Chris Tate
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Chris Tate

cello Chris Tate is a modern jazz cellist, composer, and educator whose work brings classical technique into the language of contemporary improvisation. Blending groove, lyricism, and modern harmony, Tate is redefining what the cello can do on today’s bandstands—both as a frontline voice and as a driving rhythmic instrument. Trained in the Suzuki tradition from…
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Cinzia Monari

voice Cinzia Monari is an eclectic Italian artist, trained as an operatic soprano at the Conservatories of Florence and Siena. Before focusing on vocal studies, she studied dance and acting, and later graduated in Motor Sciences, developing a broad and multidisciplinary artistic foundation. Her musical background is highly diverse: alongside her specialization in classical opera, she…
Voice
Claudio Caverni
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Claudio Caverni

dance Claudio Caverni, originally from Siena, Italy, began his dance training in a small studio in Tuscany, and then graduated in 2021 at Ateneo della Danza. In 2021, he moved to New York to train at The Ailey School, graduating from the Certificate Program. As a student, Claudio performed with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater…
Dance
Alton Merrell
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Alton Merrell

piano and composition Dr. Alton Merrell is an internationally acclaimed pianist, Hammond B-3 organist, composer, and educator. He has performed and taught throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and parts of the Caribbean. Merrell’s artistry blends lyrical melodies, rich harmonies, and fluid technique, spanning jazz, gospel, classical, pop, and rhythm and blues.  Whether performing his…
Composition, Piano
Sarah Davol
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Sarah Davol

oboe Sarah Davol, enjoys a career performing on historical and modern oboes throughout North America and Europe. She is a founding member of American Classical Orchestra in NYC, and has been principal oboist of Vox Ama Deus Orchestra in Philadelphia for 25 years. She has been featured as concerto soloist with Amor Artis, Bachanalia, Big…
Woodwinds
Grace Marin Aguilar
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Grace Marin

violin Dr. Grace Marín Aguilar is an internationally active, multifaceted Costa Rican/Spanish violinist. Recognized for her versatility as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral leader, and educator, she brings a distinctive voice shaped by both European classical traditions and Latin American musical heritage. A passionate educator, Dr. Marin has imparted her expertise as professor of violin…
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Mark Morton
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Mark Morton

doublebass Dr. Mark Morton is one of a very few bassists in the Unites States that can accurately claim equal measure of experience as: a principal in a major symphony orchestra, an internationally recognized double bass soloist, a leading, innovative pedagogue. Additionally, Dr. Morton plays and teaches both the French and German bows, and is…
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Kenji Ouellet
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Kenji Ouellet

piano Kenji Ouellet is a pianist, media, and performance artist born in Quebec City, Canada, and based in Berlin. He studied piano performance at Laval University, Quebec, and Hunter College (C.U.N.Y.) with Edna Golandsky, graduated in Digital Art at the University for Applied Arts in Vienna, and in Experimental Media Design (Film) at the University…
Piano
Benni Von Gutzeit
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Benni von Gutzeit

viola Benni von Gutzeit is a Grammy-nominated violist, composer, and long-time member of the acclaimed Turtle Island Quartet. Renowned for his groundbreaking work in jazz improvisation on the viola, Benni has earned international recognition for redefining the expressive possibilities of his instrument. Born into a musical family in Bochum, Germany, Benni began studying viola at…
Composition, Strings
Molly Aronson
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Molly von Gutzeit

cello With a passion for collaboration and expansion, cellist Molly von Gutzeit (Aronson) looks to bring people together through the arts. Finding common ties between disciplines, she works with esteemed visual artists, dancers and choreographers, writers, filmmakers, actors, and composers to discover innovative takes on presenting classical music and the arts. Enjoying a varied career…
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