Pianist Leander Bien's many collaborations have spanned the boundaries of music. Hihglights include final performances of Schonberg's Pierrot Lunaire with the late mezzo Jan DeGaetani, lieder recitals with tenor David Gordon, critically acclaimed concerts throughtout Germany with the former Lark Quartet's first violinist Eva Grusser, and sold-out performances of Beethoven's complete works for paino four-hands with Ignat Solzhenitsyn. A frequent recital partner for principal players from major orchestras, Mr. Bien has appeared at New York's Merkin Hall, on the Myra Hess Series at Chicago's Preston Bradley Hall, the Great Artist Series at Atlanta's Spivey Hall, the Kennedy Centers's Terrace Theater and the Music Center at Strathmore in Bethesda, Maryland.

A distinguished cellist in the Washington/Baltimore area, Barbara Brown served with the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra for seven years. Ms. Brown has played with Washington Chamber Symphony, Wolf Trap Opera, concert Artists of Baltimore, and has held the principal chair in both the National Gallery and Baltimore Opera Orchestras. She holds a Master of Music from the University of Maryland where she was awarded the Guarneri Quartet Fellowship.

Sonya N. Hayes, violinist, has performed as a guest soloist with the Nation Symphony Orchestra (Young People's Series), the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (Discovery Series) and recently with the Indianapolis Philharmonic and the Prince George's Philharmonic. Ms. Hayes has appeared in recital at the University of Indianapolis, Church of the Epiphany (DC), National City Christian Church (DC), The Lyceum (VA), Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church (VA), Church of the Annunciation (DC), Norwegian Embassy, and the Brazilian American Cultural Institute.

Clarinetist and TME Artistic Director, Pamela Helton, has performed solo recitals at St. Andrews Church (NYC), Amsterdam Concertgebouw, L'eglise Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, Paris, and St. Martins-in-the-Fields, London. Ms. Helton gave her solo debut with the New Orleans Philharmonic and has since served as Principal Clarinetist with the Nova Filharmonia Portuguesa, Mexico City Opera Orchestra, and Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra. She has also performed with the Nation Chamber Orchestra, and the Allentown (PA), Memphis (TN), and Maryland Symphony Orchestras.

Tom Jones, percussionist, graduated from the University of Maryland where he was a founding member of the 20th Century Chamber Ensemble. He plays drums and percussion at the National Theatre, Wolf Trap and the Hippodrome Theatre. He is the timpanist with the Smithsonian Chamber Orchestra and percussionist with the 21st Century Consort. He has long experience in bands and in the studio as a drummer and percussionist.

An acclaimed performer in the Washington-Baltimore region, soprano Susan Wheeler has appeared in principal roles with Des Moines Metro Opera, Augusta Opera, Opera Vivente, and Maryland Lyric Opera. She has also appeared at New York's City Center and Washington's Kennedy Center and has been a featured guest artist with the Tucson, Piedmont, and Baltimore Symphony orchestras. In oratorio performance, Ms. Wheeler has been heard with the New Dominion and Reston Chorales, Laurel Oratorio Society, and Alexandria Choralis. Ms. Wheeler has also been engaged to present recitals at the Embassies of Korea and Austria.

David Whiteside is principal flutist with the National Philharmonic, and a member of the EDG Ensemble and Verge Ensemble of the Contemporary Music Forum. He has appeared in concert throughout the United States and Europe and performs regularly at festivals in Spain, Russia, Finland and New York. An advocate of new music, he played for many years with Boston's Dinosaur Annex, Aeolian Chamber Players (NY) and at the Bowdoin Music Festival (ME) and Eastman Musica Nova (NY). He has worked with many important composers including Crumb, Martino, Schwantner, Shapey, Melinda Wagner and Antosca.

Julius Wirth has made appearances as solo violist with the St. Cecilia Orchestra, the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, the Concertante Chamber Ensemble, and the Lakeland Symphony. Principal Violist of the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra and the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, he has also performed with the National Chamber Orchestra and the Baltimore Opera Orchestra. During the 2002-2003 season Mr. Wirth served as violist/violinist for the Broadway production of the "Flower Drum Song" and he currently serves as violist with the Unoja String Quartet.