Faculty

Chamber Music

ELEANOR BALL - Flute, Recorder, Musicianship, Flute Club & Choir, Junior Flutes, Chamber Music
B.A. DePauw Univ; The Juilliard School. Four-year Honor Performance Award. Founding Director: Crescent Trio and many Flute Choirs, including HBMS Flute Choir with 1995 performance at White House. Former host: Cable TV "Bravura". Principal flute with Stokowski, Jenkins, DePriest. Principal Flute: Composer/conductor series with Hanson, Dello Joio, Persichetti, Copland. Principal flute: All-America under Stokowski. Masterclasses and Flute showcases in New York, Boston, Charleston.

JOAN BEHRENS BERGMAN - Executive Director, Piano
B.M., M.M. Mannes College of Music. Studied: Lhevinne, Ganz, Aldwell, Hungerford, Schachter. Former Director, 1989 - 1996 Preparatory Division, Mannes College of Music; Chairperson, 1987 - 1989 Piano Department, Preparatory Division, Mannes College of Music; Faculty: Mannes College of Music College Division; Coordinator, 1980 - 1984 Chamber Music Concerts, Pierre Monteux Memorial Festival. Teaching and Master Classes: Japan; Walla Walla College; University of the Philippines; California Summer Music Institute; Lucy Moses School; Marymount College. Performance: Carnegie Recital Hall, solo recital; Memphis Symphony; North Jersey Symphony; Colorado Springs Symphony; Walla Walla Symphony; New Jersey Cultural Council; Pierre Monteux Memorial Festival. Member: Leschetizky Association; Piano Teachers Congress of New York. Listed: Who's Who Among America's Teachers.

BARBARA BERG - Suzuki String Department Coordinator, Violin, Suzuki Violin, Chamber Music
B.M., M.M., Eastman; postgraduate study, Juilliard; Suzuki Teacher Certification/former faculty member, School for Strings. Performs with Brooklyn Philharmonic, Opera Orchestra of N.Y., American Ballet Theatre, Chautauqua Symphony, Concert Society of Northern Westchester. Faculty: Queens College; Edgemont Public Schools.

LANI KING CHANG - Violin, Viola, Chamber Music
B.M., M.M. San Francisco Conservatory of Music; New England Conservatory of Music with chamber music distinctions. Violin studies with Delay, Melikian, Abel. International Musicians Seminar, Prussia Cove. Prizewinner, Coleman National Chamber Music Competition. Member, San Francisco Opera Orchestra 1980-1996; Apollo Chamber Players, London; Guest Concertmaster Taipei National Symphony, Taiwan; Concertmaster and soloist, San Francisco Concerto Orchestra. Suzuki Pedagogy, Ithaca College; Dalcroze Eurhythmics training. Faculty: Usdan Center for the Performing and Cultural Arts, S.F. Conservatory. Performer: New York metropolitan area orchestras.

ELIZABETH CONDON - Oboe, English Horn, Chamber Music
M.M. Cleveland Institute of Music, B.A. Akron University. Principal Teachers: John Mack, Elizabeth Camus, Cleveland Orchestra. Freelance: Jupiter Symphony, Long Island Philharmonic, Connecticut Grand Opera, Hudson Valley Philharmonic, Greenwich Symphony, New York City Opera. Member: Virtuosi Quintet. Chamber Tours: Quintet of the Americas, Anthony Newman, Linden Quintet. Performances: Avery Fisher Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Merkin Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall. Broadway: Les Misérables and 1776. Faculty: Hackley School.

DOROTHY DUNCAN - Clarinet, Chamber Music
B.A., Barnard College; M.F.A., Chamber Music, Sarah Lawrence College. Member: New York Grand Opera, Westfield Symphony, St. Cecilia Chamber Ensemble, Pentaphonic Winds, Lehman Woodwind Quintet, Concert Pops of Long Island. Performed with: Greenwich Symphony, Colonial Symphony, Philharmonia Virtuosi, Metropolitan Opera Stage Band, New Jersey State Opera, New Jersey Symphony, Goldman Memorial Band. Teaching Artist-in-Residence: NYC schools for Project Arts/Music for Many. Faculty: Music Institute at Hackley School, Bronxville After-School Music Program.

DONNA ELAINE - Flute, Piccolo, Suzuki Flute, Recorder, Chamber Music, Chamber Music/Winds Coordinator
B.M., M.M., Chapman College of Music - Chapman University. Professional Studies, Mannes College of Music. Studied: Rampal, Baker, Stallman, DiTullio and Hoberman. Sole Proprietor, classical chamber music agency - Classical Consorts. Freelance performer/recitalist in the tri-state area.

MARGALIT FEINSTEIN - Piano, Suzuki Piano, Chamber Music
B.M., Hebrew Univ., Tel Aviv; Piano Diploma, Rubin Academy, Jerusalem. Suzuki Seminar in Piano & Pedagogy with Behrend and Keats, School for Strings. Studied with Hertz, Vardi in Israel; Van Barenzon, Conservatoire de Paris.

MICHAEL FINCKEL - Cello, Chamber Music
Concert artist U.S. and abroad. Founding member: Cabrini Quartet, Trio of the Americas. Member: Ensemble 21, Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, Ysaye String Quartet, Finckel Cello Quartet, Brooklyn Philharmonic. Director: Sage City Symphony. Recordings: CRI, Vanguard, Vox/Candide, ECM/Warner Bros. Faculty: Chamber Music Conference and Composers Forum of the East, Bennington; Composers Conference and Chamber Music Center, Wellesley College; Princeton; Cornell; Bennington.

NELL FLANDERS - Violin, Chamber Music
B.M., Oberlin Conservatory of Music; M.M. University of Akron. Studied: Marilyn McDonald, Alan Bodman, Roland Vamos, Brian Finlayson. Performed: Chicago Civic Orchestra, Akron Symphony, Canton Symphony, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues, Baroque Band, Musica Maris, Pocket Opera Players, Chicago Opera Theater. Former instructor, violin and chamber music: Utah State University, University of Chicago, VanderCook College of Music. Suzuki training: Edward Kreitman, Nancy Jackson. Additional instruments: viola, piano, bass. Fluent: Italian, French, German, Dutch, Spanish.

APRIL JOHNSON - Violin, Suzuki Violin, Chamber Music
B.M. Oberlin; Advanced studies at Brooklyn College Conservatory. Studied with Kaplan, Kawasaki, Gabora, Clapp. Performed for Perlman, Rosenberg, Buswell. Concertmaster: Canton Ohio Symphony, Galatea Ensemble, Queens Oratorio. Associate Concertmaster: Norwalk Symphony. Member: Jupiter Symphony, Bridgeport Symphony, Oracle Trio. Active soloist and chamber player, NYC area. HBMS faculty since 1993.

CHRISTINA KHIMM - Violin, Suzuki Violin, Chamber Music
B.A., Sarah Lawrence. Studied with Delay, Bronstein, Ricci, Magnes, Rosand. Winner: Young Concert Artist Competition. Soloist: Korean National, Manhattan School and Sarah Lawrence Orchestras. Concertmistress: Allegro Chamber Ensemble. Former member: Laurentian String Quartet. Faculty: Westchester Conservatory. Aaron Rosand Intensive Program Director, Summit Music Festival.

GARY KOSLOSKI - Violin, Chamber Music
D.Mus. Indiana University, principal teacher Josef Gingold. Additional studies: Franco Gulli, Tadeusz Wronski, Max Rostal. Chamber music studies: William Primrose, Menahem Pressler, György Sebök, Janos Starker. Founding violinist: Elysian Trio. Former concertmaster Ohio Chamber Orchestra, Cleveland Chamber Symphony. First violins: Detroit Symphony. Former chamber music coordinator: Music Academy of the West, Lucca Festival, Oberlin-in-Italy (Urbania). Articles: Strad, Strings and ASTA Journal. Translator: The Violin Within (Le violon intérieur by Dominique Hoppenot). Board Member: Madeline Bruser's Golden Key Music Institute. Former violin faculty: Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory, University of Oklahoma, Florida State University.

MARK KUSHNIR - Violin, Suzuki Violin, Viola, Chamber Music
B.M., Cleveland Inst. of Music; M.F.A., Sarah Lawrence; Suzuki Pedagogy, School for Strings. Studied with Delay, Gingold, Dubinsky, Kawasaki, Behrend. Member: Hudson Highlands String Quartet. Former member: Laurentian String Quartet. Former Adjunct Faculty: Marymount College.

RIE MATSUMOTO - Piano, Coordinator of Adult Chamber Music, Chamber Music
B.M., M.M., Juilliard. Studied with Gorodnitzki, Nakaya, Sandor. Chamber music with Fuchs, Nakaya, Lotto. Chamber music appearances at Beethoven Society, SUNY/Purchase with Philharmonia Virtuosi, WQXR. Active as chamber and solo artist.

MAXINE NEUMAN - Cello, Chamber Music, Suzuki Cello
B.M., M.M., Manhattan School of Music. Solo recitals, North America, South America, Europe, Japan. Three-time Grammy winner. "Who's Who in the World." Grant recipient, Rockefeller Foundation, Ford Foundations, National Endowment for the Arts. Performs: Belmont Trio, Claremont Duo, Crescent String Quartet, Duo Cellissimo, Porel Tango, Orchestra of St. Luke's, American Composers Orchestra, Westchester Philharmonic, NY Virtuosi. Montreux Jazz Festival, Metallica. Solo and chamber recordings: Deutsche Grammophon, Columbia, Angel, EMI, Austrophon, Nonesuch, Biddulph, CRI, Orion, Leonarda, Argo, Opus One, SONY/Virgin, AMC, Thorofon, Vanguard, Musical Heritage, Albany, Northeastern CBS World Records. American premiere, G. B. Viotti Cello Concerto (Town Hall). Judge: international competitions. Faculty: School for Strings, Chamber Music Conference of the East. Former faculty: Bennington College, Williams College, C.W. Post University.

ANCA NICOLAU - Violin, Suzuki Violin, Chamber Music
B.M., Juilliard; M.M., Manhattan; M.A., M.Phil., Columbia; Suzuki Teacher Cert., School for Strings. Studied with Galamian, Bronstein, Ricci, Behrend. Finalist: George Enesco Competition. Winner: Roumanian National Competition, Silverstein Award. Participant: Tanglewood, Spoleto, Caramoor, Drottningholm, The Proms, Edinburgh Festivals. Member: Orchestra of St. Luke's; The Bach Ensemble, Drottningholm. Recordings: Musical Heritage Society, Decca, Sony Classical, Deutsche Grammophon. Former Faculty: Brixen Academy for Early Music, Italy. Faculty: Westchester Conservatory.

EDMUND NIEMANN - Piano, Musicianship, Chamber Music, Coordinator, Performers Showcase and Music of Our Time Festival, Director, Community Outreach
B.M., M.M., Manhattan School of Music. Studied: Goldsand, Balsam, Canteros, Degaetani, Fuchs, Katz. Co-founder: Double Edge. Tours: U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand. Member: Steve Reich and Musicians (1998 Grammy winner). Former Member: Parnassus, Contemporary Ensemble. Faculty: Princeton, Pace, Sarah Lawrence. Recordings: Nonesuch, Koch, CRI, New World, New Albion.

DAVID OEI - Piano, Chamber Music
Studies at Peabody Conservatory, Juilliard. Soloist: NY Philharmonic, Pittsburg Symphony, Baltimore Symphony. Guest Artist: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Orpheus Chamber Ensemble, St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble. Recordings: Vanguard, Delos, Arabesque, Adda, Pro Arte, New World Records. Director: Salon Chamber Soloists. Member: Festival Chamber Music, Elysium, Alaria. Faculty: Summertrios, Bennington Chamber Music Conference, Mannes College of Music. Visit David Oei's Wikipedia page >>>

JOSEPH PISCITELLI - Director of Summer Arts Program, Wind Department
Coordinator, Flute, Musicianship, Wind Ensemble, Lecturer, Chamber Music B.A., M.A., Queens College. Studied with Wilson, Stallman, Rampal. Winner: Artists International Competition. Principal with Solisti, N.Y., New York Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonia Virtuosi, O.K. Mozart Music Festival. Solo appearances: Little Orchestra Society, Long Island Philharmonic, Philharmonia Virtuosi. Radio and TV appearances. Recordings: CRI. Faculty: Pace University, Manhattan School of Music.

VERED REZNIK - Piano, Chamber Music
B.M., Rubin Academy of Music, Jerusalem; M.M., New England Conservatory, Boston. Chamber music studies: Music Hochschule, Vienna. Piano Studies: Ilana Gutman, Michael Bogoslavsky, Charlie Banacos, Sophia Rosoff. Chamber Music Studies: The Alban Berg Quartet. Theory and Composition: Robert Cogan. Winner: 1994 Jeunesses Musicale International Competition, 1990 Rubin Academy Competition. Scholarships: 1984-1993 American-Israel Cultural Foundation, 1992-1994 Alban Berg Foundation. Festival appearances: Bayreuth (Germany), Janacek (Czech Republic), Abu Ghosh (Israel), Israel Festival. Orchestra Appearances in Israel and Austria. Radio and Television: Austrian National Television, Bavarian Radio, WQXR, CSPAN, Israeli National Radio.

GERALD ROBBINS - Piano, Coordinator, ChamberFest
B.M., M.M., U.S.C. Studied with Brown, Crown, Gimpel. Artist-in-Residence: Queens College. Recitals and concerts throughout Europe, Middle East, Asia. Soloist: Los Angeles Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, Royal Philharmonic, London Mozart Players, NY Virtuosi, BBC Scottish Symphony. Former faculty: U.S.C., Colchester Institute College, Carpentras Festival. Member: Lyric Piano Quartet. Faculty: Queens College, Manhattan School of Music.

NAOMI GRAF ROOKS - Viola, Viola Club, Coordinator, Chamber Music/Strings & Piano, Chamber Music
B.M., Juilliard School of Music, M.M.,Yale School of Music. Studied with Lillian Fuchs, Paul Kantor, Donald McInnes. Former faculty, New Haven Suzuki School, All- Newton Music School, Ma., Waldorf School, Ithaca. Active performer, area orchestras, chamber ensembles.

ROBERT SCHWARTZ - Cello, Young People's Symphonette, Chamber Orchestra
B.A., Montclair State; M.A., Teacher's College; M.F.A., Sarah Lawrence. Studied with Janigro, Ricci, Borodin Piano Trio. Cofounder, former cellist: Laurentian String Quartet, Aspen Music Festival. Faculty: Lakeland School District.