violin mentor for the Detroit Symphony Youth Orchestra during the 2016-17 season. Chiu studied both violin and piano at Bowling Green State University (MM) with Dr. Penny Kruse and Dr. Solungga Liu. She also studied with Dr. Kia-Hui Tan at the Ohio State University (DMA).
tral, choral, and chamber works. That same year he was asked to write a fanfare for the London Symphony that was recorded in February 2022. In the most recent CODA (College Orchestra Director’s Association) International Composition Contest, he was awarded first prize for his orchestral work Song of Eternity. He has also been given certificates of excellence in band, choral, orchestral, and chamber music composition from The American Prize organization. Dal Porto serves on the faculty of Eastern New Mexico University as Professor of Music and Coordinator of Music Theory and Composition. In 2012, he received the ENMU Presidential Award in Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities. A former student of Donald Grantham, Dal Porto received degrees from California State University, Sacramento, and the University of Texas at Austin. He frequently serves as a guest composer, conductor, and pianist. Further information about Mark can be found at markdalporto.com.
RILEY CONLEY Riley Conley currently performs as Principal Trumpet with the CityMusic Cleveland Chamber Orchestra, and is the Instructor of Trumpet at Denison University, where he directs the trumpet studio and trumpet ensemble. Prior to moving to Ohio, he earned a Bachelor of Music degree at Baldwin Wallace University, and a Master of Music degree at The Colburn School. His primary teachers are Jack Sutte and James Wilt. Mr. Conley is an active orchestral musician in the Cleveland area and has performed with the Firelands Symphony, the Ashland Symphony, the Akron Symphony, the Wooster Symphony, with members of The Cleveland Orchestra in a sacred music series, and most recently made his international orchestral debut in Anguilla as principal trumpet with the World Doctors Orchestra. He has been fortunate to work with esteemed conductors Esa-Pekka Salonen, Rossen Milanov, Rafael Payare, Robert Spano, and Patrick Summers. In 2018, Mr. Conley was awarded “Honorable Mention” for the ages 19-25 category in the Ictus International Trumpet Competition. Summer engagements include performing with the Lake Tahoe Music Festival Orchestra, as well as fellowships at the National Music Festival, the Aspen Music Festival, the Chosen Vale International Trumpet Seminar, and the Pierre Monteux School. His additional former teachers include Raymond Mase, Kevin Cobb, Micah Wilkinson, John Brndiar, and Robert Dolwick. An avid composer of trumpet literature, Riley wrote his first work, Three Miniatures for Solo Trumpet (recorded by Jack Sutte) in 2018. He is currently working on a book of twenty lyrical etudes, to be published in 2022. Riley Conley is a Vincent Bach Performing Artist.
ANDREW DELAMATER DAVIS Andrew Davis is a composer and electric guitarist from Boston, MA who has written for a variety of media both acoustic and electroacoustic. Davis’ early experiences in music were in local concert bands where he played trombone and in rock bands where he played electric guitar. Fused with a strong background in popular music, his music seeks to explore a variety of different genres and musical aesthetics. His works have been performed by groups such as the JACK Quartet, PRISM Quartet, Alarm Will Sound, Daedalus Quartet, the Argento Ensemble, loadbang, the Boston New Music Initiative, the Luna Nova Ensemble, the University of Texas Wind Ensemble, the Yale Concert Band, the Florida State Wind Ensemble, and the University of Texas New Music Ensemble. He has received honors from ASCAP, BMI, The Lyra Society, and ISCM-Texas among others. Additionally, his music has been heard at a variety of festivals including the TUTTI Festival, RED NOTE Music Festival, Mizzou New Music International Composers Festival, New Music on the Point, and SEAMUS. He has held residencies at Atlantic Center for the Arts and ACRE. He earned a B.A. in music from Yale University, an M.M. in composition from the University of Texas at Austin in 2012, a PhD in composition from the University of Pennsylvania in 2017, and M.S. in computer science from Stanford University in 2018. He currently teaches at Wellesley College.
MARK DAL PORTO Dr. Mark Dal Porto has received numerous commissions with his works receiving hundreds of performances by many instrumental and vocal ensembles throughout the US and abroad. In 2019, he released Peace, Nature & Renewal¸ a CD featuring some of his orches-
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