Richard Fay has been based at The University of Manchester since the early 1990s. He is a Senior Lecturer in TESOL and Intercultural Education in the Manchester Institute of Education. He is also Academic Lead for Klezmer Ensemble Performance in the Music Department, and a Research Fellow in the Centre for Jewish Studies. He coordinates the Lantern Doctoral Community where narrative and arts-based methods are now well-established. His PhD (Education) was narratively-based and interculturally-framed. He also has a narratively-based Masters in Ethnomusicology. He is an active composer and performer with various klezmer ensembles.
Daniel J. Mawson is an Honorary Research Fellow and performance practitioner in the Music Department at The University of Manchester. He is the Performance Lead for the university klezmer ensemble, The Michael Kahan Kapelye, of which he is an alumnus and for which he is now Co-Director. He is a sound designer, and performing arts producer, in addition to being a freelance reed player and band-leader.
Nahielly Palacios is a Lecturer in Education at the Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester. She teaches in the areas of academic and research reflective practice, researcher reflexivity, teaching and learning online, language learning and technology and methods in TESOL. Her research interests involve teacher professional development, reflection, narration and intercultural sojourns.