Hailed as “stunning and assured” by the New York Times, Atlanta native David Byrd-Marrow is the Solo hornist of the International Contemporary Ensemble, as well as a member of The Knights. Working with a uniquely wide range of performers, he has premiered works by Matthias Pintscher, Arthur Kampela, George Lewis, Tyshawn Sorey, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Du Yun, Marcos Balter, Anna Webber, Jörg Widmann, Miguel Zenón, and Chick Corea. 

David has performed at festivals including the Ojai Music Festival, the Spoleto Music Festival, the Mostly Mozart Festival, the Tanglewood Music Center, Summerfest! at the La Jolla Music Society and as faculty at the Festival Napa Valley. Formerly a member of Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect, he has also made appearances with the New York Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Atlanta, Seattle and Tokyo symphony orchestras, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, the Washington National Opera, the Metropolitan Opera and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. He has recorded on many labels including Tundra, More Is More, Nonesuch, EMI, Deutsche Grammophon, and Naxos. 

Mr. Byrd-Marrow received his Bachelor of Music degree from The Juilliard School and Master of Music from Stony Brook University. He is the Assistant Professor of Horn at the Lamont School of Music, of The University of Denver.

Aliyah Danielle is a dynamic artist with a unique approach that can be summed up in one word: unconventional. The winding roads of Aliyah’s diverse interests and experiences converge to form the heart of her creations, which seek to tell stories through sound and blend genres to create new, interesting sonic textures. A collaborator at heart, Aliyah’s mission is to use her art to pose questions and start conversations surrounding issues embedded in our world’s cultural and social systems, allowing us to better understand others and their belief systems.  

Aliyah enjoys a multifaceted career including performing, composing, arranging, orchestration, producing, and teaching. Primarily performing as a singer and french horn player, she frequently experiments with genre-fusion and performs music influenced by funk, neo-soul, gospel, jazz, classical, and other contemporary styles. She regularly performs original music as a part of her own projects and initiatives and supports various artists all around the world. She received her Master of Music in Contemporary Performance (Production Concentration) from Berklee College of Music in Valencia, Spain, and also holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona.

Dedicated to equity and inclusion within the field of music, Aliyah is a founding member and the Director of Programming for the Chromatic Brass Collective, an organization founded by Black women which celebrates, performs, mentors and educates in an effort to increase the visibility of racially and ethnically underrepresented women and gender non-conforming people throughout the brass world. She is also a member of the International Society for Black Musicians, Maestra Music Organization, Musicians United for Social Equity and the International Women’s Brass Conference. 

​Johanna Lundy is the horn professor at the University of Arizona School of Music. She held the position of principal horn with the Tucson Symphony for 15 years and has played across the US, Mexico, and Europe in solo, recital, and orchestral settings. Her 2018 solo album Canyon Songs was hailed by Gramophone as “simply breathtaking” and an “impressively virtuoso performance.”  
 
Lundy is the founder and director of the Borderlands Ensemble, a horn and strings chamber group devoted to sharing the stories of the borderlands region through unique concert experiences. The ensemble regularly collaborates with artists to create programs based on themes of Mexican and Chicanx history and has been building new repertoire by American, Mexican, and Indigenous composers. The group released their first album the space in which to see in 2021. “[Their] vast talents illuminate the rich culture of the American Southwest with much intrigue” (Take Effect) and add “a most welcome addition to the catalogue” (Art Music Lounge). 
 
A dedicated teacher, Lundy’s teaching style emphasizes physical and mental wellness, orchestral audition preparation, and artist development. Students are encouraged to explore creative projects and collaborate across disciplines. Former students have gone on to varied careers in music and positions with professional orchestras and military bands. She holds a Bachelor of Music from the Oberlin Conservatory and a Master of Music from the New England Conservatory. Lundy serves as an Advisory Council member and the Treasurer of the International Horn Society. 

​Prior to joining The U.S. Army Field Band, Sergeant First Class Selena Maytum was a band director at Loveland High School in Loveland, Colorado and Spartanburg High School in Spartanburg, South Carolina. SFC Maytum was a member of the 2008 Japan Touring Cast of Music Motion Theater’s Odyssey, the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra, the Southern Indiana Wind Ensemble, and the Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps. She has performed with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, ProMusica Colorado Chamber Orchestra, Spartanburg Symphony Orchestra, and numerous regional ensembles. SFC Maytum received her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Colorado Boulder, Master of Music degree from Indiana University, and Bachelor of Music Education degree from Furman University. She has taught on the brass staff of The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps since 2012 and is a member of the Pentagon Winds woodwind quintet.

Staff Sergeant Jennifer Kempe is originally from Champaign, Illinois. She received her Bachelor of Music Education Degree from the University of Illinois, and her Master of Music degree from Western Michigan University. Prior to joining the U.S. Army Field Band, SSG Kempe performed as Principal Horn of the Battle Creek Symphony and 2nd Horn of the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra. She has also performed with numerous ensembles throughout the Midwest, including the Quad City Symphony Orchestra, Tallgrass Brass Band, Lansing Symphony Orchestra, Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra, and The Kalamazoo Civic Theatre Pit Orchestra. SSG Kempe has attended music festivals such as the Round Top Festival Institute, Rafael Méndez Brass Institute, and Le Domaine Forget International Academy of Music and Dance. SSG Kempe has taught students of all ages, maintaining a private horn studio and teaching brass lessons in local schools in the Quad City area. Her primary teachers include Bernhard Scully and Lin Foulk.