A “versatile violinist” (LA Times) - Los Angeles-based violinist Rachel Iba has established a diverse career as a musician, composer, conductor and educator, working within a broad range of musical traditions spanning the classical, contemporary, jazz, folk and cross-cultural repertoire.

Rachel can be heard on numerous film scores and studio recordings, has been featured on NPR with world-folk band Primero Sueño, and performs with a wide range of ensembles in Southern California including Wild Up, Synchromy New Music Collective, Vitamin String Quartet, and is the concertmaster of the award-winning Bridge to Everywhere ensemble. She is also an accomplished baroque violinist, and has played with Jeannette Sorrell and members of Apollo’s Fire.

As an educator, Rachel is the Artistic Director of the Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra. She has lectured extensively in music history and has appeared as an instructor and guest lecturer with organizations including California Institute of the Arts, Mount St. Mary's University, Ventura College, Longy School of Music, and is on the faculty of the Walden School, and Kinhaven Music School. She is also a regular pre-concert lecturer for the LA Philharmonic and her lectures can be heard on the Upbeat Live podcast.

She holds degrees from California Institute of the Arts and Oberlin Conservatory, where she was awarded the Marilyn McDonald Scholarship and the Louis and Annette Kaufman violin prize.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Mark Gutierrez has performed for over ten years as a bassist in Salsa, Cumbia, Jazz, Hip Hop, and Orchestral music ensembles. He currently performs with Bridge to Everywhere and Still Motion. Mark has also produced and released music as Sikan and Sadboy Froggy.

In addition to conducting with the Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra, Mark teaches music at several middle schools as part of programs sponsored by the American Youth Symphony and the Young Musicians Foundation.

Xaman Kryger is a Los Angeles based violinist who performs regularly as a chamber and orchestral musician. She became infatuated with the violin at an early age when she saw a performance at the Del Mar Fair. After begging her parents for a year, they finally gave in and 20 years later she has loved every second of it.

Born in Mexico, she grew up in the San Diego area fully submerged in Mexican culture. It was through Ballet Folklorico that she discovered her love for the music she was dancing to, prompting her to join the youth Mariachi group, Mariachi Juvenil mi México. The professional group has performed in many different venues such as weddings, quinceañeras, parties, and once opened for the world-renowned Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán, also having appeared on news channels, such as UniVision. She was also a member of the San Diego Youth Orchestra before moving to the Santa Clarita Valley in 2007, and joining the SCVYO.

Shortly after, she joined SCVYO’s Symphony of the Canyons at COC and was Concertmaster for 10+ years. She currently serves as Executive Director and Strings Coach for the SCVYO and is Concertmaster for local Santa Clarita Symphony Orchestra. Xaman teaches beginner to advanced violin and viola in SCV, freelance playing in Los Angeles, and loves snuggling with her cat Rose.