Soprano Bethany Grace Mamola has charmed audiences with her stage presence and warm vocal timbre. The Cleveland Plain Dealer praised her with “...the most beautiful singing, whose Carolina was as disarming in characterization as it was expressive in vocal shading.” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution wrote that Bethany “was that rare talent who commands not only the virtuosity of a seasoned operatic vocalist but also the stage presence and acting prowess necessary to truly embody the character she presents.”

Bethany has been a featured soloist with the National Repertory Orchestra Festival in Colorado, Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival, Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival, the Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta, DeKalb Symphony Orchestra, the Abilene Philharmonic, the Sausalito Song Society, the McKinney Philharmonic, the River Cities Symphony Orchestra, and Cleveland Opera Theatre, among others. Notable stage credits include Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, Drusilla in L’incornazione di Poppea, Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Carolina in Il Matrimonio Segreto, La Princesse in L’enfants et les Sortileges, Cendrillon, and Polly Peachum in The Three Penny Opera.  

In 2021 Bethany made her directorial debut as creative director of "Try Me” at the Winspear Opera House in conjunction with ATT Performing Arts “Elevator Project" in Dallas, Texas.  Bethany won the 2011 Stockton Opera Guild Competition and the 2011 UOP Conservatory Concerto Competition. She holds a DMA in voice from the University of North Texas, a Masters of Music from the Cleveland Institute of Music and a Bachelors of Music in voice from the University of the Pacific’s Conservatory of Music. In addition to performance, Bethany is an enthusiastic educator in voice and opera. She is on the faculty of Emory University as Director of Vocal Studies.

Pianist Caroline Owen is thrilled to be back in Atlanta after completing her Doctorate of Music degree in piano performance from Florida State University in 2022. She has performed in venues across the U.S. and in Austria, Italy, and the Czech Republic. She was the winner of the 2019 Florida MTNA Young Artist Competition, a semifinalist in the 14th International Mozart Competition, and the winner of the 2018 Pro-Mozart Society of Atlanta Competition, from which she received a scholarship to study at the Salzburg Mozarteum. Owen has also participated and performed at festivals including PianoFest in the Hamptons, PianoTexas, Atlantic Music Festival, and the Prague Piano Festival, working with distinguished artists and teachers such as Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Richard Goode, Ursula Oppens, and Pascal Rogé, among others. Her background in dance has also fostered multiple multidisciplinary collaborations with Houston-based composer Badie Khaleghian. Passionate about chamber music, she tours seasonally with the Astralis Chamber Ensemble. To learn more, visit carolineowenpiano.com.

Dr. Owen has been teaching piano for the last seven years, working with students from age 5 to adults. As a graduate student, she held teaching positions at Florida State University and the University of Georgia, where she was an instructor of Group Piano and Aural Skills, respectively. In addition to maintaining her own private Decatur-based studio of students, Dr. Owen also serves as an Artist Affiliate at Emory University and a Co-Director of the Decatur Fine Arts Academy.

Robert Cushing is a composer, pianist, and Decatur native. He holds a Bachelors in Music Composition from Furman University and Master in Piano Performance from the University of Georgia. As a composer, Robert especially enjoys writing music for the voice. His original musical, In the Silence, was performed at Furman University in Fall 2019. He has also written several song cycles, chamber works, and solo piano compositions. The winner of the 2019 South Carolina MTNA Young Artist Competition, Robert is passionate about performing the music of unsung composers. In graduate school, Robert researched and performed the piano works of Mélanie “Mel” Bonis and Hélène de Montgeroult.

At the University of Georgia, Robert studied under Dr. David Fung, Dr. Alan Woo, Dr. Emily Koh, and Dr. Peter Lane. At Furman University, Robert studied under Dr. Amanda Montgomery, Dr. Mark Kilstofte, and Professor Jay Bocook. He credits his love of music with his original piano teacher, Mrs. Mary Brown Hinely.

Robert is a fifth-generation Decatur resident and is thrilled to be a Co-Director of the Decatur Fine Arts Academy.