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Sanina Barber is a Vocal Trainer, Worship Leader, Worship & Arts Director, and Worship Coach passionate about developing singers, praise teams, choirs, and worship leaders. With years of ministry and performance experience, she specializes in vocal technique, harmonization, stage presence, worship leadership, and building healthy worship cultures.

Originally from Poughkeepsie and now based in Raleigh, Sanina has shared ministry platforms with artists including Maranda Curtis, James Fortune, J.J. Hairston, Dorinda Clark Cole, Todd Galberth, and others.

She holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from North Carolina Central University and is committed to helping vocalists and worship ministries grow in excellence, confidence, and authenticity. Through vocal coaching, worship team training, and leadership development, Sanina equips individuals and teams to serve with both skill and purpose.

Nathaniel Ward is a Winston-Salem based jazz guitar player, recording artist, music educator, and community arts advocate with over twenty five years of experience performing, teaching, and promoting. Nathaniel teaches guitar and electric bass to students of all ages in all styles, and also teaches mandolin and ukulele.

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Some of his recent projects in partnership with the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County include three successful seasons promoting the “Sizzlin’ Summer Nights” jazz series at Simon’s Community Garden, at the SGACDC Enterprise Center, and a three year run promoting the successful “Jazz at SECCA” series, also in partnership with the NCMA (formerly SECCA). Frequent collaborators include Kassem Williams, John Daniel Ray, Michael Kinchen, and Joseph Dowdy, representing a cross section of Winston-Salem locals who happen to be some of the most in-demand musicians in North Carolina. He has also recorded extensively with genre bending hiphop artist and Winston-Salem based producer, Volz. Ward’s performing groups offer a modern, progressive take on traditional, straight-ahead jazz, as well as original compositions and collaborations that re-imagine the vocabulary of American improvised music in a contemporary setting.

D. Jerome Wells (Winston-Salem, NC) is a regular to many theatres along the east coast. Since his first Nat’l tour with GDAVIS Productions in 2010, Wells has earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Theatre Credits include: THE COLOR PURPLE, GYPSY, DREAMGIRLS, HAIRSPRAY (MUNY). Upon moving to New York City in 2014, D. Jerome was recognized as a formidable triple-threat in the “Out & About Magazine”review of Tony-Award recipient, George Faison’s The Wiz is 40revival. D. Jerome Wells is a proud member of The Actors’Equity Association.

Trevor Gabriel is a self-taught musician, born and raised in New York City. Since 2013, Trevor has served the city of Winston-Salem NC and surrounding areas as a full-time musician, recording-performing artist and music-mentor; teaching private piano, percussion and voice lessons.
Trevor expressed a deep love for creating and performing music since the age of 5; sharing that same passion on stage with music artists such as Rock and Roll Hall of famer and "Lynyrd Skynyrd" drummer, Artimus Dorothy Norwood & Dominique 'Doe' Jones of "Forever Jones".

Eli Womble is a Percussionist based in the Piedmont Triad area. He graduated from Catawba College in 2018 as a member of the Catawba College Marching Band and the Salisbury Swing Band (current member). It is there where Eli also earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Music and a concentration in Music Business, as well as Popular Music. Eli has continued his career in music, working in a variety of genres with artists such as Sue Folley, Adrian Crutchfield, Dorothy Norwood, and more.

Kacey Leak is a guitarist with experience of over 20 years; over 15 years professionally. Kacey plays a variety of styles and genres including Gospel, Jazz, Rock, Pop, R&B and more. For years, Kacey has provided his services in many instances (such as Music Production) and for a variety of occasions, including weddings, festivals, the 'Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame', as well as touring with the legendary Original Drifters. Kacey's goal is to help guitarists reach their full potential and enjoy the whole process along the way! Kacey currently provides both acoustic and electric guitar lessons to beginners.