2026-2027 Guest Artists

Rada Culciar, Electric Violin - Stage Fright

Rada is the founder of Philadelphia-based New Age Strings and studied music and performance at Temple University.

She performs a vast repertoire of classical music, as well as modern genres on acoustic and electric violin.

As a unique "violin/DJ" duo, she performed at countless special events and opened for international artists, such as Lisa Lashes, Kasum, The Disco Fries, Michael Brun, Marcus Schossow, Sebjak, and Keneth G.

Samuel McDonald, Voice - Stage Fright

Baritone Samuel McDonald is known for his warm, expressive singing and compelling artistry. His operatic repertoire includes Don Giovanni, La bohème, Così fan tutte, and Porgy and Bess, alongside musical-theater works including Dreamgirls, Ragtime, Show Boat, and Camelot.

Samuel has appeared as a soloist with the New York Philharmonic, New Jersey Symphony, and The National Chorale and toured with the American Spiritual Ensemble. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, David Geffen Hall, Symphony Space, Teatro Valle in Rome, the Royal Danish Theatre, and Bucks County Playhouse. His New York cabaret appearances include 54 Below, the Metropolitan Room, The Duplex, and Don’t Tell Mama; he was also a Top Five finalist in the NYC MetroStar Talent Challenge.

Samuel currently serves as a staff singer and soloist at Abyssinian Baptist Church. He is a graduate of the John J. Cali School of Music.

Lauren Loo, Voice - Stage Fright

Raised in a musical family, Lauren Loo grew up performing in band, choir, and musicals, including lead roles in Les Misérables and The Secret Garden. She holds a B.A. in Music and an M.A. in Arts Administration at Rowan University. Since moving from California to South Jersey in 2017, Lauren has performed with the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir, South Jersey Pops, and Greater South Jersey Chorus. She also sings at Bethel Church in Cherry Hill with her husband and two sons.

Alec Fore, Voice - The Soundtrack of Home

Alec Fore is an NYC/NJ-based singer of opera, chamber music, and musical theater. This past season, he was featured as a soloist singing Bach and Monteverdi for Music of the Baroque's "Celestial Voices", a performance for which he was praised for "stellar, masterly singing" (Chicago Classical Review). He appeared as the Donald Chen Young Artist soloist for North Shore Choral Society's production of Haydn's "The Creation." He also had the privilege of contributing soloistically to the world premiere of Jerod Impichchaachaaaha' Tate's "Ámmo'naka̱" with the Ecovoices Project. He attended Music Academy of the West as a Lehrer Vocal Fellow this past summer.

Alec is a recent honors graduate of Northwestern University's Bienen School of Music, where he earned a Master's in Voice and Opera Performance as a student of Professor Theresa Brancaccio, and performed five principal operatic roles in his two-year program. Alec is also a graduate of the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music, and lived and worked in Los Angeles thereafter.

Alec has also performed in professional settings for the Grant Park Chorus, Chicago Symphony Chorus, LA Opera Connects, Pacific Opera Project, University of Southern California, and University of California: Los Angeles, among others.

Alec is a member of the American Guild of Musical Artists.