Baritone Nicholas Pallesen recently won widespread critical acclaim for his portrayal of Robert Storch in Strauss’ Intermezzo at New York City Opera. This followed a successful debut at NYCO as Sharpless in Madama Butterfly in 2010. The 2010-2011 season also included Sharpless in his debut with El Paso Opera, covering the role of Bill Foster in the New York….READ MORE

Cellist Matthew Allen is already establishing himself as one of the leading young American cellists. At the age of 17, Mr. Allen was named by the jury, from 60 cellists up to age 30 representing 24 countries, the Gold Medalist in the Gaspar Cassado International Violoncello Competition in Hachioji, Japan, also winning the highest spectator vote count for the Audience Award……READ MORE

Praise for mezzo-soprano Maria McDaniel’s talent has included “admirable,”
“clever”, and “very refined” (Classical Voice North Carolina). As a promising emerging artist, Ms. McDaniel has been delighting audiences with beautiful and captivating performances on the operatic, concert, and recital stage. Ms. McDaniel made her debut with Chautauqua Opera as a 2008 Studio….READ MORE

Kwan Yi has been praised by audiences and critics alike as a pianist of “lyrical elegance” and “ravishing, pitch-perfect clarity”. He has performed throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia in such venues as Carnegie’s Issac Stern Auditorium, Alice Tully Hall, Chicago
Symphony Hall, Kennedy Center’s Opera House, the Metropolitan and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museums, Jordan Hall, Jones Hall, Auditorium du Louvre, and Kumho Arts Center…..READ MORE

First place winners at the 2009 Ellis Piano Duo Competition, 88SQUARED
also won the Abild Prize for best performance of an American work at the
competition. 88SQUARED was a top prizewinner at Concours Grieg

International Piano Competition in Oslo, Norway, where the duo performed with members of the Oslo Philharmonic and received a Special Mention Award. Recipient of Washington State University’s New Faculty Seed Grant,….READ MORE