Violin Liana Zaretsky, violin, appears regularly with the Boston Symphony and the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, and is former principal second violinst of the Portland Symphony (ME). Ms. Zaretsky holds a Master’s and Graduate Diploma degree in music from Northwestern and New England Conservatory respectively. She also teaches at the School of Continuing Education at the New England Conservatory. l.zaretsky@rivers.org
Cello Kirstin Seitz Peltz is an award-winning cellist, educator and conductor. She has performed as a cellist with several American orchestras and was a cello instructor at the summer festival, Luzerne Music Center, for ten years. Kirstin has earned music degrees in cello performance and music education from Southern Methodist University and from the Eastman School of Music. Kirstin currently …
Clarinet, Chamber Music Karen Heninger is a classical clarinetist who performs and teaches throughout New England. She has appeared with Boston Lyric Opera, Opera Boston, Rhode Island Philharmonic, Portland Symphony, Vermont Symphony, BMOP, Opera Boston, National Lyric Opera, Aspen Music Festival, North Country Chamber Players, New Hampshire Music Festival, Symphony of New Hampshire as well as many other musical organizations. …
Theory/Composition Justin Casinghino, composer, is also a lecturer in the departments of composition and theory at Boston University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Assistant Director of the Young Artists’ Composition Program at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, and the Founder and Director of the Boston Composers’ Coalition. Casinghino holds a DMA in composition from Boston University, an MM in …
Violin/Viola John Emery is a violin and viola teacher at RSC and also teaches chamber music. He plays for many performing groups and is concertmaster of the Rivers Symphony Orchestra. He is a graduate of Harvard University. j.emery@rivers.org
Violin Jenae is an active member of the American String Teachers Association and regularly attends pedagogical conferences such as the Starling-DeLay Symposium on Violin Studies at the Juilliard School in NYC, and the ASTA National Conferences. She has a thorough understanding of pedagogy and a true passion for teaching students of all ages and abilities. Jenae’s students participate in concerto competitions and are members of the New England …
Piano Jeanie Lee, piano, has won First Prizes at the Fine Arts Society Competition, the Piano Forte Magazine Competition, and the Juilliard Concerto Competition. She was invited to the “Virtuosi 2000” International Music Festival in St. Petersburg, where she received the “Best of Festival” award and to perform in Alice Tully Hall as part of the Mozart Bicentennial at Lincoln …
Piano, Music Box Ian Lindsey has been an active teacher and pianist in the Boston area for the past fifteen years. A graduate from the Walnut Hill School, Ian Lindsey continued his studies at the New England Conservatory with Randall Hodgkinson, receiving both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Mr. Lindsey has become known for presenting virtuoso repertoire such as the …
Vocal Coach & Voice Department Chair Eve Budnick serves as the Voice Department Chair as well as a pianist for RSC. She is the Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Opera del West, the resident opera company for the last 10 years at The Center for Arts in Natick. In this capacity, she music directs fully staged operas in March and …
Flute, Wind Department Chair Ethel Farny is Chair of the Wind Department, Chair of the Annual Seminar on Contemporary Music for the Young, and has an active flute studio. As a member of the Lincoln Duo, she and Jim Meadors have been recording contemporary music for flute and guitar. They have recorded seven discs. Ethel earned her B.A. in humanities from …
