Dennis Bartel is a thirty-year veteran broadcaster, having served in Washington, D.C., where among his duties he assumed the role of opera host from Paul Hume upon the legendary music critic’s retirement; in Baltimore, where he was founding program director for WJHU; and in Pittsburgh. Mr. Bartel began his broadcast career in his native Los…
Zanaida Robles is the artistic director of the San Gabriel Valley Choral company. Prior to this appointment, Ms. Robles served for five years as director of classical choirs at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA). Under her direction, the LACHSA classical choirs performed for numerous festivals, concerts, and special events at…
James Lent earned his Doctorate of Musical Arts Degree in Concert Piano Performance from Yale University. Dr. Lent’s diverse performance of classical, broadway, jazz, pop, and vocal collaborations, concertos and solos are a noteworthy delight for any guests of event or occasion! James currently serves at the UCLA School of Music and has served on…
JULIANA GONDEK has performed with over 120 of the top symphony orchestras and opera companies throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, in collaboration with such legendary musicians as Aaron Copland, Herbert von Karajan, Leonard Bernstein, Carlos Kleiber, James Levine, Nello Santi, Yehudi Menuhin, Mieczyslaw Horszowski, and Rudolf Serkin. Her operatic credits include starring roles at…
Grammy Award winner, Mark S. Doss, has sung 55 roles in more than 60 major opera houses around the world, the most notable being Milan’s Teatro alla Scala, the Vienna State Opera, London’s Covent Garden, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and San Francisco Opera. Mr. Doss first sang on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House…
A newly appointed Assistant Professor at Colorado Mesa University, Kristen Yeon-Ji Yun is active as a soloist, chamber musician, musical scholar and clinician. Her Walton Concerto Performance in 2007 was described by the music critic as “Impressive care of its array of mechanical demands” and “Great success infusing her performance with generous portions of the…
Ms. Johnson has more than twenty years experience as a professional performing artist and music educator. She’s had the distinct pleasure of performing at the White House for President and Mrs. Obama in the ceremony honoring Stevie Wonder with the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize; the joy of performing with Stevie Wonder at the Greek…
CEDRIC BERRY, Bass Baritone, received his music diploma from Interlochen Arts Academy and both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Southern California. He has performed a variety of operatic roles including the title role in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, Mephistopheles in Gounod’s Faust, Falstaff in Nicoli’s Merry Wives, Lepporello in Mozart’s Don…
Gramophone Magazine describes Ms. Zucker’s flute playing as “as polished and gratifying as Rampal and Galway. Zucker’s interpretations are splendid all round. Her tone is airy and sweet, her virtuosity graceful.” 2012 Guitar Magazine reviewed CD, Soundscapes of The Americas, states ‘Zucker performs with tremendous authority and musicianship and plays with enviable ease. She also illustrates here…
The Korean pianist, Phoenix Park-Kim, began playing the piano at the age of 5 and gave her first public performance at 7 years old. Since then she has delighted audiences in recital, orchestral, and chamber music performances. In 1997 she graduated summa cum laude from Yonsei University in Seoul, where she received in 1999 Bachelors…