GUS MANCINI:
Gus Mancini is a rare blend of classically trained musician, composing scores and symphonic works, and a master of improvisational jazz. A graduate of New York University, with a B.S. in Music Education, he has studied and performed with many of the principle soloists for the New York Philharmonic and Jazz elite as well. He established the Brooklyn Conservatory Jazz Program and has lectured on the directions of world music at Oxford University and the Royal Conservatory in England… more >>
DENNIS YERRY:
Dennis Yerry is a musician, composer, arranger and musical director whose career has encompassed a myriad of musical genres. He composed and musical directed the theatrical production of Black Elk Speaks in Denver, CO and L.A., in which he also performed. His film and TV credits include performances for the Ken Burn’s documentaries, Lewis and Clark and The West.
MILL STREET LOFT:
Mill Street Loft is a not-for-profit, Multi-Arts Educational Center based in Poughkeepsie, NY. Since 1981, the organization has been dedicated to bringing a wide range of creative, educational and culturally enriching programs to diverse audiences throughout the Hudson Valley. Mill Street Loft is committed to enhancing human services through the Arts, in order to bring people together and ‘make a difference’ in the life of its multicultural community. The organization is committed to fulfilling community needs through the visual arts, sculpture, design arts, music, drama, dance, poetry, storytelling, arts and technology, photography, public art, and folk arts, such as its award winning Dutchess Arts Camp and its year-round art classes.