Suzuki Violin Ms. Potts holds a Master of Music with an Emphasis in Pedagogy from the Longy School of Music where she studied with Mark Lakirovich. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music, summa cum laude, from Case Western Reserve University where she also studied with faculty from the Cleveland Institute of Music. Ms. Potts currently has the …
Violin Kenneth Mok, an active musician in the New England area, has performed as concertmaster of Calliope and principal second violin for the Unitas Ensemble, the Video Game Orchestra, and the Boston Chamber Orchestra. As a soloist, he’s appeared with the Collegium Musicum Hong Kong, UMass Boston Chamber Orchestra, and the Hong Kong Baptist University Orchestra. Kenneth has performed in …
Violin Kelly Barr, a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since February 1996, earned her BM at University of Minnesota and her MM at the New England Conservatory. As a soloist, Barr has performed with the Plymouth Philharmonic, the DePaul Symphony Orchestra, and in a recital series for the Jordanian Conservatory. She has also performed at the Encore Music Festival, …
Violin Adam Vaubel is an avid teacher and performer in the Boston area. Originally from Ohio, Adam has studied with some of the leading violin teachers in the United States and has performed as a soloist, with chamber groups, and with orchestras in the United States and Europe. Adam has earned a Bachelors of Music in Violin Performance from Bowling Green State University, a Masters of Music in Violin …
Percussion, Marimba Timur Rubinshteyn holds a DMA in Percussion Performance from Boston University. He teaches percussion at Boston College, plays principal timpani for the Atlantic Symphony, and freelances with many regional orchestras. Timur completed his Bachelors and Masters at New England Conservatory, where he received Zildjian Award for Excellence in the Art of Percussion. He was also a joint winner …
Chris Brainard conducts the Primo Orchestra at Rivers Conservatory. She also teaches elementary and middle school strings in the Lexington Public Schools, where she has been encouraging young musicians since 2010. Prior to that, she taught strings in the Quabbin District in central Massachusetts. Chris earned a bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Boston University, where she studied violin with …
Piano, Chamber Music Pianist Lois Shapiro “conjures enchantment” and “produces and inspires musical magic,” notes The Boston Globe. A New York Concert Artists Guild Award winner and highly sought-after soloist and collaborative pianist, she has appeared throughout the U.S. and abroad in concerts ranging from 18th-century period-instrument performances to premieres. Shapiro has recorded on Afka, Bridge, Channel Classics, Centaur, MLAR, …
Double Bass Elizabeth Foulser, Double Bass, has been freelancing in Boston over 25 years. Previously Principal Bass of the Jacksonville (FL) Symphony she performs regularly with the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, Boston Classical Orchestra (now Bach, Beethoven, Brahms Society) and the Portland Symphony. She has held first desk position in the Springfield and New Haven Symphonies. She has played as …
Chamber Music, cello Steven Laven, cellist, based in Boston, is a member of the Rhode Island Philharmonic, the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra (principal) and plays regularly with the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, the Boston Lyric Opera and the Chamber Orchestra of Boston. He is on the faculty of the Rivers School Conservatory, has a large private studio of young cellists …
Accompanist Valerie J. Becker is an active soloist and collaborative pianist in the Boston area. She received her Bachelor and Master’s degrees from Boston University where she was a student of Anthony di Bonaventura. Ms. Becker has been soloist with the Boston Pops Orchestra, rehearsal pianist for the Boston Symphony where she worked as collaborative pianist with many Boston Symphony …
