A native of Los Angeles, Dr. Grace Huang completed her Doctor of Musical Arts at the University of Southern California with James Bonn and Bernadene Blaha.

A member of the California and National Music Teacher Associations, Ms. Hudson is a sought-after teacher, jurying competitions and having conducted lessons and master classes in music schools throughout Los Angeles and her private piano studio, Hudson Conservatory.

Ms. Izumi was a member of the piano faculty at Seika Women’s Junior College in Japan, the Preparatory Division at Kunitachi College of Music. She was a piano accompanist at Santa Monica College and the University of California, Los Angeles.

John is the recipient of many awards and holds a doctorate in vocal arts from the University of Southern California where he was honored as the outstanding DMA Vocal Arts Graduate of the Year. Dr. Johnson is an alumnus of OperaWorks and has sung with the organization in many special events. At the National Classical Singer Convention, he collaborated with OperaWorks’ founder and director, Ann Baltz, in presenting an “operavisation” workshop.

Michael Joviala is a composer/improviser/performer and educator in New York City.

Active in the recording studios of Los Angeles, Jerry has participated as both a performer and composer in scoring sessions for hundreds of film and television shows.