Lexi Eubanks
Lexi Eubanks
Flute, Alto Flute, Bass Flute
Lexi Eubanks is a freelancer, educator, and new music enthusiast based in southeast Michigan. In 2024 she received her MMus in flute performance and chamber music at the University of Michigan on a full-tuition scholarship, studying with esteemed flutist and pedagogue Amy Porter. Lexi has premiered over 10 new works and is a proud member of FLYDLPHN, a mixed chamber sextet.
Oliver Bishop
Oliver Bishop
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Other Winds
Oliver Bishop is a performer, teacher, and freelance musician based in Southeast Michigan. In 2023, He performed and premiered a new work with Detroit Chamber winds, appeared as a soloist with the University of Michigan University Choir, and performed in Edge Fest, the world-renowned avant-garde jazz and creative new music festival hosted by Kerrytown Concert House in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In 2023, he was awarded the Gottlieb Variations Award honoring outstanding performances at Michigan's annual Collage concert. Oliver Bishop is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Music. He holds a Bachelor's of Music in Clarinet performance and a Bachelor's of Music in Music Theory.
Bryce Richardson
Bryce Richardson
Bassoon
Bryce Richardson holds two Master’s degrees from the University of Michigan, in bassoon performance and chamber music. Bryce graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts with a BM in bassoon performance where he studied as an awarded Kenan Excellence Scholar. Currently freelancing around the SE Michigan area, Bryce’s passion for his instrument and new music make him a thrilling performer.
Emani Barber
Emani Barber
Double Bass
Emani Barber’s career spans multiple genres, eras, and mediums, in which he combines to form his wholly unique approach to musical ideas, sounds, and textures. In addition to performing, Emani is an arts administrator who focuses heavily on access, diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as developing community engagement initiatives.
Olivia Cirisan
Olivia Cirisan
Percussion, Voice, Electronics
Olivia Cirisan is a musician, percussionist, teacher, singer/songwriter, composer and producer based in Ann Arbor, MI. Olivia loves making music of any kind, but particularly has a passion for contemporary, chamber, electroacoustic and electronic music. Olivia performs locally in the Ann Arbor / Ypsilanti area with various groups including her percussion/electronic music duo VIRID and her percussion trio Brain Pocket. In addition to being a performer and co-director of various ensembles, she is a co-producer of the concert series VIRID and Friends based in Ann Arbor. Currently, Olivia is pursuing an M.M. in Percussion Performance at the University of Michigan, where she also received her Bachelor’s degree in 2023.
Ancel Fitzgerald Neeley
Ancel Fitzgerald Neeley
Percussion, Keyboards, Electronics
Ancel Fitzgerald Neeley is a composer, percussionist, educator, and videographer from the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti MI area who writes a variety of solo, chamber, electronic, and multimedia works. His music often takes inspiration from cinematography, screenwriting, and the dialogue between technology and natural processes. As a percussionist, Fitz performs with his percussion and multimedia duo VIRID and percussion trio Brain Pocket. Fitz recently completed his MMus in Composition at the University of Michigan where he previously earned a BMus in Composition and Percussion Performance.