Gabriella Simpkins Gabriella Simpkins is an award-winning singer-songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist hailing from Cape Cod, MA. Informed by her vast experiences across genres and performance settings, her music exists at the intersections of folk, classical, jazz, and indie rock. Her work explores the nuances of interpersonal and intrapersonal relationships, as…
Jasmine Pigott Dr. Jasmine “Jazzie” Pigott is a groundbreaking tubist, composer, educator, and advocate whose work amplifies Black music and voices in classical spaces. Her musical journey began at age 10 when she switched from trombone to tuba, inspired by her love for the Veggie Tales theme song. Since then,…
Annick Odom Annick Odom is a Belgian-American performer-composer, storyteller, and community artist. Her work blends Appalachian folk traditions, especially ballads and Old Time tunes, with experimental composition and visual storytelling. She frequently works with archival materials and oral histories to create new, participatory pieces rooted in place and lived experience.…
Colescott Rubin Colescott Rubin is a time-traveling creole musical entertainer & educator with a whimsical flair for vaudeville & circus. He is an award-winning bassist/tubist/singer/songwriter known internationally for playing originals & improvised songs while unicycling, doing acrobatics, and other stage antics. He plays sold-out shows coast-to-coast for audiences of all…
Lydia Froncek Lyd Marie is the solo project of multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and producer Lydia Froncek. As the percussionist of Austin’s beloved all female world folk band Ley Line, Lydia has traveled across the globe creating music and films. Since 2016, she has graced the stages of Telluride Bluegrass, Austin City…
DJ Leydis Born and raised in Cuba, DJ Leydis combines contemporary hits with a distinctive fusion of Latin flavors, classic R&B, Hip Hop, Afro Beats, Afro Cubano, Roots Reggae and Cuban Music (Timba Cubana). She has been involved in the Cuban hip-hop movement since its beginnings, as well as about…
Elise Witt Elise’s concerts of Global, Local & Homemade Songs™and her Impromptu Glorious Chorus™ workshops create and connect singing communities around the world. Born in Switzerland, raised in NC, and living in Atlanta since 1977, Elise speaks 5 languages fluently and sings in at least a dozen more. The Elise…
Moira Smiley Moira Smiley is a Grammy-nominated singer, composer, and educator renowned for her mastery of the voice and ability to inspire singers of all levels. Moira is a celebrated educator, teaching at leading musical institutions and inspiring singers of all backgrounds. She's published over 100 choral works that are…
Óscar Salamanca Óscar Salamanca, born in 1987, has built a diverse career in music, visual arts, and digital media since age 7. He studied technical drawing and design at the Technical Central Institute of LaSalle, where he also began his music instruction in classical guitar and theory. Óscar performed with…
Janice Jo Lee Janice Jo Lee (she/they) is a multi-arts queer folk artist born and based in Toronto, Canada. She is a second-generation Canadian settler, and 27th generation Korean. She built her early career living in Kitchener-Waterloo and regularly tours across Canada solo and with her band. As a professional…
