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…
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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
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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Dianne Betkowski
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Dianne Betkowski

cello Dianne Betkowski, cellist of acclaimed World Music Jazz/Flamenco Fusion ensemble, Miguel Espinoza Fusion, based in Denver CO,  has performed, toured and recorded with the St. Louis, Utah, Honolulu and Colorado Symphony Orchestras. She is also a composer whose works have been performed by the Rochester Philharmonic, and the National, St. Louis, Houston, Honolulu, Boston…
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Paul Hanson
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Paul Hanson

bassoon and saxophone Paul Hanson’s musical journey is a testament of fearless dedication to craft and creativity. Over the last 20 years, Paul has rewritten the rulebook and set new standards for what is possible on this most classical of woodwind instruments. As one reviewer puts it, “But he simply transcends technique to a point…
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Giovanni Hoffer
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Giovanni Hoffer

french horn Giovanni Hoffer ranks as one of the best and innovative horn players on the Italian music scene, easily approaching a wide variety of musical languages, from the classical repertoire (working with conductors such as Lorin Maazel, Riccardo Muti, Daniele Gatti, Daniel Barenboim and Georges Prêtre) to the jazz one, being regularly invited to…
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James Falzone
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James Falzone

clarinet and penny whistle Clarinetist, penny whistle player, composer, and improviser James Falzone is an acclaimed member of the international jazz and creative music scenes, a veteran contemporary music lecturer and clinician, and an award-winning composer who has been commissioned by chamber ensembles, dance companies, choirs, and symphony orchestras around the globe. He leads his own ensembles Allos…
Composition, Woodwinds
Mateusz Smoczynski
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Mateusz Smoczynski

violin Mateusz Smoczyński is a distinguished Polish violinist, composer, and bandleader renowned for his versatility across various musical genres. He is a co-founder of the Atom String Quartet and New Trio, leads a quintet, and performs in a duo with cellist Stephan Braun. Smoczyński has performed on prominent stages worldwide, both as a soloist and…
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