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Carey Kirkpatrick
Carey Kirkpatrick is a veteran communications specialist. Following marketing and PR roles with the Rochester Philharmonic, New World Symphony, and Houston Symphony, Carey joined Texas-based media startup CultureMap.com as director of marketing, seeing the site through state-wide market launches. In 2014, Carey founded CKP, which has grown into an award-winning, multi-state PR agency. Under Carey’s…
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Caitleen Kahn
Soprano and arts administrator Caitleen Kahn is the Executive Director and co-founder of LYNX Project, a nonprofit amplifying diverse voices and connecting communities through art song. She spearheaded LYNX’s initiatives in performance and arts education, including the “Amplify” Series, a collaboration setting the words of nonspeaking autistic individuals as song, and “Composition of a City”,…
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Brittany Harrington-Smith
Brittany Harrington-Smith’s professional experience spans a wide gamut of coaching, management, business entrepreneurship, performance, development, and more. Having worked in top fitness and wellness studios and activations, she has a passion for building teams, inspiring and empowering teammates to develop and bar raise, creating exceptional member experience, and consulting with businesses. She remains an active…
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Brett Copeland
Brett Copeland is a tuba player, educator, composer, and music technologist living in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. He is a private lesson teacher and maintains a tuba and euphonium studio. Brett also teaches guitar, bass, music production, and composition lessons privately. Brett is the tubist and founding member of Flower City Brass, a brass quintet…
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Blaire Koerner
Dr. Blaire K.S. Koerner is an accomplished bassoonist, educator, and career advisor. As a bassoonist, Dr. Koerner is a founding member of Hats + Heels Duo, a quirky ensemble of bassoon and harp that aim to engage audiences through the universal intrigue of an entertaining story. Their innovative performances are infused with a variety of art forms…
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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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Alison Lowell
Alison Lowell is a passionate arts advocate. She currently serves as a Supervisory Copyright Specialist with the United States Copyright Office, Performing Arts Division, at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Alison is a founding member and Artistic Director of District5, a wind quintet dedicated to new works and transcriptions. She is the Director…
