dylan jackson
Dylan Jackson is a pianist and violinist out of Santa Monica and has been playing both instruments since the age of 4. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Music from Syracuse University, where he graduated in 2018.
Dylan started teaching private lessons in both instruments after graduating and has since accumulated over 20 students. Dylan has been performing for as long as he can remember. He’s played in concert with Glenn Frey, Jackson Browne, and in various venues across the United States and Europe. On top of his passion for music, Dylan loves to play soccer and has played with the same local pick up group for a decade.
Michael payne
Michael Payne is a classically trained bass, based in Los Angeles. He earned a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance degree from Lee University (Cleveland, TN) and a Master of Music in Vocal Performance degree from Missouri State University (Springfield, MO).He made his Carnegie Hall solo debut with Manhattan Opera Studio in 2017 and was a part of the inaugural Teatro Nuovo (formerly Bel Canto at Caramoor) in 2018. He was an avid performer with Ozark Lyric Opera while living in Springfield, Missouri. Michael has performed at two separate presidential inaugurations, and is featured on many choral recordings with the Missouri State Chorale. Michael taught at Drury University (Springfield, MO) for five years, specializing in classical vocal and musical theatre vocal music. Currently, he performs across the greater Los Angeles area as a professional singer. He is the bass section leader at Palisades Presbyterian, and a performer with Goode Time Carolers, and has sung with Pacific Opera Project. For more information, visit michaelpaynebass.com.
dylan gorenberg
Dylan Gorenberg is a guitarist from Pleasanton, CA. He attended the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music where he received a Masters in Music in Studio / Jazz Guitar as a Graduate Student Instructor and is currently attending the Thornton School for his Doctorate of Musical Arts.
Dylan has performed in countless venues ranging from small clubs to the San Francisco’s Bay to Breakers where he performed in front of over 15,000 people. When Dylan isn’t rocking out on the guitar he enjoys cooking and going to the beach!
hagar sara adam
Hagar Sara Adam, Soprano, is a native of Jerusalem, and has recently moved to Los Angeles. She holds a Master of Music degree in Opera Performance from Binghamton University in New York and a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Hagar sang leading and supporting roles with numerous opera companies and oratorios. She has also recorded voices for several films, including the Israeli Film Academy Award winner for Best Music and Best Sound film ‘Legend of Destruction’. Alongside her musical activities, Hagar actively advocates for human, animal and environmental justice.
May Claire la plante
May Claire La Plante is a professional singer and music teacher from Santa Monica. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Ethnomusicology from UCLA and a Master of Studies in Vocal Performance from Oxford University in England. She regularly performs as a soloist and with several LA-based choirs, and has also sung on various albums and video game soundtracks. Besides singing and teaching music, May Claire is also a choir conductor, arranger, and harpist.
joshua nash
Joshua Nash is a classically trained tenor studying Vocal Performance at Pepperdine University. While at Pepperdine, he has performed in several operas, securing a lead role in each. He has received first-place awards in the collegiate level of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) for the Los Angeles area. Also passionate about piano and contemporary music, he is co-founder of the band Byrdhouse, which fuses the genres of jazz, pop, and rock. Following graduation this Spring, Joshua plans to take his talents to new heights, staying in the fields of musical performance and songwriting wherever he lands. Joshua gives all recognition to the Lord for giving him the gift of music and hopes to lead people to Christ through his talents.
austin ho
Austin Ho is a musician who has performed regularly within Southern California. He graduated cum laude from UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music with a Bachelors of Arts in piano performance, a minor in mathematics, and a Masters of Music in piano performance, where he has earned distinctions including the Dean’s Medal and the Chancellor’s Service Award.
Currently the principal pianist of the American Youth Symphony, Austin has performed in full live-to-picture productions of How to Train Your Dragon, Superman, and Jurassic Park, and has also collaborated with the National Children’s Chorus in the Los Angeles Philharmonic Sounds About Town series at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. He also serves as a staff accompanist at UCLA, faculty at the AMDA College of the Performing Arts, and teacher at the Suzuki Academy of LA. During his free time, he also arranges music, tutors math, sings, and plays violin.