From the Top created a series of Classical Music Pop Covers featuring a variety of young musicians and guest artists. They are credited here.

“Best Day of My Life” Cover

Derek Wang, piano
Yuki Beppu, violin
Haig Hovsepian, violin
Martine Thomas, viola
Lev Mamuya, cello
Christopher Laven, bass
Brian Nam, percussion

Singers: Neo Gcabo, Brooke Graves, Isabel Fox, Lena Harris, Alexis Lujares, Allysa Lujares, Marija Milenkovic, Madeline Parascandola, Julianne Schochet, Lucy Sinclair

Teacher: Kent Sinclair

“GØ” with Snarky Puppy

Michael League, bass/bandleader
Marcelo Woloski, percussion
Sena Cho, violin
Olivia Elerson, flute
Noah Lee, cello

“Stressed Out” with Project Trio

Greg Pattillo (of PROJECT Trio) is recognized throughout the world for his redefinition of the flute sound. Greg was lauded by the New York Times as “the best person in the world at what he does.” His groundbreaking performance videos on Youtube, showcasing “beatbox flute”, have been viewed more than 50 million times.

As an internationally acclaimed performer, educator, and clinician, Greg can be found both on the concert stage and on the streets, subways, and parks, sharing and preaching his sound. After earning his Masters degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music, Greg found work as at the acting principal flute of the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra and became a founding member of the Collaborative Arts Insurgency in San Francisco.

Mr. Pattillo currently resides in Brooklyn, NY and performs with PROJECT Trio, an ensemble of genre-bending bending performers emerging from classical music roots.

PROJECT Trio collaborated with From the Top on our “Stressed Out” music video in 2017.

Double bassist Peter Seymour (of PROJECT Trio) has performed with many of the world’s most highly acclaimed artists and ensembles, including the Cleveland Orchestra, New World Symphony, Houston Symphony, New York City Ballet,  Iris Orchestraand the Colorado Music Festival. He was the recipient of the Downbeat Magazine Award for Best Jazz Soloist and has shared the stage with such luminaries as Wynton Marsalis, Roy Hargrove and Bobby McFerrin.

Since the inception of PROJECT Trio, Peter has taken on many roles, including CEO, manager, and community engagement director. He is especially passionate about education and outreach and has organized events for the Trio benefiting over 400,000 students on three continents in eleven countries and over 40 States.  Peter also serves as the director of PROJECT: The Camp, a unique summer music festival founded in 2012 that focuses on modern chamber music, with an emphasis on ensemble, improvisation, composition, memorization, performance, and extended techniques.  He is always active writing music for the Trio.  His recent compositions include two pieces for trio and orchestra:  Dr. Nick and an arrangement of Rossini’s William Tell Overture.

Peter received a Bachelor of Music degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music and a Master’s Degree in Bass Performance from Rice University where he was a student of Paul Ellison. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Brooklyn, NY.

PROJECT Trio collaborated with From the Top on our “Stressed Out” music video in 2017.

An exceptionally versatile cellist, Eric Stephenson (of PROJECT Trio)’s style ranges from classical to jazz to rock and folk. He has performed with numerous orchestras like the IRIS Orchestra in Memphis, TN and the Colorado Music Festival in Boulder, CO. Eric was also a regular substitute for the Cleveland Orchestra.

Eric earned his Bachelor and Master of Music Degrees with Honors from the Cleveland Institute of Music and was a recipient of the Ellis A. Feiman Award in Cello while a student of Stephen Geber. As a fellow at the Aspen Music Festival, he served as Assistant Principal Cello of the Aspen Festival Orchestra from 1999-2004. He has appeared as a soloist with the Cleveland Institute of Music Symphony Orchestra and the National Repertory Orchestra in Breckenridge, Colorado.

In 2006, Eric moved to NYC and has performed with countless ensembles and spends most of his time performing with PROJECT Trio, an ensemble he co-founded.  Composing and recording is a huge part of his life.  He has engineered and mixed 2 full-length PROJECT Trio albums and premiered 2 works for trio and orchestra.  In his spare time, he enjoys biking around Brooklyn and playing the tenor sax.

PROJECT Trio collaborated with From the Top on our “Stressed Out” music video in 2017.