MEET THE MUSICIANS

Photo and bios of our 2018 musicians will be posted in mid-April. 
​

Tod Bowermaster, horn

​Sean Brumble, ​viola

Maria Crosby, cello

Gwen Coleman Detwiler, voice

Shannon Finney, flute

Joshua (Josh) Hood, bassoon

Celeste Johnson, oboe

Jessica Nance, viola

Melissa Rose, piano ​

Tabitha Reist Steiner, harp

Kristin (Kristi) Velicer, violin

Anne-Marie Brown​, violin

Jane Carl, ​clarinet

Tony DeMarco, violin

Alexander (Alex) East, ​cello

Michael Gordon, ​flute

Hsing-ay Hsu, piano

Charles (Charlie) Metz, harpsichord

Melissa Peña, oboe

Richard Ryan, bass

Daniel (Dan) Velicer, piano

Mari Yoshinaga, percussion

Summerfest Annotator Andrew Granade:
Andrew Granade is an Assistant Professor and Area Coordinator for Musicology at the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance.  His research and teaching focus on the reception and perception of modern music in a variety of forms and genres. He is completing a book exploring the impact of the hobo persona on  Harry Partch’s life, work, and reception, as well as the issues of  exoticism that arise from it.  The interest in exoticism carries over into his other areas of interest, especially the shape-note singing tradition of the rural American South and the interplay between Chinese and American music in the 20th century.