Most recently Donal has returned from Malaysia where, as part of the Penang Arts Festival, he sang the role of Alfredo in "La Traviata" in both Penang and Kuala Lumpur. Other recent engagements include the role of Ferrando in "Cosi fan Tutte" for the Scène Nationale d'Orléans in France and the role of Orphée in Offenbach's "Orphée Aux Enfers" on tour in the Netherlands. With the Vlaamse Opera in Belgium he has sung the role of Ascanio in a production of "Lo Frate ´nnamorato" (Pergolesi) in Antwerp and Ghent. For the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie he has sung the role of Ernesto in their production of "Don Pasquale" (Donizetti) and Kunz Vogelgesang in "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg". Other productions at the Monnaie include roles in "Le Nozze Di Figaro" , "Il Tabarro" , "Die Zauberflöte" and "Idomeneo" . Some of the renowned conductors he has worked with include Antonio Pappano, Philippe Herreweghe, David Robertson, Marcello Viotti and Bertrand de Billy. He has collaborated with stage directors like Karl-Ernst and Ursel Herrmann, Stein Winge, Christof Loy and most frequently with the young French director François DeCarpentries. With the Opera Studio of the Monnaie he sang the roles of Tamino in "Die Zauberflöte" and Ferrando in their production of "Cosi Fan Tutte" in Belgium, France, Holland and Germany (Deutsche Oper-am-Rhein).

In his native Ireland roles have included Ferrando in Opera Theatre Company's production of "Cosi Fan Tutte". He has worked with Opera Ireland in productions of "Martha" and "La Boheme" and with other companies around Ireland in productions including "Rigoletto" - Duca di Mantova, "Don Giovanni" - Don Ottavio, "Albert Herring" (Britten) - Mayor Upfold, "The Bohemian Girl" (Balfe) - Thaddeus and "Die Lustige Witwe" - Camille, as well as broadcasts on television and radio. In 1994 he made his cinematic debut in "Widows Peak" opposite Mia Farrow.

Mr. Calmès maintains an active schedule as a guest soloist with numerous choruses, orchestras, and other ensembles. He excels in the interpretation of great oratorios such as Handel’s Messiah, Haydn’s Creation and Mendelssohn’s Elijah; concert works such as Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, Symphony No. 9, and Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde; and an extensive repertoire of both well-known and rare works encompassing Monteverdi, Mozart, and contemporary masters. He is also in demand as a recitalist, appearing on many concert series and music festivals in the United States, and has been featured on National Public Radio.

He made his European debut in the Bach Magnificat at the Rijeka Festival (Yugoslavia) and Venice in 1985, and has since made concert tours of Austria, Belgium, China, England, France, Germany, Italy, and The Netherlands. 1988 saw his solo debut in Paris at La Madeleine with James David Christie, Boston Symphony Orchestra organist, presenting the world premiere of "Marian Antiphons," the first of several song cycles written for and dedicated to Mr. Calmès by celebrated American composer Daniel Pinkham. In 1995, they toured Germany where Mr. Calmès was the only classical singer invited to participate in the international music festival Nachbar Amerika. This followed performances in London, Austria, Rome, and Washington DC. In 1996, he was invited to China under the auspices of the Shanghai Office of Cultural Affairs, giving solo recitals in Beijing, Kunming, and Shanghai. He returned to England in May 2000 for concerts in London, Oxford and Cambridge.

Subsequently received his training at The Juilliard School of Music in New York. Studied with Ivan Galamian and Sally Thomas , as well as The Juilliard Quartet. Played in the New York City Opera; was concertmaster of Cullowee Music Festival in North Carolina; founded the Hebrew Art School String Quartet in New York. In 1978 Mr. Canetti accepted the invitation of the Haifa Symphony Orchestra to return to Israel, and during the next 13 years he acted as concertmaster, soloist and conductor with the orchestra.

In 1996 Maestro Robert Canetti founded "The New Israeli Chamber Ensemble". This musical group includes the 13 leading string players of the major orchestras in Israel, who joined to work together on a regular basis in the Ensemble. Senior woodwind players join the group when needed. Maestro Canetti is the music director and conductor of the Ensemble, at times playing as soloist. The Ensemble plays a varied repertoire from baroque to contemporary music and has also been invited to perform in unique Festivals of vocal music (Abu Gosh, Nazareth, and more). "The New Israeli Chamber Ensemble" has achieved a reputation as the best of its kind in Israel.

He premiered works by some of the leading composers of modern history, such as Berio, Ferneyhough, Stockhausen amongst others. His most recent CD is as a duo with Jack Walrath, former trumpeter of the legendary musicians Charles Mingus and Ray Charles.

Canonici's repertoire also features several classical works, ie: Paganini, Rota, Koussevitzky. His recordings are worldwide distributed by TUTTI (www.tutti.co.uk).

Concerts: Colon Theatre; Wigmore Hall (London); L'Eglise Saint Germain L'auxerrois (Paris); etc. Radio: BBC; Radio Netherlands; RTVe; Radio France; etc.

Works from Paganini, Sor, Bach, Tarrega; Villa-Lobos; Tedescco; Ponce; Torroba; etc. Jorge Cappa plays with the left hand alone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Music from XVI century up to XX century.

Ann studied music at Girton College, Cambridge, where she was an organ scholar. She is an Associate of the Royal College of Organists and holds a BA in Music from Cambridge University.

ACHIEVEMENTS & EXPERIENCE NATS North Florida Chapter Student Auditions February 2009 3rd Year College Women – 2nd Place Master class Participant March 2009 Lee Dougherty Ross, soprano Olga Ionova, soprano Third Year Voice Recital February 2009 Organized and performed a full length solo recital. Starbucks Coffee June 2007 – December 2008 Barista: Prioritized tasks in a fast paced environment while providing personable service to a variety of customers. Responsible for personal cash register and profits made during work hours. NATS North Florida Chapter Student Auditions February 2008 2nd Year College Women Florida Medallion Scholars Award Fall 2005 - present

LEADERSHIP Sigma Alpha Iota: Professional Music Fraternity for Women Fall 2007—present President (2009—2010): Delegate responsibilities and oversee chapter business while collaborating with faculty and national headquarters to complete tasks. Social Committee Chair (2008—present): Organize and lead well-organized social events for chapter members on a limited budget. T-shirt Committee Chair (2008—present): Design innovative tote bags and t-shirts for chapter members.

In 1998, his grandpa Sri Birendra Kumar banerjee requested Professor Nitin Chatterjee, a disciple of Pt. Samta Prasad, to teach tabla to his affectionate grandson. Prof. Chatterjee made Sudip his disciple by fastening a ganda (a red thread traditionally tied in the hand of a disciple by his guru as a symbol of his own blood being passed on to the disciple to make him his own son) and set off with his intrinsic talim with Sudip.

He has completed his M.Mus. from B.S.P. In the academic front, he is a graduate (B.Com., 2005) from the University of Calcutta. He has recently been admitted to the Rabindra Bharati University with special honours course in tabla. He is currently learning the tabla also under PANDIT MALLAR GHOSH, SON AND DISCIPLE OF GREAT GURU PANDIT JNAN PRAKASH GHOSH. He looks forward to blessings and good wishes from all concerned towards attaining a position in tabla in the universe, as a top of the line player.

Solo Experiences/Masterclasses: 2005 • Masterclass and solo concerts at the “Masterclasses at the Musikhochschule Lübeck” (with Nobuko Imai), Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Germany. • Masterclass with Jerzy Kosmala, former Assistant Professor to William Primrose, and was invited to the masterclass at “Euro Arts Festival” in Leipzig, Germany. 2004 • Masterclasses with Sigmund Nissel and Nobert Brainin from the Amadeus Quartet. Also with Thomas Brandis, former Concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic, Hugh Bean, Zvi Zeitlin and Sylvia Rosenberg. Chamber music masterclasses with Malcolm Martineau, Joseph Sieger and Hartmut Rohde. • Invited by the Council of Culture Affair, Taiwan to perform a live-broadcasting recital at the NDR, Rolf-Liebermann-Studio – Hamburg and the Laeiszhalle - Musikhalle Gr. Saal Oper Hamburgische Staatsoper, Germany. 2003 • Masterclass with Viktor Pikaizen and Victor Kravchanko, former Assistant Professor to Leonid Kogan at the Moscow State Conservatory, Russia.

Orchestral/Chamber Music Experiences: 2005 • Participant of the BBC Philharmonic Professional Access Scheme 2005/06 • Nominee of the LSO String Experience and the Philharmonia Scheme 2005/06. • Sectional Viola, Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival Orchestra, Germany. Toured to Japan and Germany under Christoph Eschenbach and Christopher Hogwood. Premiered Ichiro Nodaira’s opera “Madrugada” under Kent Nagano, and has participated the “young.euro.classic” Festival in Berlin under Yutaka Sado. • Premiered “Voyage VII” by Toshio Hosokawa with the Ensemble of the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival at the NDR, Rolf-Liebermann-Studio, Hamburg. Also performed T. Hosokawa’s “Voyage VI” with Nobuko Imai at the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival. • Member of the Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme. • Sub-Principle Viola, Britten-Pears Orchestra at the Snape Maltings under James MacMillan, Alexander Polianichko, former House Conductor at the Mariinsky (Kirov) Theatre and Paul Daniel at the 58th Aldeburgh Festival. 2001~ 05 • Performed with the R.A.M. Symphony Orchestra, RAM Sinfonia and Orchestra of the R.A.M. Opera as Sub-Principle Viola under Christoph von Dohnanyi, Sir Colin Davis, Sir Charles Markerras, Yan Pascal Totelier, Alexander Lazarev, Lutz Köhler and Tadaaki Otaka.

At the age of nineteen, Konstantza entered the Vladigerov Convservatory, where she pursued her piano studies with Stella Dimitrova. In the same period, she was a participant at the Venice Piano Festival which included performances in the Schola Grande de San Giovanni Evangelista. In 1995 she came to the United States to attend Mannes College of Music (where she studied with Arkady Aronov), and in 1996 she transferred to Queens College (CUNY), where she studied with Morey Ritt. She received both her B.M. and M.A. degrees from Queens in 2002.

While at Queens, Konstantza was extremely active as a performer. She played in many chamber music concerts and appeared with the orchestra twice - once as a member, performing the piano part in Copland's "Clarinet Concerto", and once as a concerto soloist herself, performing Ravel's G Major concerto. She received over a dozen honors from Queens including several Chamber Music Live awards, the Mark Kyrkostas Award (twice), two Rathaus Family Memorial Awards, and The Presser Scholarship. In addition to her piano studies, Konstantza proved herself to be no mean scholar (both academically and musical/theoretically), and graduated magna cum laude.