Board of directors

Sylvia Jiang is a young concert pianist from New Zealand and serves as Artistic Director and co-founder of non-profit organization Muffin Music Inc.. Hailed by critics as a ‘gifted young pianist of genuine substance’ and ‘New Zealand’s most notable young emerging pianist,’ Sylvia has been featured on BBC News, The Washington Post, ABC Australia, Radio New Zealand Concert, and other notable news networks and publications. Sylvia has performed as a soloist with numerous internationally renowned Orchestras such as the Royal Philharmonic, Queensland Symphony, Music Academy of the West, and Juilliard Chamber Orchestras. Solo performance highlights include Alice Tully Hall in New York City, Auckland Town Hall, and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Sylvia has served as Artistic Director for multiple arts organizations and events, with a focus on her interest in multi-disciplinary collaborative work. She was invited to be a featured soloist in The Kennedy Center’s Ballet Across America with Dance Theatre of Harlem and Miami City Ballet. Over the years, she has won numerous top prizes at national and international level competitions including the prestigious Lev Vlassenko, Kerikeri, Music Academy of the West, and Hastings International Piano Competitions. She currently serves as the sole Artist Diploma Candidate at Johns Hopkins University.

Davis Reinhart is a composer from Buellton, CA, and is the co-founder and President of the non-profit organization, Muffin Music Inc.. Davis is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Music, Theater and Dance, in music composition and performing arts management and entrepreneurship. He writes for a wide array of compositional styles, including videogames, film, theater, as well as for orchestras, chamber ensembles and big band. Davis was recently commissioned to write, record, and produce an original composition for the City of Buellton, thanks to a generous grant provided by the Buellton Arts and Culture Committee and the Buellton City Council. Davis’s other recent projects include composing music for professional film director Justin Rubin and Yale Climate Connections filmmaker, Peter Sinclair. Davis has written for the professional contemporary music ensemble, Alarm Will Sound, as well as the Brevard Music Center Orchestra. As a music educator, he teaches private piano lessons as well as provides music instruction and lessons through Michigan Artist Citizen, a program that provides outreach to the local Ann Arbor and Detroit schools and communities. In addition, Davis has established strong partnerships with the Santa Maria Philharmonic Society and the Music Academy of the West with the shared vision of promoting music outreach into the Santa Ynez Valley communities.   

Zane St. Andre Jackson is a saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and teacher from Santa Barbara, CA. He is a recent graduate of UCLA with a BA in Global Jazz Studies, where he was fortunate to receive mentorship from many renowned jazz musicians including Terence Blanchard, Arturo O’ Farrill, and Mark Turner. He also has experience mentoring others, from private lessons with kids and adults to guest teaching the Santa Ynez Valley Jazz Band and volunteering as a tutor for the Cuesta College Jazz Camp. With his career and life in front of him, he looks forward to helping people through music as best he can. 

  Manuela Flores is a dancer, singer, and actress from Solvang, California. She is a 2022 graduate  from Dunn School and the Los Olivos Dance Gallery. Manuela is trained in the styles of ballet,  jazz, contemporary, and hip hop. She is currently an undergraduate at Scripps College and is  involved in the Claremont Colleges Latin and Carribean Dance Club. In February of 2023 she  attended a Women and Leadership Conference at Claremont Mckenna College where she  collaborated with participants to devise strategies for conflict resolution. Manuela also  attended a Vibrant Being (Theatre of the Sphere) masterclass presented by Lakin Valdez  from Teatro Campesino, a Chicano theatre company in California. As an evolving student and educator, Manuela is dedicated to leading with integrity. It is her mission to make the arts  accessible to individuals of all backgrounds.