Gita Ladd is noted by the Baltimore Sun as a “superb cellist”, and heralded by the Washington Post as one “whose cello sings as poignantly as any voice, a defining glory”, Gita Ladd has been one of the most sought after cellists of the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. area for almost twenty years. For most of
In the world-premiere of Josephine with UrbanArias, “... the afternoon belonged to Melissa Wimbish, who was creating the role of Josephine Baker ... Beautifully prepared, vocally stunning, and theatrically riveting, Wimbish effortlessly held the audience in her hand throughout this one-woman show.” (Washington Post) In 2016, she made her Carnegie Hall solo recital debut
Noted for his “silken tenor”(Opera News), Eric Finbarr Carey is the most recent winner of the Meyerson Zwanger award and 2nd prize in the New York Oratorio Society competition at Carnegie Hall. This season he presents a varied repertoire of the renaissance to music being written today. This season in concert Carey will be
Lisa Parente, hailing from California, is known for her effortless high notes and silvery tone. She is known to be a versatile performer, seasoned in opera, art song, oratorio, and musical theater. She has been seen as Belinda in Dido and Aeneas, The Dew Fairy in Hänsel und Gretel, Amore in L’incoronazione di Poppea,
Acclaimed by the Washington Post for his “sterling performances,” baritone Brian Ming Chu has established himself onstage as a dynamic interpreter of music from the Baroque to the Great American Songbook. Hailed for his “rich, authoritative tone" (Kansas City Metropolis), and “range, agility, and expressive storytelling ability” (Monterey Herald), he has been a regular
Celeste Blase, violinist, received her early training at the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music and obtained her B.M. and M.M. degrees from the Peabody Conservatory of Music. Her teachers have included Berl Senofsky, Charles Libove and Herbert Greenberg, as well as chamber music studies with Karen Tuttle and Leon Fleischer. A frequent performer in
Timothy Mix has performed all across the United States, appearing regularly with such companies as the San Francisco Opera, the Santa Fe Opera, and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. He has sung Ping in Turandot with the LA Philharmonic under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel and returned for Sibelius’ The Tempest, conducted by Susanna
KCatherine Needleman, Oboe is a multi-faceted musician and native of Baltimore. She performs as an oboe recitalist and in orchestras throughout the U.S. Since 2003, she has been the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s principal oboist. She won first prize in the International Double Reed Society’s Gillet-Fox Oboe Competition the in 2003, as well as their Inaugural
Jonas Thoms is the Assistant Professor of Horn at West Virginia University. He has served on the applied faculty at the University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music, Wright State University, the University of Evansville, and the MasterWorks Festival. He has presented and performed at numerous International Horn Symposia, regional workshops, and universities throughout the
Aaron Thacker is an accomplished pianist, who has performed extensively in the realm of Opera. He has served as rehearsal pianist for North Carolina Opera, Baltimore Lyric Opera, Peabody Conservatory, and The Ford's Theatre. He has appeared on NPR with famous tenor Noah Stewart and played for many other of the greatest and most
