Conductor, Philharmonia Colleen MacDonald has been teaching in the Weston Public Schools since 1999, where she is currently the elementary and middle school orchestra director. Mrs. MacDonald is also the conductor of the Rivers Philharmonia Orchestra and is a conductor at the Summer Youth Orchestra camp. Mrs. MacDonald received her Bachelor of Music Education degree from the Catholic University of …
Conductor, Youth Symphony & Rivers Symphony Orchestra Christopher Memoli is the Music Director of the Rivers Youth Orchestras and conducts the Rivers Youth Symphony Orchestra. Under his direction since 2001, the RYO program has grown from one elementary orchestra to over 300 students in five orchestras. In addition to his responsibilities at the Rivers School Conservatory, Mr. Memoli serves as …
Classical Guitar, Suzuki Guitar Classical guitarist Catherine O’Kelly performs both as a soloist and as a member of Tedesco Duo with flutist Arielle Burke. A former Suzuki student at The Rivers School Conservatory, she is delighted to now be teaching Suzuki guitar at Rivers. Catherine earned her BA in music and philosophy from Vassar College in 2011, graduating with honors, …
Jazz Saxophone Bill Jones grew up Marion, MA and began his Jazz studies at the University of New Hampshire, where he had the opportunity to play with Clark Terry, Jimmy Heath, and Slide Hampton. He continued on to pursue his Masters degree at the New England Conservatory where he studied with Jerry Bergonzi, John McNeil, and George Garzone. After graduation, …
Violin, Viola Anne Hooper Webb teaches violin, viola and Scottish fiddle. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Music at the Mannes College of Music, studying with violinists William Kroll and Raphael Bronstein. She played for nine years in Europe, with the Camerata Academica, Salzburg and with Sinfonieorchester Graunke. She is a member of Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra and Boston …
Flute, Chamber Music Ann Bobo freelances throughout New England. A core member of Boston Musica Viva, principal flute with the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, and second flute in the Springfield Symphony, she also frequently performs with the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Ann is a graduate of the New England Conservatory and teaches at The Boston …
Piano, Theory Since her public debut at eight, Dr. Popa has performed on both the North American and European continents as recitalist, chamber music collaborator and orchestral soloist. Her appearances in such distinguished halls as Jordan Hall in Boston, the Romanian Academy in Rome, the Dalles and Atheneum Halls in Bucharest, Festsaal des Bezirksamtes Margareten, Vienna, or the Ingmar Bergman …
Cello Alexander Badalov received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Cello Performance from the Tbilisi College of Music, his PhD from Tbilisi State Conservatory, and an Artist Diploma from the Longy School of Music. He also received a Kodaly Method Certification Level I from the New England Conservatory. He has since performed many times with the Cape Cod Symphony, Nashua …
