Our Team

Biography

Teaches in Wilmington | FACULTY WITH SPECIAL DISTINCTION. B.M., music education, Florida State University; M.M., Kansas State University. Studied with: Ramona Beard, Marion Pelton, Barbara Gray, Robert Plimpton. Director: adult choir and handbell choir/ensemble, Hope Lutheran Church; organist/music director in various churches throughout the area. Teaching experience: Birmingham (AL), Caravel Academy and Holy Angels Catholic Schools. Member: Board of Directors, Kindermusik® Educators Association.

Private Lessons

• Harp (Celtic)
• Recorder

Biography

Teaches in Milford | B.M., performing arts and music education, Johnson State College; M.A., Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College. Faculty: Ridgewood Conservatory (NJ). Orchestral experience: New York Gilbert & Sullivan Orchestra and Lancaster Festival Orchestra: principal flute; Westchester and Harrisburg Symphony Orchestras. Soloist: National Flute Association Convention in the World Premiere of Leo Kraft’s “From The Hudson Valley”; Adelphi Chamber Orchestra in the premiere of Richard Lane’s Flute Concerto; several other orchestras as concerto soloist. Chamber music: Palisades Virtuosi (flute, clarinet & piano trio): commissioned and premiered nearly 100 works; Duo Dolce with harpist Joy Slavens. Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall debut recital: Artists International. Recordings: Albany Records, Newport Classics, CRI, Ravello, 4-Tay, High Point labels. Reviews: Fanfare magazine’s “Most Wanted List” and American Record Guide. Awards: The American Prize Ernst Bacon Award for Performance of American Music, 2022.

Private Lessons

• Flute

Biography

Teaches in Wilmington | Senior Student Services Manager and CORE FACULTY. DYSO assistant conductor. B.M., Bowling Green State University, viola performance; M.M., University of Delaware, viola performance. Jazz studies: New York Voices.

Performing experience: Vox Ama Deus Ensemble Orchestra; Camerata Ama Deus; UD Lyric Opera; Trinity Episcopal Parish Alto Section Leader and Violin/Viola Soloist; Newark Symphony Orchestra; Wilmington Community Orchestra; numerous collegiate ensembles; freelance work. Teaching experience: Play on Philly! Violin/Viola and chamber music Teaching Artist; Temple University Music Preparatory Division, director of CMSP String Orchestra; University of Delaware, director of the University Strings Ensemble; University of Delaware Graduate Assistant; University of Delaware Community Music School, private strings, piano, jazz voice, music theory, aural skills.

Private Lessons

• Musicianship
• Viola
• Violin
• Violin (Jazz)
• Voice (Jazz)

Group Classes

Biography

Teaches clarinet, flute, and saxophone in Milford | B.M., music business – management with honors, Mansfield University of Pennsylvania. Principal teachers: Richard MacDowell, Phyllis Crossen-Richardson. Masterclass: Anthony McGill. Performing experience: bass clarinet, Great Lakes Wind Symphony; clarinet, Northern Appalachian Wind Symphony; freelance; pit orchestra. Private study – home: clarinet, saxophone, flute. Additional private study experience: Robert M. Sides, piano.

Private Lessons

• Clarinet
• Clarinet (Bass)
• Flute
• Piano
• Saxophone

Biography

Teaches in Wilmington | Delaware Women’s Chorus assistant conductor. B.A., music, University of Delaware; B.S., apparel design. Faculty: Wilmington Christian School. Associations: repertoire & standards chair for women’s choirs, Delaware American Choral Directors Association; editor, Da Capo (DACD).

Private Lessons

• Voice

Biography

Teaches Suzuki violin/viola and adult violin in Wilmington | B.M., University of Oklahoma; M.M., Missouri State University; D.M.A., University of Oregon. Competition prizes: Ad Astra Ladies Music Club String Competition, University of Oklahoma Concerto Competition, Missouri Music Teacher’s Association String Competition, Missouri State University Concerto Competition. Soloist: University of Oregon Orchestra. Festival experience: Marrowstone Music Festival, Aria International Academy, Texas Strings Camp, Camp Allegro Wichita, Taneycomo Festival Orchestra, and others. Master class and private instructors: James Buswell, Janet Sung, Felicia Moye, Ron Patterson, Tessa Lark, Naoko Tanaka. Principal teacher: Hal Grossman. Performance experience: Tulsa Signature Symphony, Springfield Symphony, Symphony of Northwest Arkansas, Eugene Concert Orchestra, Eugene Symphony, Rogue Valley Symphony, recently won the Principal Second Violin position with the Newport Symphony. General teaching experience: Pre-K through college. Suzuki group classes: University of Oregon. Violin/viola: Missouri State University, University of Oregon. Summer teaching experience: ICT Young Artists Academy. Private home violin studios: Missouri, Oregon.

Biography

Teaches guitar in Milford | Matriculated: Towson University, Mt. Hood College, Thomas Jefferson Performing Arts High School, jazz guitar performance. Studied with: Larry Wooldridge, Hank Levy, Larry McVey, Larry Coryell, Tuck Andress. Founder/leader: Charm City Klezmer. Performances: Kennedy Center Year 2000 Millennium Festival; New York City Klezmer, Tonic Mondawmin Summer Music Series – Pepper Adams, Junior Cook, Bill Hardman; Marriott Waterfront Hotel in Baltimore; Cafe Hon. Four recordings (leader): Blues For Jake, Live at Cafe Hon, Everything Must Change, The Organic Trio. Teaching experience: Howard Community College, Baltimore School for the Arts, Rock Fest Music Camp/National Guitar Workshop, private studio.

Private Lessons

• Guitar

Biography

Teaches in Milford | FACULTY WITH DISTINCTION. Milford Branch Adult Program Coordinator. B.S., music education, violin, West Chester University. Registered Suzuki training: Violin Units 1-4. Member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas. Washington Suzuki Institute, Ithaca Suzuki Institute, New Orleans Suzuki Institute, Bethlehem Suzuki Institute. Performance experience: Dover Symphony Community Orchestra, Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra. Teaching experience: Morris Early Childhood Center, St. John’s Catholic Church, New Castle County School District String Program.

Private Lessons

• Voilin