Caroline Nicolas, cello
CAROLINE NICOLAS (CELLO, THEORY) enjoys an active and multifaceted career as one of the outstanding performers in her field. A passionate educator, she has been a guest teacher at the Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University, the University of Victoria, and at the University of Washington School of Music. Advanced Degrees from The Juilliard School and Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Switzerland.
read moreDavid Lee (cello)
DAVID LEE (CELLO) is completing his Master of Music at The Juilliard School, and received his Bachelor of Music from Oberlin Conservatory. David is the winner of numerous prestigious competitions, and now aims to share his musical passion with the next generation.
read moreEmma Richmond (violin, viola)
EMMA RICHMOND (VIOLIN) holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from The Juilliard School and received the Juilliard Career Advancement Fellowship when she graduated. Emma is a passionate advocate of education and community engagement, and strives to share her love for classical music.
read moreTony Allen (percussion)
TONY ALLEN (PERCUSSION), attended Berklee College of Music, toured extensively and eventually settled in Manhattan. He has toured and recorded with artists such as Usher, Busta Rhymes, Jon Herrington, and Kid Creole and The Coconuts. A favorite among students!
read moreIona Batchelder (cello)
IONA BATCHELDER (CELLO) is an avid solo, chamber, and orchestral artist. She was a founding member of the Unison Quartet, and a recipient of the prestigious Kovner Fellowship at Juilliard. B.M. and M.M from The Juilliard School.
read moreDr. Dan McCarthy (Violin, Viola)
DR. DAN MCCARTHY's (VIOLA, VIOLIN) playing has been described as "virtuosic" by Seen and Heard International. He holds advanced degrees from The Juilliard School, University of Michigan, and University of Maryland.
read moreMagnus Villanueva (piano)
MAGNUS VILLANUEVA (PIANO) has performed in notable concert halls all over North America, Europe, and Asia. M.M. and B.M. from Peabody Conservatory.
read moreKristina Shafranski (Voice)
KRISTINA SHAFRANSKI (VOICE) performs with New York Lyric Opera Theater, and is a Guest Artist of the celebrated New York City Ukrainian Festival of East Village. M.M. Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts.
read moreChristopher Gotzen-Berg (Guitar)
CHRISTOPHER GOTZEN-BERG (GUITAR), a Savage Classical Guitar Sponsored Artist, has shared his passion for the guitar through his performances, teaching, and original compositions for over 20 years.
read moreTyler Burchfield (Saxophone, Clarinet, Composition)
TYLER BURCHFIELD (SAXOPHONE and CLARINET) is gaining critical acclaim on the East Coast as a multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, and teacher. M.M. New England Conservatory.
read moreMaximilian Morel (Trumpet, Ear Training, Theory)
MAXIMIILIAN MOREL (TRUMPET, EAR TRAINING and THEORY) is a faculty member of the Juilliard Pre-College as an Ear Training and Music Theory coach. His trumpet playing has taken him around the world. M.M., B.M. The Juilliard School.
read moreCatherine Lau (Voice)
CATHERINE LAU (VOICE) has enjoyed the success of opera and concert appearances from New York to as far away as Hong Kong. She has sung with Sinfonia Pacifica, Ridotto Ensemble, Aspen Music Festival Opera, Amor Artis, and New York Choral Society.
read moreKatherine Pope (Piano)
KATHERINE POPE (PIANO) is a concert pianist, devoted educator, and a painter. M.M. Manhattan School of Music, B.A. (in Music and Art History) Barnard College/Colimbia University.
read moreJonathan Geffner (Yiddish, Ventriloquism)
JONATHAN GEFFNER (YIDDISH and VENTRILOQUISM) and his puppet partners have enchanted audiences of all ages and sizes throughout the USA, the UK, Hong Kong and Japan.
read moreRick Martinez (Drums)
RICK MARTINEZ (DRUMS) was the drummer on the Sesame Street television show on PBS for sixteen years. He is currently with Long Island's own Wonderous Stories.
read morePippa Borisy (Piano)
PIPPA BORISY (PIANO, CO-DIRECTOR) has taught as Guest Artist/Faculty at universities and music festivals in the United States, Europe, and Asia. She received degrees from Yale University and Oberlin Conservatory.
read moreVadim Lando (Clarinet & Saxophone)
Dr. VADIM LANDO (CLARINET, CO-DIRECTOR) has been praised by the New York Times for his “consistently distinguished, vibrant and virtuosic playing.” He has performed in virtually every major hall and landmark in NYC.
read moreKerry MacKillop (Trumpet, Piano & Jazz Piano)
KERRY MACKILLOP (TRUMPET) toured worldwide as featured soloist with the Artie Shaw Orchestra and the Woody Herman Band. B.M. New England Conservatory
read moreAlla Bell (Piano)
ALLA BELL (PIANO) is an active chamber musician and accompanist that has appeared on David Letterman and Good Morning America. M.M. Glinka Conservatory, B.M. Gnesin Academy
read moreRemy Le Boeuf (Saxophone, Oboe, Clarinet, Composition)
REMY LE BOEUF (SAXOPHONE), nominated for a GRAMMY and described by the New York Times as "musically precocious", continues at GNMC as a 2021-22 Guest Artist Mentor.
read moreRuzan Asatryan (Piano)
RUZAN ASATRYAN (PIANO) has performed all over the world, taught at University of Arizona, and has served as principal pianist for Yerevan State Opera and Ballet Theater. D.M.A. from Yerevan State Conservatory.
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