Michael Dolese is a current master's student studying percussion performance at James Madison University. He received his undergraduate degree in music education and a performance certificate in percussion performance from Shenandoah Conservatory in 2021. Michael has been very busy in recent years working on various premieres of percussion ensemble and wind symphony repertoire from composers such as Jack Yagerline and Eric Guinivan, being the teaching assistant at the Virtual Percussion Music Festival, becoming more active digitally on YouTube and Instagram, and completing his first year in his master’s program! Michael is excited to be working on Cinderella for his second season at Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre!