John Bacon : Percussion

MM, SUNY Fredonia BM, University at Buffalo Buffalo Philharmonic Don Menza Octet: Drumset Bobby Previte’Äôs Miro Band: Mallet Percussion Eulipion: Drumset, Percussion, Arranger, Composer, Booking John Bacon Trio and Quartet: Leader, Drumset, Arranger, Booking, Promotion

Judith Barone : Piano

MA Ed, Canisius College

Barbara Cooper : Voice

BM Ed. SUNY at Fredonia MM and Vocal. Performance. UB Performs with Buffalo Philharmonic, Ars Nova, Greater Buffalo Opera Company, Buffalo Opera Unlimited, Buffalo Chromatic Club. Two-Time Winner of UB annual Baird Concerto Competition, Taught and is a private vocal coach and teacher in Buffalo and Olean public school systems for 7 years, and is a private vocal coach and teacher. Performed with The Russian Chamber Chorus of Boston, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus of the Boston Symphony and New Boston Theatre Company

Brian Eckenrode : Suzuki String, Flute, Viola, Cello

MM, University at Buffalo MM, Ithaca College Fredonia Chamber Players Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Buffalo Jazz Orchestra. Cello positions in the Elmira Symphony, Arkansas Symphony, and the North Arkansas Chamber Orchestra. Member of the Bennington Trio, the duo Voci D’ÄôAmore

James Flood : Piano

BA, Syracuse University Minister of Music, University Presbyterian Church

Sylvia Grmela : Viola, Piano and Violin

BA, McGill University PhD, University at Buffalo Violist, Montreal Sinfonietta McGill Symphony Orchestra Sofia Kyrka Orchestra, Stockholm Royal Conservatory Orchestra for Conductor Training, Stockholm

Oren Hollasch : Trombone, Piano

Organ BM, Music Theory, Eastman MFA, Arts Management, University of Iowa church organist, bandleader, keyboardist, trombonist-Orengue Latin Band, trombonist and synthesist-Artpark, Studio Arena

James H. Kontrabecki : Violin

BM, Fredonia State MM, Fredonia State WNY Chamber Orchestra Slee Sinfonietta Concertmaster, Fredonia College Symphony Eastman Philharmonia, Eastman Studio Orchestra; WNY String Quartet, Mason String Quartet

John McGlarry : Tuba

Baritone Music instructor in public and private schools

Stacey A. Nicastro : Trumpet

BM, Nazareth College of Rochester M Music Ed., University at Buffalo Ladies First Big Band Polish Brass of Rochester, NY Akron Community Band

Barbara Powrie : Piano

BA, Music, University at Buffalo EdM General Ed, University at Buffalo Instructor

Esteva de Ruiz : Guitar, Violin

MA Music University of Iowa B Arch. University of Los Andes, Merida, Venezuala Studied classical guitar with Arturo Gonzalez Quintana Casa De La Cultura, Acarigua, Venezuala Studied classical guitar with Roberto Gonzalez Alvarez Escuela de Musica, Acarigua, Venezuala Studied violin with Baetens-Van Schueren Wetteren Music Academy, Wetteren, Belgium Amherst Symphony Orchestra Cheektowaga Symphony Orchestra Amherst Chamber Ensembles Bell Choir Conductor Violin Performer

Gary Rutkowski : Percussion

MFA, University at Buffalo BA, University at Buffalo AA, Villa Maria College Clarence Summer Orchestra ’Äì Percussion Section Leader, Recording Artist

David Schiavone : Clarinet, Saxophone, Flute

BA, University at Buffalo AA, Monroe Community College Performed with Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Four Tops,Temptations, Glady Knight, Ice Capades, Gap Mongione, The Benny Goodman Tribute Orchestra, Louis Bellson, Don Menza Big Band Mel Lewis Recording Artist

Jeremy Sparks : Guitar

BFA, University at Buffalo Recording Artist, Published Music, Founded Buffalo Guitar Quartet

Richard Strauss : Guitar

MS, University at Buffalo BS, University at Buffalo Instructor, Performer, Composer

Carol A. Timmerman-Yorty : Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute

B Music Ed., Indiana University MBA, Lehigh University NYSSMA, ECMEA Adjudicator Private instructor chamber music, clarinet, flute, saxophone

Adrienne Tworek Gryta : Voice

MFA, University at Buffalo BA, State university College at Buffalo Featured soloist in a recording by Ars Nova Musicians; performer Niagara Falls Symphony, Buffalo Pops and Choral Arts Society under Robert Schulz and the Cheektowaga Symphony, instructor

Robert Zolnowski : Percussion

BM, Baldwin-Wallace College MM, Bowling Green State University NPR Rosauro, Concerto for Marimba-03 New Music and Arts Festival, Bowling Green Sketches in Black and White -Marcus Williams-04