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Dalton Guin
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Member Bio Dalton M. Guin, a native of Erwin, North Carolina, began his musical life at home, with a family that loved music, and in the choir loft of a Southern Baptist church. At 11 years old, when he began studying trumpet and horn, he made the decision to spend the rest of his life in musical pursuits. Dalton served in the United States Marine Corps as a French Horn Instrumentalist (5544) from 2011 - 2018. During his two tours he achieved the rank of Sergeant, and served with the Marine Forces Pacific Band in Kaneohe Bay, Hawai’i, and Marine Corps Band New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana. Over this period Dalton served in various capacities, from music librarian and public affairs non-commissioned officer to assistant and acting Enlisted Conductor. After leaving the Marine Corps, Dalton completed his Bachelor’s in Music Performance in 2023 at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in the studio of Dr. Abigail Pack. He is currently pursuing a Master’s in Instrumental Conducting at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, studying under Dr. Jungho Kim and Dr. Jonathan Caldwell. As an instrumentalist, Dalton has performed with various ensembles around the United States, including: The Kamuela Philharmonic JALPAC Chorus Without Borders Carolina Ballet (substitute) The Oahu Civic Orchestra Appalachia: A Southeastern Wind Symphony (substitute) Goldsboro Theatre Society Triangle Youth Ballet Cor-tet Horn Quartet He has attended workshops as a fellow, continuing his studies under Markand Thakar with Conducting Programs International in 2024, and with Dr. Robert Ambrose and Dr. Margaret Underwood at Wake Forest University’s inaugural conducting workshop in 2024. Dalton currently resides in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he freelances and performs with local community groups while attending UNCG.
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Kamna Gupta
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Member Bio Known for her versatility, nuanced interpretations, and collaborative style, Kamna Gupta is an American Prize-winning conductor experienced in operatic, orchestral, and choral repertoires. In the 2024-25 season, Ms. Gupta enjoys a wide variety of projects. She makes her debut with Madison Opera conducting a new production of Piazzolla’s Maria de Buenos Aires with Madison Opera, and leads the workshops for Sarah Kirkland Snider's new opera, Hildegard. On the concert side, Ms. Gupta will serve as a cover conductor at the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Sinfonietta, and also joins Manhattan School of Music Symphony Orchestra as a guest artist. In the summer of 2025, Ms. Gupta will return as a faculty member at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. A champion of contemporary music, Ms. Gupta has collaborated with several composers on notable premieres, including Luna Pearl Woolf's new oratorio Number Our Days (part of the 2023-24 inaugural season of the Perelman Performing Arts Center in New York), Layale Chaker's opera Ruinous Gods at Spoleto Festival USA in 2024, and Du Yun's In Our Daughter's Eyes which premiered at LA Opera in 2022. Other recent engagements include Vancouver Opera, Glimmerglass Festival, Tapestry Opera, International Contemporary Ensemble, Beth Morrison Projects, Trinity Church Wall Street ensembles, and cover conducting with Washington National Opera and Atlanta Opera. She has also appeared with Seattle Opera, the Royal Opera in Versailles, American Lyric Theater, Sarasota Opera, and Opera Saratoga. Active internationally, Gupta’s orchestral credits include performances in France, Germany, Russia, and the Czech Republic; leading the Leipzig Barockorchester in an all-Bach program was a special highlight. Gupta’s passion for education has also led her to work with education departments at the New York Philharmonic and the Castleton Festival. Based in New York City, she is active as a pianist and harpsichordist in addition to conducting.
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Hector Guzman
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Member Bio Maestro Hector Guzman was included in the “Outstanding Musicians of the XX Century” magazine, published in 2000 by the International Biographical Centre in Cambridge, England and, in 2003, a Dallas- based Univision television documentary on Mr. Guzman’s career was nominated for an “Emmy” award. He is the recipient of the “Silver Good Citizenship Medal” from the Sons of the American Revolution for his outstanding contributions to the Arts in North Texas. A recipient of countless international distinctions such as these, Mr. Guzman is Music Director of the Plano Symphony Orchestra, the Irving Symphony and the San Angelo Symphony all in Texas, USA. In 2004, he was declared winner of the “Seven Conductors-One Baton” International Conducting competition and appointed Music Director of the Jalisco Philharmonic in Mexico. As guest conductor, Maestro Guzman has appeared with the Monterrey Symphony, Xalapa Symphony, State of Mexico Symphony, UNAM Philharmonic, Philharmonic Society Orchestra, Bellas Artes Chamber Orchestra, the San Antonio and Dallas Symphonies, the Wheeling Symphony, the National Symphony of the Dominican Republic, the Mexico City Philharmonic, the National Symphony of Mexico, the Vivaldi Orchestra of Mexico City, the Collegium Orchestra of Prague in the Czech Republic, the Japan Philharmonic and the Amadeus orchestra in Ruffano, Italy. He made his Operatic debut with “The Barber of Seville” in 2005 and conducted the Spanish version of the Opera “Frida” in May 2007. He has also appeared as soloist and recitalist in venues such as the Meyerson Symphony Hall in Dallas, Spivey Hall Distinguished Artists series in Atlanta and the cathedrals of Morelia, Guadalajara and Chartres, among others. In his native Mexico, Hector Guzman achieved an impressive reputation as an organist by taking first prize in both the “Chamber Soloists” competition and the “Manuel Ponce” National Organ Competition. In the United States, while a student of world famous master teachers Alfred Mouledous and Robert Anderson, he earned further distinction by winning solo competitions at Southern Methodist University and the University of North Texas. In 1978, he gained world acclaim when he became the first Latin-American ever chosen as a finalist in France’s “Grand Prix de Chartres”- the world’s most prestigious international organ competition. Mr. Guzman holds degrees from the Conservatory in Mexico City, the University of North Texas and Southern Methodist University in Dallas. He has studied with many illustrious conductors including his mentor, Anshel Brusilow, Helmuth Rilling and Carlo Maria Giulini at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy. For several years, he was a protégé of the late Maestro Eduardo Mata, Conductor Emeritus of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. In demand internationally as a conductor and recitalist, Maestro Guzman was accorded the “Outstanding National Young Artist” award from the government of Mexico, the “Golden Lyre” award, given by the Mexican Union of Musicians, the “Meadows” award from SMU, the DeVry Institute’s “Director Par Excellence” award.
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Dr. David Hagy
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Member Bio Music Director and Salisbury Symphony Conductor Dr. David Hagy has led the orchestra since January of 1988, and has achieved a reputation for developing and expanding the orchestra’s repertoire as well as bringing some of the most talented musicians and soloists from across the Piedmont to perform with the orchestra. Dr. Hagy was instrumental in the creation and development of the annual free summer outdoor concert entitled “Pops at the Post” which in 2011 won a “Best Event” award from the statewide organization, North Carolina Main Street. Beginning in 2007, he helped to establish the production of the Nutcracker Ballet here in Salisbury as an annual performance in collaboration with the Piedmont Dance Theater. Hagy received his Bachelor of Music in violin performance from Indiana University in 1977 and received his doctorate in 1992 from Yale University where he was a student of Otto-Werner Mueller. While in Connecticut he served as an assistant conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra of Yale, the International Music Program of the North Carolina School of the Arts, and the Norwalk and Stamford Symphonies; conductor of the Western Massachusetts Youth Orchestras; and guest conductor with the Omaha and Indianapolis All-City Orchestras. During his tenure in Salisbury Mr. Hagy has served variously as the assistant conductor of the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, the music director of the Greensboro Symphony and Winston-Salem Symphony Youth Orchestras, and guest conductor of the Gulf Coast Symphony, the New York All-State String Orchestra (2013), the
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Daymon Hallmon
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Member Bio efore he could speak, Dayvin M.A. Hallmon showed an awareness and love of music. At the age of five years old he began taking piano lessons. Later he learned the clarinet and saxophone. A few years later, Dayvin began studying the violin and viola. Perfectly at home in both Gospel and Western Classical, Dayvin was Assistant Concertmaster of the Church of God In Christ International Orchestra for seven years. Due to the unique musical lineage of Mr. Hallmon’s teachers, he is a grandchild of Jascha Heifetz, Dr. Thomas Dorsey, and Dr. Mattie Moss Clark. Mr. Hallmon draws from those backgrounds and traditions for building ensembles in churches and helping congregations craft a strategic vision for their music ministry. Dayvin was born in Chicago, grew up in Racine, Wisconsin and is currently a resident of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is the founder and Music Director of The Black String Triage Ensemble. Aside from playing at the scene of shootings and sites of civil unrest to keep the peace, the organization includes one symphony orchestra-The Black Diaspora Symphony Orchestra. In January 2023, Mr. Hallmon became the assistant conductor for Milwaukee’s Concord Chamber Orchestra.
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Shaun Hancher
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Member Bio Conductor Shaun Hancher serves as Music Director of the Monongalia Symphony Orchestra located in Morgantown, WV. Shaun serves as Music Director and Conductor of the Wheeling Symphony Youth Orchestra - Sinfonietta and recently became a strings teacher in Marshall County, WV. In addition to his duties with the WSYO, he also serves as Conducting Fellow with the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra under the leadership of Maestro John Devlin. A graduate of West Virginia University, Shaun holds degrees in music education (BM) and orchestral conducting (MM) under the mentorship of Drs. Mitchell Arnold and Rotem Weinberg. During his graduate degree, he served as Graduate Teaching Assistant of orchestral studies, where he supported all aspects of the program: leading rehearsals, managing the music library, and conducting during concerts. This past year, Shaun was selected to participate in a seminar hosted by the Everything Conducting team and a workshop with the Cleveland Pops Orchestra given by Carl Topilow. He was also selected to participate in the 2023 College Orchestra Directors Association (CODA) National Conference Conducting Masterclass in Jacksonville, FL. Shaun recently started co-hosting a new podcast with choral conductor-teacher, Kole Butler. Young Conductors aims to inspire, educate, and encourage aspiring conductor-teachers. They are excited to continue making content for their second season.
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