Kathy Andrew, violin, viola, Senior Orchestra. B.A., University of New Mexico; M. Music, Peabody Conservatory. Kathy performs regularly with the Springfield (Mass.) Symphony Orchestra, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Opera North (as concertmaster), and other ensembles throughout New England. She also teaches at Keene State College and The Putney School.

Kevin Burns, saxophone, clarinet. B. Music, University of Massachusetts at Amherst; M. Music, D.M.A., Louisiana State University. Kevin is now the Elementary Instrumental Music Teacher in the Westfield Public Schools, Westfield, Massachusetts.  As a freelance musician Kevin performs on woodwinds, keyboards, and vocals in a variety of venues and mediums in both classical and popular styles.  

Claudia Campazzo, viola, violin, Prima Orchestra, MIS. M. Mus. in Viola Performance, New England Conservatory. Claudia has performed chamber music with the International Musical Arts Institute in Maine, the Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music, NH, and the Brandeis University Summer
Festival in Boston. She has appeared with many New England ensembles including the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, the New Hampshire Symphony, Opera North, and Emmanuel Music. She has taught at Phillips Exeter Academy, NH, the Chestnut Hill School for Music in Newton, MA, and is
currently teaching at the BMC and The Putney School.

Kristen Carmichael-Bowers, voice, Music Adventure Program, Get Real Camps. M.A. in Music with a focus on vocal pedagogy from Smith College. Active in both opera and oratorio, Kristen has performed leading roles with Vermont opera theaters. She has presented numerous programs of diverse repertoire that highlight her versatility as a recitalist, presenting works ranging from Renaissance lute songs to substantial song cycles by contemporary composers. Kristen is the founder and director of the BMC’s “Get Real!” vocal camps.

Susan Dedell, piano, Community Chorus Director. B.A., University of Michigan. Susan studied piano with Charles Fisher and was a staff accompanist in the voice department of the U of M before joining the BMC piano faculty in 1983. Susan is the Director of Music at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church and is also the Director of the BMC's Community Chorus. In addition to teaching at the BMC, Susan also teaches piano at The Putney School.

Dan Farina, trumpet. Dan studied trumpet at Shenandoah College Conservatory and free-lanced for show orchestras, small ensembles, and as a soloist in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania for 10 years. He currently performs with the New Hampshire Philharmonic Orchestra, the Keene Chamber Orchestra, and the Raylynmor Opera Company, and he is an active free-lance musician. Dan also teaches trumpet at Keene State College and at Two Rivers Music Studio.

Annie Frelich, Movin’ Into Music. B.A. in Early Childhood Education. Annie is currently one half of a musical duet called The Annies, who have been performing their show of original children’s music and running creative workshops throughout New England since 1996. Annie's approach to music education is natural, intuitive and fun with the goal that her young students will experience the pure joy and endless creative possibilities the world of music has to offer.

Bruce Griffin, piano. Bruce studied with Walter Hautzig and Leon Fleisher at the Peabody Conservatory. He made his New York recital debut at Carnegie Hall in 1986. A
frequent area performer, Bruce has been guest soloist with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, the Tacoma Symphony, and the Windham Orchestra.

Kimi Hasegawa, Playing Your Instrument Comfortably. M.S., Duke University. Kimi is one of the original faculty members of the Music School and taught here and at other area schools until 1990 when she went to Duke University for a M.S. in physical therapy.  She has practiced PT at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital since 1994 and is a certified teacher of Core Integration, a comprehensive, mindful system
of movement education.  She is an active amateur flutist playing in the Windham Orchestra & Variable Winds Quintet.

Robert Havens, voice. M. Mus. in both voice performance and opera from the New England Conservatory where he studied with Helen Hodam. Robert has performed leading roles in New York, Boston and Vermont.  In addition to opera Robert enjoys performing a wide range of song literature and musical theater.  

Michelle Liechti, violin, viola, Junior Orchestra. B.A., Mills College. A student of David Abel and Kato Havas, Michelle has performed with the New England Bach Festival Orchestra, Arcadia Players, and other area chamber groups. She is a member of the Camp Allegro staff (see camp listings), and also teaches at Northfield Mount Hermon School.

Luba Lischynsky, piano. B.Mus., M.Mus.Ed., New England Conservatory; Certification, Kodaly Musical Training Institute. A member of the faculty since 1983, Luba is a frequent accompanist in the area. She has performed in numerous recitals as a soloist, and has appeared with the Windham Orchestra. Luba is also on the faculty of the Chesterfield School in New Hampshire.

Robin Tinkler Matathias, flute, Flute Ensemble Camp. B.A., U.C. Santa Cruz; M.A., City College of New York. Robin was a student of Frances Blaisdell and Deirdre Manning. She has performed on both the East and West coasts as a soloist and in orchestral, opera, chamber, and jazz ensembles. Before moving to Vermont, in 1992, she taught graduate courses at the City College of New York and in the New York City public schools. She also teaches flute at Keene State College.

Ollie McFadden, trumpet. B. Mus., University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Ollie teaches Instrumental Music at Brattleboro Area Middle School and spends summers touring North America teaching.

Margery McCrum, voice, Healthy Singing. A.B., Brown University; M.D., UVM College of Medicine; M.Mus. in Voice Performance and Pedagogy, Westminster Choir College, Princeton. Margery has pursued vocal study with Laura Brooks Rice, Nan Nall, Dalton Baldwin, Glenn Parker and Jane Bryden. She is also on the staff of the Brattleboro Retreat.

Raquel Moreno, Suzuki piano. Master’s degree in Music Teacher Education, Autonoma University, Madrid, Spain. Raquel graduated from The Royal Conservatory of Music of Madrid on piano in 1991; solfege, theory, transposition and accompaniment in 1998; and pedagogy in 2001. She is certified to teach Suzuki piano by the European Suzuki Association from the British Suzuki Institute, where she studied with Caroline Gowers. Raquel is also certified by the American Suzuki Association and is a licensed Kindermusik teacher.

Vladimir Odinokikh, piano. B.Mus., M.Mus., Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Gnesin Institute, Moscow. A soloist and collaborative musician at the Moscow Philharmonic and Rosconcert, Vladimir has performed throughout Europe and North and South America. He taught at Ippolitov-Ivanov College of Music, in Moscow, and was a Professor at the Conservatorio de las Rosas, in Mexico.

Emily Ogden, voice, B.Mus. in voice performance, B.A. in psychology, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.  Emily has been the recipient of the University’s Chancellor’s Talent
award for the past four years, and the recipient of the Ornest Vocal Scholarship for the past two years.  She has performed in numerous Five College and community opera events throughout western Massachusetts.  Emily sang the role of Aonkahte in the World Premiere of The Captivation of Eunice
Williams. She has studied with William Hite & Benita Valente.

Alex Ogle, flute, Flute Ensemble Camp. Participated in the Marlboro Music Festival and the New England Bach Festival, played principal flute for, among others, the D’Oyly Carte Opera, the Grand Teton Music Festival, and Jesus Christ Superstar.  Alex is Senior Lecturer in Music at Dartmouth College, where he teaches flute and coordinates the Performance Laboratory in Chamber Music. He also teaches flute at the Putney School, and previously taught at Amherst and Mount Holyoke Colleges. He attended Harvard College and the Juilliard School of Music and studied with Douglas Royal, James Pappoutsakis, Julius Baker, Harold Bennett, Marcel Moyse, and Keith Underwood. He has recorded for MusicMasters and Opus One.

Sabine Rhyne, cello, Cello Ensemble Camp.  B.A. summa cum laude, Smith College. Having studied with cellists Alan Smith and Sharon Robinson in North Carolina, Sabine is a chamber music free-lancer and a frequent performer in a variety of larger ensembles, including the orchestra of the American Repertory Theater, in Cambridge, Mass.; the Monadnock Chorale, in Peterborough, N.H.; and the Windham Orchestra. She is currently Director of Educational Programs at the BMC.

Steve Ritchie, trombone. M.Mus., Northwestern University. Steve studied trombone with Frank Crisifulli and Vincent Cichowitz, both of the Chicago Symphony. He has played trombone with the Windham Orchestra and is instrumental music director at St. Michael's School in Brattleboro.
 
Judith Serkin, cello. A graduate of the Curtis Institute, Judith was a founding member of the Brattleboro Music School. She has been a member of the Iceland Symphony, the Guilford and the Hebrew Arts (now known as the Mendelssohn) String Quartets, and a participant at the Marlboro Music and Yellow Barn Schools and Festivals. Judith has served on the music faculty of American University in Washington, D.C.

Chonghyo Shin, piano. B.Mus. and M. Mus., New England Conservatory; private studies with Nadia Reisenberg and Stell Andersen. A former teacher at the Preparatory Division of the New England Conservatory and at Keene State College, Chonghyo now teaches at Amherst College. She has been a soloist with the Boston Pops, the Pioneer Valley Symphony, the New England Conservatory Orchestra, and the Windham Orchestra.

Bill Shontz, saxophone, recorder, Intro to Improv. M.Mus., in flute, clarinet, saxophone, and recorder, Ohio State University. Bill has performed and recorded widely as a member of RosenShontz, the nationally acclaimed duo. He has also taught at the University of Illinois, Ohio State University, Muskingum College, and Bluffton College and performs classical and jazz for children, families and adults.

Margaret Fountain Smith, piano, harpsichord. B.A., M.F.A., Sarah Lawrence College. Margaret studied harpsichord and organ with Suzanne Cleverdon and has performed with both the Community Chorus and the Blanche Moyse Chorale as accompanist. She was a founder of the BMC’s M.A.D.D. Camp and a member of the Camp Allegro staff from 1978 to 1997 (see camp listings). She has taught piano at the BMC since 1982.

David Tasgal, Suzuki violin and cello, clarinet, Prima Orchestra. M.M., M.S., University of Massachusetts at Amherst. David has taught Suzuki violin and cello for more than 30 years, as well as clarinet.  He teaches string classes in the BMC's Music and Arts in the Schools program and at Marlboro
Elementary School, and is a director of the BMC’s Prima Orchestra. A composer of educational string orchestra music, he is the author of The Family String Method.  David performs on various instruments in a wide range of venues, rock and klezmer bands, chamber and orchestral ensembles.

Lynn Trowbridge, French horn, Fundamentals of Music Theory. B.F.A. degrees in French Horn Performance and Music Education, Carnegie Mellon; M. Mus. and Ph.D. in Musicology, University of Illinois. Lynn studied horn with Forrest Standley, Dale Clevenger, and Thomas Holden. He has taught music theory, history, and brass instruments at Alma College, Duke University, and American University.
 
Kate Ullman, Children’s Chorus. B.A., Washington College; M.M.Ed., Hartt School of Music; Graduate Certificate, Kodaly Pedagogical Institute, Hungary. Kate has taught chorus and classroom music for many years. She has performed all her life as a chorister, recording with Cappella Nova; performing with Tanglewood Festival Chorus, the Blanche Moyse Chorale and Blue Moon, a cappella jazz quintet.

Richard Ullman, guitar, solfege. B.A., Harvard College; M.F.A. in Early Music, Sarah Lawrence College; graduate of the Kodaly Pedagogical Institute, Hungary; studied with Peter Pears at the Britten-Pears School, England. Richard, who won a national guitar competition in Washington, D.C., specializes in accompanying singers. He also teaches guitar and solfege at Castleton State College.

Junko Watanabe, voice. M.Mus. in Opera Performance, from both Longy School of Music and Osaka College of Music. Junko has appeared as a soloist with the Boston Lyric Opera, Key West Symphony Orchestra, Masterworks Chorale, Chorus Pro Musica, BMC Community Chorus, Windham Orchestra, and Marlboro Music Festival. She also teaches voice at Amherst College and Rivers Music School in MA.