Kelly Sulick: Flute-  Kelly Sulick earned her Master of Music degree in flute performance from the University of Southern California and recently completed her third season as principal flute with the Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra in Los Angeles, California. Prior to her graduate studies, she earned a Bachelor of Music degree in flute performance and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Language and Literature from the University of Michigan, where she graduated with highest honors and was named a James B. Angell Scholar for her academic achievements.
                   She has performed as principal flute with the USC Chamber and Symphony Orchestras, the University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra and Symphony Band, and the Livingston Symphony Orchestra. A finalist in several national competitions, Ms. Sulick has recorded several compact discs, including William Bolcom's Songs of Innocence and of Experience under Leonard Slatkin, a Naxos release that received four Grammy awards including Best Classical Album. Her principal teachers include Jim Walker and Amy Porter.

Ed Lacy: Oboe, Bassoon,  - In 2008, after a teaching career of 48 years, including 41 years at the University of Evansville, Dr. Lacy retired from full-time teaching and continues as adjunct instructor of bassoon. His primary duties included teaching bassoon, saxophone, oboe, jazz, and music theory. He founded the jazz program at UE and directed it for the first 40 years of its existence. He held the position of Oramay Cluthe Eades Distinguished Professor of Music and served as chair of the Department of Music on three occasions for a total of seven and one-half years. A native of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, he holds the bachelor of music education degree from Murray State University and the master of music in bassoon and doctor of music in woodwinds from Indiana University.

Eric Scales: Saxophone-  

Howard Luttrell, Trumpet-

Erin Schmidt, Horn- Ms. Schmidt is the consortium instructor of horn at UE and principal horn of the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra. She is also 3rd horn in the Lancaster Music Festival (OH). Ms. Schmidt received her Bachelor of Music in horn performance from the University of Dayton and her Master of Music in horn performance from the University of Miami. Prior to coming to Evansville, Ms. Schmidt was the principal horn of the Billings Symphony Orchestra for 4 years. During her time out West, she also served as acting principal horn of the Spokane Symphony Ochestra. She has served as an adjunct instructor of horn at the following universities: Rocky Mountain College, Whitworth College and Montana State University-Billings.

Bill Shaltis, Percussion Director- William Shaltis is principal percussion with the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, section percussion with the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra and consortium faculty at the University of Evansville. Prior to these appointments, Mr. Shaltis was a freelance musician in the Boston area, performing with organizations such as Boston Baroque, Handel and Haydn Society, Boston Lyric Opera, the Portland (ME) Symphony, and the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra.  Mr. Shaltis' diverse performance background includes principal timpani with the Detroit Symphony Civic Orchestra and Capital City Brass Band, cymbals with the New England Mehterhane (a Janissary band featuring traditional Turkish music and instruments), snare drum with the Michigan State University drumline and drum set with numerous theater shows and rock bands. He was also invited to the Aspen Music Festival and School for two summers, performing with the festival and chamber orchestras.  Mr. Shaltis received a Bachelor of Music in music education from Michigan State University and a Master of Music in performance from the Boston Conservatory. His principal teachers included Alison Shaw and David Gross (MSU), and Salvatore Rabbio, Pat Hollenbeck, John Grimes, Keith Aleo, David Herbert, and Nancy Zeltsman (Boston Conservatory).