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Bret & Frisk

Musician; Singer

Bret & Frisk have been performing together throughout the Midwest and other parts of the country for the past 30 years. Their unique blend of acoustic instruments and vocal harmonies have gained them a loyal following of all ages wherever they have taken their act. Audiences are encouraged to make requests from their huge repertoire of over 500 songs, making their shows more personal than most musicians hired for events. Hailed as one of the best acoustic bands in their home state of Wisconsin, Bret & Frisk are strictly 2 vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar, keyboard, harmonica and handheld percussion based. No drum machines, looping or extra electronics. 100% stripped down acoustic show that has entertained thousands over their 30-year career.

Obed Floan

Actor; Musician; Singer; Teacher / Instructor

Obed Floan, Voice Instructor and NETA Certified Personal Trainer, received his BA from Luther College and his MM from The University of Minnesota. Obed recently was on the voice faculty at Oklahoma City University where he taught students who, as mentioned above, are now finding professional success in musical theatre and opera. Obed was chosen from an international pool of contestants as one of 16 singers considered to be the world’s greatest up-and-coming Wagnerian singers selected to participate in the Lauritz Melchior International Singing Competition under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II held in Aalborg, Denmark, and he also made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2015 as winner of The Gerda Lissner International Vocal Competition – Wagner Division. Mr. Floan has performed with Opera North, Amici Opera, The Other Company, Center Stage Opera, Minnesota Fringe Festival, Des Moines Metro Opera, Minnesota Opera, Mixed Precipitation, and numerous professional orchestra guest soloist appearances across the globe. Megan Wagner Floan, M.M. & D.M.A. (A.B.D.) and Obed Floan, M.M., NETA-CPT are Minnesota natives, and are the founders of their own music, health & fitness training, and production company, M-OStudio Enterprises, LLC since 2001. They had the drive and the focus over the years to travel far and wide to study voice with master teachers throughout the world in an effort to find the very best techniques to teach to their own students. Their students have landed leading roles in their local communities and schools, not to mention going on to find successful careers on countless numbers of the world’s great operatic & musical theater stages, as well as on TV and the silver screen. They are headliners on major cruise ships traveling all over the world, from leading roles in national tours in “Nice Work If You Can Get It” to international productions from Glyndebourne to Marseille to LA Opera. Megan and Obed held the first annual Summer Vocal Institute at The Stillwater Zephyr Theatre this past summer with a final concert of astounding acclaim at the VIP Grand Opening.

Jack Swanson

Singer

Stillwater, Minnesota native and 2018 Richard Tucker Career Grant Winner Jack Swanson is quickly becoming one of the most sought after young tenors in the opera world. His distinctive high lyric voice is known for singing the acrobatic arias of Rossini and the legato melodies of Donizetti.

Elizabeth Tanner

Actor; Choreographer; Dancer; Director; Singer; Teacher / Instructor

Megan Wagner

Actor; Musician; Singer; Teacher / Instructor

Megan received her BM from Northwestern College, her MM from The University of Oklahoma, and she is finishing her DMA from The University of Oklahoma where she was a Hoving Fellow. Besides maintaining her private studio she shares with Obed, she also teaches voice at Crown College and has performed with Garden of Song Opera, Opera Viva, Opera Arriva, Rose State Live, and Minnesota Opera, and has also performed in numerous professional orchestra guest soloist appearances. Megan Wagner Floan, M.M. & D.M.A. (A.B.D.) and Obed Floan, M.M., NETA-CPT are Minnesota natives, and are the founders of their own music, health & fitness training, and production company, M-OStudio Enterprises, LLC since 2001. They had the drive and the focus over the years to travel far and wide to study voice with master teachers throughout the world in an effort to find the very best techniques to teach to their own students. Their students have landed leading roles in their local communities and schools, not to mention going on to find successful careers on countless numbers of the world’s great operatic & musical theater stages, as well as on TV and the silver screen. They are headliners on major cruise ships traveling all over the world, from leading roles in national tours in “Nice Work If You Can Get It” to international productions from Glyndebourne to Marseille to LA Opera. Megan and Obed held the first annual Summer Vocal Institute at The Stillwater Zephyr Theatre this past summer with a final concert of astounding acclaim at the VIP Grand Opening.

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