Wayla J. Chambo, flute, is a versatile, committed performer of new and experimental flute music alongside the traditional repertoire. She has premiered numerous compositions by composers including Larry Polansky and Nick Didkovsky with the New Century Players in Los Angeles, CA, and had pieces written for her by, among others, Michael Winter, G. Douglas Barrett and Tonatiuh Avila. Notable performances have included the Creative Experiments in Art and Technology (CEAIT) Festival and a celebration of George Crumb at 75, both at the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT) in downtown Los Angeles, and a concerto soloist performance with the UNC-Chapel Hill Symphony Orchestra. Wayla holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from the California Institute of the Arts and a Bachelor of Music degree from UNC-Chapel Hill, both concentrating in flute performance. Her major teachers have included Dr. Rachel Rudich, Dr. Brooks de Wetter-Smith, and international flute soloist Wissam Boustany.
Adrienne Wager, harp, is Adjunct Professor of Harp at James Madison University and Mary Baldwin College. Ms. Wager has performed as guest principal harpist with the Shenandoah Symphony, Charlottesville Symphony, Waynesboro Symphony, Oratorio Society, Virginia Consort, Erie (PA) Philharmonic, the Youngstown (OH) Symphony, the Wooster (OH) Symphony, the Jackson (TN) Symphony, the Sewanee (TN) Symphony, and the Sumner County (TN) Symphony. She is also a substitute for the New World Symphony in Miami. Her festival credits include summer fellowships at the National Orchestra Institute, the Texas Music Festival, and Sewanee Summer Music Festival. As winner of the Blair School of Music's Showcase Competition, Ms. Wager appeared as soloist in a performance of Mozart's Concerto for Flute and Harp in 2004. She received her Master of Music Degree in Harp Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music where she studied with world-renowned soloist and recording artist Yolanda Kondonassis. She received her Bachelor of Music Degree from Vanderbilt University, where she was the student of Memphis Symphony principal harpist, Marian Shaffer.
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