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Brazilian flutist Guilherme Andreas received First Place in the 2020 International Music Competition "Paris and London" Grand Prize Virtuoso and 2019 Concert Artists International Virtuoso Competition’s professional division. Andreas began his musical career in Brazil, where he studied at the University of Brasília and then completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Flute Performance at the Brazilian Conservatory of Music, under the guidance of French Professor Odette Ernest Dias. Andreas pursued post-graduate studies in Chamber Music at the same institution being mentored by British cellist David Chew, and studied in parallel with Cláudia Ribeiro do Nascimento (OSESP) and Michel Bellavance (Conservatoire de Genève).

As a soloist of the Brazilian Marines Wind Symphony, Andreas performed in major concert halls throughout Brazil and MERCOSUL. As a chamber musician, his presentations with Trio Gaubert, took place in theaters and museums throughout Rio de Janeiro.

Andreas received numerous prizes at competitions in Brazil including Young Soloists of the Eleazar de Carvalho Festival and the Sargent Borges Medal, granted to the leader of the Sergeant Musicians Course of the Brazilian Marine Corps. He also received a full scholarship to pursue his Masters studies in flute in the USA, awarded in Brazil by the Young Musicians in the Museum Competition in partnership with James Madison University in Virginia.

During his Master’s studies, Andreas won the JMU Concert Competition, culminating in a performance of the Reinecke concerto with the JMU Orchestra. He also won first prize in the Masterclass Competition of the Flute Society of Washington, DC. In 2016, Andreas began studying with Emily Skala (Baltimore Symphony) at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, where he received his Graduate Performance Diploma and the Peabody Career Award in 2018.

Andreas has appeared in recitals and presentations throughout the US, including the Global Brazil Conference at Duke University, Symposium on Brazil at Johns Hopkins University, and recent concerts in Nashville, Washington, New York City, Rochester, Boston, Seattle, among other cities. After being invited to perform as Principal Flute with the New England Symphonic Ensemble at Carnegie Hall (2016-2019), Andreas gave a solo performance in 2019 together with fellow CAI Virtuoso Competition winners.

Andreas was recently named Principal Flute of Symphony Number One in Baltimore for the 2018/2019 season and is also a Teaching Artist with Education Through Music in NYC. He was also recently appointed as a Trevor James Alto Flutes Artist, selected to be a member of the 2019 Global Leaders Program, and awarded the SphinxConnect 2019 and 2020 Fellowship and SOPA 2020.

Molly Clementz

Molly Clementz is a mezzo-soprano who made her debut with Pacific Opera Project in the LA Times’ acclaimed La Gazzetta as Doralice. Opera Today stated, “Ms. Clementz has a wonderfully rich tone, gleaming top notes, and a vibrant lower register,” and Schmopra described her as a “mezzo to be reckoned with.” During the 2016 and 2017 seasons, Molly was Opera Santa Barbara’s featured Mosher Studio Artist, performing Mercédès in Carmen, Lapák, and Datel in Janácek's The Cunning Little Vixen, and La Ciesca in Gianni Schicchi. During her time at OSB, she also covered the lead roles of Carmen, Fox Goldenstripe (The Cunning Little Vixen), and Lisette (La Rondine). In 2016, she competed with two roles in the Dominick Argento Chamber Opera Competition at the NOA Convention. A finalist in the AIMS’ Meistersinger Competition (Graz, Austria), she has sung performances in Austria, Germany, Italy, and Hungary. Pairing her petite figure, zwischen register, and powerful voice, Molly excels in versatility and presenting youthful characters. To that end, she performed the title role of University of North Texas’ 2013 production of Massenet’s Cendrillon. Molly currently studies with Dr. Linda Di Fiore at DePaul University, working toward an artist certificate.

In addition to the classical repertoire, Molly enjoys contemporary music and has received acclaim for the ease at which she learns it. In 2016, she competed with two roles in the Dominick Argento Chamber Opera Competition at the National Opera Association Convention in Santa Barbara. In the 2015 West Coast Premiere of Joel Feigin’s award-winning Twelfth Night, she performed the lead role of Viola. She has been a featured soloist with the Santa Ynez Valley Master Chorale and the UCSB Wind Ensemble. In 2018, she was the recipient of the College of Creative Studies Musical TV Project, in which an entirely new production was written and produce for her. This project culminated in a live performance and recording for television. Her doctoral work and dissertation focus on the gendering of pants roles in opera. She received degrees in both Vocal Performance and English Composition at Luther College. In addition to her Mosher Artist training with Opera Santa Barbara, Molly has trained abroad in Germany, Italy, and Austria. In 2014 she was a Finalist in the American Institute of Musical Studies’ Meistersinger Competition in Graz, Austria.

For more information, please visit mollyclementz.com.

Baltazar Díaz Dávila

A native of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, MX. Baltazar received a Bachelor's degree of flute performance from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and a Master's degree in flute performance from the University of Missouri Kansas City's Conservatory of Music and Dance. He is currently a part of the Cohort of the Orchestra of the America's Academy 2021, where he is pursuing an Artist Diploma in Orchestral Performance and Digital Creation as a part of Leone Buyse's flute studio.

He has participated in festivals such as Fresno Orchestral and Opera Summer Academy (FOOSA), Festival de Música de Santiago de Querétaro, Mostly Modern Music Festival, and Orchestra of the Americas.

Baltazar currently holds the position of co-principal flute at the Guanajuato Symphony and is the flute instructor at the Jóvenes Líderes Youth Symphony, in Leon, MX. He also serves as woodwind faculty for the Tamaulipas Symphonic Youth Festival. Baltazar is the official translator for the Puerto Rico Flute Symposium.

Nancy Good

Nancy has been playing clarinet for over 20 years and was also in a touring band (folk/classical/light rock) singing main vocals. Since 2012, her clarinet focus has been with tango orchestras and trios. She is a psychotherapist, working internationally in trauma healing and resilience, mother of 3 children and 2 grandchildren.

Nancy performs with Isabelle Haulin and other musicians who live close to Portland Oregon. They met through tango dancing, and have been playing tango music together for about 2 years. They particularly like playing for dancers, at local public events and small house parties.

Isabelle Haulin

Isabelle has been playing piano as a hobby since childhood, mostly classical music, until around 2016 when she decided to focus on tango music. She is a software engineer currently working for Nike, and mother of an 18 year old boy.

Isabelle performs with Nancy Good and other musicians who live close to Portland Oregon. They met through tango dancing, and have been playing tango music together since 2018. They have played for dancers and at house parties.

Mari Hwang

American pianist Mari Hwang believes in creating a safe world where people are inspired to live wholeheartedly. As a co-producer of The COMPASS Concerts (Community Online Meditation Performance and Salon Series), she and her partners, Shinichiro Inaji and Louis Yungling, have established a welcoming, safe environment for music performance where people from all over the world feel a sense of community, support, and healing.

Ms. Hwang’s earlier experiences and challenges with stage fright for solo performances has guided her to share mindfulness awareness practice, easing psychological tension, and connecting heart to music. She performs in variety of venues, in concert halls such as Carnegie Hall, DiMenna Center for Classical Music, Merkin Hall, Walt Disney Hall, and in cathedrals, hospitals, libraries, music schools, and private residences.

Her programming frequently shines light on works by unknown, undervalued, minor works of well known composers, and women composers. Her embodiment of often deeply personal storytelling resonates profoundly with audiences and leads to open and courageous dialogue.

In addition to her private teaching studio and being on the faculty for MSM Summer Program, she serves as a collaborative pianist at Manhattan School of Music in NYC.

Ms. Hwang has moved from a sunny suburb of Los Angeles, CA, to attend Manhattan School of Music, where she has received a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance. Subsequently, she has received a Master’s in Music from Mannes School of Music and a minor in impact entrepreneurship from The New School.

Paul Walker

Paul Walker is an amateur musician and composer who has been studying piano and other instruments most of his life. As well as playing piano, guitar, and more with family and friends, he composes a variety of music which you can find at SoundCloud. Paul is also active in the open source music software community, maintaining several large open source music software packages, He spends some of his musical time at the intersection of software, synthesis, and composition.

Louis Yungling

Hello, my name is Louis Yungling and I'm the founder of COMPASS. I'm also a pianist and teacher.

Meditation, mindfulness and awareness exercises are an integral part of my teaching and practice. Musicians benefit greatly from these practices by being able to fine tune their focus and get more out of their practice as well as increase their responsiveness to sound and be more present and confident in performance.

I created COMPASS concerts to extend these practices to audiences and give everyone a moment to pause and go inward. We do this by sharing a brief contemplation exercise before every concert. In this way we practice being aware of one another and give ourselves a chance to feel and appreciate our unique contribution.

Preparing our minds and bodies to receive and make music allows us to be more receptive to the beauty and generosity that goes into a musical performance. And practicing this type of mindful preparation regularly can help us open our hearts more to the experiences of our day to day lives.

I am thrilled to share this journey with you and the very talented, generous artists who perform here. Thank you to all my musician friends for sharing your gifts and creating beautiful programs of music for our COMPASS community. And thank you to all who come and partake in these heart-warming community concerts.

I currently live and teach piano in Valencia, Spain. My teaching website: Yungling Piano Studio.