Our Staff

Jeff is an acclaimed baritone with more than three decades of international performance experience. He made his operatic debut as Marcello in La Bohème opposite Luciano Pavarotti and has since performed in over 185 productions at the Metropolitan Opera, including seven Live in HD broadcasts. His career highlights include world premieres, a Grammy-nominated recording, and […]

Kayla works with students of all ages and skill levels, focusing on healthy, anatomy-based vocal technique. She teaches a variety of styles, including rock, pop, jazz, musical theatre, and classical. Kayla is pursuing degrees in Jazz Studies and Music Business at the University of Illinois at Chicago and also holds an Associate of Arts from […]

Andres M. Martínez Echevarria is a cuban pianist and professor. He has a Master in Piano Performance from the Higher Education Center “Katarina Gurska” in Madrid, Spain, and a Bachelor Degree with a gold ribbon from the University of Arts in Havana, Cuba. He has received awards in his home country, in Spain, performing at […]

Susan is a renowned soprano with more than three decades of teaching and performing experience. Susan has a Master’s in Voice and Opera from Northwestern University, and a double Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance and Theatre from Northwestern College. Susan’s career includes opera and oratorio. She has performed nationally, including on stage at The […]

Brian Pavlak teaches voice, string bass, and electric bass. He has extensive experience teaching and performing across a wide range of genres, including classical, jazz, and musical theater. Brian holds a Bachelor of Music Education, specializing in vocal and orchestral education, from VanderCook College of Music. Over the years, he has contributed to several school […]

Brian Goodman teaches piano, guitar, ukulele and electric bass. He is a professional pianist with over a decade of experience teaching and performing. Brian has a Bachelor of Music Education degree from VanderCook College of Music where he studied piano with Dr. I-Hsuan Tsai, percussion with Kevin Lepper and Bret Kuhn, and jazz studies with […]

Brenda Kenyon teaches piano. Brenda is a retired music teacher with 30 plus years of experience teaching music to children of all ages. Brenda has a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Pennsylvania at Mansfield and a Master of Music Education from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. In addition to teaching piano […]

Mirela Luarasi teaches piano. She is a professional pianist with over two decades of experience teaching and performing. Mirela has a graduate degree in Piano Performance from the Academy of Fine Arts in Tirana, Albania. Mirela performed as Concertmaster in classes of flute, violin, cello, and vocal performance. She has participated in International and National […]

Matthew Barwegen teaches violin and viola. He is a professional violist with more than a decade of experience teaching and performing. Matthew has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Wheaton College, a Professional Studies degree from the San Francisco Conservatory, a Master of Music in Viola Performance from Illinois State University and a Performer’s […]