Composer and pianist Aric Vyhmeister (ASCAP) earned a Master of Music in Collaborative Piano at the University of Colorado Boulder under Dr. Margaret McDonald and Dr. Alexandra Nguyen. Mr. Vyhmeister is a frequent recitalist and chamber musician in the Denver area, served as Music Director with the Boulder Opera Company, performed with Art Song Colorado and the SoHap Ensemble, served on the faculty at Metropolitan State University Denver and has recently premiered original compositions with the Renova New Music Ensemble at CU Boulder, the Walla Walla University Brass Choir (Walla Walla, WA), and the Maitland Symphony Orchestra (Orlando, FL). He is also a regular guest artist at the Salt Creek Song Festival in Ashland, NE. Mr. Vyhmeister is music editor for The Canciones Project and is currently pursuing graduate studies in composition at CU Boulder under Dr. Carter Pann. 

Prior to becoming a full-time musician, Mr. Vyhmeister was a systems engineer with Lockheed Martin Space Systems working on various commercial space and NASA programs, and has a deep appreciation for the balance of the STEM fields and the arts, recognizing the wide range of interests and backgrounds aspiring musicians might have both in and outside of the arts.