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Acclaimed for 鈥榝ull-bodied and broad鈥� theatrical instincts communicated with 鈥榓rching legato phrases,鈥� American baritone Brian Major continues to forge his own path in building a career of compelling artistic diversity. Winner of the 2022 Sullivan Foundation Award, he has garnered an array of prestigious prizes, notably including recognitions in Harold Haugh Opera Vocal Competition, Opera at San Nicola Vocal Competition, Atlantic Music Club Vocal Competition, Palm Beach Atlantic Vocal Competition, and the vocal competitions of Opera Ebony, Annapolis Opera, and Harlem Opera Theater.

In the 2025 鈥� 2026 Season, Brian returns to the Metropolitan Opera, both to reprise the r么le of his 2022 company d茅but, Barone Douphol in Verdi鈥檚 La traviata, and to cover Escamillo in Bizet鈥檚 Carmen, a part that he previously essayed with Martina Arroyo鈥檚 Prelude to Performance initiative. Spring 2026 also brings a performance of the concert suite from Gershwin鈥檚 Porgy and Bess with Latonia Moore and the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra and his d茅but with Opera Philadelphia as the Court Poet in Spears鈥檚 Sleepers Awake.

Hailed for his emotional depth and indomitable stage presence, Brian has performed in many of the world鈥檚 most renowned venues and with ensembles including the Atlanta, Columbus, and Schenectady Symphony Orchestras. He was tapped to create or cover parts in the world premi猫res of Steve Wallace鈥檚 chamber opera Undying Love with Chicago-based Hearing in Color and Gregory Spears鈥檚 Castor and Patience with Cincinnati Opera, and the r么le of Gary in Douglas Pew鈥檚 Penny took him to Opera Grand Rapids.

Brian鈥檚 tenure on the Metropolitan Opera roster is comprised of critically-lauded performances as a Stimme der W盲chter in Richard Strauss鈥檚 Die Frau ohne Schatten and Captain Gardiner in Jake Heggie鈥檚 Moby-Dick. In addition to these parts, he has covered the r么le of Benny 鈥楰id鈥� Paret in Champion and the eponymous protagonist in Anthony Davis鈥檚 X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X.

Brian鈥檚 Mozart repertoire consists of Conte Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro and Don Giovanni, r么les in which he made his respective company d茅buts with Opera Roanoke and the Schenectady Symphony. His inaugural engagement with Boston Lyric Opera was as Emile Griffith in Terence Blanchard鈥檚 Champion. Puccini portrayals to date encompass Marcello and Schaunard in La boh猫me, the former with Toledo Opera and Milwaukee鈥檚 Florentine Opera and the latter with the Columbus Symphony, Scarpia in Tosca with Santa Fe Opera, and the titular schemer in Gianni Schicchi.

Initiating him into one of opera鈥檚 most selective fraternities, Brian excels at breathing new life into Giuseppe Verdi鈥檚 baritone r么les. In additional to Barone Douphol, sung for both the Met and Madison Opera, he d茅buted at the Princeton Festival as Giorgio Germont in La traviata, also singing the part with Opera Company of Middlebury. Sarasota Opera鈥檚 Verdi series gave him the opportunity to sing Ezio in Attila, and Maryland Lyric Opera鈥檚 Falstaff was graced by his first performance of the mistrustful husband Ford. Teatro Municipal de S茫o Paulo hosted his d茅but as the troubled Babylonian king in Nabucco.

It is as Amonasro, the beleaguered king of Ethiopia in Aida, that Brian has most endeared himself to audiences and critics throughout the world, not least in his South American d茅but at Teatro Municipal de S茫o Paulo. He has donned Amonasro鈥檚 tattered robes with Boston Lyric Opera, Opera Carolina, Opera Columbus, Opera Maine, and Opera Theatre of the Rockies, his portrayal for the last of which companies elicited praise for his 鈥榟oney-filled voice鈥� and 鈥榦rganic dramatic expression.鈥�

On the concert stage, Brian has been heard in performances of pieces ranging from H盲ndel鈥檚 Messiah, Beethoven鈥檚 Ninth Symphony, and Mendelssohn鈥檚 Elijah to Brahms鈥檚 Ein deutsches Requiem, Vaughan Williams鈥檚 Five Mystical Songs, and Orff鈥檚 Carmina Burana with organizations of the caliber of Colorado College鈥檚 Summer Musical Festival. Particular praise greeted his singing in Kirke Mechem鈥檚 Songs of the Slave at Boston Symphony Hall, celebrating the hundredth performance of the work. Also a committed recitalist, he enriched his repertoire with Speak Low, a programme of songs by Kurt Weill for Lyric Fest, Opera Delaware鈥檚 Shakespeare in Song, and an October 2025 recital for Trinity Solebury.

Molding the foundation of his technique through formal study, Brian earned degrees from Morehouse College, Boston University, and Michigan State University, his work at the last of which culminating in completion of his Doctor of Musical Arts in Vocal Performance degree. Now integrating his educational grounding with knowledge acquired through experience, he nurtures the development of emerging talents via teaching engagements, to which he brings an unextinguishable passion for integrating strong vocal technique with uncompromising artistic integrity.

Kenneth Bell, Hornist, a native of Buffalo, New York, has a Bachelor of Music from the Eastman School of Music and a Masters degree from the Catholic University of America. He is currently Principal Horn in the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra.

Ken played for 24 years with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra under Yuri Temirkanov and Marin Alsop, including three European Tours and several Carnegie Hall appearances. He has also participated in many BSO recordings.

Ken was a member of two premier military bands, The United States Marine Band, and the Army Field Band. Besides his orchestral and military band touring, Mr. Bell toured the US and Europe as Principal horn with several Broadway shows, including CATS, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Weber, and West Side Story. He is presently the hornist at the Hippodrome Theater in Baltimore.

Presently he is Principal Horn of the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra, and retired Professor of Horn at Gettysburg College. He resides in Maryland, and is an active freelance player in Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. In his spare time, he runs a Brass Instrument repair business.

A native of Minersville, Pennsylvania, Dana Allaband studied under Simon Maurer, Sylvia Ahramjian, James Stern and Arnold Steinhardt and has received degrees from West Chester University, Pennsylvania and University of Maryland. Dana has concertized in Venezuela, Romania, Cameroon, Carnegie Hall and various universities across the country. She has been principal second violinist of the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra for over a decade and has served as concertmaster with Southwest Florida Symphony, Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra, Lancaster Symphony, Brandywine 芭乐视频官网 Symphony and Anthracite Philharmonic. She鈥檚 also performed as an orchestral musician with Reading Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Annapolis Symphony and Philadelphia Ballet. As an active chamber musician, Dana is currently a violinist with the Gabriel Chamber Ensemble, Monteverde String Quartet, Ardea Artists, Trio Caprice, Mill Race Collective and was a member of Elysian Camerata for many years. Expressing her interest in various genres of music, Dana has performed rock music with Rachel Barton Pine and tango music with Trifilio Tango. She鈥檚 appeared regularly with Philadelphia singer/songwriter Andrew Lipke as a member of the Azrael String Quartet and is the violinist in One Alternative.

Most recently, Dana has assumed the role of Artistic Director of the Gabriel Chamber Ensemble. She strives to maintain the success of this organization of 37 seasons by continuing to present outstanding and unique chamber music programs in Schuylkill County and surrounding areas. Dana also coaches chamber music each summer for Vermont Music and Arts Center held at Avaloch Farm Music Institute in New Hampshire.

Born in Cebu, Philippines, Albert Tiu has been called 鈥渁n artist of uncommon abilities鈥� by American Record Guide. His last Centaur recording, 鈥淕rand Russian鈥�, pairing Tchaikovsky鈥檚 Grand Sonata and Rachmaninov鈥檚 1st Sonata, was cited in ARG: 鈥淓ven with some legendary competition in this repertoire, Tiu stands tall with his interpretations and technical accomplishment.鈥� A previous disc, 鈥淭he Classical Elements鈥�, featuring twenty pieces grouped under Earth, Air, Water and Fire, was rated 5 Stars in International Piano and praised by Fanfare for a 鈥渇ascinating recital containing some stunning playing.鈥�

Head of Piano Studies at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, National University of Singapore, he holds the Madeline Goh Professorship in Piano. He studied with Jerome Lowenthal at the Juilliard School, with Michael Lewin at Boston Conservatory, and with Nita Abrogar-Quinto and Nelly Castro in the Philippines. He is a recipient of Juilliard鈥檚 William Petschek Award and a prizewinner of competitions in Pretoria (UNISA), Calgary (Honens), Helsinki (Maj Lind) and Santander (Paloma O鈥橲hea).

Known for his innovative programming, he has presented thought-provoking thematic recitals, like 鈥淐hopin: Before & Beyond鈥� (works that influenced Chopin and works inspired by Chopin), and 鈥淏ee Flat鈥� (the two Sonatas in B-flat by Beethoven). He has performed with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Hamburg Symphony, Finnish Radio Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, Winnipeg Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic, and Philippine Philharmonic. In 2005, he gave the Singapore premiere of Samuel Barber鈥檚 Piano Concerto with the Singapore Symphony and Tang Muhai.鈥疍uring the Covid-19 pandemic, he performed Mozart鈥檚 Piano Concerto K.488 with the Singapore Symphony and Hans Graf in their first concert in January 2021.

Most recently, he was appointed the new Artistic Director of the Singapore International Piano Festival, starting from 2026.