Posted on Sun, Aug 15, 2010 @ 06:00 AM
We are delighted to welcome four new instructors to the faculty of Hunterdon Academy of the Arts: Brandon Eldredge (piano); Thomas Hanslowe (violin); Seth Rosenthal (flute); and Karina Vazquez Colis (drums; jazz; voice; and jarana).
Specializing in piano, Brandon recently graduated from the College of New Jersey with a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education. In addition to serving as piano accompanist for St. Paul's Lutheran Church and St. Magdalen's Church in Flemington, Brandon has taught music theory and conducted several bands at Moorestown High School and William Allen Middle School.
Thomas Hanslowe, too, joins us with a Bachelor of Music degree in music education, which he received from The College of New Jersey. With a concentration in violin, he is looking forward to building a
violin studio at HAA.
Succeeding Pamela Riley, distinguished flutist Seth Rosenthal is a very experienced teacher who is highly respected in the professional community. Over the years, many of his flute students in the NY metropolitan area have won prizes and awards in music competitions.
And, lastly, we are very happy that Karina Vazquez Colis (see above photo) has joined our faculty. As a multi-instrumentalist with a Professional Music Diploma from Berklee College of Music, Karina offers a unique set of skills that will broaden the scope of our programs. Passionate about world jazz, Karina is a drummer, vocalist, and player of the jarana, a Mexican guitar-like instrument that originated in the Huastec and Veracruz regions. She is well versed in a great variety of Central and South American musics and between 2002 and 2008 was featured on 9 CD's, one of which was released by the prestigious EMI Records label.
We are thrilled that these four outstanding artists and teachers have joined our faculty to meet the rising demand for music lessons at Hunterdon Academy of the Arts.
It's going to be another great year!
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Posted on Wed, Jun 02, 2010 @ 03:01 PM
We proudly welcome two new artist-teachers to the faculty of Hunterdon Academy of the Arts--Nicole Guberman (Voice) and Kaitlin Alusik (Flute).
Nicole Guberman, a professional Soprano, enjoys performing and teaching a variety of musical styles, with a special affinity for baroque, classical, and contemporary
repertoires. An accomplished artist, Nicole won Second Prize at the 2007 competition of the National Association of Teachers of Singing at SUNY Potsdam. She received her Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance from Ithaca College, where she graduated, magna cum laude, in 2009. While at Ithaca College, she also studied Meisner Technique at the Actor's Workshop, and was a member of the faculty, teaching a Vocal Pedagogy course. Moreover, Nicole attened master classes and workshops with Enza Ferrari and Brad Hougham at the Spoleto Arts Symposium in Spoleto, Italy (2008); with Mary Dibbern at the Rising Star Singers Institute in Rising Sun, IN (2007); and with Julian Rodescu at the Florence Voice Seminar in Florence, Italy (2006). Furthermore, Nicole has participated in the Aquarius Workshop of the Crittenden Opera Studio in NYC (2010); and in the Emerging Artist Program in Los Angeles (2008). Later this summer, she is scheduled to participate in the Neil Semer Summer Vocal Institute in Coesfeld, Germany.
A strong addition to our woodwind faculty, Kaitlin Alusik is a recent graduate of The 
College of New Jersey, where she received her Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education in 2009. Following her undergraduate studies, she entered the Master of Music program in flute performance at The Boston Conservatory, studying with flutist Linda Toote, a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Previous teachers include David DiGiacobbe of the Lancaster and Harrisburg Symphonies, Renee Siebert of the New York Philharmonic and Keith Underwood of New York University. Kate has been teaching flute privately for the past several years. She is also employed at The Children's Corner of the Bridgewater United Methodist Church, where she serves as substitute teacher. As a flutist, she has performed in church services, pit orchestras and various chamber groups since high school, and enjoys sharing her love for music.
We're thrilled to have Nicole and Kate join our outstanding music faculty. They are available to teach, respectively, voice lessons and flute lessons.
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Posted on Sat, Mar 06, 2010 @ 08:58 AM
February 2010: We are delighted to have appointed three new music teachers: 
Marisa Arzillo (voice and musical theatre), Alan Rigoletto (guitar), and Richard Woo (piano). Marisa is pursuing a distinguished career as a singer and operatic stage director. She has started teaching voice for us, and will take our Musical Theatre program to the next level. Though well versed in all guitar styles, Alan Rigoletto is coming to HAA with some significant expertise on the jazz guitar, as well as a semester of guitar studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst ("Academy of Music and Performing Arts") in Frankfurt, Germany. Lastly, currently pursuing a Master's degree at Westminster Choir College, Richard Woo is majoring in Piano Pedagogy/Performance and Music Education. In addition to his professional studies, he is also on the piano faculty of Westminster Conservatory of Music.
We warmly welcome Marisa, Alan, and Richard to our music faculty. They will help us maintain our high standards of education and meet the demands of our growing lesson program!
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