Pianist Lorna Griffitt Bedelian, DM, began her performing career at 16 as a soloist with the Louisville Orchestra under the direction of Robert Whitney in a performance of the Grieg Piano Concerto in A Minor. Her teachers include Gyorgy Sebok and Maria Curcio. She received her doctorate with distinction in piano performance from Indiana University under the tutelage of Menahem Pressler.
Dr. Emma Whitten is an organist and educator whose repertoire spans eight centuries, with a particular interest in early Baroque and contemporary music. She performs throughout the United States and internationally and teaches organ at Irvine Valley College.
Jonathan A. Montes is a Los Angeles–based pianist, keyboardist, composer, songwriter, arranger, and producer whose work bridges Latin music, jazz, pop, and television. With a foundation rooted in Puerto Rico’s musical traditions and a career shaped on international stages, he brings technical precision, stylistic fluency, and musical depth to his work. He teaches jazz piano at Irvine Valley College.
Dr. Wenjing Liu is a pianist, chamber musician, and educator who has performed throughout the United States, China, and Italy. Her appearances include Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Steinway Hall in New York, and academic institutions in the United States and abroad.
Liu teaches piano at Irvine Valley College and the Orange County School of the Arts and coaches chamber music for Junior Chamber Music. She is Music Director and CEO of the North Orange County Conservatory of Music. Previously, she taught group piano and applied lessons at the University of Iowa.
Dr. Christine Hye-Su Kim is a concert pianist and educator who teaches piano at Irvine Valley College. She has given solo and orchestral performances in North America and Europe, at venues such as the Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, the George Weston Recital Hall, Toronto Centre for the Arts, the Benedict Music Tent and Harris Hall, Aspen Music Festival.
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Irvine Valley College (IVC) has received three 2026 Pathway Champions awards from the Campaign for College Opportunity, recognizing the college’s commitment to student success, equity and transfer pathways.
IVC earned recognition as a Pathway Champion of Placement for campuswide English success, a Pathway Champion of Placement Equity for Black student success in English, and a Pathway Champion of Transfer for growth in the number of associate degrees for transfer (ADTs) awarded.
Narcissus Quagliata is a painter, a glass artist, a teacher and a poet. His paintings can be seen in museums and private collections worldwide. He defined new pathways for glass art and is considered one of the most significant artists in this medium. He is best known for his spectacular artworks in public spaces which have drawn worldwide attention.
Quentin Black has worked in architectural art glass for more than a decade, developing a practice grounded in a deep interest in material, process, and fabrication. Beginning his career at Judson Studio, Black explores the intersection of art and mechanics, finding beauty in engineered forms and the technical precision inherent in their construction. Equally drawn to process and finished object, his practice is driven by experimentation, fabrication design, and an ongoing curiosity about the technical intricacies of glass.