Christian Justilien is an Assistant Professor of Music at the University of the Bahamas. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Berklee College of Music and was a founding member of the Berklee Caribbean Ensemble. He is an active member of the musical community in the Bahamas and directs the Roots Junkanoo Group, which has produced three recordings. This performance was in support of the hurricane relief effort in the Bahamas following the devastating impact of Hurricane Dorian.

UTT Ibis Ensemble

• Katy Gainham - Flute
• Simon Browne - Violin
• Hayward Mickens - Piano
• Mia Gormandy - Steelpan
• Josh Watkins - Percussion
• Aidan Chamberlain - Trombone
• Anthony Woodroffe - Saxophone
• Caitlyn Kamminga - Double Bass

UTT Ibis Ensemble is a group of international concert artists, all members of the music faculty at The University of Trinidad and Tobago's Academy for the Performing Arts. Founded in 2010, the ensemble has performed its unique mix of Classical, Contemporary and Caribbean repertoire at more than 150 concerts across Trinidad and Tobago, with international engagements soon to follow. Its mission is to enrich and export the culture of the Caribbean by presenting music both familiar and new, exotic and local for audiences of varying age, experience and tastes. As such, the ensemble welcomes the submission of new compositions from regional composers in particular, and is committed to the promotion of experimental music for acoustic, electronic and hybrid media.