Rosalie Safford is a composer of electronic and acoustic works from Washington, D.C. They recently earned their Bachelors in Music Composition from Ohio University, studying with Dr. Robert McClure.  They went to high school at St. John’s College High School where they were President of the Composition Workshop and received the Leonard Bernstein Award for Musicianship. In June of 2023, Rosalie attended the Divergent Studio at the Longy School of Music of Bard College working with the Divergent Trio. Their works have been performed at festivals such as the SCI 2023 Region V Conference, and SEAMUS 2024. Rosalies work aims to look inward at emotions that are otherwise kept hidden, discussing mental health, fear of the world changing as you get older, and more. They spend their free time hanging out with their cat, Anita.

Jacob Fontenot is a composer and vocalist born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He currently attends Louisiana State University, where he is pursuing his Bachelor of Music with Mara Gibson and Brian Nabors. As a composer, his choral music has been performed by the LSU Chamber Singers as well as LSU’s Bella Voce treble group, the latter of which he continues to compose for. In Summer of 2024, Jacob will be attending The Walden School’s Creative Musicians Retreat, where he will be debuting a piece for Soprano Duet and Piano. Although having primarily written for voice, Jacob has composed several instrumental works while at LSU and will be premiering his piece for two flutes, Cupid and Psyche, in Fall of 2024. Jacob’s compositions are heavily inspired by religion and mythology, incorporating several of their themes and components into his music in order to blur the lines between story-telling and music making.

Currently based in Phoenix while completing my DMA in Music Composition.

Morgan Easterday is a composer, arranger, and horn player from Chicago, Illinois. She holds her B.M. in Composition from Louisiana State University and her M.M in Composition from DePaul University.

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