Dan Wotan "Lefty Barrett
Cellist/composer/conductor Dan Barrett has played extensively for PBS, particularly as cellist for many of their featured documentaries, such as "The Great Depression," and Ric Burns' "The Way West" and "The History of New York." His solo credits include the Radio France Festival, The Gulbenkian Festival(Lisbon), the Alvin Ailey Dance Company and WQXR, as well as featured solos on record for works of Iannis Xenakis(Mode and Vanderberg labels) and on RCA for the renowned Irish ensemble Cherish The Ladies. Other credits include onstage cellist in James Joyce's "The Dead" on Broadway, Orchestra of St. Luke's, NYC Opera, the American Ballet Theater, Philomusica, Brooklyn Philharmonic and the Sirius Quartet, and principal positions for the STX Ensemble, the Connecticut Grand Opera, the SEM Ensemble and the Crosstown Ensemble.
Gene "Noisepunk" Pritsker
Composer/guitarist/rapper Gene Pritsker has written over two hundred seventy compositions, including chamber operas, orchestral and chamber works, songs for hip-hop and rock ensembles. Mr. Pritsker is founding member of the Absolute Ensemble and leader of Sound Liberation. His works are published by Falls House Press, Calabrese Brothers Music, LLC as well as Goldbranch.
Franz Hackl
Franz Hackl widmet sich allen Sparten der Musikproduktion. Schon in seiner Geburtsstadt Schwaz als Trompeter und Instrumentenbauer ausgebildet, studierte er später in Wien und schließlich in New York, wo er heute noch lebt. Er ist als Musiker und Musikproduzent im eigenen Studio ebenso erfolgreich wie als Komponist, letzteres u.a. mit Auftragswerken für die United Nations in New York, für die Eröffnung des österreichischen Kulturforums.
Daniel HagueBass Bass Daniel Hague has appeared with the Arizona Opera as D'Agnus in Rossini's La Donna del Lago and as Colline in Boheme, and at the Schubert Opera as the Commendatore and as Raimondo (Lucia di Lammermoor). He has done Bassilio and Colline at Opera Theatre of CT, as well as and other roles at the Sanibel Festival, Bronx Opera and the Opera Orchestra of New York.
Greta FeeneySoprano American soprano Greta Feeney was most recently heard as Marzelline in Fidelio with the San Francisco Opera. Other credits include appearances with St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble, The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, the New Century Chamber Ensemble, and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.
John Feeney
John Feeney is principal bass of the Orchestra of St Luke's, a member of the St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble and a member of the Smithsonian Chamber Players. He has performed double bass concerti with such orchestras as the American Symphony and St Luke's, in engagements at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall and Weill Recital Hall.
Krista Bennion Feeney
Krista Bennion Feeney is the co-concertmaster of the Orchestra of St. Luke's, a member of the St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble and the Music Director of the New Century Chamber Orchestra, San Francisco. Her quartet, the Loma Mar Quartet, has recorded works which Paul McCartney had written expressly for the quartet. Her solo credits include appearances with St. Luke's, as well as with the San Francisco, St. Louis and Elgin symphonies.
Andy Stein
Andy can be heard weekly on National Public Radio in the "house band" of A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor. He has recorded with Itzhak Perlman, Placido Domingo, Marilyn Horne and Frederica Von Stade, has written an opera with libretticist Garrison Keillor, and his works for violin and orchestra have been performed by Joshua Bell, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Pamela Frank, Cho-Liang Lin.
Gregor KitzisViolin & viola Gregor Kitzis has performed and recorded with The Orchestra of St. Lukes, New England Bach Festival, Concordia and Bang On A Can's Spit Orchestra, new music groups including Speculum Musicae, Ensemble 21, North/South Consonance, Essential Music, The Group For Contemporary Music, and the Xenakis and S.E.M Ensembles. TV appearances include Jay Leno and Saterday night live.
Dary John MizelleComposer, trumpet, trombone Dary John Mizelle has taught composition, orchestration, computer music, music theory, music history, and world music at University of South Florida, Oberlin College Conservatory, Sonavera Studio of Sonic Arts and Purchase College SUNY where he served as Chair of the composition program. He makes his home in Mount Vernon, New York. Visit web site
Robert WolinskyKeyboard Keyboardist Robert Wolinsky is a member of the St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble and of the Orchestra of St. Luke's. He has performed with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Orpheus, Boston Chamber Music Society, and Philomusica. He has over forty recordings to his credit including Bach concerti on harpsichord for DGG, EMI, Telarc and Arabesque labels.
Margaret LancasterFlute Bio coming soon.