Pianist Anne-Marie McDermott has been Artistic Director of the Bravo! Vail Music Festival since 2011. She enjoys performing, recording, commissioning, and planning a tremendous variety of music encompassing many centuries and styles. She is currently working on recording the complete Mozart Concertos with the Odense Symphony in Denmark and all of Haydn’s Piano Sonatas for release on Bridge Records. This summer she is looking forward to presenting all nine of Prokofiev’s Piano Sonatas (which she has recorded) together with pianists Anna Geniushene and Ilya Shmukler, whom she discovered while serving as a jurist for the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.  Last summer she premiered a new concerto by Chris Rogerson, commissioned for her by Bravo! Vail in honor of her 10^th anniversary. She will premier an expanded version of the work with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra in April 2024.  Anne-Marie has been devoted to chamber music her entire career and performs regularly with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, where she has been a member since 1995. She is the Artistic Director of two chamber music festivals: one at the McKnight Performing Arts Center in Oklahoma; the other in Ocean Reef, Florida. 

Her discography also includes Bach’s English Suites and Partitas (named Gramophone Magazine’s Editor’s Choice), Gershwin’s Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra with the Dallas Symphony and conductor Justin Brown, plus recordings devoted to works by Haydn, Chopin and Schubert. Plans are in place to record all of Beethoven’s Piano Concertos with Mexico’s Orquesta Sinfonica de Mineria and the conductor Carlos Miquel Prieto. She has performed concertos with dozens of American orchestras, including the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and the Philadelphia Orchestra. International ensembles include the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Moscow Virtuosi, and the Taipei and Vancouver Symphonies. With the latter she and the late conductor Bramwell Tovey premiered Poul Ruders’ Piano Concerto. Other conductors with whom she has collaborated include Stéphane Denève, Michael Francis, James Gaffigan, Alan Gilbert and Jaap van Zweden.

Anne-Marie has curated and performed several composer-focused projects including: the Complete Prokofiev Piano Sonatas and Chamber Music, a three-concert series of Shostakovich’s chamber music, as well as a series of recitals devoted to Haydn and Beethoven Piano Sonatas. She has performed and premiered dozens of works by living composers, among them, Clarice Assad, Stephen Hartke, Chris Rogerson, Roberto Sierra, George Tsontakis, and Charles Wuorinen.

A proud alumna of Young Concert Artists, Ms. McDermott enjoys nurturing young pianists, and participating both as a juror and performer in festival such as Piano Jacobins in Toulouse, where she will make a return visit in fall 2023.

Caitlin Murray has served as Bravo! Vail’s Executive Director since 2018. During that time she has led the organization through the challenges of the pandemic and maintained the presence of world-class music in the Vail community. She is deeply committed to Bravo! Vail’s mission to enrich people’s lives through the power of music.

Caitlin has been associated with Bravo! Vail for over a decade, previously serving as the Vice President of Development. Throughout her tenure she has played an integral role in innovative projects which have led to major programmatic advancements and an ongoing elevation of the Festival’s artistic excellence. She has previously worked as Director of Leadership Gifts at Colorado Public Radio, as well as an Account Executive at Westword newspaper in Denver. Caitlin is a graduate of Rutgers University in New Jersey, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and history.

Caitlin’s love for music began at a young age and she studied violin in her youth. She and her husband Dan enjoy living in the Vail Valley by hiking with their dog Porky, snowboarding, and biking. They love to travel and take in as many concerts as possible wherever they are.

Mark Fenstermacher joined Bravo! Vail as Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration in June 2024. With a history of leadership in the non-profit sector since 2004, Mark's career embodies a commitment to shaping impactful environments and fostering excellence.

In his previous role as the Chief Financial Officer of Clayton Early Learning in Denver, CO, Mark implemented financial strategies that empowered educational initiatives, a realm he's dedicated the past decade to refining. Prior to that, Mark also served as CFO of the Vail Mountain School from 2012-2017 where he spearheaded many transformational capital improvement projects. His passion for mission-driven organizations was first sparked during his tenure at the Vail Valley Foundation, where he served as CFO 2004-2012.
Mark began his career in corporate finance at T. Rowe Price and then Vail Resorts, laying the foundation for his subsequent non-profit endeavors. He is a graduate of Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting. Mark enjoys spending his free time snowboarding, hiking, and reading.

Jeff Herring is a guitarist, composer, and teacher living in Vail, CO, since 2022. Jeff grew up in Montgomery, AL, where he began his musical studies at the age of 11. Quickly finding inspiration in the music and the community, his early music education included a healthy dose of ensemble and solo performances in various settings and styles around the Southeast. Jeff completed a Bachelor of Music in Guitar Performance at the Florida State University, where he would also begin teaching, both privately and in classroom settings. At the University of Denver, where Jeff earned his Master of Music in Guitar and Composition, he was awarded a Teaching Assistantship for Guitar, and a separate assistantship for Music Theory. During that time, he also started to compete internationally in guitar, as well as broaden the scope of his musical experience with his compositional collaborations.

Hannah Ploughman is a singer, educator, and longtime enthusiast of Bravo! Vail. Currently working as a teacher in the Music Makers Haciendo Música program, she happily accepted the offer to work as an Executive Assistant for the company.  

Hannah grew up in the Vail Valley and began teaching for Bravo! when she was in high school in one of the first iterations of the After School Piano Program. She received a Bachelor of Music Education and a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Northern Colorado. During this time, she also taught Elementary Music in Poudre School District. Hannah loves to travel and perform and has had the opportunity to sing opera and choral music in Germany, France, Austria, and the Czech Republic.  

Creating meaningful connections and inspiring musical curiosity is something that resonates deeply with her personal and career values. She believes that music has the unique power to provide us with a high-level cognitive skill, while also connecting us emotionally and intellectually to the world around us. It is such a joy to be back in her hometown and to have the opportunity to share her passion for music with her students and her community. 

Tiona Whilby is an artist born and raised in Jamaica and moved to the valley at a very young age. With a profound love for having a meaningful impact, she dove into the musical arts through the Violin and later found expression through dance. She has been part of programs such as Celebrate the Beat and FirstNotes.

Seeing music as a medium for emotional connection and understanding, she is committed to sharing this enchantment with the community, ensuring its impact reaches beyond the stage. She enjoys snowboarding, reading, writing and listening to music with her cat, Anbu.

Shannon Murray, a Denver, CO native, discovered her love of arts administration in 2016 while working as the International Chorus Coordinator for Opera Classica Europa. She holds bachelor's degrees in music education and classical vocal performance from the University of Northern Colorado. An avid traveler, she has had the opportunity to perform in venues across the world including St. Peter’s Basilica, the historic Shubert Theater in New Haven, CT, and many castle ruins throughout Germany, France, and Holland. Through these experiences, she has gained a deep reverence for the connection music offers to the communities it touches. After having joined Bravo! Vail as the 2022 Operations Intern, she is ecstatic to be back in the Vail Valley contributing to some of the most breathtaking live music out there. Aside from being a music fanatic, Shannon is also an avid houseplant-keeper, visual artist, and video game player.

Jacqueline Taylor discovered her passion for classical music administration starting in 1983 while working as the Orchestra Manager for the Pre-College Division of The Juilliard School, where she studied trumpet. She eventually became the Managing Director of Performing Arts at the 92^nd Street Y, under the tutelage of her mentor, Omus Hirshbein, followed by six years as the Executive Director of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. In 2002 she and Omus founded and ran the concert series,  Free for All at Town Hall.  Since joining Bravo! Vail in 2010, her son now plays the horn, her husband rides a Pinarello bicycle, and she is a giant fan of 6 pm concerts.

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Aileen Pagán-Rohwer has served in a variety of roles throughout her career including educator, performer, administrator and community collaborator. Having spent over 35 years building relationships with performers, presenters and educators, Aileen brings a wealth of knowledge, dedication, and persistence to bringing performers and audiences together.

First and foremost as a teacher and administrator, she was the founding director and cello instructor with Cultural Art Strings, a program under Riverfolk Music and Arts Organization in rural Manchester, Michigan that did not have a strings program. She has additionally held roles as a private cello instructor with the Chelsea Center for the Arts, Toledo Symphony School of Music, and in the cities of Cleveland and Houston. Additionally, she initiated and led a mixed strings class (violin, viola, cello, bass) at the Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor upon discovering that allowing a child to choose their voice will result in a higher retention rate and commitment.

As a performer, she has worked as a cellist with the Houston Symphony as a fellow, the Memphis Symphony, Ann Arbor Symphony, and Akron Symphony and in various chamber music capacities throughout the United States.

In administrative capacities, with organizations such as Chamber Music Ann Arbor, The University of Michigan, Riverfolk Music and Arts and most recently Great Lakes Performing Artist Associates (GLPAA) as executive director from 2015-2021. Her extensive non-profit skills include strategic planning, financial administration, grant writing, and community collaborator. 

Some of the highlights of her career in establishing community collaborative programs include supporting the careers of emerging, developing and established musicians through the artist management services at GLPAA, expanding the Caravan Educational Outreach programs connecting professional musicians with GLPAA to underserved youth programs throughout the Midwest Region as well as reaching senior living communities, initiating the GLPAA Neighborhood Concerts during the pandemic taking live music directly to driveways, backyards and gardens, and launching the GLPAA Stone Chalet Concert Series.

With Riverfolk Music and Arts, Aileen is credited with launching the Blacksmith Shop Concert Series, a monthly live music performance in a historic blacksmith shop, the Riverfolk Community Orchestra, Live from Riverfolk livestream series during the pandemic that reached over 10,000 online views, and the Riverfolk Passport to Manchester tour focusing on expanding the history of the rural town to include the many cultures that passed through the land and pairing those cultures with food, music and art presentations.

In her spare time, Aileen enjoys cooking, hiking, biking, gardening and spending time with her three sons, husband Robert Rohwer and new lab puppy Clover. Although moving to Colorado had never crossed her mind, the opportunity to serve another community with the robust cultural offerings of Bravo! Vail, utilizing her bilingual background, and fulfilling the needs of its educational and engagement goals was an easy sell for this longtime Midwest gal.

Aileen holds a bachelor of music from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and a master of music from Rice University Shepherd School of Music both in cello performance under the guidance of Norman Fischer.

Emily Waldman is a violinist with a passion for teaching and community. Emily began her violin studies at age three and began teaching private violin lessons that implemented the Suzuki method when she was just sixteen. Since then, she has maintained a successful private studio and received her Suzuki certifications at the University of Denver with Kathleen Spring. During her time at the University of Denver, Emily also held the position of Orchestra Director at Fox Hollow Elementary School where she taught young students of all levels how to play their instruments. In addition, Emily has worked on the administrative side of the arts, spending a summer interning at Opera Steamboat where she learned the ins and outs of how a summer music festival functions. A Denver native, Emily enjoys camping, hiking, and spending time outside with her dog, Finn, and her partner, Reyn. Making the move from the city to the beautiful mountain town of Vail has been an incredible experience for Emily!

Emily holds a bachelor’s degree in Violin Performance from the Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver. She has performed internationally across Europe including in Italy, France, and Spain, and has spent time studying abroad at the Malmö Academy of Music in Malmö, Sweden.

Linda Stamper Boyne joined Bravo! Vail in January 2019 after 10 years with East West Hospitality in a variety of roles including lead concierge, group sales manager and reservations sales consultant. For seven years she wrote a humorous, human interest column for the Vail Daily while raising her two sons. Before moving to the Vail Valley in 1996, she worked in public relations in Denver for a non-profit, a PR agency and for the government. She is originally from Oregon and is a graduate of University of Denver with a degree in communications. Linda has deep appreciation and love of the arts and enjoys hiking, reading, and traveling.

Emma Cerovich is a multi-genre vocalist and singer-songwriter. As a Vail Valley native, she was involved in the dance, music, and theater community growing up. Her love of music has been formed by the rich local music community, including attending Bravo! Little Listeners concerts from an early age and teaching piano with Bravo! Vail.

Emma received her Bachelor of Music in Voice and Ethnomusicology from Wheaton College in 2021 and is completing her graduate assistantship this May 2024 with a Master’s Degree in Vocal Performance at Missouri State University.

Trained as a competitive soprano, Emma has performed nationally with Ozarks Lyric Opera, the National Association of Teachers of Singing, the Missouri State Outreach Opera, and the Missouri State Chorale as well as internationally with the Brancaleoni Music Festival in Piobbico, Italy. She has spent time as a songwriting intern with the band Urban Doxology collaborating with musicians within the pop, jazz, folk, and classical music realms. She released her first EP, Heart Gone Wrong, in 2022.

Beyond performing, Emma is passionate about cultivating spaces for audiences to experience excellent musicianship onstage and in educational settings. She is thrilled to be joining Bravo! Vail this summer to continue to foster the vision of making music in the mountains.

Kimberly Sarahi Camuñez is a senior in Battle Mountain High School. An adventurous and kind-hearted person with the determination to experience new opportunities and live life to the fullest. 

Kim was born and raised in Colorado with all of her loved ones nearby.
 
She has always felt a deep connection to music no matter the genre. Music deeply inspired her and shaped her into the person she is today. She fell in love with the violin and has now been playing for seven years. 

In her free time Kim enjoys reading, writing, spending time with friends and family or going on walks.

Jason Denhart joined Bravo! Vail in April 2018. Prior to this, he served as the executive director for the Merwin Conservancy on the island of Maui, Hawaii. Prior to moving to Maui, he spent 19 years in the Vail Valley and served in multiple positions in the Vail nonprofit community, including a prior stint at Bravo! Vail from 2002 to 2008. His Vail nonprofit leadership experience includes his role as development and special events officer at The Heuga Center for Multiple Sclerosis (now Can Do Multiple Sclerosis); associate director of development at the Bravo! Vail Music Festival; senior director of development at the Vail Valley Foundation; and director of development and communications for the Eagle Valley Land Trust.

Jackie Ernst is an experienced and versatile fundraiser who joins Bravo! Vail from Seattle Symphony, where she served as Director of Individual Giving. Her experience includes fundraising positions and leadership roles with Seattle Opera and the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF). Jackie has also worked as a consultant with a wide range of organizations with missions spanning the nonprofit sector, including arts and culture, environment, education, and social services. Jackie's fundraising career began at the Aspen Music Festival and School in Aspen, Colorado and she is thrilled to return to Colorado and join the Bravo! Vail team. Music has always been an important part of Jackie's life. She has played piano, trombone, and focused on choral singing, most recently performing for several seasons with the Seattle Symphony Chorale. She is a graduate of Grinnell College.

After making a career in the Vail Valley for the past 38 years as a financial controller, Jeanne Gelo is looking forward to joining the Bravo! Vail team in their box office. Many evenings have been enjoyed listening and picnicking to the spectacular performances provided by Bravo! Vail. Biking, hiking and travel adventures along with the continued hope to move beyond beginner classical guitar and piano occupies her spare time.

Carolyn Gentling came to visit a friend after graduating from college in Wisconsin, fell in love with the beauty of Colorado and stayed. Carolyn lives in Dillon and treasures the stunning mountain views.

She was an elementary art teacher in Summit County for many years sharing her passion of art with her students. Carolyn collaborated with other teachers to create fun units of instruction integrating art, music, and movement. Most recently Carolyn worked at the Frisco Visitor Information Center helping visitors to have their best experience while visiting Frisco, Summit County, and Colorado.

Carolyn graduated from the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire with a BFA in Fibers and earned her K-12 Art Teacher Certificate from Metro State College in Denver.  Carolyn loves to ski, bike, SUP around the islands on Dillon Reservoir, camping, rafting, and hiking. Carolyn enjoys going for hikes and painting colorful mountain watercolor landscapes. 

Ian Grask joined Bravo Vail in May 2024. Ian has been a resident of the Eagle River Valley since 2021. He previously lived in Chicago, IL where he worked in corporate finance and volunteered regularly for the Lyric Opera of Chicago and Joffrey Ballet Chicago. Ian is passionate about the arts. He works part-time for the Gerald Ford Amphitheater and volunteers with the Vail Dance Festival. Don’t be surprised to see Ian around The Amp! He began playing the cello in 6th grade and continued through high school graduation. Ian is a graduate of the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business with a BBA in Finance.

In his free time, Ian enjoys skiing, touring, biking, hiking, backpacking, camping, and recently fly fishing. When stuck inside, Ian also enjoys recording music with his roommate and reading Stephen King novels.

David Judd has been with Bravo! Vail since 2013. Previously, David worked as Bravo! Vail’s Implementation Specialist to Tessitura for Ticketing and Fundraising and in the implementation of N-Scan, Tessitura's Ticket Scanning product. David spent 8+ years as a Tessitura Implementation Specialist working with more than 50 different arts organizations. Before working with Tessitura, David spent 7 years with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, ending his tenure there as Information Systems Manager. David describes himself as a "recovering CPA", having graduated with a degree in Accounting from Harding University and spending the first 8 years of his career in various accounting and finance roles. David lives in the suburbs of St. Louis, MO with his wife. He has two grown children, one old cat, and his pug, Bugsi. When David is in Vail, he is likely to be with Bugsi cruising around town. When not working, David enjoys playing golf, camping, riding his motorcycle, and singing.

Maggie Lashley is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, majoring in Marketing and minoring in Music Technology. She was the Vice President of Marketing for her sorority, Alpha Phi. She plays the bass guitar and sings for a band called Backroad Boulevard. In her free time, she loves to be outdoors, make jewelry, and draw. Looking ahead, she would love to combine her love for music with marketing. She hopes to be a tour marketing manager, a music marketer, and someday own her own music store. She is excited to be coming back to Bravo! Vail, saying her experience last summer as an intern was a life changing experience for her. She is looking forward to joining us again! 

Emily McPherson is a composer, pianist, saxophonist, and artist living in Breckenridge, CO. She enjoys composing music and teaching piano lessons through the National Repertoire Orchestra Scholarship program. She holds her Bachelor of Music in Composition from Bowling Green State University (2016) and her Master of Music in Music Composition and Technology from Pennsylvania State University (2022) where she taught Intro to Music Technology and oversaw all composition department related events.

Collaboration lives at the center of her work and consistently works with persons in non-adjacent disciplines such as architecture, videography, art, performance, poetry, etc. She is currently working on a piano consortium, titled UNSOUND to be completed in 2024. Emily is passionate about meeting new people and forming lasting relationships. She enjoys hiking, camping, and creating art in any form in her time off.

With over a decade of expertise in nonprofit arts management, leadership, branding, media strategy, and organizational messaging, Parker Owens has helped bring the magic of live experiences to the next level by reinvigorating trusted brands to become modern, sought-after product. He has been with Bravo! Vail Music Festival since November 2021. 

Prior to joining the Bravo! Vail team Parker served as the Chief Marketing Officer for the Colorado Symphony, helping lead the organization’s audience development initiatives, brand communications, market research, pricing, promotions, and customer service management from 2013 to 2021.  He is a graduate of the University of South Dakota, with a Bachelor of Art degree in Contemporary Media and Journalism. 

Beth Pantzer joined Bravo! Vail in November 2012. Originally from Central New York, she first moved to the Vail Valley in 2011 to serve as an AmeriCorps*VISTA with the Eagle River Youth Coalition. Before moving to the Valley, she worked as a journalist at various newspapers across the country both in sports and news departments. Beth graduated from Castleton State College in Vermont with a degree in Communications-Journalism and received a Master's degree in Nonprofit Management from Denver’s Regis University. In her spare time, Beth enjoys running, biking, hiking, and triathlons, as well as traveling and photography.

Christy Pierce is an independent writer and consultant, specializing in fundraising and communications for nonprofit organizations in the arts, humanities, and education sectors. Her 20-year career includes roles with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Baltimore, Nashville, and Dallas Symphony Orchestras. Prior to starting her own business, Christy was Senior Associate with Project Partners, a firm serving nonprofit organizations in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

Weaving together her love of the arts with mentoring, Christy has also enjoyed teaching arts management courses at the University of North Texas and the University of Alabama. She received her master’s degree in arts management from American University in Washington, DC, and her BFA in Music with a violin concentration. A native of Pittsburgh, Christy currently lives in Tuscaloosa with her son Corbin and husband Brad, a chemistry professor at the University of Alabama (although originally from Loveland, CO!). She has been honored to work with Bravo! Vail since 2019 and is inspired each time she hears the breathtaking music of the Festival in its gorgeous natural surroundings.

Henry Smith is a University of New Mexico graduate with a Bachelor of Business Administration and a concentration in International Management. 

While in school, Henry immersed himself in various outside organizations including the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. He was responsible for roles including Risk Management, Sergeant at Arms, and Community Service Chair. Henry also founded the Mental Health Chair in 2021 after the pandemic, providing further needed help to his fraternity brothers. Throughout most of his college experience, he was a Digital Marketing Intern for a consulting company in Chicago, IL. This is where he developed a passion for content creation and developing strategies to help organizations portray their influence positively and effectively. In this role, he strove to assist companies in building their social media presence through specialized content creation, consistent engagement, and analytical reviews and looks forward to continuing to develop this passion and skill to assist Bravo! Vail in growing its team and audience. 

Henry spends his free time snowboarding, hiking, gardening, and cooking. He also keeps an active hobby in electronic music production, specifically Bass Music and Dubstep. He has always been passionate about music, learning new instruments like the guitar and percussion since childhood. 

Nancy Stevens joined the Bravo team in 2002 as the seasonal box office manager, complementing her winter employment as a Vail Village ski school supervisor. Nancy transitioned to a year round Sales Manager position with Bravo! in 2015 and maintains her passion for skiing as a part-time instructor. She moved to Vail in 1975 after receiving a bachelor's degree in History and German from East Carolina University. She volunteers for Vail Rec District running races throughout the summers. Nancy's three children, McKenzie, Jonny, and Maddie, have all worked in the Bravo! box office. Nancy's loyal ticketing staff has graduated into marketing, development, and office manager positions within the Bravo! Vail organization. Now an empty-nester, Nancy resides in West Vail with her husband Jerry. In her spare time, Nancy enjoys squash, pickleball, skiing, and hiking.

Jonny Stevens is a Vail native who has been with Bravo! Vail for 15 of the last 19 Seasons. Since graduating from CU Boulder Business School with a degree in Business Administration and emphases in Marketing and Information Management, he has focused on e-commerce and sales. In his spare time he enjoys running, skiing and playing pickleball with his family.

Jake Cacciatore is a lifelong musician and works in the Entertainment Industry as an event production professional. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell with a focus on Sound Recording Technology. Jake has worked in theater, higher education, touring and logistics, systems design and installation, as well as studio recording and mixing, and is an expert in the technical audiovisual arts. He has a wide range of experience in the arts, media, and professional event planning. He has been a Colorado transplant since 2013 and resides near Denver. When he isn't travelling the world, you can find him working and playing in the vibrant local music scene and enjoying life in the foothills of the Rockies. Jake is a new member of the Bravo! Vail team and looks forward to bringing his expertise and enthusiasm for music to the Technical Director position. 

Elli Monroe- Director of Artistic Operations - began working with the Bravo! Vail Festival in 2008.  Prior to her time in Vail, she directed operations for the Capitol Theater in Macon, Georgia.  Elli holds a Masters Degree in Arts Administration from Florida State University's College of Music, and a Bachelor of Music Performance degree from the University of Denver.  Elli lives just outside of Boulder, CO with her family and enjoys playing bluegrass and the great Colorado outdoors. 

Nashida Asadullah, a senior at Georgia State University, is passionate about storytelling, pursuing a major in journalism and a minor in English. Through internships at diverse organizations, she has honed her writing, research, and marketing skills. As a proud Georgia native, Nashida looks forward to further developing her talents in these fields and beyond. 

 Apart from academia, she finds solace in painting and playing the piano, hobbies that provide a creative outlet amidst her academic pursuits. She also enjoys watching movies, spending quality time with loved ones, or exploring new destinations. Nashida's adventurous spirit has led her to travel to diverse places such as Dubai, Colombia, and the Bahamas. As she continues her journey, Nashida looks forward to embracing new experiences. 

Emmy is a graduate student from Florida State University where she is currently earning a Master’s degree in Arts Administration. As a pianist, Emmy is deeply passionate about the arts and the impact they have on individuals, communities and cultures. In her future career as an Arts Administrator, Emmy aims to use her knowledge and skills to cultivate belonging in communities by harnessing the power of classical music to unite, uplift and inspire people from all walks of life. Her current areas of interest within the field include sales, marketing, fundraising and research in audience development. In her spare time, Emmy enjoys reading outside, going on long walks, drinking tea with her friends and playing the piano.

Sarah Smith is originally from Rogers, Arkansas, and holds a bachelor's degree in Vocal Music Education from Arkansas Tech University. She lives in Bloomington, Indiana and attends Indiana University in pursuit of a Master of Arts in Arts Administration degree.  

Sarah hopes to pursue a career in development, event management, or education at a nonprofit performing arts organization upon her graduation in May 2025! Outside of school and work, she enjoys playing her guitar, reading, hiking, traveling, and watching movies!

Maximillian St. George is a passionate music professional hailing from southern Vermont. His journey into the music industry began in 2019 while organizing DIY concerts and managing productions for orchestral performances, sparking his deep-seated love for music. In pursuit of his passion, Maximillian relocated to Cleveland in 2021 to pursue a B.A. in Music Industry at Baldwin Wallace University. His dedication and talent were soon recognized, leading to an intensive internship and, ultimately, a position at TempleLive. Here, Maximillian excels in overseeing a diverse range of shows, from national touring acts to local underground bands. Maximillian's expertise spans all facets of live music, including production, bar management, and operations. He holds a broad production background, with skills in FOH/sound engineering, studio recording and engineering, and constructing specialized remote and group rehearsal spaces. In the rare times that Maximillian isn’t at a show, he plays rugby and enjoys outdoor activities like snowboarding, mountain biking, and fishing. 

Matthew Sousa is from Erie, Colorado. He is currently living in Denver, pursuing his Bachelor's degree in Percussion Performance at the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music. He fell in love with drums and percussion ten years ago and currently works as a musician and private teacher in the Boulder and Denver areas.  

Outside of school, he loves love to make music, spend time with his friends and family, and attend live music events.  

He is incredibly excited to join the Bravo! Vail team for this upcoming season!

Mari Stanton is from Sedalia, Colorado and currently studies with Shannon Thomas at Florida State University, pursuing her BM in Violin Performance with minors in General Business, Music Entrepreneurship, and Child Development. At FSU, she has been concertmaster of the University Philharmonia and has been part of several chamber ensembles, one of which was invited to perform at the legislative opening of the Florida State Senate. She performs regularly with the Tallahassee Symphony and other professional groups in the region and teaches students of all ages and skill levels.  

Before moving to Tallahassee, Mari was heavily involved with the classical music scene in the Denver area. She was the 2018 winner of the Colorado Young Sinfonia Concerto Competition and has placed highly in several other competitions. Passionate about community involvement through music, Mari co-founded the Non Sibi and Evergreen String Quartets and organized countless community outreach performances throughout the Denver area — including preshow concerts for the Colorado Symphony and Denver Philharmonic, outreach performances at healthcare centers, and popup concerts at Tattered Cover Bookstore, Whole Foods Market, and various art shows and farmers markets. The quartets also donated performances to multiple fundraisers and galas for local nonprofits.  

Mari hopes to combine her love for music with business and administration to bring musical experiences to audiences in new and creative ways. Having grown up an avid skier and hiker, she is excited to return to the mountains of Colorado this summer. In her free time, Mari enjoys cooking, reading historical fiction, traveling, and cheering on FSU football. 

Japanese-American violinist Alexander Tada is a native of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and is very excited to be returning to his home state for the summer! Currently based in Rochester, New York, Alexander has been a regular performer with the Eastman Collegium Musicum Baroque Ensemble and the Eastman Philharmonia, and has served as assistant Principal Second Violin of the Eastman Opera Theatre Orchestra as well as principal Second Violin of the Rochester Summer Opera and Eastman Chamber Orchestra. As a passionate chamber musician on both violin and viola, he has had the privilege to perform at venues such as the Pikes Peak Center for the Arts, the Chautauqua Amphitheater, and the George Eastman Museum. Alexander has also had the privilege of participating in masterclasses by Alexandre Da Costa, Itamar Zorman, the Horzowski Piano Trio, and members of the Emerson and American string quartets. He has also previously attended the Green Mountain and Manitou chamber music festivals, the Mostly Modern Festival, the Chautauqua Institution School of Music, Académie Orford Musique, and has held festival guest artist positions with the Colorado College Summer Music Festival Orchestra. Possessing interests in arts administration as well as performance, Alexander is currently a fellow of the Catherine Filene Shouse Arts Leadership Program through the Eastman School of Music Institute for Music Leadership. He has previously worked as an intern for the Mostly Modern Festival, the Eastman School of Music Communications Office, and the Society for Chamber Music in Rochester. Through these experiences, he has done work in operations as well as a social media copywriter and content developer. Alexander will graduate this spring with a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance and a certificate in Arts Leadership from the Eastman School of Music as a student of YooJin Jang, and looks forward to pursuing his graduate studies at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music under the tutelage of Simin Ganatra this coming fall. Outside of music, Alexander loves baking, hiking, folding origami, drinking probably too much coffee, and spending time with his friends and family.

Cat Terrell is currently pursuing her undergrad in Music Education at Portland State University, and has lived in Portland for the past 7 years. Her main instrument is voice, but she is learning, guitar, cello, and violin. This year she was an active member of three choirs, including the Portland State Thorn Choir and the Oregon Chorale. She is looking forward to returning to Colorado for the summer since she grew up in Boulder, and lived in Colorado for the first 15 years of her life.

When she isn't working on school, she writes poetry, spends time with loved ones, meditates, and takes long walks in nature. She has a passion for songwriting, and the desire to teach young people how to find and use their voice.