Podcasts about Ballet Memphis

Matthew Keefe has served the dance field for over 20 years as a dancer, teacher, choreographer, administrator, production & stage manager, non-profit consultant, board member, and artistic director.He holds an MFA in Dance from the University of Iowa and a non-profit management certificate from Rutgers University. Matthew has danced with James Sewell Ballet, Louisville Ballet and BalletMet Columbus, Charleston Ballet Theatre, has appeared as a guest artist for dozens of performances across the US and abroad including productions with Lyric Opera of Chicago, Minnesota Opera, and MN Orchestra's 2015 production of Carousel.He has choreographed over 50 ballets for professional and student ensembles. Matthew served on the board of Dance/USA for six years, chairing the Trustee Committee and a member of the Executive Committee. He served as the Artistic and School Director of the Rockford Dance Company where he led an increase in enrollment and reduction of deficit while creating several innovative productions with the performing company.He was the stage manager for the 2010 and 2016 Youth America Grand Prix and appears (briefly) in the documentary, “First Position”. Matthew directed multiple productions for Children's Dance Theatre in Rochester, MN including: The Mermaid (2016), The Jungle Book (2017), Cinderella (2018), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2019), and Alice in Wonderland (2021). Matthew is proud to work at the University of Minnesota Extension as a Development Associate.Brittany Fridenstine-Keefe danced with Pacific Northwest Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Ballet Memphis, Minnesota Dance Theatre, James Sewell Ballet, American Repertory Ballet, Terpsicorps Dance Theater, Terra Firma Dance Company, Chamber Dance Project, Collide Theatrical Dance Company, at the National Choreographers' Initiative, and with Morphoses. She performed in a solo improvisation show in Germany and Italy under the direction of Luca Veggetti, and was selected to be an American ambassador at the international dance festival in Cali, Columbia.Administratively, Brittany is the Marketing and Communications Director and Young Dance and previously served as the School Coordinator of the Rockford Dance Company.Brittany is certified in the GYROTONIC® exercise system and runs a home-based studio, My Spiral Motion, helping people to “live better in their own bodies!”

About today's guests: Nashville Ballet's Artistic Director and CEO, Nick Mullikin oversees all administrative staff, artistic productions, and School of Nashville Ballet programs, serving over 40,000 Middle Tennesseans and 1800 students. He has commissioned over 20 new works for the organization, choreographed several works for Nashville Ballet and NB2, and is highly sought after for teaching and judging international dance competitions. Prior to joining Nashville Ballet, Mullikin has worked with Houston Ballet, Ballet West, and The Washington Ballet. Travis Bradley: Currently, Rehearsal Director for NB2, He has danced for Ballet Memphis, Houston Ballet, Richmond Ballet, and Julia Adam Dance. Travis has created numerous classical and contemporary ballets throughout the years, and has also co-directed and co-choreographed over 20 musicals. His new work will be part of the Nashville Dance Festival program. Mackenzie Kenyon: A member of NB2, she was previously a trainee at the Joffrey Academy of Dance and was able to choreograph as a part of the Joffrey Academy “Young Moves” program. Kenyon moved to Nashville in 2021 to join NB2 as a trainee and was promoted to NB2 Dancer in November 2022. Mackenzie has also choreographed for School of Nashville Ballet during the Academy Winter Workshop. Nashville Dance Festival takes place Friday, July 21st at Belmont University's state-of-the-art Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at 7 p.m. and showcases classical and contemporary pieces performed by renowned guest artists from Dance Theatre of Harlem - including former NB2 dancer Alexandra Hutchinson, Collage Dance Collective, Nashville Ballet company dancers, NB2, Nashville Ballet's official second company, and Nashville Ballet's Summer Intensive students. Learn more: NashvilleBallet.com. You can learn more about dance education and career planning for dancers at emceemovement.com.

Phillip G. Coop is the co-founder and Chairman of Memphis, Tennessee based EnSafe Inc., one of the nation's largest environmental and safety consulting firms. The original founders, Phil Coop, Wendell Knight, and James Speakman were motivated by their strong desire to pursue careers (then unavailable in the commercial sector) that intersected business, science and public policy related to environmental protection and safety. EnSafe manages environmental and safety risk issues for companies throughout the United States from 15 offices nationwide. The Company also performs projects worldwide. EnSafe was founded in 1980 in Memphis, grew rapidly, and by 1994 was listed by INC Magazine as one of the 500 fastest growing companies in the country. EnSafe continues to succeed and grow from the original founders' ethics and vision and is managed by senior staff who have been with the firm for 20-25 years. Mr. Coop leads the Company's scientific and compliance consulting practices, with a specialty in the management of environmental risks. He is a frequent lecturer on environmental risk, disaster response, and hazardous substance management. Mr. Coop is well known in Tennessee as an advocate for good environmental practices in the context of overall business and economic management and speaks frequently on the importance of a stable, scientifically sound regulatory system that encourages both environmental protection and economic expansion.   He was the 2004 recipient of the University of Memphis' Herff Award for distinguished service to engineering and currently serves as Chairman of The Webb School Board of Trustees. Coop was inducted into The Webb School's Distinguished Alumni Society in 2007. Mr. Coop is co-chairman of the Mid South Environmental Forum and is a charter member of the Hazardous Materials Control Institute. He serves on the board of Ballet Memphis. He has served on the Memphis-Shelby County Air Quality Board and the board of advisors for the Memphis Chamber of Commerce, and director and treasurer for the Tennessee Brownfields Association. He is a proud member of The Memphis Group – business leaders in support of St. Jude Hospital. Mr. Coop is a native of Bell Buckle, Tennessee, where his family has resided for many generations. He received his A.B. degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard University in 1970. He is married to Memphis artist, and former Federal Express Director, Kay Coop.   Links to items mentioned in the interview: EnSafe The Webb School-Bell Buckle Harvard University MIFA Mid-South Food Bank Kay Coop Art Society of Entrepreneurs 

From art student to artist, designer to chef to restaurateur, Karen Blockman Carrier has been creating in different mediums for more than 25 years. Her first love was painting and glasswork and that, in a roundabout way, is where she got her start in the culinary world. Apprenticing and studying under the brilliant artist, Dorothy Sturm, Carrier spent her early years at The Memphis Academy of Art gaining as much knowledge as Ms. Sturm would bestow. After graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The Memphis Academy of Art and receiving a scholarship to Hunter College for her MFA in painting, Carrier moved to New York City in 1980. About 10 years later, she found her way back to Memphis and over the years has opened such renowned establishments as Automatic Slim's Tonga Club, Mollie Fontaine Lounge, Bar DKDC and The Beauty Shop. Carrier has also been a personal chef to such Hollywood stars as Tom Cruise, Francis Ford Coppola, Jim Jarmush and Susan Sarandon. Over the last 20 years, St. Jude Children's Hospital, Le Bonheur, March of Dimes, Friends for Life, Hope House, Share Our Strength, Ballet Memphis, Memphis College of Art, Arts Memphis and numerous other non-profit organizations have felt Carrier's generosity. Links to items mentioned in the interview: Another Roadside Attraction Catering Society of Entrepreneurs Profile Beauty Shop Restaurant Bar DKDC Mollie Fontaine Lounge Automatic Slim's The Spirit and Science of Holistic Health

Originally released in August 2021, this episode of Faithfully Memphis features the Reverend Jonathan Chesney, associate rector of Church of the Holy Communion, in conversation with Jonathan Dummar, dancer and choreographer at Ballet Memphis. The two explore the intersection of artistic expression and Christian spirituality, and they also discuss St. Bartholomew. View "Songs of Artful Resistance" here: https://youtu.be/94ryPXsY_dM To learn more about Church of the Holy Communion: holycommunion.org To learn more about Ballet Memphis: https://balletmemphis.org/

Recorded live in the WYXR 91.7 FM studios at Crosstown Concourse in Memphis, TN, this episode of Faithfully Memphis features the Reverend Jonathan Chesney, associate rector of Church of the Holy Communion, in conversation with Jonathan Dummar, dancer and choreographer at Ballet Memphis. The two explore the intersection of artistic expression and Christian spirituality, and they also discuss St. Bartholomew. View "Songs of Artful Resistance" here: https://youtu.be/94ryPXsY_dM To learn more about Church of the Holy Communion: holycommunion.org To learn more about Ballet Memphis: https://balletmemphis.org/

Today's guest is Joshua Peugh! Joshua is the Founder and Artistic Director of Dark Circles Dance Company and Co-founder of Fair Assembly.  A graduate of Southern Methodist University, he has created work for festivals in Asia, Europe, and North America, winning awards for his choreography in South Korea, Japan, Canada, and the USA. He was the recipient of the Grand Prize at the McCallum Theatre's 18th Annual Choreography Festival and was chosen as one of @dancemagazine “25 to Watch." Joshua served as choreographer for legendary soprano Kathleen Battle's concert Underground Railroad - A Spiritual Journey and was the 2018 recipient of the Natalie Skelton Award for Artistic Excellence. He has created over 40 new works for BalletX, Ballet Memphis, The Big Muddy Dance Company, BODYTRAFFIC, Bruce Wood Dance Project, Company E, Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Dallas Theater Center, Dance Lab NY, DanceWorks Chicago, Eisenhower Dance, Korea National Contemporary Dance Company, MADCO, METdance, Tulsa Ballet, WaterTower Theatre, and Whim W'Him, among others.  Check out his website: https://www.darkcirclescontemporarydance.com/  

Get your copy of the Heart of Freedom recordings here: https://www.yourlocaldoc.com/heartoffreedomrecording   Join our email list here: http://thefuturegen.com Remember to Rate, Review and Subscribe on iTunes and Follow us on Spotify Follow us on Instagram: @futuregenpodcast   In this episode, Stephanie Mei Hom highlights the multiple ways a single individual and family can alter the course of their health and life and the trajectory of the planet by aligning values with choices. From knowing your local farmers and farmers markets, to the companies you choose to buy from, to making more empowered decisions around pregnancy and birth… all make a massive impact. She also shares her top essential oil recommendations given the post-2020 world.  Stephanie Mei Hom grew up in Southern California but has been happily living in Memphis, TN since 2000. She is a former professional dancer with Ballet Memphis, and after 14 seasons with the company, is now a full-time Stott Pilates, ballet, and bodyART instructor, holistic health coach through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, and essential oils educator with Young Living Essential Oils.  She loves empowering people to know, understand, and nourish their bodies in order to take their health and well-being into their own hands and make fully informed decisions through education, personal responsibility, connection, and community. She believes that the human body is a self-healing interconnected system in a miraculous interconnected world. She is a huge advocate for the local food movement and wholeheartedly supports local farmers.   Stay Connected with Stephanie Mei Hom:   Facebook: Stephanie Mei Hom  Instagram: @stephaniemei Website: www.hello-essentials.com/shom-2 Text community: 901-306-7006 __________________________ Stay Connected with the Future Generations Podcast:  Instagram: @futuregenpodcast, @thefuturegensd  and @drstantonhom  Facebook: Future Generations Podcast and Future Generations | Clinic of Chiropractic  Website: Future Generations | Clinic of Chiropractic  Remember to Rate, Review and Subscribe on iTunes and Follow us on Spotify!

We are back and better than ever. Today we chat with Ballet Memphis about what they have going on, how they are staying safe, and how they do what they do with...you know...Covid.

Episode Summary Part 8 of an 8 part series on Working From Home, Responsibly Episode 22: Home Office Ergonomic Hacks with Rebecca Greier-Horton The human body matters, especially at work. As we transition to work from home, some aches and pains may have crept in. Rebecca describes her own WFH challenges (two adults, two teenagers, and a pet!) and shares with us how to “life-hack” a work from home environment that is good for the body and the mind in her guide, Home Office Ergonomic Hacks: Real Tips for Real “Work From Home” Scenarios (https://hubs.ly/H0pVxmj0) .   Bio Rebecca supports her clients in both a hands-on and consultative manner. By sharing workplace wellbeing research and knowledge on behalf of Herman Miller Group she tends to the ergonomic and wellness needs of individuals and organizations by focusing on their greatest asset: People. As a life-long Environmental, Health, Safety & Sustainability Manager with Fortune 50 Companies, Rebecca has managed Sustainability and Wellbeing across multiple industries. She instinctively provides insightful and cost-effective workplace consultation, support, and solutions. Rebecca was recently accepted as a member of the International Well Building Institute’s COVID19 Task Force. She is a Master Pilates Instructor trained at Ballet Memphis and teaches Pilates Reformer in Dallas, Texas, where she resides with her husband, two daughters, and her Shiba Inu, Zuki.   Topics CoveredRebecca shares what you could be experiencing if your work from home set up isn’t aligned with your body’s needs How the “Wonder Woman” pose can work even when you sit How to stack your body from the feet up for proper alignment even if you are using a less than optimal chair The laptop is the devil of ergonomics. Learn how to set up in a “Rebecca-approved” style using items around your house The University of Waterloo recommended ratio of sit to stand working Setting up the proper distance from your computer and keyboard What a cashew body is and why you don’t want to be a “nut” Why natural light in your work from home environment will help your productivity, stress and sleep The 20/20/20 rule to combat Computer Vision Syndrome Tech-Neck and cervical spine pain: how much your head weighs and what happens when you lean forward The Ergonomic Intervention for kids, teens and adults Rebecca’s Fave Work From Home Tips  Free Resource (https://hubs.ly/H0pVxmj0)   1. Download our free resource from Rebecca: Home Office Ergonomic Hacks: Real Tips for Real “Work From Home” Scenarios (https://hubs.ly/H0pVxmj0) 2. Click the player above to listen  3. Let’s talk: We encourage you to go to our Say Hello! (http://www.destinationbetter.com/contact) page and send us an email or leave us a voice message to let us know if this information was helpful to you and how. 4. See more resources below.     Mentioned in this episode www.HermanMiller.com (http://www.hermanmiller.com) https://www.containerstore.com/welcome.htm (https://www.containerstore.com/welcome.htm) - great ideas for counter-top shelving  

Jennifer Archibald is the founder and Artistic Director of the Arch Dance Company and Program Director of ArchCore40 Dance Intensives. She is a graduate of The Alvin Ailey School and the Maggie Flanigan Acting Conservatory where she studied the Meisner Technique. Archibald has choreographed for the Atlanta Ballet, Ailey II, Cincinnati Ballet, Ballet Memphis, Kansas City Ballet, Tulsa Ballet, Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre, and worked commercially for Tommy Hilfiger, NIKE and MAC Cosmetics as well as chart-listed singers and actors. She was recently appointed as the first female Resident Choreographer in Cincinnati Ballet’s 40-year history. In 2018 she created new works for Cincinnati Ballet, Grand Rapids Ballet, Amy Seiwert’s Imagery, and Stockholm’s Balletakademien and will create a new works for Ballet West, Ballet Nashville, and Sacramento Ballet in 2020. She was recently Movement Director for Michael Kahn’s The Oresteia at the Shakespeare Theatre Company. Jennifer is currently an Acting Lecturer at the Yale School of Drama. She was appointed as Guest Faculty Lecturer to develop the Hip Hop dance curriculum at Columbia/Barnard College. Jennifer is also a guest artist at several universities including Fordham/Ailey, Purchase College, Princeton, Virginia Commonwealth University, University of South Florida, Goucher College, Columbia College Chicago, and Bates College. In 2019, she premiered new works for Miami New World School of the Arts, South Carolina’s Governor’s School of the Arts, Ailey Fordham, Boston Conservatory, and Point Park and will create new works for Missouri State, University of Alabama, Jacksonville University, and South Carolina’s Governors School for 2020. Please also note the opening statement from the director Shoni Currior. www.batesdancefestival.org

This week we are chatting about where to eat the best pizza, what to see with North Forest Lights at Crystal Bridges and Ballet Memphis at Walton Arts Center, the top Galentine's and Valentine's Day events and recommendations, Chilirhea, huge news from Eureka Springs with a $10 million resort coming and a new shopping spot in Pinnacle Hills Promenade.Have a question that you want us to look into on the podcast or interested in advertising? Visit leisurlist.com/podcastPlaces mentioned in the podcast:What to Eat:The Rail - https://leisurlist.com/feed/venue/the-rail-a-pizza-company/detailsMJ Pizzeria - https://leisurlist.com/feed/venue/mj-pizzeria/detailsWood Stone Pizza - https://leisurlist.com/feed/venue/wood-stone-craft-pizza-bar/details and Uptown (https://leisurlist.com/feed/venue/wood-stone-pizza-uptown/details)Oven and Tap - https://leisurlist.com/feed/venue/oven-and-tap/detailsWhat to See:North Forest Lights - https://crystalbridges.org/exhibitions/north-forest-lights/Ballet Memphis - https://leisurlist.com/feed/event/ballet-memphis-contemporaryx3/detailsWhat to Do:How to Celebrate Galentine's & Valentine's Day in Northwest Arkansas - https://leisurlist.com/feed/article/how-to-celebrate-galentines-and-valentines-day-in-northwest-arkansas-2020/detailsChilirhea - https://leisurlist.com/feed/event/chilirhea-2020/detailsWhat's New:Eureka Springs Pine Mountain Resort - https://talkbusiness.net/2020/01/father-son-duo-planning-10-million-resort-in-eureka-springs/Fab'rik - https://leisurlist.com/feed/venue/fabrik/details

At long last, Goldie and Allysun are joined by the one and only Ray Rico for a chat about his visit to World Pride in New York, what it means to be an LGBT media mogul in the current political climate and the upcoming Focus Awards! After the episode, head on over to awards.focusmidsouth.com  to learn more about the Focus Center Foundation's generous $20,000 grant to help local nonprofit organizations step up their marketing and advertising efforts. While you're there, why not nab a few tickets (or an entire table) for the Focus Awards? This year's ceremony, which will take place at Ballet Memphis, is happening August 23. Early bird ticket specials are going on right now—don't miss out!Additional music for this episode:Nctrnm - Cutting Itspinningmerkaba - I Dunno (Grapes of Wrath Mix)

In this weeks episode you will hear about Jared Brunson and his journey to heal from a muscle strain. I will be explaining muscle strains and the phases of healing. Jared Allan Brunson is a Saint Petersburg Fl. native, receiving his initial training in West African song, music, and dance from Jai Hinson and Baba Chuck Davis. After 10+ years traveling with DunDuDole Urban African Ballet as a young apprentice, Jared went on to be trained classically by Suzzanne Pomerantzeff and Michael Sheridan, garnering scholarships to Boston Ballet, The Rock School, Houston Ballet, among others. At age 18, after working briefly with Florida Dance Theatre, Jared joined BalletX as one of the first full time members. While there, he participated in seven world premieres by Olivier Weavers, Nicolo Fonte, Matthew Neenan and more. He also had been a guest at the Pennsylvania Ballet and the University of the Arts on multiple occasions, performing at the Kennedy Center, The Mann Center, and the Kimmel. At age 20, Jared joined Oregon Ballet Theatre under the new direction of Kevin Irving. There performing works my Nacho Duato, George Balanchine, and Christopher Stowell. Shortly thereafter, Jared was offered a contract with Ballet Memphis where he has performed as a soloist and principal for four seasons. There, he has acquired acclaim in Dance Magazine, The New York Times, and many local publications for his performances in the midsouth. Jared continues to also be an award winning musician aside from dance and theater. Jared Brunson : IG- @jaredallan https://www.complexionsdance.org/jaredbrunson IG: @theartofbodylanguage Email: theartofbodylanguage@gmail.com

This conversation takes us to the comfortable confines of the new Ballet Memphis facilities. Steven McMahon is the artistic director of the company. We discuss the history of Ballet Memphis as well as his own journey through the art. We also get into what it takes to be a dancer and choreographer and to keep ballet relevant. If you enjoy this episode I suggest you go back and listen to our conversation with Ned Canty and Michael Sakir (Opera Memphis) in season 1.

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 105 “Live from the eft Media Zone: Tom Schmitt with Forward Air” Broadcast from eft’s 3PL & Supply Chain Summit Featuring: Thomas Schmitt is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Forward Air, Mr. Schmitt served as Management Board Member and Chief Commercial Officer for DB Schenker, a $20 Billion Global Logistics Company since 2015. From 2013 until 2015, Mr. Schmitt was President, CEO and Director of Aqua Terra, Canada’s leading provider of natural spring water. From 2010 until 2012, Mr. Schmitt served as President, CEO and Director of Purolator, Canada’s top parcel and freight transportation company. Prior to joining Purolator, Mr. Schmitt spent 12 years at FedEx in Memphis, TN where he served as CEO of FedEx Supply Chain and SVP of FedEx Solutions. Prior to his time with FedEx, Mr. Schmitt held senior roles at McKinsey & Company. Mr. Schmitt has been a member of the Xynteo Leadership Board since 2018 and a Non-Executive Director of the Freguson plc board since 2019. Mr. Schmitt also served on the Board of Directors of private and public companies such as Dicom Transportation Group, Zooplus AG, Univar, Inc. and Cyberport GmbH. His support of non-profit organizations such as Ballet Memphis and Shelby Farms Park is equally as important to Mr. Schmitt. Mr. Schmitt holds an MBA as a Baker Scholar from Harvard Business School and received his Bachelor of Arts in European Business Administration from Middlesex University. Together with Arnold Perl, Mr. Schmitt wrote “Simple Solutions,” a leadership book published by Wiley & Sons. Learn more about Forward Air Corporation here: https://www.forwardair.com/ This episode was hosted by Scott Luton, Will Haraway, and Lance Roberts of Becker Logistics.

Dorothy Gunther Pugh is the CEO and Founding Artistic Director of Ballet Memphis, which she founded in 1986 with two dancers and a budget of $75,000. Today, the Company has 25 dancers, a budget of more than $4.4 million, and is opening a new multi-million dollar administrative and studio space in the heart of Memphis’ arts and theatre district in August of this year. Under Dorothy’s direction, Ballet Memphis has been lauded by the Ford Foundation, the Hearst Foundations, and the Mellon Foundation, among others. Dorothy has appeared on several national dance panels, including PBS NewsHour, the National Endowment for the Arts Dance Panel and the Glass Slipper Ceiling Symposium. A member of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, she has received the Women of Achievement Award for Initiative and the Gordon Holl Outstanding Arts Administrator’s Award, and is a recipient of a fellowship from the Center for Social Innovation at Stanford University Graduate School of Business. She is a fellow in the National Arts Strategies’ Chief Executive Program™ and was named a 2012 Legends Award winner from the Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis. In 2013, she received the Briggs’ Foundation Community Service Award. She has chaired the Artistic Directors’ Council for Dance/USA, the nation’s largest dance service organization for professional dance companies, and also serves on its panel for diversity and inclusion. Dorothy is a native Memphian who began her ballet training with Edith Royal of Orlando, Florida and later studied with Louise Rooke and Memphis Ballet. After graduating cum laude from Vanderbilt University, she studied with Raymond Clay and Donna Carver, and performed with Dance Concert Theatre. She completed teacher-training courses at the Royal Academy of Dance in London and with New York ballet master David Howard. Dorothy appeared in many roles with Ballet Memphis before leaving the stage. Learn more about Ballet Memphis here: http://www.balletmemphis.org/

Episode 47: "Simplify" A conversation with Kyle Milsap Kyle Millsap is Assistant Professor of Trumpet & Jazz at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. In addition to applied teaching duties, Dr. Millsap directs Jazz Band 3, the TAMUK Trumpet Ensemble, the Jazz Trumpet Ensemble, and performs with the Kingsville Brass Quintet. His performances span orchestral, chamber, and jazz/commercial idioms, including opportunities to perform in England, Germany, Mexico, and throughout the United States. He has performed with The Temptations, Mannheim Steamroller, Johnny Mathis, the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, Al Kapone, Jon Mayer, Rufus Reid, Kirk Whalum, Memphis Symphony Orchestra, Eroica Ensemble, Memphis Repertory Orchestra, Germantown Symphony Orchestra, Corinth Symphony Orchestra, Wichita Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfonica UANL, Jazz Orchestra of the Delta, Memphis Jazz Orchestra, as well as productions with Ballet Memphis. Theater credits include performances for nearly a dozen national touring company productions, including The Addams Family, Anything Goes, Chicago, Dreamgirls, High School Musical, South Pacific, and Young Frankenstein. He has performed at halftime for the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies, the Elvis Presley 35th Anniversary concert, and been seen on BET television. He has been frequently heard on the Memphis Public Radio WKNO Live Lunch series. He has been a featured soloist with the Corpus Christi Wind Symphony and the TAMUK Wind Symphony. A proponent of new music for trumpet, Dr. Millsap has commissioned and premiered several new works for trumpet: Shalom, Salaam, Peace… (2010) written for two trumpets and organ, Scatter the Darkness (2011) for trumpet and organ and A Whisper of Angels (2012) for trumpet quartet and narrator, 2x4: Domestic Tranquility (2013) for trumpet and flugelhorn duet, Cuando las ranas crien pelo (2014) for trumpet sextet. His recording of these compositions will be released on the album Scatter the Darkness: New Music of Stanley Friedman. He can be heard as principal trumpet with the Memphis Repertory Orchestra on their recordings Dvorak & Tchaikovsky and Voyagers, and as lead trumpet on the Southern Comfort Jazz Orchestra recording Voices. Dr. Millsap has written articles and reviews for the International Trumpet Guild Journal and serves as a music reviewer. He has published compositions and arrangements through Cimarron Music and Triplo Press. He has performed at the International Horn Symposium and presented at the Texas Music Educators Association and Tennessee Music Educators Association conventions. He is a member of the Artist Faculty for the National Trumpet Competition. Dr. Millsap holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Memphis, Master of Music degree from the University of North Texas, and Bachelor of Music degree from Wichita State University. Prior faculty appointments include the University of Memphis and Murray State University. He is a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors, Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Jazz Educators Association, and Pi Kappa Lamba. Dr. Millsap is a Yamaha Performing Artist, as well as an artist for Torpedo Bags. For more information on the trumpet studio or Dr. Millsap, visit tamuktrumpets.com or millsaptrumpets.com.   

Matthew Neenan began his dance training at the Boston Ballet School. He later attended the LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts and the School of American Ballet in New York. From 1994-2007, Matthew danced with the Pennsylvania Ballet and 2007, Matthew was named Choreographer in Residenceat the Pennsylvania Ballet. Matthew’s choreography has been featured and performed by the Pennsylvania Ballet, BalletX, The Washington Ballet, Colorado Ballet, Ballet West, Ballet Memphis, Milwaukee Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Tulsa Ballet, Ballet Met, Oklahoma City Ballet, Juilliard Dance, New York City Ballet’s Choreographic Institute, Sacramento Ballet, Nevada Ballet Theatre, Indiana University, Opera Philadelphia, and LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts (NYC), among others. In 2005, Matthew co-founded BalletX with fellow dancer Christine Cox. BalletX had its world premiere at the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival in September 2005 and is now the resident dance company at the prestigious Wilma Theatre. BalletX has toured and performed Neenan’s choreography in New York City at The Joyce Theater, The Skirball Center, Symphony Space and Central Park Summerstage, Vail International Dance Festival, Jacob’s Pillow, The Cerritos Center, Laguna Dance Festival, Spring to Dance Festival in St.Louis, and internationally in Cali, Colombia and Seoul, Korea. In 2010, Matthew became a trustee member for DanceUSA. His ballet The Last Glass was praised in the New York Times as the “The Top 10” of 2013. Matthew Neenan's website   BalletX Website New York Times Article mentioned in introduction Balancing Pointe's website  

Gabrielle Lamb is a native of Savannah, Georgia and was trained at the Boston Ballet School. She joined Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal in 2000 and was promoted to soloist in 2003. In 2009 moved to New York City and began working with choreographer Pontus Lidberg, as well as Morphoses, then under the direction of Christopher Wheeldon. Her repertoire as a performer also includes principal roles in works by George Balanchine, Jiri Kylian, Mats Ek, Ohad Naharin, Nacho Duato, Luca Veggetti and Shen Wei. She won the 2009 National Choreographic Competition of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and in 2013 won first prizes in both Milwaukee Ballet's International Choreographic Competition and Western Michigan University's National Choreographic Competition. During the 2013-2014 season her work will be performed by BalletX, Milwaukee Ballet, Ballet Memphis, and Ballet Austin. Ms. Lamb is also a self-taught video artist and animator, and her dance films have been presented by Dance on Camera at Lincoln Center, the American Dance Festival, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, and Dance Theatre of Harlem, among others.