Amy Beth Horman, violin American violinist Amy Beth Horman began her violin studies at the age of five.  At seventeen, she withdrew from high school to compete for a place in the doctoral program at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique in Paris.  Subsequently, among an international field of applicants, Ms. Horman won the highly coveted Premier Prix in Solo Violin at that level and within two years she had completed the Third Cycle for Solo Violin under the tutelage of Gerard Poulet.  Following the completion of her studies, she has established herself as a soloist and chamber musician through numerous orchestral and recital appearances.  Ms. Horman’s appearances are always eagerly anticipated: The Washington Post has hailed her as “having the stuff of greatness.”   In January 2003 Ms. Horman made her debut with the Fairfax Symphony in a performance of the Beethoven Violin Concerto. Of this performance, The Washington Post critic wrote “Violinist Amy Beth Horman showed she had the virtuosity and stamina necessary to navigate Beethoven’s colossal Violin Concerto… Horman traced soaring lines and rich textures with a golden, full tone that complemented the full-blooded support of the orchestra.”   In January 2005 Ms. Horman made her debut with the New Mexico Symphony, performing Mozart’s 4th Violin Concerto with Music Director Guillermo Figueroa..  Of that performance, Maestro Figueroa wrote, “Ms. Horman is an excellent, refined performer. Her violinistic skills are of the highest order, with a fluent, polished technique, and a warm, appealing, dark burnished tone.”    Other recent orchestral appearances have been performances of the Brahms, Nielsen, Mendelssohn and Barber concertos with several orchestras in the mid-Atlantic region as well as recitals with such artists as pianist Brian Ganz     Ms. Horman won both the high school and college divisions of the National Symphony Orchestra’s Young Soloists Competition. Since making her debut with the NSO as a Young Soloists winner, she has performed in Europe with such orchestras as l’Orchestre de Meudon and l’Orchestre Regional de Paris. In the Washington metropolitan area, she has performed with the Fairfax and McLean Symphonies, the Prince Georges Philharmonic, and the Amadeus Orchestra.  She has also performed at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater and at its Millennium Stage series, at Constitution Hall and at the Strathmore Center for the Performing Arts.  She has been featured on French-Swiss television and on American radio broadcasts.

ANAMER CASTRELLO, Mezzo-Soprano. Praised by the Washington Post as "the richest and most expressive voice... Castrello has enough wattage to light a small town," mezzo-soprano Anamer Castrello, a native of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, stands out as one of the most impressive and versatile artists and singers in the Washington, DC, area. She holds a MM in Opera Performance from the University of Maryland, an MA in Music Education for Colleges and Universities from New York University and a BA in Humanities with a concentration in Piano from the University of Puerto Rico. Her classic work has delighted audiences in appearances with the Pan American Symphony Orchestra, Opera Camerata of Washington, Shakespeare Theatre, Opera Americana, The Other Opera Company, Diaspora Opera of Washington, GALA Hispanic Theater, Zarzuela Di Si, the Singers Opera and the IN Series. With the Pan American Symphony Orchestra she has been featured in concert and opera performances of De Falla’s El amor brujo, Granados' Goyescas, Torroba's Luisa Fernanda, De Falla’s La Vida Breve and opera galas and benefits. She also participated at the International Opera Festival in Rome, Italy playing Marcellina in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. Her rich and expressive voice has won Ms. Castrello numerous awards, including “Best Latino Female Vocalist” at the Washington Area Music Awards, Award-winner at the Gulf Coast Regional Auditions for the Metropolitan Opera and the “Operatic Singing Artist of the Year Award” from the Institute of Puerto Rico in New York, among others. In addition to her opera appearances, Ms. Castrello has been presenting her shows Soul of Latin America, Latin American Essence and Sabor y vida/Essence and Life directed by Abel Lopez, in Washington DC at the Smithsonian Museums, The Mexican Cultural Institute, the Millennium Stage of the Kennedy Center and throughout the United States. That program, devoted to song classics from south of the border, is the inspiration of her first solo CD titled Anamer Castrello Latin American Mezzo, Latin American Hits,  featuring a mixture of many Latin American music styles. She is a vocal instructor for Suitland High School with PG County Public Schools. And most recently she is a Teaching Artist with the Washington National Opera in their Education and Community Programs. Anamer Castrello is a proud member of the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) and Actor’s Equity Association.