Dino Mulic

A native of Sarajevo, pianist Dino Mulić is a Yamaha Artist with a fascinating history. Dino grew up in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the war of the 1990s. His passion for music survived the adversities of those years, instilling in him a strong work ethic and a keen sense of determination and persistence. Dino studied at the Academy of Music in Sarajevo and then at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he earned his doctoral degree in piano performance and pedagogy.​ 

Dino is an active recitalist, chamber musician, clinician, and adjudicator. He has performed in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Serbia, and the United States. Dino possesses remarkable organizational skills and is a reputable concert presenter, having founded the Sarajevo Chamber Music Festival in 2010. This festival features a week of concerts by world-renowned artists and a ten-day educational program for young chamber musicians. His proudest achievement is the creation of Piano Celebration Week, an annual piano festival at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. This festival features internationally renowned pianists and the best and brightest young musicians throughout the Coastal Bend, Central, and South Texas regions

Dino has held faculty positions at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the University of Sarajevo. He is currently an Associate Professor of Music at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Dino also serves as a faculty member at the New England Music Camp in Sidney, Maine, where he teaches applied piano and chamber music.

Dino lives in Corpus Christi Texas, with his wife, Sangmi, and two children, Luka and Ella.

Sangmi Lim

Dr. Sangmi Lim, a native of the Republic of Korea, is an active performer, appearing frequently as a soloist, chamber musician, and collaborative pianist. She earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Piano Performance from Ewha Womans University in Korea and also a Master’s degree in Collaborative Piano and Doctoral degree in Piano Performance from Michigan State University.

Lim’s international presence extends from the Republic of Korea, Japan, Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina to throughout the United States. Lim appeared as a soloist with the Kankakee Valley Symphony Orchestra (IL), the Michigan State University Symphony Orchestra (MI), the Jackson Symphony Orchestra (MI), the Algeu Symphony (Germany), and the Kyounggi Philharmonic Orchestra (Republic of Korea). She has given solo recitals and chamber music performances in concert series and festivals such as the Renaissance Festival (Italy), South Hampton Music Festival (New York), Schubertiade (Chicago), West Circle Series (MI), Lansing Symphony Chamber Music Series (MI), Absolute Music Chamber Series (MI) the Rising New Star Concert Series (Republic of Korea), Live Concert Series with Arirang TV (Republic of Korea) and Sarajevo Chamber Music Festival (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

Lim served as an Assistant Professor of Piano at Michigan State University and Lansing Community College. Currently, she holds the position of collaborative pianist at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and an artist faculty at New England Music Camp. Additionally, she is a co-director of Piano Celebration Week at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

Sangmi lives in Corpus Christi Texas with her husband Dino, and their two children, Luka and Ella.

Ian Fry

Ian has played with many artists and was Grammy-nominated as musical director of Tortilla Factory under Tony “Ham” Guerrero. Ian plays with the Austin Symphony, has stage-managed their youth performances for the last four years, released an online video course with Luis Conte used at the University of Texas at Austin, received an award for playing with Conga San Pedrito in carnival in Santiago de Cuba 2018 and more. 

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Past Collaborative Artists

Anna Gangai is excited to be working with Lux Musicae. An active member of San Antonio’s theatre community for over 30 years, Anna is proud to make San Antonio her home. Some favorite San Antonio stage credits include The Public Theatre: Admissions (Sherri Rosen Mason). Playhouse SA: End of the Rainbow (Judy Garland) and Mame (Mame). Woodlawn Theatre: Hello Dolly! (Dolly Levi), Memphis(Mama Calhoun). The Classic Theatre: A Doll’s House Part 2 (Nora), Master Class (Maria Callas). Sheldon Vexler Theatre: Driving Miss Daisy (Daisy). She is an actress and singer, who enjoys collaborating with other artists including San Antonio Chamber Choir, Allegro Stage Company, and Real Life Productions.  Anna holds a BFA in Acting from the University of Texas at Austin and attended Purdue University for MFA studies in Acting and Voice.  

Anna is excited to be working with Lux Musicae. An active member of San Antonio’s theatre community for over 30 years, Anna is proud to make San Antonio her home. Some favorite San Antonio stage credits include The Public Theatre: Admissions (Sherri Rosen Mason). Playhouse SA: End of the Rainbow (Judy Garland), The Drowsy Chaperone (The Drowsy Chaperone) and Mame (Mame). Woodlawn Theatre: Hello Dolly! (Dolly Levi), Memphis (Mama Calhoun). The Classic Theatre: A Doll’s House Part 2 (Nora), Master Class (Maria Callas). Sheldon Vexler Theatre: Driving Miss Daisy (Daisy), August: Osage County (Barbara Fordham). She is an actress and singer, who enjoys working in collaboration with other artists including San Antonio Chamber Choir, Allegro Stage Company, Real Life Productions. Anna holds a BFA in Acting from the University of Texas at Austin and attended Purdue University for MFA studies in Acting and Voice.
 

 David Sisson Rojas

David Sisson Rojas (Baritone) is studying Music Education with an emphasis on Choir Direction at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He sings in the UTSA concert choir conducted by Dr. Jordan Boyd. David was raised in a bi-cultural home in Costa Rica, where he started his formal musical education at Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica. He is committed to his goal to contribute to the music world through teaching.

Barry Brake

Barry Brake became a professional musician at age 14. He played piano at the Gunter Hotel as a high-school student, before earning a degree in composition from Baylor University where he studied under composer Richard Willis.
 
He is now a free-lance composer, arranger, performer, and producer of music, with numerous film soundtracks, stage shows, commercials, and CDs to his name. The San Antonio Current has described Barry Brake as a “respected pianist – composer” whose music “captivates us all.” He has collaborated with the San Antonio Symphony, lead singer Jon Anderson of Yes, lead singer Paul Rogers of Bad Company, and numerous local performers. He’s a founder and the pianist of the Jazz Protagonists, for whom he’s the main composer. Last fall he wrote a series of string quartet arrangements for the Avanti String Quartet and jazz-rock singer-songwriter Kara Stevens. He lives in Mahncke Park with his wife and two young daughters.