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Jinyoung Jun

Super admin — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 02:33:37 +0400

Jinyoung Jun (Viola)

Violist Jinyoung Jun received her Bachelor of Music at Chung-Ang University, South Korea, and a Master of Music at University of Cincinnati (CCM), OH where she studied with Masao Kawasaki and Dr. Catherin Carol. Ms. Jun participated in Aspen Music Festival with schorlarship and Meadow Mountain Festival, NY. In music camps, she played in the various master classes, chamber groups, and orchestras under coaching of very well known professors around the world.

Since going back to Korea she had a solo recital at Seoul Art Center and had appeared as a viola principal and viola member with many orchestras including Korean Symphony Orchestra, KBS (Korean Broadcasting System) Orchestra, and etc. After she came back to the States, her studies (PSD) continued at Mannes College The New School in New York and worked intensively with Ira Weller (member of New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra) and Daniel Panner (Principal violist, New York City Orchestra). Through her enthusiasm to learn, she had lessons from Choong-Jin Chang who is a principal violist in Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.

An active teacher and chamber musician, Ms. Jun joined the faculty member of Montclair State University, NJ from 2008 to 2010. She taught viola to students who majored in music education. She played in many chamber groups and orchestras as a principal and orchestra member around New York area.

Sara Kim

Super admin — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 06:04:59 +0400

Sara Kim (Flute)

Ms. Sara Kim has a Master of Music in flute performance from Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York. She also studied at Georgia State University in graduate program, and has a Georgia teaching certificate in K-12 music.

Teaching Experience

Full time student teacher at Woodward Academy, middle school band
Part time student teacher at Medlock Elementary School
Flute instructor at Century College in MN
Flute instructor at K&S Conservatory of Music in MN
Private flute teacher

Performing Experience

Flutist at SKBC
K&S Faculty Recital
Century Chamber Orchestra
Ithaca College Concert Band
Composition Recital at Cornell University
Graduate Solo Recital
Lecture Recital
Flute Ensemble
Performed New Music Composition Recital

Professional Contribution

All-state-band audition flute judge

Honors and Award

UESS- Urban Education Scholarship
SOE Diversity Scholarship and Graduate Diversity Grant
Winner for the Master Class and Recital
Received a diploma from Master class with Dorothee Gerhardt of Berlin

Ann Wood

Super admin — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 05:52:02 +0400

Ann Wood (Violin)

Ann Wood has a bachelor's degree in music education from University of South Carolina. She holds a K-12 certificate in instrumental music from the state of Missouri and has also held teaching certifications in South and North Carolina in violin and piano. She began studying violin at age 11 in school orchestra, with additional instruction at Indiana University and Butler University, and has been a public school music teacher for string orchestra, band and music theory. She has taught private lessons throughout her music career.

Ann enjoys performing in the arts community. She currently plays violin in the Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra, including the ballet and chamber orchestras and the DeSalo Solisti Chamber Orchestra. She was concert mistress of the Grand River Orchestra and Chorale, music director of the Gallatin Theater League, and choir director of Dawn Baptist Church for 20 years. She has also been a violinist with the Columbia Philharmonic Orchestra, Greenville Symphony and Liberty Symphony Orchestra.

Craig Stephens

Super admin — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 05:50:42 +0400

Craig Stephens (Trumpet)

Craig Stephens is the executive/artistic director of the Allegro Band. He received his Bachelor of Music in Education/Orchestral Performance from Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Stephens received his Master of Science degree, Summa Cum Laude, from Nova Southern University and Edcational Specialist in Curriculum Design, Management and Administration. Mr. Stephens is in his 15th year as a band director. Prior to teaching in Fulton County, Mr. Stephens was the director of Druid Hills High School, Stephenson Middle School, Kitteridge Magnet School and Nancy Creek Theme School in DeKalb County.

Bands under Mr. Stephens consistently received excellent and superior ratings at festival and marching events. He served as chairman of District IV All-State Jazz, Georgia Association of Jazz Educator's clinic director, and the District IV Elementary Honor Band. Mr. Stephens has served as an adjudicator and jazz band clinician throughout Georgia and appeared as a guest artist at the Georgia Music Educator's Conference, National Association of Jazz Educator's Conference, and the Southern Instrumental Director's Conference. Mr. Stephens has served in the National Association of Jazz Educators, Georgia Music Educators Association, American Federation of Musicians and as a member of the executive board of the Georgia Association of Jazz Educator's.

Professionally, Mr. Stephens toured the United States and Japan as a member of the Glenn Miller Orchestra, and has appeared with such artists as Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Natalie Cole, Max Roach, Dr. John, The Four Tops, Temptations, Yanni, the Columbus Symphony, Macon Civic Chorale, Michael O'Neal Singers, the Atlanta Lyric Opra and shows throughout the Southeast. In 1992, Mr. Stephens was a guest artist at the Montreux and North Sea Jazz Festivals in the Netherlands and Switzerland. In 1991, Mr. Stephens was one of four artists to compete in the International Trumpet Guilds Jazz competition and has served as a contributor to the International Trumpet Guilds Journal.

David Poole

Super admin — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 08:22:51 +0400

David Poole (Guitar)

David Poole began playing the guitar at the age of six. By the time he was 18, he had begun teaching at the Atlanta institute of Music (AIM), substituting for Jimmy Herring (Allman Brothers, Grateful Dead). He studied under such guitar greats as Greg Howe, Paul Gilbert, Shawn Lane, Vinny Moore, and Jimmy Herring. He also studied in master classes with Robin Ford, Jason Becker, Andy Timmons, Scott Henderson, Steve Morse, and many other great players. Not long after, he was sharing the stage with some of those same names.

David authored the curriculum and study guides for AIM's guitar program, which are currently used to teach scales classes levels 1-4. Throughout his time at AIM he also taught classical classes (1,2,3, and 4), Reading (1,2,3, and 4), Rock 3, Notation, Rock Performance, and Jazz Performance. His curriculum rivals and even exceeds the books and curricula available from some of the great guitar programs in the country. These books have been called the "complete Bible for guitar". They provide a method for the guitarist to obtain a clear view of the neck of the guitar that is no more complicated than it needs to be. They are comprehensive and error free.

An honor graduate student of Atlanta Institute of Music, David has been a life long resident of Atlanta. His musical talent spans the spectrum of rock, jazz, blues, and classical. His contemporary instrumentals have gained air play on radio stations throughout the southeast. He has written musical scores for films and has played on numerous albums.

Bart Walters

Super admin — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:34:09 +0400

Bart Walters (Saxophone)

Bart Adam Walters, saxophonist, has a diverse background as a performer, teacher, and scholar. As an active solo and chamber performer on both the regional (southeastern) and national levels, Walters is dedicated to the advancement of all aspects of saxophone performance, pedagogy, and is an avid proponent of new music for the saxophone in both solo and chamber settings.

While at the University of Georgia, he studied saxophone under the guidance of the late Dr. Kenneth Fischer and most recently with Dr. Joseph Wytko. Versed in both classical and jazz styles he held the principle saxophone chair with the University of Georgia Wind Ensemble along with the lead alto position with the jazz ensemble.

Bart holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in saxophone performance with a minor in musicology from the University of Georgia and degrees in saxophone performance from the University of Florida (BM) and the University of West Georgia (MM). His principal teachers include Kandace Brooks, John Bleuel, Kenneth Fischer, and Joseph Wytko.

Miri Kim

Super admin — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 03:52:08 +0400

Miri Kim (V. Cello)

울산 충앙초등학교 졸업

서울 청담중학교 졸업

계원 예술 고들학교 졸업

단국대학교 음악대학 졸업

독일 Ochen Hausen 아카데미 바로크 음악과 졸업

독일 Stuttgart 국립 음악대학 전문 연주자 <석사> 과정 졸업

경상남도 학생 음악 콩쿨 1등

월간 음악사 음악 콩쿨 1등

단국 대학교 오케스트라 협연

코리안 심포니 오케스트라 협연

서울 심포니 오케스트라 협연

Seoul Teacher's Symphony Orchestra 협연

라 플루타 솔리스티 앙상블 전국순회 연주

월간 음악사 초청 연주

음악저널 신인 음악회 초청 연주

조선일보사 신인 음악회 초청 연주

독일 Stuttgart 에서 2회 독주회와 실내악 연주

선사 Conservatory 개원기념 교수음악회

카리스 앙상블 창단 연주회

계원예고 강사 역임

서울 심포니 오케스트라 부수석 역임

글로리아 미션 오케스트라 수석 역임

현재:

Seoul Genius Junior Orchestra 강사

코데쉬 현악 4중주 멤버

라 플루타 솔리스티 앙상블 멤버

카리스 앙상블 멤버

한국 기독교 음악대회 출강

선사 Conservatory 강사

Roy Harran

Super admin — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:11:42 +0400

Roy Harran (Cello)

Born in Israel, began playing cello at the age of seven with Dr. David Sella and later with Professor Uzi Wiesel. After three years of military service as "Outstanding Musician", playing in the Israel Defense Forces String Quarter, Mr. Harran studies at the Rubin Academy of Music at Tel-Aviv University (B. Mus. Magna Cum Laude). And then received his Master degree in Music at the Eastman School of Music where he studied with Paul Katz and Steven Doane. Has played solo recital and appeared as soloist with various ensembles in Israel and the USA. Participated, in Israel, Europe, the USA and Canada, in several chamber ensembles and orchestras, including, among the latter, the Orchestre Mondial des Jeunesses Musicales. Ensembles such as Tanglewood Music Festival, Manchester Music Festival, Rochester Piano Quartet, Pacific Music Festival and others.

After several years as principal Cellist in the New World Symphony, Mr. Harran became a member of the Savannah Symphony before joining the Faculty of Radford University and the Renaissance Music Academy in VA where he was a member of the Avanti Trio. Currently, Mr. Harran is freelancing in Atlanta and playing regularly with the Atlanta Symphony, Opera, Fringe Atlanta and is a faculty member at Agnes Scott College.

Norman Bernal

Super admin — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 05:11:08 +0400

Norman Bernal - Violin
Principal Violin, Orchestra Coach

Norman Bernal was born and Lima , Peru. He attended the National Conservatory of Music studying violin with Harold Franken. Musical studies continued at Southern College, Tennessee, Andrews University , Michigan, Ball State University, Indiana and Leslie University, Massachusetts.

He has toured South America, Central America Europe and U.S. as a violinist and conductor. After a successful tour of Leningrad he recorded with the Leningrad Radio and Television Orchestra and the Leningrad Classic Orchestra. For ten years he was the Director of the Chamber Music Program at Georgia’s Governor’s Honors Program.

Mr. Bernal has taught at Pacific Union College in California, Gwinnett County Public Schools. As a performer he was Concertmaster of the Gainesville Symphony Orchestra, Georgia and a Founding Member of the Atlantis String Quartet. Presently he is Music Director and Conductor of DaSalo Solisti Chamber Orchestra, Atlanta, Georgia.

Daryl Giuliano

Super admin — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 07:09:26 +0400

Daryl Giuliano (Cello)

Canadian-born cellist, Daryl Giuliano began her musical career studying the piano before moving to cello with Glenn Fischbach in Savannah, Georgia. Since then, she has created a life in the world of music as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player. In 2005, at the age of fifteen, Ms. Giuliano won the Armstrong Atlantic Youth Orchestra's concerto competition and performed Camille Saint-Saens' Allegro Appassionato in the spring of 2006. In 2008, Ms. Giuliano was the principal cellist with GMEA’s All-State Orchestra.

As a member of Duo Empyrean, Ms. Giuliano travelled to Italy in 2011 where she competed in two Duo Competitions, Premio Trio di Trieste and Concorso Argento, with her musical partner and pianist, Carter McMullen. She was awarded the prestigious Theodore Presser Scholarship for musical and academic achievement.

In 2012, she graduated from Georgia State University with her Bachelor's Degree in Cello Performance after studying with Mrs.Martha Gerschefski. While at Georgia State University, she has become a regular performer as a soloist and chamber musician. In the spring of 2012, she soloed with the Amici Symphony Orchestra performing Bloch's Prayer, from Jewish Life, under conductor Helen Gonzalez. Not only has Ms. Giuliano developed a repertoire as soloist and chamber musician, but she has also performed

Taehwan An

Super admin — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 07:07:12 +0400

Taehwan An (Vocal)

Mr.TaeHwan An received his bachelor degree in Vocal Performance and Master Degree in Choral Conducting from Yonsei University in South Korea. He graduated with Honors and won many award with his choir throughout his study.

He started conducting church choir since age of 16, and has been serving Korean Presbyterian Church of Atlanta as Music Director and Zion Church Choir Conductor since 2003. He has performed as soloist and conducted many pieces throughout numerous community and professional events.

Mr. An has immense passion for music and teaching which allows him to create enjoyable learning atmosphere for all learners. Many students attended All-State and GHP under his guidance.

Craig Stephens

Super admin — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 07:20:57 +0400

Craig Stephens - All Beginning Instruments / Intermediate and Advanced Brass / Director of the Allegro Band Program

Mr. Stephens has been a band director in Georgia for the past sixteen years teaching in Fulton and DeKalb counties. During that time he has taught on the elementary, middle school, high school, and collegiate levels. He has a bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Georgia State University, a Master’s of Science in technology and an Ed. S. in Curriculum Administration and Management from Nova Southeastern University in Florida.

Mr. Stephens was the executive director of the Atlanta Youth Jazz Orchestra for 5 years. He has been performing professionally for over 30 years. He toured the United States and Japan as a member of the Glenn Miller Orchestra, and has appeared with such artists as Dizzy Gillespie, Natalie Cole, Max Roach, Dr. John, The Four Tops, Temptations, Yanni, Mary Wilson, Drifters, Columbus Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Macon Civic Chorale, Michael O'Neal Singers, the Atlanta Lyric Opera and shows throughout the Southeast.

In 1992, Mr. Stephens was a guest artist at the Montreux and North Sea Jazz Festivals in the Netherlands and Switzerland. In 1991, Mr. Stephens was one of four artists to compete in the International Trumpet Guild’s Jazz competition and has served as a contributor to the International Trumpet Guild’s Journal. Mr. Stephens has served in the Georgia Music Educators Association and Georgia Association of Jazz Educators.

Mr. Stephens enjoys teaching privately and strives for the success of each student in his studio. Mr. Stephens teaches all beginning instruments and intermediate to advanced brass. Many of his students regularly participate in Governor’s Honors, All-State, and District Honor Band.

Stephanie Henke

Super admin — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:26:55 +0400

Dr. Stephanie Henke (bassoon)

Stephanie Henke is a freelance oboist and private teacher residing near Atlanta, GA. She holds the Doctor of Musical Arts (with a minor in bassoon) and Master of Music degrees from the University of Georgia, where she studied oboe with Dr. Dwight Manning and Dr. Reid Messich and bassoon with Dr. Amy Pollard and Dr. William Davis. She received her Bachelor of Music degree from the Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music in Berea, Ohio, where she studied with Ms. Elizabeth Camus of the Cleveland Orchestra. She has performed with Symphony Orchestra Augusta, the Gainesville Symphony, the Rome Symphony, the Ocmulgee Symphony, the GAMAC Chamber Orchestra, the Southern Wind Quintet, and the Georgia Double Reed Ensemble (at the 2008 IDRS Conference in Provo, Utah), among others.

In addition to performing, Dr. Henke enjoys teaching a thriving private studio of oboe and bassoon students. She is in high demand as an educator and clinician in the metropolitan Atlanta area with experience working with diverse student musicians of all ages and backgrounds in private, small group, and classroom settings alike. In addition to her interests in double reed performance and pedagogy, she has a particular research interest in the oboe literature of the French Baroque. Her husband teaches middle school orchestra for the Gwinnett County Public Schools.

Stephanie Henke

Super admin — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:21:12 +0400

Stephanie Henke (Oboe)

Originally from Omaha, Nebraska, Stephanie Henke is a freelance oboist and teacher residing near Atlanta, GA. She received her bachelor’s degree from the Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music in Berea, Ohio, where she studied with Elizabeth Camus of the Cleveland Orchestra. Her master’s degree was completed at the University of Georgia, during which time she studied with Dr. Dwight Manning. She is a doctoral candidate in oboe performance with a minor in bassoon at the University of Georgia, where she currently studies with Reid Messich and Amy Marinello. She has performed with the UGA Symphony Orchestra, UGA Wind Ensemble, Southern Wind Quintet, Georgia Double Reed Ensemble (at the 2008 IDRS Conference in Provo, Utah), Symphony Orchestra Augusta, Gainesville Symphony, Rome Symphony, Ocmulgee Symphony, and the GAMAC Chamber Orchestra, among others.

In addition to performing, she is in demand as an educator and clinician in the metropolitan Atlanta area with experience working with diverse student musicians of all ages and backgrounds in private, small group, and classroom settings alike. In addition to her interests in double reed performance and pedagogy, she has a particular research interest in the oboe literature of the French Baroque. Her husband teaches middle school orchestra for the Gwinnett County Public Schools.

Min Yeong Kim

Super admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:17:09 +0400

Min Yeong Kim (Piano)

The Korean pianist, Min Yeong Kim attended Kyung-Hee University and received numerous scholarships including a Graduate Teaching Assistantship. After completing her degree there she went on to pursue a Master’s degree in music performance at the Manhattan School of Music, where she studied with Daniel Epstein.

Mrs. Kim has given recitals in the Green Field Hall (NYC), Benson Hall (Wesleyan College) and Mozart Hall (South Korea). She has also performed as soloist with the Kangnam Symphony where she played Liszt Concerto No.1.

Arlene Chung

Super admin — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 16:13:47 +0400

Arlene Chung - Violin

Born in South Korea, she began to study the violin at the age of six. In 1998, she won the Jeonbuk Providence Young Artist Award. Ms. Arlene soon moved to United States, and continued to study violin with Dr. Joy Brown Wiener, the former

concertmaster of the Memphis Symphony. In Memphis, TN, she won many awards such as Beethoven Club Young Artist Award, Florence Orchestra Young Artist Competition, and summer festival Scholarship awards. In 2003, she went to Interlochen Arts Academy and studied violin with Hal Grossman. Upon her graduation, she received the violin award. Recently, Ms. Arlene graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Music receiving the Bachelors in violin performance under the guidance of David Updegraff.

Melinda Hubbell

Super admin — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 22:49:35 +0400

Melinda Hubbell (Piano)

Melinda studied piano and music theory/composition with Betty Anne Diaz, Martin Pearlman (Boston Baroque), and Phillip Hayner. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music with honors from the University of Massachusetts in Boston. Her concentrations were in piano, voice, education and composition. She also studied towards the Master of Arts in Teaching in Music at Piedmont College in Demorest, Georgia. She received her Master of Business Administration in Managerial Leadership and has held positions as a Director of a Community School of Music and a Preparatory Music Academy.

Her expertise includes teaching music privately and in the classroom. She has done so for more than 20 years in the Atlanta and the North Georgia area. She was a popular, solo performer; piano and voice, playing selections that included her own compositions, classical music, pop and jazz standards. She has taught music using a diverse set of curriculums: Kindermusik, Yamaha Music for Kids, Harmony Road, Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM), Alfred’s, Faber, and Music for Little Mozarts. She loves teaching music, rhythm, movement and self-expression through a variety of programs and supports all the research that states that children who study music perform better in all other areas of study. Her belief is that music bridges differences, builds self-confidence, and promotes harmony.

Elizabeth Saller

Super admin — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:40:18 +0400

Elizabeth Saller, B.M., M.M. (Flute)

Elizabeth Saller is an immensely passionate teacher and performer who recently relocated to the Atlanta area. She performed two concert seasons with the Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra in Virginia where she received her Master of Music in flute performance from James Madison University. She also completed a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Florida in flute performance while actively subbing with the Central Florida Symphony Orchestra.

Accustomed to performing in the flute community, Elizabeth has performed at the annual National Flute Association Convention, Florida Flute Convention, and Mid-Atlantic Flute Fair. Additionally, Elizabeth has won the opportunity to perform in masterclasses for many world-renowned artists including Alexa Still (New York Flute Club Masterclass Competition), Marianne Gedigian (Florida Flute Association Masterclass Competition), Jonathan Snowden, Keith Underwood, Christina Jennings, and Trevor Wye.

Outside of the flute community, she has performed as an ensemble member at the World Association of Symphonic Band Ensembles Convention, American Bandmasters Association Convention and at the Mid-Atlantic Flute Fair as a conductor.

Elizabeth enjoys performing with a wide variety of ensembles. She is always looking to expand how the flute is used and accepted in music. Elizabeth has performed in ensembles ranging from Opera and Ballet Orchestras, Symphonies, Wind Ensembles, and Chamber Ensembles to Jazz, New World Music, and Brazilian Music groups. She is also enthusiastic about seeking the opportunity to perform newly composed and unknown works.

Young Hae Kim

Super admin — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:57:54 +0400

Young Hae Kim (Piano)

Mrs. Young Hae Kim has served the metro Atlanta area for over 35 years. She began teaching piano to a few students, but quickly her reputation for teaching grew as did her school, Atlanta Music Academy. Mrs. Kim started Atlanta Music Academy in 1992 in Chamblee, Georgia. She began with teachers. Today, Atlanta Music Academy has over 20 teachers and offers orchestra, band, and art to their students.

Mrs. Kim studied in Baltimore, Maryland at the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins. At Peabody, Mrs. Kim studied under the renown professor, Ellen Mack Snofsky. Mrs. Kim obtained her Bachelors in Music Performance.

David Wilkes

Super admin — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:39:25 +0400

David Wilkes (Clarinet / Bass Clarinet)

David Wilkes teaches clarinet students of all ages and levels at Atlanta Music Academy. In addition to teaching clarinet, Mr. Wilkes enjoys working with flute, recorder and saxophone students at the beginning and intermediate levels.

For twelve years Mr. Wilkes lived in Nashville and taught a large studio of woodwind students throughout Middle Tennessee. He was an adjunct instructor of woodwinds at the University of the South in Suwanee, Tennessee, for nine years where he played in the University Orchestra. As a freelance musician he performed chamber music with several ensembles and was a substitute on clarinet and bass clarinet with the Nashville Symphony.

After a year of studies in arts administration at the University of Cincinnati, Mr. Wilkes moved to Atlanta to work in development with The Atlanta Opera. Since then he has had administrative positions with The Michael O’Neal Singers in Roswell and the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Georgia and Alabama. Since 2009 he has taught beginning band part-time at Woodward Academy North in Johns Creek. He performs with a variety of ensembles including the Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Freedom Band and Tara Winds.

Mr. Wilkes earned the Bachelor of Music degree in clarinet performance from Auburn University in Alabama. He then earned the Master of Music degree in clarinet performance from Kent State University in Ohio.

Jee Eun Wada

Super admin — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:38:58 +0400

Jee Eun Wada (Piano)

Mrs. Jee Eun Wada received her Masters Degree in Piano Performance from GA State University in 2002, under the guidance of Professor Cary Lewis. She won the Brumby Concerto Competition and performed Prokofiev No.l Piano Concerto with the GA State Orchestra under the conductor Dr. Jullian Shew. In 2001, Mrs. Jee Eun Wada was chosen to perform at the Honor Recital where she performed the Hungarian Rhapsody No. 5 by Liszt. While attending GA State University, she also received a teaching assistantship teaching piano.

Mrs. Jee Eun Wada is a dedicated teacher and provides a pleasant atmosphere for her students. She motivates the students, making the students want to do better and accelerate in their piano studies. Since 2000, Mrs. Jee Eun Wada has played at the Korean Community Presbyterian Church as their pianist and organist.

Kelly Via

Super admin — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:38:46 +0400

Kelly Via (Flute)

KELLY VIA received the Bachelor of Music from Drake University and the Master of Music from East Carolina University. He is the piccoloist with the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra and Macon Symphony Orchestra. A flute choir enthusiast and arranger, Kelly has been selected to perform with the National Flute Association Professional Flute Choir each year since 2000.

His arrangements and compositions for flute choir are available through Nourse Wind Publications. Most recently he was appointed to serve as Flute Choir Coordinator for the NFA from 2007 to 2012. He conducted the NFA National High School Flute Choir in 2008 and has served as guest conductor for flute choirs in Connecticut, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, New Jersey and Virginia.

Kelly is currently teaching flute at Mercer University, Agnes Scott College, Carere Music and the Atlanta Music Academy. He also directs the Mercer University, Agnes Scott College and Atlanta Metro Youth flute choirs.

Ulisses Silva

Super admin — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:38:28 +0400

Dr. Ulisses Silva (Violin/Viola)

Teaching

Viola Professor, Reinhardt University, Waleska, GA    2010-
Violin & Viola Instructor, Atlanta Music Academy, Suwanee, GA    2010-
Viola Studio Assistant, University of Georgia, Athens, GA    2009-2010
Violin & Viola Private Teaching    1998-

Education

Schools/Programs (Major Teachers)
UGA, DMA program, 2006-2010    (Dr. Mark Neumann)
UNM, Master of Music degree, 2006    (Prof. Kimberly Fredenburgh)
Univ. Estadual Paulista, Bachelor of Music, 2003    (Dr. Emerson de Biaggi)

Competitions

VITAE Foundation Scholarship, Brazil, 2005-2006
Concerto Competition University of New Mexico, 2005 - 1st prize
Concurso Nacional de Piracicaba (Concerto Competition), Brazil, 2001 - 1st prize
Concurso Jovens Solistas Escola Municipal de Musica, Brazil, 1999 - 2nd prize

Masterclasses/Festivals

Karen Ritscher, Oberlin Conservatory, 2009
Peter Wiley, Cello, Beaux Arts Trio, 2004
Dr. William Magers, Viola Professor, Arizona State University, 2004
Allegra Azhew, Philadelphia Soloists, Santa Fe Opera, 2004
Wilfred Strehle, Principal Viola, Berlin Philharmonic, 2002
Laura Wilcox, Viola Professor, Florida State University, 1999
Fellowship Award Recipient, Aspen Music Festival, 2006
Festival de Inverno de Itu - Sao Paulo - Brazil, 2000
Festival de Inverno de Campos do Jordao - Sao Paulo - Brazil, 1997

Orchestral Experience

Principal Viola, Athens Symphony Orchestra, Athens, GA    2008-2010
Principal Viola, Ocmulgee Symphony Orchestra, Hawkinsville, GA    2007-
Principal Viola, Macon Symphony Orchestra, Macon, GA    2006-
Principal Viola, University of Georgia Symphony Orchestra    2006-2010
Principal Viola, ARCO Chamber Orchestra, Athens, GA    2006-2007
Winner, Santa Fe Symphony Viola Audition    2006
Principal Viola, University of New Mexico Symphony Orchestra    2004-2006
Section Viola, New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, Albuquerque, NM     2004-2006
Section Viola, Santa Fe ProMusica, Santa Fe, NM (extra)    2004-2006
Principal Viola, Orquestra de Camara da Unesp, Sao Paulo, Brazil     2000-2004
Section Viola, Orquestra Sinfonica de Santo Andre, Sao Paulo, Brazil     1997-2001
Section Viola, Orq. Experimental de Repertorio, Sao Paulo, Brazil     1996-2000
Principal Viola, Orquestra Sinfonica de Sorocaba, Brazil    1996-1998

Jin-Woo Park

Super admin — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:38:14 +0400

Jin-Woo Park - Jazz Piano

Melissa Meghdadi

Super admin — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:37:42 +0400

Melissa Meghdadi (Piano)

Melissa has a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from the Mannes College of Music in New York, NY, a Master of Music in Piano Performance from Florida State University, and pursued further studies at the Moscow Conservatory and the Rachmaninov State Conservatory in Russia. She was featured soloist with the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, Shreveport, LA and has placed as a finalist in many competitions, including first place awards in both the National Federation of Music Clubs State Competition and the Florida State Music Teacher’s Association Competition.

Ms. Meghdadi has been teaching at Georgia Academy of Music in Atlanta since 2000 and Atlanta Music Academy since 2001. She specializes in teaching young children how to cultivate their music skills through a patient and nurturing approach. She has encouraged her students to participate in recitals, festivals, and local competitions in which many have received high ratings.

Jeff Macko

Super admin — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:37:26 +0400

Jeff Macko (Percussion)

Jeff Macko received his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance from Loyola University, New Orleans. A native of Detroit, Jeff transplanted to Atlanta in 2000 after spending 26 years playing and teaching in New Orleans. He has been a member of or has played with the following: the New Orleans Pops Orchestra, the New Orleans Civic Symphony, the New Orleans Ballet Orchestra, the Jefferson Symphony, the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Crescent City Wind Symphony. A very active musician in theatre, Jeff has played for over 130 musicals and was the drummer/percussionist for the Jefferson Performing Arts Society Theatre Wing for seven seasons, for the Tulane Summer Lyric Theatre for seven years, for Le Petite Theatre du Vieux Carre for three years, and for Rivertown Repertory Theatre for five years. Also, being the house percussionist for the Saenger Theatre in downtown New Orleans for six seasons gave Jeff the opportunity to play for many Broadway road shows, including “The Will Roger Follies,” “Crazy for You,” “Grease,” and Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast.” On drum set, he has played with a very wide variety of groups in the Crescent City, most notably “Jubilation,” the New Orleans Saints Band, the 1984 Louisiana World Expo Band, the Jimmy Maxwell Band, and the Jerry Leonard Society Orchestra. Jeff has been teaching drums for the past 32 years, and was the drum set / percussion instructor at Tulane University where he taught for 15 years, from 1985 to 2000.

Some of the artists that Jeff has had the privilege of playing for include: Ray Charles, Regis and Kathy Lee, Steve Allen, Jodi Benson, Frank Gorshin, Robert Goulet, Marie Osmond, Jerry Lewis, Florence Henderson, the 5th Dimension, the Coasters, the Platters, Keely Smith, Jodi Benson, Diana DeGarmo, and Tony Bennett.
Currently, Jeff is the drum / percussion instructor at Atlanta Music Academy in Suwanee. He has also taught at the following venues in the metro Atlanta area: Ken Stanton Music (Roswell) Cambridge Academy of Music (Alpharetta), Ken Stanton Music (Marietta), Music Dox (Marietta), McEachern Band Conservatory (Powder Springs), and Attina’s Music (Fayetteville). Jeff has acted as a coach for the percussion sections of Crabapple Middle School, Ridgeview Middle School, and Roswell High School and also founded and directed a percussion ensemble at High Point Elementary School, which premiered pieces that he wrote in May 2001 and May 2002.

Since arriving in Atlanta, Jeff has played with The George Carre Band, the Atlanta Wind Symphony, Bob Martin’s Take Note Big Band, “Sparklett,” the Peach Trio, the Mount Paran Church of God Orchestra, the Stage Door Players, the Laigh Langley Band, “Group Therapy,” the Rehoboth Baptist Church Orchestra, “Inquiring Minds,” The Alan Knieter Orchestra, the Button Theatre, The Sugarloaf Community Church Band, “Mixed Company,” the John’s Creek Baptist Church Orchestra, and The Atlanta Lyric Theatre.

Peggy Lee

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Peggy Lee (Piano)

Originally from Taipei, Taiwan, Peggy Lee is actively involved in both a teaching and performing career in Atlanta, GA. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance and a Masters degree in Piano Pedagogy from Georgia State University.

She has studied piano with Ginger Chen and Geoffrey Haydon. Ms. Lee has been awarded numerous scholarships during her academic studies. She has performed in master classes with Emanuel Ax, Maurice Hinson, and Cheng-Zong Yin. She was a finalist in the Atlanta Music Club Concerto auditions and top prize winner in the 2006 Georgia State University Honors Recital auditions.

As a member of the Music Teachers National Association, she teaches both piano and violin. She is in demand as both a soloist and accompanist in the Atlanta area.

Joanna K. Doyle

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Dr. Joanna K. Doyle (Piano)

Dr. Kim received her Master’s & Doctoral degree from University of Georgia, studying with Dr. Evgeny Rivkin, majoring in Piano Performance, minoring in Collaborative Musical Art. She attended Yale University’s summer music program at Norfolk while attending West Virginia University for her undergraduate degree on Hermes & Goddess scholarship. She attended prestigious St. Scholarstica’s College in Sydney, Australia where she studied with Elizabeth Powell. Throughout her study she has received numerous awards including 2006 Atlanta Mozart’s Society Scholarship, 2003 Winner of Concerto Competition, Westmoreland Symphony, 2001 National Finalists for MTNA Collegiate Piano division, 1997 Winner of Yamaha High School Piano Competition, 1996 Winner of McDonald’s Young Artists’ Festival: Chopin Division, in Sydney, Australia.

Dr. Kim serves as the director of Keyboard Studies at the Gainesville State College. Her students have won numerous awards on regional and state level. She has given lecture recitals and workshops at GMEA and GMTA conventions in the past. Her study of The Pedagogical Guide on Aram Khachaturian’s Piano Concerto was published in the Clavier magazine in 2008. Dr. Kim is an active solo and chamber musician throughout the state.

Greg Holland

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Greg Holland (Trumpet)

1979 - Present    Musician and Teacher (Atlanta, GA)
Perform as free-lance trumpet player with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Opera Orchestra and contract member of Atlanta Ballet Orchestra. Concertize widely throughout the greater Atlanta Metropolitan area. Member American Federation of Musicians and International Trumpet Guild.

Enjoy a very active private studio with students from Middle School through College age, placing students regularly in All State, Governor’s Honors Program, Area Honor Bands, Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony, etc.

1981              Earned Bachelor of Music degree, magna cum laude, Georgia State University,
                    Atlanta, GA. Student of Larry Black and John Head.
1983              Earned Master of Music (Performance) degree from Northwestern University,
                    Evanston, IL. Student of Vincent Cichowicz and Luther Didrickson.
1979 - 1982    Second Trumpet, Atlanta Chamber Orchestra
1981 - 2010    Second Trumpet, Atlanta Ballet Orchestra
2009 - 2009    Artist Affiliate (Trumpet Instructor), Oglethorpe University
2009 - 2010    Instructor of Trumpet, Gainesville State College
2010 - 2010    Instructor of Trumpet, Atlanta Music Academy (AMA) Korean School, Suwanee, GA

Additionally, I have been very involved as a free lance musician throughout North Georgia including performances with the following:

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (including Grammy winning Verdi Requiem recording under Robert Shaw and the Grammy winning Berlioz Requiem under Robert Spano)
        Atlanta Opera Orchestra
        Theater of the Stars
        Atlanta Choral Guild
        Studio Recording
        Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta


EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

1982 - 1983    NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, IL)
                        Master of Music, June 1983.

1977 - 1981    GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY (Atlanta, GA)
                        Bachelor of Arts in Music Education, December 1981.
                        Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s List, Dean’s Key.

OTHER INFORMATION

Active in the arts community in Atlanta with wife Jody Holland (vocalist, Gwinnett County music teacher and Level 2 Certified Orff Instructor), sons John (trumpet-Georgia State University) and Martin (trombone-Emory University). Active in Trinity Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, GA.

Dave Heinsen

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David Heinsen (Trombone)

David Heinsen is a low brass instructor and freelance musician in the Gwinett County / metro Atlanta area. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Instrumental Music Education from James Madison University and a Master’s degree in Euphonium Performance from the University of Georgia. While originally a euphonium player, David also has experience playing, teaching, and studying trombone and tuba at a university level. His former teachers include Kevin Stees and David Zerkel.

As a soloist, David has won the North American Brass Band Association’s Low Brass Technical Competition and been a finalist at the Potomac Festival and Leonard Falcone International Competition.

As an ensemble performer, he was a member of the 2005 World Champion Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps and helped win two national titles with the James Madison University Brass Band. His UGA graduate tuba quartet placed second in the International Quartet Competition this past summer in Tucson, Arizona. He has also played in master classes for international soloist Steven Mead and New York Philharmonic Principal Trombonist Joseph Alessi.

As a teacher, David maintains a large private studio and is an active clinician for many school band programs in the area. His students have been accepted into District and All-State Band, and also work toward individual playing goals. David works with marching bands in the Gwinnett area, and has helped newer programs achieve regional recognition. He also has experience teaching university level ear training classes and lecture-based musicianship classes.

Martin Gueorguiev

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Dr. Martin Gueorguiev (Violoncello)

Mr. Gueorguiev has performed as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral player throughout Europe and the United States. As a founding member of the Balkan Quartet, Mr. Gueorguiev has appeared with the quartet at Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage Series in Washington, DC, the Spoleto Music Festival in Charleston, SC and at the Arts Club in Washington, DC. Recent solo performances include the Haydn D Major Cello Concerto with the Atlanta Philharmonic Orchestra and the Dvorak Cello Concerto with the UGA Symphony Orchestra.

Mr. Gueorguiev has also participated in numerous chamber music festivals such as Sarasota Music Festival, Musicorda Music Festival, Hot Springs Music Festival and the Perlman Music Program Chamber Workshop where he worked intensively with Itzhak Perlman, Donald Weilerstein and Paul Katz.

Mr. Gueorguiev holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Georgia, as well as a Master Degree in Music Performance from the University of Southern California, and a Bachelor Degree in Music Performance from Lynn University (formerly the Harid Conservatory).

Nancy Elton

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Dr. Nancy Elton (Piano)

Atlanta Music Academy and Georgia’s Teacher of the Year (2005) and
Member of Piano Faculty at UGA School of Music

Dr. Elton has received critical acclaim for her performances as a solo recitalist, concerto soloist and chamber musician throughout the Southeast and many areas of the U.S. Hailed as "...an artist capable of amazing fire and brilliance as well as being possessed of the most graceful sensitivity and delicacy...a dazzling pianist to say the very least", (The State and Columbia Record), she maintains an active performing and teaching career. She is a highly sought teacher in the Atlanta area where many of her award winning students have gone on to major in piano and have successful careers.

Nancy received the Bachelor of Music Degree from the University of South Carolina, and her Master's and Doctorate of Musical Arts Degrees from the University of Texas in both piano and vocal performance. Her primary piano teachers have been John Kenneth Adams, John Perry and Frank Mannheimer. A versatile performer, she has fashioned a dual career in both performance areas. Nancy's piano concerts have included a variety of venues including college and university campuses, music festivals, conferences, community concert series, churches, and various other concert series. Some of her concerto performances with orchestra have included Beethoven's 3rd Piano Concerto, Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Grieg's Concerto in a minor, Liszt's Concerto in Eb, Beethoven's Choral Fantasy, Haydn's Concerto in D Major. Her most recent recital was at the University of Kansas where she performed at the Spencer Museum for the American Matthay Festival, performing on a piano that belonged to Franz Liszt.

In addition to her piano activities, Nancy has performed as an opera singer, solo song recitalist (jazz and classical) and oratorio soloist. Some of her operatic roles have included the title roles in Bizet's Rita, the widow in Lehar's The Merry Widow; Micaela in Bizret's Carmen, Beauty in Giannini's Beauty and the Beast, Pamina in Mozart's The Magic Flute, Mabel in Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance, the Dew Fairy in Hansel and Gretel, and Lauretta, the prima donna of Bizet's Dr. Miracle which she performed with the Atlanta Opera Studio in schools throughout the Atlanta metro area. Nancy has an extensive oratorio repertoire as soprano soloist. She was a soloist with the Musica Sacra Concert Series of First Presbyterian Church in Atlanta under the direction of Charles Whittaker for 12 years. Recently she sang the role of the widow in Mendelssohn's Elijah with Peachtree Presbyterian Church where she is currently soprano soloist and section leader. A Capstone disc features her as soprano soloist singing vocal works of Priscilla McLean.

As an accompanist and chamber musician, Nancy has performed with instrumentalists and singers throughout her life. Her most recent collaborations were with pianist Julie Harvey performing duo recitals in Atlanta and Athens, tubist Michael Andrew of Macon, and violinist Jane MaCrae of Atlanta.

Nancy has been the recipient of numerous awards, scholarships and honors. In national piano competition she received top honors in the Collegiate Young Artist Award Competition sponsored by MTNA. She also received the Music Achievement Award presented by the University of South Carolina; and in 2005 she was presented with the prestigious Georgia Teacher of the Year Award which recognizes lifetime achievement, from the Georgia Music Teachers Association.

A veteran teacher, Dr. Elton has taught on the music faculties of Clayton State College, the University of West Georgia and Georgia State University as a visiting instructor. Currently she maintains a private piano studio and is on the music faculty at the Atlanta Music Academy located in Suwanee, GA. She was invited this Fall (2012) to join the piano faculty at the University of Georgia where she teaches piano majors.

David Chong

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David Chong - Violin

David Chong began his violin studies at age 11. He has a bachelor’s and master’s degree in violin performance from Georgia State University, where he served as concertmaster. He is an active private teacher, and freelance musician in the Atlanta area.

He is associate concertmaster of the New Atlanta Philharmonic, and Principal Second Violin of the Ludwig Symphony Orchestra. He has also performed with the Rome Symphony, LeGrange Symphony, Columbus Symphony, Albany Symphony, and Valdosta Symphony. David performs regularly as a soloist with New Atlanta Philharmonic.

At Georgia State University, David was a finalist in the Thomas M. Brumby concerto competition, and also was selected to perform at the Georgia State University honors recital. David has participated in master classes with distinguished teachers such as Bing Li, David Kim, and Max Zorin.

Carol Albert

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Carol Albert - piano