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David Beatty is currently Faculty Emeritus in Commercial Music at Azusa Pacific University. For 24 years he directed the critically acclaimed APU Jazz Ensemble. Under his leadership the group performed extensively and made several recordings, developing a reputation for musical excellence. Beatty鈥檚 trombone performance experience includes recording music for motion pictures, television, commercials, & albums for many artists. Live performance credits range from symphony orchestras to Broadway national road tours. He has extensive big band jazz experience in both modern and traditional bands including tours of duty in the Bill Watrous Wildlife Refuge West band and the Glenn Miller Orchestra. He is also an active composer, arranger, & music copyist. Mr. Beatty holds a B.M. in Trombone Performance from CSUN, a M.M. in Commercial Music Performance from CSULA and a M.B.A. from Claremont Graduate University. He serves on the faculty of the Idyllwild Arts Summer Jazz Academy, and is a frequent adjudicator and clinician.

Emily Benford has been a vocal coach and vocal director for the past 12 years and a faculty member of CBU since 2020. She recently took on the role of Associate Program Director of Commercial Music and is passionate about taking all of her experience as a professional singer and teaching it to the incredibly talented students of SOPA.

Emily (aka Emily B) is also an L.A.-based session singer, worship leader, songwriter, vocal director, arranger, and coach. As a highly sought-after Session Singer, she has sung on many popular movies, TV shows, and albums such as Pitch Perfect, Glee, Childish Gambino, and Rachel Platten, to name a few. For over a decade, she has sung for Disney and Disney Parks, worldwide, and can be heard on many Disney Hong Kong recordings, and throughout Disney鈥檚 California Adventure Park during Christmastime, in their one and only 鈥淢ickey鈥檚 Happy Holidays鈥� parade.

Emily has had years of live performance experience, singing with a wide range of musical artists like Stevie Wonder, Janet Jackson, Michael McDonald, Lupe Fiasco, and renowned music producers/directors and composers, Rickey Minor and Michael Bearden. She has shared the stage with Classic Rock legends such as Kenny Loggins, John Elefante (Kansas), Richard Marx, David Pack (Ambrosia), and Wally Palmer of the Romantics. And, she has backed-up gospel giants like Kirk Franklin, Tye Tribbett, Judith McAllister, and Fred Hammond.

Emily has also had success in front of the screen, finishing as a finalist on Season 1 of BET鈥檚 Gospel-music competition 鈥淪unday Best鈥� and on Season 6 of NBC鈥檚 鈥淭he Voice鈥�. Through 鈥淭he Voice鈥� Emily was able to record her own renditions of Chris Isaak鈥檚 鈥淲icked Game鈥� and Sara Bareilles鈥� 鈥淏rave鈥�, which are both available on all streaming platforms. She also recently performed with The Samples Choir for the 94th Academy Awards 鈥淚n Memoriam鈥� segment.

When she鈥檚 not busy teaching and singing, she is happily busy at home with her husband of 15 years, Roderick, and their three sons.

Fred Carama is widely known as one of the most respected voice teachers in the United States. His students perform in some of the world's leading opera houses and concert stages. With an extensive background in physiology and anatomy, Mr. Carama combines the aesthetics of great singing with a profound understanding of the fundamentals of vocal health. Mr. Carama has led workshops and masterclasses across the U.S., Canada, and abroad. He joined the faculty of the California Institute of the Arts in the early 1980s and served as a voice teacher, coach and conductor. He has also served on the voice faculties of the Aspen Music Festival, the Manhattan School of Music, Long Beach State University, SUNY Stonybrook, and the Music Academy of the West as principal voice instructor with Marilyn Horne. Mr. Carama currently resides in Los Angeles and is serving on the faculty of 麻豆社区app and maintains a private studio. Some of his artist students include Lester Lynch, Bruce Sledge, Maryann McCormick, Lise Lindstrom, Camille Zamora, and Monica Yunis among many performing around the world.

Thomas Idzinski is the Director of Bands at the Orange County School of the Arts, a freelance tubist, a contractor, and the principal tubist of the Santa Monica Symphony. He graduated from The Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at California State University, Long Beach, where he earned both his bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees in tuba performance. Throughout his studies, Thomas had the privilege of receiving private instruction from renowned musicians including Roger Bobo, John Van Houten, Gabriel Sears, and Dr. Anthony Mazzaferro. Additionally, he has been selected as a masterclass performer for The Dallas Brass, studying with Nat McIntosh; The Boston Brass, studying with Sam Pilafian; and The Eastman Tuba Academy, studying with Tim Buzbee of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

Outside of his formal education, Thomas has performed with a variety of ensembles. From 2015 to 2017, he served as the principal tubist and contractor for the professional brass ensemble True Brass Choir. The ensemble notably performed at the California All-State Music Education Conference in San Jose, California, and at the climate change awareness concert "A Pale Blue Dot," held at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California. In 2016, Thomas won the principal tubist position with the Young Musicians Foundation鈥檚 Debut Chamber Orchestra, where he served a maximum two-year contract. During his time with Debut, he performed classical orchestral programs alongside innovative mashup performances such as "Yeethoven," "Yeethoven II," and "Shi." Currently, Thomas is the principal tubist for the Santa Monica Symphony and is also involved in various studio projects.

A California native, Thomas has contributed as a musician and educator throughout the state. In 2016, he joined the OCSA faculty, taking on numerous roles and classes before becoming the Director of the Symphonic Band and Co-Director of the Wind Ensemble. He also served as the brass methods teacher for CSARTS San Gabriel Valley from 2016 to 2019 and was the conductor of Samueli Academy鈥檚 Symphonic Band from 2016 to 2020. In the Central Valley, he held the position of director of the Stanislaus State University brass ensemble and was the tuba/euphonium professor from 2021 to 2024.

Pianist Hyoung Wuk Kim enjoys a versatile performing career as a recitalist as well as a chamber musician. He has garnered national acclaim for his 鈥渞emarkable interpretation鈥� in his performances. He won prizes in several competitions and played in numerous recitals throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. As a soloist, Hyoung appeared with several orchestras, such as Greece Symphony Orchestra and Los Angeles Sinfonietta. Recently, he had a concert tour in European counties including Austria, Germany, Budapest, and Croatia.

As a pianist who made the decision to pursue a professional career after his military service, Hyoung brings a unique perspective and approach into his teaching. His experience as a trumpeter in the military band added to his musicianship and ambition, leading him to return fully to his piano training. He also developed a deep understanding and knowledge of the technical mechanism of one鈥檚 body in playing the piano and how to help young musicians interpret music. His teaching experience at Eastman School of Music, The California School of the Arts, Montecito international Music Festival, Pasadena Conservatory of Music, and 麻豆社区app, many of his students have represented their developing musicianship and successes by winning competitions, performing with orchestras, and entering top colleges.

Hyoung Kim received his Master of Music degree at University of Southern California, where he studied with Stewart Gordon and his Bachelor of Music and Doctorate of Musical Arts degrees in piano performance and literature at Eastman School of Music, where he studied with Nelita True.

Dr. JinHee Kate Kim is an internationally acclaimed violinist, chamber musician, and educator whose artistry has captivated audiences around the world. Praised for her "sensitive voicing" by the Leipziger Volkszeitung, Dr. Kim鈥檚 performances have taken her to prestigious stages in the United States, Canada, Korea, Germany, and Italy, including Carnegie Hall, Symphony Hall in Boston, the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul, and Old City Hall in Leipzig. Her versatile career spans both classical and innovative musical realms, earning her numerous accolades, including rst-place and silver medals at the International Chamber Music Ensemble Competition in New York, as well as the Most Distinguished Musicians Award and Brahms Award at the IBLA International Competition in Italy.

Dr. Kim is currently on the violin faculty at 麻豆社区app and has previously shaped the next generation of musicians at Mount St. Joseph University, Eastern Nazarene College, and Boston University where she mentored students in violin, viola, chamber music, string pedagogy, and music theory. Her students have gone on to study at top universities, including the New England Conservatory of Music, UCLA, and Brown University, and have earned numerous accolades in national and international competitions. Many of her pupils have performed at Carnegie Hall, played with prestigious youth orchestras, and served as concertmasters.

Dr. Kim鈥檚 musical education is equally distinguished. She studied at the New England Conservatory of Music under the guidance of Mich猫le Auclair and James Buswell, and further honed her craft as a teaching assistant to the legendary Prof. Roman Totenberg at Boston University. She also studied chamber music with renowned mentors such as Menahem Pressler, Lorence Lesser, the Borromeo Quartet, and Lee Fiser of the LaSalle Quartet. Whether on stage or in the classroom, Dr. Kim continues to inspire with her dedication to excellence, her innovative approach to performance, and her unwavering commitment to fostering the next generation of musical talent.

Nathan King is a highly sought-after woodwind performer, jazz saxophonist, recording artist and music educator in Southern California. He has studied under some of the most wellregarded teachers in the business including Gary Foster, Je Ellwood, Katisse Buckingham, Sal Lozano, Dan St. Marseille and Damon Zick and has shared the stage with great musicians such as Bob Mintzer, Bill Cunli e, Bob Sheppard, Doc Severinsen, Nick Mancini, Wayne Bergeron, John Clayton, Gregg Field, Steve Houghton, Eric Marienthal, Walt Weiskopf, Joe LaBarbera and many others.

He performs in a variety of groups including Bill Cunli e's big band, "Bachanalia," Phat Cat Swingers and his own group, The King Quartet. He has performed at well-known venues including the Blue Whale, Catalina Jazz Club and Alvas Showroom. In 2015, Nathan was selected to participate in the Disneyland All-American College Band. More recently, he was honored the award of Best Saxophonist at the 2016 Reno Jazz Festival.

As an educator, Nathan maintains a private teaching studio, conducts masterclasses and holds a conservatory teacher position in the Jazz Studies Program at Orange County School of the Arts. He is also on faculty at Mt. San Antonio College and California Baptist University.

Nathan earned a Bachelor of Music in Saxophone Performance with an emphasis in Jazz and Commercial Music from California State University, Fullerton and a Master of Music in Jazz Studies from the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at California State University, Long Beach.

Dr. Evelyn Lee is a Greater Los Angeles based pianist, collaborative artist, and music educator. She performed at various venues throughout the United States and Europe, including the Armstrong Theatre in Torrance, California; UC Irvine Winifred Smith Hall; Sant'Anna dei Lombardi in Naples, Italy; Studzinski Recital Hall at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine; Lorimer Chapel at Colby College in Waterville, Maine; Robert J. Werner Recital Hall at the College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati, Ohio; and the Summit Series and the Washington Square Concert in Rochester, New York. Her concerto performances include Saint-Sa毛ns 鈥淎frica鈥� with South Bay Musica Sinfonia under the baton of Frank Fetta, Prokofiev Concerto No. 3 with the Beach Cities Symphony Orchestra directed by Barry Brisk, and also with the Southwestern Youth Festival Orchestra with Frances Steiner.

She is in demand as a collaborative pianist, playing as a guest pianist alongside violinist Artem Fominyx at The Wallis in Beverly Hills, and was interviewed by KUSC host Brian Lauritzen at the Pre-Concert Conversation. She also played at the California Association of Professional Music Teachers conference master class and at the YoungArts Foundation Concert at UCLA Royce Hall as a collaborative pianist. She collaborated with studios of Bing Wang, Glenn Dicterow, Nick Strimple, Elizabeth Hynes, and Rod Gilfry, and she was awarded the Keyboard Studies Ensemble Award by the USC Thornton School of Music.

She presented at various state and national music teacher conferences including the San Jose CAPMT Conference in 2019, the Florida State Conference in 2020, and the MTNA National Symposium in 2021 and 2022. Her publication includes an article called 鈥淢irrored in Music: Experiences of Life, Death, and Spirituality as Embodied in Selected Piano Pieces by Underrepresented North American Composers of the Twentieth Century鈥� in the October 2021 issue of the CAPMT Connect Journal. She is also active in CAPMT as the Young Professional Leadership Network State Chair, where she leads an initiative dedicated to supporting new and emerging California music teachers in the early stages of their careers. She is also a part of the CAPMT Conference Planning Committee, where she takes part in organizing the state conference. She also founded the MTNA Riverside City College Collegiate Chapter and serves as the chapter advisor for students.

She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance, and minor fields in Music Theory, Collaborative Piano, and Choral Conducting at the University of Southern California. She received full tuition and a generous stipend with her teaching assistantship, and she taught group piano courses and private instruction to music majors, minors, and non-majors. She also completed a Master of Music degree from USC, a Bachelor of Music degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and also formerly studied at the Eastman School of Music. Her former teachers include Bernadene Blaha, Alan Smith, Yoshikazu Nagai, Enrico Elisi, Mihyang Keel, and Esther Keel.

She is currently a full-time Collaborative Pianist at Riverside City College, and she also teaches as an Adjunct Piano Faculty at 麻豆社区app.

Renowned for her musicality and warm sound, Bassoonist Elizabeth Low-Atwater is fully immersed in the Southern California music scene. She maintains an active freelance career as a member of the Mozart Classical Orchestra and performing with ensembles like the Long Beach Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and San Diego Symphony among many other regional groups. Elizabeth has also appeared as a guest soloist performing Mozart鈥檚 Bassoon Concerto with Symphony Irvine and the La Sierra Chamber Orchestra.

An avid chamber artist, she is continually engaged in many various projects. As a part of the West Coast Wind Quintet, the ensemble holds frequent concerts promoting and working with local living composers. She has also given many educational performances at elementary and middle schools through the Local 7 Meet the Musicians Program. Her most recent venture the Lizulia Duo, a collaboration with fellow friend and flutist Julia Barnett, were named finalists for the 2022 American Prize Winners.

With an extensive teaching studio, she is on faculty at OCSA, Fullerton College, Irvine Valley College, Cal Poly Pomona, Concordia University Irvine, La Sierra University, Biola University, and Cal Baptist. Many of her private students have won positions in the All-State, and All-Southern Ensembles, and seats in the Pacific Symphony Youth Ensembles as well as gone on to receive music scholarships at the collegiate level. Through Concordia University, Irvine she co-hosts an annual Double Reed Day, giving workshops in reed making and providing various bassoon and oboe resources for students in the area.

Elizabeth received her Bachelors in Music Performance from the California State University, Fullerton and a Masters in Music at the University of California, Los Angeles and also participated in the Hot Springs Music Festival, Imani Winds Chamber Festival, and Domaine Forget Music Festival.

Ethan Park, a professor since 2020, holds an MFA in Acting from The University of Essex鈥檚 East 15 Acting School in London and a BA in Theatre performance from California Baptist University. He has performed at Shakespeare鈥檚 The Globe in London, as well as Off-West End during his time in the UK. He helped develop and now instructs Musical Theatre courses for SOPA.

Stephanie Parshall is a 麻豆社区app graduate and has been an adjunct professor in the Theater department for 25 years. She is active as a director, playwright, actor, and dramaturg in local theater and is passionate about arts integration in K-12 classrooms. Stephanie also has a background in Education administration and curriculum development.

American soprano, Amy Joy Stephens, has been noted for a voice that is both 鈥渟trong and beautiful,鈥�. Her performances include Norina (Don Pasquale), Donna Anna (Don Giovanni), Madame Goldentrill (The Impresario), Nella (Gianni Schicchi), Countess Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro), Antonia (Les Contes d鈥橦offmann), Mabel (Pirates of Penzance) Cinderella (Massenet鈥檚 Cendrillon), and Rapunzel (Into the Woods) among others. No stranger to the concert stage, Ms. Stephens is is a three-time soloist with The Los Angeles Bach Festival and has also been seen as the soprano soloist for such major works as Brahms鈥� Ein Deutsches Requiem, Durufl茅's Requiem, and Vivaldi's Gloria. She has been a district winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and was chosen as a Western Regional Finalist, taking home an encouragement award. Other awards include: Grand prize winner in the Three Arts Vocal Competition, First Place in the California Women's Chorus Vocal Scholarship Competition, First place in the Opera 100 Vocal competition, the Audience Favorite award in the Classical Singer's Association Vocal Competition, 2nd place in the American Educators of Italian Origin United (AEIOU) Voice Competition, Opera Buffs Inc. Career Grant recipient and a recipient of the Leni F茅 Bland Vocal Scholarship. She is currently a co-founder of a musical non profit organization, The Sparrow Initiative, which is a performance group that uses the arts to raise awareness for the needs of the community, and performs in various concerts with the organization on a regular basis. Ms. Stephens received her B.M. in Vocal Performance from The Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at CSULB on a full ride scholarship and her M.M. in Vocal Performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) where she was a graduate assistant teaching professor that worked with their prestigious musical theater department. She has been the musical director/vocal director for such theater shows as: Pippin, How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying, Songs for a New World, and more. She has previously been on the voice faculty at The Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at CSULB and currently runs a private studio in Orange County as well as serving on the vocal faculty at 麻豆社区app. She resides in Huntington Beach with her husband Alex Stephens and their two sons Elias and Lukas.

Stacee, a CBU professor since 2019, holds an MFA in Theatre, specializing in directing & pedagogy, a Master鈥檚 in Business, and a BA in Theatre Education. Spearheading TCARiverside since 2013, she exhibits a profound commitment to directing youth in theatre. Presently engaged in a Doctorate in Education, her research explores the transformative impact of musical theatre.