Announcing Medora’s Independence Day Symphony Spectacular

Featured Artists

Michael Cartwright
is a professional musician and entertainer. A trumpet player & vocalist; He is the music director for the Los Angeles-based event band Project M. After two decades of professional musician life in the Los Angeles area, Cartwright relocated to North Dakota where he became the co-host of “Studio 701” a lifestyle program on KXMB – CBS and gave his first TEDx talk called “Art of The Frontman.” He is a lover of the outdoors, a recreational triathlete, yogi, and holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Thornton School of Music at The University of Southern California.

Cydney McQuillan-Grace
is a professional vocalist & singer-songwriter living in Brooklyn, NY. A Connecticut native, Cydney is a graduate of Emerson College for acting and attended Berklee College of Music for vocal performance. She is a hardworking artist, In addition to writing and performing her own original music, she works with multiple bands based in NYC, Brooklyn Electric, Electric Avenue, and tours with Japanese pop band, Emergency Tiara. Cydney is honored to be a guest vocalist with the Bismarck/Mandan Symphony Orchestra.