Michael Ward is a classically trained tenor with a rich performance background. He has been a member of the Singers Club of Cleveland, the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, the Cleveland Chamber Choir, and the COTS Chamber Choir. In addition to his musical endeavors, Michael works as a talent advisor in the healthcare technology industry and serves as the worship leader at First Baptist Church of Greater Cleveland. With a deep appreciation for both classical music and community involvement, Michael is thrilled to share his voice and passion with the audience.  

Nathaniel Hill is a classical guitarist known for his refined artistry, compelling stage presence, and deep musical sensitivity. He is currently pursuing a Double Graduate Diploma in Guitar Performance and Orchestral Conducting at the Cleveland Institute of Music, studying with Grammy Award-winner Jason Vieaux and conductor Tito Muñoz. Since arriving at CIM, Nathaniel has emerged as a dynamic performer across solo, chamber, and orchestral settings. He has presented solo recitals throughout Ohio, the Carolinas, Kentucky, Virginia, and Georgia, earning a reputation as a seasoned and expressive artist. As a chamber musician, Nathaniel has collaborated in duos with orchestral instruments and voice, as well as in trios and mixed ensembles. In 2024, he was awarded third prize in the Open Division of the Queens International Guitar Competition, and in 2025, was named CIM’s “most gifted classical guitarist” for four consecutive years—an exceptional distinction. Nathaniel made his concerto debut at age 15 with the Piedmont Chamber Orchestra, returning for additional solo appearances in 2022 and 2025. He also performed as soloist with the Asheville Symphony at age 18 and was a finalist in the MasterWorks Festival Concerto Competition.He has played in masterclasses with many of the world’s leading guitarists, including Jason Vieaux, David Russell, Christopher Parkening, Colin Davin, and Rovshan Mamedkuliev. With a nuanced approach to tone and interpretation, Nathaniel continues to shape a wide-ranging career as a performer and advocate for the classical guitar.

Jonathan Moyer specializes in a vast repertoire from the renaissance to the 21st century and has performed throughout the United States as well as in Europe and Japan. The Baltimore Sun has described his playing as “ever-expressive, stylish, and riveting.”

In addition to his role at Oberlin, Moyer serves as organist of the Church of the Covenant in Cleveland and has been a visiting lecturer in organ at the Hochschule für Musik in Lübeck, Germany. Recent concerts include Bachkirche (Arnstadt), St. Jakobikirche (Lübeck), Ludgerikirche (Norden), Laurenskerk (Alkmaar), Marktkirchethe (Hannover), the National Convention of the American Organ Historical Society (Rochester, N.Y.), the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (Washington, D.C.), St. Sulpice (Paris), Notre Dame de Bergerac, and J.S. Bach’s complete Clavierübung III at the German Reformed Church in Budapest. He has performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops, the Tanglewood Festival Orchestra, Richmond Symphony Orchestra, the Oberlin Orchestra, Apollo’s Fire, Quire Cleveland, Concert Artists of Baltimore, and the Handel Choir of Baltimore, among others. 

At the Church of the Covenant, Moyer oversees two remarkable pipe organs: an E.M. Skinner/Aeolian Skinner/Holtkamp and Richards Fowkes, Op. 19.

Moyer holds an artist diploma in organ from Oberlin Conservatory, where he was a student of James David Christie and Olivier Latry. He earned a DMA and graduate performance diploma in organ from the Peabody Institute as a student of Donald Sutherland and Gillian Weir, and he also completed a master's degree in piano as a student of Ann Schein. He earned a bachelor of music in piano from Bob Jones University, where he was a student of Laurence Morton. He further studied with organists Susan Landale, Marie-Claire Alain, Guy Bovet, and Michael Radulescu. In 2008 Moyer earned second prize in the Sixth International Musashino Organ Competition in Tokyo, and in 2005 he was a finalist in the St. Albans International Organ Competition. He is represented by WindWerk Artists.