Olga Henley
Piano
Olga holds a
Bachelors and a Masters degree of Music in Piano
Performance from Saint Petersburg University and has been
teaching extensively for over 30 years. Her teaching
career included serving as a Music Instructor in a
Specialized Music School for Gifted Children. She
currently is an active, certified member of the Music
Teachers Association of California and enjoys teaching kids
as well as adults. Her gentle approach to teaching
piano is truly remarkable.
Patric
Nikolas
Piano
Jazz Improvisation and Composition
Grand Prize Winner of the California Composers Today
Competition, and featured artist of the Sundance Film
Festival, iTunes artist Patric Nikolas is an acclaimed Jazz
Pianist, and an accomplished Teacher in demand. He graduated
with a BA in Music Performance from California State
University at Chico, is an Active, Certified Member of the
Music Teachers Association of California and a Past
President of the Steinway Society.
His unique approach to the piano seamlessly blends the
spirit of Romanticism with the style of Jazz. The Founding
Artist of 1122 Music, his Composition Practice, Patric is
not to be missed.
Joseph Stein
Violin
Professor Stein received his degree from Kiev Conservatory
and has been a concertmaster in one of the leading Russian
orchestras for more than 20 years.
He had numerous stage solo appearances throughout Russia under
Khachaturian and Kabalevsky conducting. Pr. Stein has also
performed in an ensemble together and has been affiliated
with such luminaries as Gilels as well as other world-famous
musicians. In addition to that, he has extensive experience
teaching University students, many of whom were winners of
international competitions, and are currently among the best
-known names on the concert stage.
Jane Gerus
Violin/Viola
Jane received her
BM and MM in Violin/Viola Performance from the Ukrainian
National Conservatory of Music. Jane has more than 30 years
of extensive experience teaching kids as well as adults who
are pursuing a career in music. She believes in cultivating
the love for music through teaching technique, theory,
musicianship, history as well as performance practice.
Larry Kroh
Guitar
Classical and Flamenco
Larry
holds a Bachelors degree from Michigan State, and a graduate
degree from Thunderbird Graduate School. Larry studied
Flamenco and Classical Guitar under Ricardo Bilbao, Sila
Godoy, Loris Chobanian, and Mary Ackerman. He enjoys
teaching guitar to students of all ages and levels.
Dora Yen
Voice
BA from The World of Journalism College, Taiwan
Dora has studied with numerous internationally-known vocalists,
including Tze-Lang Kao, Professor of Shanghai Music Conservatory
and judge of three International Music Competitions. Dora
has won the Silver Medal in the Taiwan Provincial Voice Competition,
as well as the Grand Prize in the Taipei Voice Competition.
She has been a member of the San Jose Opera since 1989, and
San Jose Symphonic Choir since 1981. She toured Europe with
the San Jose Chinese Chorus, and has been a soloist there
since 1985, as well as a soloist with the Sunnyvale Singer
Chorus since 1979.
Stan Gor
Percussion Instruments
MM in Percussion Instruments from Kharkov Conservatory, Ukraine.
Stan has a wide experience as a percussion instruments teacher.
He has taught younger students in Music Schools, as well as
university students in his native Ukraine. The spectrum of
his concentration is amazing: he has experience performing
in brass and jazz bands, as well as leading pop, rock, classical
and jazz bands.
Cindy Huang
Clarinet
Cindy received her M.M. in Clarinet Performance from the San
Francisco State University, and has more than eighteen years
of teaching experience. She has served as a music teacher
at the Marin Conservatory, and as a founder and owner of the
Aerophone trio has performed concerts throughout the bay area.
Her professional affiliations include membership in the California
Teachers Association.
Barbara Christmann
Flute
Mrs.Christmann received her MA in Music Composition from the
San Jose State University, and has performed and created projects
with the Seattle Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, San Jose
Symphony, Tower Power, Opera of San Jose, San Jose Chamber
Orchestra, Carlos Santana Band, as well as the California
Symphony. In addition, she has served as a music instructor
at the San Jose State University, has commissioned compositions
for live performance, and numerous discographies