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About UsJohn Mock
Widely sought after as an arranger, producer, and instrumentalist, John has worked in the recording studio with such notable artists as Maura O'Connell, the Dixie Chicks, James Taylor, Nanci Griffith, Dolly Parton, Sylvia, Kathy Mattea and Mark O’Connor. His orchestral arrangements have been performed by ensembles including the London Symphony, the National Symphony and the symphonies of Atlanta and Nashville. John’s credits as composer and artist include performances with, among others, the Nashville Chamber Orchestra, the National Orchestra of Ireland, and the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra. He also appears regularly across the country as a solo artist.
Conni Ellisor
In addition to her commercial work, Ellisor is highly respected as a classical composer. Her many commissions include works for symphonic and chamber orchestras as well as small ensembles and soloists. She has also written four ballets that have been performed around the world. Ellisor served as Composer-in-Residence for the Nashville Chamber Orchestra (1999-2002) and her works for that group include the renowned “Blackberry Winter” for dulcimer and strings and “Conversations In Silence” among many others. Both pieces garnered widespread airplay on NPR, and “Conversations In Silence” became the title track for the orchestra’s 1997 Warner Brothers debut CD. Other works of Conni's have been premiered and/or recorded by the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, London Symphony, Denver Brass, Camelli Quartet, New York Treble Singers, Hamburg Radio Orchestra and the London Philharmonic. Recent projects include a commission from the Nashville Symphony for a piece that was premiered in February 2011 and a piece premiered by the Tucson Symphony in January 2012.
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