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Chris Pedro Trakas, baritone

Described by the NY Times as “outstanding” and “an elegant baritone with a commanding sound” Chris Pedro Trakas is celebrated for the intense, passionate vocalism he brings to an eclectic repertoire ranging from Mozart, Schubert, Rossini, Mahler and Debussy through Britten, Bernstein, Bolcom, Adams and Ellington. Career highlights include “Harlekin” in Ariadne auf Naxos at […]

Arash Amini, cello

Cellist Arash Amini has performed as soloist, chamber, and orchestral musician throughout the U.S.- including in Carnegie Hall, Zankel Hall, Weill Recital Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, Miller Theater, Bargemusic, Minnesota Orchestra Hall, the Music Center at Strathmore, Kennedy Center, Library of Congress, and Wolf Trap, and throughout Switzerland, France, […]

Cyrus Beroukhim, violin

Praised as the “crème de la crème” on National Public Radio’s “Performance Today,” violinist Cyrus Beroukhim has received international recognition as a soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. His recent performances of Bach and Vivaldi Concerti with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields were heralded as “flawless and sensitive” by the Zeitung im […]

Blair McMillen, piano/keyboards

Blair McMillen has established himself as one of the most sought-after and versatile pianists today. The New York Times has described him as “prodigiously accomplished and exciting,” “riveting,” and one of the piano’s “brilliant young stars.” Recent performances include solo appearances at the Moscow Conservatory, Casals Hall (Tokyo), Miller Theatre, Bard Summerscape, Caramoor, Le Poisson […]

Oren Fader, guitar

Oren Fader, guitarist, has performed hundreds of concerts in the U.S., Europe and Asia with a wide range of classical and new music groups, including the Met Chamber Ensemble, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, New York City Opera, New York City Ballet, New York Philharmonic, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Mark Morris Dance Group, Da […]

Chris Nappi, percussion

 Chris Nappi has performed and recorded with Steve Reich and Musicians, the SEM Ensemble, Newband, Ben E. King. As a composer he has created music for the dance, theatrical productions and multi-media installations and has recorded for the Ear-Rational, Mode, New Tone, Renè Block Editions, Tzadìk, Wergo, and Zuma labels. He is on the faculties […]

Andrew Sterman, woodwinds

Andrew Sterman‘s music has attracted praise from New York (NYTimes: “beautiful and sensitive playing”) to Paris (Liberation: “Fabuleuse”) and Australia ( The Age: “a sound as pure as moonlight” ). In addition to presenting his original ensembles, he has performed with a huge variety of major artists from Frank Sinatra, Philip Glass, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy […]

Ann Cecil Sterman, flutes

Ann Sterman’s four solo CDs released on the EMI and ABC labels in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong have sold over 60000 copies and earned her an ARIA (Australian Grammy) nomination both as performer and producer. She has been a regular guest on television on Good Morning Australia and on national radio and has […]

Bret Battey

Bret Battey (b. 1967) creates electronic, acoustic, and multimedia concert works and installations. He has been a Fulbright Fellow to India and a MacDowell Colony Fellow, and he has received recognitions and prizes from Austria’s Prix Ars Electronica, France’s Bourges Concours International de Musique Electroacoustique, Spain’s Punto y Raya Festival, Abstracta Cinema of Rome, and […]

Richard Belcastro

Richard Belcastro (b. 1976 and raised in Yuba City, California) is an active composer and musical activist in the Philadelphia area. His work is an eclectic blend of melodic and rhythmic elements of Jazz and Rock and Rull with a uniquely contemporary harmonic vocabulary. His music is composed for a variety of instrumental combinations ranging […]