Melissa Manchester Soloist In 1980, Melissa Manchesterbecame the first recording artist in the history of the Academy Awards to have two nominated movie themes in a single year, “Through The…
Dallas Raines is the chief meteorologist for ABC7 Eyewitness News, providing weekday evening weather reports. Dallas joined ABC7 in 1984 and received his Bachelor of Science degree from Florida State…
Polly Sweeney was born in Rochester, New York. Early on, she exhibited perfect pitch and an extraordinary talent for music. In addition to her love for music, Polly is an…
Allie Feder Soloist Allie Feder is a seasoned performer and studio singer based in Los Angeles. Her versatile skills in pop, rock, jazz, classical, and character voiceover have given her…
Jenny WongConductor A native of Hong Kong, Jenny Wong is the newly appointed Chorus Director of the San Francisco Symphony, as well as the Associate Artistic Director of the Los…
Jessie Montgomery Composer Jessie Montgomery is an GRAMMY Award-winning composer, violinist, and educator. She is the recipient of the Leonard Bernstein Award from the ASCAP Foundation, and her works are…
Keitaro Harada Conductor Conductor Keitaro Harada maintains a growing, international presence throughout North America, Asia, Mexico and Europe. With home bases in the United States and Japan, the 2020-21 season…
Nkeiru Okoye Composer A composer with a gift for incorporating many influences and styles within her work, Nkeiru Okoye is perhaps best known for her opera, Harriet Tubman: When I Crossed…
Lidiya Yankovskaya Conductor Russian-American conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya is a fiercely committed advocate for Russian masterpieces, operatic rarities, and contemporary works on the leading edge of classical music. She has conducted…
Anna Rakitina Conductor Anna Rakitina – young Russian conductor, second-prize winner of the Malko Competition in Copenhagen (2018), third-prize winner of the “Deutscher Dirigentenpreis” competition in Cologne (2017) and third-prize…