Joshua Barroll and Alana Weiss have been working together with Unstrumental and Bare Rhythm for almost 15 years now. Under their direction, Unstrumental and Bare Rhythm have released 2 albums and won numerous awards and competitions. Most recently, Unstrumental won 1st place at the LAAF Scholastic A Cappella Competition against some of the best high school and collegiate a cappella groups in the country.

Marc Silverberg is an adjunct professor at Five Towns College and the Director of Education for CASA.org. He is the author of “Quest for the A cappella Major,” a blog that discusses the continuing education of contemporary a cappella music and group improvisation. He has presented workshops on vocal improvisation at several CASA.org sponsored festivals, SUNY Purchase, The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York, and the American Choral Directors Association’s 2013 national convention. He is a graduate of the University of Delaware and Westminster Choir College.

Jennifer Davis is a vocal and general music teacher at Chautauqua Lake Secondary School in Mayville, NY. She directs 3 vocal ensembles in addition to teaching general music, guitar, songwriting and piano/theory. A native of Rochester, NY, Davis earned a Bachelor of Music degree from SUNY Fredonia (1995) and a Master of Music Degree from the Eastman School of Music (2000). Davis is also active in the New York State School Music Association, serving on the Curriculum Committee and as a presenter for both winter and summer conferences.

Jonathan Albertini is the Musical Director of 8-time BHA gold medalist choir, The Blenders Chorus.  He is passionately dedicated to the promotion of youth involvement in a cappella singing as current Musical Director and founder of the Blenders Youth Chorus. In 2013, Jonathan founded and directed of one of the largest annual youth development festivals, Voice In Paradise, which annually attracts hundreds of young male and female singers. Mr. Albertini is also the director of the mixed a cappella group at Griffith University called Serotonin, a High School all male chorus at A.B Patterson College, and a Sweet Adelines ladies chorus.

Ryan Stuempges in his 9th year as the choral director at Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School in Galesville, Wisconsin. A graduate with a bachelors in K-12 Vocal Education from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Stuempges has helped strengthen the choral program at his high school. There are close to 400 students who attend his school and almost half of them are in the choral program. Vocal Point is the premier group at G-E-T High School that Stuempges has directed at the World Choir Games in Cincinatti, OH and recently placed in the top 12 groups at the International Championship for High School A Cappella two years ago. Stuempges and Vocal Point are very excited to be a part of this wonderful event.