Kristen Grainger Kristen Grainger is a poet and performing songwriter living in the Pacific Northwest whose social justice songwriting has received national recognition for excellence. Her perspective reflects a career path that has twisted and forked a few times (she has served as a university vice president and also as…
Sariyah Idan Sariyah Idan is a New York bred and New Orleans based independent singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, poet, dancer, and educator. Jazz and folk trained, hip-hop educated, and influenced by both Latinx/Caribbean sounds and her Jewish roots, she is praised for her "ability to seamlessly combine a wide variety of disparate…
Andreína Maldonado Andreína Maldonado is a Venezuelan anthropologist, entrepreneur, and interdisciplinary artist based in San Francisco, California. With a passion for curating immersive experiences, she brings her multifaceted expertise to diverse settings, spanning corporate environments, theaters, bars, and site-specific performances. In 2021, Andreína founded BienStar Consulting, her own small business.…
Naomi Westwater Naomi Westwater (they/she) is a queer, Black-multiracial singer-songwriter from Massachusetts. Their work combines folk-rock music, poetry, and spirituality. Their hope is that through ritual and storytelling they can aid nature in the end of capitalism and the return to community, creativity, and collective joy. Naomi holds a Master…
Nathan Sutter Nathan Sutter is a classical violinist and composer from Boise, Idaho. He has run the Sutter Suzuki Studio (SSS) violin program since 2006. The SSS is an anti-racist music school for students, their families, teachers and local performing artists dedicated to social change through financially accessible violin instruction…
Elijah Rock Elijah Rock is proud to announce his selection as an Atlantic Fellow with the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and Trinity College Dublin. Embarking on his one-year Fellowship in August 2023, Elijah's commitment to advancing dementia research through music, science,…
Sydney + Brayden Guerrette (aka In the Company of Wolves) Sydney and Brayden Guerrette make up the indie group In the Company of Wolves. This brother-sister duo, originally from Portland, Maine, spent most of 2019 and the early part of 2020 performing on the road until the pandemic grounded their…
Martin Urbach Martin has been an educator in New York City since 2006. He has taught well over ten thousand children; from pre kindergarten to doctoral students. Martin’s first days in the classroom were in 2006, as a bucket drumming teaching artist through the Manhattan School of music (MSM). Shortly…
Jessica Harned Jessica Harned is a classically trained Violinist and lives in Boise, ID. She first became a member of the Boise Philharmonic in 2016, and since, has performed with local professional ensembles, including Mariachi Sol de Acapulco, who won the Governor's Award for Musical Excellence in 2018. In 2020,…
Jesse Blake Rundle Jesse Blake Rundle is an artist based in Boise, Idaho, who creates intricate folk rock music. On his latest album, "Next Town's Trees," Rundle explores his emotional core, with songs that touch on his experiences leaving the church, uncovering his sexuality, and finding joy in sobriety. Connect…
