Our Staff

Andrew Ferren is a musician, producer, and teaching artist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Andrew began his study of music with piano at an early age. About 4 years later he began playing the saxophone, followed by flute and clarinet in high school. During this time he also began writing music and arranging […]

Ukrainian-born American soprano Svetlana Nikitenko began her professional career as an opera singer while still a conservatory student with the Mikhaylovsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, where she spent four seasons appearing as the Queen of Shemakhan in Le Coq d’Or by N.Rimsky-Korsakov, Violetta in La Traviata by G. Verdi, Gilda in Rigoletto by G. […]

Shawn Prudhomme is a violinist and violist from the foothills of Northern California. He began violin lessons at age 10, very quickly showing a great aptitude for the instrument. At age 14 he began taking viola lessons in addition to violin, and has performed solo, chamber, and orchestral concerts on both instruments ever since. After […]

Carla Bray started playing piano at the age of five. Recognized as an accomplished and versatile musician, she is known for teaching and performing in a variety of different styles and venues. She holds a B.A. in Music from California State University Long Beach, a recipient of the prestigious Presser Music Scholarship in her junior […]

Brett Carson holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music with a focus on piano performance from Kennesaw State University and a Master of Arts in Composition from Mills College. He has studied piano performance with David George and David Watkins, and music composition with Roscoe Mitchell, Fred Frith, Zeena Parkins, and Laurence Sherr. Additionally, he […]

Ray Hidrogo has been playing musical instruments since the age of five. His first instrument was flute, and for six years his flute studies were mostly centered on classical music. His second instrument was guitar, and he has continued to study guitar until today. His first solo gig was at fourteen years of age for […]