Special Guest Artists
Shelley Binder - Roger Martin - Sarah Carter - Trillium Flute Ensemble - Judith Bible

Dr. Binder attended North Carolina School for the Arts; the Cincinnati Conservatory; Virginia Commonwealth; and Florida State University, where she earned her D.M. She has played with the Virginia Symphony, Virginia Opera and Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra. She has appeared as a recitalist and clinician throughout the United States. She is a student of Louis Moyse, and recently finished writing his biography.

A member of the music faculty at Tennessee Technological University since 1989, Roger Martin holds degrees from Virginia Commonwealth University (BM; Flute Performance) and Florida State University (MM; Woodwinds Performance, DM; Flute Performance).

Martin has concertized extensively, presenting solo recitals in Canada, the Peoples Republic of China, Hong Kong, and throughout the United States. He has been principal flutist with Cookeville, Tennessee 's Bryan Symphony Orchestra (1989-present), the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony (1985-1989), and the Festival Chamber Orchestra of the Breckenridge Music Festival in Colorado (1987-2001).

He has also been a featured solo artist with all three of these organizations. In Nashville, Martin has appeared as principal flutist with the Nashville Chamber Orchestra, is a regular sub with the Nashville Symphony (with whom he has appeared as guest principal flutist), and does occasional recording session work. Activities with the Cumberland Quintet (in residence at Tennessee Tech University ) include numerous yearly concerts, two compact discs, and performances at national conventions.

As a clinician and adjudicator, Martin has been active for the past eighteen years throughout the United States. Previous faculty positions include Minnesota 's Moorhead State University (1984-1989) and the University of Missouri-Columbia (1983-1984).

Sarah Carter attended Shenandoah University where she earned a bachelor's degree in flute performance in 2001. She attended the University of Tennessee Knoxville where she earned her Master's degree in flute performance in the spring of 2004.  Her primary teachers include Dr. Shelley Binder and Frances Lapp Averitt. She has participated in masterclasses given by Julius Baker, Bradley Garner, Jim Walker, Jeanne Baxtresser, Tadeu Coelho, Jill Felber, and Goran Marcusson. During her studies at the University of Tennessee she was a graduate teaching assistant and conducted “Grace Notes” an adult flute choir in Maryville, Tennessee.

Sarah has performed with the Tidewater Winds, the Hampton Roads Wind Symphony, the International Fame Festival Repertory Orchestra, the American Wind Symphony Orchestra, The Pierre Monteaux School Orchestra, and the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra, and currently performs with th Ocmulgee Symphony Orchestra, and the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve.

Trillium Flute Ensemble is a professional performing group based in the Tri-Cities (Johnson City, Kingsport, and Bristol) region of upper East Tennessee. Formed in 2004, Trillium has been entertaining audiences with a wide range of music using a variety of flutes from the flute family, including the piccolo, alto and bass flutes, in addition to the more familiar C-flute. 

Trillium's repertoire includes music of many persuasions:  classical, Celtic, contemporary, sacred, folk and jazz.  “Canzona,” by Virginia composer Beth McCoy, was recently commissioned for the group and was premiered in their Fall 2005 concert series. The group also performs some of their own arrangements.

Since its formation, Trillium has performed in numerous venues. In addition to three concert series and one Christmas concert in the East Tennessee area, Trillium has played for Paramount Theater's Tunes at Noon summer series in Bristol, the Highlands Festival Classical Sunday Series in Abingdon, VA, and annually performs at Biltmore Estate's Christmas Candlelight Tour and Spring Flower Festival.

Judith Bible recently relocated to Knoxville from Portland, Maine. Presently on the piano accompanying staff at University of Tennessee, Judith is in constant demand as collaborator with area singers and instrumentalists. Active in Maine music for many years, Judith served on the faculty at the University of Southern Maine School of Music, where she appeared with many students and colleagues in performance. She collaborated frequently with various Maine musical organizations. In addition, she held the position of pianist and coach for the PORTopera Maine Emerging Artist program, and served as keyboard player for the Atlantic Chamber Orchestra.

In addition to her piano work, Judith has earned accolades for her work as chorusmaster for PORTopera and as director of the Portland Community Chorus and the Portland Symphony's Magic of Christmas Chorus.

Judith received degrees at the University of Colorado (B. Mus. Ed with Honors) and the University of Southern California (M.M. in piano accompanying), where she studied with the esteemed Gwendolyn Koldofsky.