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Our
Instructors
Omar Soffan
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(Director,
Pianist) Internationally recognized pianist. Omar
Soffan performed his
under-graduate studies at the Boston
Conservatory of Music as a scholarship recipient. Mr. Soffan has performed throughout
the United States as well as in Korea, Japan, Europe and
Canada. He has lectured extensively on the works of
Frederic Chopin and his influences. Mr. Soffan has
also contributed to a
review in the "Chopin 2010 project" along with other artists
featured were pianist's Lan Lan, Martha Argerich,
Murray Perahia and Evgny Kissin.
Considering himself a "romantic period pianist" Mr. Soffan has
also researched and lectured extensively on the works of Domenico Scarlatti, Muzio Clementi's
influence on the writing of Beethoven, as well as an
exploration and recording of Alexander Scriabin's opus 11
Preludes. In 1998 Mr. Soffan was also chosen by Steinway and M. Steinert & Sons to perform
in a
series of recitals on the piano's belonging to the legendary
pianists Vladimir Horowitz, Ignaz Paderewski and Van
Cliburn while these instruments were on their Northeast tour. Mr. Soffan
is currently going into his 13th, season as Artistic Director
of the critically acclaimed Professional Artist Series held
in historic Alden and Spaulding recital halls at Worcester
Polytechnic Institute at WPI College in conjunction with the Boston Conservatory of Music in
performance collaboration with Douglas Weeks (Applied Music
Director) and Michael Lewin, Boston Conservatory (chair of
piano). Mr. Soffan has also performed in
such historic halls as Mechanics Hall, Tuckerman Hall, Seully Hall (Boston Conservatory), Alden and Spaulding Recital Halls
and the "Historic" Higgins Mansion as well as receiving
recognition and awards from the American Red Cross and
recognition from the President of the United States for his
arrangement and participation in a concert consisting of 17
renowned musicians from all over the world, uniting them in
a 7 hour "marathon" performance to help support
the September 11th, tragedy and the American Red
Cross. Mr. Soffan has also been interviewed
and featured in Worcester
Business Journal, Chopin 2010, Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Waltham
Tribune, Worcester
Magazine, Today's Parent, Boston Conservatory Monthly
Newspaper "Stages", WICN 90.5 Radio, WGBH 98.5 Radio
(Boston) with Cathy Fuller & Richard Neisley, WCRB 102.5 (Boston), WTAG, WGMC Channel 3 News
Worcester (with Jennifer Roy) and Channel 5 News (Boston).
Mr. Soffan's primary teachers & master classes have included;
Janice Weber, Jonathan Bass, Mykola Suk, Michael Lewin,
Gabriel Chodos, Dr. Howard Schott (Juilliard School, student
of legendary Scarlatti interpreter Ralph Kirkpatrick)Cathy
Fuller, Peter Orth, Soomi Lee (student of Nadia Boulanger)
Jung-Ja Kim and coaching with Eugene Lumelsky. Recordings
for Sonarc Records Include: Beethoven Sonata's Opus 27, Nos.
1 & 2, Scarlatti 13 Sonata's, Scriabin Op. 11 Preludes and
Two Etudes of Contrast.
Bo Young "Yura" Hyun__________________________________________________________
Violin
- Violinist Bo Young (Yura) Hyun received her Bachelors
Degree and Masters Degree from Indiana University
and her PHD from
Boston University with highest honors.
Ms. Hyun enjoys a very active career as a performer
and has performed throughout Massachusetts, Indiana and
abroad including Korea and Egypt as well as solo recitals
through the Russian Cultural Center, as well as in Cairo,
Egypt, performance with the Seoul Symphony Orchestra,
Indiana Adhoc Orchestra Chamber Concerts ( Piano Trio,
String Quartet, and Piano Quintet)A current member of
Boston Civic Orchestra, MA Mercury Orchestra, Cambridge. Ms. Hyun teaches exclusively
through the Royal Academy for Music.
Yulia Zhuravleva____________________________________________________________________
Violin,
Viola & Beginning Piano is a
representative of the Russian style teaching and playing.
Her professional studies of music began at the age of six
at the Special Music Lyceum for Gifted Children in
Ekaterinburg, Russia. She received double degrees in both
violin performance and art management, and then she went
on to complete her post graduate studies at the St.
Petersburg Conservatory. In 2009, she moved to the United
States and became a graduate Assistant at Ball State
University in Indiana. Yulia has always been drawn
to teaching. The majority of her students have continued
their professional music studies at major Russian schools
in Moscow and St. Petersburg. At the age of
twenty-five, she obtained a violin instructor position at
the St. Petersburg Conservatory and held it for almost two
years until she was invited to pursue an Artist Diploma in
the United States. She regularly performs as a
soloist, member of chamber ensembles, and in professional
chamber and symphony orchestras. Yulia's
musicianship has been internationally recognized by
receiving awards from the All-Russian Chamber Ensemble
Competition (Russia;First Prize), a Maria Yudina
International Competition (Russia; Diploma), International
Competition in Jyvaskyla (Finland; Second Prize), and
Matinee Musicale (USA;Second Prize). She has performed at
several summer festivals such as the Eastern Music
Festival (Greensboro, NC), the National Music Festival
(Floyd, VA), Chamber Music Seminar (Pittsburg, PA), and
the Modern Early Music Institute (Washington, DC).
Recently, she has become a regular member of the Boston
Civic Orchestra and the New England Philharmonic in
Boston, MA and holds a concert master position at the
Union Symphony Orchestra in North Carolina. She joined the
faculty of the Royal Academy of Music in the Fall of 2011.
Erika Vogel
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Voice-
Erika Vogel has recently finished a Professional
Studies Diploma with Joan Patenaude-Yarnell at Manhattan
School of Music. She previously did a masters degree with
Catherine S'vigny and a graduate diploma in early music
with renowned early music singer Suzie Leblanc, both at
the University of Montreal. Opera and concert
appearances include Mozart Vesperae Solennes de Confessore,
Adele in Die Fledermaus, Galatea in Handels Acis and
Galatea, Valetto in Monteverdi's l' Incoronazione di Poppea,
Laetitia in Old Maid and the Thief and Fairy One in
Montreal Baroque Festivals Production of Purcells Fairy
Queen and Nanetta in a scenes program at Manhattan School
of Music. Summer 2008, Erika studied classical Spanish and
Latin American classical vocal music in Barcelona and made
her Spanish d'but at the Ateneu Barcelones. She made
her debut as the Youth in Mendelssohn's Elijah with the
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra with Dr. Leonard Ratzlaff
conducting. She was also featured as soprano soloist in
Bruckner's Psalm 100. She was engaged to sing both
Charpentier's Messe de Minuit and Vivaldi's Gloria by
Robert Ingari. Erika has been involved with numerous
contemporary music projects including a production of
Pierrot Lunaire.Erika won the Canadian Music Competition
in 2007 and is a recipient of the Jacqueline Desmarais
Grant for Young Canadian Opera Singers.
Sarah Vincelette
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Voice
-Soprano, Sarah Vincelett has excelled in a wide
variety of musical repertoire including classical styles,
musical theater, jazz, and contemporary vocal music. Ms.
Vincelett is a former participant in Los Angeles
OperaWorks, the Spoleto Vocal Music Symposia, Ithaca
College Opera Workshop, and the San Diego Opera Intensive,
where shes performed partial roles ranging from Glucks
Euridice to Bellini Giulietta. Ms. Vincelett recently obtained her
Bachelors of Music degree from the Ithaca College School of
Music. She is currently perusing her Masters of Music degree
in Voice Performance and Opera Studies at the New England
Conservatory of Music under the instruction of Carole Haber.
A California native, she has participated in numerous
regional theater productions, receiving the San Diego
Playbills award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical
for her portrayal of Ruby in Dames at Sea. She can also be
seen in the role of Shelby on the TV show Veronica Mars.
Brent Collacchio____________________________________________________________________
Guitar
-Brent Colacchio is a professional
guitarist/musician born and raised in Massachusetts. He
has been studying, composing, and performing since the age
of 12, and has taught professionally for the last 9 years.
Brent is classically trained by various instructors and is
well versed in musical genres such as rock, pop,
classical, jazz, blues, metal, country, flamenco, and
reggae. He has taught guitarists from internationally
recognized bands, and many others of all ages and skill
levels. As an artist, he was the lead guitarist of a
Metallica cover band at the age of 12, and was also the
lead guitarist and lead song writer
of a local rock band throughout his early teens. Shortly
thereafter, Brent went on to be the co-writer and lead
guitarist of an internationally recognized heavy metal act
by the age of 16. Throughout his late teens and early
twenties, Brent spent up to 14 hours a day studying music
theory, and transcribing the instrumental works of
virtuosos in various genres. He wrote many instrumental
compositions in various styles, both solo and in
collaboration with others. He still continues to compose
to this day. As a teacher, Brent likes to employ a method
of instruction which focuses on each individuals
interests and goals. He believes that learning music
theory through the lens of ones own interest or passion
will allow them to reach the greatest heights.
Christie-Gkaiane Sochakian
Kanska
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Voice & Piano
Greek/Armenian born, songwriter & performer. Christie was
born in the capital of Armenia in Yerevan. She began
playing piano when she was seven years old. She studied
classical piano in the her native capital of Armenia. She
had an immediate and passionate love for Jazz music and
this lead her to study at the Modern Jazz College in
Yerevan for 4 years, parallel she studied drawing in the
School of Fine Arts. She appeared as soloist with numerous
Armenian performers and in numerous concerts and operas.
In addition, Christie also collaborated with the national
Chorus of Yerevan. In 1995 she has performed as the
conductor of the Children Chorus of the Greek Embassy of
Armenia and her children choir were participating in
Athens. Big passion to music and children leads her to
compose music for children . Since 1995 Thessaloniki
(Greece) has been her permanent residence .She has
collaborated with the New Odeon Conservatory of
Thessaloniki and Filippos Nakas Odeon where she has been
working as a piano and voice teacher. In the meantime she
has been taking part in several concerts of Greek and Jazz
repertory as a pianist and vocalist. She also participated
as a soloist in jazz concerts within the frame of the
manifestation held in Thessaloniki as the Cultural capital
of Europe for the year 1997. She participated in T.V.
musical shows as well as in a production of ET3 (Channel
of North Greece) together with Alexandro Triantafillou,
entitled Dia tauta egothrino. In the open theater of the
Odeion of Ancient Market she has performed under her own
orchestration, arranged Armenian folk songs. During
teaching at the Conservatory Philipos Nakas in Grecce she
was awarded with the scholarship to study at Berklee
College of Music in Boston. From 2001-2004 she were study
at Berklee College of Music, where she complete her
Bachelor degree in Professional Music. During this time
she participate in many concerts at the Berklee and out of
the College. In 2005 in Boston. she produced her CD Who
Needs Love with original music and lyrics. She
collaborated in that CD with world known musicians as
Jamey Haddad, Leo Blanco, Zdenek Kansky, Spiros Exaras,
and Rick Dimuzio. She was fortunate to meet her husband
Zdenek Kansky in Boston and she got married in 2005.
Together with her husband they compose and perform music
together. From 2005-2007 they did two contracts with Royal
Caribbean International and they where performing and
traveling in Canada, Mexico, Alaska, USA, Columbia,
Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Panama, Verging Islands...
During this period Christie composed "Music of the Seas".
It's a beautiful compositions for the piano. Christie &
Zdenek with their World Jazz Group in 2006 were
participating in many concerts and festivals in Czech
Republic and Europe. They perform in jazz club Reduta in
Prague also they perform in movie festivals, collaborating
with musicians from Austria and Czech Republic. After lots
of traveling in 2007 Christie came to Thessaloniki and she
introduced her new music on the radio FM 102 of ERT and TV
100. In CZ Christie performed with the big Band "Aldis" at
Congress Center in Hradec Kralove singing Jazz. During
2008-2010 with the " Christie & Zdenek World Jazz Group"
they are performing with the musicians from CZ , US,
Mexico, Austria and they doing tours playing on Jazz
festivals and big concerts. Christie captures her audience
with her honesty and artistic mastery. She expresses her
love for people, nature, and life through her unique gift
for the language of Music.
Michael Pecora ____________________________________________________________________
Guitar
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Michael has been studying music for the vast
majority of his life, having been strictly trained by the
best of instructors who have educations and affiliations
in/with New England Conservatory of
Music,
Boston University School for the Arts, Hart College of
Music and Clark University.
Michael began his studies at the age
of 10, delving into various different genres including
Jazz, Rock, Classical and Flamenco style guitar playing.
Michael has been teaching private, one-on-one lessons
since 2007, and coaching guitar on a more inter-personal
level with fellow peers and teachers since he was 14
years-old. Michael has experience
performing live, most commonly in a duo or trio
accompanied by a bass player and/or a pianist. In
lessons, Michael implements music theory and guitar
technique, while additionally incorporating some history
of the students musical preference/interest of genre.
It is imperative to Michael that his students
musical journey be a rewarding, positive experience
balanced in harmony with practice and positive
reinforcement to further his/her creative potential.
Dennitza
Vassileva _______________________________________________________________
Piano
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Born and
raised in Bulgaria, Ms. Dennitza Vassileva started her
formal music education at the age of 6. At age of 7 she
was accepted in the prestigious Dobrin Petkov Music school
in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, where she studied with Ms. Krastina
Boeva. After finishing high school, Ms. Vassileva came to
the United States to continue her studies with Dr.
Virginia-Gene Rittenhouse and later Ms. Eda Mazzo Shlyam.
She completed her Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance
at the Atlantic Union College and Master of Music in Piano
Performance at the Longy School of Music. Ms. Vassileva
has performed as a soloist with the New England Youth
Ensemble and the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra. She has
given recitals in Europe, Mexico, and the United States.
Ms. Vassileva has been teaching piano since 2003 and is
excited to share her love for music with her students.
_Jenny Pratt ________________________________________________________________________
Early
Childhood Piano,Trumpet & French Horn,
Born and raised in Massachusetts, Jenny Pratt has
spent the majority of her life pursuing a love of
music. As an adolescent, she became a
competitive trumpet player- gigging at age 14 and
consistently ranking among the best in New England
for her age group. She also found success in
Drum Corps International, placing in the top ten
in worldwide individual competition on soprano
g-bugle. In addition to playing lead
soprano, she became a top-line mellophonist and
later acted as drum major of a division III
corps. Jenny's well-rounded musical education
continued through orchestral, solo, and chamber
ensemble performance opportunities at New England
Conservatory and Tanglewood, where she studied
with members of the Boston Symphony orchestra and
the Atlantic Brass Quintet. As a trumpet
performance/music industry major at Syracuse
University, Jenny held principal chair in the SU
Orchestra. While in New York, she broadened her
studies to include other genres and instruments,
such as jazz and piano. At
UMass-Amherst she studied with late trumpet master
Walter Chestnut, while simultaneously endeavoring
upon vocal jazz and melodic
percussion. Post-college, Jenny continues to
enjoy life as an all-around musician,
performing locally as a trumpeter, vocalist and
keyboardist, in styles ranging from classical and
jazz to metal and classic rock. She is
available for lessons in trumpet, french horn
(single), baritone t.c., g-bugle and piano, as
well as coaching for music theory and small
ensembles.
Yaling Lin "Irene"
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Early Childhood
Piano & Flute- Graduated from
Adelphi University in New York with a Dual
Bachelors Degree in Piano and Flute in 2008.
Focusing on early childhood piano, Ms. Lin was
also a member of Adelphi University Symphony
Orchestra as a flutist and has performed in Garden
City, Long Island, and through out New York City
and Massachusetts.
She is a native of Taiwan and has taught in
both the United States
and
Taiwan. Ms. Lin teaches exclusively through the
Royal academy for music where se uphold's a very
large teaching studio as well as has been
nominated as one of 3 teachers to receive "teacher
of the year award 2010".
Garry O,Connor
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Guitar
- Gary developed a love for the guitar at an
early age and did his first gig at age nine in a
talent show, playing lead guitar with a friend who
played rhythm behind him. He has pursued his
passion for the instrument over his lifetime.
Starting to play with groups in high school, and
on into college he was able to ride the crest of
the rock music wave which went through its
metamorphosis in the 60s, 70s and 80s. He was
recognized, in a Worcester
Telegram feature on rock bands of the area,
as lead guitarist of the Shambles,
one of the top groups in greater Worcester
in the late sixties. Due to the call of
Uncle Sam Gary joined the Air Force during the
Viet Nam War and played in rock and blues groups
when possible. After his term was completed,
he
enrolled in Berklee College of Music in guitar
performance and made the Deans List right away.
Financial
decisions led to his attending a community college
for a while using his guitar to serve others and
the chaplain at the college. At the end he
obtained an AS degree in engineering and worked
for
several years. During this time he played with a
small ensemble on a weekly basis and joined a
group playing country western gigs. Marriage and
the birth of his daughter
led to a return to active duty service and
a career and retirement in the U.S. Navy. There
Garys talents found expression in playing for
religious services and other functions. He also
earned a B.S.in management during this time. Upon
retiring he returned
to Berklee for 7 more semesters where he completed
all 4 levels of
guitar proficiency required . He has also
studied music therapy at Berklee and did volunteer
work in music therapy at the Sherrill House in
Boston. His
interest in jazz guitar led him to practice and
perform with the Worcester Night Life big band
classes for several
semesters
. Gary
enrolled in and finished his degree in music in
2008 at Anna Maria College near Worcester. There
he studied music education, was very active in the
jazz ensemble and took classical guitar lessons
from Peter Clemente and Kevin Grudechy. More
recently and currently Gary plays with several
bands. One doing classic rock and gospel, another
playing
traditional Irish music with family
members, and also with the Worcester Arts Jazz
Band. He has also been teaching in the Worcester
Public Schools, as a substitute, in music and
other subjects for the past three years. Gary is
also skilled with bass guitar, tenor banjo and 5
string banjo as well as slide guitar. He has also
written songs which he plays and sings at open
mike venues some of which have been broadcast over
local cable TV. Gary believes that music
instruction must give both disciplined study and
enjoyment to the student to be most effective.
Andrew Kosiba
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Piano, Jazz Studies
- Born and raised in Massachusetts, Andrew
Kosiba found himself attracted to music at a
young age. Soon after starting piano lessons
at age 7, it became clear that music was his
calling.
A graduate of Western
Connecticut State Universitys jazz program,
Andrew earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music with
a concentration in Jazz Piano Performance.
During college he had the privilege to study
piano with Pete Tomlinson, as well as
acclaimed New York trumpeter and pianist Dave
Scott, among others.
Andrew
regularly gigs throughout Connecticut and New
York City, either with his own groups or as a
collaborator. In addition, he is also Music
Director of the Federated Church of
Sturbridge/ Fiskdale. With years of
pedagogical experience, Andrew is dedicated to
inspiring his students similarly to how he has
been inspired throughout the years. By
implementing and integrating theory, ear
training, as well as improvisation concepts he
aims to develop well rounded musicians.
Elliot Villanueva Maldonado_________________________________________________
Flute,
Sax, Trumpet, Clarinet, Piano & Voice
Born
in New York City, Elliot Villanueva Maldonado began
studying clarinet and piano 20 years ago after moving to
rural Massachusetts. Coming from a Brooklyn family, he was
heavily influenced by his family's musical roots and by
all genres of music prevalent in New York's artistic
culture such as Salsa, Jazz, Classical, Ethnic Folk
styles, Funk, Soul, and Reggae. As as a young adult, he
took up the saxophone, and later began to explore ethnic
and traditional flutes. He studied music therapy, piano,
and classical saxophone at Molloy College in New York, and
at the New School for Social Research. During his
twenties, Elliot honed his performance skills in
Manhattan, specializing in avant-garde, and tribal music
fused with latin percussion, shamanic vocalisms, and free
jazz textures. Over the years he has developed an
intuitive and spontaneous approach to organized ensemble
improvisation. In his own compositions he has found a link
between the classical musics of Europe and the East, as
well as, Africa and Native America. Elliot has played
hip-hop, soul, funk, and reggae at venues and festivals
all over New England and New York, including The Bitter
End, The Hard Rock Cafe, Mechanics Hall, and Washington
Square Park. He now leads an original roots reggae
ensemble as vocalist, percussionist, and windplayer. As a
teacher he has taught theory, piano, voice, woodwinds,
percussion, and ensemble performance skills at the
Worcester Area Think Tank, the "I Have a Dream Program" in
New York City, and the Tai-Sophia Institute in Columbia,
MD. Mr. Maldonado is the founder of The Dragonfly Lounge
performance troop, under his stage name Elote Villanueva,
and as such has arranged and composed the tribal musical
dance theater pieces: "La Luna de Guaba", "Juno's Cloak",
"Flamboyan Shadows", "Breathe" and the book "Aprilshower".
Most recently, he was featured as the saxophonist for the
revival of the experimental modern dance/poetry piece,
"Apollonius of Tyana" which toured Worcester, Gloucester,
and Rochester, NY. He continues to perform locally and is
presently continuing his classical saxophone
concentration.
Mong
Yun Shih "Sabrina"
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(Sabrina) Mong-Yun Shih (Piano)
Was educated at Franklin
Pierce University, N.H. where she received her B.M. in
Piano Performance. Ms. Shih's primary teachers have
included: Jung-Ja Kim, Janice Weber, Faina Bryanskaya and
Robert Johnson. Ms. Shih has performed throughout the New
England Area and abroad in her native country of Taiwan
and has also held teaching positions in Dracut, MA,
Boston, MA, as well as in Taiwan, instructing
students of all ages and all skill levels. Ms. Shih has
been recognized by the Associated Board of Royal Schools
of Music, National Guild of Piano Teachers and the Music
Teachers National Association. Ms. Shih teaches
exclusively through the Royal Academy for Music.
Xing Rong, Piano_____________________________________________________
Chinese
pianist Xing Rong was born in Tianjin where she received
her Bachelors Degree in Music and completed her MM degree
from The Boston Conservatory of Music under renowned
pianist an piano Chair, Dr. Jonathan Bass. Miss Rong began
her piano studies at age four under the direction of Jinde
Wang. She won several prizes in numerous piano
competitions before being accepted to the Tianjin
Conservatory of Music. Miss Rong was directly admitted to
the Tianjin Music Middle School at the young age of eleven
which led her to be accepted into the Tianjin Conservatory
of Music as a recommended piano student from Tianjin music
Middle school. She received the conservatory scholarship.
Miss Rong also received prizes from 2004 to 2008,
including third prize in the
Brahms category in
144thhAnnual Hong Kong Asia-open Piano
Competition, also receiving the distinguished award in the
Beethoven Piano Competition in Hainan. Miss Rong also
performed in numerous master classes, such as Till Felner
piano master in 2010 in Boston. Ms. Rong also joined in
Wallnut Hill Music Festival in the summer of 2010 and gave
two performances, both solo and in chamber concerts..
Miss Rong
currently enjoys a very active career as a teacher and
performer throughout the Boston and Worcester area.Miss Rong
currently enjoys a very active career as a teacher and
performer throughout the Boston and Worcester area.
Tony Polo, Guitar and Drums_____________________________________
Tony
Polo - Guitar, Drums & Trumpet - Currently
completing his B.M. in Music Therapy Anna Maria
College Tony Polo has been playing guitar for over 10
years, Mr. Polo is well versed in many styles of music
such as rock, reggae, ska, fusion, blues, metal, classical
and folk. Mr. Polo has also performed in several
bands that have performed in numerous venues throughout
Connecticut and Massachusetts. Mr. Polo teaches a
variety of styles and methods and incorporates both
sight-reading skills and tablature into is lessons, as
well as, rhythmic and ear training and theory. He
currently enjoys a very active perfoming and teaching
career in the central Massachusetts area.
Gjergji Kote__________________________________________________________________________
Violin
& Viola -
Received his education at the Tefta Tashko Arts High
school and Conservatory in Korce, Albania. Completing
12 years of study (PHD equivalent) at the conservatory in
violin performance. Mr. Kote was also invited to play with
the Korce Orchestra and chamber ensemble. Mr. Kote was
later invite dto the United Staes to perform with the Grosse
Pointe Symphony Orchestra in Michigan where his mastery has
earned him first violin chair in the orchestra. He has
also performed with many members of the orchestra in chamber
recitals throughout Michigan and in the U.S. Mr. Kote has
also enjoyed an extensive career as a teacher, instructing
children and adults of all ages and skill levels.
Special Education/Music Therapy
SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
Susan M. Davis, MT-BC (Music Therapist) Ms. Davis
received her B.A. in Sociology and Music from the University
of Massachusetts and her B.S. in Music Therapy from SUNY New
Paltz and her internship at Taconic DDSO, Wossaic, NY. Ms.
Davis has worked at the American Institute of
Neuro-Intergrative Development; Giant Steps as a part of a
multi-disciplinary team with students having Autism spectrum
disorders. She has also taught at New Horizons Resources and
has seen numerous patients through private practice. Ms.
Davis has composed for numerous publishing companies
including Sonshine Publishing, Berkshire Theater for Theatre
and the Arts, Mass. College of Liberal Arts and many more.
Ms. Davis is certified by the American Music Therapy
Association, Certification Board of Music Therapy (CBMT),
First Aid and CPR as well as, Strategies for Crisis
Intervention and Prevention (SCIP).
Administration Staff & Public Relations Omar Soffan
- Director -508-963-5757 Hye Young Jung - Asst.
Director, Billing - 508-963-5757
Eva Marie Erasian - Administrative Manager-508-842-1221
Melanie Erasian - Administrative Manager - 508-842-1221
Chris Fourkas - Accounting - 508-752-0712 Diane Vandal - Book Keeping Jackie Kniskern - Book
Keeping
Member *National Guild of Community Schools for the Arts (New York) *Music Teachers National Association ID#9058645 *Massachusetts Music Teachers Association *Accredited
Member of the Better Business Bureau *Americans for the Arts Action Fund *Worcester Area Chamber of Commerce *Better Business
Bureau (Accredited Member) *ASCAP
Affiliations /Performance Relations/Career Services *Royal Academy (London) *Royal Conservatory (Brussels) *The Juilliard School (Career Services, Performances) * Peabody Institute (Johns Hopkins University, Career
Services) *Berklee College of Music (Career Services) *New England Conservatory of Music (Career Services,
Performances) *Boston Conservatory of Music (Affiliate, Performances)
*Metropolitan Opera House
*Mechanics Hall, Worcester *Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Awards/Recognition
* Best of Shrewsbury 2008 Music Instruction Category USCA
* Best of Worcester 2008 Music Instruction Category USCA
* Best of Shrewsbury 2009 Music Instruction Category USCA
* Best of Worcester 2009 Music Instruction Category USCA
* Best of Worcester 2010 Music Instruction Category USCA
* Best of Shrewsbury 2010 Music Instruction Category USCA * American Red Cross.
Concert to Benefit September 11th, 2009 * President of
The United States (G.W.Bush), Recognition for Concert to Benefit Red
Cross * The Flash (Shrewsbury, Westboro and Northboror * Worcester Telegram & Gazette
* Worcester Business Journal *
Worcester Magazine * Today's Parent * WGBH Boston * WICN Worcester * WCRB Boston * WTAG Worcester *
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