Composer  Scott McClain

Baritone David Arnold

Savannah composer-pianist Scott McClain has been commissioned by various schools, colleges, and community groups to write for choirs, theatre, modern dance, jazz band, and radio. With training and experience in jazz and folk, as well as classical music, he has developed a unique style that appeals on various levels to a wide variety of audiences.

 The distinguished American baritone David Arnold has performed with the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, English National Opera, and Komische Oper Berlin. He has sung with leading orchestras in Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta, New York, and St. Louis, and in guest appearances at the White House before Presidents Carter and Clinton. His recitals and recordings regularly feature twentieth-century music, including Schoenberg’s “Gurrelieder “with the Boston Symphony. The recipient of many awards, he is also a distinguished teacher.

Already at the age of nineteen, violinist Ilya Gringolts has established himself as an exciting new artist. In 1998 he won first prize at the International Paganini Violin Competition as well as a special prize for the best interpretation of Paganini’s Capriccio. He was also a prizewinner in the 1995 Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition. He made his North American debut in July 1999 performing with the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa under the baton of Pinchas Zukerman. 

Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1982, Ilya Gringolts studied at the St. Petersburg Special Music School No. 11 with Tatiana Liberova. Most recently he signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon.