Yamaha Artist David Dash and his wife Mary Elizabeth Bowden perform as the Dash Duo. David is the Assistant Professor of Trumpet at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, a member of the Grammy Award winning Santa Fe Opera Orchestra, and Principal Cornet of the North Carolina Brass Band.  Mary Elizabeth serves as a Resident Artist at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and is also Assistant Professor of Trumpet at Shenandoah Conservatory.

Polina Khatsko is a staff pianist at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and the Wake Forest University School of Music, as well as a sought-after freelancer.