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Penelope Keep
Piano and Saxophone

Penelope is a first year student at Stanford University where she studies both classical and jazz piano as well as jazz saxophone. In addition to her music she plans on pursuing an undergraduate degree focused in Human and Environmental Systems.

Rachel Charbel
Violin

Rachel lives in Cincinnati with her husband and two children where she is a member of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Rachel maintains a private studio of promising young violinists and continues as an avid chamber musician whenever possible.

Lindsey

Lindsey continues to pursue her musical career in New York, where she enjoys singing with The Brick Church Chancel Choir every Sunday. Lindsey was most recently seen in the world premiere of Shizue: An American Story with Portland Opera To Go.

Danielle

Danielle is learning and preparing her new voice type, Mezzo-soprano. She is currently filling her time when not singing, as a brewer at Aslan Brewery.

Christopher

Christopher continues to grow his passions along with his vocal register, He also follows his other professional interest as an interior designer and stager.

Maya Enstad
Cello

Maya plays as cellist in the Katarina String Quartet. Formed in 2022, the Katarina String Quartet has quickly emerged as one of Canada’s leading young string quartets. They are the current Graduate String Quartet in Residence at The Juilliard School in New York.

Adam Billings
Composer

A graduate of Juilliard, Adam went on to receive his MM from the Mannes College of Music and will receive his DMA from Boston University in 2025. In the contemporary world, where our outlook on the future is increasingly bleak and dystopian, he feels it is important to create art that alleviates some of the anxieties incited by current events. “I choose to write chamber music as it is the most intimate expression of human connection.” And don’t we all need that.

Hannie McGarity
Violin

After living in New York City, Hannie now resides in Victoria, BC where she is a violinist in the Victoria Symphony and last year played in our own Bellingham Festival of Music Orchestra.

Eli Schille-Hudson
Guitar

Eli is a guitarist based in Bellingham, Washington where he heads the guitar studio at Western Washington University. At Western he teaches courses in music theory, guitar history, pedagogy, and fretboard harmony; he also teaches applied lessons and conducts and arranges for the WWU Guitar Ensemble.

Cole Anderson
Piano

Cole is in the Bay Area, and recently joined the faculty for the SFCM pre-college. He is proprietor for the YouTube channel, “The Independent Piano”, teaching students online from around the globe while also keeping active as a performer with concerts throughout the US, Europe, Asia, New Zealand and Latin America.

Jeff Siegfried
Saxophone

Jeff holds masters degrees in saxophone and musicology from Northwestern University and a doctorate in saxophone with certificates in musicology and performance studies from the University of Michigan. He serves as Assistant Professor of Saxophone at West Virginia University. He is a member of The Moanin’ Frogs and the Estrella Consort, both saxophone ensembles.

Roman Yearian
Violin

Roman is Associate Principal Second Violin of the Naples Philharmonic where he also coaches chamber music and teaches privately.

Albert Diaz
Guitar

Albert lives with his partner in Portland, Or. where he works for Siemens Smart Infrastructure. Albert holds a BM and MM in classical guitar performance from the University of Southern California, and an MA and degree of Candidate in Philosophy in musicology from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Jon Hansen
Tuba

Jon is living in Zürich with his wife Rita (also a Bellinghamster) and their 4 children. He has been a featured soloist in North America, Europe, and Asia. As a composer Jon’s compositions have been performed/recorded in Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America.

Lindsay Nakatani
Soprano

Lindsey continues to pursue her musical career in New York, where she enjoys singing with The Brick Church Chancel Choir every Sunday. Lindsey was most recently seen in the world premiere of Shizue: An American Story with Portland Opera To Go.