music director | keyboards | conductor | orchestrator | composer
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Conductor/Keyboard 1: Matthew Croft
Music Director/Keyboard 2: Ryan Pochop
Orchestrations: Matthew Croft
Direction & Choreography by: Aubrey Fink & David Nuno
Music Direction by: Ryan Pochop
A Production of Renaissance Performing Arts Company
www.renaissancepac.org
Photos by Papesh Creative
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Music Director/Conductor: Matthew Croft
Keyboard 1: Ron Pietrantoni
Keyboard 2: Kristin Brynsvold
Flute 1/Piccolo: Jessica Thomas
Flute 2: Ellen Duane
Oboe/English Horn: Rachel Hsu
Clarinet 1: Hannah Kroesche
Clarinet 2: Audrey Raymond
Bassoon: Maddi Adams, Lawrence Latouf
Horns: Tony Lift, Tyler Capa, Michelle Latouf
Trumpets: Mike Flickinger, Hannah Nicholson
Trombone: Laura Kroesche
Violins: Stacey Bowen, Ashley Dagastino, Mallory Linehan, Mike McGillivray
Viola: Kayla Draheim
Celli: Andrew Toering, Marinda Jenkins
Bass: Greg Platter
Percussion: Jon Mroz, Jake Kelly
Directed by: JoAnna Pillsbury & Aubrey Fink
Choreographed by: Aubrey Fink
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
MD/Conductor: Valerie Gebert
Piano: Kevin Disch
Bass: Patrick Williams
Guitars: Neal Alger
Drums: Ryan Jacobi
Violins: Michele Lekas (CM), Brandom Lamm, Bernardo Arias, Betty Lewis
Violas: Adreanna Moraes, Hannah Lamm
Celli: Mark Lekas, Mike Beert
Horn: Pete Jirousek
Trumpets: Roger Ingram, David Katz
Trombone: Mike Joyce
Reeds: Matt Wifler, Ken Partyka
Harp: Lillian Lau
Percussion: Anna Desfor
FEATURED ARTISTS:
Aisha Jackson
Amber Iman
Karen Mason
J. Harrison Ghee
Myles Frost
The 2056 ICA Gala Orchestra, conducted by Valerie Gebert, performs the “Overture” for the evening’s concert, arranged & orchestrated by Matthew Croft.
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
MD/Conductor: Matthew Croft
Piano: Kailey Rockwell
Bass: Evan Levine
Guitars: Dan Peters
Drums: Trevor Maliborski
Violins: Michele Lekas (CM), Brandom Lamm, Rachel Handlin, Inger Carle
Violas: Mason Spencer, Hannah Lamm
Celli: Mark Lekas, Mike Beert
Horn: Pete Jirousek
Trumpets: Roger Ingram, David Katz
Trombone: Luke Malewicz
Reeds: Matt Wifler, Ken Partyka
Harp: Lillian Lau
Percussion: Anna Desfor
FEATURED ARTISTS:
Christine Sherril
Michael Longoria
Eden Espinosa
Joaquina Kalukango
Kecia Lewis
Samantha Pauly
The 2026 ICA Gala Orchestra, conducted by Matthew Croft, performs the “Overture” for the evening’s concert, arranged & orchestrated by Matthew Croft.
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Music Director/Conductor/Piano: Matthew Croft
Reed 1: David Ciucevich
Reed 2: Jim Lang
Trumpet: Stephen Stavnicky
Trombone: Brian Pattison
Bass: Shawn Patrick
Drums: Justin Hart
Orchestrations: Matthew Croft
Original Orchestrations: Jonathan Tunick
Directed by: Aubrey Fink & Pierre Brault
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Composer: Mark Sonnenblick
Music Supervisor: Will Van Dyke
Music Director: Noah Teplin
Associate Music Director: Matthew Croft
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Music Director/Conductor/Piano: Matthew Croft
Violin/Accordion: Peter Leigh-Nilsen
Bass: David White
Music & Lyrics by: Tommy Newman
Book by: Devanand Janki & Tommy Newman
Orchestrations by: Matthew Croft & Tommy Newman
Show Available for Licensing HERE
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Music Director/Conductor/Piano: Matthew Croft
Bass: Andrew Lloyd
Drums: Nick Matthews
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Music Director/Conductor/Keyboard 1: Matthew Croft
Keyboard 2: C.T. Hollis, Jim Territo
Guitars: Sigurd Hepler
Drums: Nick Matthews
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MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Music Director/Conductor/Keyboard: Matthew Croft
Reeds: Don Platter & Michael Hudson-Cassanova
Trumpet: Chris Napier
Trombone: Alex Blue & Emliy Zarzicky Roll
Violin: Allison Rhoades
Guitar/Banjo: Sigurd Hepler
Bass/Tuba: Ryan Crum
Drums: Nick Matthews
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Music Director/Conductor//Keyboard/Accordion: Matthew Croft
Music Director/Conductor/Keyboard/Accordion Sub: Matthew Kush
Fiddle: Allison Rhoades
Whistles: Ian McEwen
Guitar: Brad Linden
Mandolin: James Abud
Bass: Greg Platter
Drums: Edward Birch
Percussion: Alex Sikorski
Keyboard Programming: KeyboardTEK
Click Programming: Matthew Croft
Orchestrations: August Eriksmoen
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Music Director/Conductor/Keyboard 1: Will Van Dyke (Aug. 2025-Dec. 2025)
Music Director/Conductor/Keyboard 1: Wendy Bobbitt Cavett (Dec. 2025-Feb. 2026)
Associate Music Director/Keyboard 2: Matthew Croft
Assistant Music Director/Keyboard 3: Daniel Klintworth
Keyboard 4: Rob Preuss
Guitar 1: Nick Greathouse
Guitar 2: Benjamin Samuelson
Bass: Noga Shefi
Drums: Kevin McNaughton
Percussion: David Nyberg
Music Supervisor: Martin Koch
Associate Music Supervisor: David Holcenberg
Music Contractor: Michael Aarons
Electronic Music Design: Ethan Deppe
Keyboard 2 Subs: Kelly Thomas, Analise Levesque, Megan Smythe, Alec Bart, Steven Cuevas, Peter Leigh-Nilsen
Keyboard 3 Subs: Noah Teplin, Patrick Sulken, Shane Parus, Jacob Carll, Mami Matsuura
Keyboard 4 Subs: Christopher Clark, Gillian Berkowitz, Rob Cookman
Guitar Subs: Alec Berlin, Rick Snell, Claudio Raino, Lou Garrett
Bass Subs: David White, Anna Abondolo, Yonit Spigelman
Drums Subs: Derek Stoltenberg, Ryan McCausland, Dena Tauriello, Greg German
Percussion Subs: Eric Poland, Russ Nyberg, Gregory LaRosa, Jimmy Musto
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Music Director/Conductor/Keyboard 1: Matthew Croft
Associate Music Director/Keyboard 3: Daniel Klintworth (Jan. 2024 - July 2025)
Associate Music Director/Keyboard 3: Alex “Goldie” Golden (Aug. 2023 - Dec. 2024)
Guitar 1: Nick Greathouse
Guitar 2: Benjamin Samuelson
Bass: Noga Shefi
Drums: Kevin McNaughton
Music Supervisor: Martin Koch
Associate Music Supervisor: David Holcenberg
Music Contractor: Michael Aarons
Electronic Music Design: Ethan Deppe
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MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Music Supervisor: David Holcenberg
Associate Music Supervisor: Matthew Croft
Electronic Music Design: Ethan Deppe
Music Director/Conductor/Keyboard 1: Mark Binns
Associate Music Director/Keyboard 2: Ryan Edward Wise
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Music Director/Conductor/Keyboard 1: Shawn Gough
Associate Music Director/Keyboard 2/Hammond B-3: Matthew Croft
Guitar 1: Michael Frederick
Guitar 2: Niklas Dickerson
Bass: Randall Klitz
Drums: Tony DeAugustine
Reeds: Joe LoRocca
Trumpet 1: Joey Pero
Trumpet 2/Keyboard 3: Emma Stanley
French Horn: Anson Carroll
Trombone/Tuba: Craig Watson
Music Supervisor: Tom Deering
Associate Music Supervisor: David Holcenberg
Really Useful Group Music Supervisor: Dr. John Rigby
Music Contractor: John Miller
Electronic Music Design: Ethan Deppe
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Music Director/Conductor/Keyboard 1: Matthew Croft
Associate Music Director/Keyboard 2: Sarah Pool Wilhelm (August 2018 - April 2019)
Associate Music Director/Keyboard 2: Ryan Edward Wise (April 2019 - August 2019)
Reeds: Michael Witsberger
Bass: Crissy Martinez
Drums: Jesse-Ray Leich
Music Supervisor: Phil Reno
Associate Music Supervisor: Brian P. Kennedy
Electronic Music Design: Jim Abbott
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Music Director/Conductor/Keyboard 1: Matthew Croft
Associate Music Director/Keyboard 2: Mark Binns
Guitar: Michael Frederick
Bass: David White
Drums: Jesse-Ray Leich
Music Supervisor: Ethan Popp
Associate Music Supervisor: Darryl Archibald
Motown Records Music Supervisor: Michael Lovesmith
Electronic Music Design: Randy Cohen/Tim Crook
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Music Director/Conductor/Keyboard 2: Matthew Croft
Keyboard 1: Brett McGee
Bass: David White
Drums: Brian Radock
Composer: Evan Jolly
Music Supervisor: David Fitzgerald
Electronic Music Design: Matthew Croft/David Fitzgerald
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Music Director/Conductor/Keyboard 2: Peter Leigh-Nilsen
Associate Music Director/Keyboard 1: Matthew Croft
Reed 1: Chris Smucker
Reed 2: Erika Friedman/Austin Yancey/Tanner Dawson
Trumpet 1: Andrew Bezik
Trumpet 2: Dustin Beardsley
Trombone: Tao Guthrie
Bass: David White/Ryan Crum
Drums: Katie Steinhauer
Music Supervisor & Orchestrator: Antony Geralis
Electronic Music Design: Jim Harp
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Music Director/Conductor/Keyboard 1: Peter Leigh-Nilsen
Associate Music Director/Keyboard 2: Matthew Croft
Reed 1: Chris Smucker
Reed 2: Emily Pecoraro
Trumpet 1: Andrew Bezik
Trumpet 2: Dustin Beardsley
Trombone: Chris Ott
Bass: David White
Drums: Katie Steinhauer
Music Supervisor: Skip Brevis
Associate Music Supervisor: Cherie Rosen
Associate Vocal Supervisor: Casey Brevis
Orchestrator: James Dobinson
Electronic Music Design: Jim Harp
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