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Sumner Truax
Sumner Truax is an associate in Covington & Burling’s Washington, D.C. office. He focuses his practice on complex litigation and has experience representing clients in all stages of litigation from the initial stages of an investigation, discovery, trial, and appeal. Sumner maintains a varied pro bono practice. He is currently representing six fathers and their…
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Ji Won Lee
Ji Won Lee earned a bachelor’s degree in Oboe Performance (09′), dual master’s degree in Oboe Performance and Music Education (12′) at Eastman School of Music under the studio of Richard Killmer. She is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Music and Arts in Music Education and Oboe Performance at Eastman. Lee taught at Houghton College,…
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Alexa Tarantino
Alexa has appeared with a wide variety of ensembles including the Wynton Marsalis Septet, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Cecile McLorin Salvant Quintet and OGRESSE ensembles, Ulysses Owens Jr.’s Generation Y and Big Band, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, the DIVA Jazz Orchestra, and leads the Alexa Tarantino Quartet.…
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Anna Dagmar
Anna Dagmar is a NYC-based pianist, singer-songwriter and composer. Dagmar made her Broadway debut in 2017 as a sub Pianist and Conductor for Sara Bareilles’ musical Waitress. Her original song, “Mercy,” was commissioned by The Canales Project and performed at the National Gallery in 2018 and at the Public Theater in 2019. Dagmar is a…
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Ashley Danyew
Ashley Danyew, Ph.D., is a musician, educator, writer, and entrepreneur. She writes a blog for church musicians and music educators and hosts the podcast, Field Notes on Music Teaching and Learning. Ashley has taught over 600 students through her online courses and maintains a private piano studio. In 2020, Ashley and her husband, Steve co-founded…
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Benjamin Guerrero
Benjamin Guerrero is currently adjunct faculty at Eastern Mennonite University and Preparing Future Faculty Fellow at James Madison University where he teaches music technology courses. Ben is also a PhD student in the Music Teaching and Learning department at the Eastman School of Music. Ben earned a Bachelor’s in Drum Set Performance and Contemporary Writing…
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Christian Bigliani
Colombian-born pianist and educator, Christian Bigliani is currently a PhD student studying Music Teaching and Learning at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY. Before moving to Rochester, Christian was the Choral and Theatre director at DeSana Middle School in Alpharetta, GA where he was named “Teacher of The Year” for the 2018-2019 school…
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Emily Park
Emily Park is a dedicated performer and music educator. Emily has performed in venues including the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, Kodak Hall at Eastman Theater, and the main stage at the Percussive Arts Society’s International Conference. She played timpani for the world premiere of the House of Cards Symphony. Emily performed as principal percussionist and…
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Grace Choi
Grace Choi is an active performer, teacher, and researcher. Since her debut concerto performance at the age of 13 with the University of Texas at Arlington orchestra, she has performed across the world. Dr. Choi performed and presented at Seoul International Computer Music Festival, Asia-Pacific Symposium for Music Education Research, National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy,…
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Kari Francis
Kari Francis (she/her) is a vocalist, arranger, and choral music educator who has shared the stage with Imogen Heap, competed on NBC’s “The Sing-Off”, and can be heard beatboxing on Cory Smythe’s album “Accelerate Every Voice”. Currently a choral conducting doctoral student in the Sacred Music program at the University of Notre Dame, she was…
