Faculty
Marla Brasil
Artistic Director/ Piano Instructor
Ms. Marla Brasil is an accomplished and professional piano instructor from Brazil. Ms. Marla received her Bachelor’s Degree in Faculdades Mozarteum from the College in Music. As a piano music theory specialist, Ms. Maria brings absolute proficiency and knowledge to her students and their music lessons.
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Eliza Randall
Piano Instructor
Eliza Randall received her master's degree from New York University with the Tisch School of the Arts scholarship. There she studied with internationally renowned pianists Dr. Jeffrey Shumway and Dr. Stephen Beus.
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Rishi Mirchandani
Piano Instructor
Rishi Mirchandani received his master's degree in piano performance at the Manhattan School of Music as a winner of the President's Award scholarship. At 18, he debuted with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra after amassing six first-prize awards in major national and international competitions for young artists.
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Viann Yu
Piano Instructor
Viann has performed in Hong Kong, Florida, and Greece; in the summer of 2018, she will be going to Italy for a piano camp. As of now, she is studying in Mannes School of Music. “We may not be able to communicate in the same language, but we can use the power of music to create our own language.”
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Burak Bedikyan
Piano Instructor
Burak Bedikyan is a critically acclaimed international artist; one of the foremost pianists and composers of his generation as a leader and a highly sought after sideman for a variety of American and European musicians thanks to his unique style. Recording four solo albums and touring with his bands made his work recognized worldwide.
Emily Chang
Piano Instructor
Pianist Emily Chang earned her bachelor degree in Central Conservatory of Music and Master degree from Manhattan School of Music in piano performance.
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Leo Khudyak
Piano Instructor
Leo Khudyak began taking piano lessons at age five and was accepted into Juilliard MAP Program. In 2009, Leo was invited to join the pre-college division of The Manhattan School of Music in New York City.
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Ruby Zhou
Piano Instructor
Ms.Ruby Zhou received her Master Degree from the “Hartt Music School of the University of Hartforda with full scholarship, where she studied Classical Piano with Legendary Piano Master Luiz Demoura Castro; conducting with Dr. Edward Bolkovac and Edward Cumming, Glen Adsit, Voice with Professor Wayne Rivera.
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Haley Diers
Piano/Flute Instructor
Pianist/ Flutist Haley Diers earned her Master's degree from the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College. Haley has performed with premier ensembles such as the Queens College Orchestra, University of Minnesota Wind Ensemble, and University of Minnesota Symphony Orchestra.
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Alice Colby
Violin/Viola Instructor
Alice Colby received her Bachelors degree from Manhattan School of Music and Masters degree from Purchase College Conservatory of Music, where she was a scholarship student of Daniel Phillips and Sally Thomas. While at Purchase, Ms. Colby performed in the master class of Elmar Oliveira. She has also participated in master classes by David Halen at Orford Arts Centre in Quebec and Simon Fischer in the United Kingdom.
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Elena Levi
Violin/Viola/Piano Instructor
Elena Levi received her Bachelors degree from Boston University and a Master's degree from Mannes School of Music, under the instruction of Missy Mazzoli. Throughout the years, Elena has been involved in a wide number of musical opportunities, ranging from numerous genres.
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Chloe Jin
Violin/Viola Instructor
Chloe Jin has received numerous awards and honors in both China and the United States. Jin was the gold prize winner of the National Violin Junior Competition in China in August 2008, and has also a won several prizes in the open division of the Southwestern Youth Music Festival in Long Beach, California in summer 2011 through 2013.
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Kelly Breen
Vocal And Piano Instructor
Kelly Breen received her Bachelor's Degree in music performance from the British and Irish Institute of Modern Music and completed classical voice and piano training from the Royal Irish Academy of Music.
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Aysen Milliogullari
Vocal Instructor
Aysen Idil Milliogullari is a lyric coloratura soprano. She received her Master degree in voice performance from Mannes School of Music, studied with well-known voice teacher Arthur Levy.
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Andrew Breuninger
Vocal Instructor
Baritone, Andrew Breuninger is from Houston, Texas. Andrew graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with his Doctor of Musical Arts in Vocal Performance.He has taught as a graduate assistant at Michigan State University and The University of Texas at Austin.
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Maria Brea
Vocal Instructor
Maria Brea, received her Master's degree in music from the Juilliard School and Bachelors's in music in vocal performance from Manhattan School of Music.
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TJ Adorno
Guitar/Ukulele Instructor
TJ Adorno is a musician and multi-instrumentalist from Jackson Heights, Queens. His primary instrument is the guitar which he studied at the prestigious LaGuardia Arts High School in Manhattan, and at the SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Music. TJ has performed creative new music in the styles of Jazz, Classical, and Rock throughout New York City.
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Jonathan Dell
Guitar/Electric Guitar Instructor
Jon Dell received his Bachelor's degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University, where he studied guitar performance and theater. He has spent the last 10 years touring the country professionally, playing both solos and as a sideman with several different bands.
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