Faculty
Fall 2011 and Spring 2012
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Jeri Bannister - Brass, Woodwinds, and Drums. B.S., Mus. Ed., M.S., Mus. Ed., Ithaca College; C.A.G.S. Interdisciplinary Studies, Fitchburg State College; additional graduate studies at Hartt School of Music and Central Connecticut State University. Member of Pioneer Valley Brass and Flamingo, and all female swing band. Extensive teaching experience in public schools, at Northfield Mt. Hermon and Bement. Pioneer Valley Brass http://users.crocker.com/~jbannister/pvbproject/
Cecilia Berger – Violin, Viola. B.M., Violin Performance, Lawrence University, WI; M.M. Violin Performance, Bowling Green State University, OH. Member of Pioneer Valley Symphony and Commonwealth Opera Orchestra.
Becky Clark – Visual Arts. B.F.A. Syracuse University, M.A.T. University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Over 20 yrs teaching experience from Kg to college students & lifelong learners. Professional artist with gallery representation in Lenox, MA and Hudson, NY.
Margery Heins - Voice. B.A., Music, Mount Holyoke College; M.M. Choral Conducting, Temple University. Conductor of church choirs, the Recital Chorus, and Greenfield Community College Chorus.
Jeanne Hurlburt– Clarinet, Saxophone, Flute, and Recorder. Music studies: Berklee College of Music;The Hartt School; Interlochen; Bowdoin College. Private clarinet and saxophone studies with: Leon Russianoff (Juilliard) and Joe Viola (Berklee). Performed professionally with jazz, chamber, orchestral groups in: VA, NY, NJ, MA,VT,NH,and CT. Bachelors in Economics. MTE License in Music.
Phyllis Kirkpatrick - Piano. Early studies at the Mannes College of Music, graduate of the High School for the Performing Arts in New York City. B.A. in Music and Composition at Smith College. Nearly thirty years experience teaching privately and at the Academy at Charlemont.
Karl Rausch, Guitar - BM in Guitar Performance, Berklee College of Music; teaching experience includes Berkshire Music School, Berkshire Hills Music Academy, & Red Barn Music Studio. Currently performs with the Clay Jazz Band.
Beth Reynolds - Photography, MFA-University of Hartford; BA-University of North Carolina Greensboro; Exhibiting nationally and teaching for over 20 years.
Astrid Sheckels - Visual Arts. A.S. in Fine Art from Greenfield Community College. Portrait and landscape painter working in oil and watercolor; children's book illustrator. A charter artist at the St. Louis Children's Illustrated Art Museum and represented at Salmon Falls Artisan Showroom in Shelburne Falls. www.astridsheckels.com
Cheryl Rezendes - Visual Arts. Mixed media fiber, painting and drawing. Graduate of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Extensive continuing Ed including studies with Jeanne Beck, Jane Dunnewold and Chad Hagar. Twenty years teaching experience. Gallery representation through out the country.
David Tasgal - Violin, Cello. B.A. and M.M. Ed., University of Massachusetts. Composer, arranger, performer and author of string method books. Also on the faculty of the Brattleboro Music Center.
Rhonda Wainshilbaum - Visual Arts. B.F.A. and graduate studies, University of Massachusetts. Practicing artist proficient in all areas with specialty in clay. Eighteen years of teaching experience in various settings
Anna Wetherby - Violin, Viola, Cello. B.M. in Music Education, Boston University; Violist, Pioneer Valley Symphony; Teaching experience includes Leverett Elementary School, Northfield Mt. Hermon, The Bement School, Saturday morning Music School in Belmont MA, the Pioneer Valley Performing Arts High School, Orchestral Society of Trinidad & Tobago.
Ed Wise - Piano. Trained at Cleveland Institute of Music. Extensive performing background including the Tonight Show, David Letterman Show and the White House. Accompanist for Young at Heart Chorus. Teaching experience includes Community Music School of Springfield, private studio, & Got Chops Music Center.
Marcia Wise - Visual Arts. BFA Art Institute, Boston; BS Education, Boston University. Studied at L'Ecole Des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France; Cape Cod School of Art; and with artists Henry Hensche, Jason Berger, Janet Fish and Wolf Kahn. Twenty-five years of teaching experience.