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Daniel J. Doty (tenor) has appeared throughout the Midwest with orchestras and opera companies. A participant of the Opera Theatre and Music Festival of Lucca, Daniel spent six weeks in the Tuscan village of Lucca (Italy) singing operatic arias at various venues associated with Lucca's most famous son, Giacomo Puccini. He has appeared with the symphonies in Muncia (IN), Urbana (IL), Marion (OH), and community bands in Medina and Wadsworth (OH). Doty holds a bachelor of music degree from Bowling Green State University. He has taught music in the public schools of Ohio and Illinois. Daniel is an ordained minister and holds a master of divinity degree from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston (IL). While earning the Master of Divinity, Doty served as pastor of the Ashium United Methodist Church, Ashkum (IL). He is currently Senior Minister at Trinity United Church of Christ in Wadsworth (OH). Doty resides in Wadsworth with his wife Amy and their children Kristian, Sean-Michael, and Kaetlyn Noel. (revised 10-12-07)

Mark A. Hensler (euphonium) is in his 20th year as a music educator in the Northwest Local Schools (Cincinnati, OH). In addition to his teaching responsibilities, he is assistant director and soloist with the Cincinnati Brass Band and director of the Ohio Military (Community) Band. Mark is frequently freatured as a soloist with high school and community bands in the Cincinnati area and performs regularly with Marcus Neiman & The Sounds of Sousa Band.

Mark received his bachelor of music education degree from Morehead State University (KY), where he stuided euphonium with Dr. Earl Louder. He is state president for the Ohio Music Education Association.

Denise Milner Howell (mezzo-soprano) is a performer who is equally at home on the opera, musical theatre, or concert stage. She is currently an associate artist with Cleveland Opera, where her main stage work includes performing the role of Countess Ceprano (Rigoletto) and Celia (Iolanthe). Ms. Howell has also performed with Cleveland Opera on Tour in An Aesop Odyssey and La Cenerentola.

Other solo engagemetns include performances with Chautauqua Opera (Pirates of Penazance, Suor Angelica), Tanglewood Festival (George Crumb's Madrigal IV), and Buffalo Philharmonic (Carmen). In Northeast Ohio, Ms. Howell has appeared with The Sounds of Sousa Band, Medina Community Band, and Carousel Dinner Theatre (Camelot). She can be heard on the North/South CD "Sappho Songs" by Ira-Paul Schwarz.

Ms. Howell currently serves on the voice faculty of The University of Akron. In the past, she has also taught at the Hochstein School of Music (Rochester, NY) and the State University of New York College of Fredonia. Ms. Howell earned a bachelor of fine arts in music education from Long Island University/CW Post College, and a master of music degree in vocal performance from New England Conservatory of Music. She lives in Sharon Township (OH) with her husband, Gregg, and their two sons, Miles and Wesley. (Revised 10-12-07)

Marcia Henry Liebenow (violin) is concertmaster of the Peoria Symphony Orchestra and teaches violin, viola, and

chamber music at Bradley University. In 2003, she received the Outstanding Studio Teacher award from the Illinois American String Teachers' Association with National String Orchestra Association. Marcia also leads an active career as a recitalist, chamber musician, and soloist across the United States and abroad. She has appeared as a soloist with the Samara Philharmonic Symphony in Russia and orchestras in Germany, in addition to her many solo appearances with the Peoria Symphony and orchestras in Arizona, Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Ohio, and Washington.

She is a founding member of the Concordia String Trio, the River City String Quartet,a nd the jazz quartet Marcia Henry +3. The Concordia String Trio often premiers modern works written especially for them, juxtaposing pieces from the standard string trio repertoire and new compositions and lesser-known works of great composers. A CD recording of their first premiere was released on the Capstone label, and another will soon be released.

In the summer, Marcia performs and teaches at various music festivals in addition to Warebrook. She has been a faculty artist at the Red Lodge Music Festival in Montana since 1990, and has been teaching and performing at the Brich Creek Music Performance Center in Wisconsin since 1999. In 2000, she served as Primo Violino (concertmaster) of Orvieta Musica in Italy, and has also taught at the Aria Internatinal Summer Academy in London, Ontario, Canada.

Miki Saito McCullough (coloratura soprano), has enjoyed living in Medina since the spring of 2002. Born and raised in Yokohama, Japan, she moved to the United States to study music and become an American citizen in 1997. Married to a Navy Master Chief, she has lived in Pensacola and Jacksonville (FL), Boston (MASS), and Biloxi (MISS), performing with many musical organizations along the way.

Miki performance background includes: Yum Yum (The Mikado); Lucy (The Telephone); Donna Anna (Don Giovanni); Huegette (The Vagabond King); and, Edith (The Pirates of Penzance). Other roles she loves singing are: Gilda (Rigoletto); Marie (The Daughter of the Regiment); Oscar (A Masked Ball); and, Adele (Die Fledermaus).

She is a regular guest artist with the Medina Community Band, Marcus Neiman & The Sounds of Sousa Band, and is also busy performing with The Cleveland Opear Chorus. She is a faculty member at Cuyahoga Community College and Lorain County Community College. In addition, Miki also teaches voice lessons at Medina High School and runs a private voice studio.

Marcia Nelson-Kline (cornet/trumpet) began her trumpet studies with her parents, Milton and Sarah Nelson, and the late Lloyd Haines (all retired members of the Akron Symphony Orchestra). These teachers instilled an appreciation and love for traditional cornet solos in Marcia. She continued private studies with Harry Herforth, Charles Schleuter, and James Darling while earning an associcate degree in medical assisting from The University of Akron.

In addition to performing with Medina Community Band and Marcus Neiman & The Sounds of Sousa Band, Marcia performs with the Western Reserve Brass Band, and the Cleveland Women's Orchestra. She is featured as a soloist with The Sounds of Sousa Band, Medina Community Band, and has appeared as a soloist with the Goodyear Band, and the Mercer (PA) Community Band. She is a member of The American Federation of Musicians (Local 24 - Akron, OH). (Revised 10-12-07)