Jonathan Saylor, Associate Professor of Music History-Literature and Bassoon, completed a degree in bassoon performance from Wheaton, and his MA and PhD in musicology from Boston University. Dr. Saylor has studied bassoon with R. Platz, W. Elliot, R. Nakagawa, L. Sharrow, J. Miller, and has participated in master classes with S. Walt and M. Turkovic. He has performed in the Thousand Oaks and Aspen Music Festivals. Dr. Saylor was solo bassoonist with Alea III both in Boston and their numerous tours of Greece; he was also a member of the prize-winning Boston Wind Quintet, in residence at Boston University. Dr. Saylor has performed with the Costa Rican National Symphony, the Chicago Civic Orchestra, Portland and New Hampshire Symphony Orchestras, Monadnock Summer Festival, Pittsburgh Ballet, Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, Symphony of the Shores and is a member of Trius Musicus.

	Kara Bancks, Guest Lecturer in Clarinet, has performed for a wide variety of audiences throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. A recent graduate of Eastman School of Music (M.M.), she has played with the Eastman Virtuosi, Eastman Philharmonia, Musica Nova, OSSIA New Music, the Rochester Philharmonic Woodwind Quintet, Concertante di Chicago, and many other ensembles throughout the Midwest and Upstate New York. Highlight performances include a 2005 concert in Carnegie Hall as a member of the Eastman Wind Ensemble, and participation in the 2006 festival Instrumenta Oaxaca (Mexico), where she was featured in a special program of works by Eastman faculty composers. Other festival performances include the DePaul Clarinet Workshop and Madeline Island Music Camp. Ms. Bancks received her B.M. degree from Wheaton College, where she was a member of the Scholastic Honors Society, recipient of the Stella Russell Prize in music, and first prize winner in the annual concerto competition. Her teachers have included Jon Manasse, Kenneth Grant, Robert DiLutis, Susan Warner and Charlene Zimmerman. An accomplished instructor in her own right, she has taught at the University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music, and Hochstein School of Music and Dance, and coached sectionals for the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, Eastman Community Music School, and New Horizons Clarinet Ensemble. Especially committed to the music of our time, she frequently commissions new works from emerging composers, and has participated in performances and workshops with composers such as Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon, Libby Larsen, and Louis Andreissen.
	Michael Bazan, Guest Lecturer in Saxophone, completed his bachelor degree at Northern Illinois University. He has performed with the Rockford Symphony Orchestra, jazz greats Cab Calloway and Billy Eckstine, The Platters, The Shireles, The Four Tops, Frankie Valley & The Four Seasons, and America's favorite entertainers Milton Berle and Bob Hope. Michael is active in the Chicago music scene. He can be heard performing with many bands including The Chicago Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra, The Bill O'Connel Big Band, and the Big Band of Chicago. Michael is featured on several of the recent Veggie Tales Videos. Michael has taught at The University of Wisconsin Whitewater, Judson College, Harper College and McHenry County College. Michael is also busy as a clinician, and directs the McHenry City Jazz Band for it's summer concert series.
	Jennie Brown, Guest Lecturer in Flute, received her Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music Performance and Literature degrees from the Eastman School of Music. During her work there, she also received the prestigious Performer's Certificate, taught flute and music history, and received three Graduate Awards. She received her Bachelor of Music degree from Northwestern University and also graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy. Dr. Brown's commitment to new music inspired her to help create The Timaeus Chamber Ensemble, which is dedicated to commissioning and performing works by contemporary composers. This interest also led to her collaboration with other musicians on a recording entitled The Music of Gardner Read distributed by Albany Records. Dr. Brown has performed in numerous summer festivals including the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, the Aspen Music Festival, and the Music Academy of the West, as well as in concerts throughout Europe, Canada, and Japan. Dr. Brown includes among her most influential teachers Walfrid Kujala, Bonita Boyd, Susan Palma, and the Lydian String Quartet. Dr. Brown is currently the president of the Chicago Flute Club, and will be a featured performer at the upcoming 2005 National Flute Association Flute Convention held in San Diego. Dr. Brown resides in Elmhurst with her husband, Stephen, and two sons, Cameron the scientist, and Nathan the sports nut.

Carl Sonik, Guest Lecturer in Oboe, has performed with the St. Louis Symphony and Kansas City Philharmonic as principal oboist, and with the Lyric Opera Orchestra of Chicago. Mr. Sonik spent a year performing in Munich, Germany before returning to Chicago as a freelance artist. During summers he has performed in the St. Louis Little Symphony and St. Louis Municipal Opera, Santa Fe Opera, and Grant Park Concerts. In additon, Mr. Sonik has taught at the college level for over 30 years, serving at Park College (MO), Washington University, and presently at Northwestern University, Roosevelt University and Wheaton.

Susan Warner, Guest Lecturer in Clarinet. Described as “star quality” by the Boston Globe, clarinetist Susan Warner is a member of the Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra and the Prairie Winds, a nationally touring wind quintet. Susan has performed with other world-class ensembles, including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, and the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra. She was formerly principal clarinet of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic and e-flat clarinetist of the Rochester Philharmonic. Susan has performed at the acclaimed music festivals of Schleswig-Holstein, Heidelberg Castle, Grand Teton, Music Academy of the West, and Aspen. Invited to participate in the Tanglewood Music Center for two years, she was twice awarded with special honors--the Gino B. Cioffi prize, given to the most outstanding woodwind player, and the C.D. Jackson Award for outstanding instrumentalist. A graduate of the University of Iowa and the Eastman School of Music, Susan's teachers have included Maurita Murphy Mead and Peter Hadcock. Prior to joining the faculty at Wheaton College, Susan taught at the Eastman School and Ithaca College. As a member of the Prairie Winds, Susan has toured throughout the United States and has performed at a number of celebrated music festivals, including Ravinia, Juneau Jazz and Classics, Chamber Music America’s Education and Residency Institute, and the Britt Festival in Oregon, where the group served as quintet-in-residence for four years. In 2003, the Prairie Winds began an annual residency at the Madeline Island Music Festival in Wisconsin, which offers a chamber music program for collegiate wind players. Susan, her husband David Griffin, and their son Henry live in Oak Park, Illinois. They eagerly await a trip to China to bring home their baby girl.