Ogontz Suzuki Institute

Faculty for Summer 2008

Domenick Fiore, bass, orchestra & Linda Fiore, violin - Directors

Annie Barley, cello - BM (Eastern), MM (University of South Florida). Private studio Ithaca, NY.  Tarab Cello Ensemble and free lancing.

Liza Barley, violin - BM Violin Performance (Vanderbilt), Director of Suzuki Program International School, Moshi, Tanzania, Africa.

Melinda Daetsch, violin/viola - BA (Harvard), MM (The Julliard School), currently teaching at the Hartt School.

Chris Fiore, cello/chamber music - MM (DePaul University), BM Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland OH, Aspen Music Festival, Rainbow Strings Inner-City Program.  Teaching at DePaul pre-college division.

Michele George, violin - BM (Univ. of Southern California), Japanese teaching certificate, Matsumoto Talent Education, Director of Suzuki Studies at Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland OH.

Melanie Grenier, violin/viola - BM (Quebec and Montreal), MM (The Hartt School), Quebec Symphony Orchestra, private studio.

Nancy Hair, cello - BM (Hartt College of Music), All Newton Music School, NEC Extension Division, Boston MA.

Carmen Irons, cello - BME (University of North Texas), MMM in performance and Suzuki Pedagogy at the Hartt School, cello studio at the Hartt School Community Division, Hartford, CT, since 1995.  Freelance in the area.

Liz Keller, violin - MM Suzuki Pedagogy (Hartt School), BFA Music Performance (Carnegie Mellon), violin studio at the Hartt School.  Freelance in the Hartford area.

Nathan Kimball, cello - BM (Oberlin), MM (Syracuse Univ.), Traditional chamber music coach, Newton, MA.

Vera McCoy-Sulentic, violin - MM Education (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville), BM (University of Oregon), BA (University of Iowa). Director of the Suzuki program at SIUE.

Michael McLean, violin - BM (Northwestern), composer, arranger, teacher, Dallas, TX.  Moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film-music at USC.

Laura Nerenberg, violin - BM (University of Ottawa), MM (The Hartt School), violinist, jazz musician and swing dancer, private studio Ottawa, Canada.

Susan Reed, Director, violin, children's chorus/music & movement - BM, MM (Cleveland Institute of Music), guest Suzuki clinician, folk musician and storyteller, Boston, MA.

Gerry Rice, viola - BM (Curtis) Philadelphia Orchestra, private violin/viola studio in Haddonfield, NJ.

Jim Selway - not here in August this year due to date changes.