Year(s) Attended Merit: 2004 – 2007 Program(s): Merit Music in Communities and Instrumental & Vocal Music Program (group classes) Instrument: Flute Hometown: Chicago – Hermosa Neighborhood Education: Bachelors in Human Resources with

Year(s) Attended Merit: 2007 – 2013 Program(s): Alice S. Pfaelzer Conservatory (Class of 2013). Jacob received Merit’s 2013 Mary Herron Replogle College Scholarship. Instrument: Trombone Hometown: Tinley Park, Illinois Education:

Year(s) Attended Merit: 2007 – 2012 Program(s): Alice S. Pfaelzer Conservatory (Class of 2012). Kamila received Merit’s 2012 Mary Herron Replogle College Scholarship. Instrument(s): Clarinet – primary instrument; Saxophone –

Year(s) Attended Merit: 1980 – 1988 Program(s): Alice S. Pfaelzer Conservatory (Class of 1988) Instrument(s): Violin Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Education: BA from Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA; M.Ed. from University of

Year(s) Attended Merit: 1994 – 2001 Program(s): Alice S. Pfaelzer Conservatory Instrument(s): Trumpet Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Education (most recent): Royal Conservatory of the Hague, the Hague, the Netherlands, Postdoctoral Study (Music Composition), 2013;

Year(s) Attended Merit: 1983 – 1988 Program(s): Alice S. Pfaelzer Conservatory Instrument(s): Piano, Voice Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Current profession: Founding Executive Director (since 2002) for La Casa Norte (LCN), a community-based organization in