Ernst Lichtenhahn is a Swiss musicologist who studied at Basel University and Music Academy, and earned the doctorate degree  in 1966 with a dissertation on Schumann. In 1969 he was appointed a professor at Neuchâtel University and lecturer at Basel University, and in 1982 professor at Zurich University for musicology and ethnomusicology. His publications are concerned with  music history and aesthetics of music, especially 18th, 19th and 20th century. In his ethnomusicological fieldwork  he researched  the Twareg culture in Southern Sahara since 1971. He served as president of the Swiss Musicological Society from 1974 to 1996.

      Dieter Ringli studied musicology, ethnomusicology and philosophy in Zurich. (Dissertation on Swiss Traditional Music in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction.) At the moment he works in the Ethnomusicological Archive of the University of Zurich and teaches at the University of Zurich and at the Music University of Lucerne. His publications cover verying subjects: On the treatment of Foreign Music, The Euphony of Contentment: The Music of Robert Fellmann, Folk and Popular Music - two disused Categories et Switzerland etc.

      Michel van der Mark has earned several  diplomas: "Conductor of Wind Orchestra" in 1982, French Horn (Educator) in 1983, both at the Conservatory of Utrecht, and "Music Recording" at the Royal Conservatory of  Den Haag. He works as an Educational Assistant at the the Royal Conservatory of  Den Haag. He is also performer of Balkan music since 1985. He  participated in 1991 and 1993 at the summer seminar for Bulgaristics at the University of Sofia, Bulgaria, with Folklore and Cultural Anthropology as optional subject.

      Dimitrije Buzarovski is a versatile artist with musical interests in different fields: composition, musicology, computers and electronic music, performance, teaching and research. At the moment, his works are numbered with op. 51. He has published a large number of essays and several books on aesthetics and sociology of music, musical analysis, sonology, etc. He teaches at UKIM FM and in 2001 he established the Institute for Research and Archiving of Music.

      Aida Islamgraduated in piano and earned her masters degree in theory of music performance at UKIM SM, defending the thesis on recordings of piano pieces by Macedonian composers. At the moment she teaches piano at the Pedagogical Faculty of UKIM. She has participated in  the three conferences organized by IRAM with papers related to Macedonian pianism.

      Alan Goldspiel was awarded the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The Hartt School, University of Hartford in 1994. He received his Master of Music degree in 1984 from Yale University's School of Music. In 1981, he graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor's degree from the Hartt School of Music. Currently, he is Associate Professor of Guitar and Music Theory at Louisiana Tech University, where he also serves as Assistant Coordinator of Music. Dr. Goldspiel's research regarding Villa-Lobos has been published in Soundboard, Gendai Guitar, and American String Teacher.

      Kim Sargeant is Associate Director at the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague, The Netherlands. He studied percussion at the Royal College of Music Junior Department and then the Royal Academy of Music in London. While playing with professional orchestras, giving solo lecture recitals and teaching, he developed a parallel career as artists' manager, researcher, music journalist, promoter and record producer. He was Artistic Administrator for the Cheltenham International Festival of Music and the Cheltenham Festival of Literature and Artistic Administrator of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.

      Simon Young is a concert pianist from the UK. Numerous works have been written especially for him and he has given performances and master-classes worldwide. As Assistant Principal at Trinity College of Music he has a wide knowledge of conservatoire training and has created many courses and programmes throughout his career. He travels extensively to promote the College and has a special interest in aural training, student recruitment, international collaborations and career development for young musicians.

      Kenneth Robbins is the Director, School of the Performing Arts, Louisiana Tech University and has authored four published novels, nineteen published plays, and co-edited with his wife, Dr. Dorothy Dodge Robbins, two collections of stories and memoirs.  During the month of March, 2002, he was a Fulbright Scholar to Macedonia, teaching within the School of Philology at Sts. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje.

      Stefanija Leshkova has graduated in musicology and defended a masters thesis in music  management („The Economic Effects on the Production of New Pieces by Macedonian Composers in the Period of Transition“) at UKIM FM. She works as a journalist in Macedonian Radio and TV, and during the last decade she has written a large number of reviews about the cultural and music events in Macedonia.

      Michael Rasbury is an Assistant Professor with a Bachelor of Arts in Music and Master of Arts Theatre from Louisiana Tech University where he teaches Music Technology, Sound Design and Theatre Appreciation. He is an award-winning composer and his music has been heard in some of the nation's largest outdoor dramas including Blue Jacket and The Legend of Daniel Boone. He wrote an orchestral score for Louisiana Tech’s original production of The Leafmen and the Brave Good Bugs, and composed music and sound for the 1998 and 1996 Humana Festival for New American Play at the Actors Theatre of Louisville and for The New York Shakespeare Festival in New York City.

      Irena Mitevska  has graduated in flute at UKIM FM. Currently she is a graduate student within the sonology department. She has participated with a paper  related to the Wind Instruments Practice in Macedonia at the Second London  Conference, organized by IRAM in March, 2003.