Laurel Spencer (wagner tuba)
Laurel Spencer received her Bachelor of Music from the University of Victoria, British Columbia and then obtained her Master’s in Performance at the Mannes School of Music, New York where she was a student of Philip Myers. She is the Principal Horn of the Vancouver Opera and also plays with …
St. Olaf Choir
The St. Olaf Choir, with 75 mixed voices, is the pioneer a cappella choir in the United States. For more than three-quarters of a century, the choir has set a standard of choral excellence and remained at the forefront of choral artistry. Directed since 1990 by Anton Armstrong, the St. …
Kyle Stegall (tenor)
Kyle Stegall’s performances around the world have been met with accolades for his “blemish-free production” (Sydney Morning Herald), “lovely tone and ardent expression” (The New York Times), and his “dramatic vividness” (St. Louis Post-Dispatch). Mr. Stegall’s career, spanning concert, opera, and recital stages has grown out of his “ability to …
Michael Stern (conductor)
Conductor Michael Stern is in his eighth season as music director of the Kansas City Symphony, hailed for its remarkable artistic growth and development since his tenure began. The Kansas City Symphony’s second CD for award-winning audiophile label Reference Recordings, titled Britten’s Orchestra, won a 2011 Grammy award in the …
Nina Stern (recorders)
Nina Stern has carved a unique and astonishingly diverse career for herself as a world-class recorder player and classical clarinetist. A native New Yorker, Ms. Stern studied at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel, Switzerland, where she received a Soloist’s Degree. From Basel, she moved to Milan, Italy where she …
