Faculty

We boast a faculty of over 50 experienced teaching artists

Staff
Early Childhood
Art
Piano
Voice
Strings
Winds, Brass & Percussion
Musical Theater
Composition & Theory

STAFF

Kathleen Suss, Executive Director
M.M. Manhattan School of Music, B.M. DePauw University

EARLY CHILDHOOD

Heather Petrie
M.M. SUNY Purchase Conservatory, B.A. Bard College

ART

Jessica Cioffoletti
M.S. Studio Art, College of New Rochelle, B.A. State University of New York at Albany

Christy Morejon
M.A. College of New Rochelle, B.A. College of New Rochelle, A.A. Fine Arts, Westchester Community College

Flladi Kulla
B.A. Concordia College-NY

Lisa Hofflich
B.A. New York University

Jackie Meier
M.F.A. Pratt Institute,  B.S. Boston College, Additional Studies California College of Arts-San Francisco

Patricia Miranda, Art Department Head
B.F.A. SUNY Purchase College, additional studies at School of Sacred Arts, NYC

PIANO

Saar Ahuvia
M.M. Graduate Performance Diploma Peabody Institute
Additional studies, Tel Aviv Academy, B.A. Schasshausen Conservatory, Switzerland

Melissa Alexander, piano department head
M.M. University of Hartford-Hartt School of Music
Post-graduate studies, Mannes Collage of Music, B.A. State University of New York, Albany

Xiaojing Chang
Graduate Performance Diploma Peabody Conservatory of Music, M.M. University of Texas-Austin, B.M. University of Texas-Austin

Vivian Choi, piano
A.D. Carnegie Mellon University, G.D. New England Conservatory, M.M. New England Conservatory, B.M. Saint Petersburg Conservatory, Russia

Tom Cuffari
M.M. Manhattan School of Music, B.M. Chapman University

Yotam Haber
Ph.D. Cornell University, B.M. Indiana University

Stephanie Ho
Graduate Performance Diploma, Peabody Institute of John Hopkins University, M.M. Northwestern University, B.A. Oberlin College

Marija Ilic
D.M.A. Rutgers University, M.M. Mannes College of Music, B.M. Belgrade University

Jon Klibonoff
M.M. Manhattan School of Music, B.M. Manhattan School of Music

Caroline Park
D.M.A. Manhattan School of Music, M.M. Yale University, M.M. The Juilliard School, B.M. The Juilliard School

Matt Van Brink
D.M.A. Boston University, B.M. Indiana University

Ronn Yedidia
D.M.A. The Juilliard School, M.M. The Juilliard School, M.M. The Juilliard School

Helen Yedigarian
M.M. Manhattan School of Music, M.M. Yerevan Komitas Conservatory, B.M. Yerevan Komitas Conservatory, Professional Studies Certificate, Manhattan School of Music

VOICE

Sun Young Chang
M.M. Mannes College of Music, B.M. Hanyag University, Advanced studies at the Actor's Studio

Sarah Gleason
M.A. Columbia University Teachers College, B.M. Texas Christian University

Sheri Hammerstrom
M.M. Mannes College of Music, B.M. University of Texas-Arlington

Claire Simard
Graduate studies, Brooklyn College, additional studies, La Sorbonne-Paris, Conservatoire Paul Dukas-Paris, B.M. Catholic UniversityGraduate studies at Brooklyn College

STRINGS

John Chang, guitar
B.A., Queens College of Music, B.M. Hanyag University, Advanced studies at the Actor’s Studio

Beulah Cox, violin
M.M., CUNY Lehman College, B.M. College of William and Mary

Annette Espada, cello
D.M.A. University of Miami, M.A. New York University, B.M. Puertor Rico Conservatory of Music

Thomas Flippin, guitar & Suzuki
M.M. Yale University, B.A. University of Chicago

Robert Gingery, guitar, electric bass
M.A. City College of New York, Performance Diploma, Berklee College of Music, B.A. California State University, Chico

Emily Kalish, violin, Suzuki
M.M. Manhattan School of Music, B.M. University of Hartford-Hartt School of Music

Jee Sun Lee, violin
D.M.A. Stony Brook University, M.M. Eastman School of Music, B.M. Seoul National University School of Music

Kathryn Lockwood, viola, violin
M.M. University of Southern California, B.M. Queensland Conservatorium

Lee Metcalf, guitar
M.M. SUNY Purchase Conservatory, B.F.A. City College of New York, Diploma in music from University of Hartford-Hartt School of Music

Kiwon Nahm, violin
M.M. Yale University; B.A. Music Violin Performance, Oberlin Conservatory

Jason Sagebiel, guitar
M.A. Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College, B.M. Loyola University, New Orleans

Stephen Sas, bass
D.M.A. The Juilliard School, M.M. The Juilliard School, B.M. The Juilliard School

Rami Vamos, guitar, string department head
M.A. Queens College, M.M. Yale University, B.M. Oberlin College Conservatory of Music

WINDS, BRASS & PERCUSSION

Ken Dybisz, flute, clarinet, saxophone
B.M. DePaul University

Michael Gorham, trumpet
M.M. Manhattan School of Music, B.M. University of California, Los Angeles

Clare Hoffman, flute
B.M. Mannes College of Music, L'Ecole d'Et Certificate

Keith Kreindler, saxophone, bassoon
M.M. Mannes College of Music, B.M. Aaron Copland School of Music-Queens College, B.A. State University of New York-Binghamton

Yousif Sheronick, percussion, world music
M.M. Yale University, B.M. University of Iowa

MUSICAL THEATER

Sarah Gleason
M.A. Columbia University Teachers College, B.M. Texas Christian University

Claire Simard
Graduate studies, Brooklyn College, additional studies, La Sorbonne-Paris, Conservatoire Paul Dukas-Paris, B.M. Catholic UniversityGraduate studies at Brooklyn College

Gregory Suss
Ph.D. Graduate Center-City University of New York, M.A. New York University, B.A. University of Pennsylvania

Matt Van Brink
D.M.A. Boston University, B.M. Indiana University

COMPOSITION & THEORY

Yotam Haber
Ph.D. Cornell University, B.M. Indiana University

Matt Van Brink
D.M.A. Boston University, B.M. Indiana University

Ronn Yedidia
D.M.A. The Juilliard School, M.M. The Juilliard School, M.M. The Juilliard School

 

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