Soprano Sarah Bach Soprano Sarah Bach is possessed with a voice of "sparkling tone", "very fine legato" and "excellent coloratura technique" and is said to "communicate beautifully and convincingly". She has sung internationally appearing throughout England, Wales and British Columbia, Canada and in the USA throughout Boston and areas of New England, New Mexico and Southern California. Most recently Miss Bach was featured as the Emerging Artist for Music at Eden's Edge, the North Shore's resident chamber music ensemble performing cantata works of Handel and Vivaldi. She was a semi-finalist for the professional track division of the Boston NATS 2008 Song Festival and a 2008 NATSAA Regional Finalist of New England. In the summers of 2008 and 2009, Miss Bach was named a Stern Fellow for Songfest, an international program for professional pianists and singers held in Malibu, CA and scholarship recipient for the Theatre of Art Song program as part of the Vancouver International Song Institute in Vancouver, BC. Her repertoire ranges from oratorio and opera to art song, chamber music and new song. Her love for art song is her passion. She premiered composer Elisabeth Mehl Greene's song "Dizia" in 2007 and continues to perform new songs of other composers. Her most recent performance was of composer Rodney Lister's song cycle "Only the lemon of desire" which was performed at a faculty recital at Greenwood Music Camp in the Pioneer Valley Hill towns of MA. Miss Bach will appear with other NEC faculty for a Memorial Concert for Milton Babbitt in October and perform at Boston University for a faculty artist recital of Rodney Lister's works. Her other upcoming performances include performances with the Arabella Ensemble in the Winter and Spring and a premiere of the "Photograph Cycle" by composer Dr. Elisabeth Mehl Greene in 2012 in the Boston area. "...the performance of Du by Sarah Bach and Rodney Lister was so well-executed that it generated a certain appeal on a separate plane than that of the structural organization - a phenomenon not uncommon to Babbitt's music." ~ Boston Musical Intelligencer. Miss Bach is a candidate for the Master of Music degree in Voice at The Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Voice Performance from the University of Massachusetts. Miss Bach is a student of acclaimed mezzo-soprano D'Anna Fortunato and her principal teachers have included Karyl Ryczek, Celina Moore and Ruthann Ryan Hellfach. She has participated in master classes with Rosemarie Landry, Carol Webber, Cameron Stowe, Graham Johnson, Martin Katz, Karl Paulnack, Sondra Kelly, and composers John Musto and Lori Laitman.

Collaborative Pianist Emily Murphy is known for her sensitive playing and is a sought after pianist in the Boston area. She holds a Masters degree in Musicology from the University of Washington in Seattle and a Graduate Performance Diploma in Collaborative Piano from the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, MA. In 2002, Ms. Murphy was one of two recipients of the Artsbridge Scholarship for facilitating the creation and production of original operas in Salt Lake City public schools. She continued her work educating children as Music Director for Studio East Children's Theater and Youth Theater Northwest in Seattle from 2004-2006. She was awarded a teaching fellowship at the University of Washington and in 2008, Ms. Murphy was named a Stern Fellow to participate and perform in Songfest, an international program for pianists and singers held in Malibu, CA. In June 2009, she received a scholarship to attend the Collaborative Piano Program as part of the Vancouver International Song Institute which included master classes and concerts throughout the Vancouver, BC area. Ms. Murphy studies with Brian Moll, and has most recently participated in master classes with Margo Garrett, Graham Johnson, Martin Katz, John Harbison, Kenneth Griffiths, Paul Sperry, Karl Paulnack, Carol Webber and Rosemarie Landry. She is on the piano faculty at the Yamaha Music School in Boston and has a growing private studio. She continues to enjoy accompanying in the instrumental and vocal departments at the Longy School of Music and freelancing with singers and instrumentalists throughout the Boston area.

Mezzo-Soprano Grace Allendorf recently performed the world premiere of Five Blake Lyrics, a song cycle, by Dominick DiOrio with baritone Kyle Siddons. Other recent engagements include Septemberfest at Longy School of Music for the performance of Romanzen für Frauenstimmen, Op. 69 by Schumann, a guest artist for the final concert of the 2010 season of Spectrum Singers performing with the Emmanuel Music Chamber Orchestra, the Noontime Recital Series at St. Paul's Cathedral, a recital at the Morrill Memorial Library, and the Victorian Christmas Series at the Day House in Norwood, MA. Miss Allendorf currently serves as a section leader and soloist for the Unitarian Universalist Society of Wellesley Hills. Miss Allendorf holds a Masters Degree in Voice from Longy School of Music and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music with a minor in Theatre Arts from Brandeis University. She is a student of Jayne West and has participated in master classes with Martin Katz and Sheri Greenawald with Brian Moll, Dr. Michelle Alexander, Lynn Torgrove and Sondra Kelly as coaches. Her upcoming performances include concerts with the Arabella Ensemble and a recital for the Victorian Christmas Series at the Day House in Norwood, MA.

Soprano Rachael Chagat graduated with Distinction from the Longy School of Music in Cambridge with both a Masters and Graduate Performance Diploma in Vocal Performance. While at Longy she was a 2005 Honors Competition winner and a finalist in the 2007 Concert Competition. Ms. Chagat earned her Bachelor’s degree at Capital University in Music Education and a certificate from the Zoltán Kodály Pedagogical Institute of Music in Kecskemét, Hungary. A dedicated soprano soloist and collaborator in chamber music, Ms. Chagat performs solo and chamber music recitals in the Greater Boston area. A music educator and trained choral conductor, Rachael serves on faculty for the Boston Symphony Orchestra's Days in the Arts at Tanglewood program as well as their Winter Vacation program and is a Choral Artist for the Metropolitan Opera Guild Urban Voices.

Violinist Sarah Glenn is a member of the Education & Community Programs department at the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In her role, she works to improve access to classical music with a focus on providing opportunities for underserved communities. Ms. Glenn is both a music educator and freelance violinist. She regularly performs with the Longwood Symphony, at Park Street Church, and in the greater Boston area. She also teaches violin at the North End Music and Performing Arts Center. Ms. Glenn holds a Master of Music degree in Violin Performance and String Pedagogy from the Longy School of Music and a Bachelor of Music and Arts Administration degree from Baldwin-Wallace College. Her primary teachers have included Eric Rosenblith, Julian Ross, David Russell and Steve Majeske.

Violinist Sara Matayoshi earned recognition for her artistry as a solo, chamber, and orchestral musician while making her solo debut with the Midwest Young Artist's Orchestra in 2002. A former member of the Chicago Civic and Madison Symphony Orchestras, she presently performs with the Atlantic Symphony, Boston Philharmonic, and Vermont Symphony. Ms. Matayoshi's festival performances include Kent Blossom Music, Spoleto U.S.A., Internacionales de Musica de Guimareas, Meadowmount, Garth Newel Music, and Lyricafest. Ms. Matayoshi has collaborated with artists such as Aaron Berofsky, the VOX 4 String Quartet, and Lyrica Chamber Players. She is currently a member of the SKY piano trio. In addition to performing, Ms. Matayoshi possesses a great love for teaching. Previously a faculty member at Solo Classic Music in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, she currently works as a teaching assistant for Laura Bossert at the Longy School of Music and Wellesley College. Ms. Matayoshi holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Northwestern University and is currently a Master of Music and Graduate Diploma candidate at the Longy School of Music. Her teachers include Vartan Manoogian, Gerardo Ribeiro, and Laura Bossert.

Violist Gabrielle Toscano; a native of Long Island, NY has made her mark on Boston's music scene since her arrival four years ago to study with Roger Tapping at the Longy School of Music. After graduating with a Master's Degree and Graduate Performance Diploma in Viola Performance with Emphasis in String Pedagogy in May 2010, Gabrielle currently has a private violin and viola studio of 28 students and freelances in orchestral and chamber ensembles throughout the Boston area. Since Gabrielle's undergraduate career at Stony Brook University, where she received her B.A in Viola Performance with honors Magna cum Laude, she has worked with many prominent musicians such as the Emerson String Quartet, Katherine Murdock, Roger Tapping, Dimitri Murrath, Eric Rosenblith, Karen Ritscher, the Pacifica Quartet, the Ying String Quartet, Christina Dahl, Colin Carr and Gil Kalish. Due to Gabrielle's extensive performance experience, she is a dramatic and strong performer that can interpret any style from J.S Bach and Brahms up to Bartók and Penderecki in the 21st century. In the past eight years, she has taught 30 private students violin, viola and beginner piano on a weekly basis at music stores, students' homes and at an after-school arts program on Long Island and in the Boston area. Gabrielle has also performed numerous chamber, orchestral and solo concerts in Austria, Texas, the tri-state New York area, Long Island and the Boston metro area. Gabrielle is now a substitute violist for Boston String Quartet, Cape Cod Symphony and a section violist for the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra and Neponset Valley Philharmonic Orchestra in Foxboro, MA. Through the combination of performance and string pedagogy, Gabrielle is on a track to continually develop her performance and pedagogical skills, while expanding her future curriculum as a music educator and performer.

Mezzo-Soprano Michelle Vachon, a native of Tennessee, holds a B.M. from the University of Dayton in Music Therapy and a minor in Psychology. She received an M.M. in Voice Performance and a G.P.D. in Opera Performance with Distinction from Longy School of Music. In 2008, Michelle participated the Key West Symphony Young Artist Program. She has portrayed the roles of Maurya in Riders to the Sea, Suzy in La Rondine, Sally in Die Fledermaus, Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, and The Sorceress in Dido and Aeneas. Michelle has performed with Boston Opera Collaborative, MetroWest Opera, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Russian Choir, The Irving Fine Society, and has performed on Longy's SeptemberFest Series as well as on The Old West Organ Society's Summer Series. She has premiered and recorded works by many new music composers, including Eva Kendrick, Steven Serpa, and Michael J. Veloso. Michelle is Director of Music and Cantor at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church and has a private voice studio in Cambridge, MA.