Anastasia Petrunina is a visiting assistant professor of violin at Furman University. She is also concertmaster for the Augusta Symphony and a passionate proponent of contemporary music.

Maria Cecilia Baumegger is an Austrian-Brasilian soprano and actor. She has degrees in both drama and vocal performance and she is known for her dynamic stage presence and captivating singing-acting capabilities. 

Damien Geter is an acclaimed American composer experiencing a meteoric rise. His works include chamber, vocal, orchestral, and full operatic works.

Emily Monroe is a section violinist with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, a chamber player having performed with the Central Music Society of Central Virginia, the Washington National Cathedral, and baroque chamber group Three Notch'd Road. She recently became artistic director of the Richmond Chamber Players. 

Born in South Africa, Andi Schermoly is resident choreographer at Louisville Ballet and an internationally sought-after freelance artist.

Joe Jaxson is a conspicuously rising composer. His music melds a variety of styles that challenge the expectations of audiences, engaging them with delightful and thought-provoking surprises.