Violinist Sean Larkin maintains an active and multifaceted career playing music of diverse styles. As a member of the Orchestra of Emmanuel Music, he has extensively performed the works of Bach and was honored as a Lorraine Hunt Lieberson fellow during the 2019/2020 season, where he was featured as a soloist and ensemble leader. He regularly performs with the Boston …
Nicole O’Toole directs the Rivers Youth Wind Ensemble Junior and has been teaching music in Massachusetts since the early 90s. She has been a flutist for over 40 years and holds a Masters degree in flute performance. At the Groton Hill Music Center Nicole directs the Groton Hill Flute Orchestra–an ensemble for skilled adult flutists. She teaches beginning band in …
Bass, Jazz Ensemble Coach Matt Stavrakas is from Medfield, Massachusetts, and began playing the upright bass at age 15. After participating in the nationwide Essentially Ellington competition at Lincoln Center with the Medfield High School jazz band, Matt knew he wanted to pursue a career in music. Matt graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music in 2014, where he …
Bassoon Donna Taub performs and teaches bassoon in the Boston area. She is second bassoonist with Symphony by the Sea, guests with organizations in the region including Symphony New Hampshire, Cape Symphony, and Claflin Hill Symphony and she maintains an active teaching schedule. Donna is a graduate of Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and New England Conservatory.
Magdalena Suchecka Richter, violin Born to a family of professional musicians in Gdansk, Poland, Magdalena Suchecka Richter started to play violin at four and joined her parents in her teenage years, performing regularly in professional venues. She studied first at the Academy of Music in Gdańsk, then at the Academy of Music in Warsaw, where she earned her diploma with …
Violin Julia Meynert, born in Bochum, Germany into a German-Japanese family on June 16th, 1986, got her first violin lessons at the age of 5 with Sigurd Josbaecher. Later she took lessons with Siegfried Rivinius, the first concert master of the ‘Deutsche Oper am Rhein’ in Duisburg. When Julia was 14 her whole family moved to Mannheim so Julia could …
Trombone, Jazz Ensemble Coach Clayton DeWalt is one of the most sought after freelance trombonists in New England. He is equally at home in a section or as a soloist, and has made a career of studying and performing virtually all styles of music. Growing up in rural Western Pennsylvania, Clayton began playing music with his father on piano, and …
Bass, Jazz Ensemble Coach J.P. Heston has been teaching music for over 10 years. Growing up in Ogdensburg, NJ he got his first guitar/bass when he was 11 years old and played with local bands in high school and in church. He started studying jazz and advanced music theory with Jeff Ciampa in 2010. He eventually began playing in several …
Viola Violist Emily Rome is currently a free-lance player and teacher in the Boston area. Emily performs with Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Odyssey Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Rhode Island Philharmonic, Portland Symphony Orchestra, Landmarks Orchestra, and Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra among others. In addition, Emily also has a very active teaching career. She especially enjoys working with children and teaches a …
Zhongling Li has performed globally as a soloist and chamber musician in her native country, China, in the US, as well as Europe. She made her solo debut with the Boston Pops as the winner of the Boston University Soloists’ Competition. She is also the winner of the Arthur W. Foote Award from the Harvard Musical Association. Ms. Li also …
