Matthew Jackfert (b. 1988), son of Jennifer Jackfert and the late Dr. Kent Jackfert, is a native of Charleston, WV. Jackfert holds undergraduate degrees of composition and Chinese studies from West Virginia University and his Masters in composition from the University of Texas in Austin. 

Currently, Jackfert works as a freelance composer as well as a composer and radio host with West Virginia Public Broadcasting.  
Jackfert’s “On the Shores of Qingdao” was a finalist for the ASCAP Morton Gould Awards. Also, his music has been featured on the national radio program “Performance Today” several times and has been featured on NPR's Morning Edition. Jackfert has been played by top orchestras like the Cleveland Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and more.

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Marshall is a musician and educator based in Austin, TX. His works have been performed by Hexnut, Wet Ink Ensemble, Clogs, Aeros Wind Quintet, and the Santa Clara Chamber Singers, among others. Marshall has taught composition at Santa Clara University and currently serves on the faculty of The Walden School’s Young Musicians Program, Teacher Training Institute, and Creative Musicians Retreat. In Spring 2011 he was the Artist in Residence at Dublin School in New Hampshire. He is currently a graduate student at the University of Texas, Austin.

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