Students in the Spotlight: Northern Kentucky University, Greater Cincinnati Region

Laura Lamb

Graduating Year: 2021

Education: Bachelor of Music in Performance (Instrumental)

Laura Lamb is an orchestral percussionist based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She has performed with the Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Akron, and Chautauqua Symphony Orchestras. She graduated from Northern Kentucky University with a Bachelors of Music degree in Percussion Performance in May 2021, and is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Percussion Performance at the Carnegie Mellon School of Music.

Laura has studied with Michael Culligan, Associate Principal Percussionist of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Jeremy Branson and Chris Allen, members of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and Paul Evans.

Laura has previously attended the Brevard Music Festival and the Chautauqua Festival Institution. Additionally, she is a recipient of the Kentucky Governor's School for the Arts Scholarship and is also an Undergraduate Instrumental Music recipient of the Three Arts Scholarship Fund.

Stephanie Rosad

Graduating Year: 2019

Education: Bachelor of Arts, Music Audio Production

Stephanie is currently a performing artist. Appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on February 15, 2023 as a background vocalist for Nate Smith, performing his #1 platinum hit "Whiskey on You."

Arianna Ranieri

Graduating Year: 2017

Education: Bachelor of Music in Performance (Instrumental)

Career: Student at the School of Arts and Creative Industries at Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland

"My research project focuses on the development of my proposed, Community Instrumental Music Services for Rural Scotland (CIMSRS), (beginning the pilot with upper strings tuition), and measuring the effects of music tuition and education for mature pupils and members of the community, how culture in music and community will influence this project's development and execution, addressing the issue of those being excluded due to their location, and how the project can remain sustainable for local authorities to opt into, all contributing to making the defense for funding in music education bulletproof by widening the margin of beneficiaries."