Eric Stumacher, founder of the Sonad Peace Project (SonadPeaceProject), has performed concerti, solo recitals, and chamber music concerts worldwide to critical acclaim for over forty years. For thirty-five years, Mr. Stumacher served as Founder, Pianist, and Executive and Artistic Director of the Apple Hill Chamber Players, Apple Hill, and the Apple Hill Playing for Peace Project, before resigning in October, 2007 to establish the Sonad Peace Project. Mr. Stumacher studied with Eleanor Sokoloff, Rosina Lhevinne, and Beveridge Webster, and is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and The Juilliard School. Mr. Stumacher also serves as Music Director and Conductor of the Keene (NH/USA) Chamber Orchestra. He resides in Nelson, NH with his wife, Kathy, a violist, administrator, and day care professional, and they have three beautiful children and four amazing grandchildren.