Megan has loved music for as long as she can remember. Between her multiinstrumentalist father, and mother who moonlighted as disc jockey on a local radio station, music was always in the house. She studied classical, then pop piano from K-12, and later jazz piano in college at Denison University while majoring in Biology and Spanish. Megan later expanded her musical interests through picking up the guitar and later taking voice lessons. She loves singing across multiple genres, especially pop and jazz. She joined the DC Starlight Orchestra in 2017 after knowing several friends and colleagues in the band. Megan works as a Biologist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. She is grateful for the chance to deepen her understanding of jazz music while playing with this wonderful group of talented musicians.

Chris (she/her) started playing drums in 6th grade and played in school jazz ensembles through high school. She enjoyed playing in her school’s funk band and improvisation labs throughout college at St. Lawrence University. Chris moved to the DC area in 2019 and joined the Starlight Orchestra in 2022 as the group resumed playing post-COVID, and is thrilled to have this fun, supportive, and inclusive band to return to her personal jazz roots. Chris works as an International Program Specialist with the Foreign Agricultural Service at the USDA. But she is also a published poet, enjoys dabbling in various visual art forms, and can be found at the climbing gym, out in nature or wandering the city streets, or at home with her partner, two cats, and dog.