The Abaca String Band was founded by guitarist Andrew Schulman in 1991. This unique group, consisting of 8-string Guitar, Mandolin, Violin, Viola, and Double Bass, began by performing for membership events at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. They have appeared as featured artists on the Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concert Series since 1995. The Abaca String Band frequently... read full bio

At University, Andre Rieu performed the Gold And Silver Waltz by Franz Leh√°r. Encouraged by the audience reaction he decided to pursue the waltz form. Rieu formed the Maastricht Salon Orchestra and performed as a violinist with the Limburg Symphony Orchestra. In 1987, he created the Johann Strauss Orchestra and his own production company. Since then, his melodramatic stage performances... read full bio

André Watts is a classical pianist and professor at the Jacobs School of Music of Indiana University. He has had a successful career in the music industry and won a Grammy Award for Best New Classical Artist in 1964.... read full bio

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American born Soprano Andrea Hanson brings a wealth of experience and dramatic intensity to her performances. She has been heard in the title role of Manon Lescaut, Mimi in la La Boheme, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, Desdemona in Otello, the female chorus in The Rape of Lucretia and Marguerite in Faust among many others. Having taught voice both in... read full bio

Pratt's career received its impetus when in 1992 he became the first African-American pianist to win the Naumburg International Piano Competition. He won the Naumburg prize, which launched him into a strenuous performance schedule, with 40 to 50 concerts that year and 70 in the following year, when he signed with the New York City artist management firm IMG Artists.... read full bio

The Classics Meet the Modern World...Imagine the classics - Bach, Beethoven, Mozart - performed in exciting new ways... modern jazz, African, and Latin rhythms. Bach to the Future brings an exciting, whimsical approach to the most beloved music of all time, and some of the most interesting cutting-edge instruments you'll ever see. How about a Drumitar? An electric violin that... read full bio

Barbara McAlister is an internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano Native American opera singer from Muskogee, Oklahoma. She won the Loren Zachary Competition in Los Angeles, California, which launched her career. She has since performed in the opera houses of Passau, Koblenz, Bremerhaven, and most notably Flensburg, where she was engaged for a decade. She has given solo performances at Carnegie Hall, Alice... read full bio

Benjamin Zander's presentation takes an audience on a journey that offers a startling new perspective on leadership. Through stories, music and concepts it causes a radical shift in perception. This is not a speech, it is an experience! In this new model of leadership, the conductor sees his job as awakening possibility in others. ... read full bio

Celebrating the authentically American Musical with vignettes from Broadway hits like Dreamgirls, Purlie and The Wiz, Award-winning choreographer and prominent tap dance Ted Louis Levy and Capathia Jenkins lead a cast of four, singing hit songs from shows that highlight the tradition of the Musical Review, with selections from Black and Blue, Smokey Joe's Cafe, Five Guys Named Moe and... read full bio

Five tremendous brass musicians - each a virtuoso in his own right - form the legendary Canadian Brass. Friends Chuck Daellenbach and Gene Watts first came together in 1970 to form a brass quintet - a chamber music setting not entirely new, but never before having garnered the success and storied career Canadian Brass would achieve over the next 40... read full bio

Carol Wincenc is among the leading American flutists of her generation and is active as a soloist, chamber player, and professor of flute performance. Her choice of repertory is broad, encompassing standards by J.S. Bach, Mozart, and Nielsen, as well as contemporary works, especially by American composers. In the latter realm, she is known for giving many important premieres of... read full bio

Grammy Award winning composer/ musician Chip Davis is one of the most successful innovators and entrepreneurs in music today. More than 25 years ago, he transformed popular instrumental music by introducing what has become known as the New Age music genre. By mixing pop music with classical and rock styles, he has given new life to... read full bio

With a powerful voice and dynamic live performance, Chris Mann has emerged on the scene as an artist to watch. His blend of classically trained tenor and contemporary pop vocals is a sound that is rare in the world of music today. Growing up in Wichita, Kansas, Chris began playing the piano and performing at a young age. He immersed... read full bio

Christopher Parkening is an accomplished classical guitarist. He has amassed a great discography on Angel/EMI Classics. Parkening has been nominated twice for a Grammy Award. A notable recording is Parkening Plays Vivaldi featuring a selection of Baroque concertos, as well as the world premiere recording of Peter Warlock's Capriol Suite with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields.... read full bio

To those who have come to love him as the so-called "singing policeman,"-the New York City cop who helped bring the country an uplifting spirit of promise and hope with his stirring rendition of "God Bless America" after the September 11 terrorist attacks-it is no surprise that Daniel Rodriguez has always been a spiritual man. His first two albums, the... read full bio

David Akerman has performed in a variety of settings, both as a soloist and in an ensemble, including the Indiana Convention Center, the Kennedy Center, Cambridge University, Indianapolis Civic Theatre and the Cristel DeHaan Fine Arts Center. Additionally, he has performed at an array of events including the 70th Birthday Celebration for Leonard Bernstein, the Third Armored Division Veterans 58th... read full bio

David Finckel's extraordinarily diversified career brings him to the world's stages as recitalist, soloist with orchestra and chamber musician. His recent appearances have included: a New York recital; performances with the Louisiana Philharmonic; an Aspen Festival recital and his debut with the Festival Orchestra under Sergiu Comissiona; a concert with Andr_ Previn, featuring Previn's new Cello Sonata; additional solo and... read full bio

Denyce Graves made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera and has appeared at many opera houses. Though her repertoire is extensive, her signature parts are the title roles in Carmen and Samson et Dalila. On January 20, 2005, she sang the patriotic song American Anthem" during the 55th Presidential Inauguration, between the swearing-in ceremonies of Vice President Dick Cheney and... read full bio

Donald Braswell II is an American actor, classical crossover tenor and composer. Braswell was on a fast track to become an internationally acclaimed opera singer when he suffered a car accident in 1995 that made him unable to speak for almost two years. After that, he had lived a quiet life outside of the spotlight until his appearance on the... read full bio