Lyndon Thompson - String Quartet No.1, Mvt. II, Vivace

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Lyndon Thompson is a French-Amercian composer who divides his time between France and the UK. He was raised in upstate New York. He taught himself to read music on the family's electric organ, which was later exchanged for an upright piano. He studied at the Crane Conservatory of Music in Potsdam NY, before heading on to New York City, Los Angeles and eventually to Paris. Lyndon's works have been performed at the Salle Cortot and Salle Madrid in Paris, and elsewhere in France. He is a member of the Union des Compositeurs de Musiques de Films.

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Levent Altuntas - Two English Paintings for String Quartet

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Levent Altuntas is a German composer from Frankfurt, currently based in London. He started playing the violin at the age of six and started composing shortly thereafter. While in high school, he studied composition at the Hoch Conservatory, and in 2014 he began his studies at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts. He then relocated to London to pursue a Master of Music degree in Composition for Screen at the Royal College of Music. Levent's compositions and orchestrations have been recorded and performed by ensembles and orchestras such as the London Metropolitan Orchestra, the Staatskapelle Halle, the Carducci Quartet, the Celebris Ensemble, and the Mainhattan Strings.​

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George Dousis - Travel Diary

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George Dousis was born in Athens, Greece.His music is characterized by high technical perfection, sonorous richness, and penetrating delineation of characters when it comes to stage music. His works include concertos and works for symphonic orceshtra, as well as comissioned operas by the Greek National Opera. As an orchestrator and arranger, he has also worked with many important orchestras such as Boston Pops-BSO and the Symphonic Orchestra of Cannes.​

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Pertti Jalava - Hehku: Incandesence

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​​Finnish composer Pertti Jalava has composed numerous works for various chamber ensembles and orchestra, as well as six symphonies. He has also written a considerable volume of music for big band and his jazz ensemble, in which he plays drums and keyboards. Jalava has won a number of prizes in Finnish and international composition competitions with works for orchestra, string orchestra, wind orchestra, chamber ensemble, jazz ensemble, big band and choir. His primary objectives are, Jalava says, emotional and narrative expression. Such aspirations leave no room for exclusions of any kind. In his music he uses strong contrasts, thereby achieving dramatic effects and aesthetic accents.

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Bryce Langston - Breathing Machines

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Bryce Langston is a composer and arranger originally from Avon Park, FL. After studying music at Palm Beach Atlantic University, Bryce worked in Lake Worth as a music director and arranger for three years before relocating to Baton Rouge, LA, where he now works at Louisiana State University and composes on his days off.

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Peyton Miller - Recitative and Scherzo

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Peyton Miller is a composer and pianist. His music has been performed in venues ranging the Yale School of Music, the Detroit Jazz Festival, and the National Concert Hall in Taiwan. Peyton received his musical training in both the United States and Europe as both a composer and performer. His compositions aim to emphasize the artistry of performers’ realizations of the work, which he believes are integral to the craft and role of the composer. For Peyton, a mixture of architecture and aesthetic should blend seamlessly to create the most potent experience for the listener.

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Rona Park - String Quartet No.1, "Nasty Ants"

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Rona Park is a musician and composer who started piano when she was two years old, and has had a musical connection ever since. She studied piano, voice, composition, music computer technology, and conducting. She earned degrees in vocal music, music composition, and music computer technology. She currently teaches private music lessons, as well as concentrating on composition and premiering her original works.

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Roydon Tse - Da Xi (大戲)

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Dr. Roydon Tse is a composer and educator who seeks to communicate with listeners from all backgrounds. His music – for orchestral, vocal and chamber forces – have been commissioned & performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Brussels Philharmonic, the Atlanta Opera, the Verona Quartet, & members of the Minnesota, Paris Opera, & Canadian Opera. Born in Hong Kong, Roydon was a teaching artist for the Canadian Opera Company and is a resident faculty for the Lunenburg Composition Academy in Nova Scotia. He completed his D.M.A at the University of Toronto and teaches at the University of Calgary’s School of Creative and Performing Arts.