Jackie Evancho was a mere ten years old when she wowed the judges and audience alike on the 5th season of America’s Got Talent. Her pure, mature beyond her years classical voice is reminiscent of Sara Brightman, Charlotte Church, and Hayley Westenra. She finished in second place that season and has since returned several times to showcase her insatiable talent.... read full bio
Jaime Barton hails from Rome, Georgia. A student of the Shorter College and Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Bartons background provides her with extensive knowledge in her field. She is an alumna of Houston Grand Opera Studio, Aspen Music Festival and School, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis Gerdine Young Artist, and Tanglewood Vocal Fellow. Barton has hit the stage... read full bio
Prestigious maestro James Conlon, one of today's most adaptable and well-respected conductors and educators, has developed a sizable symphonic, operatic and choral repertoire. Mr. Conlon has delivered speeches all around the world on topics including the value of creativity, the enduring value of classical music and leadership lessons that apply to all fields. Since making his conducting debut with the New York Philharmonic,... read full bio
James Hill and Anne Janelle were drawn together by four strings and a chocolate bar. Their simple friendship turned Hill and Janelle into one of the most world-class singer-songwriter-ukulele-cello duos. With a background in folk, jazz, and blues, Hill decided to combine his authentic sound with that of Janelles classic cello melodies. What the two artists create is a truly... read full bio
Javier Arrey is a graduate of Washington National Operas Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist program. He was a finalist at the Cardiff Singer of the World competition, awarded the CulturArte prize at the Operalia competition. His acclaimed debut as Otello at the Castleton Festival marked the beginning of his extravagant operatic career. He has performed for the Washington National Opera, the Baltimore... read full bio
Jean-Michel Blais is a Canadian composer and pianist from Nicolet, Quebec. While growing up, Blais found his love for music from his parents; his father would sing and his mother played the organ. As a teenager, Blais went on to begin taking piano lessons and also studied at the Trois-Rivieres Music Conservatory but ended up leaving his studies after two... read full bio
Jeremy Dutcher is a classically-trained Canadian Indigenous tenor, composer, pianist, activist, and musicologist from Fredericton, New Brunswick who is currently based out of Toronto, Ontario. Dutcher rose to fame after the release of his debut studio album, “Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa,” which won him a Polaris Music Prize as well as a Juno Award for Indigenous Music Album of the Year at... read full bio
A true dramatic soprano with a majestic stage presence, Jessye Norman is associated in particular with the roles of Aïda, Cassandre, Alceste, and Leonora. Norman is known for the direct and emotionally expressive qualities of her singing and for her formidable intellectual understanding of the music and its style, as well as first-rate musicianship. According to Curt Sanburn in Life,... read full bio
Jimmy Hopper is a Las Vegas based musician who has gained accolades such as Performer of the Year by Las Vegas Review-Journal, Las Vegas Entertainer of the Year by Gaming Today and Pop Vocalist of the Year by San Francisco Concerto Orchestra. Hopper began to gain fame in New York City after he started writing music and scores for Broadway... read full bio
Jo Quail is a well-known London-born composer and excellent cellist. Jo is well-known for her creative use of looping methods, and her live performances thrill and uplift audiences around. Her original pieces blend complex auditory design with organic fluidity, whether they are performed solo, with bands, choirs, or orchestras. Jo's music is sensual and majestic, a skillful fusion of opposing... read full bio
Joel Ross is a vibraphonist, composer, and educator from Chicago, Illinois. Ross was only 3 years old when he was given his first drum set. This gained a love of music in Ross and shortly after he was sitting in at church where his father was a choir director at one point. At 10 years old, Ross joined his school... read full bio
John Holiday is a nominee for Newcomer of the Year by German Magazine, Opernwelt, and a definite singer to watch in the operatic world. Throughout his many roles and performances, Holiday has received standing ovations. The New York Times has reported, the countertenor John Holiday, [is] an exceptional vocalist with a strong voice, even in its highest range. Holiday has... read full bio
Legend is not a title John McDermott would readily embrace, but his accomplishments have become legendary in recording industry lore. He calls Toronto and Boston home, but he has also found a home as an international recording star and household name known as much for his successful musical career as for his commitment to veterans causes. He is a... read full bio
John Williams is widely regarded as the most popular film composer of the modern era. He has created some of the most memorable and successful film scores in Hollywood history, including those for Star Wars, E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, and Jurassic Park. Born on February 8, 1932, in Long Island, New York, Williams grew up in a family of musicians,... read full bio
Jose Carreras’ meteoric musical career resulted in early debuts at the world's most prestigious opera theatres and festivals, including the Teatro alla Scala of Milan, the New York Metropolitan Opera House, the Vienna Staatsoper, London Royal Opera House and many more. His repertoire includes over sixty operas. His extensive discography includes over 150 recordings. He has been awarded many Gold... read full bio
Josh Teed is a technical, flexible, and classically educated musician. His compositions honor some of his electronic influences, like Govinda, CloZee, and Charlesthefirst, while remaining distinctive and aptly displaying his extensive proficiency with instruments. At the infant age of three, he began playing the violin, and at the age of nine, he won the Florida Fiddle Championship. During his live performances,... read full bio
For more than two decades, Joshua Bell has enchanted audiences worldwide with his breathtaking virtuosity and tone of unique beauty. At age fourteen, he came to national attention in a highly acclaimed orchestral debut with Riccardo Muti and the Philadelphia Orchestra. An impressive Carnegie Hall debut won the young artist a recording contract to further confirm his presence in the... read full bio
Joshua Guerrero has been dubbed a gifted young tenor by the New York Times. He has played roles with the Los Angeles Opera, Canadian Opera Company, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Sim_n Bolivar Orchestras, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and more. He was the second prize-winner at the Plcido Domingos Operalia Competition, recipient of the Richard Tucker Career Grant, and a Grammy award winner... read full bio
Joyce El-Khoury is an opera singer, praised for her bel canto singing in soprano. El-Khoury has an extensive repertoire, performing operas like La traviata, La bohme, EMmeline, Belisario, and Carmen, to name a few. The soprano is a first prize winnder of the Brian Law Opera Competition, Mario Lanza Vocal Competition, Giargiari and Son Bel Canto Competition, and George London... read full bio
Judith Christin is an experienced mezzo-soprano; she has performed over one hundred roles with opera companies across the United States. Her experience includes performances with the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, Santa Fe Opera, and more. Christin has taken on a variety of different roles, providing a new take on each one.... read full bio
