American conductor Jacob Aaron Schnitzer harnesses the powers of music and storytelling to connect with others.  Recipient of The Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Award, he has served as Artistic Director of Density512 and Associate Conductor Assistant Conductor of The Missouri Symphony, and was selected to be in residence at the Richard Wagner Bayreuth Festival Conducting Masterclass. A passionate educator, Jacob serves on the conducting faculty of Austin Peay State University. When not dreaming of ways to change the world, Jacob hikes, cooks, meditates, reads, and sings to his orange tabby cats.

Sophie Mathieu is a composer and cellist based in Austin, TX. She specializes in creating ambient, ethereal, and immersive works about vast, expansive places in the natural world. Her music has won her numerous awards, including her orchestral work, moons, which received an ASCAP Morton Gould award. Sophie has collaborated with ensembles across the US, including Alarm Will Sound, yMusic, and Eighth Blackbird. She is the 2024 Draylen Mason Composer in Residence at KMFA Classical 89.5. As a performer, Sophie ​eagerly engages with any type of music making that is hands-on and fun. She currently plays with Austin-based folk band Middle Sattre and the indie-rock band Maru Haru. Outside of music, she enjoys cooking plant-based food, playing Sid Meier's Civilization, and watching psychological horror films in her free time.

Caroline Ferguson is an oboist at the University of Texas at Austin pursuing degrees in Music and English. Passionate about art in all its forms, she aspires to support creatives through a combination of law and arts administration upon graduation. In addition to her work with Density 512, Caroline is also involved with the UT Lab Orchestra and the Center City Chamber Orchestra in Philadelphia. Caroline enjoys running, reading, and attempting new recipes (with varying results) when she finds a spare moment.

Jessica is a stage director, intimacy choreographer, and projections designer.  She has worked in almost every aspect of theatre: director, performer, designer, and administrator. Some of Jessica’s favorite directing projects have been: Le nozze di Figaro, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Charlie Parker’s Yardbird, Little Women, Cendrillon, Angels in America, The Laramie Project, and Bent. One of Jessica’s signatures is creating dynamic projections that create a vibrant and interactive world; from the music in Charlie Parker’s mind swirling around to shadows overtaking the stage in a Looney Tunes version of the Barber of Seville, her projections always delight the audience.  When not making music, Jessica can be found playing video games with her partner, teaching, and cuddling her cat.