Who We Are
Our mission to make music a part of every child's education is achieved through the collaborative efforts of ETM's:
Edmund R. Schroeder , Chairman
Eldon C. Mayer, Jr , First Vice-Chairman
Walter J. Handelman , Second Vice-Chairman
Dennis Oakley , Treasurer
Katherine D. Elliott
Victor J. Goldberg
Carmela S. Haklisch
Karen M. Karlsrud
Mara L. Klein
Andrew J. Malik
Joseph F. McDonald
Nancy P. Northern
Edward J. Petner
Michael R. Schaefer
Emily H. Susskind
Robert A. Weisstuch
Edmund R. Schroeder (Chairman): Attorney. Senior Counsel, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. Hon.Chair., Hoff-Barthelson Music Schl. LLB, Harvard Law Schl. AB, Harvard College.
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Eldon C. Mayer, Jr. (1st Vice-Chairman): Founder/CIO, Mayer - Cap Advisors. Founder/former CEO and Chairman, Lynch & Mayer, Inc. Founder, Recompense Foundation. AB, Princeton Univ. Attended NYU Graduate School of Business.
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Walter J. Handelman (2nd Vice-Chairman): Attorney, Private practice. Former mayor, Village of Scarsdale. Exec. Bd mbr, Westchester Putnam Council, Boy Scouts of America. Chairman, Lyndhurst Board. Dir., Jay Heritage Ctr. Clarinetist, Westchester Band. LLB, Harvard Law School. AB, Harvard College.
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Dennis Oakley (Treasurer): Managing Director, JPMorgan Global Structured Credit Group. Former Dir. and Treas., International Swaps and Derivatives Assoc. (ISDA). Former Dir., FxNET, Ltd. and Multinet Intl Bank; MBA, Vanderbilt Univ. BA, Washington & Lee Univ.
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Katherine D. Elliott: Retired Chief Operating Officer, Petner Asset Mgmt. Former Senior VP, Lynch & Mayer. Trustee, Hobart & William Smith Colleges. BA, William Smith College.
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Victor J. Goldberg: Retired Corp. VP, IBM. Trustee, Inst. of Intl Educ. Trustee, Intl Fellowship Prog. (Ford Foundation initiative). Pres., Scarsdale Foundation. Member, Westchester Non-Profit Loan Committee.
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Carmela S. Haklisch: Science & technology Policy Advisor, NYU (retired). Board member: Friends of Thirteen/WNET, Mass. Museum of Contemp. Art. MEd, UVA. BA, Rosemont College.
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Karen M. Karlsrud: Violinist. Performed and recorded with: New York City Ballet, New York Pops, The Orchestra of St. Luke's, The American Symphony. Commercial credits: over 200 major motion picture film scores and recordings. Faculty member, The Brearley School. Studied violin and earned her BA at Oberlin College and Conservatory.
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Mara L. Klein: First VP of Investments, Wachovia Securities. Formerly with Smith Barney and Paine Webber. Mbr, Financial Women's Assoc. VP of Membership, Gladney Auxiliary Ctr for Adoption. BBA, Hofstra Univ.
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Andrew J. Malik: Managing Dir., Lehman Brothers. Head, Banking Dev't Group. Board mbr, Celbros Tech., Hummingbird Ltd., and SuperSpeed Software. Univ. of RI. Queens College. Deg. from The NY Inst. of Finance.
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Joseph F. McDonald: Attorney. Senior Counsel, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. Bd mbr: PRI Healthcare, Vera Inst. of Justice; Dir. Emeritus, NY Lawyers for the Public Interest. LLB (Tax), NYU. JD, Univ. of Mich. Law Schl. BA, Amherst College.
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Nancy P. Northern: Marketing Mgr, Pfizer Inc. Bd mbr, The Door and Vernon Multi-Purpose Ctr. MBA (Marketing IB), Fordham Univ. BS, Univ. of Maryland.
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Edward J. Petner: President, Petner Asset Management. Formerly with Lynch & Mayer. MBA, Wharton Schl of Business. BA, Duquesne Univ.
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Michael R. Schaefer: Managing Director, Citigroup Global Markets, Futures Dept. Chairman, National Futures Assoc. Exec. Committee mbr, former Chairman: New York Clearing Corp.
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Emily H. Susskind: Independent consultant, tech. strategy and digital media svcs. Fmr CIO, Prudential Financial, Intl Div. Fmr Senior VP and Exec. VP, Sony Corp. of America. MBA, Wharton Schl. BA, Wellesley College.
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Robert A. Weisstuch: Senior VP & CIO, HIT Entertainment. Former COO and CIO, Riot Media. Former Partner, Accenture. BS, Lehigh University.
Joshua Bell
The 5 Browns
Misha Dichter
Peter Flanigan
Jane Remer
Thomas Sobol
Harold Tanner
Walfredo Toscanini
Katherine Damkohler, Executive Director
Stephen Herx, Director of Programs
Rainah Berlowitz, Director of Operations
Katherine Canning, Director of Development & Program Evaluation
Emily Estock, Events & Communications Coordinator
Amy Burghardt, Financial & Administrative Manager
Larissa Koehler, Program Associate
Chris Marolf, Field Supervisor
Leah Potteiger, Field Supervisor
Katherine Canning serves as Director of Development and Program Evaluation. After receiving an A.B. in Physics from Princeton University in 1997, she spent two years teaching math at Ngee Ann Polytechnic, a post-secondary school in Singapore. She came to ETM in 2000 through the Princeton Project 55 Public Interest Program, and currently volunteers as a mentor for the program. Ms. Canning also tutors Physics and Math, is principal violist of the New York Repertory Orchestra, and plays chamber music. Emily Estock serves as Events and Communications Coordinator. She received a BA in English from Boston College in 1999 and came to ETM in September 2005 after working in the Development department at The Metropolitan Opera and in the Public Relations and Marketing department at the Harvard Museum of Natural History. She is a member of the Junior League. Amy Burghardt serves as Financial and Administrative Manager. She joined ETM in 2005 through the Princeton Project 55 Public Interest Program. She graduated from Princeton University in 2005 with an A.B. in Classics. Her undergraduate work focused on the role of women in ancient Roman society. Larissa Koehler serves as Program Associate. She graduated from Princeton University in June of 2007 with a degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and a certificate in Music Performance. At Princeton, she was an active chamber and orchestral musician, serving as the cellist in the Princeton University String Quartet and as principal cellist of the Princeton University Orchestra. She joined ETM in August 2007 through the Princeton Project 55 Public Interest Program.
Chris Marolf has served as Field Supervisor since 2005, after working as a teaching artist with ETM since 2002. He is also an active freelance musician, playing in projects ranging from Jay-Z and Beyonce to singer/songwriter Jann Klose to Chinese folk music. Before joining ETM, Mr. Marolf was a certified K-12 music teacher in Kansas, where he also held a permanent bass chair with the Wichita Symphony Orchestra. He has worked with a number of highly acclaimed string programs in the Midwest, and accompanied two orchestras to the prestigious Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic. He has a Bachelor's in Music Education from Wichita State University, where he graduated summa cum laude and studied with Jacquelyn Dillon, author of the popular Strictly Strings method book.
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Leah Potteiger, a part-time Field Supervisor since July 2007, has been a teaching artist specializing in General Music and Strings with ETM since 2006. As a freelance violinist, Mrs. Potteiger plays in a wide variety of ensembles including the One World Symphony, contemporary chamber ensemble alea , and with singer/songwriter Jann Klose. Her teaching career has included providing general music and instrumental ensemble instruction in both public and private schools, teaching small group classes in music theory and musicianship, and private lessons in violin, cello, piano, and voice. Mrs. Potteiger has also served as adjunct faculty for strings methods at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and has appeared as a Guest Clinician to many public schools. Mrs. Potteiger holds a Bachelor's Degree in music education and violin performance from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music where she graduated magna cum laude.
Teaching Artists (2007-08 school year)
Melissa Attebury (substitute)
John Beaty
Dan Blankinship
Tiffany Boland
Racquel Borromeo
Hubert Chen
Gwendolyn Dorell
Joshua Fleischmann
Jennifer Greene
Judith Insell
Sharon Kim
Marie Koutsavlis (music therapist)
Shanna Lesniak
Matthew Minchew
Michael Parrish
Laura Portune (substitute)
Leah Potteiger
Jeremy Rafal
Ellen Reid
Stacey Small
Ulises Solano
Matt Steckler
Philip Tambakis
Elizabeth Tedesco
Jeffrey Wang (intern)
Melissa Attebury has been a substitute teaching artist since August of 2007. Ms. Attebury is an active singer in both Classical and Broadway styles, and has performed in theaters regionally and abroad, but is based mainly in the New York area. She taught for a year in Alaska as part of the Anchorage Opera Young Artist Program, and has taught private voice and piano lessons for several years. Recent performances of note include Pitti-Sing in Mikado (City Center), Phoebe in Yeoman of the Guard (Symphony Space), Bach Mass in B Minor (Great Music Series, St. Bartholomew's) and Mozart Mass in C Minor (Trinity Church Wall Street). Ms. Attebury attended Wichita State University (B.F.A) and University of Maryland (M.M.).
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Dan Blankinship, born and raised in Richmond, VA, started playing the trumpet at age 11. After participating in numerous regional and state-wide honor bands over the next few years, Dan was selected to attend the Interlochen Arts Camp and Tanglewood Institute summer programs while still in high school. He continued his musical education at the Peabody Conservatory and then The New School, where he earned a BFA in Jazz Performance in 2001. His formal studies were finished with a Master's degree at the Queens College Aaron Copland School of Music. He has shared the stage with the likes of Wynton Marsalis, Jon Faddis and George Garzone, and has performed at venues and events ranging from the QE2 Floating Jazz Festival, to the 9:30 Club in Washington D.C., to the Cabaret Sauvage in Paris, to the Rosie O'Donnell Show. Also an avid teacher, Dan has taught privately for many years and was a faculty member at the Litchfield Jazz Festival Summer Music School for three years.
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Racquel Borromeo is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music. She has performed and competed across the United States, Asia, and Europe in various recitals and also national/international competitions. She continues to be one of the highest ranked performers, winning consistently "First" and "Second" places in piano competitions. She has a passion for teaching and has taught in James Bowie High School in Texas, around the Manhattan and Bronx area in New York City: P.S. 34, Children's Storefront, Bronx School of Music and Art, and St. Brendan's School of Music. She also has a growing private studio. Racquel loves to sing and conduct a cappella choirs. Dancing is also one of her passions that she continually pursues.
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Hubert Chen has served as a Teaching Artist specializing in violin and general music since December, 2006. He is a musician and board member of Anti-Social Music <www.antisocialmusic.com>, a non-profit new chamber music ensemble that champions music from emerging New York City composers. Mr. Chen has taught violin privately for 6 years both in the Suzuki and traditional methods. He also teaches at the Dwight School and at Mini-Masters. Mr. Chen studied at the Juilliard School pre-college division for 8 years under Margaret Pardee, then earned his BA in Music at SUNY Geneseo. He also is certified in the Suzuki Method from the School for Strings in New York City.
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Gwendolyn Dorell has served as a Teaching Artist specializing in General Music since January 2007. She is a classically trained flutist whose mission is to break down the barriers that exist between youth from lower income populations and classical music, and to expose youth to the importance of music in many different cultures. As a graduate of Mannes College of Music, Ms. Dorell was a recipient of the Alma Mater Leadership Award for her production of “Gifts in Color”, an annual chamber concert paying tribute to composers of African heritage. She has received teaching artist training from the Community Word Project, a selective program which trains artists to teach creative writing and community awareness to youth. Ms. Dorell was a performer in City University of New York’s first Composer’s of Latin Heritage concert. One of her most recent developing projects is with Symphony Space’s educational department where she serves as a collaborative teaching artist for the Latin American Studies program, focusing on Brazilian folk music. Ms. Dorell has a Master’s degree in flute performance from the Eastman School of Music.
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Josh Fleischmann is a drummer and percussionist, fluent in many styles of music. He has been playing for eighteen years, and performing professionally for fifteen years. Josh holds a Bachelors Degree in Music Education from The University of Massachusetts, Lowell, and is a Certified Teacher in Massachusetts and New York. Josh has studied with Randy Kaye (Jimmy Giuffre, Jimi Hendrix), Fred Buda (Boston Pops), Jeffrey Fischer (Boston Ballet), and Bob Gulotti (The Fringe). As a member of the rock band KAPOW!, Josh recently toured the East Coast supporting The Fiery Furnaces. KAPOW! also had the honor of supporting The Arctic Monkeys at the Bowery Ballroom. Josh has shared the stage with jazz musician David Amram, bassist Les Claypool, and pianist Pete Drungle. In 2004, Josh performed for the National Education Association/Black Caucus luncheon and rally at the Democratic National Convention in Boston, MA. In addition to performing, Josh has taught private music lessons for! the past ten years. Josh has also taught General Music, Percussion Ensemble and Chorus at Public Middle Schools in Massachusetts and in The Bronx, NY.
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Jennifer S. Greene has served as a Teaching Artist for ETM since 2002. She has been recorded on the Naxos Record Label and been featured in leading operatic and concert performances in such venues as Natchez Festival of Music, New York City Opera Education Department, Aspen Music Festival, Rockland Opera Society, Intermezzo Opera, Mannes Opera, One World Symphony, Regina Opera Company, and the International Vocal Arts Institute. Ms. Greene has received awards for her work with young people including recognition from The Weill Institute at Carnegie Hall and a Champion for Change Award from Lifetime Television. Her students have performed at the Tanglewood Music Festival, Steinway Hall, the United Nations International School, The Rainbow Room, the Four Seasons, and in various off-Broadway shows. She is Voice Faculty at the United Nations International School and Staff Teaching Artist with the New York City Opera Education Department. Past positions included the Metropolitan Opera Guild, Harbor Conservatory, and the JCC Thurnauer School of Music. Ms. Greene is the Founding Director and Soprano Soloist for "Fairytale Opera Theater", which since 2006 has brought interactive opera programs to over 2,000 inner-city elementary students in partnership with ETM and Horizon Concerts. Ms. Greene received both Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Mannes College of Music where she was a scholarship winner and the recipient of the Michael Sisca Opera Award. She is also an Encouragement Award Winner from the Mario Lanza Institute. For more information please visit www.jennifersgreene.com
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Judith Insell has served as a Teaching Artist specializing in strings (violin) since August 2007. Ms. Insell is a violist that straddles many genres: jazz, classical, pop, and Broadway. As a member of the chamber jazz string group "Sojourner," Ms. Insell not only explores improvisation, she also ventures into the realm of composition and arranging. (www.sojournerstrings.com) Ms. Insell is the former Director of the String Program at The Collegiate School, The Juilliard School- MAP Program and The Bloomingdale School of Music. She has performed and recorded with many jazz greats, including Lee Konitz, Greg Osby, Steve Coleman, Antonio Hart, and Miguel Zenon. As a classical and Broadway violist, she has performed with the New Jersey Symphony, the Stamford Symphony and the Greenwich Symphony, as well as the orchestras for Gypsy, Ms. Saigon, Tommy, Carousel, and Kiss of the Spider Woman. Ms. Insell has also had an active career on the "pop" music scene performing and recording with artists Beyonce Knowles, India.Arie, Jessica Simpson, "Joe," and John Cale. Ms. Insell attended the Manhattan School of Music where she received both her MM and BM in viola performance.
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Shanna Lesniak is a mezzo-soprano who is originally from Clifton Park. Her most recent engagements include performing the role of Hata in Smetna's The Bartered Bride with the Bronx Opera and singing Thisbe in Rossini's Cenerentola with the Ashlawn Opera Festival. She also sang various roles in New York City Operas' American Composers concert. Shanna has apprenticed with the Sarasota opera and The Opera Theatre of St. Louis. While in Sarasota Shanna was part of an extensive opera scenes program and was in the opera's ensembles under the baton of Maestro Victor DeRienzi. In St. Louis, Shanna covered the role of Sarah Pocket in Argento's opera Miss Havisham's Fire and had the privilege to work under Collin Graham, and Maestro Stephen Lord. Shanna is a Masters Degree recipient from the Manhattan School of Music. While studying at the conservatory Shanna performed the roles of Bianca in Britten's The Rape of Lucretia, and Margaret in the world premier of Scott Eyerly's The House of the Seven Gables, (in addition to covering the role of Hepzibah). She also worked with the school's community outreach program where she performed the Stepmother in Barab's Cinderella. Other roles include Aunt Hannah in Picker's Emmeline for the National Opera Association's American Opera Sampler and Never Runs Away in a workshop of Michael Ching's new opera, Corps of Discovery. She received her bachelor's degree from the State University of New York at Geneseo. While at SUNY Geneseo Shanna was a soloist in numerous choral works. Some of these included Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass and his Mass in C, Handel's Messiah, and Britten's Ceremony of Carols. Shanna also had the honor to sing Mahler's Songs of a Wayfarer with the Geneseo Symphony, after winning their concerto competition. Shanna now resides in New York City with her husband.
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Matthew Minchew has served as a teaching artist specializing in K-8 General Music since August, 2007. Prior to joining ETM, Mr. Minchew served as assistant choral director at Jones College Preparatory High School in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Minchew is a graduate of Roosevelt University's Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) where he received a B.M. in the field of music education. During his time at CCPA, Mr. Minchew was a member of the Roosevelt University chapter of Collegiate MENC where he served as both vice-president (2004-2005) and president (2005-2007). A native of South Florida, Mr. Minchew has performed with such international acts as Natalie Cole and Ryan Cabrera as well as having toured the British Isles which included competing in the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in Llangollen, Wales. Mr. Minchew is also an active member of MENC and NYSSMA.
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Laura Portune has served as a Teaching Artist since 2006. An international opera singer, Ms. Portune has performed with such companies as Opera Columbus, Des Moines Metro Opera, Dayton Opera, Lake George Opera, the North Czech Philharmonic, and the Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra. In 2005, Ms. Portune became a Professor at the University of Notre Dame, teaching voice and directing opera. Working regularly with universities and high schools, Ms. Portune has given Master Classes and Information Sessions at the University of Notre Dame, The Ohio State University, and St. Mary’s College, in addition to adjudicating for Dayton Opera’s College/High School Competition. Ms. Portune has directed high school students at Youth Sing Praise in St. Louis, Mo, in addition to creating high school programs in Ohio. Ms. Portune holds degrees from the University of Notre Dame, the Ohio State University, and the prestigious L’Università di Stranieri di Perugia in Italy.
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Jeremy Rafal has served as a teaching artist specializing in General Music and Keyboard since August 2007. He is a pianist and a founding member of Duo Petrarca (http://www.duopetrarca.org) along with fellow teaching artist Ulises Solano. Mr. Rafal began his teaching career in high school as an assistant for Na Mea Ho’okani Pila o Hawai’i (Musicians of Hawaii). Since then, he has been involved in teaching a wide range of students from four-year-old beginners to music majors in universities. As a performing artist, Mr. Rafal has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician around the United States and abroad including Austria, Italy, Japan, the Philippines, and Russia. As a composer, his composition Sa Mahal na Birhen Maria was recently named the first place "Sacred Art Song" in the 2007 Sacred Voice competition administered by Vocal Works. Mr. Rafal holds a bachelor’s degree in piano from DePauw University, a master’s degree from University of Cincinnati, and is currently pursuing a doctorate from Indiana University.
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Ellen Reid has served as a Teaching Artist specializing in General
Music since August 2007. Ms. Reid is a composer, adventurer, sound
designer, and a life long student of music. Some of her recent
projects include composing for and conducting a 60 person choir at the United Nations in Bangkok, building a dance piece with choreographer Erin Drummond for the Bill Young Dance Studio (New York City), and collaborating with artist from Theater Mitu and Patravadi Theatre in creating a Thai version of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Nights Dream." Ms. Reid has studied and performed Northern Thai Drum Dancing with Jutaporn Sopa, West Africa Dancing with Alvin Ailey's Maguette Camera, Western Classical Vocal Techniques with Katy Wolfe Zahn, Hindustani Vocal Music (Northern Indian) with Kalpana Bhattacharya of the Agra Gharana, and Computer Music with Bradford Garten and musical pioneer George Lewis. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University.
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Stacey Small has served as a Teaching Artist with ETM since 2005. She currently works at two Public Schools, on in the Bronx, NY and the other in East Harlem, where she teaches grades K-5 General Music, Keyboard, and the Recorder. Ms. Small is currently co-writing and co-producing an album with composer and flutist Ms. Shelly Bauer. She also works with The Harlem Children's Zone, and has held her position there as an after-school teacher for two years. Before joining ETM, Ms. Small taught Kindergarten in the Bronx, NY for three years, and served as the Assistant Director of The Kindergarten School for two years. Stacey Small has an Associate Degree from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the New School University.
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Ulises Solano has served as a Teaching Artist specializing in General Music since August 2007. Mr. Solano, <http://www.ulisessolano.com>, a native of Costa Rica, has been singing since the age of 9, and has since pursued a singing career. He began teaching at the age of 16, first as a private guitar teacher, then teaching solfege, recorder, and directing a massive 500 children choir at Conservatorio de Castella where he received his early training. Two years later, Mr. Solano came to the United States to pursue further education and to establish himself as an artist. As an active performer Mr. Solano sings in both operas and concerts. Recently he has been concentrating on doing more work for ethnic classical music, placing a lot of his efforts on the representation of endangered languages, such as Ilocano, Tagalog, and Visaya from the Philippines. In upcoming concerts he will be singing songs in Mexican Nahuatl, native Hawaiian and other under-represented languages. His singing career has taken him to many countries including Venezuela, most of Central America, Central Europe, and most recently the Philippines. Mr. Solano holds Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Vocal Performance from the Indiana University School of Music.
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Matt Steckler, woodwind player, composer, singer and educator, founded Dead Cat Bounce in 1997 and with 3 recordings, 2 international commissions and touring the group has achieved critical and popular acclaim throughout the eastern U.S. He has also performed with (not limited to) Anthony Braxton, Steve Lacy, Gunther Schuller, George Russell, the Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra, Club D'Elf, MC Frontalot, the Fela Kuti Project, SteveSongs, the Famous, Ken Field, Abraham Adzenyah and others. Earlier this year, Matt released his first solo CD effort of originals featuring Michael Cain, Lonnie Plaxico, Pheeroan Aklaff and Curtis Fowlkes. His education at Wesleyan University, New England Conservatory and NYU comprised of performance and compositional studies with the likes of Jerry Bergonzi, Danilo Pérez and Justin Dello Joio, among others. He worked as a full-time classroom music educator for 2 years in NYC Public Schools, 3 years at Cambridge Rindge & Latin High School, summer theatre at Salem State College, and private teaching, and has augmented his own professional development with musical/cultural studies in Cuba, Russia and Ireland.
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Philip Tambakis is beginning his second year as an ETM teaching artist at St. Brendan's Catholic School in the Bronx. He teaches general music to students in Pre-K through 8th grades and leads the school's Honors Choir. Before working at ETM, Philip was a substitute teacher for the Mamaroneck school system and served as a teacher's assistant to Dr John L. Motley at St. Francis College. In conjunction with teaching, Philip is pursuing a career as a professional vocalist. He has played various roles in major operas and oratorios and is presently an active member of fine vocal ensembles such as Cantori and Polyhymnia. Philip will be collaborating with the Garden State Opera Company in their 2006-2007 season.
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Elizabeth Tedesco has served as a teaching artist specializing in strings since August 2007. Mrs. Tedesco is the co-founder of a Kindermusik® program and volunteer violin and recorder teacher at Songcatcher's Afterschool Music Program in New Rochelle, NY http://www.songcatchers.info/index.html. She directs the music ministry at Blessed Sacrament Church in New Rochelle, serving as the director of the Children's Choir since the fall of 2004, and most recently as the director of the Marian Chorale Choir. Mrs. Tedesco has also taught general music for St. Mary's Star of the Sea School in City Island, NY. She is a freelance violin performer, who has played with the Albert Einstein Symphony Orchestra in the Bronx. Mrs. Tedesco has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a Concentration in Music from Concordia College.
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- "To see a Bronx school with a music program gives the community a great sense of pride. It is good for kids from a school in a lower socioeconomic area to be exposed to music other than simply what is on the radio."-Partner school classroom teacher
