John Duffy, considered "one of the great heroes of American Music," has composed more than 300 works for symphony, orchestra, opera, theater, television and film. He is a two-time Emmy-winner and the recipient of the American Music Center's Founders' Award for Lifetime Achievement. Critics call his work, "haunting, memorable, and brilliant."

Rhoda Levine, an acclaimed director, choreographer, writer and teacher has worked on and off-Broadway, in London’s West End, South Africa and the Netherlands. She is the founding director of Play It By Ear, the improvisational opera group at American Opera Projects and currently teaches at Manhattan School of Music and Mannes College.

Patrick Mason, currently a voice teacher at the University of Colorado-Boulder, is a highly regarded baritone whose collaborations with Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, Eliot Carter and George Crumb garnered him rave reviews. Mason’s recordings of standard works and contemporary music create rare artistry and insight.

Alan Johnson, currently the Music Director of the Frost Opera Theater and Vocal Coach at University of Miami, has led numerous opera, music theater, concert, and dance works by today’s most innovative composers including Philip Glass, Anthony Davis, Adam Guettel, and David Lang. His work has garnered awards such as the Bessie, Drama Desk, Obie Award for Sustained Excellence in Music Direction, and the Joseph Jefferson Award.

Libby Larsen, is one of America’s most performed living composers. She has created a catalogue of over 400 works spanning virtually every genre from intimate vocal and chamber music to massive orchestral and choral scores. Grammy Award winning and widely recorded, including over 50 CDs of her work, she is constantly sought after for commissions and premieres by major artists, ensembles, and orchestras around the world and has established a permanent place for her works in the concert repertory.