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AN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC SENSATION
Afusionofclassicalandcontemporarymusiconbothtraditionalandelectricstrings.Withthe
2016releaseoftheirfourthalbum"DSQ"theycontinuetoexpandtheirpassionatefollowingon
Pandora,Spotify,andSiriusXMradio.DSQperformsintimatelyasaquartetorwitha
fullaccompanimentofdrums,guitar,andpiano.
FEATURED IN
Inadditiontoperforminginternationally,DSQhasplayed"athome"forPresidentsObamaand
Bush,theCollegeFootballPlayoff,NBA,andNFLorganizations.DSQhassoldout
concertvenuesliketheHouseofBluesandsymphonyhallsalike.Theyhaveplayedalongside
JoshGroban,Chicago,andtheTrans-SiberianOrchestra.
" D S Q E N D E D T H E I R P E R F O R M A N C E W I T H A C O V E R O FG U N S N ' R O S E S ' ' S W E E T C H I L D O F M I N E ' T H A T J U S T
F L O O R E D E V E R Y O N E I N T H E B U I L D I N G "
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ION ZANCA C O M P O S E R & V I O L I N I S T
IonZancahasearnedareputationnationwideasaprolificperformer,composer,andproducer.
Histalentsasaversatileviolisthavebeencelebratedontheclassicalstageaswellasonthejazz
andcontemporarymusicscene.Havingperformedfortwosittingpresidents,theNFL,andthe
NBA,hehasalsoappearedonnumerousnationalmediaoutletssuchasESPN,NBC,andCW33.
HeisavotingmemberoftheRecordingAcademy,betterknownforitsannualGrammyAwards,
andistheartisticvisionarybehindtheDSQElectricensemble.Heholdsagraduatedegreein
MusicPerformancefromSouthernMethodistUniversity.AnativeofRomania,Ionhailsfroma
longlineageofmusicians.HecurrentlyresidesinDallaswithhiswife,Estera,andhissonJulian.
MELISSA PRILLER V I O L I N I S T
MelissaPrillerisaprofessionalviolinistexperiencedinmanyplayingstyleswithapassionfor
performingandavirtuosicflarethatelectrifiesstagesacrossthecountry.Playingclassicaland
electricviolin,Melissahasrecordedanumberofalbumsandsingleswithvariousprofessional
artists,inadditiontobeingfeaturedinvariousmusicvideosandfilmworks.
Classicallytrained,MelissabeganherviolinstudiesinChicago,Illinois,wheresheplayedinan
eliteyouthviolinensemble,gaininginternationaltouringexperienceandplayingforthelikesof
PopeBenedictXVIinRomeandPrinceWilliamLobkowiczinPrague.Atthesametime,Melissa
beganacareerinmodeling,walkingrunwayfornumerousfashionshowsandlandingfeatures
invariousprintads.
MelissaattendedSouthernMethodistUniversityonscholarship.SheearnedherBachelorof
MusicinViolinPerformanceandaMinorinArtsEntrepreneurshipin2016.
MelissahasperformedforPresidents,NBAandNFLteams,openedforartistssuchasKennyG,
andsoloedwiththeIrvingSymphony.ShecurrentlylivesinDallas,Texas,whereshemaintains
anactiveteachingstudioinadditiontoperforming.
ELEANOR DUNBAR V I O L I N I S T
ViolinistEleanorDunbarisanaccomplishedandcommandingartist,performingregularlyasa
soloist,chambermusicenthusiast,andconcertmaster.AgraduateofSouthernMethodist
University,sheearnedherBachelor’sofMusicdegreeinViolinPerformanceunderthe
directionofEmanuelBorok.DuringhereducationatSMU,shewasawardedtheprestigious
PresserUndergraduateScholarAward,giventoanoutstandingmusicmajoreachyear.
AnativeofCalifornia,Eleanorbeganhermusicaleducationattheyoungageofthree.Under
thetutelageofviolinistGailGerdingMellert,shebeganherperformancecareerthroughout
California,enteredandplacedinmanycompetitions,andappearedasasoloistwith
symphoniessuchastheHollywoodBowlOrchestra.Fromayoungage,sheattendedmusic
festivalssuchastheAspenMusicFestivalandtheNewYorkStringOrchestraSeminar.Atthe
ageofsixteen,shebeganherundergraduatestudiesatSouthernMethodistUniversity.Eleanor
hasbeenhonoredtosharethestagewithincredibleartistssuchasRobertoandAndrésDíaz,
theEscherQuartet,Chee-YunKim,AlessioBax,andmanymore.Shecontinuestoperform
throughoutthecountrypresentingrecitalsandperformingwithesteemedorchestras.
Eleanorplaysonaviolinmadein1896byJosephAnthonyChanotinLondon,England.
YOUNG HEO B A S S
YoungHeoisaprofessionaljazzbassistbasedinDallas,Texas.Younghadtheopportunityto
playinaprofessionalsettingwithEllisMarsalis,AdonisRose,DelfaeyoMarsalis,Stefan
Karlsson,andBernardWright,andrecordedovertwentyalbumsincludingOneO’clockLab
Band2013.
OriginallyfromSeoul,SouthKorea,YoungHeomovedtoUnitedStateswhenhewas16years
old.YoungattendedUniversityofTexasatArlingtonin2007andstartedplayingintensively
withtheUTAJazzOrchestraandtopjazzcombo.Bythetimehefinishedhisbachelordegreein
2010,hehadreceivedmultiplejazzscholarshipsandawardsincludingBillSnodgrassEndowed
JazzScholarshipAward.
In2011,YoungwasacceptedonscholarshipintothegraduatejazzprogramattheUniversityof
NorthTexas.AttheNorthTexas,Youngperformedwithschool’stopensemblesincludingthe
TwoO’clockLabBandandtheGrammy-nominatedOneO’clockLabBand.Whileintheband,he
hadopportunitiestoplaywithsuchplayersasPeterErskine,BobMoses,MikeStern,andmany
otherjazzartistsaroundtheworld.YoungwasawardedbyUNTmusicfacultyasthe
OutstandingGraduateJazzStudiesStudentfor2013.
SincethegraduationfromUNT,Younghasbeenverybusywithperformingandteachingin
Dallas.CurrentlyheteachesatCollinCollege,TarrantCountyCommunityCollege,Greater
DallasYouthOrchestra,andSouthwesternBaptistSeminary.
ANTHONY PLANT G U I T A R I S T
AnthonyPlanthasbeenplayingintherichmusicsceneofDallas/FtWorthsincehisearlyteens.
Hisguitarplayinghasgivenhimtheopportunitytoplaywithmanylegends,suchasMichaelW
Smith,AntonioSanchez(PatMethenyGroup),RandyBrecker,RonnieLaws,theTemptations,
BuckyPizzarelli,andSnarkyPuppytonameafew.Hestudiedguitaronscholarshipatthe
UniversityofNorthTexaswithFredHamiltonandJoeLee,andinDallas,TXwiththemasterful
JasonBucklin.
EquallyathomeplayingBrazilianbossanovaonclassicalnylonguitar,playingbeboplinesina
straight-aheadacousticjazzsettingonhisarchtop,orplayingsoaringleadsonelectricguitar,he
isinhighdemandintheDFWstudiosceneandhasrecordedonwellover100albums.Hisown
soloalbum,TheColouroutofSpace,wasreleasedin2012withhisoriginalcompositionsand
arrangements.HekeepsabusyscheduleplayinglocallyinDFW,touringnationallywiththe
DallasStringsQuartet,recordinginstudiosessions,teachingaselectgroupofstudents,andhe
istheMusicalDirectoratStJohnCatholicChurch.Whenhedoesn’thaveaguitarinhishands,
youmightfindhimplayingsoccerorwalkingtheCaminodeSantiagoinSpain.
EFREN GUZMAN JR. P E R C U S S I O N I S T
EfrenGuzmanJr.("Chiquis")standsoutamonghispeersforhisamazingflexibilityand
impeccablerhythm.Heisequallygiftedinallmusicalstyles:classical,pops,Broadway,Latin,
Jazz,BigBand,studiorecordings,etc.Hisfinesse,eleganceandcommandofallkindsof
percussioninstruments,makehimtrulyuniqueintheworldofmusic.Acompletemusician,his
pianoandcompositiongiftsareaddedattributestoanalreadystellarcareer.
EfrenwasborninMexicoCity.HeattendedtheNationalConservatoryofMusicandbeganhis
earlystudiesasadrummerwithhisfather.HecametotheUSAasascholarshipstudentofPaul
Guerrero(StanKenton'sdrummer)andlaterstudiedattheUniversityofNorthTexas,wherehe
distinguishedhimselfasadrummerandpercussionistunderthetutelageofProf.EdSoph,Dr.
RobertSchietroma,MikeDrakeandColaiuta,PeterErskine,DennisChambers,JackDejonette,
AlexAcuna,TitoPuente,DonFamularo,LuisConteandGiovanniHidalgo.HetouredtheUSA
andCanadaasamemberoftheGrammynominated"OneO'ClockJazzBand"in1991.Hehas
recordedwithartistssuchasArmandoManzanero,PlacidoDomingo,ArturoCastro,Emmanuel
andMexicansuperstarAlejandroFernandezwithwhomherecordedhislatestDVD.Hewasthe
drummerofMexicanpopartistReyliBarbaandperformedforthe"LatinAmericanGrammy
Awards"inLasVegas,November,2011.HehasalsotouredEuropeandJapanasadrummer
withtheinternationallyknownPerezPradoMamboOrchestra.PersonalprojectsincludeaJazz
CDandDVDrecordingwithguitaristAlvaroTorresandcontinuestobeactiveinJazzFestivalsin
MexicoandtheUSA.
Today,EfrenperformsregularlywithDallasbestjazzplayers,suchasJohnAdams,Brian
Piper,GrammynominatedguitaristRussHewittandtheDallasStringQuartetamongothers.He
isalsodrummerforthePlanoandIrvingSymphonyorchestrasandprincipalpercussionistofthe
SanAngeloSymphonyorchestra.Duringthe2013and2014seasons,hehasalsoperformedasa
featuredsoloistwiththePlanoSymphonyorchestra,theDallasPopsorchestra,featuring
GrammyawardwinnerKennyG,guitaristandrecordingartistMichaelThompson(guitaristfor
Cher,RebaMcEntire,NeilDiamond,MichaelJacksonandCelineDion),theworldacclaimed
CanadianBrassaswellasaspecialconcertatthe2014ComicConventioninColumbus,Ohio
with"TheBrehms"jazzensembleaswellasparticipatinginthe2014InternationalJazzFestival
inCatalinaIslandinCalifornia.In2015healsoperformedwiththeinternationally
renownedMariachiVargas,"TimeforThree"andthelegendaryDocSeverinsen.HislatestCD
recordingwithjazzguitarist/composerAndySparandeowillhitthemarketin2018andhis
latestvideos"Hello"and"Despacito"withtheDallasStringQuartetareavailableonYouTube.
FutureengagementsincludeaUStourwiththeDallasStringQuartetduring2017aswellasa
newappointmentaspercussionist/drummerforsingerJavierAguilar.