Andrew Corral

Andrew began playing the violin at the age of 10 in San Antonio. He attended the University of Texas at Austin on scholarship for violin performance where he earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees under the tutelage of Brian Lewis. In his professional career, Andrew has played with orchestras around the country including the New World Symphony in Miami, the Phoenix Symphony, the Crested Butte Music Festival Orchestra, the San Antonio Symphony, the Waco Symphony Orchestra, the Austin Symphony Orchestra, and Austin Lyric Opera, and the Dallas Chamber Symphony. 

You can also find him performing in many of the candlelight concerts around Austin as a lead violinist. Andrew spent 2019-2022 as the assistant orchestra director at LASA High School and is currently in his third year as the assistant orchestra director at St. Stephen’s Episcopal School where he also maintains a studio of private students. In his free time, Andrew loves hanging with his friends and dogs, eating good food, lifting weights, playing basketball, and riding his one-wheel in which he is actually a professional sponsored rider!

J. Bradley Baker

American pianist-coach Bradley enjoys a versatile career as a soloist, collaborative artist and coach, educator, and music administrator. Baker’s solo performances have been heard throughout the United States, France, Italy, and Canada. As an opera professional, Baker serves as Principal Coach on the Music Staff of The Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown, New York, and is Co-Founding Executive & Music Director of Music On Site, an opera company based in Central Kansas, which produces a ten-day Winter Opera Season of professional opera productions in Wichita, Kansas and the surrounding communities.

Baker has also served as pianist, coach, or conductor with Opera Naples, Opera Arlington, Chicago Summer Opera, Lawrence Opera Theatre, Opera Seme, Lyric Opera of Orange County, Landlocked Opera, Wichita Grand Opera, Natchez Festival of Music, Opera Birmingham, LOLA-Austin, Tabor College Opera, and University of Alabama Opera Theatre. As a collaborative pianist and chamber musician, Baker has performed at many international and national conferences and festivals, including those of the International Double Reed Society, International Women’s Brass Conference, National Trumpet Competition, Hot Springs Music Festival, North American Viola Institute, Ad Astra Music Festival, National Opera Association, ClarinetFest, CollabFest, College Music Society, National Association of College Wind & Percussion Instructors, Music Teachers National Association, NATS, among others.

Dr. Baker is currently Director of Keyboard Studies at Tarleton State University, in Stephenville, Texas. More information, including full biography and media samples, can be found at www.jbradleybaker.com

Evan K. Brown

Evan, a Texas native, is an emerging heroic tenor celebrated for his “unfailingly vigorous” voice. Known for his commanding presence and passionate interpretations, he has captivated audiences in a variety of roles, including Hoffmann in Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Rodolfo in La Bohème, and Hermann in Queen of Spades. His recent engagements have showcased his versatility and depth, from performing Spoletta and covering Cavaradossi in Tosca with Charlottesville Opera to taking on the role of Arvide in Guys and Dolls. Evan’s portrayals of Hoffmann and Hermann both received significant acclaim, solidifying his reputation as a tenor of remarkable emotional intensity.

Evan's operatic journey includes notable performances such as Luigi in Il Tabarro with Angels Vocal Art, Benvolio in Romeo et Juliette with Sarasota Opera, and Spoletta in Tosca with Austin Opera. He has also covered roles like Steve Wozniak in The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs and performed Count Vaudemont in Iolanta, Harlekin in Der Kaiser von Atlantis, and Don José in Carmen. Beyond the opera stage, Evan has been a featured soloist in Rachmaninov’s All-Night Vigil with the Texas Bach Festival and Handel’s Messiah with the Georgetown First Presbyterian recital series. His talent has been recognized with several awards, including winning the 2018 SMU Concerto Competition and being named Audience Favorite in the 2023 McCammon Voice Competition.

Looking ahead, Evan is set to join the Glimmerglass Festival, where he will cover Canio in Leoncavallo’s I Pagliacci. His rising career continues to captivate audiences and critics alike, establishing him as a prominent figure in the heroic tenor repertoire.

Julia Taylor

Soprano Julia has previously performed as a soloist with the Austin Symphony Orchestra in Bruckner's Te deum and Handel's Messiah, with Chorus Austin in Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass and Mozart's Exultate Jubilate and with the Austin Chamber Music Festival in Philip Glass' Songs of Longing. Operatic roles include Curley's Wife in Floyd's Of Mice and Men and Frasquita in Bizet's Carmen with Austin Opera, Mimi in LOLA Opera's production of La femme boheme and the Queen of the Night in the University of Texas Butler Opera Center's Die Zauberfloete.  She has been recognized as “Best Singer” by the Austin Critics’ Table Awards for the roles of Mimì in La femme bohème and Beatrice in Jake Heggie’s Three Decembers.

Additional accolades include being a winner of the Mid-Atlantic Regional NATS Competition, a Regional Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions twice, and a Finalist in the Dallas Opera Competition. Past notable engagements include a performance of Ginastera's String Quartet No. 3 with the Miro Quartet, Villa-Lobos' Bachianas Brasileiras with guitarist John McLellan and the Williamson County Guitar Society, a solo recital with the Puccini Foundation and performances of Handel's Messiah in Guatemala City and Antigua, Guatemala. Upcoming engagements include performing as a soloist for Chorus Austin's 60th Anniversary Season and a recital with pianist, Nyle Matsuoka, for the Sarofim Guest Artist Series at Southwestern University. Dr. Taylor is currently a part-time Assistant Professor of Voice at Southwestern University's Sarofim School of Fine Arts in Georgetown, Texas.

Scott Clark

American Baritone Scott feels right at home as an interpreter of new work. He created the role of F. Scott Fitzgerald in the new opera The Ghosts of Gatsby by Evan Mack and Joshua McGuire. He also starred as Homecoming Soldier in Seagle Music Festival’s production The Falling and the Rising by Zach Redler and Jerre Dye. Scott was a Resident Artist with the Opera Columbus and Capital University joint program, where he performed the role of Marco in Gianni Schicchi. Clark was an emerging artist at Seagle Music Festival for two summers; there, he performed the roles of Belcore in L’elisir d’amore and Papageno in Die Zauberflöte. He has been a young artist with Houston Grand Opera’s “Opera to Go” program singing the role of Belcore in The Elixir of Love.