Esa-Pekka Salonen is Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony, Conductor Laureate of the Philharmonia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. As a member of the faculty of the Colburn School, he directs the pre-professional Negaunee Conducting Program and holds the Maestro Ernst H. Katz Chair of Conducting Studies.

Kathy Sawada has taught piano and music theory classes at the Colburn School’s Community School of Performing Arts since 1990.

Sayeg was a principal dancer with State Street Ballet and Smuin Ballet, dancing title roles of Carmen, Medea, Petit Mort and originated Trey McIntyre’s Oh Inverted World!.

Amy Schadt is an established dancer, choreographer, and teacher who has worked with Hama and the late Claude Thompson, and was lead dancer in various Jazz Dance LA productions.

In Seattle, Denise Scheerer founded and performed with That’s Jazz, a Seattle-based jazz dance company.

Prior to his move to Southern California, Andrew spent seven years as Director of Music Programs for Defiance College in Defiance, Ohio.