Ovation! Management has added the following to their illustrious roster:

Drake Dantzler,tenor.  Has performed with Des Moines, Central City, & Sarasota Opera companies.   Currently teaching at University of Michigan.

Athena Mertes, soprano. Burbank, Las Vegas, Henderson Symphonies.  Winner of numerous competitions.

Willem van Staden, tenor.  From South Africa.  Tour of South America.  Ft. Worth, Atlanta opera companies.

Martha Cares, soprano.  Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago Opera Theater.  Phantom of the Opera (over 1000 performances).  Many commercials.

Thomas Booth, tenor.  Metropolitan Opera , Rome Opera & many others.  Mario Lanza Remembered program.   Warsaw Philharmonic, Israel Symphony & many others.

Pianist Jeffrey Panko is a versatile and stylish pianist embracing the solo, ensemble, and accompanist disciplines. His awards include the Society of American Musicians and Frinna Awerbuch International Competition. Following a concert tour of Poland he was honored by the USA with the title of Cultural Ambassador. Jeffrey will be the soloist with the Elmhurst (IL) Symphony next season playing Beethoven.

Seunghyun (Sue) Harrington, lyric soprano, was educated and made her operatic debut in her native Korea. She went to Italy for further study in 1992 and in 2002 was awarded the Bellini International Competition "Distinguished Musician" prize. Since immigrating to the USA she has won awards from Liederkranz, MacAllister, National Opera, and Corbett competitions.

Conductor David Leibowitz is a native of New York and received his master's degree Summa Cum Laude from City University of New York's Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College. He is the founder and director of the award-winning New York Repertory Orchestra. Other orchestras he has conducted include Pleven Philharmonic (Bulgaria), Orchester Pro Arte (Vienna), Masterplayers Orchestra (Switzerland), Orquestra Sinfonica de la Ciudad de Mexico as well as many orchestras in the USA.