He made his Kennedy Center debut in 2025, conducting the National Symphony Orchestra in performance. Kyle is a frequent presence at Lincoln Center having recently led 22 performances with the New York City Ballet across productions including Tchaikovsky’s The Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker, in addition to several other ballets. Kyle currently serves as the Director of Orchestral Studies at Montclair State University, is a member of the Artistic Staff at the Manhattan School of Music, is a regular guest conductor for The Juilliard School, and serves as associated conductor and faculty at the Monteux School and Music Festival.

In the world of opera, Kyle has worked with companies including Opéra de Montréal and Des Moines Metro Opera, the Metropolitan Opera's Lindemann Young Artist Singers, and most recently prepared Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges with The Juilliard School Orchestra and Vocal Department. As principal conductor of the Cali Opera Program, Kyle has led productions of Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites, Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, and Cavalli’s La Calisto.

Ritenauer is renowned for his detailed and imaginative musicality and has found success leading ensembles in myriad genres across North America, Europe, and Asia. He has collaborated with such Broadway superstars as Kelli O’Hara and Matthew Morrison as well as musical legends such as Jon Batiste.

Kyle is a student of David Robertson and a graduate of The Juilliard School’s Orchestral Conducting Program where, upon graduation, he received the Charles Schiff Conducting Prize for outstanding achievement. He also attended the Aspen Conducting Academy as a student of Robert Spano and spent nine summers at The Pierre Monteux School studying with Michael Jinbo.

Serena Bocchino is a multi-media artist whose practice explores the intersection of abstraction and expressionism, with a distinct focus on music and movement. Rooted in a synesthetic sensibility, her work translates sound into dynamic visual forms, bridging sensory experience and visual gesture. Since the East Village art movement of the 1980s, Bocchino has exhibited internationally in solo and group exhibitions and has received notable recognition, including the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, the PS1/MoMA Studio Residency, the Basil Alkazzi Award USA, and Fellowships in Painting and Drawing from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. From 2019–2020, she was commissioned by NJ Transit and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts to create four public art installations for Newark Penn Station. Bocchino’s work is represented in over 50 museums and public collections and over 200 private collections worldwide.

Both musicians received advanced training at Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), where they specialized in jazz and contemporary music while studying with some of the most respected musicians in Latin America and beyond. Their careers have taken them across a wide variety of musical settings, from jazz ensembles and contemporary projects to Latin music, popular music, and collaborative artistic productions.

Carlos Chong has built an extensive performance résumé, collaborating with internationally recognized artists and ensembles while serving as a faculty member at leading universities and conservatories in Ecuador. Lenin Pazmiño has distinguished himself as a performer, composer, and educator, bringing more than ten years of teaching experience and a deep commitment to musical excellence and mentorship.

Together, they represent a powerful combination of artistry, technical mastery, and educational leadership. Their performances blend creativity, professionalism, and a profound appreciation for the rich traditions of jazz, Latin American music, and contemporary musical expression, making them respected contributors to the international music community.

Born in Genoa, Italy, George emigrated with his family to the U.S. and grew up in northern New Jersey. He attended Rutgers College, where he began his study of classical music. After graduating from Rutgers, he continued to study guitar privately and has performed as a solo artist and in chamber music settings throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. A retired investment management attorney, George recently graduated from Temple's Boyer College of Music and Dance with a Master of Music degree in classical guitar performance.