Sydney McSweeney’s distinctive jazz, gospel, and pop vocal stylings have made her one of the country’s hottest young vocalists. Her dynamic performances with the Columbus Jazz Orchestra have been described as “stunningly beautiful” and her standing room-only night club performances have become a favorite of audiences across the country. Although her schedule is jam packed with recording sessions and performances, as a devoted teacher, she still carves out time to nurture the talents of her many students. When Sydney isn’t singing or teaching, she loves spending time under the warm covers of her bed watching movies.

Southern California native Mark Alpízar has enjoyed a multifaceted career as a conductor, clarinetist, and music educator throughout the United States. He is the music director of the Vermont Youth Orchestra Association and is currently a regular guest conductor of the Holland Symphony in Michigan, the conductor for Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar, and the cover conductor of the Alabama Symphony. Prior to his move to Vermont, he was the assistant conductor of the Cleveland Pops Orchestra, Cleveland Pops Youth, the American Youth Symphony, the National Repertory Orchestra, and your Long Beach Symphony Orchestra. He holds a doctorate in orchestra and opera conducting from Arizona State University as well as masters and bachelors degrees from the Cole Conservatory of Music.

Berklee-trained arranger/conductor Brent Havens has written music for orchestras, feature films, and virtually every kind of television. His TV work includes movies for networks such as ABC, CBS, and ABC; Family Channel Network; commercials; sports music for networks such as ESPN; and even cartoons. Havens has also worked with the Doobie Brothers and the Milwaukee Symphony arranging and conducting the combined group for Harley Davidson’s 100th Anniversary Birthday Party Finale attended by over 150,000 fans. He has worked with some of the world’s greatest orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic and the BBC Concert Orchestra in London; the CBSO in Birmingham, England; the Malaysian Philharmonic; the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; the Minnesota Orchestra; the Pittsburgh Symphony; the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra; the Houston Symphony; the Atlanta Symphony; the Baltimore Symphony; the Dallas Symphony; the Fort Worth Symphony; the Nashville Symphony; Orchestra of Opera North in Leeds, England; and countless others.

Havens recently completed the score for the film “Quo Vadis,” a Premier Pictures remake of the 1956 gladiator film. In 2013, he worked with the Baltimore Symphony and the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens to arrange and produce the music for the Thanksgiving Day halftime show between the Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers adapting both classical music and rock songs into a single four-minute show. Havens is Arranger/Guest Conductor for all of the symphonic rock programs for Windborne Music.

Long Beach Ballet Academy has been training professional ballet dancers for over 42 years.  Best known locally for their annual production of The Nutcracker, this production has entertained over half a million audience members at the Terrace Theater.  The Long Beach Ballet is led by Artistic Director David Wilcox.  For over 25 years he has staged three full length ballets for ballet companies in China and has toured there annually with his own dancers and aspiring ballet students from across the U.S.

Kevin Deas has gained international renown as one of America’s leading bass-baritones. He is perhaps most acclaimed for his signature portrayal of the title role in Porgy and Bess, having performed it with the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, National Symphony, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Pacific Symphony, as well as the most illustrious orchestras on the North American continent, and at the Ravinia, Vail and Saratoga festivals. 2021-22 season highlights include performances of Mozart’s Requiem with the Florida Orchestra, Handel’s Messiah with the National Cathedral, Boston Baroque, and the New York Philharmonic. Other notable performances in the season include Nathaniel Dett’s The Ordering of Moses with the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Las Vegas Philharmonic and the Phoenix Symphony, Bach’s St. Matthew Passion with the Portland Symphony Orchestra, and will be performing the role of Porgy in Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess with the Des Moines Metro Opera, as well as the role of Dick Hallorann in Paul Moravec’s critically acclaimed opera The Shining with the Opera Colorado.

Mick Adams’ incredible voice, range and power speak for themselves. Born in Columbus, Ohio, Mick began singing at three years old. By the age of eight, he was the only child singing with the local adult church choir. While in high school, he studied voice under Elizabeth Graham, and continued his vocal education studying voice under Ben Bollinger whose other notable students included Karen and Richard Carpenter.

Not only is Mick Adams a ringer for Mick Jagger, he brings Mick Jagger’s intense energy to each performance. As a former lead vocalist for Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods, where he performed for Dick Clark, Mick has toured the country with the likes of Tommy James, The Turtles, The Monkees, The Association, The Lovin’ Spoonful, The Buckinghams, Herman’s Hermits, Ron Dante, the Rascals and more. Other notables that Mick has performed with include Spencer Davis, Rick Springfield, Johnny Rivers, Neil Sedaka, America, and rock and roll hall-of-famer Sam Moore.

Mick has recorded with Mark Kendall of Great White as well as Ronnie James Dio’s guitarist, Tracy G, and has done voice over work for MADD TV. He has also performed on various telethons, including Betty White’s pet telethon, Jerry Lewis’ MS telethon and many others. Mick’s band, Mick Adams and The Stones , has performed for everyone from Brad Pitt, Will Ferrell, Leslie Bibb, David Spade, Amy Adams, Flava Flav, Jack McBrayer, Judd Apatow, as well as Mark Cuban. They have been featured on National television multiple times, toured Internationally, and have appeared on and recorded for AXS televisions, The World’s Greatest Tribute Bands. They have also been named one of the top ten tributes in the world by Backstage 360 magazine. Mick is endorsed by Mark Cuban, Ryan Seacrest and former President of Atlantic Records, Jerry Greenberg, who signed The Rolling Stones.

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LANDSLIDE – A TRIBUTE TO FLEETWOOD MAC will take you on a ride back in time to an era when the greatest music in rock was being made and the careers of the legends we all love today were born! Paying homage to one of the greatest and most popular bands in music history, LANDSLIDE recreates the hits from yesteryear, taking fans on an electric journey through FLEETWOOD MAC’s incredible catalog of music, including the hits from their solo-careers. Because of LANDSLIDE’s genuine love and reverence for FLEETWOOD MAC, they spare no effort in captivating fans with an authentic concert experience. LANDSLIDE is truly one of the crown jewels of the National Tribute Band music scene.

LANDSLIDE is based out of the Charlotte, N.C. area.

Maestro Kala Ramnath stands among the world’s finest, most inspirational instrumentalists. Her playing has been featured on the Grammy-nominated Miles from India project, and compositions of hers have appeared on the Grammy-winning album In 27 Pieces and the Kronos Quartet’s 50 For The Future. The UK-based Songlines magazine hailed Kala Ramnath as one of the 50 world’s best instrumentalists and selected her album, Kala, as one of its 50 best recordings.

Kala was the first Indian violinist ever to be featured in the prestigious violin periodical, The Strad, and was the subject of a solo essay in the third edition of the encyclopedia, Rough Guide to World Music. Her musical contributions have been featured in Hollywood soundtracks like the Oscar-nominated Blood Diamond and more. During her mentorship under legendary vocalist Pandit Jasraj, Kala began formulating a unique voice which came to be dubbed the ‘Singing Violin’.

Kala has been bestowed the ‘A Top’ grade by India’s Radio and Television and is one of the youngest artists to have achieved this honor. She is the recipient of many awards – notable among them are the ‘Rashtriya Kumar Gandharva Sanman’, ‘Pandit Jasraj Gaurav Puraskar’ and the ‘Sur Ratna’. But recently and most notably of all, the Sangeet Natak Academy Puraskar.

Kala has performed at the most prestigious music festivals in India and appeared on world stages including the Sydney Opera House, Paris’ Théâtre de la Ville, London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall, San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts, Singapore’s Esplanade, New York’s Carnegie Hall, the Rudolstadt Festival in Germany, and the Edinburgh Music Festival in Scotland.

She has worked with such orchestras as the London Symphony and London Philharmonic and world music legends like George Brooks, Kai Eckhart, Bela Fleck, Terry Bozzio, Giovanni Hidalgo Ustad Zakir Hussain, Abbos Kossimov, Ray Manzarek of the Doors, Edgar Meyer and Airto Moreira to name but a few. In partnership with fellow world music artists, Kala has founded the bands Raga Afrika, Global Conversation, and Yashila.

Despite her busy performing and composing schedules, she continues to teach, lecture, and conduct workshops all around the world. Recent appearances include the Rotterdam Conservatory of Music in Netherlands, University of Giessen in Germany, and the Weill Institute in association with the Carnegie Hall in New York. She is also keen to enrich the lives of under-privileged and sick children through music in the form of her foundation, ‘Kalashree’.

Classical Night Fever, the popular 70’s disco Symphony Pops tribute show, has been touring nationally and receiving rave reviews since its inception in 2013. Originally from the Northeast, this popular 70’s disco/funk group has enjoyed performing alongside some of the Northeast’s top orchestras, including Portland Symphony Orchestra, Bangor Sympnony Orchestra, and Main Pro Musica Orchestra.

This world-class show features four powerhouses from the Planet Funktar: Superfly on guitar and vocals, Vinnie Boom-Boom Funktonio on bass guitar and vocals, Spanishfly on guitar and vocals, and Cyclone Link Skywalker Jr. on drums and vocals. Each of these highly skilled musicians and performers are on a mission to “funkitize” the masses by marrying the lavish sounds of the orchestra with brilliantly arranged disco hits by the likes of Donna Summer, The Bee Gees, Barry White, The Village People and more.