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Allegra - Electric Violin<br />
Allegra was born in Vermont and received classical training and degrees in violin<br />
performance from Boston University (Bachelor degree) and Philadelphia College<br />
of the Performing Arts. Her orchestral jobs include the New Mexico Symphony,<br />
the Santa Fe Symphony and Glimmerglass Opera in Cooperstown, NY, the<br />
Virginia Symphony and Virginia Opera and is a founding member of the Harbor<br />
String Quartet. She had a post-undergraduate residency at Walt Disney World<br />
All American College <strong>Orchestra</strong>. Allegra is a frequent performer with the Trans-<br />
Siberian <strong>Orchestra</strong> and with artists such as Josh Groban, Rod Stewart, Smokey<br />
Robinson and Sarah Brightman. Allegra’s non-classical pursuits are quite recent.<br />
Jazz studies with John Toomey, former pianist with Maynard Ferguson and the Mark<br />
O’Connor’s fiddle seminars in San Diego working with such players as Natalie<br />
MacMaster, Darol Anger, Matt Glaser, Paul Anastasio and Mark Wood.<br />
George Cintron - Guitar/Background Vocals<br />
Having grown up in New York, George has played in numerous bands throughout<br />
the Tri-State area since 1976. In 1981 George founded “Cintron.” Developing the<br />
band into one of the top live acts around, he played over 1500 shows including<br />
appearances with Zebra, Twisted Sister, Rat Race Choir, Ritchie Blackmore, Joe<br />
Perry, Edgar and Johnny Winter and Mountain. Over the course of three world tours,<br />
he performed over 150 concerts and numerous television programs, including <strong>The</strong><br />
Tonight Show and Dick Clark’s New Year’s Eve Special. Milestones include playing<br />
Madison Square Garden and <strong>The</strong> American Music Awards. In 1995 he was a<br />
founding member, along with Danny Miranda and Bobby Rondinelli, of Pyramid. In<br />
2000 he joined the West coast tour of the Trans Siberian <strong>Orchestra</strong> for their annual<br />
tour. George is an accomplished studio musician having recorded with artists<br />
including Blue Oyster Cult, Leslie West, Danger Danger and <strong>The</strong> Good Rats.<br />
Bart Kuebler - Keyboards/Background Vocals<br />
Bart Kuebler has been playing piano since age five. Over the years he has<br />
performed a wide variety of music with an eclectic mix of ensembles including the<br />
Tokyo Symphony, the Virginia Symphony, the Gene Krupa <strong>Orchestra</strong>, the Jimmy<br />
Dorsey <strong>Orchestra</strong>, the Benny Goodman Band and the Nelson Riddle <strong>Orchestra</strong>.<br />
Bart has also toured and performed with numerous Filipino artists in the U.S.,<br />
including Pops Fernandez, Piolo Pascual, Ariel Rivera, and Carol Banawa. Bart<br />
also finds time to play in pit bands for regional productions and national tours of<br />
Broadway shows, and holds recording and production credits for a number of<br />
projects in both the U.S. and South Korea. Bart is also a gentleman, in that he<br />
owns an accordion but chooses not to play it!<br />
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