Dr. Buller has published many works in Wagnerian and Classical literature including Classical Romantic: Classical Form and Meaning in Wagner's Ring. His many international speaking engagements include The Wagner Festival at Bayreuth. He received his Ph.D. in the Classics from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He presently is Dean of the Honors College at Florida Atlantic University.
 
Dr. Lashbrook has been recognized for the rich quality of her soprano voice and for the range of literature she is able to perform. She received her D.M.A. from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. She has appeared in opera roles in Don Giovanni, Le nozze de Figaro, and in Tosca. She also appeared in Der Fliegende Hollander. Presently Chair of the Voice Department in the Akron University School of Music, she has coached several students to major musical vocal prizes and has adjudicated major music competitions.