{"id":217,"date":"2022-09-12T13:56:42","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T13:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box5658.temp.domains\/~vrrqklmy\/?page_id=217"},"modified":"2026-07-16T10:45:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T15:45:01","slug":"faculty-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/zh_cn\/faculty-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"\u6559\u804c\u5458\u5de5"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"217\" class=\"elementor elementor-217\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64f34606 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64f34606\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1573a322\" data-id=\"1573a322\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54bc9e01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54bc9e01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Faculty &amp; Staff<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4dd5d8aa elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4dd5d8aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ef528d3\" data-id=\"1ef528d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15163375 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15163375\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet Our Celebrated Faculty &amp; Staff<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31e5088a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31e5088a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Merit School of Music\u2019s expert teaching artists and staff create a deep, inspiring, and motivating learning experience for music-lovers from across Chicagoland. \\n\\nGet to know the faces of Merit who are dedicated to ensuring music students of all backgrounds, ages, and experience levels are able to reach their full musical and personal potential.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:769,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Merit School of Music\u2019s expert teaching artists and staff create a deep, inspiring, and motivating learning experience for music-lovers from across Chicagoland. <br \/><br \/>Get to know the faces of Merit who are dedicated to ensuring music students of all backgrounds, ages, and experience levels are able to reach their full musical and personal potential.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8d77c4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8d77c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;widescreen&quot;,&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet_extra&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile_extra&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3eb2499\" data-id=\"3eb2499\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b9c32d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-adv-tabs\" data-id=\"7b9c32d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-adv-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div data-scroll-on-click=\"no\" data-scroll-speed=\"300\" id=\"eael-advance-tabs-7b9c32d\" class=\"eael-advance-tabs eael-tabs-horizontal eael-tab-auto-active  active-caret-on\" data-tabid=\"7b9c32d\">\n            <div class=\"eael-tabs-nav \">\n                <ul class=\"eael-tab-inline-icon\" role=\"tablist\">\n                                            <li id=\"faculty\" class=\"active-default eael-tab-item-trigger eael-tab-nav-item\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"faculty-tab\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                            \n                                                                                                                            \n                                                            <span class=\"eael-tab-title title-after-icon\" >Faculty<\/span>                            \n                                                    <\/li>\n                                            <li id=\"staff\" class=\"inactive eael-tab-item-trigger eael-tab-nav-item\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"staff-tab\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                            \n                                                                                                                            \n                                                            <span class=\"eael-tab-title title-after-icon\" >Staff<\/span>                            \n                                                    <\/li>\n                    \n                                  <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"eael-tabs-content\">\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"faculty-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item active-default\" data-title-link=\"faculty-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"#department-chairs\">Department Chairs<\/a> | <a href=\"#brass\">Brass<\/a> | <a href=\"#early-childhood-general-music\">Early Childhood<\/a> | <a href=\"#ensembles\">Ensembles<\/a> | <a href=\"#guitar\">Guitar<\/a> | <a href=\"#jazz\">Jazz<\/a> | <a href=\"#percussion\">Percussion<\/a> | <a href=\"#piano\">Piano<\/a> | <a href=\"#strings\">Strings<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"#theory-composition\">Theory &amp; Composition <\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"#voice-choir\">Voice &amp; Choir<\/a> | <a href=\"#woodwind\">Woodwind<\/a><\/p>                                        <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"staff-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"staff-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"#presidents-office\">President&#8217;s Office<\/a> | <a href=\"#programs\">Programs<\/a> | <a href=\"#student-services\">Student Services<\/a><a href=\"#finance-administration\"> | <\/a><a href=\"#development-marketing\">Development &amp; Marketing<\/a> | <a href=\"#finance-administration\">Finance &amp; Administration<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"#operations\">Operations<\/a> | <a href=\"#chicago-musical-pathways\">Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative (CMPI)<\/a><\/p>                                        <\/div>\n\t\t                    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cf9dce elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cf9dce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d6c145\" data-id=\"6d6c145\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cef959a elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cef959a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"brass\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Department Chairs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac53a5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"ac53a5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"department-chairs\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53509e2 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53509e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(swipe for more)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8ca3fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-testimonial\" data-id=\"b8ca3fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div  class=\"elementskit-testimonial-slider ekit_testimonial_style_6 arrow_inside \" data-config=\"{&quot;rtl&quot;:false,&quot;arrows&quot;:true,&quot;dots&quot;:false,&quot;pauseOnHover&quot;:false,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;speed&quot;:1000,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:6,&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:3,&quot;loop&quot;:false,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10,&quot;breakpoints&quot;:{&quot;320&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:2,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:2,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10},&quot;768&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:3,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:3,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10},&quot;1024&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:3,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:6,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10}}}\">\n\t<div class=\"ekit-main-swiper swiper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-77033a4\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/claire-bachman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/claire-bachman-merit-school-music.png-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"claire bachman, department chair for strings, cello faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/claire-bachman-merit-school-music.png-1.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/claire-bachman-merit-school-music.png-1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/claire-bachman-merit-school-music.png-1-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Claire Bachman<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Department Co-Chair: Strings; Faculty: Cello<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-715b19b\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/evan-bruno.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"evan bruno\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/evan-bruno.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/evan-bruno-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/evan-bruno-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/evan-bruno-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Evan Bruno<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Department Chair, Director: Conservatory choirs, Director: Merit Music in Communities, Ensembles, Faculty: Voice<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-fb9dc24\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/dr-elena-doubovitskaya\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Elena-Doubovitskaya.jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"dr. elena doubovitskaya, department chair: piano, piano faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Elena-Doubovitskaya.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Elena-Doubovitskaya.jpg-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Elena-Doubovitskaya.jpg-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Dr. Elena Doubovitskaya<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Department Chair: Piano; Faculty: Piano<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-8d8135f\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/brigid-finucane\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/brigid-finucane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"brigid finucane\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/brigid-finucane.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/brigid-finucane-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/brigid-finucane-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/brigid-finucane-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Brigid Finucane<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Department Chair: Early Childhood &amp; General Music<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-b3812ee\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/michael-nearpass\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Michael Nearpass<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Department Chair: Theory &amp; Composition; Faculty: Theory<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-06e2639\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/bob-sherman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bob-Sherman-WEB-1.jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"bob sherman, guitar department chair, ensemble director, guitar faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bob-Sherman-WEB-1.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bob-Sherman-WEB-1.jpg-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bob-Sherman-WEB-1.jpg-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Bob Sherman<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Department Chair: Guitar; Ensemble Director: Guitar; Faculty: Guitar<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-173c02a\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/iris-wei\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iris-wei-merit.jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Iris Wei, strings department co-chair, and violin faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iris-wei-merit.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iris-wei-merit.jpg-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iris-wei-merit.jpg-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iris-wei-merit.jpg-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Iris Wei<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Department Co-Chair: Strings; Faculty: 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href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/david-allie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Faculty-Staff-Bio-Photos-600x6002-1.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"david allie, concert band ensemble director, merit music in communities, trumpet faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Faculty-Staff-Bio-Photos-600x6002-1.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Faculty-Staff-Bio-Photos-600x6002-1.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Faculty-Staff-Bio-Photos-600x6002-1.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">David Allie<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Trumpet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-2f2de1f\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/faculty-and-staff\/hamed-barbarji\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hamed-Barbarji.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Hamed Barbarji\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hamed-Barbarji.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hamed-Barbarji-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hamed-Barbarji-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hamed-Barbarji-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Hamed Barbarji <\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Trumpet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-06e2639\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/ryan-berndt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ryan-Berndt-1.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"ryan berndt, trumpet faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ryan-Berndt-1.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ryan-Berndt-1.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ryan-Berndt-1.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Ryan Berndt<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Trumpet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-88a5593\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/nick-collins.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"nick collins\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/nick-collins.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/nick-collins-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/nick-collins-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/nick-collins-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Nick Collins<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Tuba &amp; Euphonium<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-1b4871e\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/timothy-riordan\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/RiordanHeadshot2020-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"timothy riordan, trombone faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/RiordanHeadshot2020-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/RiordanHeadshot2020-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/RiordanHeadshot2020-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Timothy Riordan<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Trombone<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-1464c1a\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient.png 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Ivan Saenz<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Brass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-fa1246f\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/emma-sepmeier\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Emma-Sepmeier.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Emma Sepmeier\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Emma-Sepmeier.png 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Emma-Sepmeier-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Emma-Sepmeier-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Emma-Sepmeier-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Emma Sepmeier<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Horn<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-8ca542e\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/john-wambach\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/john-wambach.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"john wambach\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/john-wambach.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/john-wambach-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/john-wambach-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/john-wambach-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">John Wambach<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Brass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-navigation-button swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-navigation-button swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0817668 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/brigid-finucane\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/brigid-finucane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"brigid finucane\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/brigid-finucane.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/brigid-finucane-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/brigid-finucane-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/brigid-finucane-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Brigid Finucane<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Department Chair: Early Childhood &amp; General Music<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-a03ea0c\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/sally-blandon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sally-blandon-merit-school-music-2.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"sally blandon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sally-blandon-merit-school-music-2.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sally-blandon-merit-school-music-2.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sally-blandon-merit-school-music-2.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Sally Bland\u00f3n<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Early Childhood &amp; General Music Program Director<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-d79a01e\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/faculty-and-staff\/akie-kadota\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1518373346-Akie-Kadota-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1518373346-Akie-Kadota-1.jpeg 724w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1518373346-Akie-Kadota-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1518373346-Akie-Kadota-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1518373346-Akie-Kadota-1-12x12.jpeg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Akie Kadota<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Early Childhood<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-caa2cbd\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/frances-kennedy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/frances-kennedy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"frances kennedy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/frances-kennedy.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/frances-kennedy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/frances-kennedy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/frances-kennedy-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Frances Kennedy<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Early Childhood &amp; General Music Program Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-9d88db2\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/briana-belding-peck\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Briana-Belding-Peck.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"briana belding peck\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Briana-Belding-Peck.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Briana-Belding-Peck-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Briana-Belding-Peck-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Briana-Belding-Peck-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Briana Belding-Peck<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Early Childhood<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-06e2639\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/miro-hernandez\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Miro-Hernandez-Bio-Photo-600x600-1.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"miro hernandez, early childhood faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Miro-Hernandez-Bio-Photo-600x600-1.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Miro-Hernandez-Bio-Photo-600x600-1.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Miro-Hernandez-Bio-Photo-600x600-1.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Miro Hernandez<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Early Childhood<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-ce8349e\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/ben-jacobs-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ben-jacobs.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"ben jacobs\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ben-jacobs.png 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ben-jacobs-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ben-jacobs-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ben-jacobs-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Ben Jacobs<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Early Childhood<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-3316dcd\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/janet-janz\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/janet-janz.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"janet janz\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/janet-janz.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/janet-janz-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/janet-janz-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/janet-janz-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Jan Janz<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Early Childhood<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-4bbb8d6\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/annaeka-johnson\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/annaeka-johnson-merit-school-music.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"annaeka johnson, early childhood faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/annaeka-johnson-merit-school-music.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/annaeka-johnson-merit-school-music.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/annaeka-johnson-merit-school-music.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Annaeka Johnson<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Early Childhood<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-2c8a81d\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/avo-randruut\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Avo-Randruut-Merit-School-of-Music.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"avo randruut\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Avo-Randruut-Merit-School-of-Music.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Avo-Randruut-Merit-School-of-Music.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Avo-Randruut-Merit-School-of-Music.png-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Avo-Randruut-Merit-School-of-Music.png-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Avo Randruut<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: General Music<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-1b4871e\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/ben-weber\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Benjamin-Weber-Faculty-Photo-600x600-1.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"ben weber, violin and viola faculty, early childhood faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Benjamin-Weber-Faculty-Photo-600x600-1.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Benjamin-Weber-Faculty-Photo-600x600-1.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Benjamin-Weber-Faculty-Photo-600x600-1.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Ben Weber<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Violin\/Viola, Early Childhood<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-ca5819b\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/tanya-katleya-guerrero\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/tanya-guerrero.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"tanya guerrero\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/tanya-guerrero.png 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/tanya-guerrero-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/tanya-guerrero-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/tanya-guerrero-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Tanya Guerrero<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Early Childhood<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-navigation-button swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-navigation-button swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a3751b1 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a3751b1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M421.9,6.5c22.6-2.5,51.5,0.4,75.5,5.3c23.6,4.9,70.9,23.5,100.5,35.7c75.8,32.2,133.7,44.5,192.6,49.7\n\tc23.6,2.1,48.7,3.5,103.4-2.5c54.7-6,106.2-25.6,106.2-25.6V0H0v30.3c0,0,72,32.6,158.4,30.5c39.2-0.7,92.8-6.7,134-22.4\n\tc21.2-8.1,52.2-18.2,79.7-24.2C399.3,7.9,411.6,7.5,421.9,6.5z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ensembles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f488044 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-widescreen elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f488044\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(swipe for more)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2022b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-testimonial\" data-id=\"d2022b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div  class=\"elementskit-testimonial-slider ekit_testimonial_style_6 arrow_inside \" data-config=\"{&quot;rtl&quot;:false,&quot;arrows&quot;:true,&quot;dots&quot;:false,&quot;pauseOnHover&quot;:false,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;speed&quot;:1000,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:5,&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:5,&quot;loop&quot;:false,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10,&quot;breakpoints&quot;:{&quot;320&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:2,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:2,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10},&quot;768&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:3,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:3,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10},&quot;1024&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:5,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:5,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10}}}\">\n\t<div class=\"ekit-main-swiper swiper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-b3812ee\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/alexander-beltran\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Alexander-Beltran-300x300.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Alexander Beltran\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Alexander-Beltran-300x300.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Alexander-Beltran-300x300.png-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Alexander-Beltran-300x300.png-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Alexander Beltran<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Ensemble Director: Jazz Ensembles &amp; Combos; Faculty: Jazz<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-06e2639\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/justin-berchtold\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Justin-Berchtold-1.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"justin berchtold\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Justin-Berchtold-1.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Justin-Berchtold-1.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Justin-Berchtold-1.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Justin Berchtold<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Band, Merit Music in Communities<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-4ea514a\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/hope-bogusch\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Hope-Wittmus.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Hope bogusch\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Hope-Wittmus.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Hope-Wittmus.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Hope-Wittmus.png-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Hope-Wittmus.png-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Hope Bogusch<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Ensemble Director IVM Choirs; Faculty: Voice<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-4bbb8d6\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/evan-bruno.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"evan bruno\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/evan-bruno.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/evan-bruno-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/evan-bruno-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/evan-bruno-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Evan Bruno<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Department Chair: Voice; Choir Director: Merit Music in Communities<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-e4dc95f\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/bonnie-heather-campbell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bonnie-Heather-Campbell.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"bonnie heather campbell, clarinet ensemble director, clarinet faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bonnie-Heather-Campbell.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bonnie-Heather-Campbell.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bonnie-Heather-Campbell.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Bonnie-Heather Campbell<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Ensemble Director: Clarinet Ensemble; Faculty: Clarinet; Conservatory: Clarinet Technique Class<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-d404010\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/scott-casagrande\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/scott-casagrande.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"scott casagrande\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/scott-casagrande.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/scott-casagrande-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/scott-casagrande-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/scott-casagrande-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Scott Casagrande<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Director: Wind Symphony<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-64d6dc5\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/katelyn-curtin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/katelyn-curtin.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"katelyn curtin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/katelyn-curtin.png 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/katelyn-curtin-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/katelyn-curtin-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/katelyn-curtin-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Katelyn Curtin<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Voice<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-7dd331a\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/roger-dekind\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient.png 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Roger Dekind<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Director: Conservatory Band<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-1b4871e\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/steven-gooden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/steven-gooden-updated.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"steven gooden\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/steven-gooden-updated.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/steven-gooden-updated-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/steven-gooden-updated-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/steven-gooden-updated-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Steven Gooden<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Merit Philharmonic Director, Conservatory Symphonic Band Director, Merit Music in Communities Band Director, Clarinet Faculty<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-f0728a8\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/kristin-hedlund\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kristin-Hedlund.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"kristin hedlund, cherub orchestra and merit music in communities ensemble director, violin private lessons instructor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kristin-Hedlund.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kristin-Hedlund.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kristin-Hedlund.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Kristin Hedlund<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Ensemble Director: Cherub Orchestra, Merit Music in Communities; Violin Private Lessons Instructor<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-e495c0c\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/jennifer-huang\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Jennifer-Huang.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"jennifer huang, chamber orchestra music director\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Jennifer-Huang.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Jennifer-Huang.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Jennifer-Huang.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Jennifer Huang<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Music Director, Chamber Orchestra<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-b0dd1d4\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/janet-janz\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/janet-janz.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"janet janz\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/janet-janz.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/janet-janz-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/janet-janz-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/janet-janz-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Janet Janz<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Ensemble Director: Stradivarius Strings; Faculty: Cello<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-c37775d\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/daniel-klingler\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient.png 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Daniel Klingler<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Ensemble Director: Gunsaulus Orchestra<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-c2c5489\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/timothy-riordan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/RiordanHeadshot2020.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"timothy riordan, trombone faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/RiordanHeadshot2020.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/RiordanHeadshot2020-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/RiordanHeadshot2020-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Timothy Riordan<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Trombone<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-e20959c\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/bob-sherman\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bob-Sherman-WEB-1.jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"bob sherman, guitar department chair, ensemble director, guitar faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bob-Sherman-WEB-1.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bob-Sherman-WEB-1.jpg-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bob-Sherman-WEB-1.jpg-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Bob Sherman<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Department Chair: Guitar; Ensemble Director: Guitar; Faculty: Guitar<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-e798914\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/christian-smith\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Christian-Smith-man-with-beard-in-the-middle.jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"christian smith, encore orchestra ensemble director, violin and viola faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Christian-Smith-man-with-beard-in-the-middle.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Christian-Smith-man-with-beard-in-the-middle.jpg-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Christian-Smith-man-with-beard-in-the-middle.jpg-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Christian Smith<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Ensemble Director: Encore Orchestra; Faculty: Violin &amp; Viola<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-e42825c\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/joe-sonnefeldt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Joe-Sonnefeldt-1.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Joe Sonnefeldt\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Joe-Sonnefeldt-1.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Joe-Sonnefeldt-1.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Joe-Sonnefeldt-1.png-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Joe-Sonnefeldt-1.png-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Joe Sonnefeldt<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Percussion<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-a20e117\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/arturs-weible\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Arturs-Weible.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"arturs weible, merit music in communities orchestra director, viola faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Arturs-Weible.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Arturs-Weible.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Arturs-Weible.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" 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class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-77033a4\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/bob-sherman\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bob-Sherman-WEB-1.jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"bob sherman, guitar department chair, ensemble director, guitar faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bob-Sherman-WEB-1.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bob-Sherman-WEB-1.jpg-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bob-Sherman-WEB-1.jpg-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Bob Sherman<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Department Chair: Guitar; Ensemble Director: Guitar; Faculty: Guitar<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-ddddd2f\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/jose-posada\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/jose-posada.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"jose posada\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/jose-posada.png 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/jose-posada-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/jose-posada-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/jose-posada-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Jos\u00e9 Luis Posada<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Guitar<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-8aeca12\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/faculty-and-staff\/eric-r-singh\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Eric-R.-Singh.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Eric R. Singh\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Eric-R.-Singh.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Eric-R.-Singh-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Eric-R.-Singh-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Eric-R.-Singh-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Eric R. Singh<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Guitar<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d9fdab elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d9fdab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M421.9,6.5c22.6-2.5,51.5,0.4,75.5,5.3c23.6,4.9,70.9,23.5,100.5,35.7c75.8,32.2,133.7,44.5,192.6,49.7\n\tc23.6,2.1,48.7,3.5,103.4-2.5c54.7-6,106.2-25.6,106.2-25.6V0H0v30.3c0,0,72,32.6,158.4,30.5c39.2-0.7,92.8-6.7,134-22.4\n\tc21.2-8.1,52.2-18.2,79.7-24.2C399.3,7.9,411.6,7.5,421.9,6.5z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M790.5,93.1c-59.3-5.3-116.8-18-192.6-50c-29.6-12.7-76.9-31-100.5-35.9c-23.6-4.9-52.6-7.8-75.5-5.3\n\tc-10.2,1.1-22.6,1.4-50.1,7.4c-27.2,6.3-58.2,16.6-79.4,24.7c-41.3,15.9-94.9,21.9-134,22.6C72,58.2,0,25.8,0,25.8V100h1000V65.3\n\tc0,0-51.5,19.4-106.2,25.7C839.5,97,814.1,95.2,790.5,93.1z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d586bf\" data-id=\"3d586bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8679524 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8679524\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"jazz\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Joseph B. Glossberg Jazz Program <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fd9857 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-widescreen elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fd9857\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(swipe for more)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d1193b elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-testimonial\" data-id=\"8d1193b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div  class=\"elementskit-testimonial-slider ekit_testimonial_style_6 arrow_inside \" data-config=\"{&quot;rtl&quot;:false,&quot;arrows&quot;:true,&quot;dots&quot;:false,&quot;pauseOnHover&quot;:false,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;speed&quot;:1000,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:5,&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:5,&quot;loop&quot;:false,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10,&quot;breakpoints&quot;:{&quot;320&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:2,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:2,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10},&quot;768&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:3,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:3,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10},&quot;1024&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:5,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:5,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10}}}\">\n\t<div class=\"ekit-main-swiper swiper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-b3812ee\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/alexander-beltran\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Alexander-Beltran-300x300.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Alexander Beltran\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Alexander-Beltran-300x300.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Alexander-Beltran-300x300.png-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Alexander-Beltran-300x300.png-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Alexander Beltran<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Ensemble Director: Jazz Ensembles &amp; Combos; Faculty: Jazz<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-fc907ba\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/jimmy-farace-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/jimmy-farace.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"jimmy farace\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/jimmy-farace.png 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/jimmy-farace-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/jimmy-farace-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/jimmy-farace-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Jimmy Farace<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Concert Jazz Band<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-06e2639\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/aaron-mcevers\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Faculty-Staff-Bio-Photos-600x600-2.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"aaron mcevers, music theory, jazz, saxophone, and combos faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Faculty-Staff-Bio-Photos-600x600-2.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Faculty-Staff-Bio-Photos-600x600-2.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Faculty-Staff-Bio-Photos-600x600-2.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Aaron McEvers<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Music Theory, Jazz, Saxophone and Combos<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-708596b\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/dr-chris-morrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chris-morrow.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"chris morrow\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chris-morrow.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chris-morrow-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chris-morrow-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chris-morrow-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Dr. Chris Morrow<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Jazz Drum Set<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-0e672c6\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.orgadrian-ruiz\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/adrian-ruiz.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Adrian Ruiz\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/adrian-ruiz.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/adrian-ruiz-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/adrian-ruiz-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/adrian-ruiz-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Adrian Ruiz<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Jazz Piano<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-navigation-button swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-navigation-button swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0143057 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0143057\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M421.9,6.5c22.6-2.5,51.5,0.4,75.5,5.3c23.6,4.9,70.9,23.5,100.5,35.7c75.8,32.2,133.7,44.5,192.6,49.7\n\tc23.6,2.1,48.7,3.5,103.4-2.5c54.7-6,106.2-25.6,106.2-25.6V0H0v30.3c0,0,72,32.6,158.4,30.5c39.2-0.7,92.8-6.7,134-22.4\n\tc21.2-8.1,52.2-18.2,79.7-24.2C399.3,7.9,411.6,7.5,421.9,6.5z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M790.5,93.1c-59.3-5.3-116.8-18-192.6-50c-29.6-12.7-76.9-31-100.5-35.9c-23.6-4.9-52.6-7.8-75.5-5.3\n\tc-10.2,1.1-22.6,1.4-50.1,7.4c-27.2,6.3-58.2,16.6-79.4,24.7c-41.3,15.9-94.9,21.9-134,22.6C72,58.2,0,25.8,0,25.8V100h1000V65.3\n\tc0,0-51.5,19.4-106.2,25.7C839.5,97,814.1,95.2,790.5,93.1z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86ce268\" data-id=\"86ce268\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-157a2fb elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"157a2fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"percussion\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Percussion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8671e2b elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-widescreen elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8671e2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(swipe for more)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b5338 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-testimonial\" data-id=\"a3b5338\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div  class=\"elementskit-testimonial-slider ekit_testimonial_style_6 arrow_inside \" data-config=\"{&quot;rtl&quot;:false,&quot;arrows&quot;:true,&quot;dots&quot;:false,&quot;pauseOnHover&quot;:false,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;speed&quot;:1000,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:5,&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:5,&quot;loop&quot;:false,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10,&quot;breakpoints&quot;:{&quot;320&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:2,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:2,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10},&quot;768&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:3,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:3,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10},&quot;1024&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:5,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:5,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10}}}\">\n\t<div class=\"ekit-main-swiper swiper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-77033a4\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/brandon-podjasek\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Brandon-Podjasek.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"brandon podjasek, percussion faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Brandon-Podjasek.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Brandon-Podjasek.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Brandon-Podjasek.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Brandon Podjasek<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Percussion<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-63dc3fe\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/avo-randruut\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Avo-Randruut-Merit-School-of-Music.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"avo randruut\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Avo-Randruut-Merit-School-of-Music.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Avo-Randruut-Merit-School-of-Music.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Avo-Randruut-Merit-School-of-Music.png-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Avo-Randruut-Merit-School-of-Music.png-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Avo Randruut<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: World Percussion<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-36728cd\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/renata-rangel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Renata-Rangel.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Renata Rangel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Renata-Rangel.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Renata-Rangel-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Renata-Rangel-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Renata-Rangel-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Renata Rangel<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Percussion<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-fb9dc24\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/john-ringor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/john-ringor.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"john ringor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/john-ringor.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/john-ringor-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/john-ringor-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/john-ringor-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">John Ringor<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Percussion<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-b3812ee\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/joe-sonnefeldt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Joe-Sonnefeldt-1.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Joe Sonnefeldt\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Joe-Sonnefeldt-1.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Joe-Sonnefeldt-1.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Joe-Sonnefeldt-1.png-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Joe-Sonnefeldt-1.png-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Joe Sonnefeldt<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Percussion<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-navigation-button swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-navigation-button swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5db7475 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5db7475\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M790.5,93.1c-59.3-5.3-116.8-18-192.6-50c-29.6-12.7-76.9-31-100.5-35.9c-23.6-4.9-52.6-7.8-75.5-5.3\n\tc-10.2,1.1-22.6,1.4-50.1,7.4c-27.2,6.3-58.2,16.6-79.4,24.7c-41.3,15.9-94.9,21.9-134,22.6C72,58.2,0,25.8,0,25.8V100h1000V65.3\n\tc0,0-51.5,19.4-106.2,25.7C839.5,97,814.1,95.2,790.5,93.1z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-533ec19\" data-id=\"533ec19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1f8dde elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1f8dde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"piano\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Piano<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aa0848 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-widescreen elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5aa0848\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(swipe for more)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-814261c elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-testimonial\" data-id=\"814261c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div  class=\"elementskit-testimonial-slider ekit_testimonial_style_6 arrow_inside \" data-config=\"{&quot;rtl&quot;:false,&quot;arrows&quot;:true,&quot;dots&quot;:false,&quot;pauseOnHover&quot;:false,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;speed&quot;:1000,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:5,&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:5,&quot;loop&quot;:false,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10,&quot;breakpoints&quot;:{&quot;320&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:2,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:2,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10},&quot;768&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:3,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:3,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10},&quot;1024&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:5,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:5,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10}}}\">\n\t<div class=\"ekit-main-swiper swiper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-77033a4\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/dr-elena-doubovitskaya\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Elena-Doubovitskaya.jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"dr. elena doubovitskaya, department chair: piano, piano faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Elena-Doubovitskaya.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Elena-Doubovitskaya.jpg-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Elena-Doubovitskaya.jpg-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Dr. Elena Doubovitskaya<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Department Chair: Piano; Faculty: Piano<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-fb9dc24\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/dr-seungwha-baek\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Dr-SeungWha-Baek-piano.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"dr seungwha baek, piano faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Dr-SeungWha-Baek-piano.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Dr-SeungWha-Baek-piano.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Dr-SeungWha-Baek-piano.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Dr. Seungwha Baek<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Piano<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-06e2639\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/maya-galperin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Maya-Galperin.jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"maya galperin, piano faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Maya-Galperin.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Maya-Galperin.jpg-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Maya-Galperin.jpg-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Maya Galperin<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Piano<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-4bbb8d6\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/mio-isoda-hagle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mio-Isoda-Hagle.jpeg.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"mio isoda hagle, piano faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mio-Isoda-Hagle.jpeg.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mio-Isoda-Hagle.jpeg-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mio-Isoda-Hagle.jpeg-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Mio Isoda-Hagle<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Piano<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-f2d61be\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/mikayla-jang\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mikayla-Jang.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Mikayla Jang\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mikayla-Jang.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mikayla-Jang-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mikayla-Jang-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mikayla-Jang-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Mikayla Jang<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Piano<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-f0728a8\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/mijin-kim\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Mijin Kim<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Piano<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-173c02a\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/anna-kovalevska\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Anna-Kovalevska.jpeg.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"anna kovalevska, piano faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Anna-Kovalevska.jpeg.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Anna-Kovalevska.jpeg-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Anna-Kovalevska.jpeg-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Anna Kovalevska<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Piano<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-69b8b30\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/faculty-and-staff\/dr-leon-lewis-nicol\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4C8E7E01-B7A8-40D8-AFA7-F59A358067F5-Leon-Lewis-Nicol.JPG-14-25-24-682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4C8E7E01-B7A8-40D8-AFA7-F59A358067F5-Leon-Lewis-Nicol.JPG-14-25-24-682.jpg 1436w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4C8E7E01-B7A8-40D8-AFA7-F59A358067F5-Leon-Lewis-Nicol.JPG-14-25-24-682-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4C8E7E01-B7A8-40D8-AFA7-F59A358067F5-Leon-Lewis-Nicol.JPG-14-25-24-682-1021x1024.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4C8E7E01-B7A8-40D8-AFA7-F59A358067F5-Leon-Lewis-Nicol.JPG-14-25-24-682-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4C8E7E01-B7A8-40D8-AFA7-F59A358067F5-Leon-Lewis-Nicol.JPG-14-25-24-682-768x770.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4C8E7E01-B7A8-40D8-AFA7-F59A358067F5-Leon-Lewis-Nicol.JPG-14-25-24-682-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1436px) 100vw, 1436px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Dr. Leon Lewis-Nicol<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Piano<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-f9715e1\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/weiwen-ma\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Weiwen-Ma.jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"weiwen ma, piano faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Weiwen-Ma.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Weiwen-Ma.jpg-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Weiwen-Ma.jpg-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Weiwen Ma<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Piano<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-1d50dd3\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/say-mayfire\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/say-mayfire.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"say mayfire\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/say-mayfire.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/say-mayfire-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/say-mayfire-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/say-mayfire-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Say Mayfire<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Piano<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-663cbd5\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/gleise-montemagni\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/gleise-montemagni.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"gleise montemagni\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/gleise-montemagni.png 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/gleise-montemagni-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/gleise-montemagni-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/gleise-montemagni-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Gleise Montemagni<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Piano<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-718ba1f\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/alessandra-odazaki-chincha\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Alessandra-Odazaki-Rodriguez.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Alessandra Odazaki Rodriguez\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Alessandra-Odazaki-Rodriguez.png 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Alessandra-Odazaki-Rodriguez-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Alessandra-Odazaki-Rodriguez-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Alessandra-Odazaki-Rodriguez-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Alessandra Odazaki Chincha<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Piano<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-8027adb\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/cynthia-papierniak\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cynthia-Papierniak.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"cynthia papierniak\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cynthia-Papierniak.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cynthia-Papierniak-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cynthia-Papierniak-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cynthia-Papierniak-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Cynthia Papierniak<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Piano<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-fe648fc\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/tina-qi\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Tina-Qi.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"tina qi, piano faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Tina-Qi.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Tina-Qi.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Tina-Qi.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Tina Qi<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Piano<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-91d04a6\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/faculty-and-staff\/dr-natasha-stojanovska\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dr.-Natasha-Stojanovska-.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Dr. Natasha Stojanovska\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dr.-Natasha-Stojanovska-.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dr.-Natasha-Stojanovska--300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dr.-Natasha-Stojanovska--150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dr.-Natasha-Stojanovska--12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Dr. Natasha Stojanovska<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Piano<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-e8f7e43\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/toshiko-suzuki\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Toshiko-Suzuki\u200b.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Toshiko Suzuki\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Toshiko-Suzuki\u200b.png 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Toshiko-Suzuki\u200b-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Toshiko-Suzuki\u200b-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Toshiko-Suzuki\u200b-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Toshiko Suzuki<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Piano<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-390d917\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/ligia-takei\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ligia-Takei.jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"ligia takei, piano faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ligia-Takei.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ligia-Takei.jpg-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ligia-Takei.jpg-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Ligia Takei<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Piano<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-50a4b32\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/diego-tapia\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/diego-tapia.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"diego tapia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/diego-tapia.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/diego-tapia-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/diego-tapia-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/diego-tapia-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Diego E. Tapia<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Piano<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-cfc85c5\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/pedro-uceda\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Pedro-Uceda.jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"pedro uceda, piano faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Pedro-Uceda.jpg.webp 592w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Pedro-Uceda.jpg-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Pedro-Uceda.jpg-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Pedro Uceda<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Piano<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-f474b6c\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/Lillia-Woolschlager\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Lillia-Woolschlager.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Lillia Woolschlager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Lillia-Woolschlager.png 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Lillia-Woolschlager-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Lillia-Woolschlager-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Lillia-Woolschlager-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Lillia Woolschlager<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Piano<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-4417c0b\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/dr-ann-yi\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ann-Yi.jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"ann yi, piano faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ann-Yi.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ann-Yi.jpg-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ann-Yi.jpg-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Dr. Ann Yi<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Piano<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-navigation-button swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-navigation-button swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d29cc60 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d29cc60\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af7b356\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(swipe for more)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e99d36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-testimonial\" data-id=\"3e99d36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div  class=\"elementskit-testimonial-slider ekit_testimonial_style_6 arrow_inside \" 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href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/claire-bachman\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/claire-bachman-merit-school-music.png-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"claire bachman, department chair for strings, cello faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/claire-bachman-merit-school-music.png-1.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/claire-bachman-merit-school-music.png-1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/claire-bachman-merit-school-music.png-1-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Claire Bachman<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Department Co-Chair: Strings; Faculty: Cello<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-fb9dc24\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/iris-wei\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iris-wei-merit.jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Iris Wei, strings department co-chair, and violin faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iris-wei-merit.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iris-wei-merit.jpg-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iris-wei-merit.jpg-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Iris-wei-merit.jpg-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Iris Wei<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Department Co-Chair: Strings; Faculty: Violin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-eca6527\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/faculty-and-staff\/jorge-amado\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jorge-Amado.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"jorge amado\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jorge-Amado.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jorge-Amado-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jorge-Amado-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jorge-Amado-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Jorge Amado<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Violin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-6d83ce3\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Andy-Anderson.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Andy Anderson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Andy-Anderson.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Andy-Anderson-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Andy-Anderson-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Andy-Anderson-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Andy Anderson<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Bass, The Erika Cornelisen Bass Instructor <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-b5486ba\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hillary-bayley.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"hillary bayley\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hillary-bayley.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hillary-bayley-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hillary-bayley-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hillary-bayley-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Hillary Bayley<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Violin &amp; Viola<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-8885b5d\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/erica-carpenedo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Erica Carpenedo<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Violin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-06e2639\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/rebekah-dotzel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rebekah-dotzel.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"rebekah dotzel, cello faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rebekah-dotzel.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rebekah-dotzel.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rebekah-dotzel.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Rebekah Dotzel<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Cello<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-92718a6\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/peter-dudek\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Peter-Dudek.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Peter Dudek\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Peter-Dudek.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Peter-Dudek-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Peter-Dudek-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Peter-Dudek-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Peter Dudek<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Viola<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-4bbb8d6\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/christine-fliginger\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Christine-Fliginger.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"christine fliginger, violin and viola faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Christine-Fliginger.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Christine-Fliginger.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Christine-Fliginger.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Christine Fliginger<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Violin &amp; Viola<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-173c02a\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/dan-galat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dan-galat.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"dan galat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dan-galat.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dan-galat-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dan-galat-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dan-galat-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Dan Galat<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Violin &amp; Viola<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-51da46a\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/nicole-gallucci\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/nicole-gallucci.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"nicole gallucci\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/nicole-gallucci.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/nicole-gallucci-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/nicole-gallucci-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/nicole-gallucci-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Nicole Gallucci<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Cello<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-f4e60e7\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/kami-ghavi-helm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kami-Ghavi-Helm.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Kami Ghavi Helm\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kami-Ghavi-Helm.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kami-Ghavi-Helm-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kami-Ghavi-Helm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kami-Ghavi-Helm-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Kami Ghavi Helm<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Strings<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-6073d22\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/matt-gold\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Matt Gold<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Theory &amp; Bass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-2630304\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/eva-maria-barbado-gutierrez\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eva-Maria-Barbado-Gutierrez.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Eva Mari\u0301a Barbado Gutie\u0301rrez\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eva-Maria-Barbado-Gutierrez.png 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eva-Maria-Barbado-Gutierrez-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eva-Maria-Barbado-Gutierrez-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eva-Maria-Barbado-Gutierrez-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Eva Barbados-Gutierrez<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Cello<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-1b4871e\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/jennifer-huang\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Jennifer-Huang.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"jennifer huang, chamber orchestra music director\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Jennifer-Huang.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Jennifer-Huang.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Jennifer-Huang.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Jennifer Huang<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Director: Chamber Orchestra<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-6180e6f\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/kristin-hedlund\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kristin-Hedlund.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"kristin hedlund, cherub orchestra and merit music in communities ensemble director, violin private lessons instructor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kristin-Hedlund.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kristin-Hedlund.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kristin-Hedlund.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Kristin Hedlund<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Ensemble Director: Cherub Orchestra, Merit Music in Communities; Violin Private Lessons Instructor<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-b6c0007\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/jason-hurlbut\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/jason-hurlbut.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"jason hurlbut\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/jason-hurlbut.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/jason-hurlbut-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/jason-hurlbut-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/jason-hurlbut-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Jason Hurlbut<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Violin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-131ac48\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/emmett-jackson\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient.png 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Emmett Jackson <\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Strings<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-8e4c4cb\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/janet-janz\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/janet-janz.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"janet janz\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/janet-janz.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/janet-janz-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/janet-janz-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/janet-janz-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Janet Janz<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Ensemble Director: Stradivarius Strings; Faculty: Cello<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-d84ba50\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/bing-jing-yu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bing-Jing-Yu.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"bing jing yu\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bing-Jing-Yu.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bing-Jing-Yu-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bing-Jing-Yu-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bing-Jing-Yu-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Bing Jing Yu<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Violin\/viola<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-8520d3c\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/daniel-klingler\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Daniel Klingler<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Cello<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-5192c37\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/julia-koehler\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Julia-Koehler.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Julia Koehler\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Julia-Koehler.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Julia-Koehler-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Julia-Koehler-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Julia-Koehler-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Julia Koehler<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Violin &amp; Viola<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-f063794\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/monica-lugo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Monica-Lugo-WEB-1.jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"monica lugo, head of alegre strings, violin faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Monica-Lugo-WEB-1.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Monica-Lugo-WEB-1.jpg-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Monica-Lugo-WEB-1.jpg-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">M\u00f3nica Lugo<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Head of Alegre Strings; Faculty: Violin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-e3d2603\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/rasa-mahmoudian\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Rasa-Mahmoudian.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Rasa Mahmoudian\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Rasa-Mahmoudian.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Rasa-Mahmoudian-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Rasa-Mahmoudian-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Rasa-Mahmoudian-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Rasa Mahmoudian<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Violin &amp; Viola<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-5d42b06\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/mona-mierxiati\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/mona-mierxiati.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Mona Mierxiati\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/mona-mierxiati.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/mona-mierxiati-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/mona-mierxiati-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/mona-mierxiati-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Mona Mierxiati<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Violin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-1d4b6a5\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/julian-ng\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/julian-ng.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"julian ng\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/julian-ng.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/julian-ng-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/julian-ng-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/julian-ng-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Julian Ng<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Violin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-d7680de\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient.png 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Dr. Keegan O&#039;Donald<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Cello<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-0074709\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/samantha-peng\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Samantha-Peng.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Samantha Peng\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Samantha-Peng.png 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Samantha-Peng-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Samantha-Peng-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Samantha-Peng-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Samantha Peng<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Violin &amp; Viola<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-1d487e2\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/sophie-petroski\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sohpie-Petroski.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"sophie petroski, violin faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sohpie-Petroski.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sohpie-Petroski.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sohpie-Petroski.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Sophie Petroski<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Violin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-afc4007\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/Chad-Polk\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Chad-Polk.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Chad Polk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Chad-Polk.png 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Chad-Polk-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Chad-Polk-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Chad-Polk-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Chad Polk<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Cello<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-cdb87fa\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/molly-rife\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/molly-rife-merit-school-music.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"molly rife, cello faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/molly-rife-merit-school-music.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/molly-rife-merit-school-music.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/molly-rife-merit-school-music.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Molly Rife<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Cello<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-f939927\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/desiree-ruhstrat\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Desiree-Ruhstrat.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Desiree Ruhstrat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Desiree-Ruhstrat.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Desiree-Ruhstrat.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Desiree-Ruhstrat.png-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Desiree-Ruhstrat.png-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Desir\u00e9e Ruhstrat<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Chamber Music<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-b0aad4b\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/patrick-rustandi\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Patrick-Rustandi.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Patrick Rustandi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Patrick-Rustandi.png 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Patrick-Rustandi-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Patrick-Rustandi-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Patrick-Rustandi-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Patrick Rustandi<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Violin &amp; Viola<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-a5096fc\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/nina-saito\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/nina-saito.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"nina saito\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/nina-saito.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/nina-saito-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/nina-saito-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/nina-saito-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Nina Saito<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Strings<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-a555b40\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/everardo-sanchez\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Everardo-Sanchez.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Everardo Sanchez\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Everardo-Sanchez.png 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Everardo-Sanchez-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Everardo-Sanchez-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Everardo-Sanchez-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Everardo Sanchez<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Cello<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-07d5a69\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/julie-schreiner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Julie Schreiner<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Violin &amp; Viola<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-fd983f3\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/hope-shepherd\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Hope-Shepherd.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"hope shepherd, cello faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Hope-Shepherd.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Hope-Shepherd.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Hope-Shepherd.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Hope Shepherd<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Cello<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-89f2166\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/peter-slowik\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Peter Slowik<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Viola<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-9560e59\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/christian-smith\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Christian-Smith-man-with-beard-in-the-middle.jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"christian smith, encore orchestra ensemble director, violin and viola faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Christian-Smith-man-with-beard-in-the-middle.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Christian-Smith-man-with-beard-in-the-middle.jpg-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Christian-Smith-man-with-beard-in-the-middle.jpg-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Christian Smith<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Ensemble Director: Encore Orchestra; Faculty: Violin &amp; Viola<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-4304ed1\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/nathan-sonnenfeld\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nathan-Sonnenfeld.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"nathan sonnenfeld, violin and viola faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nathan-Sonnenfeld.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nathan-Sonnenfeld.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nathan-Sonnenfeld.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Nathan Sonnenfeld<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Violin &amp; Viola<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-e5b110c\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient.png 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Santiago Uribe-Cardona <\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Strings<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-747bc8d\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/ben-weber\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Benjamin-Weber-Faculty-Photo-600x600-1.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"ben weber, violin and viola faculty, early childhood faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Benjamin-Weber-Faculty-Photo-600x600-1.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Benjamin-Weber-Faculty-Photo-600x600-1.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Benjamin-Weber-Faculty-Photo-600x600-1.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Ben Weber<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Violin\/Viola, Early Childhood<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-9feb443\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/arturs-weible\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Arturs-Weible.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"arturs weible, merit music in communities orchestra director, viola faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Arturs-Weible.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Arturs-Weible.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Arturs-Weible.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Arturs Weible<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Orchestra Director: Merit Music in Communities; Faculty: Viola<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-f04a023\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient.png 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Hannah Wilson Smith <\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Bass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-2150ae3\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/john-xia\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/John-Xia.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"john xia, violin faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/John-Xia.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/John-Xia.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/John-Xia.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">John Xia<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Violin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-120554c\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Caitlin Yambao<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Strings<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-528f4e0\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/henry-zheng\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Henry-Zheng.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"henry zheng, strings faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Henry-Zheng.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Henry-Zheng.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Henry-Zheng.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Henry Zheng<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: 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data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"theory-composition\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Theory &amp; Composition<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b160885 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-widescreen elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b160885\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(swipe for more)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f662f0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-testimonial\" data-id=\"f662f0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div  class=\"elementskit-testimonial-slider ekit_testimonial_style_6 arrow_inside \" data-config=\"{&quot;rtl&quot;:false,&quot;arrows&quot;:true,&quot;dots&quot;:false,&quot;pauseOnHover&quot;:false,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;speed&quot;:1000,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:5,&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:5,&quot;loop&quot;:false,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10,&quot;breakpoints&quot;:{&quot;320&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:2,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:2,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10},&quot;768&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:3,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:3,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10},&quot;1024&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:5,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:5,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10}}}\">\n\t<div class=\"ekit-main-swiper swiper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-b3812ee\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/michael-nearpass\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Michael Nearpass<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Department Chair: Theory &amp; Composition; Faculty: Theory<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-e473c69\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/matt-gold\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Matt Gold<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Theory, Bass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-77033a4\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/aaron-mcevers\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Faculty-Staff-Bio-Photos-600x600-2.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"aaron mcevers, music theory, jazz, saxophone, and combos faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Faculty-Staff-Bio-Photos-600x600-2.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Faculty-Staff-Bio-Photos-600x600-2.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Faculty-Staff-Bio-Photos-600x600-2.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Aaron McEvers<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Music Theory, Jazz, Saxophone and Combos<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-8149bb2\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/ashley-pribyl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Ashley Pribyl<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Theory<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-275f1ca\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/emily-thompson\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Emily Thompson<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Voice and Theory<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-navigation-button swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-navigation-button swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4948ed5 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4948ed5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M421.9,6.5c22.6-2.5,51.5,0.4,75.5,5.3c23.6,4.9,70.9,23.5,100.5,35.7c75.8,32.2,133.7,44.5,192.6,49.7\n\tc23.6,2.1,48.7,3.5,103.4-2.5c54.7-6,106.2-25.6,106.2-25.6V0H0v30.3c0,0,72,32.6,158.4,30.5c39.2-0.7,92.8-6.7,134-22.4\n\tc21.2-8.1,52.2-18.2,79.7-24.2C399.3,7.9,411.6,7.5,421.9,6.5z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M790.5,93.1c-59.3-5.3-116.8-18-192.6-50c-29.6-12.7-76.9-31-100.5-35.9c-23.6-4.9-52.6-7.8-75.5-5.3\n\tc-10.2,1.1-22.6,1.4-50.1,7.4c-27.2,6.3-58.2,16.6-79.4,24.7c-41.3,15.9-94.9,21.9-134,22.6C72,58.2,0,25.8,0,25.8V100h1000V65.3\n\tc0,0-51.5,19.4-106.2,25.7C839.5,97,814.1,95.2,790.5,93.1z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6c5cc6\" data-id=\"a6c5cc6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c160c45 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c160c45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"voice-choir\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Voice &amp; Choir<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2785c6e elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-widescreen elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2785c6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(swipe for more)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f2ada5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-testimonial\" data-id=\"5f2ada5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div  class=\"elementskit-testimonial-slider ekit_testimonial_style_6 arrow_inside \" data-config=\"{&quot;rtl&quot;:false,&quot;arrows&quot;:true,&quot;dots&quot;:false,&quot;pauseOnHover&quot;:false,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;speed&quot;:1000,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:5,&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:5,&quot;loop&quot;:false,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10,&quot;breakpoints&quot;:{&quot;320&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:2,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:2,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10},&quot;768&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:3,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:3,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10},&quot;1024&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:5,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:5,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10}}}\">\n\t<div class=\"ekit-main-swiper swiper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-77033a4\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/francy-acosta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Francy-Acosta-Merit-1.jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"francy acosta, merit music in communities choir director, voice faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Francy-Acosta-Merit-1.jpg.webp 561w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Francy-Acosta-Merit-1.jpg-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Francy-Acosta-Merit-1.jpg-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Francy Acosta<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Choir Director: Merit Music in Communities; Faculty: Voice<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-f589c57\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/hope-bogusch\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Hope-Wittmus.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Hope bogusch\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Hope-Wittmus.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Hope-Wittmus.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Hope-Wittmus.png-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Hope-Wittmus.png-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Hope Bogusch<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Ensemble Director IVM Choirs; Faculty: Voice<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-244868f\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/evan-bruno\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/evan-bruno.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"evan bruno\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/evan-bruno.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/evan-bruno-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/evan-bruno-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/evan-bruno-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Evan Bruno<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Department Chair: Voice; Choir Director: Merit Music in Communities<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-deb0388\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/ayana-cheston\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Ayana Cheston<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Voice<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-dbf86a1\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/katelyn-curtin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/katelyn-curtin.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"katelyn curtin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/katelyn-curtin.png 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/katelyn-curtin-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/katelyn-curtin-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/katelyn-curtin-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Katelyn Curtin<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Voice<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-5250b59\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/carling-fitzsimmons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/carling-fitzsimmons.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Carling Fitzsimmons\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/carling-fitzsimmons.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/carling-fitzsimmons-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/carling-fitzsimmons-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/carling-fitzsimmons-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Carling FitzSimmons<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Voice<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-bdcfcc0\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient.png 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Nashon Halloway<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Voice<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-067d7d2\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/amanda-kohl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/amanda-kohl.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"amanda kohl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/amanda-kohl.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/amanda-kohl-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/amanda-kohl-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/amanda-kohl-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Amanda Kohl<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Voice<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-239d601\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Gabrielle Lochard<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Voice<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-d61bf40\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Emily Thompson<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Voice<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-navigation-button swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-navigation-button swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aaa5e38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(swipe for more)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d187d67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-testimonial\" data-id=\"d187d67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div  class=\"elementskit-testimonial-slider ekit_testimonial_style_6 arrow_inside \" data-config=\"{&quot;rtl&quot;:false,&quot;arrows&quot;:true,&quot;dots&quot;:false,&quot;pauseOnHover&quot;:false,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;speed&quot;:1000,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:5,&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:3,&quot;loop&quot;:false,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10,&quot;breakpoints&quot;:{&quot;320&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:2,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:2,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10},&quot;768&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:3,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:3,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10},&quot;1024&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:3,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:5,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10}}}\">\n\t<div class=\"ekit-main-swiper swiper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-ea46e20\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/hideko-amano\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/hideko-amano.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"hideko amano\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/hideko-amano.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/hideko-amano-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/hideko-amano-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/hideko-amano-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Hideko Amano<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Flute<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-3dfe146\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/alexander-beltran\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Alexander-Beltran-300x300.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Alexander Beltran\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Alexander-Beltran-300x300.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Alexander-Beltran-300x300.png-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Alexander-Beltran-300x300.png-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Alexander Beltran<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Ensemble Director: Jazz Ensembles &amp; Combos; Faculty: Jazz<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-77033a4\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/richard-brasseale\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/richard-brasseale.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"richard brasseale\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/richard-brasseale.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/richard-brasseale-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/richard-brasseale-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/richard-brasseale-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Richard Brasseale<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Saxophone<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-fb9dc24\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/bonnie-heather-campbell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bonnie-Heather-Campbell.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"bonnie heather campbell, clarinet ensemble director, clarinet faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bonnie-Heather-Campbell.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bonnie-Heather-Campbell.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bonnie-Heather-Campbell.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Bonnie-Heather Campbell<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Ensemble Director: Clarinet Ensemble; Faculty: Clarinet; Conservatory: Clarinet Technique Class<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-b3812ee\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/susan-crandall\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Susan-Crandall.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Susan Crandall\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Susan-Crandall.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Susan-Crandall.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Susan-Crandall.png-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Susan-Crandall.png-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Susan Crandall<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Flute<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-1260d89\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/steven-gooden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Steven-Gooden.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"steven goodman, merit philharmonic and conservatory symphoic band director, clarinet faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Steven-Gooden.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Steven-Gooden.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Steven-Gooden.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Steven Gooden<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Merit Philharmonic Director, Conservatory Symphonic Band Director, Merit Music in Communities Band Director, Clarinet Faculty<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-2aa8fd7\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient.png 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Kenneth Leftridge Jr.<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Saxophone<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-1b4871e\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/anna-najoom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Anna-Najoom.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"anna najoom, clarinet faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Anna-Najoom.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Anna-Najoom.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Anna-Najoom.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Anna Najoom<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Clarinet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-1be1a60\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/christine-janzow-phillips\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Christine-Phillips.jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"christine janzow phillips, oboe faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Christine-Phillips.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Christine-Phillips.jpg-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Christine-Phillips.jpg-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Christine Janzow Phillips<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Oboe<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-5b1bfa9\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient.png 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mesh-gradient-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Samuel Peters<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Woodwind<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-6c3cd44\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/michael-thompson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Michael-Thompson.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"michael thompson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Michael-Thompson.png 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Michael-Thompson-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Michael-Thompson-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Michael-Thompson-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Michael Thompson<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Faculty: Clarinet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-navigation-button swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-navigation-button swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d818af0 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d818af0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M790.5,93.1c-59.3-5.3-116.8-18-192.6-50c-29.6-12.7-76.9-31-100.5-35.9c-23.6-4.9-52.6-7.8-75.5-5.3\n\tc-10.2,1.1-22.6,1.4-50.1,7.4c-27.2,6.3-58.2,16.6-79.4,24.7c-41.3,15.9-94.9,21.9-134,22.6C72,58.2,0,25.8,0,25.8V100h1000V65.3\n\tc0,0-51.5,19.4-106.2,25.7C839.5,97,814.1,95.2,790.5,93.1z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-218f6e5\" data-id=\"218f6e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2a91c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"c2a91c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"presidents-office\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c955973 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c955973\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"finance-administration\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">President's Office<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f33282d elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-widescreen elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f33282d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(swipe for more)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce5a440 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-testimonial\" data-id=\"ce5a440\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div  class=\"elementskit-testimonial-slider ekit_testimonial_style_6 arrow_inside \" data-config=\"{&quot;rtl&quot;:false,&quot;arrows&quot;:false,&quot;dots&quot;:false,&quot;pauseOnHover&quot;:false,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;speed&quot;:1000,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:5,&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:2,&quot;loop&quot;:false,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10,&quot;breakpoints&quot;:{&quot;320&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:2,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:2,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10},&quot;768&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:3,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:3,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10},&quot;1024&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:2,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:5,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10}}}\">\n\t<div class=\"ekit-main-swiper swiper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-b3812ee\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/charles-grode\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/charles-grode.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Charles Grode, president and executive director\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/charles-grode.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/charles-grode-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/charles-grode-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/charles-grode-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Charles Grode<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">President &amp; Executive Director<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-c50b5a6\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/ayanna-smith\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ayanna-smith.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"ayanna smith\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ayanna-smith.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ayanna-smith-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ayanna-smith-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ayanna-smith-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Ayanna Smith <\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Executive and Board Assistant <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4f04c0 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4f04c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M790.5,93.1c-59.3-5.3-116.8-18-192.6-50c-29.6-12.7-76.9-31-100.5-35.9c-23.6-4.9-52.6-7.8-75.5-5.3\n\tc-10.2,1.1-22.6,1.4-50.1,7.4c-27.2,6.3-58.2,16.6-79.4,24.7c-41.3,15.9-94.9,21.9-134,22.6C72,58.2,0,25.8,0,25.8V100h1000V65.3\n\tc0,0-51.5,19.4-106.2,25.7C839.5,97,814.1,95.2,790.5,93.1z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f530a36\" data-id=\"f530a36\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff382ce elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff382ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"programs\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Programs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9ff2c0 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-widescreen elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9ff2c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(swipe for more)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ce1041 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-testimonial\" data-id=\"8ce1041\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div  class=\"elementskit-testimonial-slider ekit_testimonial_style_6 arrow_inside \" data-config=\"{&quot;rtl&quot;:false,&quot;arrows&quot;:true,&quot;dots&quot;:false,&quot;pauseOnHover&quot;:false,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;speed&quot;:1000,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:6,&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:6,&quot;loop&quot;:false,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10,&quot;breakpoints&quot;:{&quot;320&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:2,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:2,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10},&quot;768&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:3,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:3,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10},&quot;1024&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:6,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:6,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10}}}\">\n\t<div class=\"ekit-main-swiper swiper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-77033a4\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/kurtis-gildow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Faculty-Staff-Bio-Photos-600x600-3.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"kurtis gildow\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Faculty-Staff-Bio-Photos-600x600-3.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Faculty-Staff-Bio-Photos-600x600-3.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Faculty-Staff-Bio-Photos-600x600-3.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Kurtis Gildow<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">The Chicago Community Trust Dean &amp; Vice President for Educational Affairs <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-ba33ced\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/amy-bischoff\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/amy-bischoff-new-headshot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"amy bischoff merit school of music\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/amy-bischoff-new-headshot.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/amy-bischoff-new-headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/amy-bischoff-new-headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/amy-bischoff-new-headshot-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Amy Bischoff<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Director of Program Operations<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-fb9dc24\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/sally-blandon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sally-blandon-merit-school-music-2.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"sally blandon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sally-blandon-merit-school-music-2.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sally-blandon-merit-school-music-2.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/sally-blandon-merit-school-music-2.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Sally Bland\u00f3n<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Early Childhood and General Music Program Director<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-f0728a8\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/jeremiah-price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/jeremiah-price-600x600-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/jeremiah-price-600x600-1.png 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/jeremiah-price-600x600-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/jeremiah-price-600x600-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/jeremiah-price-600x600-1-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Jeremiah Price<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Band &amp; Jazz Program Director<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-b3812ee\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/leah-schuman\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/leah-schuman.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"leah schuman\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/leah-schuman.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/leah-schuman-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/leah-schuman-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/leah-schuman-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\"> Leah Schuman<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Program Director: Strings, Orchestras, &amp; Chamber Music<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-06e2639\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/pamela-shortall\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Pamela-Shorthall-Merit-School-of-Music-Voice-Guitar-Piano.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"pamela shorthall\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Pamela-Shorthall-Merit-School-of-Music-Voice-Guitar-Piano.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Pamela-Shorthall-Merit-School-of-Music-Voice-Guitar-Piano.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Pamela-Shorthall-Merit-School-of-Music-Voice-Guitar-Piano.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Pamela Shortall<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Voice, Guitar, &amp; the Marlene M. Bowen Piano Program Director<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-4bbb8d6\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/nylah-bradshaw\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Nylah Bradshaw<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Band &amp; Jazz Program Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-c6c6f4f\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/todd-humphrey\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Todd-Humphrey.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Todd Humphrey\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Todd-Humphrey.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Todd-Humphrey.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Todd-Humphrey.png-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Todd-Humphrey.png-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Todd Humphrey<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Music &amp; Instrument Librarian<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-e32dbd6\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/frances-kennedy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/frances-kennedy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"frances kennedy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/frances-kennedy.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/frances-kennedy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/frances-kennedy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/frances-kennedy-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Frances Kennedy<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Early Childhood &amp; General Music Program Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-navigation-button swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-navigation-button swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9536bf5 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9536bf5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-09b65e8\" data-id=\"09b65e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f171e7 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f171e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"student-services\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student Services<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-483488c elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-widescreen elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"483488c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(swipe for more)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f625113 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-testimonial\" data-id=\"f625113\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div  class=\"elementskit-testimonial-slider ekit_testimonial_style_6 arrow_inside \" data-config=\"{&quot;rtl&quot;:false,&quot;arrows&quot;:true,&quot;dots&quot;:false,&quot;pauseOnHover&quot;:false,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;speed&quot;:1000,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:4,&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:4,&quot;loop&quot;:false,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10,&quot;breakpoints&quot;:{&quot;320&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:2,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:2,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10},&quot;768&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:3,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:3,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10},&quot;1024&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:4,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:4,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10}}}\">\n\t<div class=\"ekit-main-swiper swiper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-d2ede4b\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/dyanna-augustus\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DyAnna-Augustus.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Dy&apos;Anna Augustus merit school of music headshot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DyAnna-Augustus.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DyAnna-Augustus-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DyAnna-Augustus-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DyAnna-Augustus-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Dy&#039;Anna Augustus<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Director of Student Services<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-54f13ea\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/carmia-lowe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/carmia-lowe.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"carmia lowe\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/carmia-lowe.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/carmia-lowe-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/carmia-lowe-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/carmia-lowe-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Carmia Lowe<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Student Services Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-0f14603\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/nora-burke\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/nora-burke.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"nora burke\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/nora-burke.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/nora-burke-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/nora-burke-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/nora-burke-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Nora Burke<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Student Services Associate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-f08c9c8\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/gustavo-duran\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Gustavo-Duran.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Gustavo Duran\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Gustavo-Duran.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Gustavo-Duran-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Gustavo-Duran-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Gustavo-Duran-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Gustavo Duran<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Student Services Associate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-navigation-button swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-navigation-button swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1bc8ddc elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1bc8ddc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M421.9,6.5c22.6-2.5,51.5,0.4,75.5,5.3c23.6,4.9,70.9,23.5,100.5,35.7c75.8,32.2,133.7,44.5,192.6,49.7\n\tc23.6,2.1,48.7,3.5,103.4-2.5c54.7-6,106.2-25.6,106.2-25.6V0H0v30.3c0,0,72,32.6,158.4,30.5c39.2-0.7,92.8-6.7,134-22.4\n\tc21.2-8.1,52.2-18.2,79.7-24.2C399.3,7.9,411.6,7.5,421.9,6.5z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M790.5,93.1c-59.3-5.3-116.8-18-192.6-50c-29.6-12.7-76.9-31-100.5-35.9c-23.6-4.9-52.6-7.8-75.5-5.3\n\tc-10.2,1.1-22.6,1.4-50.1,7.4c-27.2,6.3-58.2,16.6-79.4,24.7c-41.3,15.9-94.9,21.9-134,22.6C72,58.2,0,25.8,0,25.8V100h1000V65.3\n\tc0,0-51.5,19.4-106.2,25.7C839.5,97,814.1,95.2,790.5,93.1z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea04716\" data-id=\"ea04716\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e4f37d elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e4f37d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"development-marketing\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Development &amp; Marketing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6be823b elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6be823b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(swipe for more)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de6aec2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-testimonial\" data-id=\"de6aec2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div  class=\"elementskit-testimonial-slider ekit_testimonial_style_6 arrow_inside \" data-config=\"{&quot;rtl&quot;:false,&quot;arrows&quot;:true,&quot;dots&quot;:false,&quot;pauseOnHover&quot;:false,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;speed&quot;:1000,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:5,&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:4,&quot;loop&quot;:false,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10,&quot;breakpoints&quot;:{&quot;320&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:2,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:2,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10},&quot;768&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:3,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:3,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10},&quot;1024&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:4,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:5,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10}}}\">\n\t<div class=\"ekit-main-swiper swiper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-77033a4\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/meredith-barber\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Meredith-Barber-merit.jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Meredith Barber, vice president for development and marketing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Meredith-Barber-merit.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Meredith-Barber-merit.jpg-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Meredith-Barber-merit.jpg-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Meredith-Barber-merit.jpg-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Meredith Barber<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Vice President for Development &amp; Marketing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-fb9dc24\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/mark-richard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mark-Richard2.jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Mark richard, director of institutional giving\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mark-Richard2.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mark-Richard2.jpg-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mark-Richard2.jpg-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Mark Richard<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Director of Institutional Giving<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-d93ca21\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/amy-riske\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Amy-Riske.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"amy riske\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Amy-Riske.png 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Amy-Riske-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Amy-Riske-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Amy-Riske-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Amy Riske<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Director of Development Operations<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-508ebcb\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/sima-thakkar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sima.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sima.jpg 200w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sima-13x12.jpg 13w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Sima Thakkar<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Director of Marketing &amp; Communications<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-173c02a\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/erin-darge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/erin-darge.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"erin darge marketing specialist merit school of music headshot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/erin-darge.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/erin-darge-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/erin-darge-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/erin-darge-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Erin Darge<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Marketing Specialist<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-7842e7c\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/sam-doran\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sam-Doran.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Sam Doran\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sam-Doran.png 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sam-Doran-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sam-Doran-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sam-Doran-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Sam Doran<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Marketing Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-f0728a8\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/maggie-lin\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Maggie-Lin.jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"maggie lin, donor database manager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Maggie-Lin.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Maggie-Lin.jpg-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Maggie-Lin.jpg-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Maggie Lin<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Donor Database Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-3aa36d1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Elizabeth-Shuman.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"elizabeth shuman merit school of music\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Elizabeth-Shuman.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Elizabeth-Shuman-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Elizabeth-Shuman-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Elizabeth-Shuman-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Elizabeth Shuman<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Development Coordinator<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-navigation-button swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-navigation-button swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-334bbbf elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"334bbbf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-daf206b\" data-id=\"daf206b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2a184b elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2a184b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Finance &amp; Administration<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a844638 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-widescreen elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a844638\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(swipe for more)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8704a53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-testimonial\" data-id=\"8704a53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div  class=\"elementskit-testimonial-slider ekit_testimonial_style_6 arrow_inside \" data-config=\"{&quot;rtl&quot;:false,&quot;arrows&quot;:false,&quot;dots&quot;:false,&quot;pauseOnHover&quot;:false,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;speed&quot;:1000,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:5,&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:3,&quot;loop&quot;:false,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10,&quot;breakpoints&quot;:{&quot;320&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:2,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:2,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10},&quot;768&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:3,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:3,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10},&quot;1024&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:3,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:5,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10}}}\">\n\t<div class=\"ekit-main-swiper swiper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-b3812ee\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/amy-johnson\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Amy-Johnson-merit.jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Amy Johnson, vice president for finance and administration\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Amy-Johnson-merit.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Amy-Johnson-merit.jpg-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Amy-Johnson-merit.jpg-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Amy-Johnson-merit.jpg-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Amy Johnson<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Vice President for Finance &amp; Administration<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-77033a4\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/andrew-bedessem\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Andrew-Bedessem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"anderw bedessem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Andrew-Bedessem.png 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Andrew-Bedessem-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Andrew-Bedessem-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Andrew-Bedessem-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Andrew Bedessem<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Director of Finance<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-fb9dc24\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/andrew-levine\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Andrew-Levine-Merit-Bio-Photo.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"andrew levine, director of human resources\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Andrew-Levine-Merit-Bio-Photo.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Andrew-Levine-Merit-Bio-Photo.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Andrew-Levine-Merit-Bio-Photo.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Andrew Levine<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Director of Human Resources<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f27841 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f27841\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M421.9,6.5c22.6-2.5,51.5,0.4,75.5,5.3c23.6,4.9,70.9,23.5,100.5,35.7c75.8,32.2,133.7,44.5,192.6,49.7\n\tc23.6,2.1,48.7,3.5,103.4-2.5c54.7-6,106.2-25.6,106.2-25.6V0H0v30.3c0,0,72,32.6,158.4,30.5c39.2-0.7,92.8-6.7,134-22.4\n\tc21.2-8.1,52.2-18.2,79.7-24.2C399.3,7.9,411.6,7.5,421.9,6.5z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M790.5,93.1c-59.3-5.3-116.8-18-192.6-50c-29.6-12.7-76.9-31-100.5-35.9c-23.6-4.9-52.6-7.8-75.5-5.3\n\tc-10.2,1.1-22.6,1.4-50.1,7.4c-27.2,6.3-58.2,16.6-79.4,24.7c-41.3,15.9-94.9,21.9-134,22.6C72,58.2,0,25.8,0,25.8V100h1000V65.3\n\tc0,0-51.5,19.4-106.2,25.7C839.5,97,814.1,95.2,790.5,93.1z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bcac1e5\" data-id=\"bcac1e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40fa38e elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40fa38e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"operations\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Operations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4a5ae8 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-widescreen elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4a5ae8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(swipe for more)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37d8c37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-testimonial\" data-id=\"37d8c37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div  class=\"elementskit-testimonial-slider ekit_testimonial_style_6 arrow_inside \" data-config=\"{&quot;rtl&quot;:false,&quot;arrows&quot;:true,&quot;dots&quot;:false,&quot;pauseOnHover&quot;:false,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;speed&quot;:1000,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:5,&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:5,&quot;loop&quot;:false,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10,&quot;breakpoints&quot;:{&quot;320&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:2,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:2,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10},&quot;768&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:3,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:3,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10},&quot;1024&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:5,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:5,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10}}}\">\n\t<div class=\"ekit-main-swiper swiper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-77033a4\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/rogelio-roger-esparza\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Roger-Esparza-Operations-Manager-Merit-School-of-Music.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"roger esparza, operations manager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Roger-Esparza-Operations-Manager-Merit-School-of-Music.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Roger-Esparza-Operations-Manager-Merit-School-of-Music.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Roger-Esparza-Operations-Manager-Merit-School-of-Music.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Rogelio &quot;Roger&quot; Esparza<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Operations Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-c79cc29\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/cairo-benitez\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Cairo Benitez<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Assistant Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-b3812ee\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/yesenia-avila\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Yesenia Avila<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Front Desk Coordinator<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-86a63d6\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/alejandro-luna\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Alex Luna<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Front Desk Associate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-0792eb2\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/bobbie-robinson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Bobbie Robinson<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Front Desk Associate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-6e4dc9a\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/claudia-rodriguez\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Elvia Ronnbeck<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Front Desk Associate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-f92e7db\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/claudia-rodriguez\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Rick Weixel<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Front Desk Associate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-c3885ac\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Kahauri Brown-Givens<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Operations Staff Member<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-9659199\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/rafael-campos\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Rafael Noriega Campos<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Operations Staff Member<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-c52bc8b\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Alexandra Diaz<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Operations Staff Member<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-6287aba\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Aleo Esparza<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Operations Staff Member<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-f00f32c\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/carolyn-esparza\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Carolyn Esparza<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Operations Staff Member<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-d03606f\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/raul-esparza\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Raul Esparza<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Operations Staff Member<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-9aba457\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Genesis Mackins-Ali<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Operations Staff Member<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-1c8a659\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/marycarmen-luna\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/marycarmen-luna.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"marycarmen luna\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/marycarmen-luna.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/marycarmen-luna-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/marycarmen-luna-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/marycarmen-luna-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Marycarmen Luna<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Operations Staff Member<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-7f6aba0\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/claudia-mendoza\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Claudia Mendoza<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">Operations Staff Member<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-07e5714\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/ramon-mendoza\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mesh-gradient-151-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" 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href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/james-hall\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/James-Hall-Bio-Photo-600x600-1.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"James hall, cmpi project director\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/James-Hall-Bio-Photo-600x600-1.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/James-Hall-Bio-Photo-600x600-1.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/James-Hall-Bio-Photo-600x600-1.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">James Hall<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">CMPI Project Director<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-2f616c9\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/sarah-vander-ploeg\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Sarah Vander Ploeg<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">CMPI Project Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-fb9dc24\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/becca-dora\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Becca-Dora-Chicago-Musical-Pathways-Initiative.png.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"becca dora, CMPI student navigator\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Becca-Dora-Chicago-Musical-Pathways-Initiative.png.webp 600w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Becca-Dora-Chicago-Musical-Pathways-Initiative.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Becca-Dora-Chicago-Musical-Pathways-Initiative.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Becca Dora<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-author-des\">CMPI Student Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-navigation-button swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-navigation-button swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Faculty &amp; Staff Meet Our Celebrated Faculty &amp; Staff Merit School of Music\u2019s expert teaching artists and staff create a deep, inspiring, and motivating learning experience for 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