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David Tonkin (jazz coordinator, jazz and rock ensembles, Jennifer Yeaton-Parris (flute, chamber music ensembles)
jazz guitar) has studied jazz guitar with Ed Cory, Jay earned her B.A., summa cum laude, in Music History and
Azzolina, and Randy Roos. He has performed throughout B.M. in Flute Performance from the University of New
New England, including the Blue Note in NYC and the Hampshire and her M.M. in Performance from Boston
Saratoga Jazz Festival. He is the founder of the David University. She has performed with the New Hampshire
Tonkin Group and Tonkin Toys and has also performed Music Festival, Granite State Orchestra, Concord and
with Tiger Okoshi and Delfeayo Marsalis. An active Manchester Chorale Societies, and the Cornell Festival
composer, Mr. Tonkin’s compositions and arrangements Orchestra. She has given solo recitals at St. Gaudens, the
have been heard on radio and television throughout the Balsams, Dartmouth College, and Keene State College. She
area. He has worked with the NH Artists in the Schools is a former adjunct faculty member of the University of
Program, led workshops at the Lincoln Center Institute at New Hampshire, Plymouth State University, and Cornell
Dartmouth College, and taught at the University of New University.
Hampshire (Manchester).

Andrea Veal (voice) received a B.A. in Vocal Performance
and an M.A. in Music History from the University of Anita Yu (piano) earned a B.M. from University of
New Hampshire. She has performed with the Handel and British Columbia and an M.M. in Piano Performance
Haydn Society, Boston Baroque, Melopeo, and Capella and Pedagogy from Westminster Choir College of Rider
Alamire, among others. She can be heard on the Dünya University. She has studied with Louise Goss, Phyllis
label CD, The Language of the Birds, and regularly Lehrer, Ena Barton, and Michael Lewin of the Boston
appears on Musicians of Wall Street concerts. Ms. Veal Conservatory. Ms. Yu has performed in Boston, Florida,
is the soloist at the First Church of Christ, Scientist in New York, New Jersey, and Vancouver, B.C., and has
Portsmouth, NH, director of the Andrea Veal Voice Studio been on the faculties at the Community Music Center of
in Rochester, NH, and is on the faculty of UNH’s Summer Boston, St. Paul’s School, and the New School for Music
Youth Music School. (On leave 2017-2018.) Study.

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