Michelle DeFabio received her violin performance degree from the Wheaton College Conservatory of Music in Illinois. Her first CD entitled “A Gift of Hope” raised money for the construction of an orphanage in Juarez, Mexico. In 2005, Michelle and her husband Gary, an accomplished pianist, released their first CD entitled “Waiting for You,” dedicated to Sophie, their adopted daughter from China. Michelle completed her Masters in Teaching at Lindenwood University in 2008 and is currently teaching strings in the Parkway School District.

Steve Schenkel is the guitarist and orchestra manager for the Fox Theater, guitarist for the Muny Opera and the St. Louis Symphony, and a freelance jazz musician. Steve has a Ph.D. in Music from Washington University and a Master’s Degree in Religious Studies from Webster University where he served as an Adjunct Professor of Religious Studies for 16 years. He recently retired after 37 years at Webster University, where he founded the Jazz Studies program, the Webster Jazz Concert Series, and the Jazz Studies/Music Technology program. He taught music, media, and religion since 1980 and is now a professor emeritus.  His music is heard nationally on the PBS program “Breaking Bread,” as well as by millions of visitors each year in the multimedia show under the Gateway Arch.  Steve now serves as the Music Director for First Unity Church of St. Louis.

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