As soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral bassist, Mr. Wagner has appeared on many of the worldвЂ™s great concert stages.Д«orn in Honolulu Hawaii, he played the violin before switching to the double bass at the age of 13 and later went on to study at the Juilliard School with famed teachers Homer Mensch and David Walter. In 1985, Wagner was appointed Solo Bassist with the Munich Chamber Orchestra, an ensemble with which he toured throughout Europe, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Wagner is associated with the venerable choral ensembles Musica Sacra of New York, The Oratorio Society of New York, The Choirs of St. Ignatius Loyola, and The Cathedral of St. John the Divine and has performed extensively with acclaimed choral conductor Kent Tritle. Wagner appears regularly with The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, The New York City Ballet, and The American Ballet Theater among many other ensembles in the tri-state region. He has played on many classical recordings with Philharmonia Virtuosi and The Munich Chamber Orchestra. In addition, he has recorded numerous television and motion picture soundtracks. Oboist Setsuko Otake, a founding member of the Broadway Chamber Players, enjoys a diverse career as chamber musician, orchestral performer, and teacher. and Japan, she has presented numerous chamber music recitals with various woodwind quintet and trio groups-including the 2002 recital debut at the Carnegie Weil Recital Hall. She currently holds the second oboe/ English Horn position with the Riverside Symphonia in Lambertville, New Jersey. And as a freelance oboist, regularly appeared with New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, New Jersey Festival Orchestra, and Queens Symphony.

On Broadway, frequently appeared as a substitute member including Miss Saigon, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, On the Town, Les Miserables, Porgy and Bess, and Mary Poppins to name few. Most recently she was the oboist for the Grammy nominated The Public Theater production of Soft Power. She received her bachelorвЂ™s degree from the Toho Gakuen School of Music, and her masterвЂ™s degree from the Manhattan School of Music, where she studied with former New York Philharmonic oboist Joseph Robinson. During the summer, she is an oboe and chamber music coach at the Summerkeys, adult music camp in Lubec, Maine. Otake is also the oboe teacher at the Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn,Rodeph Sholom School, and from 2021 at The Dalton School in Manhattan. The guitarist Oren Fader played Brilliantly.вЂќ - The New York Times. вЂњHis scholarship, technique, and intelligent musicianship are plainly evident and the beauty of his tone is consistently compelling.вЂќ- Guitar ReviewД¬lassical and electric guitarist Oren Fader (has performed in Asia, Europe, and throughout the United States. Concerto performances include the Villa-Lobos Guitar Concerto with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and RodrigoвЂ™s вЂњConcierto de AranjuezвЂќ with the New Jersey and the Omaha Symphonies. Fader has performed hundreds of concerts with a wide range of classical and new music groups, including the Met Chamber Ensemble, Cygnus Ensemble, Bowers Fader Duo, New York Philharmonic, Talea Ensemble, ICE, Mark Morris Dance Group, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. He has premiered over 250 solo and chamber works with guitar, and can be heard on over 50 commercial recordings and film. Fader received his undergraduate degree from SUNY Purchase and his Master of Music degree from Florida State University.

His major teachers include David Starobin and Bruce Holzman. He also directs the classical guitar programs at Montclair State University and SUNY Purchase.ДЇader has been on the guitar and chamber music faculty of the Manhattan School of Music. Todd Groves is a New York City based performer and composer, performing and recording on saxophones, flutes, clarinets, recorders, and world flutes. His performances range from Broadway pit orchestras to jazz ensembles, commercial ensembles, classical orchestras, solo appearances, and more.

Todd plays Reed 1 for DisneyвЂ™s Aladdin on Broadway has been an orchestra member for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular and NY City CenterвЂ™s Encores since 2009 has performed with the New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera (receiving a Grammy for being a part of the 2019 recording of Porgy and Bess), Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Pops, NYC Ballet, the Knights, American Symphony and is a member of both the New York and New Jersey Saxophone Quartets. Other recent Broadway: Sunday In The Park With George, Motown, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Follies, Catch Me If You Can.

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