Alumni in the Arts

Mr. Ferrell has been playing professionally in Central Ohio for over 12 years and teaching privately for 16 years. He graduated from New Albany High School in 1992 and went to The Ohio State University where he majored in music. He was a 4-year soloist for The Ohio State University Marching Band and played lead trumpet in the Jazz Ensemble. After a leave of college, Mr. Ferrell was asked to play lead trumpet for the Big Band show at Capital University. He earned scholarships and finished his degree in Music Education at Capital University, as well as, toured European jazz festivals as the guest artist. He currently plays lead trumpet in the Rick Brunetto Big Band at the airport, leads the Elvis Extravaganza, which is a national act, and freelances throughout the nation.

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David White is an Acoustic/Electric & Synth Bassist in NYC.

He has subbed on Broadway shows such as, Aladdin, Kimberly Akimbo, Lempicka, & A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical along with many others. 

Touring credits include; Hamilton: An American Musical, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, The Bridges Of Madison County, The Bands Visit, & Motown: The Musical

He held the bass chair on 2016's record-breaking The Illusionists: Turn Of The Century at the historic Palace Theater in Times Square.

Also an active performer in NYC's original music scene, he has shared the stage with Emma Rae, Charlie Brennan, No Fly List, Michael Mott, Kim McClay, April Kry, Dave Mackay Group, The Fates, Melinda May, The Shirtwaist Sisters, The Clubs, and The Love Revival Orchestra.

As an orchestral musician, he has performed with The South Shore Symphony, Garden State Philharmonic, Brooklyn Philharmonic, and Iconiq: The Soundtrack Orchestra.

Proudly hailing from Columbus, Ohio he is an alumni of The Berklee College Of Music. 

David lives in Queens, New York with his wife Regina and their many books, coffee mugs and calaveras. 

David White proudly endorses Aguilar Amplification and Upton Bass.

For more information, visit www.davidwhitebass.com

Born in New York but raised in Columbus, Ohio, I began playing the piano at the age of six, writing music at eleven, and playing professionally at 16. After studying at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music before I returned to Manhattan in 2018.

Inspired by the fiery piano riffs of Billy Joel and the intimate lyrics of artists from Phoebe Bridgers to Fleet Foxes and even Bob Dylan, I’ve concocted a unique smorgasbord of piano-vocal performance over the years sure to satisfy listeners of any stripe.

Currently, I perform at numerous piano bars throughout Manhattan 5 nights a week, and can be heard jamming at New York’s famous Bitter End each Monday night.

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Originally from New Albany, Ohio, Dr. Maximillian McNutt is currently Visiting Assistant Professor of Trumpet at Ohio University. His prior appointments include teaching at the University of Virginia and St Olaf College, and Principal Trumpet of the Charlottesville Symphony and Boulder Symphony. He received his Bachelor of Music from Indiana University’s Jacob’s School of Music, his Master of Music from Western Michigan University and his Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Colorado.

As an orchestral musician Dr. McNutt has performed with the Colorado Symphony, Virginia Symphony, Boulder Philharmonic, Roanoke Symphony, Charlottesville Opera, Wintergreen Music Festival and the Mahlerfest Orchestra among others. As a soloist he has won the MTNA Young Artist Brass Division National Competition, the University of Colorado Honors Concert Competition, the Bayview Music Festival Concerto Competition, and been a finalist in the Roger Voisin Memorial Trumpet Competition, the International Trumpet Guild Orchestral Excerpts Competition, the National Trumpet Competition Graduate Division and the Delta Symphony Orchestra’s Concerto Competition. He is also a founding member of the Cantare Brass Quintet.

His primary teachers include Dr. Ryan Gardner, Justin Bartels, Scott Thornburg, Dr. Robert White, John Rommel and Nathan McGee.

Horn Player Willow Otten is a freelance musician who strives to push the boundaries of classical music. Otten is often a featured soloist at The First Unitarian Church of Columbus, performing such works at Strauss’ First Horn Concerto and Mozart’s First Horn Concerto. Recently, Otten played principal horn in the Peabody Symphony Orchestra’s production of Shostakovich’s 5th symphony under the baton of Marin Alsop. In the summer of 2019, Otten attended the National Symphony Orchestra’s Summer Music Institute. In 2020, Otten participated in a virtual version of the Eastern Music Festival, and in 2021, she participated in the in-person festival.

  Otten also has significant academic achievements. Otten holds a Bachelor of Music degree with a minor in music theory from Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University.  As part of her music theory minor, Otten began her ongoing study into woodwind quintets written by women. Through this research and performance project, Otten hopes to bring awareness to pieces in this genre that are underplayed and under-recognized. Additionally at Peabody Conservatory, Otten was inducted into the Epsilon Omicron chapter of Pi Kappa Lambda, the prestigious music academic society.

     Otten is currently pursuing her Master’s of Music degree at New England Conservatory. Her primary teachers include Rachel Childers, Wei-Ping Chou, Abel Pereira, and Krissandra Gardner. 

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