Students News

Mohit Mansukhani (Cello), Soon Sung Park (Clarinet)

2010: Mohit and Soon’s trio was selected to perform in the highly competitive Lincoln Center Young Ensembles Concert for High School Students run by the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society. Mohit studies the cello with Robert Le Rue. Soon, a student of Vadim Lando, now studies at Juilliard.

Tia Cisterna, Voice

2010: Tia was accepted to the very select Broadway Alliance Artists Summer Program in NYC. During the audition tour for the program, 2000 talented singers and actors between the ages of 10 and 20 auditioned from all over the country. Only 80 (including Tia!) were accepted!

Jacob Szilagi (Violin), Eric Wang (Violin), Leerone Hakami (Violin)

2010: Jacob, Eric and Leerone’s violin quartet was selected to perform at Lincoln Center through the competitive Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society’s Middle School auditions.

Michael Brzozowski, Piano

2010: Michael has been a prizewinner several times in the New Jersey Association Competition. He also performed a beautiful shared solo recital with Marc Fishman in the Amedeus Room of GNMC in the winter.

Natalie Jones, Voice

2011: Natalie Jones, a student of Toni Szilagi, sang the Bach-Gounod Ave Maria at the 2011 United States Merchant Marine Academy graduation. Natalie will also be the featured soloist in the Merchant Marine Band concert this August. She will be singing a Broadway Medley arranged by Captain Ken Force!