Adeline DeBella is a contemporary flutist and chamber musician based in New York City. She is specifically interested in commissioning and performing works for alto and bass flutes, bringing their lush sonorities and extended timbral possibilities to new audiences. Adeline is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in the Contemporary Performance Program at Manhattan School of Music, where she is a student of Tara Helen O’Connor. Adeline earned a Master’s degree in flute performance from the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College, where she was the Graduate Assistant to the head of the Classical Division. She received a Bachelor’s degree in flute performance from Columbus State University as a student of Andrée Martin.

Grace Pressley is a contemporary saxophonist currently based in New York City. She is a graduate student at the Manhattan School of Music studying contemporary performance with Professor Erin Rogers. Pressley recently graduated with a B.M. in Commercial Music and Audio Production at Western Carolina University where she was a student of Dr. Ian Jeffress. Her focus in graduate school is on diversity in programming, as she is actively seeking ways to make the performing arts community a more inclusive space. As a dedicated proponent of new music, she is looking for ways to be involved in commissioning projects by underrepresented composers and is consistently programming new works on her own recitals.

Sam Friedman is a trumpet player and composer currently working in New York City. He is currently pursuing a M.M. in Contemporary Performance at the Manhattan School of Music, where he studies with Brandon Ridenour. He holds a B.M. in Composition and Trumpet Performance from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he studied trumpet with Roy Poper and composition with Stephen Hartke, Jesse Jones, Michael Frazier, and Elizabeth Ogonek. Friedman is interested in expanding the range of artistic possibilities of the trumpet, and is fascinated by the roles that music and sound can play in our relationship to the environment.