Adjunct Music Faculty John Bacon : Percussion MM, SUNY Fredonia BM, University at Buffalo Buffalo Philharmonic Don Menza Octet: Drumset Bobby Previte’s Miro Band: Mallet Percussion Eulipion: Drumset, Percussion, Arranger, Composer, Booking John Bacon Trio and Quartet: Leader, Drumset, Arranger, Booking, Promotion Judith Barone : Piano MA Ed, Canisius College Barbara Cooper : Voice BM Ed. SUNY at Fredonia MM and Vocal. Performance. UB Performs with Buffalo Philharmonic, Ars Nova, Greater Buffalo Opera Company, Buffalo Opera Unlimited, Buffalo Chromatic Club. Two-Time Winner of UB annual Baird Concerto Competition, Taught and is a private vocal coach and teacher in Buffalo and Olean public school systems for 7 years, and is a private vocal coach and teacher. Performed with The Russian Chamber Chorus of Boston, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus of the Boston Symphony and New Boston Theatre Company Brian Eckenrode : Suzuki String, Flute, Viola, Cello MM, University at Buffalo MM, Ithaca College Fredonia Chamber Players Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Buffalo Jazz Orchestra. Cello positions in the Elmira Symphony, Arkansas Symphony, and the North Arkansas Chamber Orchestra. Member of the Bennington Trio, the duo Voci D’Amore James Flood : Piano BA, Syracuse University Minister of Music, University Presbyterian Church Sylvia Grmela : Viola, Piano and Violin BA, McGill University PhD, University at Buffalo Violist, Montreal Sinfonietta McGill Symphony Orchestra Sofia Kyrka Orchestra, Stockholm Royal Conservatory Orchestra for Conductor Training, Stockholm Oren Hollasch : Trombone, Piano Organ BM, Music Theory, Eastman MFA, Arts Management, University of Iowa church organist, bandleader, keyboardist, trombonist-Orengue Latin Band, trombonist and synthesist-Artpark, Studio Arena James H. Kontrabecki : Violin BM, Fredonia State MM, Fredonia State WNY Chamber Orchestra Slee Sinfonietta Concertmaster, Fredonia College Symphony Eastman Philharmonia, Eastman Studio Orchestra; WNY String Quartet, Mason String Quartet John McGlarry : Tuba Baritone Music instructor in public and private schools Stacey A. Nicastro : Trumpet BM, Nazareth College of Rochester M Music Ed., University at Buffalo Ladies First Big Band Polish Brass of Rochester, NY Akron Community Band Barbara Powrie : Piano BA, Music, University at Buffalo EdM General Ed, University at Buffalo Instructor Esteva de Ruiz : Guitar, Violin MA Music University of Iowa B Arch. University of Los Andes, Merida, Venezuala Studied classical guitar with Arturo Gonzalez Quintana Casa De La Cultura, Acarigua, Venezuala Studied classical guitar with Roberto Gonzalez Alvarez Escuela de Musica, Acarigua, Venezuala Studied violin with Baetens-Van Schueren Wetteren Music Academy, Wetteren, Belgium Amherst Symphony Orchestra Cheektowaga Symphony Orchestra Amherst Chamber Ensembles Bell Choir Conductor Violin Performer Gary Rutkowski : Percussion MFA, University at Buffalo BA, University at Buffalo AA, Villa Maria College Clarence Summer Orchestra – Percussion Section Leader, Recording Artist David Schiavone : Clarinet, Saxophone, Flute BA, University at Buffalo AA, Monroe Community College Performed with Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Four Tops,Temptations, Glady Knight, Ice Capades, Gap Mongione, The Benny Goodman Tribute Orchestra, Louis Bellson, Don Menza Big Band Mel Lewis Recording Artist Jeremy Sparks : Guitar BFA, University at Buffalo Recording Artist, Published Music, Founded Buffalo Guitar Quartet Richard Strauss : Guitar MS, University at Buffalo BS, University at Buffalo Instructor, Performer, Composer Carol A. Timmerman-Yorty : Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute B Music Ed., Indiana University MBA, Lehigh University NYSSMA, ECMEA Adjudicator Private instructor chamber music, clarinet, flute, saxophone Adrienne Tworek Gryta : Voice MFA, University at Buffalo BA, State university College at Buffalo Featured soloist in a recording by Ars Nova Musicians; performer Niagara Falls Symphony, Buffalo Pops and Choral Arts Society under Robert Schulz and the Cheektowaga Symphony, instructor Robert Zolnowski : Percussion BM, Baldwin-Wallace College MM, Bowling Green State University NPR Rosauro, Concerto for Marimba-03 New Music and Arts Festival, Bowling Green Sketches in Black and White -Marcus Williams-04