8TPS is a vocal collective of trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive musicians.

Performer Hope Levy brings Connie’s haunting songs to life alongside folk classics and her own originals, weaving a poignant story of creativity, identity, and the enduring power of music

Elliot Menard is an opera-maker—a vocal performer, composer, and producer—working at the nexus of opera-theater, new music, and experimental performance.

Peixuan Jiang is a pianist who was born in Shanghai, China and and has won awards in piano competitions at the municipal, provincial, and national levels in China.

LA POPS UP is a groundbreaking dance film project celebrating the creativity and individuality of So-Cal based choreographers on screen, spearheaded by Dance Camera West and Hysterica Productions.

The darlings of Disneyland’s “Paradise Garden Bandstand,” this dynamic ensemble presents Celtic Folk with a decidedly bluegrass attitude.

Quique Escamilla is a Mexican Mayan-Zapotec, born and raised in the warm, tropical southern lands of the state of Chiapas, Mexico. He started singing Mexican folk songs at the age of four at his family reunions. Today, Quique is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, producer, and an international touring artist based in Toronto, Canada.

Chris Cruz & Rae Shirer tap into the warmest of Americana and folk traditions. Cruz (on acoustic guitar and vocals) and Shirer (duet and backing vocals) craft straightforward songs that recall the best of '60s and '70s folk music.

Ken Waldman has drawn on 37 years as an Alaska resident to produce poems, stories, and fiddle tunes that combine into a performance uniquely his. Since 1995 he's toured full-time, performing at leading festivals, concert series, arts centers, and clubs.

Beth Sussman received her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees at the age of twenty-one from The Juilliard School where she was on full scholarship. She has performed throughout North America and Europe including appearances at Lincoln Center, The Ravinia Festival (Summer home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra), Royce Hall (UCLA), The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and The Huntington Gardens and Museum. She has also performed on live radio broadcasts on radio stations WQXR (New York), WFMT (Chicago) and KUSC (Los Angeles).

The Bryatz Duo: Hailed by the press as “virtuosic, stunning musicians”, Denis Zhukov (balalaika) and Guzel Safiullina (domra/keyboards) perform classical and folk repertoire, as well as original interpretations.

 Håkon Kornstad is an award winning Norwegian jazz saxophonist, recognised by jazz critics around the world. In 2009 he discovered his singing voice, and he finished a master’s degree at the Norwegian Opera Academy in 2014. He is now dividing his time between two almost contrasting musical genres — combining them in unprecedented ways.