Lori Forden holds a Dalcroze Professional Certificate from the Dalcroze School of the Rockies, and she is currently continuing her studies in pursuit of her Dalcroze Professional License. Lori enjoys guiding people of all ages to have a deeper understanding of music using movement. She is the owner and main teacher at Dalcroze Musical Arts in Colorado. She has been a music teacher in both public and private schools and has also taught Dalcroze Eurhythmics at Interlochen Summer Arts Camp, Suzuki workshops, public school workshops, and musicianship skills to dancers. In addition to teaching, Lori is also involved with the Dalcroze Society of America as the Chair of the Board of Trustees at the national level and Treasurer of the local Rocky Mountain chapter. In her spare time, Lori enjoys many activities like skiing, camping and photography with her husband, children, dog, and cat.

Joshua Zabatta never imagined that singing while driving a tractor on a Montana farm would eventually lead to a career where he performed in 48 states and 14 countries.  After emerging onto the professional scene, Joshua quickly received acclaim as a “terrific soloist” by the St. Louis Post Dispatch.  Career highlights include serving as a soloist in Alban Berg’s Wozzeck with the St. Louis Symphony, the role of Harry in La Fanciulla del West (Opera Colorado), Don José in Carmen, Fernando in Goyescas (Boulder Opera), and Harlekin in Der Kaiser von Atlantis (People’s Theatre of Denver).  An avid music education advocate, Joshua Zabatta mentors dozens of students around the country in addition to serving as a touring and teaching with Central City Opera and Faculty for the Rushmore Music Festival. You can follow Joshua Zabatta’s career through his website: www.joshuazabatta.com.

Korean-American cellist Minna Rose Chung is Professor of Cello at the Desautels Faculty of Music at the University of Manitoba (Winnipeg) Canada. In addition, she is co-author alongside Hans Jørgen Jensen of the internationally acclaimed CelloMind: Intonation and Technique, a discerning pedagogy method praised for its “dense and fascinating treatise focusing not just on the left hand, but almost exclusively on the aspects underpinning the most minute gradations of intonation…it takes written pedagogy to a new level” (Strings Magazine, April 2018). Minna Rose is a returning guest artist, teacher, and chamber coach to several international music festivals: Meadowmount School of Music (New York), Rushmore Music Festival (South Dakota) the Heifetz International Music Institute (Virginia), the Canadian International Cello Festival (Winnipeg, Canada), Rio International Cello Encounter (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Piracicaba Music Festival (Sao Paulo, Brazil), Alaska Cello Intensive (Fairbanks, AK), Cincinnati Virtual Cello Academy (Ohio), and the Rosamunde Summer Music Academy (Winnipeg). Chung performs with the Borealis Piano Trio and the Nacka Duo, which tour extensively in recital and lecture performances at world music conferences, primarily focusing on the art of chamber music. In 2007, Chung made her Carnegie Hall debut with her Pangea String Quartet, featuring signature works commissioned by the Kronos Quartet. Currently, Chung performs regularly with the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, and enjoys performing in various music collaborations across the country. International tours include Canada, UK, Sweden, Germany, Serbia, Poland, Brazil, Asia and the USA.