Ken began his musical endeavors as a child by taking private piano lessons and has continued playing piano since. After going to Klondike days as a 12-year-old, and hearing a banjo playing bluegrass music he obtained a banjo and learned from an Earl Scruggs book and record and also is initially self-taught in…

Amy Kopatich is a Colorado native who attended Columbine High School. She recently retired from Jefferson County Public schools as a music teacher. She has a BME degree from Colorado State University and a MM degree in voice/pedagogy from The University of Colorado at Boulder.

Amy is a former chorister…

Pianist, organist, and singer Amy Riffle-Kouyeas has made numerous appearances throughout the east coast and mid-west. Favorites include: Frostburg State University, University of Maryland (Baltimore), Winthrop University, The Maryland Theatre, Shepherd University, Potomac State College, West Virginia Univers…

Sara has been making music as long as she can remember. Song being woven into her earliest memories, she believes that music is as natural to humans as breathing and that the ability to create, understand, and share music can be a powerful skill. She teaches violin, double bass, electric bass, and singing so …

Meghan Krish is a mezzo-soprano currently pursuing her bachelor’s degree in vocal performance under the instruction of Melanie Sonnenberg at the University of Houston’s Moore’s school of music. She is also a member of the world-renowned choral ensemble concert chorale under the direction of Betsy Cook W…

Over the past twenty-five years, Nicole has taught general/ vocal music in Jefferson County Schools and offered private lessons. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in vocal music education and organ performance from Metropolitan State College of Denver where she studied under Dr. Joyce Shupe-Kull.

Amy has …

Michael is a retired Army veteran, having served 21 years as a soldier and musician in the US Army Band Program. He served in Hawaii, Panama, Korea, and all over the United States. In the Army band he served as oboe player, musical section leader, Drum Major, and the founder and director for the Tropic Lightn…

Nino Lakvekheliani was born in the Republic of Georgia in East Europe. When she was three, she sang for the first time on stage and in the 2nd grade she started taking piano classes. At the age of 16, she began studying voice and after high school she was accepted into Tbilisi V. Sarajishvili State Conservato…

Mezzo-Soprano, Rachel Lamphier, graduated with her Master’s in Music from The University of Texas at Austin under the direction of William Lewis in the Spring of 2018. Some of her featured roles with the Butler Opera Center include, The Female Chorus in The Rape of Lucretia, covering Fiordiligi in Cosi fan tu…

Hunter is a passionate individual who finds immense joy in the realm of music. With a strong belief in Art Blakey’s words, “Music is that which washes away the dust of everyday life,” Hunter strives to embrace and appreciate music on a daily basis. His musical journey began at the age of thirteen when he firs…