Building Cultural Bridges Participants:
(grouped by country of origin)
UNITED STATES of AMERICA
Clayton Anderson – NASA Astronaut
Dr. Jack Bacon – NASA International Space Station Programs
Allen Barnhill – Houston Symphony, Principal Trombonist
Lance Bass – N’SYNC pop-rock group vocalist
Dr. Jeffrey Bennett – Astronomer, Author, and Professor
Dan Burbank – NASA Astronaut; US Coast Guard
Dr. Franklin Chang-Díaz – NASA Astronaut, President/CEO Ad Astra
Cady Coleman – NASA Astronaut
John Connolly – NASA Engineer Mars Exploration Programs
Brian Del Signore – Houston Symphony, Principal Percussionist
Robert Franz – Associate Conductor – Houston Symphony
Gene Green – United States Representative
Dr. Sue Lederer – NASA Lead Scientist, Orbital Debris Program Office
Damian Montano – Composer; Bassoon Soloist
Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger – NASA-JSC Educator / Astronaut
Dr. Ellen Ochoa – NASA JSC Deputy Director / Astronaut
Eric Sim – NASA Engineer
STOMP – Seven cast members, Society for the Performing Arts
CANADA
Chris Hadfield – NASA / CSA Astronaut, I.S.S. Expedition 35 Commander
Dave Hadfield – Pilot / Folk Musician
Dr. Christian Otto – Station Doctor at the South Pole
IRELAND
Finghin Collins – Concert Pianist
MEXICO
Carlos Miguel Prieto – Associate Conductor, Houston Symphony
GERMANY
Dr. Samuel Adler – Composer Music Professor
SCOTLAND
Evelyn Glennie -Concert Solo Percussionist
Dr. Ed Miller – Folklorist / Radio Host
ENGLAND
The King’s Singers – Internationally acclaimed men’s vocal group
Denni Sayers – Choreographer – International Opera companies
Dr. Mike Pedley – NASA, Space Station Materials and Processes Manager
James Jordan – Educator
Richard Healey – Educator, and Education Consultant
Mike Grocott – Educator, Founder of Callington Space Centre
Daniel Waples – Musician, Hang In Balance
JAPAN
Dr. Koichi Wakata – NASA / JAXA Astronaut, I.S.S. Expedition 39 Commander
DENMARK
Ana Thompson-Holliday – Vice Consul General
SWITZERLAND
Claude Nicollier – NASA / ESA, Lead Astronaut of the European Space Agency
SWEDEN
Thomas Hulten – The Norwegian Seaman’s Church; Freelance Trombonist
RUSSIA
Sergei Galperin – First Violinist in the Houston Symphony Orchestra
Aleksandr Samokutyayev – Cosmonaut, RKA Director of Operations-Houston
ISRAEL
Uri Pianka – Concert Master, Houston Symphony Orchestra
Etty Ben-Zaken – Singer, Author, and Interdisciplinary Artist
Eitan Steinberg – Composer / Professor
Amir Gwirtzman – Instrumentalist / ESTA band member
NORWAY
Ingun Studsrud – Professor
FRANCE
Jean-Yves Thibaudet – International Concert Pianist
ITALY
Paolo Nespoli – NASA / ESA Astronaut
BELGIUM
Frank De Winne – NASA / ESA Astronaut
PERU
Gabriela Lena-Frank – Composer
NETHERLANDS
Kees Vandersteen – Cryogenics
BRAZIL
Joao Luiz and Douglas Lora – “Brasil Guitar Duo,” professional Classical Guitarists
SPAIN
Michael Lopez-Alegria – NASA Astronaut / I.S.S. Expedition 14 Commander
Flavio Lopez – Violinist, Hang In Balance
AUSTRIA
Hans Graf – Music Director for the Houston Symphony Orchestra
AZERBAIJAN
Franghiz Ali-Zadeh – Professor / Musicologist / Composer
Dr. Aida Huseynova – Associate Professor / Musicologist