Sally Rose Bates, mezzo-soprano, earned a Masters Degree in Vocal Performance from the Georgia State University with a full scholarship and stipend to attend and an Undergraduate Degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater also with a scholarship to study. In addition, she has stud…

Anthony is a multi-instrumentalist who was introduced to music by his father at a very early age. He began his musical journey as a trumpet player while attending Shotwell Middle School. Although he was a talented trumpet player, he fell in love with playing the bass guitar when he was 10, and by the age of 1…

John Baxter was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He began his musical study with piano lessons at the age of 8 and began composing at the age of 13 while also learning the guitar and violin. After matriculating at Yale University, John started arranging for his choir groups and pops orchestra. Also while at …

Composer, conductor, and pianist Dr. Armando Bayolo began musical studies at the age of twelve when he began piano lessons in his native Puerto Rico. At sixteen, he went on to study at the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan, where he first began the serious study of composition. H…

Jeremy was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana and has spent most of his life in the north Houston area where he started playing violin at the age of eleven. While playing in his high school varsity orchestra, Jeremy also had the opportunity to play in the Conroe Youth Symphony as the lead soloist. Shortly after…

Jay Beard is a life long musician specializing in a number of instruments including piano, guitar, bass, and percussion/drum set. A graduate of the University of Central Florida with a degree in Music Composition, he teaches a variety of genres including classical, jazz, rock, and popular music. Some of his a…

Clarinetist Caitlin Beare is a highly-regarded soloist and educator, having won prizes for solo and chamber music performances from the Music Teachers National Association Young Artist Competition, the Yamaha Young Performing Artists Competition, Shenandoah Conservatory’s Soloists Competition, and the Lilli…

Colleen Murphy Beatty is an adventurous explorer in the world of music and arts and an avid creator. From her current project, as the singer and founder of eclectic bluegrass/folk/jam-jazz project, BottleRocket Hurricane, to her book/cd ‘s “Fairytale Endings” & “Soul Songs”, Colleen always tries to keep the m…

Ryan Bednarz is a DFW based piano teacher who has been teaching piano since 2016. As a student he had the opportunity to learn from some extremely high profile teachers such as Gabriella Martinez a Van Cliburn semi-finalist, Randall Faber the creator of the most widely used piano teaching method books in the …

Ava has been playing the piano for about 10 years. She studied music academically from high school when she was in her home country of Iran. Ava studied piano with Hamik Alexandrian, Tamara Dolidze, Raphael Minaskanian, and currently Cristina Valdes at the University of Washington, School of Music. Ava is cur…