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28 Summer 2024 • sai-national.org records frequently with the Hollywood Studio Orchestras, and her countless film score recordings include such blockbusters as Disney's The Jungle Book (2016), Ice Age: Collision Course, Fast Furious 7 & 8, The Wolverine, Tron, Straight Outta Compton, Fences, Rush Hour 3, X-Men: Apocalypse, The Thing, The Conjuring l and ll, and Crazy Rich Asians, working with composers such as Marco Beltrami, Lalo Schifrin, Brian Tyler, John Debney, John Powell, Rolfe Kent, Christopher Young, John Ottman, Austin Wintory, Mark Isham, and Jeff Beal. Andon's most recent recording work includes Principal Flute on Benjamin Wallfisch's blockbusters IT and IT: Chapter 2, Marco Beltrami's A Quiet Place 2, Jeff Beal's The Biggest Little Farm, Joseph Trapanese's Lady and The Tramp for Disney+, as well as Jeff Russo's Star Trek Picard, Star Trek Discovery, and Umbrella Academy. Andon is also heard on David Newman's score for the Green Eggs and Ham TV series, Steven and Julie Bernstein's Animaniacs (new reboot), and the Bruce Broughton and John Debney episodes of Seth MacFarlane's The Orville. She is featured regularly on scores for video games in live performances and for recordings, including the GRAMMY®-nominated Journey, Fortnite, World of Warcraft, and League of Legends, including Zoe's Theme. Andon has performed with orchestras for live concerts for The Legends of Zelda, Pokémon, Kingdom Hearts, and Final Fantasy. She has also been a featured soloist with the San Diego Symphony for the "Video Games Live" Concert at Comic- Con, and on the same concert, also performed with the new video game cover band "Critical Hit." Andon is also the solo flutist with the new contemporary music ensemble "Brightwork New Music," based in Los Angeles, consisting of solo flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and percussion. She has also performed as principal flute with LA's Kaleidoscope "Conductorless" Chamber Orchestra and has a live performance video recording of Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun. Ms. Andon received her post-graduate Artist Diploma from Yale University studying with Ransom Wilson (international soloist and solo flutist with the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society) and her Masters of Music in Flute Performance at USC studying with Janet Ferguson, Roger Stevens, and weekly masterclasses with James Walker, all-former principal flutists of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. She received a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a double concentration in Flute Performance and Music Education from California State University San Bernardino, studying with Candi Palmberg (sought-after soloist, clinician, orchestral, and chamber musician). In addition to her faculty position as the Artist Teacher of Flute at the University of Redlands School of Music, Ms. Andon is also the Flute Instructor at the Idyllwild Arts Academy, an international high school for the arts, and is an active clinician throughout southern California and worldwide. DR. CRAIG DENISON Dr. Craig Denison was initiated as a National Arts Associate by the Kappa Beta Chapter at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania in April. Dr. Denison is the Director of Choral Studies and Associate Professor of Choral Music/Music Education at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Denison has been serving Indiana University of Pennsylvania since 2015. Prior to his current position, he taught in public schools and universities, and was a conductor of youth and children's choirs for 30 years. While working with these choirs, he prepared young singers for countless performance opportunities with international orchestras, opera companies, and worked with them to premiere new music. Some of the works he has prepared these singers for include The Magic Flute, Carmen, La Bohème, Turandot, Amahl and the Night Visitors, and Gloriana. He is known for his work with the American Boychoir, Colorado Children's Chorale, and Florida's Singing Sons. While working as an adjunct professor of conducting at Westminster Choir College, he founded the Schola Cantorum, one of the choral performing groups at Rider University. In the community, Dr. Denison remains active as a presenter, adjudicator, and conductor. He presented at the Modern Band Summit in 2020 and serves as a representative on the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Modern Band Implementation. He has adjudicated many festivals, most notably the China International Chorus Festival in Beijing. Additionally, he has conducted for many choirs at the honors, district, regional, and state levels in numerous states, including: Louisiana, Georgia, Colorado, Virginia, West Virginia, Florida, and Pennsylvania. He remains active in his own scholarship, having presented at the Symposium on Research in Choral Singing held at Northwestern University and hosting several sessions at the National Conference on Children and Youth Singing. He has also had his research published, having written an article in Choral Journal and a chapter in the Oxford Handbook of Choral Pedagogy. Dr. Craig Denison has received a Bachelor of Music degree, Magna Cum Laude, from Houghton College, a Master of Music degree with distinction from Rider University's Westminster Choir College, and a PhD in Music Education from Miami University. DR. TRACY DOYLE Dr. Tracy Doyle was initiated as a National Arts Associate by the Beta Delta Chapter at the University of Puget Sound in April. Flutist Tracy Doyle is the Director of the School of Music at the University of Puget Distinguished Members

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