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Dr. Jay Dean

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Member Bio Opera has always been part of Jay Dean’s career. This special world of music has given him the opportunity to conduct performances with such eminent operatic artists as Plácido Domingo, Renée Fleming, Denyce Graves, Roberta Peters, and many more. He has conducted productions for Opera Mississippi since 2004, and became its Artistic Director in 2010. In addition to his position with Opera Mississippi, he is the Director of the School of Music at the University of Southern Mississippi. Considered a musical ambassador for Mississippi, Dean received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The University of Texas at Austin. He came to The University of Southern Mississippi in 1988, and was the Director of Orchestral Activities for the USM Symphony Orchestra for thirty years (1988-2018). During his tenure as director, the orchestra rose to enjoy an international reputation that enhanced not only the university, but also the state and region. His recruiting efforts turned this organization into a multinational conglomerate that included students from many different countries. The orchestra became known for “Bringing the World to Mississippi.” He has produced and conducted concerts with internationally known classical music icons such as Itzhak Perlman, Yo-yo Ma, Sir James Galway, Joshua Bell, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Manuel Barrueco, John Browning, Christopher Parkening, Edgar Meyer, and many more. In addition to classical artists, he has also produced and conducted performances with major popular artists such as Doc Severinsen, The Pointer Sisters, Patti La Belle, Dionne Warwick, Patti Austin, Linda Eder, Sandy Patty, Mac McAnally, and Ricky Skaggs. His work as an orchestral conductor has reached many orchestras in Europe, the United States, and Latin America. Dean’s skills as a producer and artistic manager enable him to work music in a much broader context; he is the Founding Artistic Director of Festival South and the Executive Director of the Hattiesburg Concert Association. He was also the Artistic Director of the Natchez Festival of Music from 2011 until 2019. In 2009, he and the USM Symphony Orchestra received the Governor’s Award for Leadership in the Arts. During his time as Artistic Director, Opera Mississippi also received a Governor’s Award for Artistic Excellence in 2017. His other awards and recognitions include receiving the Hub Award, the Historic Hattiesburg Downtown Association’s Leadership in the Arts award, the Excellence for Global Arts and Culture Award from the Mississippi World Trade Center, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the University of Southern Mississippi Research Council, two Joint Resolutions from the Mississippi State Legislature, and induction into the University of Southern Mississippi Alumni Hall of Fame. Jay Dean affirms that his central mission “is to provide life-changing experiences for the artists that work with him and raise the quality of life in the state of which he is a part.
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Jonathan DeBruyn

Sunnyside Symphony, Salem Philharmonia
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Member Bio ​Jonathan DeBruyn grew up in Lake Oswego, Oregon in a musical household, and was exposed to classical music from a young age. He received his BM in Violin Performance from Portland State University, studying with Carol Sindell, and completed his MM in Orchestral Conducting at the University of Oregon with Dr. David Jacobs. He was a Conducting Fellow with the Eugene Symphony for the 2018-2019 season, and in 2021 was named a Faber Conducting Fellow with the American Austrian Foundation. In 2022 he was named the conductor of the “Young Artists Debut!” concerto competition. In 2023, he was named the Music Director of the Sunnyside Symphony, as well as the Artistic Director of the Salem Philharmonia. He has performed as a violinist with many local orchestras, including the Portland Columbia Symphony, the Newport Symphony, and the Eugene Symphony. He has conducted as far as Canada, Poland, Austria, and the Czech Republic. In his free time, he enjoys drawing, reading, and practicing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He is the son of composer Randall DeBruyn.
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Emma Dederick Emma Dederick Indiana University

Indiana University
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María del C. Maldonado María del C. Maldonado Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico

Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico
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Kathleen DeLaurenti Kathleen DeLaurenti Johns Hopkins University - Peabody Institute

Johns Hopkins University - Peabody Institute
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Phoenix Delgado

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Mr. Brian DeMaris

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Member Bio ually at home in opera, musical theatre, symphony, pops and ballet, Brian DeMaris has worked with Anchorage Opera, Arizona Opera, Charlottesville Opera, Opera Columbus, El Paso Opera, Mill City Summer Opera, Syracuse Opera, Tri-Cities Opera, American Lyric Theatre and American Opera Projects. He has served as Principal Conductor of Anchorage Opera, Music Director of Mill City Summer Opera, Associate Conductor of New York City Opera, Assistant Conductor of Florida Grand Opera and Glimmerglass Opera and on the music staff of Opera Theater of Saint Louis. He has led concerts with the St. Cloud Symphony, Music St. Croix, the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra, Williamsburg Symphony, Syracuse Symphoria and the Israel Chamber Orchestra, and has appeared at the United Nations, the Aspen Music Festival, New York's Le Poisson Rouge, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Symphony Space, Alice Tully Hall, and in recitals, competitions, and master classes throughout the United States and abroad. He is a three-time winner of the American Prize in Opera and Musical Theater Conducting. He was previously Director of Opera and Musical Theatre at Ithaca College, and currently serves as Artistic Director of Music Theatre and Opera at Arizona State University. DeMaris has also taught at Aspen Music Festival, New England Conservatory School of Continuing Education, Lawrence University, George Mason University’s International Opera Alliance, the International Vocal Arts Institute in Tel Aviv, and “Meet the Artist” at Lincoln Center. He has served on numerous panels with Opera America and the National Opera Association, and presented master classes with the National Association of Teachers of Singing, New York State Music Teachers Association, New York State School Music Association and the Arizona Music Educators Association. He’s presented master classes at numerous universities and programs across the U.S., and his students have performed on Broadway, film and television, and at opera companies and festivals throughout the world. He also serves as Arizona Governor of the National Opera Association and Director of the Arizona District Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition. A frequent performer and advocate of contemporary music, he conducted the Middle Eastern premiere of Mark Adamo’s Little Women with the Israel Chamber Orchestra at the International Vocal Arts Institute in Tel Aviv, as well as the world premiere of Stefan Weisman’s Darkling with American Opera Projects at the Classical Stage Company with additional performances in Gniezno, Poland, at Frei Universität in Berlin, Germany, the New York City Opera VOX Festival and the United Nations. He also leads the world premiere recording of Darkling, released on Albany Records in 2011. DeMaris was also involved with the professional American premiere of Richard Rodney Bennett’ s Mines of Sulphur at Glimmerglass Opera, which was broadcast on NPR and BBC, released on the Chandos label, and nominated for a Grammy Award, as well as the world premieres of Peter Ash’s The Golden Ticket and John Corigliano’s revised version of The Ghosts of Versailles at Opera Theater of Saint Louis, for which he provided assistance with the preparation of the published piano-vocal score through G. Schirmer. He has worked with Beth Morrison Projects and also served as Resident Conductor of American Lyric Theater in New York, through which he has done several workshops of new works including The Golden Ticket at Jazz at Lincoln Center, Adam and Eve at Symphony Space and Why Is Eartha Kitt Trying To Kill Me at Le Poisson Rouge. He has produced developmental workshops of half a dozen new works at Arizona State University with professional collaborators including American Lyric Theatre, Beth Morrison Projects, and Phoenix Theatre. Also a composer himself, his musical “The Portrait of Dorian Gray” received a developmental workshop at Ephrata Playhouse in the Park in 2003, and his art songs have been performed in recitals throughout the United States. His 2022 album "Gratitude" (available on iTunes and Spotify) features his complete songs for voice and piano.
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Hayden Denesha

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Member Bio A native of Buffalo, New York, Hayden Denesha is a passionate conductor known for his intensity and his dedication to the education of audiences and young musicians. Presently, Hayden serves as the Associate Conductor of the Loudoun Symphony Orchestra and Music Director of the Loudoun Symphony Youth Orchestras. Hayden is also on faculty at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania where he directs the College Orchestra and teaches classes in Music Education. Hayden most recently served as Assistant Conductor for the Peabody Youth Orchestra and worked as an Assistant Conductor and Youth Orchestra Conductor for the South Carolina Philharmonic. While with the South Carolina Philharmonic, he led professional young persons’ concerts and helped grow its Youth Orchestra program into one of the largest in the state. As an advocate for contemporary programming, Hayden has premiered numerous commissions and has been relied upon for his expertise in multimedia collaboration. He recently worked on the U.S. premiere of Du Yun’s Where We Lost Our Shadows at the Kennedy Center and served as an Assistant Conductor for a Baltimore city-wide production of Leonard Bernstein’s Mass under the baton of Marin Alsop. He is also one of the few conductors in the world trained in original performance practice of accompanying silent films with live orchestra. In 2018, he was invited to Indiana University in partnership with the Jacobs School of Music to present the original orchestral score to Phantom of the Opera (1925) with renowned organ soloist Dennis James. Hayden holds conducting degrees from the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University, the University of South Carolina, and the State University of New York at Fredonia. He has also trained and performed at music festivals such as the National Orchestra Institute, Eastern Music Festival, Pierre Monteux School, and the PRISMA Festival in Western Canada. His principal teachers have included Marin Alsop, Joseph Young, Scott Weiss and David Rudge. Hayden is equally at home as a performer on viola having earned his undergraduate degree in Viola Performance & Music Education. He has held viola section positions with the South Carolina Philharmonic, Aiken Symphony Orchestra, and the Carolina Ballet. He presently resides in Baltimore, MD with his wife Mary Kate and is an avid Buffalo Bills fan.
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Bryant Denmark

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Member Bio Bryant Denmark is a conductor with a diverse background spanning symphonic, choral, contemporary music, and musical theatre. Originally from Tennessee, he began his musical journey studying violin and voice, developing a deep appreciation for large ensemble collaboration. He remains active as an instrumentalist, frequently performing in orchestras and chamber ensembles. Bryant earned his Bachelor of Music in Orchestral Conducting from the Mannes School of Music, where he worked extensively with the Mannes Orchestra, Mannes Opera, Mannes Composers Ensemble, and New School Community Orchestra. He was also named the Julius Rudel Conducting Fellow in partnership with the Buffalo Philharmonic in 2022. Following his time at Mannes, Bryant worked with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as a score reader for video productions. In summer 2025, Bryant was awarded the Cascade Conducting Fellowship at Orquesta Northwest’s Cascade Masterclass. Throughout his years as a conductor, Bryant has received mentorship from JoAnn Falletta, Sarah Ioannides, Lawrence Golan, Scott O’Neil, David Hayes, Diane Wittry, Anna Edwards, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, and Ankush Kumar Bahl. Currently pursuing his Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting at the Lamont School of Music, Bryant continues to refine his artistry and leadership on the podium. Bryant’s main goals as a conductor include engaging with as many living composers as possible, uncovering neglected orchestral works from the 20th century, and fostering community between orchestras and audiences. His passion for music is driven by a commitment to facilitating meaningful collaboration with musicians and creating compelling, empathic performances that engage audiences and spread joy.
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Pablo Devigo

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Member Bio Spanish conductor Pablo Devigo has been repeatedly praised for his strong commitment and passion on the podium. Bernard Haitink described Pablo Devigo’s conducting at the 2017 Lucerne Easter Music Festival as “really serious work, getting things [done], and very well prepared. It’s a pleasure!” Some of his most recent engagements include assisting maestro Paul Daniel and the Royal Philharmonic of Galicia (Santiago de Compostela, Spain) for the world premiere of Fernando Buide’s first opera, A Amnesia de Clío. During the 2019-2020 season, Pablo served as the Conducting Fellow at the Carmel Symphony Orchestra (IN, USA). In 2020 Pablo will be making his Spanish debut with the Royal Philharmonic of Galicia. Pablo has been fortunate to work closely with maestros such as Bernard Haitink, David Zinman, Dima Slovodeniouk, Robert Spano, Giancarlo Guerrero, Jorma Panula, and Larry Rachleff. Anative of Castro Caldelas, Spain, Devigo has had a wide interdisciplinary musical training. He is a graduate in both composition and conducting from Spain’s Conservatorio Superior de Música del Principado de Asturias. Pablo was recognized in 2015 with a Fulbright Scholarship to continue his conducting studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music. In 2018 he was the recipient of the Helen F. Whitaker Fellowship at the Aspen Music Festival. Pablo is currently pursuing his doctorate at Indiana University with maestro Arthur Fagen and specializing in piano performance with Émile Naoumoff and harpsichord with Elisabeth Wright.
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