Alexandra Frederick is a British-American vocalist/pianist based in Manhattan. She has also appeared in Europe and the UK, entertained on cruise ships, and performs in all kind of venues in the Tri-State area. Recent appearances include: Tomi Jazz Club; Lotos Club; Lenox Hill Neighborhood House; The UN Permanent Mission to India; Firebird Russian Restaurant (Times Square); Salt Creek Grille (Princeton); W Hotel (Times Square); Dag Hammarskjold Plaza; Short Hills Hilton; Rye Hilton; and Olympic Towers Atrium (Midtown). This summer Alexandra was a Metrostar competitor and had a track selected for Women of Substance Radio (WOSR).

With the generous love and support from her parents, Jessica Black was able to move to New York City to further her training. A graduate of the prestigious LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts, Jessica was selected as the top ballet student of the year under the Jacques d'Amboise Award. As a scholarship recipient in the Alvin Ailey School’s Fellowship Program, Jessica was chosen to perform with the Alvin Ailey company in "Memoria" at New York City Center. Under the tutelage of the Master of Jazz, Luigi, Jessica was the first American to perform his work "Solitude" in several New York venues. Jessica has performed with Edgar Cortes Dance Theater, Ballets with a Twist, and Eglevsky Ballet. She is currently with DeMa Dance Company and TranscendanceGroup.

A virtuoso violinist with diverse musical interests, Katarzyna Bryla made her debut as a soloist with Zielona Gora Philharmonic at the age of 14 and in Royal Albert Hall with Poznan Chamber Orchestra, and recently performed at the J.F.Kennedy Centerin Washington D.C. Katarzyna has won an impressive number of international competitions, including 1st prize at the National Children’s Art Competition in Warsaw, 2nd prize at the National J.S.Bach competition, where she was awarded a special prize for the best performance of Bach, and 3rd prize at the Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition, after which she was invited by Maestro Penderecki himself to perform as a soloist with Sinfonietta Cracovia in the International Maazel/Vilar Conducting Competition. She performs frequently as a guest artist at many top music festivals.

Originally trained as a classical singer, soprano Elisa Brown has been a featured performer throughout the United States, singing a wide range of vocal styles. She has appeared on various stages, including at Carnegie Hall, and has performed extensively for The Zaraspe Foundation on behalf of UNESCO and other philanthropic organizations throughout the Americas and in Spain. Off- Broadway, she performed the lead role in the Italian Baroqueinspired Spirito e Core conducted by Kenneth Cooper, a show she created and produced. Elisa premiered selections from “New World”, her second solo album, in a live performance for the “2012 UN World Peace Day – First China-Linzhou World Peace Art Exhibition” on September 21, 2012. Elisa received her Bachelor of Music degree from The Cleveland Institute of Music.

Gabriel Chajnik is the choreographer and Director of TranscendanceGroup, a contemporary dance company based in New York and New Jersey under the mentorship of Juilliard faculty emeritus, Maestro Hector Zaraspe. Gabriel's choreography has been presented at The Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C.; Alice Tully Hall; Clark Theater; The Juilliard Theater; The Manhattan School of Music; and George Street Playhouse. Gabriel directed, choreographed, and performed in the Off-Broadway production of Spirito e Core at the Lamb's Theatre in New York City. Gabriel was a principal dancer with the David Taylor Dance Theatre and later joined the American Repertory Ballet. His works are greatly influenced by the teachings of Bessie Shonberg with whom he studied choreography and composition for two years.

Pianist Hui-Chuan Chen has performed widely throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. An active chamber musician, in 2003, she accompanied soprano Shou- Hua Su in concert at the National Recital Hall in Taipei, Taiwan. In 2004, she collaborated with mezzo-soprano Chi-Chun Chan in the same hall. Hui-Chuan has also participated in many festivals, including the Chigiana Accademia in Siena, Italy, and Universität Mozateum in Salzburg. In the summer of 2009, Hui-Chuan was awarded the fellowship in the field of instrumental collaborative artist to attended the Aspen Festival of Music, where she was invited back as a staff accompanist in 2011. The past summer, Hui- Chuan participated in Songfest, where she performed Schumann's Spanish Lieder for vocal ensemble under the instruction of Graham Johnson.

A. Lish Lindsey has performed in venues such as Avery Fischer Hall at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and Kimmel Center’s Verizon Hall. Ensembles include Harrisburg, Lancaster and Reading Symphonies, Riverside Symphonia, Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, Strauss Symphony of America, Sheep Island Ensemble, Sinfonietta Nova, TwtrSymphony, Favore String Quartet, Philadelphia String Quartet, Center City Opera Theater, New York Opera Exchange, Opera Libera Orchestra, Rittenhouse Orchestra, Video Games Live Orchestra, and 5 for Dinner Wind Quintet. She is the adjunct professor of flute and the director of the flute ensemble at Wilkes University in PA as well as the artist instructor of flute and the chamber ensemble teacher at Mercer County Community College in NJ.

Cellist Suzanne Mueller made her New York recital debut under the auspices of Artists International, as a member of the piano/cello Elysian Duo, and went on to perform as half of its successor, Elysian II, for ten years, before forming CROSS ISLAND with Ms. Zayas. She also performed for a decade as half of McCarron & Mueller, with guitarist/composer/arranger Mark McCarron. Currently, she is Beech Tree Concerts Artist-in- Residence at Old Westbury Gardens, where she presents a series of outdoor summer concerts with various partners She is also a frequent performer on the Composer’s Voice concert series.

Sandy Tepper, clarinetist, has received his BM and MM in Music Performance from the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam and Moores School of Music at the University of Houston on scholarship. During Mr. Tepper’s formal education, he was appointed to the position of solo clarinet with the Crane Symphony Orchestra. He was a winner of the Crane Concerto Competition, performing Halsey Stevens’Clarinet Concerto. Mr. Tepper has studied with many prominent teachers including Jeffrey Lerner, Ben Armato, and Dr. Raphael Sanders. Most recently, Mr. Tepper has been working under the tutelage of renowned artist, Lawrence Sobol. Mr. Tepper will host his New York debut at Carnegie Hall in October 2013.

Pianist Elinor Abrams Zayas is a favorite of Long Islanders as a piano soloist, chamber musician, and collaborative artist. A native of Brightwaters, her early teachers were Ruth Koch, Claude Gonvierre, and, at The Juilliard Pre-College, Howard Aibel and Leonard Eisner. Ms. Zayas is a native of Brightwaters, where she lives and maintains a private piano studio. She has served on the music faculties of Five Towns College, Hofstra University, and is currently on the music faculty of the Sachem Public Schools.

The music of award-winning composer Greg Bartholomew is frequently performed across the United States and in Canada, Australia and Europe. NPR classical music reviewer Tom Manoff called him “a fine composer not afraid of accessibility.” Five commercial recordings of his works are available, with upcoming releases scheduled by the Freudig Singers of Western New York and trumpeter James Ackley. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1957, Bartholomew earned degrees from the College of William & Mary and the University of Washington. His music is published by Art of Sound Music, Ars Nova Press, Imagine Music, Orpheus Music and Burke & Bagley. For further information visit www.gregbartholomew.com

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Barry Goldstein

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Jimmy Pigott

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Robert Voisey

Remarkable Theater Brigade founded by Christian McLeer, Dan Jeselsohn and Monica Harte, creates and produces new operas and musicals and takes children's versions out to special-needs and at-risk children free of charge.

Remarkable Theater Brigade creates and produces new works including operas, orchestral pieces, ballets, musicals, and electro-acoustic works and co-produces the Composer's Voice Concert Series concerts. Remarkable Theater Brigade was founded in 2002 by Christian McLeer, Monica Harte, and Dan Jeselsohn.

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Vox Novus promotes contemporary music and its creators through concerts, recordings, publications, broadcasts, and online publicity. Vox Novus believes strongly in the intrinsic value of contemporary music, recognizing it as a force in the advancement of culture and art. Our goal is to keep music alive by strengthening the connection between composer and audience, providing greater exposure to new music.