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The core group of Onyx Chamber Players forms a piano trio. While they most frequently play the classical piano trio repertoire, they are often joined by guest artists to perform chamber music written for additional strings, woodwinds,
brass and voice.
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 Violinist Cecilia Archuleta has performed internationally as an
orchestral musician and soloist. Born in Los Angeles, she has appeared
as a soloist with the Mexico City Philharmonic. By special request of
the First Lady of Mexico, Cecilia was twice invited to play before the
President of Mexico. Her freelance performing career in California
brought numerous celebrity engagements, including a concert for Princess
Grace of Monaco and a performance of the Bach Double with Jack Benny. In
the Pacific Northwest, Cecilia is one of the most sought-after
violinists for chamber music. She participated in 12 seasons of
acclaimed chamber music performances at the Olympic Music Festival.
Cecilia is a member of the Northwest Sinfonietta. She also appeared with
Gallery Concerts, performing on period instruments, and has performed
with Seattle Symphony and the Pacific Northwest Ballet.
...More photographs of Cecilia Archuleta.
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 Cellist Meg Brennand is known for her work on both modern and baroque
cello. "Stunning" (Seattle Weekly), "Exemplary musicianship and true
flair" (Journal-American). Meg is professor of cello at Seattle Pacific
University and a member of the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra. Her
interest in historically informed performance practice led to the study
of the baroque cello and to appearances with acclaimed baroque
orchestras on the West Coast, including Seattle, Portland and Vancouver,
BC. Meg is a founding member of Gallery Concerts, performing chamber
music of the 18th century on period instruments, collaborating with some
of the most illustrious violinists of the early music world, including
Stanley Ritchie and Jaap Schroeder. An avid chamber music performer, she
has concertized throughout the Northwest with numerous chamber
ensembles. Meg is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music. She has
recorded for NPR, Wild Boar, CBC Radio and Centaur.
Ms. Brennand is on leave until the 2009 season.
...More photographs of Meg Brennand.
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 David White is equally at home as pianist, organist, harpsichordist, fortepianist, composer and conductor. He enjoys a national and international career as chamber musician, soloist, composer and church musician. White, a native of Chicago, gave his first public concert at the age of six, and won prizes in contests by the time he was 12 from the Society of American Musicians, Chicago Symphony Young Musicians' Guild, and Blue Lake Fine Arts. As soon as his feet could reach the pedals, he started studying organ, and has been a liturgical musician ever since. He served as Organist and Director of Music for several prestigious congregations, most recently Temple Menorah in Chicago, St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Medina, and St. James Episcopal Cathedral in Chicago. He has given organ recitals throughout the world, including Vienna, Australia, New Zealand, Leipzig and numerous cities in the United States and Canada. He is a sought-after accompanist and has won wide critical and public acclaim for his performances of lieder and chansons in recitals with many outstanding singers. His conducting career has touched many genre, including opera, symphony, Broadway musical and choral. As a composer, he has received commissions from choral and orchestral groups all over the world. His canon of works number more than 150, including many written specifically for the musicians who gave the premier performances. He has just completed his fourth commissioned opera, "The Adopted Son", and is writing a trio for Onyx.
...More photographs of David White.
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 Page Smith is solo cellist of the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra and the Auburn Symphony and was principal cellist for the Northwest Chamber Orchestra for 25 years and has performed frequently as soloist with all three. She was also principal cellist of the Aspen Chamber Symphony and the New Jersey Symphony, and currently plays frequently with the Seattle Symphony and the Seattle Opera. She is one of this region's beloved chamber musicians, performing regularly with the Showcase Chamber Music Series, the Pilchuk Chamber Music Festival, the Mostly Nordic Chamber Music Series and the Second City Chamber Music Series. She has performed as cello soloist with the Tudor Choir, Opus 7 Choir, Choral Arts Northwest, St. Mark's Cathedral Choir, Seattle Pro Musica and St. James Cathedral Choir. Her versality also brings her to the 5th Avenue Theater and the Paramount Theater to perform shows such as "Sweeney Todd", "Miss Saigon", "Showboat", "West Side Story", "Ragtime" and "The Lion King". Her cello was made by Ch. J. B. Collin-Mezin in 1889.
Page Smith will join Onyx on Sunday, May 18, 2008 and Sunday, November 2, 2008.
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 Kevin Morton moved from the Northern Bay area of California to Seattle in 2001. Kevin is a member of the Northwest Sinfonietta, and enjoys freelancing in other ensembles such as the Seattle Symphony, Seattle Opera, Tacoma Symphony and Pacific Northwest Ballet. He received his Bachelor of Music degree from The Eastman School of Music and a Master of Music Degree from The San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Kevin's primary instructors included Peter Hadcock of the Boston Symphony, Rosario Mazzeo, a world renown teacher and former BSO musician, and David Newman of the San Francisco Symphony. It is Kevin's wish to continue to explore his love of diverse chamber music, as well as more orchestral playing, and to teach privately on a regular basis here in the beautiful Northwest.
Kevin Morton will join Onyx on Sunday, May 18, 2008.
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 Violist J. Melvin Butler made his solo concerto debut with the North Carolina Symphony at age fourteen playing Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante with violin protégé Kenji Kobayashi. As an undergraduate at Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Butler served as Associate Principal and Principal Violist of the Oberlin Orchestra while majoring in organ. During his graduate studies at the Eastman School of Music, where he received a doctorate in Organ Performance, he was violist in the select graduate Collegium String Quartet. He served his country during the Viet Nam War as violist in the U.S. Navy String Quartet stationed in Washington, DC. During this time he was invited to study with esteemed violist Paul Doktor. Following his military service, he played viola with the Rochester (NY) Philharmonic Orchestra for eighteen years and also performed as baroque violist with the Genesee Baroque Players. More recently, he has performed with the Allegro Baroque ensemble in Spokane, WA, and the Onyx Chamber Players in Seattle.
Mel Butler has been Organist/Choirmaster at Saint Mark's Cathedral in Seattle for seventeen years. He has served on the faculties of the Eastman School of Music and the University of Washington and was for many years Music Director and Conductor of the Rochester Bach Festival. He is a published composer and presents organ concerts nationally and internationally. His organ and choral recordings appear on the Loft/Gothic label. He has recently sung and recorded with Peregrine Medieval Vocal Ensemble and in his leisure enjoys playing jazz piano.
Mel Butler will join Onyx on Sunday, July 13, 2008.
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 Cellist Richard Treat is currently Professor of Cello at Pacific Lutheran University. He was born in Pasadena CA and studied at California State University, Los Angeles with Eleonore Schoenfeld and Lucien Laporte. Richard was a member of the Pacific Symphony and served as Principal Cellist of the Santa Barbara Symphony and Oprea Pacific Orchestra. He was also a member of the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra and played with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, and worked regularly in the recording industry in Hollywood. Richard was Professor of Cello at Chapman University and guest cello instructor at University of California, Irvine. He is a founding faculty member of the Max Aronoff Viola Institute and the Camerata Northwest.
Richard Treat will join Onyx on Sunday, July 13, 2008 at the The Bloedel Reserve.
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