Kelly Riordan is a musician, pedagogue, and music business marketer. As co-founder of Outside the Bachs, she supports musicians in developing their private music studios and delivering the highest quality education to their students. In addition to creating content and hosting The Outside the Bachs Podcast, Riordan presents regularly at conferences, universities, with recent sessions at The NAMM Show, University of Tennessee, Miami University, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Riordan has performed with the Augusta Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Music Athens, the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, and the Summa Cum Laude Festival in Vienna, Austria. She is also a member of The Athena Trio, an all-female ensemble that aims to foster opportunities for female composers and musicians. As a Conn-Selmer Artist & Clinician, Kelly Riordan exclusively performs on Henri SELMER Paris clarinets.

Noor Salameh is a sophomore at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where she is studying cello performance under Professor Jennifer Culp. Noor is a passionate performer dedicated to inspiring others through soundscape immersion and storytelling within live performance. Noor served as the principal cellist of the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra for several years and now plays with the Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra, Kenosha Symphony Orchestra, and the SFCM Orchestra. In addition to this she has previously attended the Madeline Island Chamber Music Institute, the Bowdoin International Music Festival, and the Interlochen Arts Camp, where she served as principal cellist of the World Youth Symphony Orchestra.

Drew has performed across the globe as a member of the prestigious Nordic Choir, and as a solo operatic vocalist in Italy and Slovenia. He has sung in spaces such as Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, Norway and Castello di Duino in Duino, Italy. He is musically fluent in several genres - Russian ar song to jazz and 70s classic rock n' roll. His varietal music talent is seconded by his knack for numbers - and he is currently studying for his 2nd round of actuarial exams. Currently, Drew is employed by his alma mater, Luther College, as both a Residence Hall Director and Men's Volleyball Coach. He's a 2024 graduate of Luther College. He holds two degrees: a BA in Vocal Performance and a BA in Actuarial Science.