Obsidiana Duo has a reputation as an international prize-winning collaborative pair, having been featured at CollabFest 2020, Collabaret 2020 and 2021 as part of the International Keyboard Collaborative Arts Society. Most recently, they won first prize in the 2022 Puerto Rico Collaborative Piano Competition, and a fellowship in the Toronto Art Song Festival 2022. They are currently part of Prairie Debut’s roster of touring ensembles. Brazilian-born mezzo-soprano Camila Montefusco, praised for her “lush steady tone,” has been a young artist with the Britten Pears Young Artist Program and the Toronto Summer Music Festival. She co-founded Obsidiana Duo to promote Ibero American musical culture and BIPOC composers. A native of Mexico, Yolanda Tapia is an award-winning pianist recognized for her international performances. A former Fulbright scholar with a Doctor of Musical Arts, she co-founded Obsidiana Duo and won the 2022 Puerto Rico Collaborative Piano Competition. She created www.collaborativepianists.info to promote diversity in the field. Yolanda teaches master classes globally and is a resident performer with Holland America’s Lincoln Center Stage piano quartet, travelling worldwide.