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concefi stage,she has premiered music by PulitzerPrize-winning composer John Adams and sungwith virtually every major American orchestra.It was the PeabodyAward-winning CBS program"Having Our Say:The Delany Sisters'First 100Years" that first introducedMs. McDonald to televisionaudiences as a dramaticactress, and from 2007-II sheplayed Dr. Naomi Bennetton the hitABC medical drama."Private Practice." MARCUS OVERTON, pretudepresenfer Marcus Overtonis a pastArlistic Administratorfor La Jolla Music Society.His 40-yearcareer in artsmanagement includes senior management positions atLyric Operaof Chicagoand the Ravinia Festival,nearly nine yearsas SeniorManager of PerformingArts at the Smithsonian Institution and - by invitation of Gian Carlo Menotti - the GeneralManager's post at Spoleto FestivalUSA.

BENJAMINROE, pretude presenfer BenjaminK. Roe is responsiblefor guiding the overall strategyfor 99.5 ClassicalNew England, and all the other classical-musicservices of WGBH, including programming,live performances, specialevents, videos, podcasts, apps, and the selice's five online classicalchannels. Mr. Roe has a three-decadecareer in public media,including 20 yearsat NPR, where he seruedin a variety of roles including Director of Music and Music Initiatives. A Grammy@-Awardwinning producer,Mr. Roe also earnedA Chairman'sMedal from the NEA, Peabodyand ASCAP-Deems Taylor awards,and the National Medal of the Arts. He is an alumnusof Middlebury Collegeand pursuedgraduate studies in BroadcastAdministration at B ostonUniversity. STEVENSCHICK, pretude presenter Percussionist,conductor, and authorSteven Schick, has championed contemporary music by commissioningand premidringmore than 150new works. Mr. Schick is FounderandArtistic Director of the percussiongroup, redfish bluefish. Cunently he is Music Director of the La Jolla Symphonyand Chorusand Artistic Director of the SanFrancisco Contemporary Music Players. In2012 he becamethe firstArtist-in-Residencewith the IntemationalContemporary Ensemble. He maintainsa lively scheduleof guestconducting including appearanceswith the BBC Scottish SymphonyOrchestra and the SaintPaul ChamberOrchestra. He is a DistinsuishedProfessor of Music at UCSD. THESILK ROAD ENSEMBLE The Silk Road Ensembleis a collectiveof internationallyrenowned performers and composers from more than 20 countrieswho collaborateon a diverserange of musicaland multimedia projects,presenting innovative performances that springfrom Easternand Westerntraditions and contemporarymusical crossroads. The Ensemblefirst cametogether under the arlistic directionof Yo-Yo Ma at a workshopat TanglewoodMusic Centerin Massachusettsin 2000.In sharingtraditions from variouscultures, the Ensembledevelops and performsnew music and multimediapieces, exploring and expandingcontemporary musical crossroads.They haveperformed to critical acclaimthroughout Asia, Europeand Norlh America, and haverecorded five albums.OlftheMapwasnominatedforaGrammy'oAwardforBestClassicalCrossoverAlbumin20ll.AnewCD,A Playlist WithoutBorders, and a concertDVD, TheSilk Road Ensemble\uith Yo-YoMa: Live From Tanglewood,were releasedin September2013. The Silk Road Projectpromotes collaboration, innovation and learningthrough the arts.In additionto presenting performancesby the Silk Road Ensemble,the Projectengages in cross-culturalexchanges, leads workshops for students and partnerswith prominentcultural institutionsto createeducational programs. The Projecthas been involved in commissioningand performingnearly 70 new musicaland multimediaworks from composersand arrangersaround the world.

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