Music as an Invisible Refuge: During the Bosnian war, Dario Lukić discovered an abandoned piano in a destroyed house. Years later, music still remains his refuge, memory, and invisible inner world...Photo by Marin Margeta

Susan Staples Bell is an American composer, pianist, and educator based in Texas. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Trinity University and a Bachelor of Music in Composition from The University of Texas at Austin. She is a member of MTNA an

Dr Darragh Gilleece is an Irish pianist, composer and educator. He teaches piano at Maynooth University and serves as an Examiner for the Royal Irish Academy of Music (RIAM). His PhD focused on Schubert’s piano duets and their pedagogical value. Passionate a

Kyle “Red” Hilton is an automotive mechanic based in South Carolina, USA. Before pursuing his current career, he studied music performance as a trumpet major at Benedict College in Columbia, SC. Music that conveys raw human emotion has always captivated hi

A. Douglas Biggs is a widely experienced and award-winning composer, conductor, performer and artist. His compositions span a wide range of styles and genres and numerous works for orchestra, band, chamber music, chorus, and a growing involvement in video, fil

multi-talented musical wizkid. As a performer (on guitar and bass!) he has toured the US, Japan and throughout Europe supporting artists like Debbie Harry and Mumford & Sons. With a master’s degree in composition and improvisation from University of Gothe

Kevin Germain composes and performs in Turkish classical idioms, as well composing for Western classical genres. Compositions include multiple works for chorus, solo guitar, guitar and voice, string quartet, and pieces for Turkish oud and ensemble. He has work