Faculty
Carol Kushner
Director / Violin
Carol received her Bachelor of Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music and her Master of Music degree in Performance from the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College of the City University of New York, where she completed its Teacher Certification program and served as an adjunct lecturer. To learn more about our directors, click here
Geri Kushner
Director / Violin / Viola
Geri received her Bachelor of Music degree from the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College of the City University of New York and a Master of Music degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where she was a teaching assistant. To learn more about our directors, click here
Agata Manka
Violin
Agata received her Bachelor of Music degree at the Juilliard School, and is also a graduate of the Szymanowski Music Academy in Katowice, Poland. Upon graduation she continued her studies as a scholarship student at the Conservatoire National de Region de Versailles in Fance. After two years of study she was unanimously awarded the Prix de Perfectionnement
Dorothy Shorter
Violin / Viola / Sight Reading
Dorothy received a Bachelor of Arts in Music,
SUNY at Geneseo and received a Suzuki Certification from the School for Strings
SUNY at Geneseo and received a Suzuki Certification from the School for Strings
Patrick Sohn
Cello
Patrick received his Bachelor in Cello Performance, at the Juilliard School; Masters in Cello Performance, at Manhattan School of Music; and was a member of the Hong Kong Sympony; He is also Suzuki Certified
Jihwon Na
Cello
Jihwon received her Bachelor in Cello Performance, at the Mannes School of Music;
Masters in Cello Performance from the Mannes School of Music, and is completing her Doctorate in Cello Performance at Stony Brook University.
Masters in Cello Performance from the Mannes School of Music, and is completing her Doctorate in Cello Performance at Stony Brook University.
Elena Basok
Piano
Music Education; Uzhgorod Music College, Ukraine, Bachelor of Music & Arts Education & Accompanist Degree; National Dragomanov Pedagogical University; Kiev, Ukraine, Master in Piano Performance & Music Education; National Dragomanov Pedagogical University; Kiev, Ukraine
Alla Bell
Piano
Bachelor of Music, Gnesin Academy of Music, (Russia); Master of Music, Gnessin Academy of Music, (Russia); Suzuki Certificate, Hartford University
Ilya Ishchenko
Piano
Bachelors of Music, Buzuluk Music College;
Professional Studies, Long Island Conservatory
Professional Studies, Long Island Conservatory
Sergey Malinin
Piano
Bachelor of Music, Kazan State Conservatory (Russia); Master of Music, Manhattan School of Music. Master of Music, Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris, (France); Doctor of Music, Kazan State Conservatory, (Russia)
Tatyana Solomovich
Piano
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Piano Performance, Azerbaijan State Conservatory, Azerbaijan; Master of Music in Piano Performance & Accompaniment, Gnessin Russian Academy of Music, Russia
Pei-Hsuan Tsai
Piano
Bachelor of Music Degree in Piano Performance, Juilliard School of Music; Masters Degree in Piano, Mannes School of Music
Igor Elentukh
Clarinet / Saxophone
Bachelor of Music, Rimsky-Korsakov Music College, Mogilev; Master of Music, Belorussian State Academy of Music
Amy Kempton
Flute
Bachelor of Music in Music Education, New England Conservatory of Music; Masters of Music in Music Performance, East Carolina University
Nicholas Farrauto
Voice
Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance, Fredonia School of Music; Masters in Music (Opera and Voice Performance), Manhattan School of Music