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Naomi Nakanishi
A dynamic pianist, improviser, and composer, Naomi Nakanishi invites their listener with distinguishable melodies, sonorous harmonies and unconventional phrasing. They have performed at major festivals such as the Rochester International Jazz Festival, Panama Jazz Festival and the national Jazz Education Network Conference with both big bands and small groups. Naomi has worked with artists…
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Brian Dredla
Brian Dredla earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from the University of Rochester and a Bachelor of Music degree with highest honors in clarinet performance from the University of Michigan. He also holds a master of music degree in clarinet performance and literature from the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music. As…
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Amy Lachance Christman
Music educator, choral conductor, and pianist Amy Lachance Christman is a passionate advocate for the transformative power of arts education. Amy is the Music Department Chair at the ACES Educational Center for the Arts, an inter-district magnet high school for the fine and performing arts in New Haven, CT, and a K-12 Music Curriculum Specialist…
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Stephen Lamb
Stephen Lamb, tuba, currently serves as a tuba player in the United States Coast Guard Band, a position he has held since 2003. Additionally, he is Principal Tuba of the Rhode Island Philharmonic and currently serves at the orchestra’s Personnel Manager. He received a bachelor’s degree from the Eastman School of Music and a master’s…
