 2017, she was honored to give world premieres performances in both Oxford and London of several new works which had been written for her. In addition to her orchestral and chamber music performances, Alison also regularly performs outreach concerts in schools, hospitals, and nursing homes for Texas Winds. In the summer, she is Principal Harpist of the Utah Festival Opera. Alison received her Bachelor of Music from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where she studied with renown harpist, Alice Chalifoux. She completed her Master of Music at Southern Methodist University, where she studied with Susan Pejovich.

Katie Glading

Denton, TX
Trombone (Tenor)

Katie Glading is a tenor trombonist and music educator in the DFW metroplex. She earned her Music Education and Trombone Performance degrees from Fort Hays State University and her Masters in Trombone from University of North Texas. Katie previously taught middle and high school band and now teaches private low brass lessons in Frisco ISD. As an active performer in North Texas, Katie is a member of the Dallas Brass Band along with playing in the pit orchestra for numerous local high school and community theatres, often doubling on euphonium as well. Katie also has experience playing in big bands, chamber ensembles, and large group ensembles.

Alex Smith

Plano, TX
Piano Technician

Head piano technician Midwestern State University Tuner - Wideman International Piano Competetion Tuner - Carrollton, McKinney, Argyle ISD Tuner - Baylor University Tuner - several local Steinway Artists, MTA teachers, MTA festival tunings and many 1000's member of public

Julia Lee

Coppell, TX
Adjudicator, Harpsichord, Organ, Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Jazz/Pop), Piano (Musical Theatre)

Julia has been a Collaborative Pianist at MS-Collegiate Level for 10 plus years both in Classical, Contemporary, and Jazz. She also is a Church Musician (Organist) with 30 plus years of experience.

Jeff Marquis

Lewisville, TX
Clinician (Band), Percussion (Mallet), Percussion (Other), Piano, Piano (Jazz/Pop), Piano (Musical Theatre), Synthesizer, Trombone (Tenor)

After receiving a bachelors in music (percussion), Jeff Marquis spent 7 years teaching music with The Salvation Army. He has played piano for over 20 years, accompanying many choirs and soloists. He's also played low brass (trombone and tuba) for over 20 years, performing with many British style brass bands.

Rebecca Lowrey

Grapevine, TX
Piano, Piano (Musical Theatre)

Myung-Jin Wright

Mckinney, TX
Harpsichord, Organ, Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Jazz/Pop), Piano (Musical Theatre), Synthesizer

MJ Wright has been working as a solo and collaborative pianist for more than 25 years in NYC and DFW area. She received a Bachelor and Master of Music from The Juilliard School of Music and has been working on her Doctor of Musical Art from UNT. MJ has been serving as a collaborative pianist for Richardson Symphony Orchestra, Lone Star Wind Orchestra, and Allen Symphony Chorus as well as serving the First United Methodist Church in Allen as a worship pianist/ organist.

Victor Piantanida

Dallas, TX
Composing/Arranging, Percussion (Drumset), Percussion (Mallet), Percussion (Other), Transcribing

In my years as a performer, I have played with Michael Adkins (Paul Motian Trio), Amanda Cooper (Broadway's Wicked), Opened for Fit for a King multiple times, played for Sean Hannity's "freedom Ring" tour when I was 17, and have played in orchestras as a percussionist. As a soundtrack artist, I scored music for Artbound's episode "Dietch" (PBS), wrote commercial music for SOLA Bread, and am currently working on several other documentaries. I have experience played every style of music on the drum set, as well as percussion instruments. While earning my Bachelor's of percussion performance at Belhaven University, I studied with renowned jazz drummer, Alvin Fielder (Cecil Taylor, Jack DeJohnette), as well as studied percussion and drum set with Dr. Owen Rockwell (MSO). I currently play for Spjork (pop mash-up cover group), Chad Chaney (Christian Contemporary), Tyler Hook, C3 Trinity Dallas, FreeLife, and Highland Park UMC.

Alexander Poole

DENTON, TX
Accordion, Audio Technician, Bass (Electric), Clinician (Choir), Composing/Arranging, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Jazz/Pop), Piano (Musical Theatre), Ukulele, Vocalist (Classical), Vocalist (Jazz), Vocalist (Pop/Rock), Vocalist (Praise/Worship)

Alexander Poole has a BM in Vocal Performance and a BM in Music Education from the University of North Texas. He has spent the last few years singing, playing, and teaching around the DFW area. He loves working with different musicians and different styles of music!

Ange Goins

Arlington, TX
Clinician (Choir), Vocalist (Classical), Vocalist (Jazz), Vocalist (Pop/Rock), Vocalist (Praise/Worship)

Ange Goins has been a choral director for twenty years at both the high school and middle school levels. She has had students participate in and earn superior ratings at UIL State Solo and Ensemble Contest, UIL Concert and Sight-reading, and had many student participate in the Texas All-State Honor Choir. Ange has been trained and enjoys singing in both classical and jazz styles. She has been a member of the Dallas Symphony Chorus and lead singer/worship leader for two contemporary services. She also has been a clinician at both the high school and middle school choir levels, judged Pre-UIL Contest, and was a UIL judge for Sight-reading Contest. Ange Goins can joyfully sing, direct, judge, and/or clinic for any group that needs help.

Hana Do

Frisco, TX
Harpsichord, Organ, Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Musical Theatre)

Hana received her Masters Degree in Music Performance from the University of North Texas, where she now works as a Teacher's Assistant. As an accomplished pianist, Hana is a true asset to Trekorda.

"Hana is a wonderful performer and kept our choir engaged all evening. We would not hesitate to book her again."

Dennis Langevin

McKinney, TX
Bass (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)

Lisa Kay (LK) Fletcher

FORT WORTH, TX
Clinician (Choir), Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Jazz/Pop), Piano (Musical Theatre), Vocalist (Classical), Vocalist (Jazz), Vocalist (Pop/Rock), Vocalist (Praise/Worship)

Lisa Kay Fletcher (LK Fletcher) is the consummate performer. A critically acclaimed singer, pianist and conductor she has an international reputation as a master teacher and clinician, opera singer and stage director. LK is an Equity actress, a published playwright and composer, and a national drama critic, More importantly, she is a mentor, an educator and encourager to thousands of performers. She has served as a music professor at several institutions including Colorado Christian University and taught in summer opera programs in Europe and throughout the U.S. Her students are active music educators, performers, recording artists and outstanding musicians in multiple venues. Current and former students are represented on Broadway as well as the rosters of numerous European and American opera houses including The Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden, San Francisco Opera, Pittsburgh Opera and more. Students are winners and finalists in the Regional Metropolitan Opera Competition and NATS Student Adjudications district, regional and national levels. As an advocate and entrepreneur, Lisa Kay Fletcher has actively pursued and created opportunities for performers. As the founder and Artistic Director of her 5013C "Stageworks" she produced the international Stageworks Music Festival in Washington DC for 4 weeks and 14 performances for over 120 musicians and actors from 7 countries culminating in a showcase performance at The Kennedy Center. Ms. Fletcher currently serves as the CEO of The Mona Lisa Life LLC where she actively promotes, encourages and trains singers and actors. She is also a proud CISD Choral Director at Crowley High School LK has had the privilege of performing with some of the finest musicians and performers of her generation. She has premiered solo works as a singer by great America composers, Leonard Bernstein and Samuel Adler., sung as a professional chorister and soloist with Grammy award winning conductors Dr. Robert Shaw and Dr. Robert Page and appeared on film with Oscar legend, Director Ron Howard. Always quick with a laugh, LK credits four seasons of training with Second City in Comedy Improv as a foundation for finding the humor in just about everything. Her more formal education includes multiple degrees in music.; a B.M. in Voice Performance from Indiana University, a M.M. in Voice-Sacred Music from Duquesne University, Post-Graduate studies in Piano Literature at Wright State University and Vocal Pedagogy at Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. Her operatic career includes performances of "Susannah" directed by the composer, Carlisle Floyd with the Dayton Opera as well as principal roles with national houses including Pittsburgh Opera. To the delight of her friends and family who don't love the opera, she has had a wonderful time singing the National Anthem on TV for multiple professional sports teams including the Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Reds (twice)! Her versatility as both a classical and jazz singer are integral to her love of music. Televised solo concerts in the US include a PBS feature solo concert at The Dayton Art Institute featuring an hour long Gershwin Tribute Solo Concert as well as a televised European broadcast as the Mezzo Soloist in the Pergolesi "Stabat Mater" with the Tuscia Opera Festival in the medieval city of Bagno Regno. Miss Fletcher was awarded the keys to the city following this historical performance. Passionate about the stage, LK has directed over a 100 musicals and plays in educational, community and professional theaters. She has written and published 7 full length musicals as well as multiple other dramatic resources. She has appeared as a singer- actress in multiple venues. She currently serves as an associate drama critic for The Column Online where she reviews theater, musical and opera events in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. In her spare time, she has the privilege of maintaining a very large performance studio of singers and actors, Mona Lisa Studios, and a full service talent agency, Mona Lisa Talent LK is passionate about the arts and empowering artists. www.lisakayfletcher.com

Avneesh Babar

Plano, TX
Adjudicator, Bass (Electric), Composing/Arranging, Percussion (Drumset), Percussion (Mallet), Percussion (Other), Piano, Programming, Transcribing, Virtual Choir Producer

Avneesh Babar is an active performer, educator, and producer currently located in the Dallas area. Currently, Avneesh is the touring drummer and producer for JustDave on the Tobi Lour North American tour. In Dallas, Avneesh is involved in many community music efforts including being the timpanist for the Dallas Asian Wind Ensemble, Rockwall Summer Musicals, and formerly McKinney Summer Musicals. He has also played with the Rebel Alliance Jazz Ensemble and the United States Air Force Band. Avneesh serves as a percussionist for the Dance Department at Southern Methodist University. In the Marching Percussion realm, Avneesh was the Timpanist for the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps in 2015 & 2016. He is also in his second season as an instructor for Legends Drum and Bugle Corps. At Texas A&M University- Commerce, Avneesh was the director of the Pan II and Panimation Steel Bands, where he was responsible for programming, arranging, and directing 30+ undergraduate students. He recently began a small community steel band called, Panda! Steel Band. Panda! (short for Pan-Dallas) aims to spread steel pan in the community through summer camps, performances, and private lessons.

Joel Bourdier

Frisco, TX
Bass (Electric), Composing/Arranging, Transcribing, Vocalist (Classical), Vocalist (Jazz), Vocalist (Pop/Rock)

Arielle Collier

Mesquite, TX
Clinician (Choir), Vocalist (Classical)

Alicia Marks

Fort Worth, TX
Clinician (Choir), Vocalist (Classical), Vocalist (Jazz), Vocalist (Pop/Rock), Vocalist (Praise/Worship)

I am a classically trained musician with a degree in music education and a focus on vocal music (University of Nebraska Lincoln 2002). I have extensive experience in a variety of choral repertoire, vocal jazz, opera, and musical theater. As a member of a church worship team, I have had opportunities to lead in both praise band style and traditional worship. My goal is to invite people to engage in the worship experience.

Jason Bennett

Richardson, TX
Guitar (Electric)

Xiaoyan Wang

Frisco, TX
Piano, Piano (Classical)

After obtaining my DMA in Piano Performance from the University of Alabama, I moved to the Dallas area and began private studio instruction. My other degrees include: BA in Musicology (Shenyang Conservatory of Music), MM in Piano Performance (West Texas A&M University), and MM in Piano Pedagogy (Texas Tech University). Many of my students have been accepted into piano departments by reputable insititutions. Over the past four years, I have had the opportunity to perform as an accompanist for the Plano and Garland school districts. I have collaborated with choral, band, and theatre departments at numerous schools in these districts, primarily playing advanced literature with higher achieving students.

Mary Shinn

Plano, TX
Flute, Organ, Piano

Though my degrees are in Music Education and Flute Performance, I enjoy accompanying adults and students of all ages. I play twice monthly as organist at Lake Highlands United Methodist Church, receiving my Service Playing Certificate from the American Guild of Organists in 2019. I am happy to sub the other two weeks in churches on piano or organ if I am comfortable that my skills are adequate. My flute playing also extends to my ensemble of five Flutists ( Flute Suite) where we utilize bass flute, alto flute, piccolo and C flute and play all styles of literature.

Steven VanHorn

Farmers Branch, TX
Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Jazz/Pop), Piano (Musical Theatre)

Steven VanHorn has played piano for over 15 years. He has a B.M. in Worship Leadership from Liberty University where his primary instrument of focus was piano. He studied repertoire ranging from Baroque to jazz. For each of those four years, He accompanied many classical and contemporary vocalists and instrumentalists. He also played keys for the university's flagship music team for three years. Lastly, he has experience playing with jazz groups and doing production/studio work. All that to say, Steven loves playing piano in all genres and would love to work with you!

Kamilya Akhmetova

Dallas, TX
Organ, Piano, Piano (Classical)

Kamilya Akhmetova was born in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan. She started play the piano when she was 7 in Pavlodar music school. In 2010 she was invited to the Republican kazakh specialized music school named after Akhmet Zhubanov in Almaty to continue her education. At the age of 18 Kamilya made debut with the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Republic of Kazakhstan playing L. Beethoven’s Concerto No. 3 c moll. In 2014 she finished the school with honors and was entered to the Kazakh National University of Arts in Nur-Sultan (Astana) to study piano in the class of professor Sara Assabayeva. There she started to have elective organ lessons in the class of assistant professor Saltanat Abilkhanova. In August 2015 she attended the 5th European Organ Academy in Leipzig, Germany. In 2016 she received Diploma on “III Siberian International Chopin Piano competition” Tomsk, Russia, and became a stipendiary of the First President Foundation of the Republic of Kazakhstan. On the last year of study, she passed the selection of academic mobility program and one semester studied at the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory (Conservatorio di musica Benedetto Marcello Venezia), Venice, Italy. After finishing the Bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance with honors in 2018 she became a teacher at school and college at Kazakh National University of Arts. Kamilya is a Diploma-recipient at the XX Open Festival-Competition of Organ Music Gatchina - St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russia (2019) and Diploma- recipient of the Second International Competition for Young Composers and Organists "Baikal Toccata", Irkutsk, Russia (2019). She currently is a Master’s Degree student at Southern Methodist University in the studio of Stefan Engels.

Michael Dooley

Carrollton, TX
Percussion (Drumset), Percussion (Mallet), Percussion (Other)

Michael is a percussionist and drum set player with 12 years of professional freelancing experience, specializing in musical theatre. Past clients include Garland Summer Musicals, MainStage Irving, Theatre Arlington, Brick Road Theatre, and Theatre Coppell. Michael is comfortable using electronics. He has a Masters Degree in Percussion Performance from TCU.

Paul Thompson

McKinney, TX
Clinician (Choir), Clinician (Orchestra), Composing/Arranging, Oboe, Percussion (Mallet), Percussion (Other), Piano, Piano (Classical), Vocalist (Classical)

B.S. in Music Education (voice), M.A. in Choral Conducting. Arrange, Orchestrate, and Compose for movies, television, and albums. Professional experience: published by Beckenhorst, GIA, Hope, Hinshaw, Chorister's Guild, and Alliance. Multiple recording credits in Nashville. Movie scores recorded by London Symphony and others. Owner of House of El Music.

Laura Farnell

Arlington, TX
Clinician (Choir), Composing/Arranging, Piano

Laura is a composer, clinician, and adjudicator from Arlington, Texas. A graduate of Baylor University in Texas, Laura taught public school for ten years at the elementary and junior high levels where she was awarded Teacher of the Year at both of her schools and received the district's outstanding junior high teacher award. In addition to composing and accompanying locally, she serves as an invited clinician and presenter. She currently has more than eighty choral compositions in publication, including many commissioned pieces. She and her husband, Russell, and their two sons, attend First Presbyterian Church of Arlington where Russell serves as Minister of Music and Laura directs the youth and children's choirs.

Mark Howard

Fort Worth , TX
Percussion (Drumset), Percussion (Mallet), Percussion (Other)

Mark Howard is a freelance percussionist in the DFW area. He received his Bachelor of Music degree from the University of North Texas and his Master's degree in Percussion Performance from Southern Methodist University. Mark has enjoyed performing in a variety of musical settings from concert bands and orchestras to percussion ensembles and musicals! Select musical credits include Big Fish, In The Heights, Legally Blonde, Tick, Tick…Boom!, Man of La Mancha, Xanadu, The Addams Family, Sweeney Todd, The Drowsy Chaperone, and Urinetown. In addition to his work as a percussionist, Mark is also a freelance sound designer and engineer in the metroplex.

Susan Hanlon Ferrer

McKinney, TX
Adjudicator, Clinician (Choir), Vocalist (Jazz), Vocalist (Pop/Rock)

Susan Hanlon Ferrer maintains a thriving vocal studio in Mckinney specializing in commercial and choral music. In addition to vocal instruction, Susan assists clients with artist development strategies and recording session coachings. As a vocal technician, she guides clients to find the most sustainable way to achieve the sounds they need for stage and studio. Part cheerleader, part Sherlock Holmes, Susan loves helping singers accomplish their goals and solve their vocal mysteries. She believes that every singer deserves to be appreciated for who they are and what they bring to the art form, and through her teaching studio, she strives to create a space of belonging for all voices. Susan earned her M.A. in Voice at The University of North Texas. Her graduate studies centered around vocal pedagogy and commercial vocal techniques. She frequently works as an adjudicator and clinician and has released two jazz albums under the Armored Records Label. She is a current member of PAVA, ASCAP, TMEA, Jazz Education Network and NATS. Susan enjoys working with choral groups and pop ensembles to help them find the groove of the song, learn to feel the swing of the rhythms, and learn to get comfortable with ad libs and improvisation! She also enjoys working with high school students to prepare for TMEA All State Choir auditions and improve their sight singing abilities.

Taylor White

Fort Worth, TX
Trumpet

Taylor is currently in his 6th year of teaching choir at a local middle school. He graduated from TCU in 2016 with a degree in Choral Music Education, while also playing trumpet in the TCU Symphony Orchestra, Jazz Band, and Wind Symphony, and taking private trumpet lessons with Dr. Jon Burgess. He has consistently worked as a professional singer and trumpet player since graduating college.

Jesse Fry

Roanoke, TX
Other, Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Jazz/Pop), Piano (Musical Theatre), Synthesizer

Jesse Fry is a highly qualified piano instructor and accompanist. He has a Bachelors degree in Instrumental Music Education from Asbury College (2003) and a Masters degree in Piano Pedagogy and Music Education from Southern Methodist University (2009).

After graduating from Asbury College Jesse began work for the Salvation Army of Texas as an Assistant to the Divisional Music Director. In that position he traveled around the state to various Salvation Army centers giving private lessons for all of the brass instruments, percussion and piano. In addition to private lessons he would also direct bands or choirs and assist local music leaders.

Following his Masters degree in 2009, Jesse started Collaborative Pianists of DFW, an agency that provides professional accompaniment services for a variety of Dallas-Fort Worth vocal and instrumental soloists and ensembles.

In 2017 Jesse founded Trekorda as an expansion of Collaborative Pianists of DFW, whose services, musicians, and territory now reached beyond the local community.

"Jesse is an amazing accompanist. My students felt very comfortable playing with him. He's such a professional"

Julia Kossuth

Fort Worth, TX
Piano

Kelly Schaaf

Frisco, TX
Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Jazz/Pop), Piano (Musical Theatre), Vocalist (Classical), Vocalist (Pop/Rock), Vocalist (Praise/Worship)

Kelly is a professional music director, pianist, and vocalist with extensive experience in musical theater and religious music. Special skills include sightreading, composing, arranging, playing multiple vocal lines in a rehearsal setting, and working with children

Bethany Hardwick

McKinney, TX
Clinician (Orchestra), Viola, Violin

Bethany Hardwick is the Director of Orchestras and Electives Department Head at Downing Middle School in Flower Mound, TX. She holds degrees from the University of North Texas and Boston University. Ms. Hardwick’s orchestras have earned consistent Sweepstakes awards in UIL Concert and Sight Reading Contest, as well as “Best in Class” and “Overall Outstanding” in numerous Lone Star Music Contests. In 2017, Ms. Hardwick teamed up with her Special Education partner, Jennifer Rodgers, to form Downing Gives Bach, a service-oriented orchestra program based on Richard Meyer’s Giving Bach model that has evolved into the district’s first full-time orchestra inclusion class. Special Education students in this inclusion class learn to play string instruments alongside their general education peers with a modified curriculum, and participate in every one of the concerts and social events. Now, Downing Gives Bach has 100% enrollment from the Academic Life Skills Special Education students at Downing Middle School, and the Downing Gives Bach Orchestra has performed at various community events in the area. Ms. Hardwick has received numerous accolades including Quarterfinalist for the GRAMMY Music Educator Award (2015, 2019), Campus Teacher of the Year (2016), Winston Churchill Distinguished Alumni in the Arts (2018), and the Cain Sczepanski Foundation in Special Education Award of Excellence (2019). Ms. Hardwick performs regularly in the DFW area with string quartets, rock bands, and for theatre productions. She performs in a variety of styles including classical, pop, fiddle, rock and mariachi.

John Jenkins

Burleson, TX
Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Ukulele

John Jenkins is a performing guitarist in the D/FW area. While his academic degrees are not in the field of music, he has performed professionally in a wide variety of venues and genres since 1975. John has been the guitarist for the Crowley ISD Honor Choir stage band since 2007. He has also played for several Crowley and Burleson ISD theater productions. John taught guitar for Burleson ISD's Community Education program from 2006-2010, and for their co-sponsored after school group guitar lessons from 2018 to 2020. He plays acoustic and electric guitars, as well as ukulele, and can play in a variety of genres, including rock, blues, country, jazz, and reggae styles.

Cheryl Lindquist

Dallas, TX
Adjudicator, Clinician (Choir), Composing/Arranging, Harpsichord, Organ, Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Jazz/Pop), Piano (Musical Theatre), Synthesizer

Cheryl Cellon Lindquist, American pianist, vocal coach and conductor, is a renowned collaborator who has performed with an array of singers, instrumentalists, choirs, chamber ensembles and symphony orchestras. Known for her versatility of styles, she has been called an “outstanding soloist with intricate passagework” and an “excellent collaborator.” She co-founded the Art Song Center for Poets and Musicians with Ruth C. Friedberg, and continues to serve as Artistic/Executive Director. Dr. Lindquist most recently served as the Music Director of Opera Studies at Texas State University. She maintains an active performing schedule, and has a private coaching studio that includes numerous opera singers, university faculty and students, chamber musicians, and amateurs. Dr. Lindquist is an avid recitalist, passionate about promoting works of living composers and continuing the vision and legacy of Ruth Friedberg to promote poetry and music of the art song repertoire.

Kalista Nguyen

Cypress, TX
Transcribing, Viola, Violin, Vocalist (Classical), Vocalist (Jazz), Vocalist (Pop/Rock), Vocalist (Praise/Worship)

Kalista is a violist/vocalist and music education major at the University of North Texas. She has been studying music since she was five; starting on violin and piano. With nine years of experience on viola, and four years of voice she is passionate about spreading the power of music. Kalista has coached small ensembles, taught lessons in her hometown of Houston, Texas, is a past member of the Lone Star String Ensemble, Symphony North of Houston, the University of North Texas Concert Orchestra, teaching assistant with the University of North Texas String Project, and worship/av leader at Eagle Pointe Church. Currently, she is a violin, viola, cello, bass, piano, and voice teacher at Da Capo Music in Keller and Da Capo Music in Denton. An active performer and teacher she enjoys transcribing music for herself and her students and finds her success in their love of music.

Abigail Hawthorne

Garland, TX
Oboe

Abigail Hawthorne graduated with a Masters degree in oboe performance and literature from the Eastman School of Music in May 2020. She graduated from Southern Methodist University in May of 2018 with a Bachelor of Music in Oboe Performance and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. Her primary teachers include Richard Killmer, Erin Hannigan, David Matthews, and Megan Blauvelt Heuer. Abby also studied Baroque oboe with Geoffrey Burgess at the Eastman School of Music. Hawthorne holds the Oboe II / English horn position with the Allen Philharmonic Orchestra in Allen, Texas. She held the third oboe and English horn position with the Wichita Symphony Orchestra in Wichita, Kansas for the 2017-2018 season, performed with the American Institute of Musical Studies (Graz, Austria) and the Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute (Toronto, Canada) in the summer of 2019, performed with the Music in the Mountains Festival Orchestra (Durango, Colorado) in the July 2018 and 2016 seasons, participated in the Sarasota Music Festival (Sarasota, Florida) in June 2018, and performed with the National Repertory Orchestra (Breckenridge, Colorado) in the summer of 2017. She has also played with The Dallas Opera (Dallas, TX), the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra (Shreveport, LA), Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra (Fort Worth, TX), New World Symphony Orchestra (Miami Beach, FL), Symphoria (Syracuse, NY), Plano Symphony Orchestra (Plano, TX), and the Dallas Chamber Wind Ensemble. At Eastman, Abby performed with the Eastman Philharmonia, the Eastman Wind Ensemble, and the Eastman Opera Theatre. An avid pursuer of chamber music performance opportunities, she also played with the Eastman Harmonie wind octet, the Southerly Winds woodwind quintet, and served as vice president of the new music student-run ensemble OSSIA. Abby also values the importance of bringing together inventive ideas in science and the arts. She has a personal interest in research concerning music performance anxiety and received a research grant from SMU to interview professional classical musicians about their experiences of music performance anxiety and, specifically, the environments that worsened their feelings of anxiousness. This is a fascinating field that still has much to be explored, and Abby is eager to promote further research about performance psychology that can benefit musicians, professional and amateur alike.

Maren Flechsig

Arlington, TX
Violin

Maren is a violinist in the DFW area that loves to perform in all types of capacities. Having earned her BM at UT Arlington, she is currently teaching and performing around Dallas/Fort Worth and other areas in the metroplex. She loves to perform many genres including orchestral, chamber, and contemporary or new music.

Yeohun Chun

Denton, TX
Piano, Piano (Classical)

Yeohun Chun has a broad musical background and performance experience. With her professional piano performance skills, she has widened her musical abilities by participating in multiple performances. She has had many opportunities to perform with vocal students as an accompanist. While working as a staff pianist at the University of Arkansas, she has performed at celebration concerts, Honors recitals, Benefit concerts, and NATS competition winners. After moving to the DFW area, she was a voice studio pianist at Texas A&M University-Commerce, a church pianist at Dallas Eastern Presbyterian Church, and an accompanist for UIL Solo and Ensemble students to rehearse, perform recitals, and any other piano accompaniments. She also received a Graduate Certificate in Performance from the University of Arkansas and completed a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance from the University of North Texas.

Kathy Brodhead

Plano, TX
Piano

Accompanied 50+years choir band orchestra Bachelor of Music major piano Master of Mus Ed. Taught choir from 1969-2012

Dorian Scott

Wylie, TX
Euphonium, Trombone (Bass), Trombone (Tenor)

Dorian Scott is a jazz and classical trombonist, jazz and classical euphonium player, and music educator in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. He has received his Masters in Performance from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, AR and his Bachelors in Music Education from Texas A&M University-Commerce in Commerce, TX. Scott currently serves as Trombone/ Euphonium player for the McKinney Community Band, the McKinney Dance Band, and the Dallas Asian Winds. He also has sat in with the Dallas Winds and frequently plays with other local jazz groups in the DFW area. Scott has played in groups and organizations like the Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra (APO), Dallas Original Jazz Orchestra (DOJO), Sulphur Springs Symphony Orchestra League (ETSO), Blast of Brass Ensemble, and the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra. Scott has been selected as a finalist/ semi-finalist for competitions like Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Competition, South Central Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference Competition, Texas Christian University Courtois Trombone Quartet Competition, and the Crescent City Jazz Festival Outstanding Soloist Competition. Scott also has taught publicly in Bentonville Public Schools (Arkansas), Plano ISD (Texas), and Dallas ISD (Texas) since 2014. Scott can be available for events of any musical nature including; Weddings/Ceremonies/Clinics/Masterclasses/Concerts/Parties/ School Events/ Outdoor Events/ Corporate Events/etc. Scott is a native of the Dallas/ Ft. Worth Metroplex and currently lives with his wife, son, and dog in Dallas, Texas.

Marie Rogers

Benbrook, TX
Piano

I am a retired choral director with 26 years of experience. My choirs consistently earned Sweepstakes awards and Best in Class at area Festivals. I have accompanied choirs, soloists and instrumentalists for 42 years. My performances include Honor Choir accompanist for TMEA, SWACDA and have served as staff accompanist at Southwestern Baptist Seminary where my duties included accompanying voice studios, the Master Chorale and the Children's Chorus. I was honored to play the piano for the Dallas Police Officers Memorial in 2016 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. In 2016 I was rehearsal accompanist for the Great American Choral Society in Firenze Italy under the direction of Dr. David Thye.

James Benecasa

Hurst, TX
Composing/Arranging, Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Musical Theatre), Synthesizer

James (Jimmy) Benecasa has served as a collaborative pianist and teacher for the past 15 years. He received his graduate degree in piano performance from Missouri State University in 2015, and is a 2012 graduate of Evangel University with a degree in Music Industry. His teaching credentials include piano, choir, and theory classes at Nixa Public Schools, Evangel University, Missouri State University, and Midwestern State University. James has dedicated himself to the art of piano performance, with an abundance of appearances on stages throughout the country and overseas. He has been staff accompanist for multiple opera companies including the Springfield Regional Opera and Red River Lyric Opera, performing notable works such as Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte, Donizetti’s Elixir of Love, and Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, among others. James has received placements and honorable mentions for performance in the prestigious Chopin Society of Houston, National Fine Arts Festivals, HMTA piano contests, and the Houston Symphony concerto competition. Currently, James resides in Fort Worth, TX and is the organist in residence at University United Methodist Church. Aside from the keyboard, James enjoys composing and recording works of his own, with over a dozen albums to date and a number of film scores. He enjoys spending time with his wife, Katrina, and their two dogs.

Maristella Feustle

Denton, TX
Banjo, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Classical), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Steel), Lute, Mandolin, Ukulele

Mai Quynh Nguyen

Richardson, TX
Piano

Mai Quynh Nguyen is an accomplished and highly sought after collaborative pianist with over two decades of performance experience. Graduating with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in piano performance from the Southern Methodist University Meadows School of the Arts, Mai Quynh studied under the tutelage of internationally renowned artist-teachers Dr. Carol Leone, and Prof. Alfred Mouledous, including a semester abroad at the Bösendorfer International Piano Academy in Vienna. Growing up in the Vietnamese Catholic community and playing for services and church gatherings even in early childhood, Mai Quynh currently holds several professional music leadership positions at a variety of churches in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex including the Church of the Incarnation (Dallas), St. Joseph Catholic Church (Richardson), and St. Gabriel the Archangel (McKinney), and has an intimate knowledge of Christian church traditions across a broad range of denominations and is comfortable playing in both classical and contemporary styles. Mai Quynh also plays school masses for both St. Monica and St. Joseph Catholic Schools. In all of her professional activities, Mai Quynh is recognized for her sensitivity, collegiality, and close attention to musical detail.

Joshua Green

Arlington, TX
Adjudicator, Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Jazz/Pop)

Holding a BM in piano performance and MM in piano pedagogy, Joshua Green is a faculty member at both Dallas Baptist University and Tarrant County College where he teaches class piano, private applied piano, and courses in Music Appreciation. In addition, Mr. Green continues to freelance as a solo performer and collaborative pianist throughout the DFW area and is available to provide music for weddings, parties, and events for all occasions; as well as accompany for recitals, concerts, auditions, UIL competitions, etc.

Emily Horton

Fort Worth, TX
Composing/Arranging, Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Jazz/Pop), Piano (Musical Theatre), Synthesizer, Transcribing

Emily Horton is a classically trained pianist, accompanist and composer living and working in the DFW area. Emily has experience playing piano in a variety of venues, having worked as an accompanist, studio musician, church pianist and wedding performer. Her experience ranges from working with choirs, actors, other instrumentalists, worship bands, singer/songwriters and church orchestras. She holds a masters of music in composition from Texas Christian University and a bachelor of music in music theory and composition from Dallas Baptist University. Emily is from Austin, TX.

John Petring

McKinney, TX
Horn

John Petring is a professional horn player with 20+ years experience in Los Angeles orchestras performing classical repertoire as well as film and television music. He is a strong principal horn player who can play any part, high or low, with a full sound, excellent intonation, and precise counting. His film credits include "Love & Mercy" with an onscreen performance of the horn solo in "God Only Knows" by Brian Wilson. He also has recording studio experience for film and television. John has a Bachelors degree in Music Performance (horn).

AJ Roberts

Dallas, TX
Clinician (Choir), Programming, Vocalist (Classical), Vocalist (Jazz), Vocalist (Praise/Worship)

Alfrelynn is the Chorus Master for Fort Worth Opera and Artistic Director for South Dallas Concert Choir. For the past six seasons as Artistic Director, Alfrelynn conducted many concerts including AT&T Performing Arts' production of the Underground Railroad featuring Kathleen Battle. She also served as the music and stage director for two different productions of Ain't Misbehavin. Currently, Alfrelynn is the vocal/choral coach for four (4) high schools [(3) in Dallas ISD and one (1) Duncanville ISD]. In addition to choral and vocal work, Alfrelynn also works with schools on virtual projects including the recording and production of full concerts, and other virtual songs. Singing Sample – Ride Up in the Chariot - arr. Joseph Joubert (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RYEjP0KEcc&feature=youtu.be) Senza mamma from Sour Angelica by Puccini (https://youtu.be/n-3secaeQEo) Virtual Choir Projects Plano Community Forum MLK Day Celebration (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxNwf0BVa-M&t=1127s) His Light Still Shines - Fort Worth Opera (https://youtu.be/m3svXli2SD0) You’ll Give Big - Texas Communities Foundation - North Texas Giving Day Project (https://vimeo.com/457149246/2e43af77bd) Revelation 19:1 - St. Luke “Community” UMC Sanctuary Choir (https://vimeo.com/463963588/e74eb9064f) Other sample virtual projects available upon request.

Andrew Goins

Arlington, TX
Adjudicator, Bass (Electric), Bass (Upright), Clinician (Orchestra)

As a performer, Andrew Goins enjoys an active and diverse freelance performing schedule on both double bass and bass guitar. He plays in numerous orchestras, jazz groups, pit ensembles, and the occasional rock band. He regularly plays with the Dallas Winds, the premier professional wind ensemble in the United States, and recently recorded a CD featuring the works of renowned composer John Mackey. Andrew has accompanied Bobby McFerrin, Itzhak Perlman, and Chris Martin, among others. Andrew holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Studies from The University of Texas at Austin, where he studied double bass with Dr. David Neubert and Mr. John Fremgen. Mr. Goins has served on the faculty for summer camps at Oklahoma State University, the University of Texas at Arlington, Baylor University, and Sam Houston State University. He has many former students who have gone on to perform, teach, and create music. You can read more at https://andrewgoins.com/about/

Dustin Barksdale

Dallas, TX
Adjudicator, Clinician (Choir), Composing/Arranging, Piano, Vocalist (Classical), Vocalist (Pop/Rock), Vocalist (Praise/Worship)

Dustin Barksdale has been playing piano since he was 9 years old. Over 20 years later, he still cannot pass a piano without sitting down and playing it. In high school, he accompanied many choirs at Northwest High school, before accompanying many choirs in Irving ISD from 2013-2020. He has played for musical productions of: “Hairspray,” “The Drowsy Chaperone,” “Cinderella,” & “Big: The Musical.” In addition to accompanying, Dustin has been a middle and high school choir director for over a decade now. He taught at Austin Middle School in Irving from 2013-2020, Humble Middle School in Humble from 2020-2021, Frasier Middle School in Mesquite from 2021-2022, and now holds his dream position as 6th-12th grade Director of Choirs for The Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy in Dallas. Dustin is a member of the Texas Music Adjudicators Association, the Texas Music Educators Association, and the Texas Choral Directors Association. He judges numerous UIL Concert/Sight-Reading competitions each year and is willing and able to serve as a clinician prior to your concert. Dustin lives in Dallas, TX and graduated with a BS in Songwriting from Belmont University in 2012.

Kristen Thompson

Dallas, TX
Adjudicator, Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass), Flute, Piccolo, Reeds (Multiple WW), Saxophone (Alto), Saxophone (Bari), Saxophone (Soprano), Saxophone (Tenor)

Noted for playing with “remarkable intensity” and “dynamic interpretation” (The Clarinet), clarinetist Kristen Thompson is an established performer, educator, and clinician based in Dallas, Texas. Ms. Thompson maintains an active performance schedule in classical and musical theater venues across DFW, where she can be heard on multiple woodwinds. She holds an MM from the University of North Texas and a BA from SUNY Potsdam.

Brian Lindsey

Dallas, TX
Percussion (Drumset), Percussion (Mallet), Percussion (Other)

Brian Lindsey is a well-rounded percussionist out of the DFW area that is looking for his start in the community theatre scene!

Francis Cathlina

Memphis, TN
Clinician (Choir), Programming

Conductor-teacher Francis Cathlina, D.M.A., is a Vietnamese-American whose work lies at the intersection of choral music and narrative. Within a concert experience, the musicians engage the audience in a story told through choral artistry. Such innovative programming connects the power of choral music to 21st-century students and audiences. Currently, Dr. Cathlina serves as the Director of Choral Activities at the University of Memphis. He guides a comprehensive Choral Program of five ensembles through administrative leadership and vision; he leads the doctoral and master’s choral conducting program and mentors undergraduate students; and he conducts the University Singers (flagship SATB choir) and Mazi (SSAA choir). As a first-generation musician, Dr. Cathlina’s Eastern heritage shapes his teaching. He cultivates a collaborative and rigorous culture, which has garnered national recognition at the university (UNT Men’s Chorus) and high school (Centennial High School) levels. He is a 2023 GRAMMY Music Educator Quarterfinalist, and early in his career, the Texas Choral Directors Association (TCDA) designated him the “Young Director of Distinction.” An active guest conductor, Dr. Cathlina builds masterful technicians and creative communicators through inclusive pedagogy. Upcoming engagements in 2022-2023 involve the Mississippi All-State High School Treble Choir, and region choirs in Texas, Arkansas, and Pennsylvania. Dr. Cathlina’s scholarship focuses on vocal pedagogy, choral tone, and artistic conducting gesture. In summer 2021, the American Choral Directors Association’s Choral Journal published his two-part article “7 Essentials for Developing Voices in Choir: Part I” and “Part II.” Additionally, he serves the profession as an adjudicator and coordinator and regularly presents interest sessions throughout the United States. Dr. Cathlina holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in choral conducting with a vocal pedagogy cognate from the University of North Texas, a Master of Music in choral conducting from Michigan State University, and a Bachelor of Music Education from Baylor University. Prior to his doctoral studies, he taught public school, working with elementary through high school-aged singers with diverse backgrounds. Dr. Cathlina lives in Memphis, Tennessee with his husband, Kyle, and their dog, Coco.

Tingting Yao

Huntsville, TX
Piano

Chinese-American pianist Tingting Yao is an avid collaborative pianist and chamber musician based in Huntsville, Texas where she is the Staff Pianist at Sam Houston State University. Prior to moving to Texas, she held the position of the Staff Pianist at the University of Memphis-Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music. Tingting was in demand as a collaborative pianist in Birmingham, England and Shenzhen, China, where she worked as a piano teacher at Lang Lang’s first piano school. Ms. Yao began piano studies at the age of three, won regional and national competitions at seven, was accepted into the primary school affiliated to Shanghai Conservatory at ten. Ms. Yao holds degrees from the United Kingdom, Australia and China.

Andrew Sperandeo

Keller, TX
Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Classical), Guitar (Electric), Vocalist (Jazz), Vocalist (Pop/Rock)

Education/Experience: Guitarist/ Singer/Composer/Arranger/Music Producer, Andy S., is an experienced, well-versed musician in many disciplines of music. He has a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz studies from the prestigious University of North Texas and Masters in Jazz Arranging/Composition from the University of North Texas. He has also been a music educator since 1993 and been performing for over 3 decades. He was a Professor of guitar/voice/bass and Director and Arranger for the SFA State University's contemporary ensembles. He currently is working towards a second Master's at TWU in music therapy. As an Arranger/Composer/Producer: Andy has written, arranged, produced, performed and recorded for a variety of artists over the years including an original composition by world renowned jazz artist, Kurt Rosenwinkel, which was performed by Kurt himself along with the, Grammy award winning, University of North Texas’s One O’clock lab band in Spring of 2010. As a Performer: Andy is accomplished in jazz, classical, rock, pop, r&b, as well as other styles of music. He performs regularly with several jazz groups, along with a classical string ensemble, and original groups around the DFW area. He also has performed with and co-produced for recording artists from the Nashville, Miami and Washington D.C. areas. Service: Andy also strongly believes that service to humanity is of the utmost importance. He has performed for and been a part of many worthwhile causes such as the Dallas Life Foundation, Juvenile Diabetes, Food For Hunger Organizations, Medi Send, as well as Habitat for Humanity.

Stacey Figueroa

Frisco, TX
Piano

Stacy has 15+ years experience accompanying middle and high school choir and 30+ years experience playing for worship services, She also enjoys playing for band, orchestra, and vocal soloists.

Christian Dorn

Krum, TX
Audio Technician, Percussion (Drumset), Percussion (Other)

Christian Dorn is a professional drummer and studio musician who holds an incredible passion for creating music both live and in the studio. As a professional drummer, he has worked alongside many renowned musicians & artists and he brings professionalism and a high level of skill to every gig. Christian’s playing credits include: Eleven Hundred Springs, Bart Crow, Charla Corn, Michael Padgett, Abbey Cone, Zach Coffey, The Deatons, Texas Opry House Band, and many others. Christian currently works as a freelance drummer and serves as a first call studio drummer in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. He has had the fortune to record with Grammy Award-Winning producers/engineers Bob Parr and Chris Bell, and his recording credits include the likes of Eleven Hundred Springs, Josh Vincent, Deryl Dodd, Cody Tucker, Paul Wintyrs, Mike Westbrook, James Cook, Keri Lick, Jenn Ford, Preston Scott, Matt Marshak, Scott Sturgeon, Luke Christenson, Susan Giacona, Michael Padgett, Adrian Johnston, Thomas Lail, Preston Scott, Grace Bible Church, Marshall Young Band, Them Chisholm Folks, Phil Tucker, Luke Christenson, Trent Judah, Zach Coffey, and Sarah Hobbs among others. Christian Dorn is the owner and engineer at Drum Arsenal Productions. A recording studio that focuses on providing drum tracks and mixing services to clients around the world. As an educator, Christian keeps a busy schedule working as a director, clinician, and drumset teacher with many percussion programs in the area. Over the years Christian has had the opportunity to be an adjudicator for the Guitar Center Drum-Off, TMEA All-Region, and TMEA All-Region Jazz competitions. Christian is also an active member of the Percussive Arts Society's Drumset Committee. This committee is on the forefront of drumset education and helps ensure all students of the instrument can benefit from the Percussive Arts Society. Through his work as a studio drummer and session musician Christian Dorn has acquired a great deal of acclamation and recognition and was voted the 2018 “Drummer of the Year” by the Texas Country Music Association. He is presently on tour with Texas Country icons, Eleven Hundred Springs, and is the full-time drummer at Grace Bible Church. When not playing music, Christian enjoys spending time with his wife Kami and playing with their two dogs, Nala & Penny. He is an avid traveler and cooking enthusiast who shares a remarkable passion for exploring new cities and cultures. Christian proudly uses: Porter & Davies, 64 Audio, TNR Products

Jim Wilson

Plano, TX
Percussion (Other), Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Jazz/Pop), Piano (Musical Theatre), Synthesizer, Transcribing

Jim has been an active member of the Dallas-Fort Worth music community for the last thirty years. He currently serves as pianist at Christ United Methodist Church in Plano, Texas, and accompanies for the Greater Dallas Choral Society and the choral programs at Plano Senior HS, Wylie East HS and several other middle and high schools. Jim has been the pianist for nationally-recognized events and groups, including the 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022 Texas All-State Choirs, the Dallas Chamber Choir, and the 2016-2021 Missouri State University Choral Institutes. He plays keyboards for the band Boomtown, performs with several local jazz and cover bands, and works nationally as a pianist with vocalists and instrumentalists. Jim received a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas Christian University and a Master of Science degree from the University of Arizona, and is a member of the Texas Music Educators Association.

Bill Zauner

Flower Mound, TX
Bass (Electric), Bass (Upright), Cello, Clinician (Orchestra), Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Mandolin, Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Musical Theatre), Transcribing

Nathan Smith

Dallas, TX
Piano Technician

Nathaniel Geiger

Allen, TX
Euphonium, Trombone (Bass), Trombone (Tenor)

Nathaniel Geiger is an active low brass musician and music educator based in Dallas-Fort Worth. Nathaniel was born and raised in Champaign, Illinois, where he began playing trombone at the age of ten. He holds degrees from Illinois State University (Bachelors of Music Education, Summa Cum Laude), and Michigan State University (Masters of Music Performance.) He currently serves as a trombone, bass trombone, and euphonium instructor for Allen and McKinney ISD, and previously served as a low brass instructor for Richardson ISD. Nathaniel’s students consistently advance to TMEA All-Region, Area, and All-State ensembles, and receive superior ratings and awards at solo and ensemble contests. They are recognized within their school music programs, and have performed in TMEA state-winning ensembles. His students have also been accepted into various competitions and programs including the Malcolm Helm Honors Recital and Interlochen Fine Arts Camp, and ensembles including the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra and the Greater North Texas Youth Orchestra. While in Dallas, Nathaniel has performed with the Allen Philharmonic, The Dallas Millennial Choir And Orchestra, The Frisco Jazz Band, and Rockwall Summer Musicals. Nathaniel has also performed with The Illinois Symphony, The Lansing Symphony, The Rochester Symphony, The Michigan Philharmonic, and The Midland Symphony. He has also served as principal trombone of The Urbana Pops Orchestra, and has won positions at the Round Top Festival Institute and The Sewanee Summer Music Festival. Nathaniel was the winner of the Low Brass Solo Competition at the North American Brass Band Championships in 2016, and was a finalist for concerto competitions at Illinois State and Michigan State. Nathaniel has recorded the music of David Maslanka, John Mackey, Stephen Bryant, and other prominent wind band composers with both Illinois State and Michigan State, performing on the CD "Monuments’’, winner of the 2015 “American Prize” for College Wind Ensemble Recordings. He has also recorded for film and documentary soundtracks for “Blue Police Box Music”, a multimedia composition studio based in Los Angeles. In 2014, Nathaniel gave the inaugural recital of the Urbana Pops Orchestra’s now annual “Principal Recital Series.” Nathaniel has also performed extensively with American brass bands. Nathaniel is currently the Principal Trombonist and Logistics Director of The Dallas Brass Band, and has also performed, soloed, and recorded with The Five Lakes Silver Band and The Capital City Brass Band. In 2017, Nathaniel was invited on an international contest tour of England and Scotland with the current reigning North American Champion Fountain City Brass Band, where the group placed 2nd at “Brass In Concert”, a contest featuring top bands from five countries, and 3rd at “The Scottish Open.” Nathaniel is active as a teacher in the marching arts. He is an alumnus of the Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps and the Macy's Great American Marching Band, and has served as a music and visual instructor for high school marching band programs in Illinois, Michigan, and Texas. Students Nathaniel has taught through marching band have gone on to march with The Colts and Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps’. Nathaniel’s previous teachers include Ava Ordman, Mark Babbitt, Phil Sinder, Jim Pugh, Dave Dickey, and Garrett Mendez, and he has been a featured performer in masterclasses for Joseph Alessi, John Kitzman, Alex Iles, Mark Kellogg, and Kenneth Thompkins. Nathaniel is a member of the International Trombone Association and the music fraternity Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.

Ashley Bird Penov

Addison, TX
Vocalist (Classical), Vocalist (Jazz), Vocalist (Pop/Rock), Vocalist (Praise/Worship)

I have been a musician and vocalist for as long as I can remember, focusing predominantly on rock, blues, and choral music. I have been a hobbyist sound engineer for a few years now, but during the pandemic I've taken to honing my skills both with audio and video editing for putting together virtual performances.

Paul Birk

Farmers Branch, TX
Composing/Arranging, Transcribing, Trombone (Tenor)

Vernon Richter

Lake Dallas, TX
Trumpet

Vernon Richter Vernon Richter is a native of San Antonio, Texas and began playing trumpet in Houston, Texas at the age of eleven. His formal education in trumpet began in 1984 at East Texas State University, currently Texas A&M Commerce, as a Music Performance Major. A desire to experience all different types of music, and especially music with trumpet, has been a part of Vernon his entire life. He has had the opportunity to full-fill this desire on many occasions by playing in Symphony Orchestras, Brass Ensembles, Brass Quintets, Brass Trio’s, Show Pit Orchestra’s, Jazz Bands, Jazz Combos, solo work, and now in a newly formed rock/soul/r&b/country band, The Top Brass Band. Vernon is a charter member of The Top Brass Band which plays music of Chicago, Tower Of Power, Blood Sweat and Tears, The Eagles, Stevie Wonder, Delbert McClinton and similar artist in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. Vernon is a former member and co-founder of Center Stage Brass, a 10-member professional brass ensemble in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex dedicated to performing brass literature and promoting music education. Vernon also performs regularly with the Richardson Symphony as 3rd trumpet with the ensemble. He has performed with the Lewisville Lake Symphony, East Texas Symphony, Mesquite Symphony and Flower Mound Symphony. Vernon performed as a featured soloist with the Northeast Orchestra in 2019 performing “Let the bright Seraphim”, by Georg Friedrich Handel. Finally, Vernon is heavily involved in teaching in the Lewisville ISD and Prosper area and typically carries a studio of over 80 students in addition to conducting 3 master classes per week at the high school level. He has over 20 years of teaching experience in the area with numerous students achieving top honors at the District, Region and State levels at the middle and high school levels. In 2022, his studio produced 5 All-State trumpet students, all from Hebron High School, which is unprecedented at the State level for the trumpet. Vernon has also produced students that have competed in the semi-finals and finals of the National Trumpet Competition. Vernon consistently has students entering colleges pursuing degrees in music education or music performance. Vernon currently resides in Lake Dallas with his wife, Dana, of 30 years of marriage. Vernon has been Bach Artist since 2018, more information is available at: Vernon Richter : Centerstage (conn-selmer.com).

Bruce Dunai

Dallas, TX
Accordion, Euphonium, Guitar (Acoustic), Harmonica, Trombone (Tenor)

Bruce Dunai is an experienced diatonic & chromatic harmonica player, having played with the Ft. Worth Opera Orchestra in several productions, Of Mice & Men and Silent Night, also with the Denton Community Theatre production of Big River. He has many years of experience as a one man band that plays guitar with harmonica through a rack and vocals of classic country, standards & gospel. He has also added Accordion to his skillset recently and has been performing with that too. He has played low brass - euphonium & valve trombone orchestrally for 35 years with a 50 piece orchestra. Also, he is the staff harmonica teacher at Sam Ash Music store in Dallas, TX.

Ashley Westgate

Flower Mound, TX
Adjudicator, Clinician (Choir), Percussion (Drumset), Percussion (Mallet), Percussion (Other), Piano, Vocalist (Classical), Vocalist (Praise/Worship)

Ashley is a vocalist and percussionist with a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Music Education from the University of North Texas. She has experience as a high school choral director and is a TMAA adjudicator.

Catherine Conlin

Denton, TX
Bassoon, Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass), English Horn, Flute, Oboe, Piccolo, Recorder, Reeds (Multiple WW), Saxophone (Alto), Saxophone (Bari), Saxophone (Soprano), Saxophone (Tenor)

Catherine Conlin is an active performer, educator, and clinician, in the North Texas area. She recently received her Masters in clarinet performance from the University of North Texas, where she was a member of the Concert Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, and appeared on multiple recordings with the North Texas Wind Symphony. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Catherine spent many years as an orchestral player and woodwind doubler in the Greater Cleveland area, holding principal clarinet positions in the Cleveland Women’s Orchestra and the Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra, where she also held the Eb clarinet position. She has been featured as a soloist with the Cleveland State University Symphony, under the direction of Victor Liva, and with the Cleveland State Clarinet Choir, under the direction of Theodore Johnson. She was also an active chamber musician and performed regularly with her woodwind quintet, All-Star Winds. Recently, she was a finalist in the International Clarinet Association’s Orchestral Audition competition and a woodwind finalist in UNT’s prestigious concerto competition. She is also an active woodwind doubler in the DFW area, performing for Firehouse Theater, Company of Rowlett Players, Lakeside Community Theater, Greater Lewisville Community Theater, and North Texas Performing Arts Repertory Theater. She is currently teaches clarinet and saxophone in Prosper ISD and Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD.

Jeff Lankov

Dallas, TX
Adjudicator, Composing/Arranging, Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Jazz/Pop), Piano (Musical Theatre), Synthesizer, Transcribing

JEFF LANKOV, Pianist, has been hailed for his “superb, fearless, ferocious, and sensitive,” (New York Times) “performances of brilliance and dedication…there seems to be nothing that eludes his grasp” (New York Concert Review). His playing has been described as “muscular and moving” (Dallas Morning News) and “shimmering and assertive.” (Portland Tribune). Writes Fanfare: “This is a superb performance of the very highest standard…beyond criticism.” As a soloist and sought-after collaborative artist, Lankov has performed in major concert venues throughout the world, including solo recitals at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center and numerous world premieres. Lankov is a specialist in the works of living composers and the American minimalist movement and has recorded compositions by John Adams, Timo Andres, Michael Finnissy, George Gershwin, Morton Lauridsen, Olivier Messiaen, Astor Piazzolla, Jake Runestad, Robert Xavier Rodríguez and Melinda Wagner. In the popular genre, Lankov has performed on Broadway and at Radio City Music Hall. Lankov’s multimedia performance pieces combine music with theatrical elements, visual art and computer-generated sounds and images, often in unusual juxtapositions that explore the synthesis of popular and classical forms. Dr. Lankov is Professor of Music and head of Piano Studies at Tarrant County College Northeast. He received a Ph.D. in Piano Performance from the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University.

Kat Glaze

Dallas, TX
Violin

Kat Glaze is a classically trained fiddler and violinist of 30 years with extensive experience in traditional musics such as Celtic fiddling and bluegrass. Improvisation in nearly any genre of music is one of her strong suits and she enjoys performing as a soloist and as part of an orchestra, band or group. She is currently the resident violinist for the Turtle Creek Chorale and the Cathedral of Hope Orchestra while also being the fiddler for the eclectic Celtic band, 5 Second Rule.

Katie Anderson

Dallas, TX
Clinician (Choir), Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Jazz/Pop), Piano (Musical Theatre), Vocalist (Classical), Vocalist (Jazz), Vocalist (Pop/Rock), Vocalist (Praise/Worship)

Katie Anderson was born and raised in Dallas, a fourth generation Dallasite. She graduated from Texas Christian University with a Bachelor's of Music Education, Vocal Emphasis. Katie began her teaching career as Music Specialist at Stonewall Jackson Elementary School (now Mockingbird Elementary) in Dallas ISD, before moving to Woodrow Wilson High School as Head Choral Director where she served for four years. While at Stonewall and Woodrow, she directed five Woodrow musicals including Phantom of the Opera and The Music Man. Katie also taught private piano and vocal lessons periodically during this time. Katie transitioned to private music instruction full time in 2018, and with that has also directed musicals at Bishop Lynch High School, Mountain View College, Garland Civic Theatre, and East Dallas Arts.

Robert Lewis

Dallas, TX
Organ, Piano

Robert Lewis has a bachelors and masters degree in music education. He has also been a church musician (keys/Hammond organ) for over 20 years.

Hollye Hornsby

McKinney, TX
Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Musical Theatre)

Hollye has been accompanying choirs since the age of 12. (With her middle school choir.) Hollye went on through high school accompanying her own high school choirs and musical theatre performances. In college, she was the accompanist for the university choir, juries, vocal recitals and instrumental recitals. She went on to earn my degree in Music Education with a vocal performance. Hollye and her husband lead the worship at their church. She leads and directs the praise team and choir. She was also selected to sing as a soloist for the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir. All that to say, Hollye loves accompanying, kids, all different types of music, but most of all Jesus.

Bob Simmons

Plano, TX
Bass (Electric), Bass (Upright)

Bob Simmons is a professional bassist with 20+ years of experience in all styles.

BJ Harman

MELISSA, TX
Organ, Piano, Piano (Musical Theatre), Vocalist (Praise/Worship)

B.J. Harman earned the MCM degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts where she studied piano with Mia Chung, organ with Roy Brunner, and voice with Elizabeth Printy. She is an active member of PMTA and NTMTA and resides in Melissa, TX with her husband. Currently, B.J. provides piano instruction in her private piano studio and has taught piano in private schools and home studios for over 30 years in three states. She has been a school music teacher and also a Director of Music, organist, and pianist in a variety of churches. She is sought after as an accompanist for recitals, concerts, and contests by choirs, bands, and instrumentalists in North Texas schools. B.J. also volunteers with her church worship.

John Cornish

Burleson, TX
Adjudicator, Clinician (Choir), Composing/Arranging, Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Jazz/Pop), Piano (Musical Theatre), Transcribing, Vocalist (Classical), Vocalist (Praise/Worship)

Dr. John Cornish is a lifelong musician and teacher with a firm dedication to arts education and church music. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in piano performance from Cameron University (2005), and Masters (2009) and Doctoral (2012) degrees in church music, conducting, and vocal performance from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. John currently lives and works in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, where he is the Director of Music Ministries at Alliance United Methodist Church in Fort Worth and also freelances as a private teacher, pianist, classical vocalist, and composer. Over the past seventeen years, he has taught on the full-time music faculty of three colleges and one high school, and has served on the music staff of five congregations in Oklahoma and Texas. Through his various positions, Dr. Cornish has had extensive opportunities to conduct choral and orchestral ensembles in academic, professional, and church settings. Additionally, he has skill and expertise in vocal performance, piano/organ performance, music theatre directing, and composition. He is married to Dr. Jill Cornish, who teaches French at Baylor University, and is the proud dad of two children, Claire and Cameron.

Claire Miller

Mansfield, TX
Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Musical Theatre)

A native of Garland, TX, Claire Miller received a BME in Choral music (piano principal) from Ouachita Baptist University in 2005. She moved to Faith Academy in the Philippines, where she accompanied for 10 years. She played for large and small choral ensembles from elementary to high school, and accompanied for choir festivals and a tour to South Korea. She has experience accompanying for Solo and Ensemble, UIL, and various church service experience.

Trekorda Musician-Other 3

Carrollton, TX
Accordion, Adjudicator, Audio Technician, Banjo, Bass (Electric), Bass (Upright), Bassoon, Cello, Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass), Clinician (Band), Clinician (Choir), Clinician (Orchestra), Composing/Arranging, Contrabassoon, English Horn, Euphonium, Flute, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Classical), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Steel), Harmonica, Harp, Harpsichord, Horn, Lute, Mandolin, Oboe, Organ, Other, Percussion (Drumset), Percussion (Mallet), Percussion (Other), Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Jazz/Pop), Piano (Musical Theatre), Piano Technician, Piccolo, Programming, Recorder, Reeds (Multiple WW), Saxophone (Alto), Saxophone (Bari), Saxophone (Soprano), Saxophone (Tenor), Synthesizer, Transcribing, Trombone (Bass), Trombone (Tenor), Trumpet, Tuba, Ukulele, Videographer, Viola, Violin, Virtual Choir Producer, Vocalist (Classical), Vocalist (Jazz), Vocalist (Pop/Rock), Vocalist (Praise/Worship)

Cody Dry

University Park, TX
Adjudicator, Piano, Piano (Jazz/Pop), Piano (Musical Theatre), Programming, Vocalist (Classical), Vocalist (Jazz), Vocalist (Pop/Rock)

Cody Dry has recently returned to his native Dallas from working in NYC as a music director, accompanist, and vocal coach. There he worked with the Broadway production of Book of Mormon as rehearsal accompanist and keyboard sub. He music directed Tony Award-winning actress Alice Ripley (Next to Normal, Side Show) in an Off-Broadway production of Maltby and Shire’s Baby. Cody also taught alongside Jenn Gambatese (Mrs. Doubtfire, All Shook Up, Tarzan) for the organization The Broadway Star Project, a group that keeps young adult actors performing. With that organization he music directed their 2019 holiday album, arranged and directed their performance with the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall, and has traveled to Mexico and Guatemala to teach young performers there. As adjunct faculty at the Hartt School (University of Hartford), he served as vocal coach, accompanist, and music director. He has also music directed and accompanied cabarets at renowned NYC venues Feinstein’s 54 Below and Green Room 42. Locally Cody has worked with companies such as Theatre Three, Dallas Theatre Center, Water Tower Theatre, and Circle Theatre, as well as educational theatre at UNT and The Acting Studio. His upcoming projects include continuing the run of Young Frankenstein at Theatre Three and Jesus Christ Superstar at Water Tower. Cody currently teaches private voice, serves as collaborative pianist at The Greenhill School, and is music director at Oak Lawn United Methodist Church. He holds a music degree from the University of North Texas.

Jesse Chandler

Denton, TX
Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass), Composing/Arranging, Flute, Harpsichord, Organ, Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Jazz/Pop), Piano (Musical Theatre), Programming, Synthesizer, Transcribing

Jesse Chandler hails from the the storied magical music town of Woodstock, NY. He has a BFA in jazz piano/organ performance from the New School/Mannes College of Music in NYC. He is a member of the internationally-acclaimed bands Midlake and Mercury Rev, and has recorded and toured all over the world with both bands with other acts such as Pearl Jam and Neil Young. He has played and toured with Norah Jones, Cass McCombs, and Susanne Sundfor as well. He is also part of the band BNQT with members of Franz Ferdinand, Travis, Grandaddy and Band of Horses, which released one album and appeared on the Seth Meyers Show, and has his own band called Pneumatic Tubes with Rachel Goswell of Slowdive, which is about to release a second album in early 2022 on Ghost Box Records. He is a member of Tears of Silver (with Ken Stringfellow- from the Posies, REM and Big Star). He has also gained recognition as an arranger for the orchestrations he did for Mercury Rev live with the Northern Sinfonia in 2017. He lives in Denton, TX where he teaches piano and does accompaniment work while he’s not in the studio or touring.

Dameron Growe

Arlington, TX
Clinician (Choir), Piano, Piano (Musical Theatre), Vocalist (Classical), Vocalist (Pop/Rock), Vocalist (Praise/Worship)

I am a DFW metroplex native. I have been playing piano and singing for churches, schools, and private events. My expertise is in choirs (accompanying, teaching, directing), Jazz, Gospel, R&B, Classical, and Pop. I love teaching and coaching young performers. Being well-versed in piano and vocal technique serves me well.

Scott Eckert

Dallas, TX
Bass (Electric), Composing/Arranging, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Piano, Piano (Jazz/Pop), Piano (Musical Theatre), Programming, Saxophone (Alto), Synthesizer, Ukulele, Vocalist (Jazz), Vocalist (Pop/Rock)

Music director, conductor, actor, and multi-instrumentalist with 40 years experience in all facets of musical theater.

Robert Brown

Dallas, TX
Audio Technician, Composing/Arranging, Harpsichord, Organ, Percussion (Other), Piano, Piano (Jazz/Pop), Piano (Musical Theatre), Programming, Synthesizer, Transcribing

Mark Alewine

Richardson, TX
Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass), Flute, Piccolo, Reeds (Multiple WW), Saxophone (Alto), Saxophone (Bari), Saxophone (Soprano), Saxophone (Tenor)

Mark Alewine is a private instructor for the Plano Independent School District and teaches woodwinds at The Hockaday School in Dallas, Texas. He earned a Bachelor of Music Education and a Master of Arts from West Texas A&M University where he studied saxophone with Don Lefevre. He is an active woodwind performer and adjudicator throughout Texas, and has served as guest clinician at the Texas Music Educators Association Convention on several occasions. His students have garnered many awards including TMEA all-state bands and jazz band, Texas Association of Symphony Orchestras young artist competition, Plano Symphony young artist competition, and Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra Wind Symphony. His professional and student quartets have also appeared as finalists in the Fischoff National Chamber Ensemble Competition. Mark has performed with the Texas Wind Symphony, Dallas Wind Symphony, Texas Saxophone Quartet, Turtle Creek Chorale, Dallas Street Choir, Contemporary Chorale, Dallas Women's Chorus, Dallas Theatre Center, Theatre Three, Water Tower Theater, and many other musical theatre productions in the DFW area.

Stephanie Baron

Wylie, TX
Horn

Stephanie is a freelance performer and educator in the greater Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. As a performer she has performed in symphonies, operas, musicals, and ballets all over the Great Plains and Mountain west; even appearing in music videos, television, and as a guest on a Classical Music radio channel. She has had the immense privilege of sharing the stage with highly esteemed artists such as Robert Chen, Julian Bliss, Daniel Emmett, Michael Martin Murphy, Alex Boyé, and Yo-Yo Ma. As a teacher, she has given lectures and masterclasses to both youth and doctoral candidates on the French Horn and general music in addition to teaching privately. A native of North Texas, Stephanie holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Performance from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas and a Master of Music degree in Music Performance from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. She currently maintains a vibrant studio in the Garland and Rockwall school districts, and resides in Wylie with her husband and two beautiful daughters.

Junsoo Park

Dallas, TX
Violin

Stephanie Hawkins

Cedar Hill, TX
Percussion (Drumset)

Stephanie Hawkins has been playing drum for over 15 years. She is employed at Trinity Harvest Church.

Garrett Hayes

Denton, TX
Cello

Garrett Hayes is a North Texas-based cellist currently studying at the University of North Texas. He grew up in Arlington, Texas and began playing as part of AISD's orchestra program. He has been playing as a freelance cellist in North Texas for 3 years, and his experience spans large and small ensemble playing. His primary playing experience is in orchestral and string quartet performance.

Matthew McNeill

Plano, TX
Clinician (Band), Clinician (Choir), Clinician (Orchestra), Harpsichord, Organ, Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Jazz/Pop), Piano (Musical Theatre), Programming, Synthesizer, Vocalist (Classical), Vocalist (Praise/Worship)

Matthew McNeill is a pianist, organist, and conductor with a primary focus in sacred music. He served as a church musician in the Nashville area, and most recently in Atlanta. In addition to his work in ministry, Matthew has performed with choral and instrumental ensembles at all levels, including Nashville Symphony Chorus, Gateway Chamber Chorus, Music City Baroque, Cumberland Jazz Project, and Chattanooga Spiritual Ensemble. Active as a musical theatre performer, Matthew has worked with Nashville-area theatre companies including Cumberland County Playhouse and Nashville Children’s Theatre, and is consistently involved in various productions at high school and university levels. He was Resident Musical Director of the Roxy Regional Theatre of Clarksville, TN for five seasons. Matthew has been a staff collaborative pianist for instrumental and vocal studios at Austin Peay State University and Belmont University, and is a member of the American Guild of Organists.

Aaron Marshall

Haslet, TX
Percussion (Drumset), Percussion (Mallet), Percussion (Other)

Aaron Marshall is an extremely qualified percussionist. He started playing drum set professionally in 2008, mostly for musical theatre. Since then, he has appeared in over 1,000 performances including several regional premieres. Some of his favorites include the regional premier of "In The Heights", "American Idiot", "Hedwig and the Angry Inch", and "Matilda". Aaron has had the pleasure of performing with greats such as Tamar Green (Hamilton), Meghan Picerno (Phantom of the Opera), and Dan Micciche (MD, Wicked). He has also been lucky to study with Dave Hardman, and Tom Hipskind (Hamilton). When he's not playing, Aaron enjoys spending time with his wife and two kids, building his own drums, and working on classic cars.

Sharon Bailey

Garland, TX
Piano

SHARON BAILEY has enjoyed a wide range of musical experiences in her career as a pianist and accompanist. She has accompanied many public school choirs in the Dallas area, frequently plays for All-Region Choirs, and has served as an accompanist for the Youth Chorus of Greater Dallas. Sharon is currently the accompanist for choirs, opera, and musical theatre productions at Dallas Baptist University. She has also had the opportunity to accompany numerous vocal and instrumental soloists and various musical performances throughout the state and internationally. Sharon maintained a private piano studio for many years and has been the pianist for Lakeside Baptist Church/Lake Pointe in Dallas since 1987. As a lifelong fan of musical theatre, she has enjoyed playing the keyboard in several local theatre productions, in addition to acting as musical director for summer camp musical productions. Sharon earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in Music and Speech Pathology and Audiology and a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance from Hardin-Simmons University. She is a member of TMEA and Sigma Alpha Iota.

Jocelyn Ho

Plano, TX
Viola, Violin

Jocelyn Ho is a graduate of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music with a Bachelors of Violin Performance and Music Education in Instrumental-String. She studied violin with Brenda Brenner, who is the Eugene O'Brien Bicentennial Executive Associate Dean. During her time at the Jacobs School of Music, she has also studied with Austin Hartman of the Pacifica String Quartet, Mimi Zweig, Kurt Muroki, Chih-Yi Chen, Aram Arakelyan, Eli Eban, and Anne Epperson. She has played under the baton of Thomas Wilkins, Alex Kerr, Arthur Fagen, Osmo Vanska, Vinay Parameswaran, David Neely, and Rani Calderon. As a Dallas native, her love for music blossomed at an early age while studying with Philip Lewis at the University of North Texas. She is thrilled to be back in Texas as the Associate Orchestra Director at Centennial High School in Frisco, Texas!

Hanyuan Wang

Garland, TX
Piano, Violin

Nick Stephenson

Melissa, TX
Adjudicator, Clinician (Band), Trumpet

Nicholas is primarily a trumpet player but have experience performing on all brass instruments. Beyond performing, he has 20 years of experience in instrumental music education having taught band classes and private lesson and is a Texas Music Adjudicator Association certified judge for UIL events.

Jorge Alarcon

Dallas, TX
Clinician (Band), Tuba

Jorge Alarcon is the Director of Bands at South Hills High School. Mr. Alarcon’s musical education began in Arlington, TX. Mr. Alarcon received his Bachelor of Music Education in 2016 from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, LA. Mr. Alarcon is in his 6th year of teaching. In 2014 and 2015, Mr. Alarcon was a member of two of the world’s elite and exclusive marching ensembles. Mr. Alarcon marched contra for Louisiana Stars Drum & Bugle Corps and Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps. In 2015, Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps placed 6th in the DCI World Championship World Class Finals in Indianapolis, IN. Mr. Alarcon gave back to the activity and joined Southwind Drum & Bugle Corps brass staff for the summers of 2017 & 2018. Southwind performed on the biggest night of the summer at the Drum Corps International Open Class Finals where they placed in the final top 12 both years. Mr. Alarcon is currently the principal Tubist with the New Texas Symphony Orchestra in Dallas, TX and plays Tuba with the Mansfield Wind Symphony. Mr. Alarcon was chosen for a once in a lifetime chance to march in the band of Band Directors from across the country in the 2021 Rose Parade in Pasadena, California. This was the first opportunity for band directors to participate in an event of this nature in the history of the Rose Parade. Mr. Alarcon will get to extend his marching experience and will march in the 2023 Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade in New York, City with the band made up of Band Directors.

Pamela McLain

Double Oak, TX
Adjudicator, Piano, Piano (Musical Theatre), Synthesizer

Pamela McLain has been playing piano since age 6 and accompanying choirs, soloists, and instrumentalists since age 12. More recently, she has been a music director, voice teacher, piano teacher, accompanist, and adjudicator in DFW/North Texas for over 20 years, specializing in musical theatre but also feeling at home with school choir and band departments as well as churches.

Jay Majernik

Dallas, TX
Percussion (Drumset), Percussion (Mallet), Percussion (Other)

Mr. Majernik is an accomplished performer. He has been a section percussion member of the Plano Symphony Orchestra for almost 25 years. He recently retired from the Abilene Philharmonic Orchestra after 19 years. Other orchestras with which he performs are Irving Symphony, New Philharmonic Orchestra of Irving, and Garland/Las Colinas Symphony among others. He is also an active pit musician with musical theatre productions. Theatre Three, Water Tower Theatre, and Junior Players of Dallas are among the companies with which he has recently performed. He currently endorses Evans drumheads, Paiste cymbals and Pro-Mark drumsticks and mallets. Mr. Majernik is married to author Laura Leigh Majernik. They have 2 sons, John 12 and Noah 9, and 2 dogs, Wally and Yeti.

Ryan Schlotterback

Fort Worth, TX
Percussion (Drumset), Percussion (Mallet), Percussion (Other)

Ryan Schlotterback is a Dallas/Fort Worth based percussionist, music educator, and composer. A native of Minneapolis MN, Ryan began studying music at a young age and has continued down that path ever since. As a performer, Ryan’s skill sets and experience includes jazz, classical, and world percussion instruments and genres. Professionally, Ryan is a member of the Texas State Guard Jazz Orchestra where he plays drum set and auxiliary percussion. He also performs regularly with the Lone Star Wind Orchestra and with several churches and other instrumental and choral groups around the DFW Metroplex. In addition, Ryan previously held a section percussion spot with the Fargo/Moorhead Symphony and has performed with the Fargo/Moorhead Opera. He has participated in the Eastern Music Festival and the Bob Becker Xylophone Institute. In celebration of the Percussive Arts Society’s 50th anniversary in 2011, Ryan had the honor of performing amongst 50 students in a collegiate marimba orchestra as the concertmaster. Ryan has a bachelor of music degree from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN and a master of music degree from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, TX. As a graduate assistant at TCU, Ryan taught the drumline, percussion ensembles, steel bands, percussion methods class, and private lessons. Ryan's professional affiliations include the Percussive Arts Society, Texas Music Educators Association, and Pi Kappa Lambda. His past and present teachers include Dr. David Eyler, Dr. Richard Gipson, Dr. Brian West, Joseph Carter, John Shaw, and Jeff Hodge.

Fenia Chang

Plano, TX
Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Musical Theatre)

Fenia is a Juilliard School Graduate in piano performance with a Doctorate degree in Piano Performance. Born in Taiwan, Fenia began piano study at age of 8 and made her solo debut at age of 11, after winning the first Japan Kawai Piano Competition in Taipei, Taiwan. The performance was broadcasted on national television in Taiwan. She has performed extensively at venues including the Museum of Modern Arts in New York, Washington Arts Club Concert Series, Kennedy Center, the Corcoran Gallery in Washington DC, the Strathmore Hall in Maryland, Fairfax Auditorium in Virginia, the Ellipse Arts Center, Friday Morning Music Club Artist Series in Washington DC. She appears as soloist with numerous orchestras including the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, Maryland Chamber Orchestra, Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra, the Albuquerque Symphony, New World Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic and National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra as well as Dallas Asian Youth Orchestra.

Andrew Stonerock

Granbury, TX
Adjudicator, Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass), Clinician (Band), Composing/Arranging, Flute, Piccolo, Reeds (Multiple WW), Saxophone (Alto), Saxophone (Bari), Saxophone (Soprano), Saxophone (Tenor), Transcribing

Andrew is an accomplished musician whose versatility is a his biggest strength. He is a woodwind artist specializing in jazz, musical theatre, classical, pop, funk, big band, latin, and more. As a jazz/commercial saxophonist, he has performed with Boyz II Men, Natalie Cole, Steve Vai, and Nenna Freelon, among others. He is a woodwind doubler that has played over 70 productions across the country. His classical saxophone performances have included performing with the Colorado Symphony, Ft. Collins Symphony, Midland/Odessa Symphony, and Lawton Philharmonic.

Rick Norman

Dallas, TX
Bass (Electric), Bass (Upright)

Hamilton Levine

Wills Point, TX
Bass (Electric), Bass (Upright)

Anthony Holmes

Carrollton, TX
Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Classical), Guitar (Electric), Mandolin, Other, Synthesizer, Ukulele, Vocalist (Jazz), Vocalist (Pop/Rock), Vocalist (Praise/Worship)

Anthony is a professional actor, vocalist, instrumentalist, pit musician, and music director. His degree is in theater from Oklahoma State University and most of his professional work experience is in musical theatre. Anthony plays 6 instruments: guitar, piano, mandocello, mandolin, ukulele, and bass. Recent work includes Shakespeare in Something Rotten, Anselmo/Guitar in Man of La Mancha; Guitar/Keys 2 on Godspell; Guitar on A Chorus Line, Grease, The Wedding Singer, Godspell and Bridges of Madison County; Music director/Guitar on The Wild Party, Black Nativity, and Cabaret.

Alexis Warren

Crowley, TX
Clinician (Choir), Vocalist (Classical), Vocalist (Praise/Worship)

Alexis was born in the Fort Worth area and grew up in Crowley ISD. After graduation, she attended Angelo State University on a music scholarship and was a member of the ASU Chamber Choir and the Opera Musical Theatre Ensemble. Alexis graduated from ASU with a degree in Music Education, with emphasis in Vocal Pedagogy and Choral Conducting. Alexis has experience in middle school choral conducting, elementary chorus conducting, show choir choreography and elementary music education.

Chris Milyo

Fort Worth, TX
Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass), Flute, Reeds (Multiple WW), Saxophone (Alto), Saxophone (Bari), Saxophone (Soprano), Saxophone (Tenor), Transcribing

Chris Milyo is a saxophonist, bandleader, and educator active in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. His style blends traditional roots and the big sound of the Texas tenor along with contemporary elements, creating an energetic and eclectic experience for jazz fans and casual listeners alike. Milyo grew up in suburb of Southlake, Texas where he graduated from Southlake Carroll High School. Milyo then went to pursue music at the University of Texas at Arlington where he studied with Tim Ishii, Chris McGuire, Adonis Rose, and Stefan Karlsson. He regularly leads his own big band as well as smaller ensembles. His small group holds a weekly residency at Scat Jazz Lounge in Fort Worth, TX. Chris Milyo has had the opportunity to play alongside musical greats such as Jimmy Cobb, Eddie Gomez, Curtis Fuller, Randy Brecker, Cyrille Aimee, Ellis Marsalis, Ron Westray, Delfaeyo Marsalis, Cyrus Chestnut, Brad Leali, Adonis Rose, John Brown, Fred Sanders, Ashlin Parker, and many more. He has also had the opportunity to travel internationally with the Fort Worth Jazz Orchestra tour. In addition to maintaining a busy performance schedule, Chris Milyo is a band director for the Music Learning Band program where he works with students from 4th-12th grade teaching a variety of musical styles.

Henry Beal

Lewisville, TX
Audio Technician, Bass (Electric), Bass (Upright), Composing/Arranging, Other, Transcribing, Virtual Choir Producer

Henry Beal is an upright/electric bassist, vocalist and audio engineer located in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. He is best known for recording bass on every season of Netflix’s House of Cards and the documentary film Blackfish. In addition to performing and recording, Beal has worked on the films Console Wars (CBS) and Challenger (Netflix) as a music mixing engineer. From his home studio, Henry records and produces a variety of musical projects and has also released his own acoustic jazz album on Bandcamp entitled Finding Center. He also maintains an active private lesson studio via Zoom and offers clinics to school music programs. Beal studied jazz at the University of North Texas and Berklee College of Music and has recorded an album with the Grammy-nominated UNT One O'Clock Lab Band. He has also recorded with Los Angeles studio orchestras for the TV shows Grand Hotel and Dolly Parton's Heartstrings.

Daniel Crisp

LEWISVILLE, TX
Percussion (Drumset), Percussion (Mallet), Percussion (Other)

Daniel Crisp is a recent graduate from the University of North Texas, where he successfully completed a masters degree in percussion performance. During Daniel’s time at UNT, he studied under many different fantastic faculty members, with his main private teachers being: Christopher Deane, Mark Ford, and Paul Rennick. Daniel served as the principal percussionist of the Wind Symphony, directed by Eugene Corporon, and was an active member in the percussion ensemble directed by Mark Ford, as well as the NOVA ensemble under the direction of Dr. Elizabeth McNutt. The highlight of Daniel’s performing experience was a beyond successful concert to an electric crowd at TMEA (2019) with the Wind Symphony. In addition to all performing opportunities at UNT, Daniel also held a Teaching Fellow position where he taught private students, a percussion methods course, and directed the Percussion Group (a classical percussion ensemble consisting of freshmen and sophomores). Before making his way to North Texas, Daniel received a Bachelor’s degree in percussion performance from East Carolina University in North Carolina, studying under Jonathan Wacker and Christopher Nappi. During his time at ECU, Daniel participated in nearly every ensemble the university offered including: the Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Symphony Orchestra, Opera Orchestra, numerous percussion ensembles, as well as a litany of projects involving the North Carolina New Music Initiative. Although gigging opportunities were sparse, Daniel did perform musicals, various church services, and ballets in the area. It was at this time that Daniel maintained active involvement with the marching arts. Daniel performed with Carolina Crown (2014), Forza East Independent indoor percussion (2015), and was on the ECU drumline for two years of his undergrad. During his entire time at ECU, Daniel was the front ensemble tech for the Southern Nash High School marching band. Now, Daniel maintains a private lesson studio in McKinney ISD, as well as helping with the Royal Pride Marching band. Daniel is principal percussionist with the Mesquite Symphony Orchestra and performs with the CoDa percussion duo in Florida and North Carolina. He plans on actively pursuing a career as an orchestral percussionist in addition to maintaining his own private studio.

Benjamin Brown

Dallas, TX
Audio Technician, Bass (Electric), Bass (Upright), Composing/Arranging, Piano (Musical Theatre), Programming, Synthesizer, Transcribing, Tuba, Vocalist (Classical), Vocalist (Jazz), Vocalist (Pop/Rock), Vocalist (Praise/Worship)

Primarily a bassist, Benjamin is a multi-instrumentalist, actor, singer, and music director based in DFW. Benjamin is the music director in residence at Coppell High School, supervising and music directing at least 1 section of Fame Class, an ensemble-based music theatre performance lab, and at least 1 full musical per year. Benjamin has also played for Dallas Theatre Center, Casa Manana, Dallas Summer Musicals, and numerous local high school and community theatres.

Mary Dibbern

Dallas, TX
Harpsichord, Piano, Piano (Classical)

Mary Dibbern is a classically trained pianist with extended experience in vocal collaboration. Her interest in French language and music led her to study with Nadia Boulanger and work in Paris where she lived for thirty-one years. She has worked internationally as a recital accompanist, vocal coach, master class teacher, recording artist and lecturer. She has a special interest in working with emerging singers and pianists to help them make the transition from higher education studies to professional music careers. Dibbern has collaborated with publishers to create editions of unknown French vocal and chamber music. She has translated both study and performing versions of French, German and Italian opera librettos, as well as French writings in musicology. She is currently Music Director of Education at The Dallas Opera and studying at the University of Texas at Dallas for a PhD in Humanities with special concentration in Art History and Translation Studies.

Karomy Canton

Frisco, TX
Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Musical Theatre), Vocalist (Praise/Worship)

Karomy Canton is a lifelong musician that truly enjoys making music. Karomi has experience in accompanying church music (both contemporary and traditional), school choirs of all levels, and experience as a vocalist in a church worship team setting.

Joe Feldstein

Arlington, TX
Bass (Electric), Bass (Upright), Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)

Joe Feldstein has been performing Bass (upright and jazz ) in musical theatres in the DFW metroplex from Granbury to Denton for more than 30 years. He also plays in 18 piece swing bands and combos playing jazz standards. Joe reads well and is reliable. He taught school and now dedicates his time to musical theatre.

Pamela Dawson

Cedar Hill, TX
Clinician (Choir), Harp

Pamela Dawson began her teaching career in 1995 in Detroit, Michigan and was the Head Choral Director at several high schools in the metropolitan area. Pamela is currently in her 27th year of teaching and her 15th year at DeSoto High School in DeSoto, Texas. Choirs under her direction have consistently earned numerous sweepstake ratings in Contest and Sight-Reading, Best in Class and Outstanding Performance awards at festivals on the local, state, national and international level as they toured and performed in London, England. She has been active in her local community serving as the Chair for the DeSoto Arts Commission for six years. Pamela is an active member of American Choral Directors Association, American Harp Society, Texas Choral Directors Association, & Texas Music Educators Association. Pamela is a 2021 Finalist for Grammy Music Educator of the Year.

Benjamin Loeb

Plano, TX
Clinician (Orchestra), Harpsichord, Piano, Piano (Classical), Transcribing

Benjamin Loeb is an accomplished soloist, accompanist, conductor, arranger, educator, arts administrator and entrepreneur. His piano performances have been heralded by the Boston Globe: “[his] vigorous, cogent playing signaled the kind of equally weighted partnership, plus competition, plus mutual quest, etc. that [makes] this music live.” He has soloed with the Boston Pops Orchestra at the invitation and under the direction of former New York Philharmonic Music Director Alan Gilbert. He has also collaborated as concerto soloist with many other conductors including JoAnn Falletta, Carl St. Clair, and Rossen Milanov. His widely varied projects range from concerts of Beethoven and Bruckner Symphonies to recordings with Yo-Yo Ma of Italian 16th century madrigalists to tours with popular rock musicians to world premieres of the most cutting-edge avant-garde contemporary music. Recently has performed the complete Brahms Violin Sonatas with Chicago Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Robert Chen and the complete Beethoven Violin Sonatas with violinist Jennifer Frautschi. At the invitation of United States Department of State, Loeb toured Argentina and Uruguay as an Artistic Ambassador, performing recitals of the music of Scott Joplin and giving master classes and workshops with youth orchestras and young musicians. He has recorded for Naxos (both as soloist and collaborative pianist), CBC and the DSCLabel. He is currently on the roster for Cliburn in the Classroom, has subbed with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and is one of the accompanists for the Dallas Symphony Chorus. He holds a Graduate Performance Diploma from the Peabody Conservatory in Conducting, as a student of Gustav Meier, a Master in Music from the Curtis Institute and a Doctor in Musical Arts from the Juilliard School in Accompanying and a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University. He recently served as Executive Director of Congregation Beth Israel in Scottsdale and has also served as Executive Director of the Quad City (Iowa) Symphony Orchestra from 2013 through 2017, as Executive Director of the Greater Bridgeport Symphony, and as Music Director of the 2011 New Hampshire Music Festival. As Associate Conductor of the El Paso Symphony Orchestra, Loeb founded and served as both Executive and Music Director of the El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestras – El Paso’s only national-level, NEA-recognized, multiple-orchestra system serving the best young musicians in the El Paso, southern New Mexico and Juarez region. He is also the Founder and Artistic Director of the International Conducting Workshop and Festival, now in its nineteenth year, hosted by orchestras around the world, most recently the Lviv Philharmonic in Lviv, Ukraine, and the New Symphony Orchestra in Sofia, Bulgaria. He lives in Plano, TX with his wife, Quyen, his 17-year-old daughter, Anna Sofia Uni, his 15-year-old, Lulu Ladybug, and 12-year-old son Ryan “Taco”. He continues occasionally to concertize worldwide as pianist, conductor, educator and arts advocate. Loeb’s far-ranging interests do not limit him to music; he has directed plays, cooked gourmet meals for 65, tutored over 500 people in test preparation for the Princeton Review, and played and enjoyed almost every sport. Moreover (or most important), he is a lifetime Dallas Cowboys fan.

Bruce Greer

Flower Mound, TX
Accordion, Composing/Arranging, Harpsichord, Organ, Piano, Piano (Classical), Piano (Jazz/Pop), Piano (Musical Theatre), Recorder, Synthesizer, Transcribing, Vocalist (Jazz), Vocalist (Pop/Rock), Vocalist (Praise/Worship)

Bruce Greer has become one of the most popular and highly regarded writers for church music in the country with hundreds of titles and projects published by a wide array of leading publishers. He has won a Dove Award, Christian Music's highest honor, for his arranging and orchestrating. His commanding solo piano artistry, as well as his artistic collaboration with Grammy-winning vocalist, Cynthia Clawson, has taken him around the world, (from England to Asia, Canada and all over the U.S.) performing in churches, conferences and leading concert halls. Bruce has musically directed and played for various theatres here in DFW. Currently he is pursuing his passion for writing musical theater and frequently collaborates with lyricist Keith Ferguson. They have found success through their works, most notably their popular musical adaptations of It's a Wonderful Life (licensing available through www.BroadwayLicensing.com), and A Christmas Carol. Their musical Hidden, based on the Book of Esther, is in development. Their most recent work is a musical adaptation John Grisham’s novel, Skipping Christmas. Bruce and Kim, his precious wife of over thirty six, have four married sons and eight grandkids. www.BruceGreer.com

Robyn Hollimon

Fort Worth, TX
Adjudicator, Clinician (Choir)

Graduated from Baylor University with a Bachelor of Music Education in vocal music; graduated Summa Cum Laude Retired 30-year High School Choral Director Vocal Instructor for Saginaw HS and Mansfield HS 2021-23; Private Studio students from FWAFA, UTA, Centennial HS Burleson, Martin HS 17-year Director of Music at Genesis UMC in Fort Worth @25 years Choral Clinician, UIL Adjudicator and Accompanist Crowley HS Director 2016-June 2020 (5A) Richland HS Head Director 2014-May 2016 (6A) North Crowley HS Director 2000-2014 (5A/6A) Grandview ISD, (3A) (1990-2000); 1990-1996 - All-level elementary music and MS/HS Choral Director Personally directed @50 Sweepstakes Choirs in 5A and 6A high schools (varsity and non-varsity) Over 20 career festival Best in Class and Grand Champion Choir Awards, Winner of the 2013 Festival di Voce 6 Convention Performances from 2004-2013 (SWACDA, ACDA, TMEA) 2022-24 TCDA VP of Church and Worship Active Clinician and Member of TMEA, TMAA, TCDA, ACDA

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