Braden Rymer is in his first year at UGA as a MM Choral Conducting student. He currently teaches Aural Skills and recently conducted the Repertory Singers in recital. He serves as the Choir Director and Organist/Pianist for Commerce Presbyterian Church. For the last six years, Braden worked as the Choir Director and AP Music Theory Instructor at Maple Mountain High School in Utah.

Xiaohan Chen, Chinese Mezzo-soprano, is now a resident in the United States. She is currently a DMA student in opera performance at the University of Georgia with a Master’s degree from the Manhattan School of Music. Ms. Chen is an emerging artist in operatic and concert works who has performed throughout the United States, Canada, and China. She has recently performed with The Atlanta Opera, Fort-Worth Opera, and has an upcoming concert in Vancouver.  For more information, please visit www.xiaohanchen.co

Robert Harrelson is a bass-baritone originally from Boiling Springs, North Carolina. He studied voice at Indiana University with Giorgio Tozzi and Roy Samuelsen, and is now in the voice studio of Frederick Burchinal at the University of Georgia where he is pursuing a DMA in vocal performance. During his 20-year career with the U.S. Air Force Singing Sergeants in Washington, D.C., Robert performed for four U.S. presidents, as well as numerous U.S. and international political, diplomatic, and military leaders. His hundreds of performances across the U.S.

Samantha Mishima Friedman is a second-year DMA student at the University of Georgia. Roles include: The Bear (Popova), Così fan tutte (Dorabella), The Trial of Susan B. Anthony by Steven Mark Kohn, Hansel und Gretel  (Witch/Mother),  Elektra (Erste Magd), Amahl and the Night Visitors (Mother).

Minseol Hong is originally from Seoul, South Korea.  He is a currently a first-year MM student at the University of Georgia. Minseol holds a Masters of Music from Mannes School of Music, where he studied with Arthur Levy.

Alejandra Sandoval is a Mexican soprano renowned for her expertise in the realms of Opera, Classical Music, and Concert performances. Her collaborations with distinguished orchestras in Mexico have solidified her reputation as a prominent figure in the realm of Opera and vocal concerts, a trajectory she continues to pursue in the United States, her current place of residence. Her achievements include winning the esteemed First Prize at the XIII International Czech and Slovak Music Competition. She secured the top position at the XXIV National Singing Competition.

Rayvon Love is a 2022 graduate of the University of Georgia in Voice. He has been seen on stage with the UGA Opera Theatre, award-winning UGA Choirs, as a Principal dancer with the UGA Ballroom Performance group, and onstage at theatre venues around North Georgia. A multi-instrumentalist, he has played violin in pit orchestras, trumpet in jazz ensembles, and is currently Minister of Music & pianist at First AME Church in Downtown Athens, Ga.

Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, Nicholas made his conducting debut with The Music & More SummerFest Music Festival in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He earned his Undergraduate degree in Violin Performance at Central Washington University in 2020, and his Masters in Orchestral Conducting at Oklahoma State University in 2023. In 2022, he obtained the position as assistant conductor for the Oklahoma Chamber Symphony and was the Apprentice Conductor for the Oklahoma City Philharmonic in May 2023. He is currently pursuing his Doctoral of Music Arts degree at University of Georgia Athens.