John Eckstein
Cellist John Eckstein joined the Utah Symphony in June, 1990. Previously Associate Principal Cello of the New Orleans Symphony and Principal Cello of the Omaha Symphony, he enjoys a varied…
Monika Jalili
“Masterfully evocative….to call their performance inspired is an understatement.” – Lucid Culture For a talented group of Iranian poets and composers enjoying fame, the Iranian revolution of 1979 extinguished hopes,…
Megan Gould
Megan Gould (violin) is one of NYC’s most versatile performers of Middle Eastern, Greek and popular music. Since completing a Master’s Degree in Ethnomusicology (with a concentration on the Middle…
Mike Fjerstad
Raised from infancy with classical training, driven by rock and roll, enlightened by jazz, and infused with the ethnic diversity of his upbringing in the San Francisco bay area, Mike…
Plan-B Theatre
Plan-B Theatre Company develops and produces unique and socially conscious theatre with a particular emphasis on new plays by Utah playwrights. PETER AND THE WOLF toured to 30 elementary schools…
Shane Shanahan
Shane Shanahan performs regularly with Yo-Yo Ma as an original member of the Grammy-nominated Silk Road Ensemble. Shane’s arrangements and compositions are featured on several of the group’s recordings for…
Jay Perry
Jay Perry (Actor) had appeared in Plan-B Theatre Company’s productions of TRAGEDY: A TRAGEDY, THE ALIENATION EFFEKT, three SLAMs, all eight RADIO HOURs, FACING EAST in Salt Lake, San Francisco…
Christy Summerhays
Christy Summerhays (Director) began her directing career in opera at the Intimate Opera Company where she directed many productions including LA BOHEME, RIGOLETTO and Leonard Bernstein’s TROUBLE IN TAHITI. Christy…
Christina Castellanos
Christina Castellanos, MM, is Principal Flutist of The Salt Lake Symphony, Second Flutist of the Las Vegas Philharmonic, a position she has held since 2001 as a senior in college,…
Anton Armstrong
Anton Armstrong, Tosdal Professor of Music at St. Olaf College, became the fourth conductor of the St. Olaf Choir in 1990 after ten years in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he…
Igor Iachimciuc
Igor Iachimciuc was born in the Edinets Republic of Moldova, where he began to study the cimbalom (string-percussion instrument) at age ten at a children’s music school. Later, while studying…
Kenneth Fuchs
Kenneth Fuchs has composed music for orchestra, band, chorus, and various chamber ensembles. With Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lanford Wilson, he created three chamber musicals, The Great Nebula in Orion, A…