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INCEPTION MENTORS

Inception Team Lucas Fehring, Akira Nakano, Austin Ali, Gayle Levant (ASMAC), Tommy Faragher, Jonathan Allentoff and Eiko Jin pose for a photo in the Village Studio

2023-2024 Mentoring Leadership Team

Lucas Fehring (engineer), Akira Nakano, Austin Ali, Gayle Levant (President, ASMAC), Tommy Faragher, Jonathan Allentoff, and Eiko Jin

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A headshot of mentor George Abud. Click to link to bio.

GEORGE ABUD
Oud
May 15, 2021
Podcast

Adrienne Albert Headshot

ADRIENNE ALBERT
Composer
March 12, 2022
April 2, 2022

Austin Ali with lake and mountains in the background.

AUSTIN ALI
Vice President/
Composer-In-Residence
Sep 2022-Present
May 14, 2022
August 6, 2022
Jazz Workshop
584 Big Band Night
February 18, 2024
 

Jonathan Allentoff Headshot

JONATHAN ALLENTOFF
Director/Master Teacher
Spring 2023-Present
September 24, 2022
October 8, 2022
584 Big Band Night
February 18, 2024


 

Kevork Andoania Headshot

KEVORK ANDONIAN
Piano/Composer
August 17, 2019
March 21, 2020
November 7th Event
October 22, 2022

Jack Aron Headsheat

JACK ARON
Past Vice President
Trumpet/Composer
Aug 2020-Aug 2021
Podcast

A headshot of Kate Bacich.

KATE BACICH
Past Vice President
Music Education
Composer
College Prep
Aug-Nov 2020
November 7 Event
Nov 7 Part Two

A headshot of low brass mentor Ric Becker playing his trombone. Click to link to bio.

RIC BECKER
Brass
Nov 7th Event
Nov 14, 2020
January 30, 2021
June 4, 2022

Wayne Bergeron Headshot

WAYNE BERGERON
Trumpet
May 21, 2022
 

Aeralie Brighton Headshot

AERALIE BRIGHTON
Vocals
Master Teacher
October 10, 2020
November 6, 2021
April 30, 2022

A headshot of Lucas Brooker.

LUCAS BROOKER
Past Vice President
Jazz Studies &
Student Engagement
Guitar/Composer
Feb-Aug 2021

A headshot of mentor Ross deRoche with his tuba.

ROSS DEROCHE
Music Prep &
Post Production
June 12, 2021
April 9, 2022
June 11, 2022
January 20, 2024

A headshot of mentor Joel Douek. Click to link to bio.
A headshot of percussion mentor Brad Dutz. Click to link to bio.
Karen Elaine Headshot
A headshot of mentor Tommy Faragher.

JOEL DOUEK
IMAX Composer
June 1, 2019

BRAD DUTZ
Percussion/Composer
December 12, 2020
February 6, 2020
October 15, 2022
Master Teacher

KAREN ELAINE
Master Teacher
Viola
Jul 2020-Aug 2022
July 25, 2020
November 7th Event
July 2021
October 23, 2021
December 11, 2021
April 30, 2022
August 6, 2022

TOMMY FARAGHER
Piano/Composer
Producer
Master Teacher
December 1, 2018
2019 Concert
December 9. 2023
2023-Present
 

Lucas Fehring Headshot

LUCAS FEHRING
Engineer
Inception Director
July 2021
November 13, 2021
December 2021
April 30, 2022
Summer 2022
November 19, 2022
February 2024

 

A headshot of mentor Charles Fernandez. Click to link to bio.

CHARLES FERNANDEZ
Composer
ASMAC
Inception Director
November 14, 2020
February 20, 2021
June 19, 2021
December 4, 2021
December 11, 2021
April 30, 2022

A headshot of M.B. Gordy. Click to link to bio.

M.B. GORDY
Percussion
Master Teacher
February 20, 2021
April 17, 2021
July 2021
August 21,2022
November 12, 2022
March 12, 2023
Jazz Workshop
February 2024
 

A headshot of film scoring mentor Tom Hiel. Click to link to bio.

TOM HIEL
Piano/Composer
Film Scoring
May 18, 2019
June 20, 2020
November 7th Event

A headshot of storytelling mentor D.W. Jacobs. Click to link to bio.
A headshot of woodwind mentor Ashley Jarmack. Click to link to bio.
Eiko Jin Headshot
A headshot of mentor Clinton Johnson. Click to link to bio.

D.W. JACOBS
Theatre Producer
May 1, 2021

ASHLEY JARMACK
Flute/Oboe
August 29, 2020
September 26, 2020
June 5, 2021
July 2, 2021
January 22, 2022
February 12, 2022
April 30, 2022
January 14, 2023
October 28, 2023
November 11, 2023
February 18, 2024

EIKO JIN
Vice President,
Global Music
Composer-In-Residence
June 2022-Present
May 14, 2022
February 10, 2023
June 3, 2023

CLINTON JOHNSON
Piano/Composer
November 17, 2018
April 6, 2019

A headshot of mentor Jeness Johnson. Click to link to bio.

JENESS JOHNSON
Cello/Composer
May 4, 2019
2019 Concert
April 1, 2023
 

A headshot of violin mentor Emer Kinsella. Click to link to bio.
A headshot of George Ko at the piano.

EMER KINSELLA
Violin/Composer
July 20, 2019
2019 Concert
July 11, 2020
November 19, 2022
April 29, 2023
February 18, 2024

GEORGE KO
Piano/Composer
December 19, 2020

Igor Kogan in black and white playing bass.

IGOR KOGAN
Jazz Bass
January 8, 2022
March 4, 2023
March 12, 2023
Jazz Workshop
September 30, 2023
February 18, 2024

A headshot of June Kuramoto wih her koto.
A headshot of vocal mentor Lettrice Lawrence.
Gayle Levant at her harp
A headshot of Amy Aizhou Liu with her guitar.

JUNE KURAMOTO
Koto/Composer
November 18, 2018
August 3, 2019
July 31, 2021
May 27, 2023

LETTRICE LAWRENCE
Vocals
March 6, 2021
March 6, 2021 (2)

GAYLE LEVANT
ASMAC
November 14, 2020
November 16, 2020
March 12, 2022
April 30, 2022
February 18, 2024

AMY (AIZHOU) LIU
Mentor
Leadership Team
Singer/Composer
November 7 Event
Jul 2020-Feb 2021

Kristine Llanderal Headshot
Mentor Dana Lyn at the piano.
A headshot of bass mentor Ethan Moffitt.
Flamenco guitar mentor Molina with a guitar.

KRISTINE LLANDERAL
Clarinet
April 30, 2022
October 29, 2022
November 19, 2022
January 28, 2023
November 5, 2023
November 5 2023 (2)
February 18, 2024

DANA LYN
Violin/Piano/Composer
September 7, 2019
January 23, 2021
May 22, 2021

ETHAN MOFFITT
Double Bass/Composer
August 15, 2020
December 11, 2021

MOLINA
Flamenco Guitar
November 17, 2018
December 1, 2018
March 16, 2019
2019 Concert

Engineering mentor Claire Morison at a mixing board.

CLAIRE MORISON
Co-Artistic Director
Producer/Engineer
2018-2019
May 16, 2020
November 7th Event

A photo of Akira Nakano at the piano.

AKIRA NAKANO
Piano/Composer
President &
Artistic Director

Maria Newman holding a violin

MARIA NEWMAN
Composer
April 23, 2022

A headshot of mash-up mentor Van-Anh Nguyen.

VAN-ANH NGUYEN
Piano/Composer
November 7, 2020

Richard Niles Headshot
A headshot of mentor Rebecca Olason with her French horn.
Board chair Javier Oviedo with a saxophone.
Percussion Ben Phelps playing the marimba.

RICHARD NILES
Composer/Producer
March 25, 2023

REBECCA OLASON
French Horn
October 24, 2020
January 21, 2023
January 27, 2024

JAVIER OVIEDO
Classical Sax Project
Inception Board Chair
June 6, 2020
November 7th Event
January 29, 2022
April 30, 2022
February 18, 2024

BEN PHELPS
Percussion/Composer
June 30, 2019
2019 Concert
February 2024 Concert

A headshot of Alexandra Rhodes of Rhodes Educational Consulting.

ALEXANDRA RHODES
Rhodes Educational Consulting
March 27, 2021
Spring 2024

Samara Rice Headshot
A headshot of mentor Kim Richmond with his saxophone.

SAMARA RICE
Piano, Composer
Past Vice President
Contemporary Classical
& Youth Development
May 2021-June 2022

KIM RICHMOND
Composer
ASMAC
January 16, 2021
February 26, 2022

A headshot of mentor Jonathan Sacadalan with his clarinet.

JONATHAN SACDALAN
Clarinet
August 17, 2019
2019 Concert
September 19, 2020
July 2021
February 5, 2022

 

A headshot of vocal mentor Preston Scales.
Rebecca Schlappich Headshot
A headshot of Jean-Pierre Schmitt.
A headshot of Blythe Schulte.

REBECCA SCHLAPPICH
Violin
June 17, 2023
October 14, 2023
February 18, 2024

PRESTON SCALES
Songwriter/Producer
April 18, 2020
November 7th Event
May 1, 2021
August 7th, 2021 Event
Podcast

JEAN-PIERRE SCHMITT
Classical Sax Project
Past Inception Director
2020-Aug 2022
June 6, 2020
October 23, 2021

BLYTHE SCHULTE
Mentor
Leadership Team
Strategic Innovation
Jul 2020-Nov 2020

A headshot of mentor Jonathan Stehney with his bassoon.
A headshot of mentor Raymond Torres-Santos at the piano.
A headshot of mentor Maksim Velichkin playing the cello.

JONATHAN STEHNEY
Bassoon/Composer
October 3, 2020
February 26, 2022
April 30, 2022
November 18, 2023
 

RAYMOND
TORRES-SANTOS
Composer/Producer
ASMAC
April 24, 2021

MAKSIM VELICHKIN
Cello/Piano/Composer
August 1, 2020
November 7th Event
July 2021
October 30, 2021
December 11, 2021
November 19, 2022
October 7, 2023
February 18, 2024

Headshot of Carl Verheyen holding a white electric guitar

CARL VERHEYEN
Guitar
August 6, 2022
December 3, 2022

Genevieve Vincent sitting amongst three pianost

GENEVIEVE VINCENT
Vocalist/Composer
Master Teacher
March 21, 2020
May 2, 2020
June 10, 2023
Podcast

A headshot of mentor Joseph Vranas a conductor's baton.

JOSEPH VRANAS
Trumpet/Composer
Oct 17, 2020

Alan Wang Headshot

ALAN WANG
Double Bass
November 20, 2021

A headshot of mentor Nathan Wang.

NATHAN WANG
Composer
ASMAC
January 9, 2021

A headshot of mentor Mark Watters.
A headshot of mentor John Wineglass.
A headshot of baritone sax mentor Courtney Wright.

MARK WATTERS
Composer
ASMAC
May 8, 2021

JOHN WINEGLASS
Viola/Composer
October 16, 2021

COURTNEY WRIGHT
Baritone Sax/Composer
April 10, 2021

Headshot of Jennifer Wu holding a viola

JENNIFER WU
Viola
October 21, 2023
February 18, 2024

A headshot of Hee Jin Yoon with her harp.

HEE JIN YOON
Harp
Master Teacher
June 15, 2019
2019 Concert
December 5, 2020
February 4, 2023

A headshot of mentor Terence Young playing the electric cello,.

TERENCE YOUNG
Electric Cello
May 18, 2019
2019 Concert

ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS, MENTORS AND CONTRIBUTORS

Sam Adam
Jeff Brunell
Francisco Castillo
Miles Chen
Marcia Dickstein
Carlos Duran
Alex Floyd, Young Choreographers Project
Gigi Johnson, Maremel Institute
John Mitchell
Milton Nelson, ASMAC
Kerenza Peacock
Brian Pezzone
Kathleen Robertson
Hiram Rodriguez
Daniel Rotem
Michael Stern
Joseph Stone
Irene Watson, Young Choreographers Project
 

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