Nancy Bailey is lecturer in Vocal Studies for the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University and has taught music appreciation courses for the School of Continuing Studies since 1984.…

David Hanlon is a composer, conductor, and pianist. Achampion of contemporary music, Hanlon has taken part in many notable premieres such as the world premiere and recording of Ted Hearne’s…

James Hollis received his doctorate from Drew University and taught humanities for 26 years in various colleges and universities before retraining as a Jungian analyst at the C. G. Jung…

Robert L. Patten, the Lynette S. Autrey Professor Emeritus of Humanities at Rice University, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of English Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London,…

Jim Nelson is a former professional dancer who moved into nonprofit administration in 2000, when he became Houston Ballet's general manager, before being named executive director of the company in…

Lynn Randolph is a Houston-based artist who has exhibited her work widely in Texas and throughout the U.S. She was a fellow at the Radcliffe Center for Advanced Study. Her…

Jane Curtis is an experienced landscape architect who was most recently the Director of Horticulture, Hermann Park Conservancy. Previously, she worked as a landscape architect on various commercial and residential…

Ed Hirsch serves as president of the John S. Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and lives in New York. As a beloved member of the University of Houston Creative Writing faculty, he…

Sasha West’s poems have appeared in the Southern Review, Ninth Letter, Forklift, Ohio, Third Coast, Born, and elsewhere. She holds graduate degrees from Johns Hopkins University and the University of…

Alecia L. Lawyer is the founder, artistic director, and principal oboist of the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra. Ms. Lawyer regularly presents her entrepreneurial model and dynamic ideas to conservatories, universities,…