Faculty

The Music School of Delaware employs the highest caliber faculty – drawn from among the best-trained musicians in the country. They are specialists able to serve beginners, conservatory-bound teens and adults in both private instruction and group settings.


   

FACULTY LISTING BY DEPARTMENT

WB - Wilmington Branch
MB - Milford Branch

(A) - artist faculty
(A-SA) - artist faculty by special arrangement
(C) - core faculty
(D) - faculty with distinction
(L) - on leave
(M) - master faculty
(SD) - faculty with special distinction


STRINGS
Jennifer Crowell Stomberg, string department head, chamber music coordinator, cello, Suzuki cello, groups (C, M) - WB
Esme Allen-Creighton, chamber music coaching - WB
Robert Colligan, double bass - WB
Eric Coyne, cello - WB
Eliezer Gutman, violin (M) - MB
Lingchin Liao Hacker, violin, Suzuki Violin - WB
Jessica Hoffman, Suzuki violin, groups (C) - WB & MB
Russell Kotcher, violin - WB
Amy Leonard, viola, violin - WB
Martha Mancuso, cello - MB
Ashley Martelli, violin & viola - MB
Julianne Murphy, Suzuki Academy assistant department head, Suzuki violin, groups & orchestras (C) - WB & MB
Janka Pernisz, violin - WB
Michelle Peters, violin, Suzuki violin, groups (D) - MB
David Poland, fiddle - WB
Kate Ransom, violin, president & CEO - WB
Christof Richter, violin - WB
Ingrid Rosenback, violin - WB
Laura Scalzo, violin - WB
Shelley Beard Schleigh, Suzuki Academy department head, Suzuki violin, Suzuki viola, groups (C, M) - WB
Christina von Duyke, violin, Suzuki violin - WB
Elissa Wagman, violin, Suzuki violin, Suzuki viola, groups - WB
Mark Ward, cello (M) - WB
Stefan Xhori, violin (M) - MB
Yehong Xiong, violin (L) - WB
Robbie Su Xu, violin - WB

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WINDS, BRASS & PERCUSSION
Dr. Lynne Cooksey, winds/brass/percussion department head, flute, Suzuki flute (A, D) - WB
Lois Ash, horn - MB
Cheri Astolfi, horn, executive director - WB
Barbara Benedett, clarinet, saxophone - WB
Melinda Bowman, flute, Suzuki flute, groups (D) - WB
Christopher Burkhart, brass - MB
Zachary Crystal, percussion - WB
Benjamin Erskine, brass - MB
William Gregory, trumpet - WB
Chuck Holdeman, bassoon (M) - WB
Dr. Jared Kobos, clarinet - WB & MB
Vince Lardear, saxophone - WB
Vince Marinelli, flute, clarinet, saxophone - MB
Dr. Paula Nelson, flute (D) - WB
Danielle Precourt, trombone - WB
Susan Nowaczyk Ritter, oboe - WB
Lauren Robinson, horn - WB
Walter "Skip" Rohrich, drums/percussion (D) - WB
Lloyd Shorter, oboe (M) - WB
Anna Skrupky, horn (L) - WB
Julie Sutton, flute, Milford Branch program administrator - MB
Honey Voshell, drums - MB
Larry Walker, winds, brass, percussion - MB

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PIANO, HARPSICHORD & ORGAN
Donna DeLaurentis, piano/harpischord/organ department head, piano (M) - WB
Jennifer Barbarita, piano, Suzuki piano - MB
Dr. Donna Mulzet Beech, piano (M, D) - WB
David Brown, piano (A-SA) - WB
Natalie Nam Chang, piano (D) - WB
Jennifer Chen, piano - WB
Lotus Cheng, piano, chamber music advisor (C, M, D) - WB
Darlene Colavecchi-Smith, piano - WB
Danny Coldren, piano - WB
Joan Fasullo, class piano (D) - WB
Jacqueline Beach Faulcon, piano (SD) - WB
Dennis Fortune, jazz piano - WB
Richard Gangwisch, piano (D) - WB
Shelly Hopkins, piano - MB
Liliya Maslov, piano (C, D) - WB
Dr. Oleg Maslov, piano (D) - WB & MB
Constance Moore, piano (M) - WB
Mary Kate Newell, piano - WB
Ethel Olsen, piano (D) - WB
Elayne Soltz Penn, piano (SD) - WB
Albert Pinkerton, Jr., piano, class piano - MB
Tracy Richardson, piano, harpsichord (M) - WB
Dr. Holly Roadfeldt-O'Riordan, piano (D) - WB
David Schelat, organ - WB
Dawn Stevens, piano (M) - WB
Julie Sutton, piano, Milford Branch program administrator - MB
Tomasz Walski, piano - WB
Hiroko Yamazaki, piano (D, M) - WB

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GUITAR & BASS GUITAR
Christopher Braddock, guitar department head, guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, dobro, banjo (C, D) - WB & MB
Nathan Ames, guitar - MB
Matthew Lavanish, guitar - WB
Mark Unruh, mandolin, 5-string banjo - WB

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HARP
Janet Witman, classical & Celtic harp - WB
Margaret Love, harp, Celtic harp (SD) - WB

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VOICE
Dr. Michael Larkin, vocal/choral department head, voice, class voice (A, C, D) - WB
Jacqueline Beach Faulcon, voice (SD) - WB
Jessica Graae, voice - WB
Jaclyn Heller, voice - WB
Elayne Soltz Penn, voice (SD) - WB
Britania Redington, voice - MB
Juleeann Schlitter, voice - MB
Layne Thompson-Payne, voice - MB
Joanne Ward, class voice (M) - WB

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THE STUDIO: ROCK, JAZZ & FOLK
Nathan Ames, rock guitar, bass guitar, Garage Band 101 - MB
Christopher Braddock, rock & folk guitar, bass guitar, dobro, mandolin, plectrum banjo, Rock On!, Jazz Combo, Matson Run Pickers, Guitar & Mandolin Orchestra - WB; rock guitar, bass guitar, plectrum banjo, song-writing, jazz combo - MB (C, D)
Robert Colligan, rock, jazz & folk double bass & bass guitar, jazz improvisation, History of Jazz - WB
Zachary Crystal, rock, jazz & folk drums/percussion - WB
Gina Degnars, Inviting the Muse - WB
DJ Amaze, Be the DJ - WB
Dennis Fortune, jazz piano, jazz improvisation - WB
Jessica Graae, rock voice - WB
Vince Lardear, jazz saxophone, jazz improvisation - WB
Margaret Love, Celtic harp (SD) - WB
Mary Kate Newell, rock piano - WB
Albert Pinkerton, rock & jazz piano - MB
David Poland, folk & Celtic fiddle - WB
Walter “Skip” Rohrich, rock & jazz drums/percussion (D) - WB
Shelley Beard Schleigh, Intro to Fiddling, Brandywine Fiddlers (C, M) - WB
Mark Unruh, folk mandolin, 5-string banjo - WB
Honey Voshell, rock drums - MB
Larry Walker, rock & jazz drums, jazz combo - MB
Janet Witman, Celtic harp - WB

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EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC
Melinda Hudson-Oriani, Early Childhood department head (C) - WB
Cheri Astolfi, executive director - WB
Melinda Bowman (D) - WB
Tanya Gallagher - WB
Jessica Graae - WB
Jaclyn Heller - WB
Shelly Hopkins - MB
Margaret Love (SD) - WB
Marjorie Ripsom - WB
Jennifer Wagner - WB

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SUZUKI ACADEMY
Shelley Beard Schleigh, Suzuki Academy department head, Suzuki violin, Suzuki viola, groups (C, M) - WB
Julianne Murphy, Suzuki Academy assistant department head, Suzuki violin, groups & orchestras (C) - WB & MB
Cheri Astolfi, Suzuki musicianship, executive director - WB
Melinda Bowman, Suzuki flute, groups (D) - WB
Dr. Lynne Cooksey, Suzuki flute (A, D) - WB
Eric Coyne, Suzuki musicianship - WB
Lingchin Liao Hacker, Suzuki violin - WB
Jessica Hoffman, Suzuki violin, groups (C) - WB & MB
Michelle Peters, Suzuki violin, groups (D) - MB
Jennifer Crowell Stomberg, Suzuki cello, groups (C, M) - WB
Christina von Duyke, Suzuki violin - WB
Elissa Wagman, Suzuki violin, Suzuki viola, groups - WB

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ENSEMBLE DIRECTORS
Nathan Ames, Garage Band 101 - MB
Melinda Bowman, Adult Flute Ensemble (D) - WB
Christopher Braddock, Guitar & Mandolin Orchestra, Jazz Combo, Matson Run Pickers (C, D) - WB & MB
Eliezer Gutman, First State Youth Orchestra (M) - MB
Dr. Andrew Kurtz, Wilmington Community Orchestra (guest conductor) - WB
Dr. Michael Larkin, Delaware Youth Symphony, Select Choral Ensemble, Select Chamber Choir (A, C, D) - WB
Ashley Martelli, Little Strings - MB
Marybeth Miller, Wilmington Youth Chorale, Delaware Children's Chorus - WB
Julianne Murphy, Suzuki Academy Concert Strings, Suzuki Academy Festival Strings (C) - WB
Dr. Paula Nelson, Flute Choir (D) - WB
Michelle Peters, Bluegrass Band - MB
Shelley Beard Schleigh, Brandywine Fiddlers (C, M) - WB
Dr. Timothy Schwarz, Wilmington Community Orchestra - WB
Jennifer Crowell Stomberg, chamber music coordinator, Cello Choir (C, M) - WB
Christina von Duyke, Delaware Youth Orchestra - WB
Joanne Ward, Delaware Women's Chorus (M) - WB

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ENSEMBLE ACCOMPANISTS
Danny Coldren, Wilmington Youth Chorale - WB
Carol Nile, Delaware Women's Chorus - WB
David Smith, Delaware Children's Chorus, Select Choral Ensemble - WB

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MUSIC THEORY, HISTORY & COMPOSITION
Dr. Paula Nelson, theory department head, music theory (D) - WB
David Brown, composition (A-SA) - WB
Chuck Holdeman, composition (M) - WB
Dr. Oleg Maslov, music history - WB
Elayne Soltz Penn, music theory (SD) - WB
Susan Nowaczyk Ritter, music theory - WB

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MUSIC THERAPY
Andrea Bradigan, music therapy - WB
Joseph Reilly, Musical Memory Lane - WB

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DRAMA
Allan Carlsen, acting - WB


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ALPHABETICAL FACULTY LISTING

WB - Wilmington Branch
MB - Milford Branch

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ESME ALLEN-CREIGHTON, WB
(chamber music coaching)
B.M., M.M., The Juilliard School; D.M.A. in process, University of Montreal. Principal teachers: Heidi Castleman, Steven Tenenbom, Jutta Puchhammer, Robert Vernon, Allen Lieb, Louise Behrend, Ecaterina Gerson, Katharine Rapoport. Performance experience: Potsdam Piano Quartet, Orchestra of Northern New York, Sinfonia de Lanaudière, Arcos Chamber Orchestra, SYMPHO, Mimesis. Teaching experience: University of Delaware, State University of New York (Potsdam), Arts Ahimsa Music Festival, Belvoir Terrace Performing Arts Camp, Brooklyn College Preparatory Center.

NATHAN AMES, MB
(guitar, Garage Band 101)
B.M., University of Delaware; Certficate, Berklee School of Music. Studied with: Christiaan Taggart. Teaching experience: Ames Music Studio, Earl Teats Music Program. Performance experience: Wall of Cain, additional ensembles that toured East Coast.

LOIS ASH, MB
(horn)
B.M., french horn performance, M.M., orchestral performance, Manhattan School of Music; M.A., performing arts administration, New York University; M.B.A. (in progress), Wayne State College. Performance experience: Monterrey Symphony Orchestra, Frederick Symphony Orchestra, Frederick Community Band, Touch of Brass brass quintet, a performance with Harry Connick, Jr., Long Island Gilbert and Sullivan Society, Bermuda Philharmonic. Teaching experience: Hartwick College Summer Music Festival and Institute, private lesson instruction.

CHERI ASTOLFI, executive director, WB
(horn, Suzuki musicianship, Early Childhood music)
B.M., M.M., horn performance, University of Delaware. Principal teachers: Cynthia Carr, Dr. Michael Johns, Francis Orval. Early childhood music teacher: Jill Hannagan. Early childhood music training: Musikgarten Family Music for Toddlers, The Cycle of Seasons and Music Makers: At Home in the World. Performance experience: freelancer in Mid-Atlantic region, Quintessence Woodwind Quintet and Renaissance Brass Trio. Teaching experience: University of Delaware, University of Delaware Community Music School, Hockessin Music School, CACC Montessori School, Children’s House Montessori School, Hockessin Montessori School, Montessori Learning Center, New Garden Preschool, Newark Center for Creative Learning. Conducting experience: Red Clay Consolidated School District Orchestra.

JENNIFER BARBARITA, MB
(piano, Suzuki piano)
B.M., piano performance, University of Delaware. Registered Suzuki training: Piano Unit 1. Performance experience: Summer Savoyards, Tri-Cities Opera Company. Teaching experience: University of Delaware Community Music School.

DR. DONNA MULZET BEECH, master faculty with distinction, WB
(piano)
B.S., music education, M.M., performance, West Chester University; D.M.A., Catholic University. Studied with: Thomas Mastroianni, William Masselos, Robert Bedford. Music director, Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church. Performance experience: soloist with the Kennett, Wilmington Community & West Chester University Symphony Orchestras; Lorin Hollander and Béla Nagy master classes; frequent chamber musician with string and woodwind chamber groups; soloist throughout the Mid-Atlantic States. Lectures: Development of Pianism; Learning & Memory.

BARBARA BENEDETT, WB
(clarinet, saxophone)
B.M., M.M., clarinet performance, University of Delaware. Studied with: Charles Salinger, David Weber, Vincent Marinelli, Anthony Gigliotti. Member: International Clarinet Association, Early Childhood Music and Movement Association. Freelance musician: clarinet, flute, saxophone with Delaware Symphony Orchestra, Lancaster Symphony, Media Theater, Villanova Theater, Brandywiners.

MELINDA BOWMAN, faculty with distinction, WB
(flute, Suzuki flute & groups, Early Childhood music, Adult Flute Ensemble)
B.M., flute performance, B.M., choral education, University of Delaware. Studied with: Kazuo Tokito, Carol Brown. Registered Suzuki training: Flute Units 1-5. Member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas. Suzuki training: E. Tennessee State University with Pandora Bryce. Trained teacher: Kindermusik® Beginnings, Growing with Kindermusik® and Kindermusik® I. Awards: Two time recipient of the Presser Scholarship. Member: Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. Performance experience: Delaware Valley orchestra, band and chamber music; the Bowman-Braddock Flute and Guitar Duo; Delaware Symphony Orchestra. Teaching experience:  Independence School, Friends Central School.

CHRISTOPHER BRADDOCK, core faculty with distinction, WB & MB
(guitar department head, guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, Guitar & Mandolin Orchestra, Jazz Combo, Matson Run Pickers, Cultural Crossroads coordinator)
B.M., cum laude, classical guitar performance, University of Delaware. Studied with: Christiaan Taggart. Performances: Bowman-Braddock Flute & Guitar Duo, Tidewater Brass Band, Right as Rain Acoustic Guitar Trio, solo recitals. Awards: 2002 Individual Artist Fellowship in Music Composition, Delaware Division of the Arts. Teaching experience: Teaching Artist, Delaware Institute for the Arts in Education. Artistic director: Delaware Classical Showcase, Inc.

ANGELA BRADIGAN, WB
(music therapy)
B.M., music therapy, piano, Temple University. Professional experience: HeartChimes LLC, Parkview Nursing and Rehab Center, Manor Care Nursing and Rehab Center, Mary Campbell Center.

DAVID BROWN, artist faculty by special arrangement, WB
(piano, composition)
B.M., piano performance, M.M., composition, Curtis Institute. Studied with: Rudolf Serkin, Mieczyslaw Horszowski, composer Myron Fink. Awards: first prize winner, National Merriweather-Post Competition; Bloch Award; two grants, Philadelphia Friends of Fine Arts. Music School Teacher of the Year, 1988-89. Performance experience: soloist with Concerto Soloists (Philadelphia); Delaware, Lancaster, National & Utah Symphony Orchestras; extensive solo, duo-piano and chamber music recitals. Piano concerto composer & soloist for 1976 commission for the Delaware Symphony Orchestra; premiere performance recorded and broadcast worldwide over “Voice of America.” Teaching experience: University of Delaware, West Chester State University, Snowbird SummerArts Institute (UT).

CHRISTOPHER BURKHART, MB
(brass)
B.M., music education, Temple University. Studied with: John Thyhsen, Roger Sherman, Sean Jones, Rodney Mack. Teaching experience: Cape Henlopen School District, North Penn School District, Interboro High School Jazz Band, Ridley High School Marching Band, private studio. Performance experience: Temple University Wind Ensemble, Wind Symphony, Jazz Lab Band and Diamond Marching Band; Duquesne University Symphony Orchestra, Wind Symphony, Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensembles.

ALLAN CARLSEN, WB
(acting)
Directing credits: On- and off-Broadway and in many regional theaters throughout the United States; The Music School of Delaware, Amahl and the Night Visitors (2002 & 2003); Delaware Theatre Company, The Cocktail Hour (A.R. Gurney). Acting credits: Leading roles on- and off-Broadway, television, regional theaters in United States and Canada; Delaware Theatre Company, Glengarry Glen Ross (D. Mamet). Teaching experience: University of Delaware, Wilmington Friends School, Cab Calloway School for the Arts.

NATALIE NAM CHANG, faculty with distinction, WB
(piano)
B.M., magna cum laude, piano performance, M.M., piano pedagogy, West Chester University. Studied with: Dr. Richard Veleta, Ellen Mack, Keiko Sato. Awards: Michael Morochko Memorial Piano Scholarship Competition; first place, Hornam Piano Competition. Member: Pi Kappa Lambda and Music Teachers National Association.

JENNIFER CHEN, WB
(piano)
B.M., piano performance, Eastman School of Music; M.M., piano performance, University of Maryland, College Park.

LOTUS CHENG, core master faculty with distinction, WB
(piano, chamber music advisor)
B.M., piano performance, University of Delaware; M.M., piano pedagogy/accompanying, Temple University. Studied with: Alexander Fiorillo, Lambert Orkis, David Brown. Music School Teacher of the Year 1991-1992. Awards: 1980 JCC Young Musicians Competition; 1983 Temple University Concerto Competition; 1987 National Bartók-Kabalevsky Piano Competition; accompanying & teaching scholarship grants, Temple University. Teaching experience: University of Delaware. Master classes: Augustin Anievas, Leon Fleisher, Natalie Hinderas, Russell Sherman. Performance experience: solo recitals; duets and two-piano works with husband David Brown in Salt Lake City, Paris and Straubing (Germany).

DARLENE COLAVECCHI-SMITH, WB
(piano)
B.M., piano performance, University of Delaware; M.M., piano performance, West Chester University. Studied with: David Brown, Dr. Richard Veleta. Teaching experience: West Chester University. Member: Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society in Education, Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society. Former assistant music director, Delaware County Community College. Performance experience: soloist, chamber musician, accompanist, orchestral pianist, lecture-recitals, workshops, festivals. Member: Concord Friends of Music Executive Committee. Official accompanist for all choral groups at Concord High School.

DANNY COLDREN, WB
(piano, accompanist for Wilmington Youth Chorale)
B.M., M.M., Manhattan School of Music. Studied with: Marc Silverman, Solomon Mikovsky, Donn-Alexander Feder, Elizabeth Finney, Elizabeth Zug. Performance experience: Trinity Lutheran Church Recital Series, Atonement Bach Festival, Reading Museum Summer Arts Festival, American Landmark Festivals Series, Carnegie Hall, Arthur and William Brown Concert Series, West 74th Street Concert Series. Teaching experience: Florentine School of Music, Sylva Academy of Music, private studio.

ROBERT COLLIGAN, WB
(double bass)
B.F.A., jazz bass, University of the Arts; M.M., orchestral instrument performance, Temple University. Performance experience: Lancaster Symphony Orchestra, Temple University, Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra, Phialdelphia Youth Orchestra, Westminster Chamber Orchestra, Vince Lardear Quartet, Jump City Jazz Orchestra, Tony Forliano Trio, John Hoey Orchestra, Kombu Combo. Teaching experience: Eastern University, Camden County College, Nelly Berman School of Music, Music on the Move, Alan Weight Studios, Wagstaff Music, University of Utah, University of the Arts.

DR. LYNNE COOKSEY, artist faculty with distinction, WB
(winds/brass/percussion department head, flute, Suzuki flute)
B.M., Southern Methodist University; M.M., Manhattan School of Music; D.M.A., North Texas State University. Music School Teacher of the Year 1989-1990. Teaching experience: Hastings College, Kearney State College, Southwest Missouri State University, North Texas State University, Temple University-Center City Campus. Former president: Greater Philadelphia Suzuki Association. Performance experience: Dallas Symphony, Fort Worth, OperaDelaware, Delaware Symphony, Spoleto Festival Orchestras. Soloist: Nebraska Chamber Orchestra, Dallas Civic Symphony, Hastings Civic Symphony, Wilmington Community Orchestra. Member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas.

ERIC COYNE, WB
(cello, Suzuki musicianship)
B.M., University of Iowa; M.M. and Professional Certificate, cello performance and pedagogy, Temple University. Registered Suzuki training: ECC! Principal teachers: Charles Wendt, Jeffrey Solow, Tanya Carey. Performance experience: Symphony in C, West Philadelphia Camerata, Mühlenberg Piano Quartet, Quad Cities Symphony. Teaching experience: Community Music School of Collegeville (Pennsylvania), Westminster Choir College Conservatory, Nelly Berman School of Music.

ZACHARY CRYSTAL, WB
(percussion)
B.M., percussion performance, Oberlin Conservatory of Music; M.M., percussion performance, Temple University. Studied with: Alan Abel, Chris Deviney, Angela Zator Nelson, Michael Rosen, Jamey Haddad. Orchestral experience: Boston Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Kansas City Symphony, Delaware Symphony, New World Symphony. Additional studies: Tanglewood Music Center Fellow, National Orchestral Institute, Aspen Music Festival. Teaching experience: Settlement Music School.

DONNA DELAURENTIS, master faculty, WB
(piano/harpsichord/organ department head, piano)
B.M., performance, Marymount College; M.M., performance, University of Delaware. Teaching experience: Marymount College, Ursuline Academy. Related professional experience: OperaDelaware, Music at the Beach Ensemble Festival.

BENJAMIN ERSKINE, MB
(brass)
B.S., music education, Indiana Wesleyan University. Teaching experience: Georgetown Middle School, Washington County Public Schools, Eastern Jr./Sr. High School, Valley Grove Elementary School, Marion High School, private studio.

JOAN FASULLO, faculty with distinction, WB
(class piano)
B.M., Marywood College; M.M., New School for Music Study; professional teacher training course, Princeton. Studied with: Sister Immaculate Severino, Sam Holland, Frances Clark, Louise Goss. Former faculty chair: New School’s Elementary Department, Bay Area Music Center, Brandywine Piano Studio. Former owner: Clear Lake Piano Studio. Founder and first president: Northern Delaware Music Teachers’ Association.

JACQUELINE BEACH FAULCON, faculty with special distinction, WB
(voice, piano)
B.S., Temple University; M.Ed., music supervision, West Chester University; Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy, music, World University. Studied with: Blanche Taylor Burton, Agi Yambor, Helene Diedrich, Elaine Browrii, Elizabeth Westmoreland Briggs, Madame Landver. Conducting experience: International Choir of the Congress on Arts and Communications, Skyline Middle School.  Awards: 2002 Patricia Grasty Gaines Leadership Award given by the Frederick Douglass Institute of West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 1999 National Teacher Hall of Fame, 1998-1999 MBNA Excellence in Education Grant, 1999 McDonald's Classroom Grant, International Biographical Centre (Cambridge, England), Gold Medal of Congress, 1996 Ernest Kay International Foundation Award. Solo performances: Europe, Africa, Asia, North America, Oceana and throughout the USA. Member: Board of Trustees of the Grand Opera House, Wilmington, DE; The Philadelphia Musical Fund Society. President of the Delaware State Music Teachers Association (MTNA affiliate) 2003-2005.

DENNIS FORTUNE, WB
(jazz piano)
B.A., music, Dickinson College. Teaching experience: Drexel University. Performance experience: toured with Jeane Carne, Esther Satterfield, Charles Fambrough and Billy Paul. Musical director for recording group FVC. Awards: Delaware Division of the Arts Fellowship for Jazz Composition. Compositions: music for "The Four Presidents, The Great American Cleanup" and "The Four Poster."

TANYA GALLAGHER, WB
(Early Childhood music)
B.M., music education, University of Delaware; Musikgarten® certification.

RICHARD GANGWISCH, faculty with distinction, WB
(piano)
B.S., music education, West Chester University; M.M., accompanying, Manhattan School of Music. Teaching experience: West Chester University, Gesamthochschule Kassel (Germany), Loire Valley Music Institute (France), Freie Waldorfschule Kassel, Eurhythmy pianist. Performance experience: piano soloist (Germany), chamber music concerts, faculty and student accompanist at West Chester University.

JESSICA GRAAE, program & marketing associate, WB
(voice, Early Childhood music)
B.A., Columbia University; M.M., Washington University; additional graduate studies, University of Delaware; Orff Level 1 Certificate, West Chester University. Studied with: Shirlee Emmons, Marvin Keenze, John Stewart. Teaching experience: The Reach Academy for Girls, New Castle Dance Academy, MOT Charter School, Newark Charter School. Performance experience: ArdenSingers, OperaDelaware, ConcertOpera Philadelphia

WILLIAM GREGORY, WB
(trumpet)
B.M., trumpet performance, Eastman School of Music.

ELIEZER GUTMAN, master faculty, MB
(violin, First State Youth Orchestra)
B.S., industry and management, Technion Institute of Technology, Israel; M.M., violin performance, The University of the Arts. Orchestral experience: Allentown Symphony Orchestra (concertmaster), OperaDelaware (concertmaster), Reading Symphony (assistant concertmaster), Delaware Symphony Orchestra. Chamber music experience: Copeland String Quartet. Conducting experience: First State Strings Youth Orchestra. Teaching experience: New England Music Camp.

LINGCHIN LIAO HACKER, WB
(violin, Suzuki violin)
B.M., violin performance & music education, National Taiwan Normal University; M.M., violin performance, Temple University. Additional studies: Gordon Institute for Music Learning Theory; Professional studies in violin performance, Temple University. Registered Suzuki training: Violin Units 1-2. Member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas. Orchestral experience: Haddonfield Symphony, Taipei City Symphony. Chamber music experience: Trio Jeudi. Faculty: Darlington Fine Arts Center, Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church. Teaching experience: Philadelphia Biblical University, Temple University Music Prep.

JACLYN HELLER, WB
(voice, Early Childhood music)
B.M., choral music education, M.M., vocal performance, University of Delaware.

JESSICA HOFFMAN, core faculty, WB & MB
(Suzuki violin, groups)
B.M., performance, Cleveland Institute of Music and Case Western Reserve University; M.M., performance, Esther Boyer College of Music at Temple University. Suzuki training: Hartt Suzuki Institute, The Greater Washington Suzuki String Institute, The Pittsburgh Music Academy. Registered Suzuki training: ECC!, Violin Units 1-5. Member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas. Principal teachers: Linda Fiore, Edmund Sprunger, Michelle George. Performance experience: Haddonfield Symphony, freelancing in Philadelphia. Chamber music experience: Credo Summer Chamber Music. Teaching experience: Temple University, Settlement Music School of Philadelphia, Cheltenham Music & Art School, Morristown School of Music, OPUS 1, Crescendo Summer Chamber Music.

CHUCK HOLDEMAN, master faculty, WB
(bassoon, composition)
B.M., Curtis Institute of Music. Studied with: Sol Schoenbach, Maurice Allard. Former principal bassoonist: Delaware Symphony Orchestra. Awards: 2003 Delaware Symphony Players' Award, 2000 Delaware Division of the Arts Master Arts Fellowship, 1999 Composer of the Year from Pennsylvania and Delaware State Music Teachers Associations, Meet-The-Composer program. Residencies:  Delaware Division of the Arts, VSA, DIAE, Delaware Wolf Trap, Centrum in Washington State. Recordings: Bassoon Seul (1998) and Buffet Trio (2000).

SHELLY HOPKINS, MB
(piano, Early Childhood music)
B.M., piano pedagogy, M.Ed. music education, Bob Jones University; Kindermusik® training.

MELINDA HUDSON-ORIANI, core faculty, WB
(Early Childhood department head)
B.M., vocal performance, University of Minnesota. Kindermusik® training: Carol Penney, Elaine Harriss. Performances: OperaDelaware, Vox Amadeus Ensemble, Philadelphia Singers, Houston Grand Opera Chorus, Houston Chamber Choir. Director: Clear Lake Kindermusik®. Member: AGMA Kindermusik® Educators Association.

DR. JARED KOBOS, WB & MB
(clarinet)
B.M., music education, University of Delaware; M.M., clarinet performance, Florida State University; D.M.A., clarinet performance, Michigan State University.

RUSSELL KOTCHER, WB
(violin)
B.M., University of Michigan; M.M., San Francisco Conservatory.

VINCE LARDEAR, WB
(saxophone)
B.M., jazz studies, Indiana University (Bloomington); M.M., saxophone performance, Virginia Commonwealth University. Studied with: David N. Baker, Eugene Rousseau, Tom Walsh, Barry Harris, Phil Woods, Jimmy Heath, Vincent Marinelli. Performance experience: Illinois Jacquet Big Band, Baltimore Symphony Pops, International Saxophone Symposium, Cape May Jazz Festival, Clifford Brown Jazz Festival, Mellon Jazz Festival, Berks County Jazz Festival, Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival, Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. Teaching experience: Instrumental Music Programs, New Castle Christian Academy, Alethia School, Camden County College, Caravel Academy, University of Delaware Community Music School, Thomas McKean High School, The Grand Opera House School of Music, private studio.

DR. MICHAEL LARKIN, core artist faculty with distinction, WB
(vocal/choral department head, voice, class voice, Select Choral Ensemble, Select Chamber Choir, Delaware Youth Symphony)
B.M., University of Delaware; M.M., Catholic University; D.M.A., Temple University. Founder/music director, the New Ark Chorale. Teaching experience: Temple University, Misericordia College. Eastern Division Chairperson for Music in Worship for the American Choral Directors Association. Appointed to the Bishop’s Commission on Liturgy and Music for the Episcopal Diocese of Easton, MD. Guest conductor, choral/vocal clinician and music festival adjudicator. Compositions published by leading publishing houses.

MATTHEW LAVANISH, WB
(guitar)
B.M., M.M., classical guitar performance, University of Delaware. Studied with: Christiaan Taggart, Paulo Martelli, Alice Artzt. Luthiery studies: Sergei de Jonge. Master class performances: Jason Vieaux, The Katona Twins, Eleftheria Kotzia. Teaching experience: Community Music School at the University of Delaware, St. Andrew's School, the Tatnall School, private studio. Co-founder of the Wilmington Classical Guitar Society.

AMY LEONARD, WB
(viola, violin)
B.M., Oberlin Conservatory of Music; M.M., Manhattan School of Music.

MARGARET LOVE, faculty with special distinction, WB
(harp, Celtic harp, Early Childhood music)
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.

MARTHA MANCUSO, MB
(cello)
B.M., cello performance, The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University.

VINCE MARINELLI, MB
(flute, clarinet, saxophone)
B.M.E., Catholic University of America; M.M.E., West Chester University; M.M. Philadelphia Musical Academy; post-graduate studies, Temple University. Studied with: Sidney Forrest, Joseph Gigliotti, Anthony Gigliotti. Teaching experience: Alexis I. duPont Middle School, University of New Hampshire, University of Delaware. Performance experience: Delaware Symphony Orchestra, Opera Delaware Orchestra, Delaware Performing Orchestra, Grand Chamber Symphony Orchestra, I Fiati Woodwind Quartet, Delaware Symphony Woodwind Quintet, Lenape Chamber Ensemble, Mozart Orchestra of Philadelphia, Mendelssohn String Quartet, Detroit Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Worcester Philharmonic (Massachusetts), Lancaster Symphony, Glenn Miller Band, Tommy Dorsey Band, Jimmy Dorsey Band, Sammy Kaye Band.

ASHLEY MARTELLI, MB
(violin, viola, Little Strings)
B.M., music education, viola, University of Delaware. Studied with: Andrea Priester Houde, Suzanne Burton, Robert Streckfuss. Teaching experience: University of Delaware Community Music School, Seaford Instrumental Music Academy, West Seaford Elementary School, private studio. Performance experience: Salisbury Symphony Orchestra, University of Delaware Symphony Orchestra, Blue Hen String Quartet.

LILIYA MASLOV, core faculty with distinction, WB
(piano)
B.M., piano performance, Kharkov Special Music School for Gifted Children (Ukraine); M.M. with additional studies in chamber music and pedagogy, Kharkov State Conservatory (Ukraine); M.M., piano performance, Temple University. Studied with: Harvey Wedeen, Regina Horowitz, Arkady Sevidov, Natan Perelman. Teaching experience: Temple University Preparatory, Temple University, Arad State Conservatory (Israel), Kharkov Special Music School for Gifted Children. Performance experience: duo-piano recitals; chamber music in Israel, Ukraine and United States; solo recitals; duo-piano and chamber music for WFLN radio (Philadelphia). Soloist: Kharkov Philharmonic Orchestra. Awards: winner, Kharkov Piano Competition; winner, Ukrainian National Piano Competition; Israel Cultural Chamber Music Award.

DR. OLEG MASLOV, faculty with distinction, WB & MB
(piano, music history)
B.M., piano performance, Kharkov Special Music School for Gifted Children (Ukraine); M.M., piano performance with additional qualifications as a chamber performer and piano teacher, Kharkov State Conservatory (Ukraine); Doctoral Diploma, piano performance, National Academy of Music (Ukraine); D.M.A., piano performance, Temple University. Studied with: Harvey Wedeen, Alexander Snegiriov, Natan Perelman, Regina Horowitz. Master classes: Alexander Volkov, Christofer Kait, Misha Dichter, Jerome Lowenthal. Awards and honors: Israel Cultural Chamber Music Award, 1992; graduation with distinction, Kharkov State Conservatory, 1984; winner, Kharkov Piano Competition, 1983; winner, Ukrainian National Music Competition, 1979. Research: "Romantic German literature and Schumann's Carnaval, Op. 9: an interconnection" (National Academy of Music, Kiev, 1990); "Rachmaninoff's early works for two pianos: nationalistic icons?" (Temple University, 2001, published by Liszt Society). Performance experience: Temple University, Lincoln Center, WFLN Radio (Philadelphia), Haverford, 40 chamber music performances as resident pianist with Arad String Quartet (Israel). Teaching experience: Temple University, National Academy of Music (Ukraine), Kharkov State Conservatory (Ukraine). Artist in residence, Temple University.

MARYBETH MILLER, WB
(Wilmington Youth Chorale, Delaware Children's Chorus)
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).

CONSTANCE MOORE, master faculty, WB
(piano)
B.M., M.M., piano performance, University of Louisville; instrumental accompanying, Juilliard School. Studied with: Lee Luvisi. Teaching experience: Juilliard Pre-College, Bowdoin Summer Music Festival, Hunter College. Chair: Juilliard Pre-College Chamber Music Program. Accompanying experience: Mannes School of Music, Juilliard School, Mozarteum (Salzburg), Munich International Violin Competition. Performances in recital and chamber music ensembles throughout the USA, France, Austria.

JULIANNE MURPHY, core faculty, WB & MB
(Suzuki Academy assistant department head, Suzuki violin &groups, Suzuki Academy Concert Strings, Suzuki Academy Festival Strings)
B.M., violin performance, Crane School of Music, State University of New York (Potsdam); M.M., violin performance, Hartt School of Music, University of Hartford. Registered Suzuki training: ECC!, Violin Units 1-8. Member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas. Principal teachers: Emlyn Ngai, John Lindsey, Ioan Harea, Jane Eikov. Pedagogy teachers: Sarah Hersh, Linda Fiore, Teri Einfeldt. Teaching experience: JC Music, Neighborhood Music School, Community Music School of Springfield, private lessons.

DR. PAULA NELSON, faculty with distinction, WB
(flute, Flute Choir, theory department head, music theory)
B.A. summa cum laude, University of Maryland; M.M., D.M.A., University of North Texas. Studied with: Mary Karen Clardy, William Montgomery, Kathleen Chastain, James Walker. Teaching experience: Elizabethtown College, West Chester University, Immaculata University. Orchestral experience: second flute, Pottstown Symphony Orchestra; former second flute, Irving (Texas) Symphony Orchestra. Soloist: Wilmington Community Orchestra, Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Classical Symphony. Performance experience: Nelson-Sessler flute and classical guitar duo, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Norristown Senior Octave Club, Afternoon Music Club, various solo and chamber music appearances. Competitions: winner, 1992 National Flute Association Masterclass Performer's Competition, 1987 Maryland MTNA-Wurlitzer Collegiate Artist Competition. Articles published in Flute Talk magazine.

MARY KATE NEWELL, WB
(piano)
B.M., M.M., education with piano concentration, University of Delaware. Music director: St. Margaret of Scotland, R.C. Church. Teaching experience: University of Delaware, Settlement Music School, Tatnall School.  Member of Royal Palm Steelband.

ETHEL OLSEN, faculty with distinction, WB
(piano)
B.A., Edison State College. Graduate studies: Westminster Choir College, Rowan College. Additional studies: Tanglewood Summer Institute, Boston University. Studied with: Béla Nagy, Steven Romanio, Yoheved Kaplinsky, Jacques Voois. Teaching experience: St. Andrew's School, Westminster College Piano Preparatory Department. Memberships: MTNA, NGPT, MSMTA, MTAGB. Accompianist: Zhi-yin Chorus, FCCS-Newark.

ELAYNE SOLTZ PENN, faculty with special distinction, WB
(piano, voice, music theory)
B.M., education, West Virginia University; M.M., voice performance, S.U.N.Y. at Stony Brook. Studied with: voice, Adele Addison, Hans Heinz, Margaret Harshaw; piano, Susan Starr, Robert Bedford. Nationally certified in voice and piano by MTNA. Member: NATS. Performance experience: soprano soloist and choir director, Beth Judah Congregation; Delaware Symphony Chamber Series; Delaware Children's Theatre; University of Delaware; OperaDelaware; equity productions; The Music School of Delaware's Music Masters concert series. DSMTA Festival chair/co-chair/vice-president: piano, voice, piano ensemble, student activities, membership, theory festival. President: Northern Delaware Music Teachers' Association (NDMTA).

JANKA PERNISZ, WB
(violin)
B.M., violin performance, Eastman School of Music; M.M., violin performance, University of Delaware; graduate studies in music education, Eastman School of Music. Studied with: Charles Haupt, Charles Castleman, Camilla Wicks, Lynn Blakeslee, Susan Dersnah-Fee. Performance experience: quartet performances for Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra special events; concertmaster, Eastman School Symphony Orchestra; Michigan and Western New York orchestras; Saginaw-Bay Orchestra; Midland Symphony Orchestra. Teaching experience: private studio, sectional rehearsals and group lessons for high school and college orchestras.

MICHELLE PETERS, faculty with distinction, MB
(violin, Suzuki violin & groups, Bluegrass Band)
B.S., music education, violin, West Chester University. Registered Suzuki training: Violin Units 1-4. Member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas. 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. Suzuki teaching experience: Washington Suzuki Institute, Ithaca Suzuki Institute, New Orleans Suzuki Institute, Bethlehem Suzuki Institute.

ALBERT PINKERTON, JR., MB
(piano, class piano)
B.A., music, piano performance; A.A., office systems technology, Cumberland County College. Teaching experience: Delaware State University accompanist, private instruction, Regional Music. Performance experience: Dover Air Force Base Chapel, Cape May Coast Guard Base Chapel, Hope United Methodist Church, Wesley Chapel, Trinity Episcopal Church, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Doctor’s Inn.

DAVID POLAND, WB
(fiddle)
Violin studies, School of Contemporary Music, Berkley School of Music, All Newton Music School. Performance experience: Plymouth Plantation, Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra, Poland Strings.

DANIELLE PRECOURT, WB
(trombone)
B.M., music education, University of Delaware. Teaching experience: Woodbridge High School (Bridgeville, DE), University of Delaware Community Music School, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, private studio. Performance experience: University of Delaware marching band section leader, University Orchestra.

KATE RANSOM, president & CEO, WB
(violin)
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BRITANIA REDINGTON, MB
(voice)
B.M., magna cum laude, University of Nebraska-Omaha; M.M., University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Performance experience: University of Nebraska-Lincoln operas, including Janacek's "Cunning Little Vixen," Mendelssohn's "Elijah," Musto's "Later the Same Evening" and Britten's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," among others. Workshops: Crittenden Oopera Workshop, Redwoods Opera Workshop, La Musica Lirica, Corsi Internazionale, Operafestival di Roma.

JOSEPH REILLY, WB
(Musical Memory Lane)
B.A., West Chester University; M.A., summa cum laude, Immaculata College; certified music therapist, Immaculata College.

TRACY RICHARDSON, master faculty, WB
(piano, harpsichord)
B.M., Oberlin Conservatory; M.M., New England Conservatory. Additional studies: Sweelinck Conservatorium (Amsterdam), Boston University. Studied with: harpsichord, Kees Rosenhart, Lenora McCroskey; organ, Yuko Hayashi, Fenner Douglass, William Porter. Additional studies: music theory, counterpoint and contemporary music study and performance. Teaching experience: Immaculata College. Teaching artist, Delaware Institute for the Arts in Education; harpsichordist, Delaware Division of the Arts, Arts-in-Education residency program. 1991-1992 Delaware Division of the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship. Performance experience: Mélomanie, Newark Symphony, Immaculata College Orchestra, Delaware County Orchestra, Triomphe d'Amore, Brandywine Baroque, throughout the eastern U.S. Recordings: Lyrichord Discs.

CHRISTOF RICHTER, WB
(violin)
B.M., M.M., violin performance, Peabody Institute.

MARJORIE RIPSOM, WB
(Early Childhood music)
B.S., Duke University. Kindermusik® training: all levels with Erin Mauer, Suzanne Tips. Additional studies: piano and voice; summer session, Westminster Choir College. Performance experience: church and school choirs; Up With People in Sweden, Denmark, 70 U.S. cities; Center City Chorale.

SUSAN NOWACZYK RITTER, WB
(oboe, music theory)
B.A., music, University of Delaware; B.A., anthropology, Northwestern University. Studied with: Lloyd Shorter, Louis Rosenblatt. Teaching experience: University of Delaware Community Music School. Awards: American Association of University Women academic scholarship; University of Delaware Woman of Promise certificate of distinction. Orchestral experience: principal oboist, Newark Symphony; Orchestral Society of Philadelphia; Delaware Symphony Orchestra. Chamber music experience: Relâche Ensemble, Quintessence Woodwind Quintet.

DR. HOLLY ROADFELDT-O'RIORDAN, faculty with distinction, WB
(piano)
B.M., Eastman School of Music; M.M., Indiana University; D.M.A., University of Colorado. Studied with: Rebecca Penneys, Nelita True, Evelyne Brancart, Enrica Cavallo, Robert Spillman, Santiago Rodriquez. Teaching experience: University of Delaware, Gettysburg College, Susquehanna University, Paradise Valley Community College, Glendale Community College, Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Northwestern University, University of Colorado, Indiana University, Music Masters, Phoenix Conservatory of Music, Bowling Green State University Summer Music Camp and Creative Arts Program.

LAUREN ROBINSON, WB
(horn)
B.M., University of Delaware; M.M., University of Wisconsin (Madison); Professional Studies Certificate, Temple University. Studied with: Cynthia Carr, Douglass Hill, Adam Unsworth. Performance experience: Opera Company of Philadelphia, Ocean City Pops, Reading Symphony Orchestra, Pennsylvania Ballet Orchestra. Teaching experience: The Philadelphia Orchestra's School Partnership Program, Settlement Music School.

WALTER "SKIP" ROHRICH, faculty with distinction, WB
(drums, percussion)
B.M., Indiana University. Performance experience: Dianne Schurr, Steve Allen, Charlie Byrd, Valery Pomonarev. Member: Chanson Noir, Swing Plus, Kim Milliner Band (performed on KYW-TV3), Doug Lalli Trio. 1993 Individual Artist Fellowship, Delaware Division of the Arts.

INGRID ROSENBACK, WB
(violin)
B.M., Temple University; B.A., University of Delaware; B.S., Philadelphia College of Pharmacy & Science. Suzuki training: Suzuki Institute, Ithaca College. Studied with: Helen Kwalwasser. Teaching experience: Suburban Music School, Temple Music Prep. Performance experience: New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra, Philadelphia Doctors Chamber Orchestra, master class with Emerson String Quartet, chamber groups in Philadelphia area.

LAURA SCALZO, WB
(violin)
B.M., violin performance, Temple University; M.M., violin performance, University of Delaware. Studied with: Ellen DePasquale, Xiang Gao, William dePasquale. Master classes: Emerson String Quartet, Corigliano String Quartet, Juilliard String Quartet, Pamela Frank. Performance experience: Delaware Symphony Orchestra; Allentown Symphony Orchestra; New World Symphony; University of Delaware Symphony, Chamber Orchestra and Opera Orchestra; Temple University Symphony. Teaching experience: Tatnall School, St. Andrews School, Delaware Governors School, University of Delaware Community Music School, private studio.

DAVID SCHELAT, WB
(organ)
B.M., cum laude, applied music (organ performance), Ohio State University; M.M., performance and literature, Eastman School of Music.

SHELLEY BEARD SCHLEIGH, core master faculty, WB
(Suzuki Academy department head, Suzuki violin, Suzuki viola, groups, Brandywine Fiddlers)
B.M., viola performance, The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University; M.M., viola performance and violin pedagogy, Indiana University. Registered Suzuki training: ECC!, Violin Units 1-7, Violin Practicum, Viola Units 4-5, Certificate of Achievement. Member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas. Principal teachers: Victoria Chiang, Heidi Castleman, James Dunham, Atar Arad. Pedagogy teachers: Mimi Zweig, Ronda Cole, Ed Kreitman, Ed Sprunger, Pat D’Ercole, Linda Fiore.

JULEEANN SCHLITTER, MB
(voice)
B.M., music education, vocal performance, West Chester University. Performance Experience: West Chester University Cantari Donne, Mastersingers, Concert Choir & Opera Theatre Ensemble. Teaching experience: Capital School District, private studio.

DR. TIMOTHY SCHWARZ, WB
(Wilmington Community Orchestra)
B.M., Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music; M.M., Peabody Conservatory; D.M.A., Temple University.

LLOYD SHORTER, master faculty, WB
(oboe)
B.F.A., Ithaca College.  Artistic co-director, Relâche Ensemble.

ANNA SKRUPKY, on leave, WB
(horn)
B.A., horn performance and general music education, Lawrence University; M.M., horn performance and literature, Northwestern University; D.M.A. in progress, horn performance, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Studied with: Douglas Hill, Gail Williams, William Barnewitz, James DeCorsey. Performance experience: Lawrence Brass, Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, Madison Savoyards, Con Vivo Chamber Ensemble, The Armory Dinner Theatre, Madison Symphony, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Waukesha Symphony Orchestra, Beloit-Janesville Symphony Orchestra, Dubuque Symphony Orchestra, Oakwood Chamber Players. Teaching experience: Lawrence University, University of Wisconsin-Rock County, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Sun Prairie School District, Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra, Edna Ferber Elementary School, Lawrence Academy of Music.

DAWN STEVENS, master faculty, WB
(piano)
B.M., piano performance, Northwestern University. Studied with: Gui Mombaerts, Donald Isaak. Pedagogical workshops with: piano, Dennis Alexander, Williard Palmer, Lori Bastien, Jane Tan, Ingrid Clairfield; organ, Timothy Nelson, Mary Jane Holstein; accompanying, Lawrence Davis, Paul Kiesgen. Director of music, Newtown Square Presbyterian Church. Teaching experience: private piano studio.

JENNIFER CROWELL STOMBERG, core master faculty, WB
(string department head, cello, Suzuki cello & groups, Cello Choir, chamber music coordinator)
B.M.A., magna cum laude, University of Michigan; M.M., Rice University. Registered Suzuki training: Cello Units 1-5. Member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas. Studied with: Jeffrey Solow, Shirley Trepel, Norman Fischer, Pam Devenport, Alice Vierra, Sally Gross, Jean Dexter, Grace Field. Performance experience: Silver Bay String Quartet, Illinois Symphony and Chamber Orchestra (principal cello), Quincy Symphony (principal cello), North Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (principal cello), Albany Symphony, Delaware Symphony, Houston Ballet Orchestra, Tulsa Philharmonic. Teaching experience: Oral Roberts University, ORU Suzuki Program, Texas Music Festival, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, University of Delaware Community Music School.

JULIE SUTTON, Milford Branch program administrator, MB
(flute, piano)
B.S., music education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; additional studies at Duquesne University, Indiana Wesleyan University, Gannon University. Teaching experience: Redbank Valley School District, Port Allegheny School District, private studio.

LAYNE THOMPSON-PAYNE, MB
(voice)
Studied with: Jerry Helton, Charles Bresslar, Fred Moses, Betty Allen. Performance experience: Texas Bach Choir, Dallas Symphony Chorus and Opera, Opera Carolina, Carolina Voices, Impromptu!, Festival Singers, Vocal Alchemy, Mount Calvary Church (Baltimore), Riverside Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir (Jacksonville, FL), Coastal Symphony of Georgia, Jacksonville Masterworks Chorale.

MARK UNRUH, WB
(mandolin, 5-string banjo)
Performance experience: David Bromberg, Jay Unger, Molly Mason, Chucky C, Tammy Wynette, Steve Lutke, The Blue Corn Dawgs, Pangea, Ten Spiders, The Brandywine Guitar Quartet. Teaching experience: The Grand Opera House, private studio. Awards: Delaware Division of the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship.

CHRISTINA VON DUYKE, WB
(violin, Suzuki violin, Delaware Youth Orchestra)
B.M., M.M. (in progress), violin performance, University of Delaware. Registered Suzuki training: Violin Unit 1a. Member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas. Studied with: Xiang Gao, Gerardo Ribeiro, Kate Ransom, Ronda Cole, Linda Fiore, Clorinda Noyes. Teaching experience: graduate assistant at the University of Delaware, strings instructor at the Tatnall School.

HONEY VOSHELL, MB
(drums)
Performance experience: Glen Miller Orchestra, Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Lionel Hampton, Roy Clark, Loretta Lynn, Patsy Kline, Ink Spots, Bill Haley and the Comets. Teaching experience: Delaware State University, Wesley College. Owner/proprietor of The Drum Pad in Felton.

ELISSA WAGMAN, WB
(violin, Suzuki violin, Suzuki viola, groups)
B.M., violin, B.A., history, Rice University; M.M., violin, Eastman School of Music. Registered Suzuki training: Violin Unit 1. Member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas. Studied with: Charles Castleman, Sergiu Luca and Marilyn McDonald. Performance experience: Portland Symphony Orchestra, Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Grant Park Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Teaching experience: Winchester Community Music School, Philips Andover Academy, Needham Public Schools, Westminster Conservatory, The Lawrenceville School, The Hun School, University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music, Eastman Community Education Division, Rush-Henrietta School District, The Kinkaid School, Oberlin Conservatory and College.

JENNIFER WAGNER, WB
(Early Childhood music)
B.S., elementary education, University of Delaware; M.S., history, Washington College.

LARRY L. WALKER, MB
(winds, brass, percussion)
B.M., music education in vocal and instrumental music, Peabody Conservatory of Music. Studied with: Ernie Harrison, Wayne Rapier. Additional study: Ithaca College, Tanglewood, University of Florida, University of Delaware. Teaching experience: St. Andrew’s School. Guest teaching: oboe and reed-making classes at local high schools. Adjudicator: Salesianum Jazz Festival with Sammy Nestico and Clem DeRosa. Performance experience: 287th Delaware National Guard Band, jazz bands and big bands on the east coast, Al Santoro, Jimmy Cara, Hal Shiff, Dave Shiff, Gus Parodi. Composed music for “Dead Poets Society” starring Robin Williams.

TOMASZ WALSKI, WB
(piano)
B.M., piano performance, Academy of Music, Warsaw, Poland; Professional Diploma, Music School of the Second Degree; M.M., piano performance, Temple University.

JOANNE WARD, master faculty, WB
(class voice, Delaware Women's Chorus)
B.M., education, Montclair State College; M.M., voice, West Chester University. Additional studies: extensive training, Orff-Schulwerk methodology; seminars for children's choir at Westminster Choir College.  Teaching experience: Pennsville (New Jersey) schools. Frequest guest choral conductor.

MARK WARD, master faculty, WB
(cello)
B.M., North Carolina School of the Arts. Performance experience: Delaware Symphony Orchestra.

JANET WITMAN, WB
(classical and Celtic harp)
B.M., Curtis Institute of Music; graduate studies, University of Western Ontario; Music Education Certification, West Chester University.

STEFAN XHORI, master faculty, MB
(violin)
B.M., violin performance/education, National Conservatory (Albania). Studied with: Dmitri Levin. Performance experience: assistant concertmaster, Allentown Symphony Orchestra; Reading, Pottstown, Kennett Symphony Orchestras; Pennsylvania Ballet; Philly Pops Orchestra; concertmaster, Gjirokaster Symphony Orchestra. Teaching experience: Allentown Community Music School, Professional High School of Music (Albania).

YEHONG XIONG, on leave, WB
(violin)
B.A., Central Conservatory of Music (China). Additional studies: Juilliard School Advanced Certificate, Brooklyn College Conservatory, Aspen Festival & School of Music. Studied with: Han Li, Masao Kawasaki. Master classes: Dorothy Delay, Itzhak Perlman. Teaching experience: Hartford Community College. Awards: scholarship, Aspen Festival; scholarship, Juilliard School; prize winner, First National Violin Competition; prize winner, First Violin Competition for Chinese Composition. Orchestral experience: Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Harrisburg Symphony, Delaware Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony.

ROBBIE SU XU, WB
(violin)
B.M., University of Delaware; M.M. in progress, Temple University. Studied with: Xiang Gao, Eduard Schmieder. Awards: 45th American Polish Society Music Competition, Delaware National String Competition, University of Delaware Concerto Competition. Teaching experience: Community Music School at University of Delaware, Temple University Music Prep.

HIROKO YAMAZAKI, master faculty with distinction, WB
(piano)
B.M., cum laude, piano performance, M.M., collaborative piano, University of Maryland. Studied with: Rita Sloan, Anne Koscielny, Carol Ann Cahn & Marcantonio Barone. Chamber music coaching: members of the Philadelphia Orchestra & Guarneri String Quartet. Member: Pi Kappa Lambda. Awards: winner, Presser Foundation; 1994 national audition, the Rome Festival; first place winner, 1995 Austrian-American Society Mozarteum Scholarship Competition. Teaching experience: Luzerne Music Center; Aspen Festival (recipient, Chamber Music Teaching Fellowship).


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