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| What is Antares?
Antares is a brilliant star set within the Milky Way. It is part of one of the great constellations of the sky, the Zodiac's Scorpius (or Scorpio), the celestial scorpion. Antares, a red supergiant gleaming at the scorpion's heart, has a color similar to Mars. Since it is found within the Zodiac, which contains the apparent path of the Sun and planets. It is commonly mistaken for the red planet, a fact shown by its name, Antares, or "Ant-Ares," which means "like Mars."
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| Tammy Sutton, violinist, founder and co-coordinator of the Antares Musicians, is a graduate of The Peabody Conservatory where she studied violin with the legendary Herbert Greenberg. A seasoned professional, she has been performing as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player for the past twenty years in the Baltimore area. A member of the Baltimore Opera Company, Ms. Sutton also performs with The Baltimore Choral Arts Society, The Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, and Concert Artists of Baltimore. She is an educator in the Howard County school system where she prepares the next generation of talented young musicians.
Ms. Sutton has performed with a wide variety of famous musicians including: The Moody Blues, The Three Irish Tenors, Mannheim Steamroller, Renee Fleming, Joshua Bell, Pinchas Zuckerman, Cho-Liang Lin, Yo-Yo Ma, Josef Gingold, David Zinman, Sir Neville Mariner, Christopher Wolfe, Leonard Slatkin, Jaime Laredo, Andre Watts, and Leon Fleisher. As an orchestral player, she has played at many venues including: Wolf Trap, The Kennedy Center, The Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, The National Press Club, The United Nations, The Blossom Music Center, Merriweather Post Pavillion, Academy of Music, Strathmore, and The Jackie Gleason Theater of the Performing Arts. Ms. Sutton has traveled the United States and Russia with The American-Russian Orchestra, The National Repertory Orchestra and The National Orchestral Institute.
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|  | Jill Thomassen, flutist and co-coordinator, is a graduate of The Peabody Conservatory where she studied modern and baroque flute with Timothy Day. She has also participated in master classes of Trevor Wye and Christopher Krueger. She has been performing as a professional soloist and chamber musician in the Baltimore and Washington areas for the past twenty years.
Ms. Thomassen has been heard in many local concerts such as The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen Concert Series, The Dickeyville Concert Series, and The Peabody Tuesday Noon Recital Series. She was also a winner of the prestigious New York Flute Club Competition.
In addition to being a proud mother, Ms. Thomassen, is currently a well sought-after flute teacher, soloist, and chamber music performer. She also enjoys playing the Celtic harp.
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| Jason Love, cellist, was born in Burlington, North Carolina. Mr. Love studied violoncello with Ronald Thomas and conducting with Frederik Prausnitz at the Peabody Conservatory. He is artistic director and conductor of The Greater Baltimore Youth Orchestra, and conductor of The Columbia Orchestra. He is praised for his "intelligent and innovative programming."
Mr. Love is also active as a cellist, performing frequently in Maryland and across the United States. He recently gave the NC premiere of Tan Dun's multi-media cello concerto, The Map. He is a frequent panelist on the popular radio program, "Face the Music," on WBJC-FM in Baltimore, MD.
Recent and upcoming guest appearances find him conducting a variety of ensembles such as the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Washington Sinfonietta (DC), Bismarck Symphony, and RUCKUS, a contemporary music ensemble at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County where he also teaches conducting.
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|  | Bob Boguslaw, pianist, studied classical piano and composition at the Universities of Miami and Kentucky where he completed his Bachelor and Master degrees. During his years of study, he became fascinated with the jazz idiom and jazz composition. His early experiences in jazz included jam sessions with Ira Sullivan, and gigs with Dennis DiBlasio and Eric Traub. He also was fortunate to study with the great jazz educators, Vince Maggio, Mike Gerber, Ronnie Miller, and Vince Dimartino.
Mr. Boguslaw has been performing for the past 18 years at the White House as a member of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band. Over the years, Mr. Boguslaw has performed with the likes of Louie Bellson, Mark Egan, Vinnie Colaiuta, Manhatten Transfer, Danny Gottlieb, David Samuels, and Vince Dimartino. In the world of Pop and show music, he has performed with Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson, Bo Diddley, The Shirelles, and The Moody Blues, as well as the National Tour of CATS, and South American Tours with Jose Luis Rodriguez.
His career has been unique in that he has remained active as a classical pianist in addition to his jazz performing and recording. Some of his classical performances include soloing with The National Gallery Orchestra, The McLean Symphony, as well as chamber music performances with the New Hampshire Music Festival. Mr. Boguslaw currently resides in Maryland with his wife and three daughters.
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| Sarah Berger, soprano, has performed solo and chamber repertoire ranging from Heinrich Schütz to John Adams with ensembles including Concert Artists of Baltimore, the Washington Bach Consort, Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra, the Baltimore Choral Arts Society, the Baltimore Masterworks Chorale, Washington’s Orchestra of the 17th Century, Stylus Luxurians and the Ceciliana Quartet.
Solo appearances of the 2008-2009 season have included Handel’s Israel in Egypt with the Baltimore Choral Arts Society, Haydn’s “Lord Nelson” Mass with Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra, Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang with Concert Artists of Baltimore, songs and arias of Purcell, Bach and Bolcom with the Da Camera Singers of Loyola College in Maryland, and Mozart’s “Coronation” Mass with the choir of St. Louis Church in Clarksville. Ms. Berger performs throughout the season with the Washington Bach Consort and Concert Artists of Baltimore, and as soprano soloist at Christ Lutheran Church at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
Ms. Berger began her singing study at Oberlin College, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in musicology and English literature. She received a Master of Music degree in vocal performance from the Peabody Conservatory, and completed postgraduate studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London.
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|  | Kim Miller, violinist, is a well-known performing artist in the Washington DC/ Baltimore metropolitan area. He recently completed a career with the U.S. Marine Chamber Orchestra as Concertmaster. This orchestra is known as “The President’s Own” as they perform regularly at the White House for virtually every social and diplomatic function. Kim was heard frequently as a soloist with The Marine Orchestra, as well as in many chamber music performances held throughout the city. Kim studied with Charles Libove and graduated with a Bachelor of Music in violin performance from the Peabody Conservatory of Music of the Johns Hopkins University.
Since moving to the Washington Metropolitan area he has performed extensively throughout the region as a member of The Virginia Chamber Orchestra, Eclipse Chamber Orchestra, Washington Chamber Symphony, National Gallery Orchestra, Amadeus Chamber Orchestra, Washington Ballet Orchestra and The National Philharmonic. In 2006 Kim became a member of the Baltimore Opera Company Orchestra and has become very active in the arts community in Baltimore.
Mr. Miller has appeared frequently with the performing ensemble CON BRIO! at such venues as the annual Bach Festival in Georgetown and at the Millenium Stage at the Kennedy Center. Kim is currently concertmaster of The Salon Orchestra of Washington, which performs annually for the Horatio Algers Association Awards ceremony as well as many other cultural events held in Washington DC.
Mr. Miller’s violin performance is represented on many recordings and film scores having recorded with such artists as Mary Chapin Carpenter, Scott Wesley Brown and Evelyn “Champagne” King. Kim recently performed with Mary J Blige on her summer 2008 tour.
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| | April Chisholm, cellist, has an active freelancing career in the Baltimore/DC region, where she is a member of the Annapolis Symphony, and regularly performs with the National Philharmonic and the Maryland Symphony. Prior to arriving in Maryland, April played in the Chicago area with the Milwaukee Symphony, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, and the South Bend Symphony. Her orchestral engagements have led to performances in several of the top concert halls, including Strathmore Hall in Bethesda, Coolidge Auditorium at the Library of Congress, and Orchestra Hall in Chicago. In addition, April gives regular performances as a soloist and chamber musician. A committed teacher, she maintains a private cello studio in Baltimore and Howard County. April earned a masters degree in cello performance from the University of Michigan, and an undergraduate degree from the University of Oregon. She has spent summers training at world class music festivals such as Meadowmount, National Repertoire Orchestra, and Aspen Music Festival. April is a native of Oregon, and currently is living in Baltimore. |  |
|  | Betsy Garry, Flutist, earned her Bachelor of Music degree in Flute Performance from the Hartt School of Music. She completed her Master of Music degree in Flute Performance at the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University. She has won numerous prizes and awards, including first place in the Catch a Rising Star Competition in Fairfax, Virginia, and several Talent and Career Development Grants from the Hartt School of Music and the Peabody Conservatory. A busy freelance flutist in the Baltimore-Washington area, Betsy has performed with many organizations, including the Maryland Philharmonic Orchestra, the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra Society of Philadelphia, the Maryland Symphony Orchestra, and the Baltimore Choral Arts Society. |
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