Michael Bowyer received his Bachelor of Music degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1993. He received his Master of Arts degree from George Mason University in 1995. Bowyer is an enthusiastic promoter of new works for flute, as well as contemporary classical and film music. While at George Mason he was a winner in the GMU Student Concerto Competition and performed in the GMU Honors Recital. He was a finalist in the 1998 Flute Society of Washington's Young Artist Competition.

Bowyer performs as a soloist in the Friday Morning Music Club concert series. He is a member of the Columbia Flute Choir as well as Potomack Flutes. He has performed in master classes for Keith Underwood, Bart Feller, and William Montgomery (University of Maryland). In 1998 Bowyer toured Germany and Austria with the Washington Symphony Orchestra as principal flutist. He has also performed with the Pan-American Symphony and the Friday Morning Music Club Orchestra.

Melvin Lauf, Jr. is a graduate from the Armed Forces School of Music, having performed on trumpet, flute, and piccolo with the 113th Army Band at Fort Knox, Kentucky (1990-1994). While at Fort Knox, he performed frequently with the Army Community Theater (ACT) and the Elizabethtown Community Band in addition to performing solo recitals. He has studied with Frances Fuge of University of Louisville.

Since 1994, Lauf has been stationed at Fort Myer, Virginia with the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps. He performs regularly on piccolo, flute, alto flute, and bass flute and is now also playing the harp. Lauf is the founder and director of Potomack Flutes and a member of the Columbia Flute Choir. His works for flute are published by Nourse Wind Publications and FLUTE.NET Publications.

Susan Moser received her Bachelor of Music cum laude degree from Cornell College and her Master's of Music degree in flute performance from DePaul University where she studied with Donald Peck of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and with Mary Stolper. She has performed in masterclasses of Geoffrey Gilbert, Trevor Wye, Donald Peck and Bonita Boyd. Ms. Moser is an avid flute teacher with her own flute studio. Locally, she has been a featured soloist with the Old Bridge Chamber Orchestra and performs regularly with the Mount Vernon Chamber Orchestra. She is a Staff Sergeant in The United States Army at Ft Myer, VA, where she plays the fife, writes and arranges music for The Old Guard Fife & Drum Corps.