Dante Anzolini, Associate Professor of Music and Music Director of the MIT Symphony Orchestra, has conducted with great success in Europe, the US and South America. Mr. Anzolini began playing piano and composing at an early age. He studied mathematics at the National University of LaPlata.

Nina Chen, a musically trained architect, began violin studies at the age of five. She has performed as a soloist with orchestras in Illinois and has played with the MIT Chamber Music Society for over six years. Nina has practiced architecture in Berlin and Zurich, and currently collaborates with MIT's Emergent Design Group and Jensen Design/Build.

Elaine Chew, piano, just completed her PhD at MIt with Jeanne Bamberger, modeling music mathematically. At MIT, she studied piano with David Deveau, participated actively in Marcus Thompson's Chamber Music Society, and was awarded the 1998 Weisner Prize for her contribution to the arts.

Joseph Davis, bassoon, is currently a graduate student in the Division of Bioengineering and Environmental Health at MIT. For the past several years, he has performed extensively on the MIT campus and in the greater boston area. Originally from Texas, Joseph has studied with Linda Burleson in Dallas and with Donald Bravo in Boston.

Jacqueline DeVoe, flutist, received degrees from New England Conservatory of Music and the Hochschule fur Musik in Vienna where she studied with Claude Monteux, John Heiss and Wolfgang Schulz. An active freelance musician in the Boston area, she performs regularly with the Boston Ballet, Cantata Singers and Emmanuel Music, among others. Ms. DeVoe is a member of hte North Winds Quintet, which presents educational programs throughout the state. She teaches at the NEC Extension Division and the New School of Music in Cambridge.

Eran Egozy, studied clarinet with Jonathan Cohler and William Wrzencien, and has performed extensively as a member of the MIT Chamber Music Society, and as soloist with the MIT Symphony Orchestra. He regularly performs with Boston's Balinese Gamelan orchestra, Gamelan Galak Tika. A graduate of MIT in Computer Science, he is co-founder of Harmonix Music Systems, an interactive music software company.

Sue-Ellen Hershman-Tcherepnin, flute, has performed throughout Europe, Latin America and the United States as orchestral freelancer, soloist and recitalist. Her freelance activities include performances with the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, Boston Symphony, Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra and Boston Lyric Opera. With pianist David Witten, she frequently performs as a member of Duo Classico. She has given many new music world premieres, including os-Angeles-based compsoer Tom Flaherty's Flute Concerto and a 1999 concerto by composer William Eldridge, written for her in memory of her husband, Ivan Tcherepnin. Her principal teachers were Phillip Kaplan, Jean-Pierre rampal and Samuel Baron. Hershman-Tcherepning currently teaches at Tufts University and MIT.

Oliver Klein, violin, studied with Roman Totenberg and Leon Spierer. He spent several years abroad as a student and teacher of the violin, notably in Panama, where he performed as soloist with the Sinfonica Nacional. He currently works as a furniture designer and maker in Gloucester, MA.

Ruti Machnai, cello, born in Israel, is currently finishing a Bachelor's degree in Cello Performance at the New England Conservatory as a student of Laurence Lesser. She has presented solo and chamber music recitals in Israel, England, Germany, Holland, Canada and the US. Since 1993, she has been a recipient of the American-Israel Foundation Scholarship.