Stacey Berk is Professor of Oboe, Music Theory and Composition at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. She is an active recitalist and principal oboist with the Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra . She has performed solo and chamber works at International Double Reed Society Conferences abroad and in the U.S., and has performed as a concerto soloist with a number of regional and university ensembles. She has performed on Wisconsin Public Radio's "Live from the Chazen" series and at schools and venues across the Midwest. She is also a guest clinician at numerous schools and colleges. Previously she performed with the Des Moines Symphony Orchestra, the Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra, the Cedar Rapids Symphony and the U.S. Air Force Band of the West, among others. She was a founding member of the award-winning Polaris Wind Quintet and previously taught at Grinnell College, Drake University and Our Lady of the Lake University. Prof. Berk holds Master of Music degrees in Oboe Performance and Music Composition from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, where she studied oboe with Nancy Ambrose King. She graduated from Western Illinois University with degrees in Music Education, Oboe Performance and Music Composition. She was awarded the Western Illinois University School of Music Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2010. 

Midori Samson is a bassoonist, educator, and activist. In addition to her new appointment at UWSP, she holds positions in the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra and the Beloit-Janesville Symphony. She is a former Fellow of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, and previously performed with the Chicago, Omaha, Charleston, Austin, and New World symphony orchestras. Last year, she premiered a recital of new works she commissioned by African composers, and most recently was the inaugural winner of the UW-Madison Wind Ensemble Concerto Competition. As an educator and activist, Midori is the Co-Founding Artistic Director of Trade Winds Ensemble, which hosts composition workshops for children in Haiti, Kenya, Tanzania, Chicago, and Detroit. She has facilitated similar community engagement work in Austin, New Orleans, New York City, Guatemala, India, and the Philippines. Last year she was invited by Yo-Yo Ma to serve on faculty with him at Youth Music Culture Guangdong in China, and most recently she travelled to Rwanda, to help produce an original piece that commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide. Midori holds degrees from The Juilliard School and The University of Texas at Austin. She is currently a Collins Fellow at UW-Madison, pursuing a doctoral degree in bassoon and social welfare.

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