Alexander Davis (he/him) is a New York City-based bassoonist who has been known for his ability to play "with poise and élan"- Cleveland Classical.

Alexander is a musician whose artistic intentions center on space-making, connection, and community-building within classical music. An advocate for creating equity in the arts, Alexander is the founder and Artistic Director of the Sugar Hill Salon, a chamber music series showcasing black and brown wind artistry based in the culturally robust community of Harlem, NY, and on the traditional territory of the Lenapehoking Nation (www.sugarhillsalon.com). Bridging classical and modern musical landscapes, Alexander has worked to foster a larger appreciation for the bassoon while advocating for a more inclusive musical environment. His drive to perform works by living composers and his passion for uplifting diverse voices in the music community have led him to become a sought-after artist and member of the International Contemporary Ensemble and Quintet of the Americas.

In April of 2022, Alexander performed in the first all-black orchestra to ever hold a concert in the history of Carnegie Hall's existence with the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. He has played with the American Composer Orchestra, St Paul Chamber Orchestra, Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra, The Knights, Fort Worth Symphony, Harlem Chamber Players, Tertulia Chamber Music, Alarm Will Sound, American Modern Opera Company, Wet Ink, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and more. Alexander has been featured as a soloist with orchestras performing works such as Phenomenal Women alongside Valerie Coleman with the National Symphony Orchestra led by Jeri Lynne Johnson and Carl Maria von Weber's Andante e Rondo with the Fredonia Chamber Orchestra. Apart from playing in orchestras, he has been heard on Broadway playing in the pits for Phantom of the Opera, Sweeney Todd, and Lincoln Center's production of Camelot.

Alexander has performed in summer festivals such as Tanglewood, Ensemble Evolution, Banff Music Festival, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, Maine Chamber Music Seminar, and the Imani Winds Chamber Music Festival. In addition to performing, Alexander is the Administrative Director of the Imani Winds Chamber Music Festival where he works alongside the Imani Winds to cultivate a new generation of innovative chamber musicians at The Juilliard School. He has also been part of the "Armory Artists Corps Teaching Artists" in conjunction with the Park Avenue Armory since 2018.

Alexander is adjunct bassoon faculty at Montclair State University, SUNY Purchase, Manhattan School of Music Pre-College, and Mannes School of Music Prep. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education and Performance from SUNY Fredonia, a Masters in Performance from Stony Brook University, a Performers Certificate in Orchestral Performance from Manhattan School of Music, and is currently a Doctoral Candidate of Music at Stony Brook University. He has studied with bassoonists Frank Morelli, Bob Williams, and Laura Koepke.

Flutist Isabel Lepanto Gleicher has been called "excellent" by The New York Times. Isabel is an artist member of the International Contemporary Ensemble, Wild Up, new music sinfonietta, Ensemble Échappé, conductorless orchestra, One Found Sound, and the band ShoutHouse. She is also a founding member of Song Sessions Collective: a collective of improvisers who create an ever-changing work based on the structure of whale songs through the use of flutes, clarinets, sine-tones, and an LED light installation. Isabel has had the opportunity to premiere works by Steve Reich, Missy Mazzoli, Du Yun, Dai Fujikura, Jon Batiste, and Augusta Read Thomas, among many others. Isabel has curated solo sets of original music for the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival, Experimental Sound Studio, ChamberQUEERantine Virtual Festival, and George Mason University's Mason Arts at Home, as well as contributing to Metropolis Ensemble's live-streaming perpetual sonic installation Flame Keepers.

Kemp Jernigan performs extensively in and around New York City in ensembles varying in size and style.

A graduate of the Yale School of Music, Kemp is a frequent guest performer with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Luke's, Mark Morris Dance Group Ensemble, as well as a founding member of the ensemble SoundMind. He has been a guest artist at festivals such as Bridgehampton, White Mountains Music Festival, Martha's Vineyard Chamber Music Society, Ocean Reef, Washington Friends of Music, Black Hills Chamber Music Society, Millbrook Music Assembly, and Musical Bridges over San Antonio. Performing with these ensembles and festivals has led him to meet and play with many incredible people and live a life of sharing his love for music with others. Kemp is on the faculties of The Hartt School and The State University of New York at Purchase.

Kemp received his Bachelor of Music degree from The Hartt School at The University of Hartford, Performers Certificate from SUNY Purchase and Master of Music degree from The Yale School of Music.