Since forming in 2006, the Emerald Brass Quintet (EBQ) has gained recognition as a dynamic and virtuosic collection of performers and educators. They recently released their debut album, “Danzón,” on Albany Records. Established by graduate student colleagues at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, EBQ has performed with the world-renowned Canadian Brass and Eastman Wind Ensemble and presented clinics across the country. EBQ was a featured guest on the Gualala Arts Center Concert Series and WXXI 91.5’s "Backstage Pass" and was featured at the 2009 Brass in Frankenwald festival in Hof, Germany. Members of the EBQ are current faculty members at Utah State University, Ball State University, University of Hawaii, Santa Clara University and East Tennessee State University. As individuals, they have performed from the concert halls of Thailand and southeast Asia to Carnegie Hall and Jazz at Lincoln Center's Allen Room, and with orchestras in Cincinnati, Jacksonville, Madison, Honolulu, Rochester, Syracuse and San Jose.

The Harker School is a non-profit, private K-12 school in Silicon Valley that has earned international recognition for its top academics, quality teachers and students' achievements. Founded in 1893, Harker is the largest independent school of its kind in California, with a dedicated campus for each of its divisions – elementary school, middle school and upper school – in San Jose, Calif.