Faculty & Guest Artists
Our faculty and guest artists are at the heart of our programming: experienced, compassionate, and excited to work with amateur musicians of all levels.
Click on a name to read more about an artist’s background, approach to teaching, and their current projects.
Benjamin Whitcomb
Professor of cello at UW Whitewater, performer, author, scholar.
Dorotea Racz
Professor of cello. George Mason and The Catholic University, active performer in the the Americas and Europe.
Stephanie Sims Flack
Performing violinist, master pedagogue, Suzuki training.
Lesley Hogg
Virginia-based violist routinely playing with symphonies around North America.
Finnegan Shanahan
Educator and interdisciplinary artist-musician.
Patrick LeStrange
Chair, Levine School of Music string department, active performer, clinician at numerous summer programs, including SMI Ithaca, George Mason, and Ovations Summer Strings.
Nikola Ruzevic
Professor of cello and chamber music at the University of North Texas.
Hyunji Lee
Violin instructor and performer throughout the US and Asia. Alumna, Aspen Music Festival.
Erica Sipes
Master teacher, collaborative pianist with emphasis on practice technique.
Elizabeth O’Hara Stahr
DC area violist, host of the wildly popular ViolaCentric podcast, co-founder 9th Street Chamber Music.
Natalie Spehar
Multi-genre cellist and passionate instructor. Founder Alt-C workshops.
Sheena Gutierrez
International performing violinist, academic, and avid advocate for adult learners.
Elizabeth Morrow
Professor of cello at UT Arlington (ret), differentiated education.
Emily Wright
Tamarack Arts founder, cellist, and instructor with an emphasis in the neuroscience of music and learning.
Rachel Gawell Burns
Broadway musician and teaching artist in New York City.
Patricia Weitzel
Prolific bass performer, clinician, and pedagogue. Asst. Professor of Bass at Penn State University.
Sandra Halleran
Rochester, NY based cellist and instructor with an emphasis on comfortable technique and a positive approach to learning.
Nick Revel
NYC based violist, composer, and educator with emphases in improvisation and experimental genres.
NYC based recitalist, chamber musician, recording artist and orchestral violist. Specialist in injury prevention and recovery.
Our board.
Emily Wright
Founder, Executive Director
Dale Lewis
Director of Development
Danielle Monaco
Director of Partnerships & Outreach
Charles Parsons
Director of Operations
Rozalyn Torto
Director of Education
Bella & Beebee
unofficial mascots and nonvoting members
