Mateo Mendez is an oboist based in Baltimore who serves as English Hornist of the Bozeman Symphony Orchestra. He has held many other posts around Baltimore and beyond, including second oboe with Mount Vernon Virtuosi, principal oboe with the Warren Philharmonic Orchestra, and interim music director of the Hunt Valley Wind Ensemble.
Rene Shapiro (trumpet), a native of San Diego, California, is a versatile musician known for his roles as Assistant Principal of the Baltimore Symphony orchestra and his work as a soloist, teacher, and chamber musician. Mr. Shapiro’s career has taken him across the globe, performing with prestigious ensembles such as the Boston Symphony, the
Michael Vaughn, violin, has been performing with Bach in Baltimore since 2015, and has been a free-lance violinist in the Baltimore region since moving here from Indianapolis in 2009. He has performed with a variety of ensembles including the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, Delaware Symphony, Reading Symphony, Maryland Symphony, Baltimore Choral Arts, and Baltimore Symphony
Principal flute of the Baltimore Opera Orchestra for twenty two seasons, Sara Nichols has appeared as guest principal flute with the Baltimore and St. Louis Symphony Orchestras and the Opera Theatre of St. Louis. She has performed with the Maryland Opera, Bach in Baltimore, Baltimore Choral Arts Society, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, Wolf Trap Orchestra,
