Chloe Dickens
Chloë Dickens is an accomplished, award-winning violinist based in New York City. She has performed as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player across the UK and the US, establishing herself as a versatile and expressive artist.
She earned her Master’s degree in Classical Performance at the Aaron Copland School of Music, studying with Daniel Phillips, (Orion Quartet, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center). Prior to that, she trained with David Adams, Concertmaster of the Welsh National Opera, graduating with first-class honours from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.
Chloë is a dedicated performer and educator. She maintains a thriving teaching studio at the Eisman Center for Preparatory Studies in Music at Queens College, where she mentors the next generation of young violinists.
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Known for her nuanced artistry and technical command, Chloë continues to expand her career in New York’s dynamic music scene. She is passionate about artistic and multi-disciplinary collaboration, sharing her expertise with the next generation of musicians, and bringing imaginative, accessible performances to diverse audiences.​
Sara Juneau
Sara Juneau is an accomplished Italian cellist with a rich background in music performance and education. She began her journey at the Conservatory "Agostino Steffani" in Castelfranco Veneto, Italy, where she laid the foundation for her musical career.
Sara further honed her skills in New York City, earning a Master's degree in Cello Performance from the Aaron Copland School of Music, studying under the esteemed Professor Marcy Rosen.
Throughout her career, Sara has performed in stages across Europe and America. She has had the privilege of attending masterclasses with prominent figures in the classical music world, including Natalia Gutman, Julius Berger, Giovanni Gnocchi, and Anna Serova, which enriched her musical insights and techniques.
As the first chair of the "Crescere in Musica'' orchestra, Sara has participated in three tours to Prague, Lithuania, and Austria, where she has performed a diverse repertoire ranging from classical to baroque music.
Ricky Moreira
Amired for his "remarkably warm rich sonority of sound..." Ricky Asher Moreira is a multi-faceted artist performing and teaching internationally as a pianist and baritone singer. He graduated from the Aaron Copland School of Music in Queens, New York under the guidance of the legendary pedagogue Edna Golandsky who is the foremost living proponent of the Taubman Approach.
In addition to performing the master works of the piano through solo and collaborative work he is frequently featured as a Baritone vocalist in Choral and Operatic productions in NYC. Audiences praise his "beautiful timbre, power and depth of heart". Recent productions include Puccini's Gianni Schicci (Betto) and Rossini's La Cenerentola (Dandini). As a choral singer he often premiers new works such as "Street Motet" by Pete M. Wyer on NPR with John Schafer and "Weathering" by (composer name) at Carnegie Hall.
Ricky has been guided by renowned artists including Marcy Rosen, Daniel Phillips (Orion String Quartet), Anna Rabinova (New York Philharmonic) and Sam Sahun-Hong (Ensemble 132). He has also received instruction from legendary vocalists including Korliss Uecker (Metropolitan Opera), RoseMarie Crouse and Sherry Overholt.
Mina Šuković
Mina Šuković is an accomplished flutist and musicologist based in Queens, New York. Originally from Belgrade, Serbia, she earned her master's degree from the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, where she studied with the esteemed flutist Judith Mendenhall. As a soloist, Mina performed Jacques Ibert's Flute Concerto with the Queens College Orchestra after winning the Concerto Competition. She has performed at prestigious venues including LeFrak Concert Hall, DiMenna Center, and Alice Tully Hall, as well as other performance spaces. Mina is a member of New York Flute Quintet. The ensemble’s repertoire includes performances of unique arrangements of well-known orchestral and flute pieces and newly composed works, specially dedicated to the ensemble. Throughout her studies, Mina has attended festivals and masterclasses with world renowned flutists including Alberto Almarza, Nicholas Duchamp, Jasmine Choi, Denis Bouriakov, and Patrick Gallois.
Mina holds a bachelor's degree in classical music performance from the University of Arts in Banja Luka where she studied with professor Sonja Miletić, and both bachelor's and master's degrees in Musicology from the University of Belgrade in Serbia. She had her musicology papers published by the Musicology Department.
Emre Tetik
Emre Tetik is a composer of Turkish descent born and raised in New York City. His music has been performed in venues around the world. Starting out in music on the piano and French horn, he was steeped in the standard repertoire from a young age. With this as a basis, his music draws on all of the music that is circulating in his ears, ranging from the European classical tradition to Anatolian folk music to popular music.
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Emre's works have been performed in venues all around New York, as well as on the West Coast, in Europe and in Canada. He earned his Bachelor’s at Columbia University and is currently pursuing his Master’s in Composition at the Aaron Copland School of Music. In addition to writing concert music, Emre composes music for film and media. Films that he has scored have been screened at festivals around the country, such as Sundance. Emre also works as a freelance engraver, producing sheet music for orchestral, choral, and chamber works.
Emre is interested not only in the composition, theory and history of music but also in music’s place within the broader culture. In high school and college, he worked as an assistant to Alex Ross, the classical music critic for the New Yorker, tracking down sources in libraries and producing translations of German materials for Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music.
Lydia Saylor
Lydia Saylor is a soprano born and raised in New York City. She has been a soloist for operatic and concert repertoire in NYC and abroad. Operatic roles include Gretel (Humperdinck Hänsel und Gretel), Morgana (Handel Alcina), Hypsipyle (Cavalli Il Giasone), Spring and Fairy (Purcell Fairy Queen), and Zweite Dame (Mozart Die Zauberflöte). As a soloist with orchestra she has performed Bach St. John Passion, Bach Cantata 51 (Jauchzet Gott), Copland Eight Poems of Emily Dickinson, Fauré Requiem, Mendelssohn Elijah, Vaughan Williams Magnificat, and A Festival of Psalms by Kerensa and David Briggs (world premiere). As an ensemble soloist in the Singapore International Festival of the Arts she has performed PROTO by Holly Herndon and premiered a vocal work by her sister Evelyn Saylor in music festivals London, The Hague, and Vienna. Lydia loves performing contemporary music and has performed chamber music by Steve Reich, Lukas Foss, Frederic Rzewski, and Mathew Rosenblum, and premiered songs by her father Bruce Saylor, and Alegría Ensemble member Emre Tetik. She received her Master’s of Music from the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, where she studied with Dr. Sherry Overholt.