Kevin Fitzgerald is the Assistant Conductor for the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, Music Director of the Alabama Symphony Youth Orchestra, and Music Director for ÆPEX Contemporary Performance. He has participated in master classes and as a conducting fellow with some of the world’s most respected conductors, including Marin Alsop, Matthias Pintscher, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Cristian Măcelaru. He holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music and the University of Michigan, and is frequently engaged as a guest conductor with various orchestras and university programs.

Josh McClellan is an Austin, Texas-based percussionist/musician with a diverse palette, minimalist aesthetic, and exuberant personality. He holds degrees in percussion performance from Belmont University and the Eastman School of Music, bringing his wealth of knowledge as a performer-educator, music businessperson, and insightful thinker to all that he does.

Dave Vanlaningham is a freelance musician/drummer with a penchant for hiking and the outdoors. His current musical projects include Stranded Arrows, a folk rock band in which he sings & plays banjo/drums, and Racket Man, a band that Dave will be touring with from September through the end of November as a guitarist, synth player, and drummer. Dave recently played drums on Joey Viola's sophomore album Truth, which will be released soon (Kickstarter live until Aug. 31).

Ivan De La Cruz is a freelance drill designer, visual tech for the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum & Bugle Corps, and former band director. He is in demand as an adjudicator for marching band competitions and guest instructor at high school programs across the country.