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Faculty Bios
Tracy Andreotti cello
B.A., Brandeis University, Master of Music, St Louis Conservatory of Music; principal teachers Savely Schuster, Yuan Tung, Peter Spurbeck and Rhonda Rider; additional studies with George Niekrug and Ronald Thomas; chamber music coaching with Joseph Kalechstein, Leslie Parnas, Michael Tree, and members of the Lydian Quartet; former principal cello and soloist with St. Louis Philharmonic, New City Chamber Orchestra, U City Symphony, Gateway Festival Orchestra, Opera Memphis; former member of the Illinois Symphony, Illinois Chamber Orchestra, South Bend Symphony, Memphis Symphony; present principal cellist with Union Avenue Opera; eclectic chamber music experience includes 6 years with the award winning contemporary music group Synchronia, the Native American band Autumn’s Child, founding member of Operation Tango, Tango Tango, Kierkegaard Youth, Wittgenstein Youth, and Trinity Piano Trio; an avid improviser, Tracy has collaborated extensively on original works with local and national dancers, and has performed and recorded with many new music improvisers, including Andre Vida, Michael Schumacher, and Tom Sutter.
William Ash classical guitar
M.A., University of Missouri at Columbia; Bachelor of Music, Saint Louis Conservatory of Music; President, St. Louis Classical Guitar Society; formerly on faculty at Saint Louis University, Washington University; former guitar instructor, OASIS music program; music panelist, M.A.M.A.; member, Guitar Foundation of America; frequent performer in St. Louis area.
Nora Ayvazian piano
Master of Music and Bachelor of Music, piano performance, University of Missouri-Columbia; studied with Jane Allen. Taught music theory, music history, and piano at the Lark Conservatory in Los Angeles. Member, Missouri Music Teachers Association and certified teacher through the Music Teachers National Association.
Donita Bauer bassoon and contrabassoon
Master of Music, St. Louis Conservatory of Music; Bachelor of Music, Concordia University, Seward, Nebraska; studied with George Berry and Robert Wisneskey; extra player with Saint Louis Symphony and Opera Theater St. Louis; principal bassoonist, Webster University Symphony Orchestra, Bach Society, Masterworks Chorale, Union Avenue Opera, New Opera St. Louis, Washington University Opera, St. Louis Basilica Orchestra; bassoonist, Equinox Chamber Players, A Perfect Fifth Woodwind Quintet, St. Louis Ballet Orchestra; Director of Music, Evangelical United Church of Christ, Webster Groves; instructor, OASIS Small Wind Ensemble; private music instructor.
B.M. Performance, University of Texas; Artistic Director of the (Dallas area) McKinney Kammergild and the St. Louis Baroque Festival and Academy; active member of Atlanta’s New Trinity Baroque, Chicago’s The Comic Intermezzo and Ars Antigua, Milwaukee’s Ensemble Musical Offering; recent member of the Chicago Baroque Band, Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra, and the New York State Baroque; soloist at the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, S.C., in Mexico at the Journadas de Musica Antigua in Gunanajuato, the Festival de Musica Barocca in San Miguel De Allende, the Iraklion International Festival (Crete), and the Lisbon and Vancouver Early Music festivals; has programmed and led concerts for special exhibits at The Art Institute of Chicago, The National Museum of Women in the Arts, The Saint Louis Art Museum and the Detroit Institute of Arts; recordings can be found on the Deutsche Grammophon, Polydor, Naxos, First Edition, Nannerl and Studio 115 labels.
Maureen Bolain Young Years, Music Makers at the Keyboard, and Music for Little Mozarts Licensed, Kindermusik International, 1998; member of Kindermusik Educators Association (KEA) of Greater St. Louis since 2003; B.A., John Brown University with emphasis in child development, music, and piano performance; studied piano with Joann Torno and Jane Robichaux; taught pre-school, elementary, junior and senior high school choirs for 15 years; piano accompanist.
Deyan Bratic, guitar
B.A. Music, M.M. Guitar Performance (near completion), Webster University; adjunct classical guitar instructor at Jefferson Community College; author of books Chet Atkins in Three Dimensions: Fifty Years of Legendary Guitar, Volume I and II (Mel Bay Publications, 2003, 2004), The Magnificent Guitar of Jorge Morel: A Life of Music (Mel Bay Publications, 2007); music transcriber for various instructional methods and periodic music publications including Fingerstyle Guitar magazine; solo and duo performer, classical guitar and fingerstyle guitar solo performer in the St. Louis area.
Maryse Carlin piano, harpsichord and theory
Master of Music, University of Paris; Licence de Piano, École Normale de Musique; first prize in piano, solfege and chamber music, Bordeaux Conservatory; studied piano with Jules Gentil; studied harpsichord with Ruth Nurmi and Sylvia Marlowe; performed extensively in recital at Carnegie Recital Hall, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Whitney Museum, and Harvard University. Appeared several times as soloist with the St. Louis Symphony and in the “Great Performers at Lincoln Center” Mozart marathon in Tully Hall, April 1992; recitals in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and on French television; guest artist at the Marlboro Festival and the Blue Hill Festival; former faculty member, New England Conservatory, Phillipps-Exeter Academy, and École Normale de Musique; faculty, Washington University and Innsbrook Music Institute; recordings, Titanic Records and Naiad Records; director of the Kingsbury Ensemble, a group performing Baroque music on historical instruments.
Seth Carlin piano
M.S. Piano, Juilliard School of Music; B.A. Music (cum laude), Harvard College; Licence de Concert, premier nommé a l’unanimité, École Normale de Musique de Paris. Piano with Rosina Lhevinne and Jules Gentil; prizewinner, International Busoni Competition, French government scholarship winner, Solo Recitalist Grant, and National Endowment for the Arts; soloist, St. Louis Symphony, San Francisco Philharmonic Baroque, Toronto Tafelmusic, Boston “Pops,” Great Performers at Lincoln Center Mozart Marathon, complete Schubert sonata cycle (Merkin Hall, New York), Spoleto Festival of Two Worlds, Marlboro Music Festival, Newport Music Festival, and French, Swedish, German, and mainland Chinese radio and television; recent concerts in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland; Professor of Music and head of piano program, Washington University.
Brandon Christensen violin
D.M.A., Stony-Brook University in New York; teachers included Mitchell Stern, violin, and Timothy Eddy, Gil Kalish, and Julius Levine, chamber music; Assistant Professor and chamber music program director, Southeast Missouri State University; former visiting professor of violin and viola, Dickinson College; former artist-faculty member, Pennsylvania Academy of Music (Lancaster, PA), and former member, West-End Chamber Ensemble; former chamber music fellow, Banff Summer Festival; maintains vigorous concert schedule throughout the region, as well as in Italy, Finland, and China; founder and Artistic Director, “Chamber Music Sundays at Three" concert series in Cape-Girardeau, MO.
Nancy Daby Suzuki violin and Conductor, String Ensemble
Master of Music, Converse College, Spartanburg, S.C.; A.S. String Instrument Technology, Indiana University; B.A., New York State University at Albany; former faculty member, Converse College Pre-college Division, Suzuki String Program — University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and Cincinnati Public Schools; member, American String Teachers Association and Suzuki Association of the Americas.
Audrey Denny clarinet
B.M. in Clarinet Performance, DePaul University. Experience playing in the clarinet sections of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Elgin, Northbrook, and South Bend Symphonies, as well as the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra. A member of the Barossa Quintet, which performed and taught at the Ravinia Festival and the Dame Myra Hess Concert Series.
Phil Dunlap piano
Bachelor's degree, jazz performance/music theory/composition, and Master's degree, jazz performance, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. Adjunct Professor, University of Missouri-St. Louis. Has performed with Terell Stafford, Houston Person, Jimmy Cobb, and Christine Brewer. Recipient, St. Louis Suburban Music Educators Association Certificate of Merit, and the ST. LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL's "30 under 30."
Erin Elstner Conductor, Percussion Ensemble
B.M. in Percussion Performance at Mannes College of Music in New York.Bio: Began her teaching career at the St. Louis Symphony Community Music School and later taught at New York’s Third Street Music Settlement and Carnegie Hall, and the Taichung School of Arts and Music in Taiwan; performance achievements include playing percussion at the International Women’s Brass Conference in 1996, an American tour led by Susan Slaughter and Principal Orchestral Players and 'The True Heart', a ceremony and performance with Glen Velez in 1998; also played in a Brazilian Band for 'De La Guarda Argentinian Dance Troupe' at the 2003 VH-1 Fashion Awards, vibraphone and percussion in the Pop Music performing group 'Champale', and drumset/percussion for the Asian tour of Broadway Revue 'Bright Lights! Broadway!’; has recorded numerous albums and has played with rock, blues and pop bands, including the back-up band for Peter Cetera of Chicago; has taught for 15 years and is currently a freelance performer in the St. Louis area.
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Nina Ferrigno piano
New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA - M.M. with Distinction in Performance, 1994, B.M. with Distinction in Performance, 1991; described by the St. Louis-Dispatch as "a magnificent pianist"; has appeared in major concert venues throughout North America; has performed with the St. Louis Symphony, Boston Symphony, Boston Pops, and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP); experience includes teaching in Massachusetts at Brandeis University, Walnut Hill School for the Performing Arts, Winchester Community Music School, and The Dana Hall School; long-time member-director of the AUROS Group for New Music and founding member of the Boston-based Calyx Piano Trio; committed to bringing classical music to new audiences and strives to commission and perform new works in a variety of settings. Co-founder of the Missouri Chamber Music Festival.
Matt Frederickson low brass
PhD, Music Education with emphasis in low brass pedagogy and performance practice and Ed-Specialist in Music Education, University of Missouri –Columbia; M.S. in Education Administration, Southwest Baptist University; B.S. in Education and Diploma in Trombone, Missouri State University; teachers included Roger Oyster, Nathaniel Brickens, and Bill Hartman; instrumental music teacher and site program manager for the Center of Creative Arts’ arts enrichment program, 2003-present; visiting assistant instructor of low brass, Ouachita Baptist University, 2001-2003; former associate director of bands and director of jazz studies, Gasconade County Schools; frequent workshop presenter, and presenter at Missouri Music Educators Association state conferences; current Fine Arts Coordinator, Rockwood School District; adjunct faculty member, Lindenwood University and St. Charles Community College; former adjunct faculty member, East Central College, Saint Louis Symphony Community Music School, and The Midwestern Music Camp (University of Kansas); member, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, MENC, MMEA, MTNA, IAJE, MBA, ITA, and Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Foundation; freelance musician with several area orchestras and bands; multiple winner of Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers.
Aileen Friedel cello
B.M. and graduate work, University of Pennsylvania; studied with Orlando Cole and the Curtis String Quartet; participated in the Tanglewood Music Festival; former faculty member at Parks College (Parkville, MO) and Principia College (Elsah, IL); former cellist, North Carolina Symphony and Kansas City Philharmonic; principal cellist with the Muny Opera Orchestra; adjunct professor of cello, St. Louis University; member, American String Teachers Association, Viola da Gamba Society of America, Early Music America and American Federation of Musicians; cellist/gambist with St. Cecelia Consort, and cellist with Hawthorne Ensemble and St. Louis Trio.
Sofia Friedman piano
M.A., Leningrad Conservatory of Music; B.A., Leningrad Music College; member, Music Teachers National Association, Missouri Music Teachers Association.
Daniel Fry piano
Doctoral Candidate in Vocal Coaching & Accompanying, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC); M.S. Choral Music Education and B.S. Music Education, UIUC; Choir Director, First United Methodist Church of St. Charles; Choral Accompanist, O'Fallon Twp. HS, O'Fallon, IL; Staff Accompanist, UMSL; frequent chamber musician, collaborator and accompanist throughout the Midwest, often serving as a choral and instrumental accompanist at festivals and music camps; former organist, choir director, and music director at several churches; former accompanist for Illinois Symphony Chorus (Springfield, IL); former staff accompanist and faculty member Conservatory of Central Illinois (Champaign, IL), with students of all ages.
Sandra Geary piano
Bachelor of Music, Saint Louis Conservatory of Music; diplomas, Royal Schools of Music, Trinity College, London and Cork School of Music, Ireland; teachers include Joseph Kalichstein, Saint Louis Conservatory of Music, and John O'Conor, Ireland; accompanist for the Washington University Opera Program and Chamber Chorus, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, and Bach Society of St. Louis; piano faculty member, Washington University; former accompanist, Saint Louis Conservatory of Music.
Antonina Gerassimova piano
M.M. in Piano Performance and Music Education, Academy of Music, Sofia, Bulgaria; B.M in Piano Performance and Music Education, College of Music and Arts, Rousse, Bulgaria; faculty member, Townsend Music School; former piano, ear training, and music theory teacher, Chesterfield Day School, and College of Music and Arts (Rousse, Bulgaria); former conductor, College of Music and Arts; accompanist for Townsend Music School, University of Missouri – Kansas City, Webster University, Academy of Music (Sofia, Bulgaria) and College of Music and Arts (Rousse, Bulgaria); guest recitals at University of Missouri-Kansas City, Webster University, Basel Academy of Music (Basel, Switzerland), Academy of Music (Sofia, Bulgaria), Festival of Music for Young Talents (Berjeraque, France), and the Rousse State Orchestra (Rousse, Bulgaria); accompanist, National Society of Arts and Letters- St. Louis Chapter's Career Opportunity Vocal Competition, March 2008.
Douglas Gilliland piano
M.M. in Sacred Music & organ, harpsichord, choral conducting, University of Florida; B.M. Piano Performance, Southern Illinois University; teachers included Willis Bodine, Jane Allen, Ruth Slenczynska, Marion Lampe and Daniel Fletcher; continuo and keyboard, Bismarck Symphony; co-founder, River Bend Conservatory, River Bend Piano Trio, and Chosen Stone Band; classical and jazz improvisation CD "Markers"; teacher, BSC and LIFE-Pacific College; present and past member of Music Teachers National Association, AGO and CIDA; freelance accompanist.
Henry Glass organ
M.A. in Music Education, Washington University; B.A., Harris-Stowe Teachers College; Dean (1998-2000), American Guild of Organists; organ faculty, Webster University; member, Music Educators National Conference and American Choral Directors Association; Teacher of the Year, Parkway West Middle School; Merit Award winner, Saint Louis Suburban Music Association; Director of Music, University City United Methodist Church; 2004 National Award of Distinction for Outstanding Church Music Program.
Kerry Goodwin Viola and Violin
B.A. Music, Olivet College (MI); graduate studies, Central Michigan University, University of Iowa and National String Workshop; viola teacher and conductor, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp; string teacher, Jackson Mount Pleasant Public Schools; middle and high school orchestra director, Clinton Public Schools (IA); orchestra director, Davenport North and West High Schools; principal violist with the Blue Lake Festival Orchestra, Alma Symphony, CMU Symphony, Quad City Mozart Festival, the Friends of Chamber Music, and the Clinton Symphony; violist with the Jackson, Midland, Saginaw Symphony, and Quad City Symphonies, and the Webster University Symphony Orchestra.
Mary Lou Gotman Suzuki cello, Conductor, String Orchestra
B.A., Bowling Green University; member, Chamber Music America, Suzuki Association of the Americas, cellist and founding member of Quartet Seraphin; former director of junior division, Rocky Mountain Summer Conservatory; former faculty, Richmond (VA) Public Schools and Ladue School District; guest conductor, Central Regional Orchestra, Richmond (VA).
Mark Gurevich viola and violin
M.A., Byelorussia Academy of Music; B.A., Minsk Special Music College; former conductor, Minsk Special Music School String Orchestra; former faculty member and chamber music coach, Minsk Special School; former member, Webster University Sym- phony Orchestra; member, Music Teachers National Association and Missouri Music Teachers Association.
Valentina Gurevich piano
M.A., Byelorussia Academy of Music, Minsk; B.A., Georgia State Musical College; former faculty member and accompanist, Minsk Special Music School; member, Music Teachers National Association and Missouri Music Teachers Association.
Chelle Habecker piano
Master of Arts, Music (ethnomusicology), University of Hawaii. Bachelor of Arts, Music, and Associate of Arts, piano pedagogy (teaching), Spring Arbor University. Accompanist for CHARIS (St. Louis Women’s Chorus) and local competitions. Member, Music Teachers National Association.
Anita M. Hagerman double bass
Ph.D., English Literature, Washington University in St. Louis; M.A. Humanities, University of Chicago; B.M. and B.A. Music Performance/ History (magna cum laude), Ball State University; member, International Society of Bassists; member, Viola da Gamba Society of America; recent principal bassist positions include Chamber Orchestra of the Ozarks, Fort Smith Symphony, and Springfield Regional Opera; teachers include Philip Albright, Rolf Erdahl, Lou Fischer, and Hans Sturm; freelance bassist and music educator.
Jill Hartzog voice
M.M. Vocal Performance and work towards a D.M. Vocal Performance and Literature, Indiana University; B.M. Vocal Performance, North Carolina School of the Arts; teachers include Patricia Havranek, Marilyn Taylor, Brian Horne, and Costanza Cuccaro; performances include Diana in Orpheus in the Underworld, Adele in Die Fledermaus, and Sister Valentine in Dialogues of the Carmelites -- Indiana University Opera Theater; frequent soloist, Windsor Theatre Group, Opera Promenade with the Midwest Lyric Opera; performances with Union Avenue Opera Chorus and Saint Louis Symphony Chorus.
Jeffrey Heyl voice
D.M.A., University of Iowa; Master of Music, University of Hartford (Hartt Talent Scholarship recipient); B.M.E., Eastman School of Music. Director of Worship Arts, Green Trails Methodist Church; Adjunct Faculty, Lindenwood University, Missouri Baptist University, and Covenant Theological Seminary; frequent soloist and recitalist; member, National Association of Teachers of Singing, American Choral Directors Association, and St. Louis Symphony Chorus.
Margret Heyl violin
Bachelor of Music, Marywood University; Master of Music, Ithaca College; Artists Diploma, Hartt School of Music. Former faculty member, Hartt School of Music, Preucil School of Music (Iowa), and St. Charles Community College. Performed as a member of the Eastern Connecticut Symphony, Meridan Symphony, Cedar Rapids Symphony, Alton Symphony, Binghamton Pops, Roanoke Symphony, and Bach Society of St. Louis, as well as a free lance musician.
Sunghee Lee Hinners piano
D.M.A., piano performance, University of Iowa; M.M. with honors, Illinois State University; Master of Music, Robert Schumann Dusseldorf Musichochschule; B.A., Chu Gye University of Art (S. Korea). Televised and recorded recital appearancesas a soloist and chamber music performer; guest recitals in Essen and Dusseldorf; soloist on concerto tour with CNM Chamber Orchestra.
Ann Homann oboe, English horn, oboe d’amore
M.M. Oboe Performance, Saint Louis Conservatory; B.M. Oboe Performance, Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University; teachers included Joseph Turner, Peter Bowman, Marc Gordon, Thomas Parkes, and John Ferrillo; former co-principal oboist, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra; substitute/replacement player, St. Louis Symphony; member, Illinois Symphony Orchestra and Illinois Chamber Orchestra; principal oboist, Webster University, Saint Louis Philharmonic, Union Avenue Opera; solo oboist, American Kantorei, a choral and instrumental ensemble that specializes in the music of J.S. Bach; adjunct faculty member, University of Missouri-St. Louis, Principia College, Webster University and Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville; active chamber music performer and founding member of the Equinox Chamber Players.
Melissa Horine violin
M.M. violin pedagogy, Bachelor of Music, violin performance, Missouri State University; teachers include Susan Doering, David Hays, and fiddler Bob Holt; member St. Louis Philharmonic; former member Springfield Symphony Orchestra (also librarian), Springfield Regional Opera Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of the Ozarks, Fort Smith Symphony; performed with the Gateway Festival Orchestra, Trans Siberian Orchestra, Paragon Ragtime Orchestra, and numerous regional rock and country bands; chamber music coach, Missouri State University Summer String Fling; current director and instructor, First String Violin Academy.
Julia Hornberger cello
B.M. Cello Performance, University of Missouri, St. Louis and The St. Louis Conservatory; teachers included John Sant' Ambrogio and Yuan Tung, both former SLSO members; accepted to the Chicago Civic Orchestra and offered a full scholarship for the Masters program in Cello Performance at the University of Depaul, in Chicago; performed as principal and section cellist in the Illinois Symphony, Fort Wayne Philharmonic in Indiana, Kenosha and Racine Symphony Orchestras, in Wisconsin; performed in numerous European summer music festivals, including the AIMS festival, in Austria; performed in the String Divas Violin/Cello Duet while residing in Wisconsin, private cello teacher and cello coach for students in the midwest.
Dana Hotle clarinet
M.M. Clarinet Performance, Manhattan School of Music; B.M. Clarinet Performance, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana; studies with David Krakauer, David Harris, Tina Ward, Diana Haskell; performs as Principal Clarinet Illinois Symphony Orchestra, the Equinox Chamber Players, and is a founding member and clarinetist of Chamber Project St. Louis; also performed with The St. Louis Symphony, Opera Theater St. Louis and The Cedar Rapids Orchestra; recorded with Sinfonia da Camera; member of The American Federation of Musicians; faculty at Composer's Intensive Camp at CMS; adjunct faculty member, Maryville University.
Carolyn Hoyer flute
B.M.E., University of Tulsa; former adjunct faculty member, Lindenwood University; attended flute pedagogy workshop at the University of North Texas, June 2010; flute pedagogy workshops in 2000-2008; recipient, St. Louis Suburban Music Education Association Merit Award in recognition of contributions for advancement of music education, February, 2001; studied with Mary Karen Clardy; Alexander Method class with Nora Lee Garcia of The University of Central Florida; published article in the British Flute Society periodical “Pan”; former director of bands, Salem Lutheran School, Community School, Ritenour Schools and Tulsa Public Schools; member, Gateway Festival Orchestra, National Flute Association, Flute Society of St. Louis, Missouri Federation of Music Clubs; board member, Gateway Festival Orchestra; former board member, Flute Society of St. Louis; Hoyer Studio booking service; CMS summer flute camp director.
Chris Hubbard saxophone
B.M. Jazz Studies with emphasis in Saxophone Performance, Webster University; performed with Dr. Michael Parkinson, Paul DeMarinis, Kim Portnoy, Carolbeth True, Willem von Hombracht, Gary Wittner, Jeremy Clemmons, Zachary Danner, Jeff Collins, Willie Akins, Jim Martin, and the Webster University Symphony Orchestra; faculty assistant, 2002 and 2003 International Summer Jazz Academy (Krakow, Poland), working with Hugh Jones, Bret Spainhour, Joachim Mencel, Gerald Trottman, Jacek Niedziela, Harry Tancheck, and Gzregorsz Motyka.
Yuly Ilyashov violin
M.A., Byelorussian Academy of Music; B.A., Minsk Music College; former concertmaster, Byelorussian State Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra and Minsk Chamber Orchestra; former faculty member, Byelorussian State Conservatory (now Academy of Music) and Webster University; former concertmaster, Webster University Symphony Orchestra; member, Appassionato String Quartet.
Zena Ilyashov piano
M.A., Byelorussian Academy of Music; B.A., Minsk Special Music School; former faculty member, Minsk Special Music School for Gifted Children; member, Music Teachers National Association and Missouri Music Teachers Association; among her students are international, national, regional, and state competition winners who have performed as soloists with orchestras and live on radio, including Classic 99 and "From the Top" on National Public Radio.
Patrick Jackson conductor, Young People's Concert Orchestra
B.M.E., Jackson State University; Master of Music, Double Bass performance, St. Louis Conservatory of Music. Recipient, Missouri American String Teachers Association's “Secondary String Educator of the Year” award, Who’s Who Among America’s High School Teachers,2003-04 Kirkwood School District Teacher of the Year, 2003 Emerson “Excellence in Teaching” award, and ST. LOUIS AMERICAN “Excellence in Education” honors. Member of the MSHSAA Music Advisory Committee, American String Teachers Association, M.M.E.A., M.E.N.C. and past Vice-President of High School Orchestra for the St. Louis All-Suburban Music Educators Association. Recently named a 2011 Distinguished Music Educator by the Yale School of Music.
Jenny Lind Jones violin
M.M. with highest distinction, Performers Certificate and Graduate Fellowship Winner, Indiana University; undergraduate studies at Curtis Institute and Indiana University; principal teachers include Ivan Galamian and Josef Gingold; former member of the Webster String Quartet; winner, Coleman Chamber Music Competition; soloist with many Chicago area orchestras including the Grant Park and Twin Cities Symphonies; soloist with the St. Louis Symphony under the direction of Leonard Slatkin; first violinist with the Saint Louis Symphony and private music teacher in Saint Louis since 1972.
Lindsey Jones violin
Master of Music, violin performance, University of Florida-Gainesville; Bachelor of Music, violin performance, University of Missouri-Columbia; continuing graduate studies, University of Missouri-St. Louis. Former concert master, St. Louis Philharmonic, University of Florida Philharmonic, Columbia Civic Orchestra, and University of Missouri Philharmonic; former first violin, Buder Quartet; violin section, Fox Theatre Orchestra, Union Avenue Opera, Saint Louis Chamber Orchestra, Gainesville Symphony Orchestra, Missouri Symphony, and Orlando Philharmonic; performed with Stanley Drucker; member, Ambrosio Graduate Piano Trio, Bartok Trio, Xavier Quartet, and Chaplin Quartet; MOASTA senior division solo competition winner, 1997; adjudicator, 2001 Youth MTNA Festival; member, American String Teachers Association and Sigma Alpha Iota.
Manuela Kaymakanova violin
M.M. Performance, University of Missouri-Kansas City; Bachelor of Music, Webster University-St. Louis; studied with Benny Kim and Yuly Ilyashov; substitute with Kansas City Symphony Orchestra; performs with Illinois Symphony Orchestra and Webster University Symphony Orchestra; former member, graduate string quartet of University of Missouri — Kansas City; member, Trinity Piano Trio.
Joanne Keefe Suzuki violin; Director, Suzuki Ensemble
M.M. Performance and Pedagogy, University of Colorado-Boulder; B.M. Violin Performance (cum laude), Lawrence University Conservatory; long-term Suzuki teacher training with William Starr; former faculty and String Coordinator at Lawrence Academy of Music (WI); former elementary strings specialist at Ladue and Webster Groves School Districts; frequent clinician at workshops and institutes; member, Suzuki Association of the Americas.
Soyeon Kim, piano
M.M. Piano Performance, University of Hartford, Performer’s Certificate, University of Connecticut, B.M. Piano Performance, Seoul National University; Associate faculty member and staff accompanist, McKendree University; former teaching assistant, Korean National University of the Arts; awards include Miami String Quartet Competition, Paranove Concerto Competition at the HARTT School, HanKook Newspaper Music Competition, Little Angels Music Competition, Yookyoung Music Competition, Korean Music Association Competition in South Korea; solo recitals in Jane Allen Recital Hall, St. Louis, MO, Hettenhausen Center for the Arts, McKendree University, IL; 2008-2009 Concert Series of First Presbyterian Church of Edwardsville, IL; 2009 Friday Concert Series of Youngsan Grace Hall, Seoul, South Korea and Chamber Music Night Concert, Korean Presbyterian Church of St. Louis, MO, 2009 the Shepley Concert Program of Christ Church Cathedral, St.Louis, MO; member of Music Teachers National Association, Missouri Music Teachers Association.
Amanda Kirkpatrick piano
M.M. Piano Performance and B.M. Piano Performance (magna cum laude), University of Missouri-Columbia; studied with Jane Allen; soloist with University of Missouri Philharmonic, Samara Philharmonic, and Manistee Civic Orchestra; Artist Presentation Society Award, 1992; toured Russia, 1993; former member of Synchronia; member, Music Teachers National Association and Royal American Conservatory; founding member of Trinity Piano Trio; faculty member, Washington University.
Karl Koesterer piano
M.M. Piano Performance and Pedagogy, Webster University; B.M. Piano Performance, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale; studied under Dr. Gail Delente and as a scholarship student of Dr. W. Kent Werner; piano department faculty coordinator, Saint Louis Symphony Community Music School; adjunct faculty, Webster University; member, Music Teachers National Association.
Angela Kraft saxophone
B.M.Ed., Webster University, St. Louis, MO; post-graduate study, Webster University, St. Louis, MO.; studied under Paul DeMarinis of Webster University, Jerry Greene, Mike Shannon, and Rick Castor; conducted various student ensembles, including jazz combos, Big Bands, and concert bands; taught saxophone master classes to various student groups, including CMS Band Camp: Music Unleashed!; freelance performer in the St. Louis area.
Gary Lee cello
M.M. in Cello Performance, St. Louis Conservatory of Music; B.M. in Cello Performance (cum laude), Illinois Wesleyan University; teachers include Yuan Tung, Robert Luke, Gordon Robson, and Karl Lear. Active as a freelance musician in both Missouri and Illinois; former principal cellist, Town & Country Symphony; former associate principal cellist, University City Symphony; substitute cellist for the Landolfi String Quartet, Gateway Festival Orchestra, and other area ensembles; former member, St. Louis Philharmonic, Webster Symphony, and Bloomington-Normal (IL) Symphony; substitute, Illinois Symphony Orchestra; member, Musicians Association of St. Louis (AFM Local 2-197); former member, Viola da Gamba Society of America, and former chapter president of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia at Illinois Wesleyan University; involved in work for music publishers for over two decades, including one company formerly concerned with music therapy and problems of performing musicians; studied other instruments including piano and viola da gamba; private cello teacher since 1994.
Catherine Lehr cello
Master of Music, Indiana School of Music; Bachelor of Music, Eastman School of Music; Assistant Principal Cello, St. Louis Symphony; soloist, Rochester Philharmonic, State of Mexico Symphony, Hamilton (Ontario) Philharmonic, and the Saint Louis Symphony; collaborated with conductors Leonard Slatkin, Gerhardt Zimmermann, and Sidney Harth; former principal cellist, Xalapa (Mexico) Symphony, and San Diego Symphony; named 2008 Missouri Chapter of the American String Teachers Association (MoASTA) Artist Teacher of the Year; faculty member, Rocky Mountain Summer Conservatory; recorded a work written for her by Chuck Mangione on the Mercury record label; recorded string trios by Reger and Taniev on the Laurel record label; regularly appeared at the Park City International Music Festival in Utah and at many other chamber music venues throughout the Midwest.
Ilya Litvin trumpet
Master of Trumpet Performance, Gnessin Academy of Music (Moscow, Russia); Bachelor of Trumpet Peformance degree, Gnessin Music College (Moscow, Russia); teachers included Vladimir Shlepakov and Timofey Dokshitzer; former member, St. Louis Brass Band; worked with several operas in Russia, including the Gnessin Academy of Music Opera Studio, Moscow Brass Band, and the Ukrainian Army Choir and Orchestra; band director, Blossom Wood Day School; brass instruments instructor, St. Charles Community College and Band Instrument Service Company.
David Liu violin and Suzuki violin; Education Coordinator of Suzuki Program
M.M. Violin Performance and Pedagogy, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville; Suzuki teacher training with John Kendall and Carol Smith; former assistant director, Suzuki Academy, Houston, Texas; former violin instructor, String Development Program at Southern Illinois University- Edwardsville; former staff, Fujen University, Taiwan; former Music Director, Taipei City Radio Station; member, American String Teachers Association and Suzuki Association of the Americas.
Nancy Love Young Years
B.A. Behavioral Studies, Lycoming College; licensed by Kindermusik for all levels since 1998; member, Partnership of Kindermusik Educators; Kindermusik ABC Music & Me Area Trainer, 2005-present; music instructor, YMCA, Headstart, pre-schools, and summer camps; former teaching assistant for two Montessori schools; plays the Horn.
Rose Martin, Suzuki violin
M.A., University of Pennsylvania; Bachelor of Music, Temple University; violin and chamber music studies with Edgar Ortenberg (member of Budapest Quartet); member, Suzuki Association of the Americas and International Suzuki Association; former director, Suzuki program, Stetson University; former coordinator, CASA Suzuki program and bi-annual Suzuki Weekend, Symphony Music School; studies with Shinichi Suzuki in Matsumoto, Japan; violinist with Quartet Seraphin since 1983; performances through Quartet Seraphin’s “Meet the Composer” series; American String Teachers Association — Missouri 200 Teacher/Artist of the Year; frequent clinician at Suzuki workshops.
Jennifer Mazzoni, flute
M.M. Flute, Indiana University; B.M. Flute Performance, cum Laude, Departmental Honors, Webster University; principal teachers Thomas Robertello, Jan Gippo, Mark Sparks and Dr. Werner Tripp; winner of Concerto Competitions at Webster University and Indiana University; former adjunct professor for Murray State University, private teacher with home studio, conducts master classes and clinics; former member St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra, Webster Symphony, Indiana University Philharmonic Orchestra, current member St. Louis Philharmonic; participation in Innsbruck Music Festival and Masterworks Festival; founding member, The Humours, an experimental musical ensemble and member Elegant Ensembles; sacred music experience includes guest solos and performances with church choirs and orchestras; member National Flute Association.
John McClellan guitar
M.M. Guitar Performance, St. Louis Conservatory of Music; postgraduate work, Yale University; Head of Classical guitar studies at Webster University; former director of the Guitar for the Young, St. Louis Symphony Community Music Schools: concerts in Europe, South America and Australia; featured artist on several Guitar Foundation of America International festivals; director of the 1996 GFA; Board of Directors, Mel Bay Publication Inc.; frequent appearances in concerto with major orchestras, St. Louis Symphony; performed with Luciano Pavarotti, Jorge Morel, Vince Gill; one-half of the renowned Hanser-McClellan Guitar duo; best selling author, Chet Atkins in Three Dimensions, Volumes 1 and 2, The Magnificent Guitar of Jorge Morel - A Life of Music, and the popular instructional DVD, Chet Licks; writes a regular column for Fingerstyle Guitar magazine.
Susan McDonald Suzuki violin, Coordinator of Suzuki Program
M.A., Western Illinois University (WIU); B.M.E. (cum laude), Lawrence University Conservatory; faculty member, Colorado Suzuki Institute; awarded Byron Hester Award for Excellence in Teaching; frequent workshop guest clinician; former faculty, University City Public Schools, WIU Suzuki Program, Knox/Galesburg Suzuki Program, and Lawrence University Preparatory Program; studies with Almita Vamos, John Kendall, Francesca Koscielny and Karen Clarke; member, Suzuki Association of the Americas and American String Teachers Association.
Ron McGowan piano
B.A. Music History and Piano Performance (cum laude), Pomona College (Claremont, CA); independent study with Stephen Sondheim; private studies with Peter Hewitt and Alan Boehmer; resident pianist/accompanist, Musical Theater West, Fullerton Civic Light Opera, Hillside Repertory Theater, South Coast Repertory Theater, MUNY St. Louis, and Stages, St. Louis; Musical Director/Associate Director for Cal State University, Los Angeles, Occidental College, and University of California, Irvine; extensive professional accompaniment experience throughout greater Los Angeles and St. Louis, including among many others Dale Kristien (Christine in Broadway and Los Angeles productions of Phantom of the Opera), Joanna Gleason, John Raitt, Seth Riggs Vocal Studio, and UCLA- Studio Sessions for Film Scoring; private piano instructor and vocal coach in South St. Louis county.
James J. McKay, bass
B.M. Music Education, Eastman School of Music. Mr. McKay has traveled and played both jazz and classical music across the country. He can be found performing jazz around the city of St. Louis or conducting the Cameron Youth Chamber Orchestra.
Katherine Myler clarinet
M.M. Performance, University of New Mexico; B.M. Education, Miami University; principal clarinetist, Clayton Symphony Orchestra; clarinet instructor, McKendree College; performed with St. Louis Wind Symphony and Chamber Winds; various solo performances; former member, Missouri Arts Council — Music Panel; member, International Clarinet Association and Delta Omicron International Music Fraternity.
Allison Nalesnik piano, theory, organ
Master of Music, Washington University; M.S. Organic Chemistry, University of Delaware; B.A., Oberlin College; organist and handbell director for 20 years, St. John’s United Church of Christ, Manchester; chemical translator, Hercules Chemical Company; member, Music Teachers National Association, Missouri Music Teachers Association and American Guild of Organists.
Susan Pankratz piano
M.M. Piano and B.M. Theory, Webster University; former instructor and Theory Coordinator, Saint Louis Conservatory and Schools for the Arts; former Teaching Assistant, Webster University; judged on numerous festivals and competitions; Saint Louis Music Teachers Association board member for several years; freelance accompanist.
Marilyn Park-Ellington, violin
Master of Music and Bachelor of Music, both with distinction, Indiana University. Merit scholar at the Eastman School of Music and the St. Louis Conservatory of Music. Teachers include Henryk Kowalski, Josef Gingold, Rostislav Dubinsky, Jaime Laredo, and Masao Kawasaki. Former acting assistant principal and section violin, St. Louis Symphony. Solo recitalist and soloist with the Alton Symphony Orchestra and New World Symphony.
B.M and M.M. Piano Performance with chamber music certificate, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville; undergraduate studies at Northwestern University; doctoral work at Washington University; teachers include Gui Mombaerts, Ruth Slenczynska, and Seth and Maryse Carlin; keyboardist, St. Louis Symphony since 1987; adjunct professor of piano, Webster University; staff accompanist, Webster University, UMSL, and Community Music School of Webster University; former Artist Presentation Society winner; Director of Student Life and teaching artist, Innsbrook Institute. St. Louis Symphony's Music Educator of the Year, 2011.
Mary Pentecost piano
Master of Music in Piano Pedagogy and Performance Studies, University of Idaho; Bachelor of Music (Magna cum Laude) in Piano Performance, Bradley University; teachers include Daniel Schene (Webster University), Jay Mauchley (University of Idaho) and Ed Kaizer (Bradley University); Instructor of Class Piano and Private Lessons at UIdaho; President of UIdaho MTNA Student Chapter 2008-2010; Recipient of MTNA StAR Award; Winner of 2009-2010 University of Idaho Concerto-Aria Competition; Winner of 2007-2008 Bradley University Concerto-Aria Competition; 2nd place winner of Musicfest Northwest's Young Artist Division in 2009 and 2010; member and adjudicator, National Federation of Music Clubs (Missouri Chapter); member, Missouri Teachers National Association (MTNA); accompanist, St. Mary Magdalen Parish of Brentwood, MO.
Muriel Petrovics voice, Introduction to Singing, Sight-Singing
B.M.E., Montclair State College; graduate studies, Washington University; former soloist, Mississippi Valley Opera Company, August Opera Festival, St. Louis Opera Theatre, Mid-West Chamber Ensemble, Maplewood-Richmond Heights Orchestra, Third Baptist Church, Webster Groves Presbyterian Church, B’nai El and United Hebrew Temples; former faculty member of Missouri Baptist College, Meramec Community College, and St. Louis College of Pharmacy; charter member and section leader for 12 years, Saint Louis Symphony Chorus; former director of music for 14 years, St. John United Church of Christ, Manchester; member, Ladies Friday Musicale.
Jeremy Pfeffer double bass and electric bass
BA Music Performance (traditional) Iowa State University; MM Jazz Studies Webster University; primary instructors George Work, Dick McCoy, Diana Gannett, Carolyn White (of SLSO); performed and taught across the country and abroad in the US Air Force Band program before returning to St. Louis; has performed with the Sessions Big Band, Steve Schankman Orchestra, Phat Noize Blues Band, for the REP, and Touhill as well as with his own group, The Pfeffer Trio featuring Debby Lennon; a highly sought after performer/clinician in many genres; enjoys teaching all ages and skill levels from the beginning 5th grade student to the 20 year veteran bass player.
Patrick Rafferty, guitar
Holds graduate degrees from the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University and a bachelors degree from Southeast Missouri State University. He has won top prizes in the St. Louis Artist Presentation Society Auditions, the Missouri Music Teachers Association and the Southeast Missouri State University Concerto Competition. At Peabody, Patrick gave numerous performances, most notably in the classes of Manuel Barrueco and as a featured performer in the Thursday Noon Concert Series. In May 2008, Patrick was voted the top graduate performer by his peers at Peabody. He currently teaches Classical Guitar and directs the Guitar Ensemble as Adjunct Music Faculty at Southeast Missouri State University. To learn more about Patrick visit: www.patrickraffertyguitar.com
Manuel Ramos violin
Artist Diploma Program, Indiana University; Concert Artist Diploma, Mexican National Conservatory of Music; violinist, St. Louis Symphony; assistant concertmaster, Pittsburgh Symphony and San Diego Symphony; concertmaster, Mexico City Philharmonic; soloist, St. Louis Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, all major orchestras in Mexico, and orchestras in Central and South America; artist on Missouri Arts Council Touring Program; recitals in Carnegie Recital Hall (NY) and Organization of American States (Washington, DC); appeared at festivals in Park City (UT), Steamboat Springs (CO), San Antonio (TX) and San Miguel de Allende (Mexico); appearances on radio and television in Latin America; faculty member, Rocky Mountain Summer Conservatory; master classes given in United States and throughout Latin America; prize winner, Tibor Varga International Violin Competition (Switzerland) and Manuel M. Ponce Competition (Mexico).
Marquita Reef trombone, euphonium, tuba
Master of Music, Brooklyn College; Bachelor of Music, University of Denver; teachers include John Daley, Frank Crisafulli, Michael Powell, Charles Vernon and Dr. Per Brevig; participated in master classes with Joe Alessi, Ralph Sauer, Dr. Brevig and Glenn Dodson; attended the Aspen Music Festival and the Keystone Brass Institute; Music Consultant at the St. Louis Public Schools, presently at Metro Academic and Classical High School; worked at Sunrise in University City and at Wilkes University in Wilkes- Barre, PA; member, Musicians Local 2-197 and Mu Phi Epsilon.
Laura Reycraft violin, viola
Master of Music, University of Maryland; Bachelor of Music, The Cleveland Institute of Music; teachers included Jeffrey Irvine, Lynne Ramsey, Daniel Foster, and Michael Tree; studied Suzuki violin pedagogy with Ronda Cole; participated in several music festivals including Tanglewood Music Center, Spoleto Festival USA, Sarasota Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival and School, and the New York String Orchestra Seminar; former substitute, National Symphony Orchestra; regular substitute, St. Louis Symphony; active freelancer in St. Louis; Suzuki violin faculty member, City Academy.
Alan Schilling percussion
Bachelor of Music, St. Louis Conservatory of Music, (studies with St. Louis Symphony percussionists John Kasica, Thomas Stubbs, Rich O’Donnell and Richard Holmes). Charter member of the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra under conductor Leonard Slatkin. Program administrator of the Music, Dance and Missouri Touring programs of the Missouri Arts Council. Music Director of Webster University’s Department of Dance. Frequent free-lance percussionist with the Fox Theatre Orchestra, the Muny Orchestra, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, The New Opera, the Poor People of Paris, and his own percussion duo, Bare Bars. He can be heard on various recordings by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra including the Nonesuch recording of “Ogoun Badagris”.
Robert Souza trumpet
B.M. (summa cum laude), University of Missouri — St. Louis; Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia; Gateway Festival Orchestra, Washington University Wind Ensemble, Mighty Mississippi Concert Band, University of Missouri — St. Louis Concert Band, University City Community Concert Band; principal trumpet, Union Avenue Opera Theatre; member, American Kantorei Orchestra, Compton Heights Band, and Los Compadres Mariachi Band; staff musician, Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis; soloist, University City Symphony; frequent appearances with Webster University Symphony Orchestra; founding member, Gateway Brass Quintet; leader, Jim Dandys Dixieland Band; occasional appearances, St. Louis Symphony.
Ruth Stith piano
Master of Music, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville; B.M. (magna cum laude and Class Marshall), Vanderbilt University; former adjunct artist teacher of piano and theory, Vanderbilt University; faculty instructor, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville; performances with Nashville Symphony (2002), 1994 New Orleans Jazz Festival, Vanderbilt Orchestra (1998) and Vanderbilt New Music Ensemble (1997); member, St. Louis Brass Band. Adjudicator for 2004 MTNA auditions, 2002 – 2004 Blair School of Music Technique Olympics, juries and pre-college scholarship auditions. Awards include 2nd place in 2005 Southern Illinois Young Artist Competition; 2004 Competitive Graduate Award; 1st place, 1994 New Orleans LFMC Annual Piano Tournament; member, Pi Kappa Lambda, Phi Kappa Phi, and Music Teachers National Association.
Kourtney Strade voice
M.A. Voice, University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music (UMKC); B.S.Ed. Vocal Music Education, Northwest Missouri State University; additional graduate studies in Speech-Language Pathology and a Certificate of Vocology, University of Iowa; Teachers include Rebecca Folsom, Un Chong Christopher, and Elizabeth Vrenios; Performances include Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Dorabella in Le Nozze di Figaro–Crittenden Opera Workshop; Clorinda in La Cenerentola, Joan in Jehanne de Lorraine — UMKC; member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing; owner of Heartland Healthy Voices.
Marschnee Strong piano
M.A. Piano Performance, Webster University; teachers included Daniel Schene (Webster University) and Groff Bittner (Lindenwood University); former faculty member, Music Institute of Chicago, Highland Park, IL; former instructor, St. Dominic Savio School and Eberhardt Music; former music teacher, St. Luke the Evangelist School; adjudicator for 2009 scholarship auditions, Missouri Federation of Music Clubs; member and adjudicator, National Federation of Music Clubs.
Sharon Tash piano
Graduate studies, piano and early music emphasis, Washington University; B.A. in Music (cum laude), University of Missouri-St. Louis; undergraduate studies, Indiana University-Bloomington; preparatory studies, St. Louis Institute of Music; student of Robert Wallenborn, Evelyn Mitchell, Abbey Simon and Lyndon Croxford; staff accompanist, Washington University and Community Music School of Webster University; former accompanist, University of Missouri-St. Louis and St. Louis Children's Choirs; former piano instructor, University of Missouri Extension Division and Columbia College community music program; member, Friends of Scott Joplin.
Marc Thayer violin
B.M. and M.M. Violin Performance, Eastman School of Music; teachers included William Preucil and Zvi Zeitlin; Director of Education and Strings Faculty with the Association of American Voices in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Thailand, and Burma; Director of the St. Louis University String Orchestra and String Faculty member; former Vice President for Education and Community Partnerships, St. Louis Symphony; performs with Kingsbury Baroque Ensemble in St. Louis; Former Artistic Producer, Music at the Whim Estate Concert Series, St. Croix (US Virgin Islands); faculty member and performer, Guadalquivir Festival in Tarija, Bolivia; Violinist with New World Symphony, Miami Beach, FL from 1995-1998; performed with chamber/opera orchestra of the 1998-1999 Festival International d'Aix-en-Provence, France; founder and president of New World Symphony Russian Instrument Fund; founding member and 2001-2002 concertmaster, Ars Flores Chamber Orchestra in Ft. Lauderdale, FL; performed with San Diego, Syracuse, and Youngstown Symphony Orchestras; former concertmaster, Schlossfest Opera Orchestra in Heidelberg, Germany; served on the teaching faculties of the Summer Music Institute (Ft. Lauderdale, FL), New World School of the Arts (Miami, FL), and the Encore/Coda Summer Music Camp in Maine; Arts and Education Council Board Member.
John Thomas horn, theory, and composition
M.M. Horn and Music Theory, University of Missouri–Columbia; B.A. Music Education, University of Missouri–St. Louis, principal horn, St. Louis Philharmonic; solo tenor horn, St. Louis Brass Band; member, Clarion Brass Quintet, Webster University, and Gateway Festival Orchestra; soloist, Kirkwood Symphony and Musical Diversion Society; published works include pieces for horn octet, woodwind quintet, brass quintet, and wind ensemble; Symphony No. 1 premiered April 2000 by University City Symphony; orchestrations and arrangements performed by St. Louis Philharmonic and St. Louis Brass Band
Kaoru Wada violin
Master of Music, Webster University; Graduate Diploma in Performance, St. Louis Conservatory of Music; Bachelor of Music, Musashino Academia Musicae; performed with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, National Orchestral Institute and National Repertory Orchestra; performed with Tokyo, Illinois, and Saint Louis Symphony Orchestras as a substitute; performed in the Spoleto Festival (U.S.A. and Italy) and Corsi Estivi Internazionali Di Musica (Italy); former faculty member, Saint Louis Symphony Community Music School, St. Charles Community College; member, American Kantorei Orchestra; soloist, 2005-2006 Bach at the Sem.
Robert Waggoner Conductor, Jazz Ensemble
B.M.E., St. Louis Institute of Music; attended University of North Texas; graduate work, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville; studied bass with Henry Lowe; faculty member from 1964-1978 in the Parkway School District; faculty member, Meramec Community College from 1975-2005, current faculty member, Webster University, Jim Widner Summer Jazz Camps, and Saint Louis University High Jazz Camp; jazz clinician, adjudicator, and conductor throughout the Midwest; awards include St. Louis Suburban Music Certificate of Merit, Hall of Fame, MBA Outstanding Jazz Educator, and MOIAJE Jess Cole Jazz Educator Award; director, Genesis Jazz Project; president/owner of St. Ann Music Publications.
Tina Ward clarinet
B.M. in clarinet and B.M.E. Oberlin College Conservatory; M.A. in Music History, Case Western Reserve University; principal teachers include Robert Marcellus, Anthony Gigliotti, and George Waln; member of the St. Louis Symphony, 1970 to present; Principal Clarinet, Santa Fe Opera Orchestra, 1972 – 1984, 1991; has appeared frequently as a chamber music performer including the St. Louis Symphony’s Discovery Series and Chamber Music Saint Louis, Young Audiences and “From the Garden, Live!”; formerly served as adjunct faculty at Washington University, University of Missouri at Saint Louis, and Webster University; has presented master classes at Indiana University, University of Michigan and University of Missouri; current member of the Board of Directors of the League of American Orchestras and a 1999 graduate of the League of American Orchestras Orchestra Management Program; has co-authored articles in Harmony and Symphony magazines on artistic leadership in orchestra.
Cathy Woelbling-Paul oboe
Master of Music, Northern Illinois University; B.M.E., Lindenwood University; teachers included Richard Woodhams, Carl Sonic, Gladys Elliot and Marc Gordon; former principal oboe and soloist, Haydn Festival Orchestra (Eisenstadt, Austria); former member, American Wind Symphony (Pittsburgh, PA), Rockford Symphony (IL), Illinois Chamber Orchestra (Chicago, IL); former substitute, Saint Louis Symphony and Illinois Symphony (Springfield, IL) Orchestras; member, Mighty Mississippi Concert Band of St. Louis, St. Louis Wind Symphony, Webster University Symphony, Bach Society of St. Louis, American Kantorei-Bach at Concordia Seminary, Union Avenue Opera Orchestra, Fox and MUNY Orchestras, Ballet Orchestra of St. Louis and Gateway Festival Orchestra; founder and director, Washington University Double Reed Ensemble; adjunct music faculty, Lindenwood University; member, Metro Piano Trio; member, Gateway Symphony Board of Directors and current President, Mu Phi Epsilon (professional music fraternity) St. Louis Alumni Chapter.
Jeanine York-Garesché clarinet
Master of Music, St. Louis Conservatory of Music; Bachelor of Music, University of Nebraska; studied with George Silfies, Robert Coleman, and Tina Ward; performed and recorded with St. Louis Symphony as replacement player; performed on St. Louis Symphony “Discovery” and “Chamber Music–St. Louis” series; member, Webster Winds, St. Louis Ballet Orchestra, Union Avenue Opera Theatre, and Webster University Symphony Orchestra; performed with Opera Theatre–St. Louis, Illinois Symphony Orchestra, and Fort Wayne Philharmonic; performed at Tidewater, Kneisel Hall, and Johannesen International Music Festivals; member, International Clarinet Association and Mu Phi Epsilon Fraternity; faculty member, Webster University, University of Missouri–St. Louis, and St. Louis University.
Richard Zelle piano
Pursued music education degree, University of Missouri-St. Louis; teachers included Richard (Dick) Zelle Sr., Seth Greiner Jr., Seth Greiner Sr., and Jane Allen; former member, St. Louis Jazz Quartet, Gateway Jazz Ensemble and 40 West Band; performed for Six Flags auditions, rehearsals and shows; performed on many radio and TV commercials; recordings include solo CD “I’ve Got The World On A String,” May 2002.
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