Ensemble

Dr. Christina Giacona is a native of Los Angeles, California. Currently, she is the director of the multimedia ensemble LANME and an instructor of Native American Music at the University of Oklahoma. As a high school student she studied with Kalman Bloch, principal of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Other teachers of note are Julia Heinen, Keith Lemmons, and David Etheridge.

Patrick Conlon, Canadian violinist and composer, has been highly praised for both his artistry as a composer and his playing as concertmaster, chamber musician, and soloist. He is a founding member of OKMove, the Los Angeles New Music Ensemble, NOKC Improvisation, and The Bourgeoisie. As a composer, Conlon has studied with Dr. Marvin Lamb, and has written works for solo piano, voice, chamber ensembles, ballet, and theatre.

Daniel Formidoni is a composer and pianist known for his innovative interactive electro-acoustic compositions and formidable piano skills. He is the newest member of the Los Angeles New Music Ensemble.

Kelly Haley, a Pennsylvania native, is the flutist for LANME. Ms. Haley graduated cum laude from Ohio University with a degree in Music Education and a Certificate in Performance. She has performed at various CBDNA and CMENC conventions and in 2004 performed in two concerts at the National Flute Association Convention.

Baritone James Miller hails from Atlanta, Georgia. Sought after for his versatility, he has performed roles ranging from Gilbert and Sullivan's Ko-Ko in The Mikado to Bartolo in Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Seviglia. Other roles include Papageno from Die Zauberflote, the title role of Don Giovanni, and Bailey in the world premier of David Volk's one act opera based on Flannery O’Conner’s A Good Man is Hard to Find.

Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Audrey Snyder has studied with Jonathan Ruck at the University of Oklahoma, with Blake Brasch at the Music Institute of Chicago, and with additional instruction from Gilda Barston and David Cunliffe. She is also an alumna of Midwest Young Artists, having played under the direction of Dr. Allan Dennis for six years, the last of which she served as principal cellist.