Peter has been part of VPR since 1977, launching Saturday Afternoon at the Opera the first week VPR began broadcasting. Opera has always been one of Peter's passions. As a young boy visiting his paternal grandparents, he was treated to impromptu concerts by touring stars of the Metropolitan Opera performing with his grandmother. He is author of A Passion For Opera: Learning To Love It: The Greatest Masters, Their Greatest Music, released in 2004 by Trafalgar Square Publishing.

As a student at Harvard, Peter's doctoral thesis was on Wagner. An appointment at Dartmouth College allowed him to pursue his three passions: athletics, academics and the arts. He coached Dartmouth's women's cross country running team, taught opera courses to freshmen through master candidates and produced an annual arts concert for many years.

Peter lives in North Pomfret, pursuing his additional passions of horses and canoeing.

Troy joined VPR in 2007 as an alternate host for Saturday Afternoon at the Opera. As Music Director of the Vermont Youth Orchestra since 1995, he has overseen a period of tremendous growth and received seven ASCAP Awards for Adventurous Programming. He has also conducted the Middlebury College Orchestra since 2004. Troy has been a popular guest conductor the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, the Opera Company of Middlebury, the Vermont Mozart Festival, and many other groups. He has gained international attention for his collaborations with Trey Anastasio (formerly of Phish), including two albums on Elektra Records. Governor James Douglas recognized his contribution to Vermont's cultural life by proclaiming April 17, 2005, as "Troy Peters Day" in Vermont. Troy is also a composer and a versatile instrumentalist who not only plays the viola, but has also performed on tenor banjo and electric guitar with symphony orchestras.

Sam has worked at Vermont Public Radio since October 1978 in various capacities – almost always involving audio engineering. He excels at sound engingeering for live performances.

Sam has been an audio engineer for most of his professional life. From 1965 to 1978 he was the Supervising Audio Technician at the New York Public Library Record Archives at Lincoln Center.

He enjoys camping, hiking, canoeing, and contra dancing; and he loves to travel, especially to Peru and the Caribbean. Sam has served for many years as a volunteer in response to the AIDS epidemic.