2025 Faculty
Violin Faculty
Laura Albers, guest artist
Rachel Alvarado, TX
Alicia Casey, NH
Susan Crawford, MN
Dr. Derek Deakins, SC
Colleen Fitzgerald, WI
Melodie Gardner, AZ
Ruth Godfrey, UT
Helen Higa, HI
Dr. Jakob Hofer, VA
Marguerite Jayasimha, CA
Tina Cho Johnson, UT
Calida Jones, CT
Gail Johansen, AK
Dr. Sigrid Karlstrom, NM
Sylvia Khoo, Singapore
Erika Lord-Castillo, IL
Nicole Macias, UT
Chris Mattaliano, TX
Marisa McLeod, CA
Annalise Ohse, TN
Rachel Barton Pine, guest artist
Nonie Reesor, UT
Charles Regauer, LA
Koen Rens, Belgium
Robert Richardson, Canada
Carrie Salisbury, CA
Tal Schifter, NY
Sarah Smale, CT
Nicolette Solomon, TX
Lionel Thomas, DE
Wilfried van Gorp, Belgium
Rebecca White, OH
Griet Wytynck, Belgium
Allison Woerner, MO
Viola Faculty
Rebecca Albers, Guest Artist
Megan Mason, VA
Robert Richardson, Canada
Sarah Smale, CT
Dr. Rafael Videira, NM
Cello Faculty
Julie Albers, Guest Artist
Dr. Meredith Blecha-Wells, CO
Andrew Bukowinski, NE
Ben Kulp, NH
Avi Friedlander, IL
Dr. Yoshika Masuda, CA
Peter Romney, UT
Henry Stubbs, DC
Pianists
Shelley Astle
Holly Norman Dodge
Denise Farrington
Nicholas Maughan
Dr. Whitney Pizza
Dr. Keenan A. Reesor
Bass Faculty
Domenick Fiore, PA
Matt Gold, VA
Dr. Robert Matheson, UT
Trumpet Faculty
Caleb Hudson, Guest Artist
Natalie DeJong, Canada
Ann-Marie Sundberg, Sweden
Fred Sienkiewicz,TN
Guitar Faculty
Stephen Bondy, CO
Sophie Stanley, UT
Dr. Ben Lougheed, PA
Chamber/Orchestra
Anne Francis Bayless, UT
Rebecca McFaul, UT
Bradley Ottesen, UT
Robert Waters, UT
Dr. Paul Abegg, UT
Emmett Drake, CT
Matt Johnson, UT
Dr. Ka-Wai Yu, UT
Enrichment
Christopher Bedoya, CT – Jiu-JitSuzuki
Dr. Henry Caceres, UT – Symphony Program
Dr. Lisa Caravan, NY – Improvisation
Lisa Deakins, SC – Fiddling
Emmett Drake, CT – Conducting
Dr. Molly Gebrian, MA – Talk
Ruth Gledhill, UT – Art
Gretchen Grube, IL – Advanced Fiddling
Tia Harvey, MI – Bucket Band
Emilie Lundberg, UT – Music and Movement
Dr. Kattiusca Marin, UT – Symphony Program
Michael McLean, CA – Composition
Carrie Salisbury, CA – Strings Pop!
Fred Sienkiewicz, TN – Ear Training
Ernesto Garcia Velasco, Mexico – Choir
Teacher Trainers
Dr. Carey Cheney, cello, UT
Winifred Crock, Suzuki in the Schools, MO
Pamela Devenport, cello, NY
Fabio dos Santos, violin, Brazil
David Evenchick, cello, Canada
Linda Fiore, violin, PA
Abbey Hansen, cello, OH
James Hutchins, violin, MD
Allen Lieb, violin, NY
Mark Mutter, violin, MI
Elizabeth Stuen-Walker, viola, WA
Ann-Marie Sundberg, trumpet, Sweden
Zachary Sweet, cello, NY
Andrea Yun, cello, MI