Alec Powell is an accomplished musician and music educator with over 10 years experience working with students of all ages and abilities. Alec earned his masters degree in music education from Boston University in 2016 and earned a bachelors degree in saxophone performance and music education from the Eastman…

Matt Rathkey is a saxophonist and composer who received his M.Mus. in Jazz Studies from the University of Northern Colorado in 2019, where he studied performance, composition, improvisation, history, and pedagogy under the tutelage of Kenyon Brenner, Jim White, Steve Kovalcheck, Drew Zaremba, Erik Applegate, …

Katie Sanders, MT-BC, is a board-certified music therapist who attained her bachelors degree in music at DePauw University, and her music therapy degree at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College. She completed her Neurologic Music Therapy certification in March of 2019. Katie plays and teaches several instruments, i…

Although Jeanette grew up on a farm where she had to work hard, music was her passion from a very young age. She began piano lesson around 7 and continued through college. Jeanette graduated from Atlanta Christian College with a double major in music and Christian Education.

Along the way she picked up se…

George Somi has been fascinated by music since the age of three, when, according to his mother, he climbed atop a piano bench and played “Happy Birthday” after watching someone else do the same. By the age of five, he acquired his first small keyboard and the rest is history. George began formal study of pian…

Ike Spivak is a Downbeat award-winning multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator, and producer from Denver, Colorado. While pursuing an undergraduate degree from the University of Denver, he was honored with first place in the college big band division of the Next Generation Jazz Festival. DU also awarded him…

Emily Wangler is a passionate educator and performer in Colorado. She currently serves as Associate Principal of the Longmont Symphony Orchestra and regularly performs with groups such as the Centennial State Ballet Orchestra and Longmont Chorale. She is also a member of Cairn Music, a chamber group dedicated…

Michael Williams was born in Tennessee. He graduated from the University of North Alabama in 2019, before relocating to Colorado. He spent some time teaching financial education, before finally making his way back to music. Being a 2nd generation John Mack student, he has performed as a soloist in multiple en…

Gabriella’s passion for music began when she discovered a love for playing the piano at the age of five. Gabriella taught herself to play instruments by ear, playing music she frequently heard her mother play on the radio. Gabriella developed an interest in writing her own music throughout elementary school. …