Groupmuse for Hire

Originally from Uniondale, New York, first-generation Filipino-American Jay Julio (b. 1997) is a multi-instrumentalist, teacher, and composer-arranger currently serving as Violin III / Viola on the North American tour of Broadway’s Hamilton. Jay is the Assistant Principal Violist of the Opera Philadelphia Orchestra, substitute violist with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, the Kennedy Center Opera Orchestra, the Dallas, Memphis, Charleston, and Virginia Symphonies, and has been invited to play with the New York Pops, the American Composers Orchestra, the Metropolis Ensemble and PROTESTRA. Recent appearances include solo turns with the Ocala Symphony, the Marquette Symphony, and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus, and chamber music performances on the TIME SPANS Festival with the Talea Ensemble, the Broadway Advocacy Coalition‘s Arts in Action Festival, and at the Museum of Modern Art.
They appeared in the official collaborative music video for Major Lazer & Marcus Mumford’s single, Lay Your Head On Me, released as a fundraiser for COVID-19 research efforts, performed with Nigerian artist Burna Boy in his Hollywood Bowl debut, and have played behind Audra McDonald on Carnegie Hall’s Great Artists series. A prizewinner in national competitions held by the YoungArts Foundation, the National Federation of Music Clubs, the Music Teachers National Association and recipient of a 2019 Juilliard Career Grant, Jay is indebted to the Virtu Foundation and the American Viola Society for their past support through instrument and bow loans. They were recipient of a 2020 Music Academy of the West Fast Pitch Award for their music-meets-prison-analysis organization Sound Off: Music for Bail, which has since been awarded grants from the Juilliard School, the YoungArts Foundation, the Surdna Foundation, the Puffin Foundation, the Copland Fund, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, and New Music USA.
After taking their first viola lesson at age 14 at the Mannes Preparatory Division, Jay graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy at 16 studying with Renee Skerik with their highest musical honor, the Young Artist Award, received their BM in Viola Performance from the Manhattan School of Music under Karen Ritscher on full scholarship, and received their MM at the Juilliard School on a full-tuition Susan W. Rose Fellowship under the tutelage of Heidi Castleman and Misha Amory. Other important mentors include Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti and Lina Bahn. For rhythm, Jay studies poetry.

Daniel Colalillo is a highly regarded classical pianist based in New York City. He is renowned for delivering powerful and distinctive performances with a high level of musical integrity. He has received critical acclaim from "The New York Times" and has established himself as a sought-after soloist. He has given solo recitals at prominent venues such as Carnegie Hall, Steinway Hall, Bargemusic, Symphony Space, Columbia University, Princeton University, and has performed in several cities including Philadelphia, San Francisco, Nashville, Toronto, Montreal, and more. Daniel also serves as the Artistic Director of "Classical Keys," a concert series held in Morristown, NJ and NYC where he actively performs chamber music. As a dedicated educator, he operates his own private studio and was awarded "Top Piano Teacher" by Steinway & Sons in 2022. Recently, he became a Musician Owner and serves on the Council of "Groupmuse," a series of chamber music house concerts in the US and abroad. Daniel graduated with a Master of Music from Mannes College: The New School for Music and began playing piano at the late age of 15.

Stephanie Ray is a creative entrepreneur, flutist, and curator of musical projects based in Baltimore City. Stephanie is a founding member of Pique Collective, an experimental quintet that explores original compositions, improvisation, and modern performance practices through unique collaborations and integrations with local makers, spaces, and artists. She is a core member of Baltimore’s musical arts cooperative and modular chamber orchestra, Mind on Fire, through which she has shared the stage with local artists such as the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Dan Deacon, Jamal Moore, Liz Downing, and Infinity Knives.
Stephanie is the co-founder, co-owner, and CEO of Baltimore Music Box, LLC; a digital audio workspace and music equipment lending library in the new Center for Community, Arts, Education, and Training, Baltimore Unity Hall. Since 2011, Stephanie has co-directed hundreds of free concerts with the Baltimore chapter of Classical Revolution including featured shows on WTMD Radio, and collaborating with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Alash Ensemble, Baltimore Boom Bap Society, Shodekeh, Eze Jackson, Jasmine Pope, Outcalls, and many other independent artists throughout the city. In 2021, Stephanie began co-organizing a free summer concert series in her community and surrounding neighborhoods called Arts in the Parks, featuring local performing groups in public spaces that have been traditionally redlined.
Stephanie enjoys a busy freelance schedule, regularly performing with the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, Maryland Symphony Orchestra, Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, National Cathedral Choral Society, Post Classical Ensemble, and the Maryland Lyric Opera. As a recording artist, she has worked with artists Dan Deacon, Loris, Bobby Ge, Ledah Finck, Tim Holt, and Brittany J. Green, and has recorded video game projects with Oxide Games. Stephanie holds degrees in flute performance from the University of Texas at Austin and Peabody Conservatory. Outside of musical life, Stephanie enjoys traveling, playing video games (Genshin Impact!), and being an active board member of her community association.

Pianist Ian Scarfe enjoys a busy career as an advocate for music. He manages a busy performance calendar that includes solo, ensemble, and orchestra appearances, which take him across the United States and Europe. An entertaining and articulate speaker, Scarfe finds himself equally at home in formal concert venues, halls of higher education, and casual events such as house concerts and jazz clubs.
Scarfe is the founder and director of the Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival, an adventure-based touring festival that has brought musicians from all over the world to scenic rural Northern California. Since 2011 the festival has presented over 500 public concerts free and open to the public, with a special focus on rural communities and unexpected outdoor venues in scenic wilderness areas.
Scarfe makes his home in the Presidio of San Francisco with his wife and two cats. His sports career was short but spectacular - he enjoyed a position as the starting pianist of the San Francisco 49ers, performing in the stadium club restaurant in Candlestick Park from 2010 until the stadium was demolished a few years later.