Chair Percussion Department & Director, Marimba Magic Ensembles Sarah Tenney serves as Chair of the Percussion Department at Rivers. Sarah founded Marimba Magic, a program she has taught at the Rivers School Conservatory since 1986, introducing children as young as 5 years old to keyboard skills, singing, drumming, improvising, and playing together in an ensemble, giving them a solid foundation for …
Piano Department Co-Chair Pianist Sandra Hebert has performed throughout the U.S., Asia and Europe in recital as soloist, concerto soloist and collaborative pianist, and has recorded for Le Chant du Monde, CRI, ICMC, Juxtab and Arcadian Winds. She has been Visiting Artist in Residence at the Conservatory of Music in Wuhan, P.R. China and has also taught in Germany and …
Cello, ChamberMusicLab Ronald Lowry is an active performer in many of Boston’s leading musical organizations. Called a “superb cellist” by theBoston Globe’s Richard Dyer, he is the principal cellist of the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra and the Boston Ballet Orchestra. Former principal cellist of the National Symphony of Costa Rica, the Handel and Haydn Society, and the Harvard Chamber Orchestra, …
Violin, Chamber Music Piotr Buczek graduated from the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Poland and the Chamber Music Institute in Milwaukee, where he received his Master Degree and worked with Pinchas Zukerman, Yo Yo Ma, Ursula Oppens, Shlomo Mintz, and others. He has performed throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas with the Penderecki Quartet and as soloist and chamber …
Saxophone, Jazz Department Chair Director, Jazz Program, The Rivers School Philippe Crettien, saxophone, is the Jazz Department Director for both RSC and The Rivers Upper School. He earned his BA from Berklee College of Music and the French Lycée of London. In addition to touring in Europe and South America with the Philippe Crettien Quartet, he has performed with Andy …
Jazz Guitar Phil Sargent has worked with a number of prominent musicians including Jerry Bergonzi, John Lockwood, Fernando Huergo, Bruno Raberg, Bob Moses, Matt Wilson, Phil Grenadier, Yosuke Inoue, Thomson Kneeland and others. He studied at the University of New Hampshire and with critically acclaimed guitarists Ben Monder, and Brad Shepik. Phil leads his own group whose compositions draw from …
Paul Huberdeau, accompanist, received a B.M. in music education from New England Conservatory, and studied with pianist Patricia Zander. p.huberdeau@rivers.org
Jazz Guitar Patrick Mottaz, guitar, specializes in jazz, blues, rock and pop, covering techniques specific to both acoustic and electric guitar. He is an active performer in the Boston area and his work can be heard on numerous recordings with the Marlene Ensemble, MCFC, Gifrants, and many others. He also writes music and performs with the Philippe Crettien quartet. He …
Oboe, Chamber Music Nancy Dimock is the principal oboist of the Springfield and Vermont Symphonies, a member of the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston, the Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra and the Chameleon Arts Ensemble. She frequently performs as a guest with ensembles around Boston, including Boston Lyric Opera, Portland Symphony, Rhode Island Philharmonic, BMOP and the Boston Pops. She has …
Piano, Chamber Music With performances that convey the most delicate of sentiments and virtuosity that carries her own musical expression, Dr. Oh is an active solo and chamber music in Boston. Minkyung Oh was introduced to the piano at age 3, when she learned a few pieces of music and began playing them at wedding ceremonies starting when she was …
