Double bassist Louis Levitt has recently performed alongside the Grammy-nominated Quartet San Francisco and multiple-Grammy-winning composer Bob James.

Matthew Levy has been hailed by The Saxophone Journal as “a complete virtuoso of the tenor saxophone” and by The New York Times for his “energetic and enlivening” performances.

Norbert Lewandowski’s residency has been made possible by the generosity of Jamie Guerin & Ingrid Heintzberger-Vu.

Norbert Lewandowski was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and began cello studies at the age of 13. He holds a Master's degree in performance and literature from the Eastman School of Music and currently resides in Charleston, South Carolina, where he is the principal cellist of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra.

Transfixed at an early age by the harp's unique beauty, Amy Ley weaves together the many threads that connect her passion for music with her employment. She is the Principal Harpist, and often featured soloist, for the Symphonies in Flint, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario.

Adalus Low-Manzini is an emerging Venezuelan cellist, freelance musician, and private cello teacher based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she is pursuing a Specialist of Music degree in Cello Performance with Professor Amir Eldan at the University of Michigan.

A Pennsylvania native, Clara Lyon is young violin soloist and chamber musician, performing internationally to critical acclaim. As a soloist, she has performed with orchestras in Puerto Rico, France, and the United States, and has played in many of the world’s finest concert halls.

With performances celebrated as “art concealing art” (Dallas News), Chinese-American violinist Sarah Ying Ma is a 2024 Performance Today Young Artist in Residence with host Fred Childs and the recent 2nd Prizewinner of the 2023 Dallas International Violin Competition. In 2024, Sarah was named a semifinalist in both the solo and ensemble categories of the 2024 Concert Artists Guild Louis & Susan Meisel Competition and won the competition with the Poiesis Quartet, receiving management through the Concert Artists Guild. 

Anna Okada Burgess Maberry, 21, is a violinist, fiddler, and singer from Walla Walla, Washington. Anna began studying the violin in the Suzuki Method at the age of three.

​Jackson Maberry is a skilled luthier specializing in crafting violins, violas, and cellos. With nearly two decades of experience, Maberry’s passion for lutherie is evident in his dedication to the art and science of instrument making.

Multi-instrumentalist Adaiha MacAdam-Somer is highly sought after as a teacher, chamber, and orchestral musician across the United States and Europe. She splits her time and passion equally between cello, baroque cello, and all branches of the viola da gamba family. From her home base in Portland, Adaiha performs with a variety of ensembles including Amadeus Chamber Orchestra, Portland Baroque Orchestra, Seattle Baroque Orchestra, Voices of Music, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, and Voice of the Viol, which she is Artistic Director of

Cellist Alistair MacRae has appeared as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral principal throughout North America and in Europe, Asia, South America, and the Middle East.

Brandi Mora Main received her Master of Music in Performance at Bowling Green State University where she was a graduate assistant in the Graduate String Quartet and concertmaster of the Bowling Green Philharmonia.

I’m a violinist/violist/composer/arranger whose personal work stands at the somewhat unlikely crossroads of Western Classical music, Heavy Metal, and Hardcore Punk- but I’m also well versed in many different genres and styles and can generally play in whatever style is asked of me. I was born and raised in Queens, NYC and have a Bachelor of Music Degree from Queens College and a Master of Music Degree from the Mannes College of Music in New York City, where I studied with Daniel Phillips of the Orion String Quartet.

Peter Martin is an Ensemble Member and Finance Director of Third Coast Percussion. As a chamber musician, Peter has performed with many leading new music ensembles including the International Contemporary Ensemble, Eighth Blackbird, the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, the Atlantic Chamber Ensemble, Opera Moda, Tomorrow Music Orchestra, and Ensemble Signal.

masso is a Chicago-based saxophone quartet first formed at Northwestern University in the fall of 2021. While embracing the study and presentation of the classical repertoire, masso is equally committed to the commissioning, performance, and democratization of contemporary classical music.

Hailed as “a master of his instrument” (Audiophile Audition) known for “evocative and bravura playing” (The Classical Review), Timothy McAllister is Associate Professor of Saxophone at The University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance, following the legacies of Larry Teal and Donald Sinta.

Argentine-American violist Aimée McAnulty is an Ensemble Member of the Ivalas Quartet. Aimée is a recent graduate of the University of Michigan, having studied with Yizhak Schotten and has recently been accepted to the University of Colorado-Boulder, to study under the world-renowned violist Geraldine Walther.

Violinist Christina McGann has been a featured performer as soloist, recitalist and chamber musician at the Kennedy Center, the Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center, New York City’s Merkin Hall, Symphony Space, and Bargemusic, and at various venues throughout the US, Korea, El Salvador, and Europe.

Argentinian violinist Sami Merdinian has received worldwide recognition for his outstanding performances as a soloist and chamber musician. Sami has recently appeared as a soloist with the Montevideo Philharmonic, the Argentinian National Symphony, The Charlemagne Orchestre, Symphony Pro Musica, The Gagneung Philharmonic in South Korea, and Philharmonia of the Nations at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.

Paul Mergen’s residency has been made possible by the generosity of Iain & Stephanida Christie.

Paul Mergen is a distinguished tuba player and educator with a rich background in performance and teaching. He served as a member of the United States Marine Band, “The President's Own,” from 2004 to 2014.  During his tenure, he performed at numerous high-profile events and collaborated with esteemed musicians, including his brother, trumpeter Michael Mergen.​