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Our Faculty

South Shore Conservatory has over 100 exceptional artist & educators on faculty who are invited to join the faculty based on education, experience, a passion for teaching and a close alignment with SSC’s core values and belief in the mission. These faculty members bring their talent and commitment to bear at both campuses and to the entire South Shore through SSC’s community partnerships.

Learn more about each of our artists & educators below, to find the right fit for your private and group instruction.

Adrienne Zopatti

ballet, choreography, creative-dance, dance, dance performance, early childhood, faculty, faculty-bio, hip-hop, imagineARTS, jazz, modern, modern dance, ppkk, prek, preschool, tap
Alexander Morollo

beginner piano, classical, faculty, faculty-bio, movement, music, music fundamentals, pedagogy, piano, piano fundamentals, piano performance, rhythm, teaching-artist, young pianists, youth-education
Alison Daye, “Ms. Ali”

early childhood, education, faculty, faculty-bio, ppkk, preschool
Amy Larsen, “Ms. Amy”

early childhood, education, faculty, faculty-bio, kindergarten, prek, preschool
Anne Edgerton

beginner piano, creative learning, Dalcroze, education, eurhythmics, faculty, faculty-bio, movement, music, music fundamentals, pedagogy, piano, piano fundamentals, rhythm, young pianists
Bahar Soyoz

accompaniment, artistry, chamber music, classical, creative learning, cross-cultural, ensemble, faculty, faculty-bio, Fulbright, higher-education, international, interpretation, modern, music, music education, performance, piano, Turkish music, vocal-collaboration
Brandon Santini

advanced-piano, Baroque, church-music, classical, contemporary, creative-interpretation, ensemble, faculty, faculty-bio, independent learning skills, intermediate piano, keyboard, music, organ, performance, piano, practice skills, private-lessons, Romantic
Carol Scheig

early childhood, education, faculty, faculty-bio, kindergarten, prek, preschool
Catherine Piazza

ballet, choreography, creative-expression, cruise-performance, dance, faculty, faculty-bio, imagineARTS, jazz, mindful-movement, technique
Chris Rathbun

bass, blues, Broadway, cello, chamber music, double bass, faculty, faculty-bio, jazz, jazz-rock-pop, music, music theory, orchestral, showtunes, strings, suzuki, world-music
Christine Hedden

beginner strings, classical, composition, contemporary, education, faculty, faculty-bio, folk, intermediate strings, irish fiddle, music, strings, viola, violin
Connor Thummel

arts education, brass, education, ensemble, faculty, faculty-bio, music, orchestral, performance, teaching, trombone, winds
Cynthia Weller

all ages, arts education, beginner strings, cello, chamber, education, ensemble, faculty, faculty-bio, music, strings, suzuki, symphony
Daniel Avila

blues, classical guitar, composition, contemporary, faculty-bio, film-scoring, guitar, jazz, music, orchestral, orchestral composition, performance, rock, ukulele
David Palombo

education, ensemble, faculty, faculty-bio, music, orchestra, performance, South Shore Conservatory Youth Orchestra, sscyo, symphonic, symphony orchestra
Debbie Chen

arts education, bassoon, bassoon lessons, chamber, education, faculty, faculty-bio, music, music education, oboe, oboe lessons, orchestral, performance, winds, woodwinds
Donald Zook

classical, conductor, education, ensemble, faculty, faculty-bio, flute, flute ensemble, flute lessons, flute performance, flute symphony, inclusion, music, orchestra, SSC Flute Symphony, youth-orchestra
Ed Sorrentino

community-music, creative arts therapy, drum-circle, drumming, faculty, faculty-bio, improvisation, jazz, music, musical theater, musical-theater, percussion, rhythm
Elijah Langille

education, faculty, faculty-bio, music, music education, orchestra, performance, South Shore Conservatory Youth Orchestra, sscyo, symphonic, symphony, symphony orchestra
Ellen Larkin

early childhood, early-learning, faculty, faculty-bio, kindergarten, music-education, ppkk, prek, preschool
Heidi Holbrook

early childhood, early-learning, faculty, faculty-bio, kindergarten, music-education, ppkk, prek, preschool
HuiMin Wang

competitive piano, faculty, faculty-bio, music, piano, piano fundamentals, piano lessons, piano performance, technique
Hwakyung (Kay) Jang

cello, cello lessons, faculty, faculty-bio, music, orchestra, performance, strings, technique
Jacob Clapper

accompaniment, church-music, collaborative, directing, education, faculty, faculty-bio, improvisation, music, pedagogy, piano, piano performance
Jean Pulsifer

band, choral, clarinet, education, faculty, faculty-bio, general-music, music, music education, music theory, piano, theory
Jeff ‘JJ’ Armstrong

blues, drums, faculty, faculty-bio, funk, groove, jazz, jazz-rock-pop, music, percussion, R&B, recording, rock, world-music
Jeff Williams

beginner piano, education, faculty, faculty-bio, intro to piano, jazz, keyboard, music, music group class, performance, piano, pop, R&B, trio
Jennifer Pearl

african-american spiritual music, bel canto method, choral, classical, faculty-bio, imagineARTS, italian, music, music theory, russian, soprano, vocal, vocal lessons, vocal technique, voice, voice lessons, yiddish
Jill Carroll

early childhood, early-learning, faculty, faculty-bio, music, ppkk, prek, preschool
Jimmy Craven

blues, composition, education, faculty, faculty-bio, guitar, jazz, jazz fundamentals, music, music fundamentals, performance, piano, rock, synthesizer
Joe Scott

chamber-music, classical, classical guitar, education, faculty, faculty-bio, folk, folk guitar, guitar, lute, music, opera, rock, strings, suzuki
John McCarthy

bass, composition, education, ensemble, faculty, faculty-bio, guitar, jazz-rock-pop, music, performance, pop, rock, Top-40
John Vanderpool

big band jazz, clarinet, faculty, faculty-bio, flute, jazz, music, performance, recording, rock, saxophone, stage-band, touring, winds
Joshua Carlisle

accompaniment, arts education, education, faculty, faculty-bio, music, music education, opera, piano, teaching, technique, vocal-performance, voice, voice lessons
Judy Stafford

choral, classical, education, faculty, faculty-bio, music, performance, soprano, suzuki, technique, voice
Julienne Thornell

band, brass, education, faculty, faculty-bio, jazz, music, orchestral, performance, trombone, trombone lessons, winds
June Chen

beginner piano, classical, education, faculty, faculty-bio, international, jazz, mentorship, music, music education, pedagogy, performance, piano, piano fundamentals, piano lessons, piano performance, pop
Karen Hill

early childhood, early-learning, education, faculty, faculty-bio, music, ppkk, preschool
Kate Mitchell, “Ms. Kate”

early childhood, early-education, enrichment, faculty, faculty-bio, kindergarten, music, ppkk, prek, preschool
Kristine Caravella

early childhood, early-learning, faculty, faculty-bio, kindergarten, music, parent-child, ppkk, prek, preschool
Kyung-Nam Oh

cello, cello lessons, chamber music, classical strings, faculty, faculty-bio, music, music education, orchestra, private lessons, technique
Leigh Schoepflin

conductor, ensemble, faculty, faculty-bio, music, music education, orchestra, orchestra director, South Shore Conservatory Youth Orchestra, sscyo, symphonic orchestra, symphony
Liz Bienfang

child-development, early childhood, early-education, faculty, faculty-bio, kindergarten, music, ppkk, prek, preschool
Luping (Robyn) Xu

all-ages, chamber music, classical, faculty, faculty-bio, modern, music, piano, piano lessons, piano performance
Maral Annaovezova

chamber, chamber music, classical, collaborative, education, faculty, faculty-bio, jazz-rock-pop, mentorship, music, performance, piano, piano lessons, piano performance, private lessons
Michele Davis

ballet, Boston-Ballet, choreography, classical-dance, dance, education, faculty, faculty-bio, performance, theater, theatre
Ming-hang Tam

beginner, beginner strings, beginner violin, chamber-music, classical, education, faculty, faculty-bio, music, music education, music fundamentals, orchestral, performance, strings, suzuki, Suzuki-method, symphony, violin, violin lessons
Nate Kim

classical, faculty, faculty-bio, music, performance, private-lessons, viola, viola lessons, violin, violin lessons
Olga Valdes

education, faculty, faculty-bio, music, opera, performance, sacred-music, soprano, vocal, vocal technique, voice
Paige Taylor

arts-integration, chamber, choral, education, faculty, faculty-bio, imagineARTS, music, soprano, vocal-performance, voice
Peter Bianca

clarinet, clarinet lessons, classical, education, faculty, faculty-bio, music, music education, orchestral, performance, recording, winds, woodwinds
Ryan McNeice

bass, education, ensemble, faculty, faculty-bio, fusion, guitar, improvisation, jazz, jazz-rock-pop, Latin, music, percussion, saxophone
Sarah Manning Stuart

all ages, classical, classical strings, faculty, faculty-bio, harp, harp lessons, music, music performance, orchestra, strings
Sarah Troxler

adult-learning, choir-accompaniment, choral, classical, collaborative, faculty, faculty-bio, music, music education, musical theater, performance, piano, piano performance, theater
Sean Larkin

all ages, beginner strings, beginner violin, chamber music, faculty, faculty-bio, music, orchestra, performance, private-lessons, technique, violin performance
Sophia Maalouly

choreography, contemporary, cultural-dance, dance, faculty, faculty-bio, fusion, hip-hop, improvisation, multidisciplinary, multidisciplinary dance
Steven Karidoyanes

faculty, faculty-bio, orchestra, performance, South Shore Conservatory Youth Orchestra, sscyo, symphony orchestra