The MBC team is comprised of experts in music performance, research, education, composition, and communication.
Rachel Barton Pine
Internationally-renowned concert violinist, Rachel Barton Pine, is the founder of the Rachel Barton Pine Foundation and its Music by Black Composers project.
Megan E. Hill, Ph.D.
Dr. Megan E. Hill is an ethnomusicologist, educator, writer, editor, and project manager.
Mark Clague, Ph.D.
Dr. Clague is an Associate Professor of Musicology, American Culture, and African American Studies at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance.
Eden Esters Brown, B.A., M.M.
Eden Esters Brown is a doctoral student in Music Education and Piano Pedagogy at Louisiana State University.
Douglas Jurs, D.M.A.
Dr. Douglas Jurs is Associate Professor of Music (Piano and Piano Pedagogy) at Elon University in North Carolina..
Jennifer Kennard, D.M.A.
Dr. Jennifer Kennard is Contracted Faculty of Practice at Concordia University (St. Paul).
David Bontemps
David Bontemps is an award-winning Haitian composer based in Montreal.
Tré Bryant
Tré Bryant is a composer, arranger, orchestrator, music theorist, and violist.
Leah Claiborne, D.M.A.
Dr. Leah Claiborne is a pianist, scholar, and educator, and she is Assistant Professor of Music at the University of the District of Columbia.
David McNair, Ph.D.
Dr. David McNair is an educator, music theorist, composer, performer, arranger, and music engraver.
Carlos Simon, D.M.A.
Dr. Carlos Simon combines the influences of jazz, gospel, and neo-romanticism in his music.
yelley taylor, B.M., B.A., M.M.
yelley is a violinist, violist, writer, performer, and teacher who plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Music Education.
Evan Ware, Ph.D.
Dr. Evan Ware is composer, music theorist, educator, music editor, and Assistant Professor of Music Theory and Composition at Cal Poly Pomona.
Ajay Mallya
Ajay Mallya began learning violin at age 3 and made his Carnegie Hall debut at age 12.
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