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Peter Zlotnick
Peter Zlotnick is the Principal Timpanist for the Greensboro Symphony and the Winston-Salem Symphony. He is also Principal Timpanist for the Salisbury Symphony and substitutes on timpani with the North Carolina Symphony and the Charlotte Symphony. Throughout the year, Peter is Education Director and Youth Orchestra Music Director with the Greensboro Symphony, and teaches percussion…
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Chris Van Bergen
Chris is the inaugural Executive Director of WashU Public Exchange, an initiative at Washington University St. Louis that bridges the gap between people doing good work and academic experts who can take it further – building partnerships that help organizations and universities work together to solve societal problems that matter with solutions people can put…
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Christopher Dingstad
Christopher Dingstad grew up outside Oslo, Norway. He currently works at the Dresdner Philharmonie as Head of Artistic Planning. He studied cello performance at the Eastman School of Music (BA) and the Mannes College of Music (MM), and earned an MA in Arts Administration from Columbia University. His professional experience includes working as Business Manager…
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Ran Kampel
Israeli born clarinetist Ran Kampel enjoys a versatile career of solo, chamber music, orchestral performances, and teaching. Currently living in Texas, he serves as the Assistant Professor of Clarinet at Baylor University School of Music. Before joining Baylor University, Ran held principal clarinet positions with the Jacksonville Symphony, the Grand Rapids Symphony, and was a fellow with the…
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Jeremy Rothman
Jeremy Rothman is internationally recognized as a visionary performing arts executive with 25 years of achievement in connecting performers, audiences, and communities through powerful artistic experiences. His innovative programming expands audiences, inspires philanthropy and ticket sales, and generates novel collaborations among institutions. He is a proven fundraiser, public spokesperson, strategic leader, and fiscal steward. As…
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Sarah Bertrand
Sarah Bertrand is a versatile young leader, artist, and fundraiser. As an artist, Ms. Bertrand premiered new versions of Louis Karchin’s art songs, as well as a newly orchestrated version of Cendrillon by Viardot. She has led artists as an administrator at Si Parla, Si Canta, organized professional events for Federico Sacchi (bass), Ksenia Leletkina…
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Dylan Smith
As a senior managing consultant and principal data scientist, Dylan leads teams of data scientists to design, develop, and deploy custom data-driven enterprise software solutions for Fortune 100 clients. On a personal note, Dylan is an avid cyclist, aspiring tennis player, and classically-trained musician. Dylan resides in his hometown of Seattle with wife Brittany (also…
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Scott Lykins
Scott Lykins blends artistic performance as a cellist and pianist with administrative creativity as Artistic & Executive Director of the Lakes Area Music Festival in Brainerd, MN– an organization he founded with colleagues from Eastman in 2009. As a cellist, he is a member of the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra and Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra…
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Jason Scott Ladd
Dr. Jason S. Ladd is the director of Nicholls State University Wind Ensemble, which he conducted at the 2022 Southern Division CBDNA Conference. He also teaches low brass lessons and music education courses. Previously, he taught at Marquette University, where he led the orchestra and other ensembles. He has taught courses at Florida State University,…
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Mary Box
Mary Box, a conductor and opera coach based in Houston, Texas, founded the Montrose Project – an organization driven to discover, celebrate, and perform works by women composers.
