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Kevin Barba is a Mexican composer whose music is not one specific category, but a wide soundscape of endless possibilities. His works have been performed by groundbreaking groups such as Brightwork New Music, HEX Ensemble, Hub New Music, CSUF New Music, and various professional artists. His sound presents the heart of Latin music while holding true to sound revolutionaries. Currently, Kevin is a member of the multi-award winning CSUF New Music Ensemble led by Dr. Pamela Madsen and Dr. Eric Dries. Barba typically has the opportunity to write and perform with the Audience Choice Award winning ensemble in CSUF’s annual New Music Festival. His notable experiences bring the unimaginable to life. Barba acknowledges various Latin, Pop, and Classical traditions in his work.

William Jae is a native of Los Angeles, California. His broad interest in the arts and sciences has pushed him to explore and create unique connections through music. From 2019 to 2020, he was a fellow at the Composer Fellowship Program where he was mentored by renowned composers such as Andrew Norman, Sarah Gibson, and Thomas Kotcheff. In 2019, his string trio, Alabaster Wool, was premiered by the Lyris Quartet at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. During the pandemic, William became the recipient of the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Young Artists Award and made his From the Top debut in Blanket Fort 2, hosted by Peter Dugan. In that same year, he was also a semi-finalist in the 2020 ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composers Award. In 2021, William scored his feature film, which has received several accolades at various festivals. In 2022, he was a fellow at Norfolk New Music Workshop, where his piano quartet, Elegy for the Victims, premiered. William is currently a senior undergraduate at the Eastman School of Music pursuing a dual degree in music composition and psychology. Outside the classroom, he is the artistic director for a student-run chamber orchestra.

Sebastian Lopez Bossi is a Ruth Asawa School of The Arts senior in San Francisco, California. He has played the violin since he was seven and has participated and performed with the Community Music Center's Young Musicians Programs for many years. He is now pursuing composition and is an aspiring composer. He states, “I’m dedicated to creating beautiful melodies and captivating anyone I can.”

Christopher Martin is a composer, singer, and conductor originally from Berkeley, California. Growing up, Chris spent ten years singing in the San Francisco Girls Chorus, and studied composition for two years in the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Pre-College. He recently graduated from St. Olaf College (Northfield, Minnesota) with a Bachelor of Music degree in Composition and Choral Church Music, and he is very grateful to return to Bay Area weather. Currently, Chris can be found singing regularly at the Cathedral of Christ the Light, singing with Volti SF, working with the San Francisco Girls Chorus, and, of course, composing. Outside of music, he is proud to volunteer with the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program, in support of youth in the dependency court system.

Filipino-Thai composer Maile (Mai) Pacumio writes for mixed media. Growing up, Maile has been inspired by her parents’ musical talent and listening to music on the radio. Eventually she began taking piano lessons and quickly gained an interest for composing, which later turned into something they would study in college. Her style can be described as adventurous and whimsical, with sprinkles of nostalgia. Maile's works have also been performed with the SDSU Symphony Orchestra, SDSU Wind Symphony, San Diego New Music, and other local music groups. In addition to ensemble scoring, she composes for linear (video) and interactive (game) media collaborations. With every composition, she hopes to create a memorable journey for the listener, one that can venture outside of reality, even for just a moment. Maile creates music under the artist name "Maisic" which can be discovered on Spotify, Apple Music, and all your favorite streaming platforms.

Evan Wright began his musical journey in 5th grade when he first started playing the saxophone. It wasn't until high school that he began to take music seriously, studying jazz improvisation under his mentor, Joe Mazzaferro. As he progressed musically, his passion grew, leading him to pursue music as a career. After starting at CSU Sacramento in 2020 as a jazz performance major, his musical interests expanded beyond performing. In his sophomore year, he became interested in composing and started writing music for the school's jazz combo. After some positive experiences working with performers to present his original music, he began to take composition more seriously and is now pursuing a double major in Composition and jazz performance. Currently studying with Dr. Shuying Li, Evan is exploring composition from a classical perspective and hopes to find a balance between his experience as a jazz musician and his new interest in classical composition.

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