Zachary James

Zachary James, 2022 Grammy Award Winner, international opera singer and recording artist, Broadway & TV actor, named the BroadwayWorld Vocalist of the Decade, Classical Post’s Most Innovative Artist, Verismo Magazine’s Breakout Artist of the Year and among Opera Wire’s 30 Most Influential LGBTQ+ Artists is “a true stage animal” (Opera News) known for his “huge, robust bass” which “resonates with force” (Bach Track), “tremendous power and presence” (The Arts Desk, London) and “intrinsically beautiful”, “cavernous bass” with “oomph and range” (Opera News). He created the role of Amenhotep III in the Olivier and Grammy Award winning Metropolitan Opera production of Philip Glass's Akhnaten, the role of Abraham Lincoln in the world premiere of Philip Glass’s opera The Perfect American at the Teatro Real in Madrid, Oberon in the world premiere of Kristin Hevner’s Il Sogno at the Teatro Citta della Pieve in Umbria, the role of Terry in the world premiere of Breaking The Waves at Opera Philadelphia and Lucius Clarke in the world premiere of Edward Tulane at Minnesota Opera. A winner of the Lotte Lenya Competition, Zach has been engaged by The Metropolitan Opera, London’s English National Opera, Spain’s Teatro Real and Australia’s Opera Queensland, LA Opera, Opera Omaha, Minnesota Opera, Dallas Opera, Opera Philadelphia, Opera Saratoga, On Site Opera, Virginia Opera, Nashville Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Arizona Opera, Fort Worth Opera, Opera Roanaoke, Opera Ithaca, Shreveport Opera, Anchorage Opera, Union Avenue Opera, Teatro Citta della Pieve. Zach’s orchestral engagements include performances with The Philadelphia Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo, The New York Philharmonic, NYC Ballet, American Symphony Orchestra, Symphony of the Mountains, MasterVoices NYC and Knoxville Symphony Orchestra.  @theofficialzacharyjames www.ZachJames.com 

Ariel Campos

Ariel Campos is a Los Angeles based percussionist. His diverse musical background includes performances with artists and groups; Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, Percussionist Kai Strobel, Country Pop Duo “Brooks and Dunn”, Latin Jazz artists Louie Cruz-Beltran and Poncho Sanchez. He was an original cast member of the Tony and Emmy award winning musical “Blast!,” which premiered in London. He is also currently the Director of Southern California Marimba, (scmarimba.org) a non-profit dedicated to promoting marimba performance.

Wick Simmons

Wick Simmons is a NYC based cellist. Dubbed “the modern cellist” (The CelloSherpa), Wick uses his classical training under the eminent pedagogue Hans Jørgen Jensen to aggressively engage in the culturally intersecting worlds of creative-technology, dance, film, theatre, kink, sound-art and post-genre music. He made his New York solo debut at Joe’s Pub at THE PUBLIC theater and has performed at The Kennedy Center, The Dolby, The Kitchen NYC, Constellation Chicago, Segerstrom Hall, The Paramount, MASS MoCA, The Greene Space, Carnegie Hall, on New Sounds, WQXR-WNYC,  The Longy School of Music at Bard College’s “seen / unseen” digital series, on National Public Radio’s “From The Top” show, and throughout the USA as the cellist of the five “superb”  (The San Diego Union Tribune)  onstage musicians in the 10-Tony Award winning show, The Band’s Visit  First Broadway National Tour. 

Song of Myself