Dalai Cellai

cello Dalai is a Greek/Mongolian versatile cellist, singer, improviser and composer. She has toured and worked with bands from various modern music styles and written and produced music for international films and theatrical productions. Along with her solo work, she is currently member of bands Antiqva and Black Veil. In this workshop Dalai is going…

Julian Gutierrez

piano Born in Cuba, Julian Gutierrez grew up in an environment conducive to musical vocations, as his father, guitarist Ramiro Gutierrez, introduced him to music at an early age. After graduating from Cuba’s Esteban Salas Conservatory, the pianist joined several local ensembles, including Mezcla, with whom he toured Europe and the United States. After settling in la…

Jacek Kochan

drumset & percussion JACEK KOCHAN - composer, arranger, producer, drummer and percussionist as well as visual, video and visualization artist. Master degree in Visual Communication, Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow. Percussion and vibraphone studies in Grant Mac Evan College in Edmonton. He leads number of projects performing his own music, range from jazz to…

Johanna Cox Pennington

oboe Johanna Cox Pennington joined the faculty at Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music as Professor of Oboe in the Fall of 2023. Her teaching career spans two decades including tenured positions at Louisiana State University and the University of Oklahoma School of Music. Pennington performed her Carnegie Hall solo debut in October of 2005, of…

Annette-Barbara Vogel

violin Annette-Barbara Vogel’s rich international performing career has featured her as a soloist, recitalist and chamber musician in over thirty countries across six continents. Considered one of the finest German violinists of her generation, she is renowned for her “authoritative and highly sensitive performances,” and “formidable technique, stunning musicality, and stage presence that transmits to…

James Gelfand

piano Classically trained from the age of 4, as both a Jazz and Classical pianist as well as a composer,  Juno award winner , James Gelfand has received critical acclaim in both the jazz world and the film industry.  A staple of the Canadian jazz music scene in the 80,s & 90,s performing with artists …

Paul Butler

clarinet Paul Butler is a spirited musician, passionate teacher and gifted improvisor whose music can be heard throughout the world both in live performance and on numerous recordings. Paul has performed in concert with Grammy Award-winning cellist David Darling, most notably at the International Cello Festival in Montreal, Canada with violinist Helmut Lipsky.  He has collaborated with David…

Claude Richard

violin Lauded for his remarkable stage presence, depth of insight, nuance and generosity, violinist Claude Richard is an inspired recitalist, chamber musician and soloist. International critics have lavished praise on Mr. Richard's playing: "...His tone was unfailingly strong and his stylistic ideas about the piece were entirely appropriate. His ability to spin out a long…

Mariko Sato

piano, Taubman Technique Living in Canada, Montreal based pianist Mariko Sato was born in Tokyo, Japan, and has had a long and distinguished career spanning the last half century as a professor, concert artist, professional accompanist and teacher.  She possesses a diverse musical background, having studied with Joko Gondo, Seymour Bernstein, Arminda Canteros, Lorand Fenyves, Itzhak Perlman,…

Marylène Gingras-Roy

viola A native of Quebec City, the violist Marylène Gingras-Roy has been a member of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra since 1997 and she is currently the Acting Assistant Principal. Marylène is an avid chamber-music performer and maintains a full teaching schedule as Adjunct Professor of viola at Duquesne University, at her private home studio and…