Clarinetist Marina Antoline performs often as a freelance clarinetist and chamber musician in Champaign-Urbana and is known for her sensitive musicianship. She holds positions in the Champaign-Urbana Symphony, the Prairie Ensemble, and the Danville Symphony Orchestra and plays frequently with the Millikin Decatur Symphony Orchestra.  She has appeared as soloist with the Danville Symphony and the Mark Foutch Brass Band, and has toured with Keith Brion's New Sousa Band.

Marina has taught at the grade school, middle school, high school and college levels. She taught band and chorus in the Westville and Urbana school districts, and conducted the concert band and was the music education student teaching supervisor at Millikin University. She was on the faculty of the University of Illinois' Summer Youth Music for 14 years. In addition to her teaching experience, she has worked in arts management as the development director for the Champaign-Urbana Symphony.

Marina attended Southern Illinois University at Carbondale where she received both her bachelor's and her master's degrees in clarinet performance in 1985 and 1986 respectively. She then attended the University of Illinois where, in addition to earning a doctoral degree in clarinet performance, she also received teacher's certification in music for grades K-12. She currently teaches elementary band and strings in the Champaign school district.

Flutist Mary Leathers Chapman is well known in central Illinois as a superb soloist and ensemble musician. Ms. Chapman has soloed with Sinfonia da Camera and the Danville Symphony; she performs regularly with Sinfonia da Camera and is principal flutist with the Champaign-Urbana Symphony, Prairie Ensemble, the Danville Symphony, as well as with numerous chamber ensembles. Mary was also principal flutist of the Mark Foutch Brass Band. She has recorded two pieces of music by Rudolf Haken for flute, cello and keyboard, which were released on a compact disc. She has played by invitation at the National Flute Association Convention.

Mary is on the faculty of The Conservatory of Central Illinois where she teaches flute and conducts the Advanced Flute Choir. She also was the Headmaster of the Advanced and Intermediate Flute Camps at Illinois Summer Youth Music for a distinguished 30 years.

A native of Illinois, Mary received her bachelor's degree in music education from Illinois Wesleyan University and her master's in flute performance from the University of Illinois.

Cellist Sylvia Liu is an inspired soloist and chamber musician. She is principal cellist with the Prairie Ensemble and has soloed with the Eastern Illinois Symphony Orchestra. She has played with the Arcadia Trio, which performed in universities and schools in central Illinois and in the Second Sunday WILL Concert Series and with Millikin's Kirkland Trio. The Arcadia Trio released a compact disc of chamber music by women composers.

Sylvia is a native of Taipei, Taiwan, where she won the National Taiwan Cello Competition at age 15. This award brought her to the United States where she studied at the precollege division of the Juilliard School of Music in New York City. She earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in cello performance from the University of Michigan. In 1992, she moved to Champaign with her family.

Sylvia has taught at Millikin University and Eastern Illinois University. She currently maintains an active cello studio in Champaign.

Pianist Debra Sutter is in demand as a chamber musician, soloist and accompanist in central Illinois. She performs and has been featured with the Prairie Ensemble and has played with the Champaign-Urbana Symphony, the South Bend New Music Ensemble, and the Arcadia Trio.

Performing in the Debriana Duo with her sister Diana, Debra has concertized nationally and internationally, including a performance for the American Liszt Society, a concerto with the Metro Manila Symphony and recognition at the first Murray Dranoff Two-Piano Competition.

Debra received her bachelor's degree from Wheaton College Conservatory, her master's from DePaul University, and her doctorate from Northwestern University. She has taught at Wheaton College Conservatory, Bethel College, Febias College, the Conservatory of East Central Illinois, Csehy Summer School of Music, and Illinois Summer Youth Music. Her present piano studio is in Urbana.