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Bonnie Miksch received her B.M. in Composition from Syracuse University and her M.M. and D.M.A. in Composition with a cognate in Computer Music from the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music. She has studied composition with Mara Helmuth, Allen Sapp, John McCabe, Marta Ptaszynska, Sylvie Bodorova, and Andrew Waggoner. Her computer music has been performed at electroacoustic music festivals in Thessaloniki, Montreal, Beijing, and the University of Florida, and her acoustic music has been performed by the Columbus Women Composers' Orchestra, the University of Cincinnati's Women's Chorus, and the Choir of St. Peter in Chains Cathedral. She has received grants from Meet the Composer and Art Works to involve the community and public schools in her creative work. In 1998, she joined the faculty at Mercer University as Assistant Professor of Music Theory, Composition, and Computer Music.

Kirstina Rasmussencame to Luther College from Boston University, where she studied choral conducting under Ann Howard Jones. While completing her masters degree at Boston University, she worked with the choirs as both a conductor and accompanist, and also taught ear-training. She received the distinction of "Outstanding Merit" from the choral department at BU for two consecutive years. Her undergraduate work was done at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, where she studied composition with Morten Lauridsen. She continues to stay active as a composer; her pieces have been performed by choirs at USC, Cal State LA, Boston University, and Harvard University. Her works have been published in the Roger Wagner Choral Series, which is distributed by Theodore Presser. Originally from Cedar Rapids, IA, Kirstina is a visiting instructor of music at Luther College, where she conducts Pike Kor and teaches ear-training and conducting classes.