Music school faculty

BARITONE HORN

BRAD KLEYLA

B.A., Trombone Performance, Rhode Island College

B.S., Recording Engineering, DePaul University

BASS

ELIOT PORTER 

B.A., Boston University 

M.A., Brown Unversity

CELLO

ROB BETHEL

B.M., Ohio State University

DAN HARP 

B.M., Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

NARA SHAHBAZYAN 

B.A. & M.M., Yerevan State Conservatory 

M.M., Miami University 

D.M.A., Boston University

CLARINET

VINCE DOMINGUEZ

B.M., Arizona State University

M.M., University of Kentucky

D.M.A., Arizona State University

VINCENT MATTERA 

B.M., Music Education, University of Rhode Island 

M.M., University of Rhode Island

METRO NARCISI

B.M., Berklee College of Music

MAT-C Rhode Island College

COMPOSITION

GREGORY AYRIYAN 

M.M., Violin Performance, Certificate of Pedagogical Studies, Professional Instrumentalist Diploma, Baku Conservatory/Academy of Music, Azerbaijan

EUPHONIUM

GEORGE LEONARD 

B.M., Berklee College of Music (Performance)

JACK MCNAMARA

B.M., University of Rhode Island,

M.A., Boston Conservatory of Music

Lawrence Wood

B.A. Music, Westfield State University

M.M. Music Production, Technology and Innovation, Berklee College of Music

ELIOT PORTER 

B.A., Boston University 

M.A., Brown University

Electric Guitar 

GEORGE LEONARD 

B.M., Berklee College of Music (Performance)

JACK MCNAMARA

B.M., University of Rhode Island,

M.A., Boston Conservatory of Music

Lawrence Wood

B.A. Music, Westfield State University

M.M. Music Production, Technology and Innovation, Berklee College of Music

FLUTE

ANNE GASPER 

B.A., Indiana University 

M.M., Indiana University

METRO NARCISI

B.M., Berklee College of Music

MAT-C Rhode Island College

FRENCH HORN

ELIZABETH DEAN-GATES 

B.A., Mount Holyoke College 

M.Mus., University of Michigan

GUITAR

CHRISTINE CHITO 

CCRI

Concertmaster of The Providence Mandolin Orchestra

MYCHAL GENDRON 

B.M., North Carolina School of the Arts 

M.M., New England Conservatory 

Suzuki Teacher Trainer – Guitar Levels 1-9; Guitar Practicum 

GEORGE LEONARD 

B.M., Berklee College of Music (Performance)

JACK MCNAMARA 

B.M. University of Rhode Island;

M.A. Boston Conservatory of Music

Lawrence Wood

B.A. Music, Westfield State University

M.M. Music Production, Technology and Innovation, Berklee College of Music

HARP

MOLLY MCCAFFREY-RHIEU

B.M., Rhode Island College 

M.M., The Boston Conservatory

JUDIE TENENBAUM 

B.A., Case Western Reserve University;

J.D., Illinois Institute of Technology/ChicagoKent College of Law; harp studies with Alice Chalifoux and Ann Hobson Pilot 

MANDOLIN

CHRISTINE CHITO 

CCRI

Concertmaster of The Providence Mandolin Orchestra

MUSIC THERAPY

CRYSTAL KING 

Board Certified Music Therapist 

M.S.Ed., Simmons College (Assistive Special Education Technology) 

B.M.T., Shenandoah Conservatory (Bachelor of Music Therapy)



KRISTI ROOD 

Board Certified Music Therapist 

B.A. Musical Theatre, Viterbo University 

Masters in Therapy, New York University

OBOE

JANE MURRAY 

B.M., Oboe Performance Boston University 

M.M., Music Education University of Rhode Island

CRIKKETT YOUNG 

A.B., B.S, Stanford University 

M.M., DePaul University

PERCUSSION

PIERO GUIMARAES 

B.M., State University of Sao Paulo 

Professional Performance Certificate, Lynn University 

M.M., Stony Brook University

D.M.A., Stony Brook University

PIANO

ANDREI BAUMANN
B.M., Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, Canada;
A.D. Staatliche Hochschule fur Musik und Darstellende Kunst, Stuttgart, Germany;
M.M.; Piano Performance, New England Conservatory

PAULA MCKAY CORKUM
B.A., University of Massachusetts
M.P.A., Northeastern University
Suzuki Piano Certification, Neighborhood Music School, New Haven, CT
Montessori Certification, New England Montessori Teacher Education Center, Newton, MA

DAWN CHUNG
B.A., National Taiwan University
Diploma, Berklee College of Music
M.M., University of Rhode Island

YOON CHUNG
B.M., University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
M.M., Rice University
Artist Diploma, Longy School of Music of Bard College

AURORA EMDJIAN
B.M., summa cum laude in Piano Performance, Accompaniment, Chamber Ensemble and Pedagogy from Tavreezian Music College in Armenia
M.M., with honors in Piano Performance, Accompaniment, Chamber Ensemble and Pedagogy from Yerevan State Gomidas Music Conservatory

CHERYL FARIA
B.A., Art Education, University of New Hampshire
B.A., Music, Rhode Island College
M.B.A., University of Rhode Island

ANNE GASPER
B.A., Indiana University
M.M., Indiana University

JOE GODFREY
B.M., University of Rhode Island
M.M., University of South Carolina

JAMES HIMMELMANN
B.M., Jazz Performance, University of Rhode Island
M.M., Music, focus in Composition, University of Rhode Island

STAN HOLTZMAN
B.F.A., Barrington College

OXANA IZYUMOFF
B.M., Vladimir State Pedagogical University, Russia
Diploma, Klintsy Musical College, Russia

JUSTIN KISCH
B.A., McGill University
M.M., University of Rhode Island

CHAIA MAY

B.A., Wellesley College

M.A. Stanford University

DIANA MUKUSHEVA
B.M. and M.M., The State Conservatory, Almaty Kazakhstan

JOHN NORIGIAN
B.M., Piano Performance, University of RI
M.M., Piano Performance, Cleveland Institute of Music

JUAN RIOS
B.M., in Piano Performance, Universidad Eafit, Medellin, Colombia
M.M, in Piano Performance, Universidad Eafit, Medellin, Colombia
D.M.A., in Piano Performance, West Virginia University

GIDEON RUBIN
B. M., Harvard University
M. M., Boston University School of Fine Arts
D. M. A., University of S. California Thornton School of Music

RON SANFILIPPO
B.M., Jazz Composition and Arranging, Berklee College of Music

NARA SHAHBAZYAN
B.A. & M.M., Yerevan State Conservatory
M.M., Miami University
D.M.A., Boston University

NONETTA SHATAKHTSIAN
B.A., in Music Romanos Melikyan College of Music
M.A., Armenian State Conservatory

IRINA TCHANTCEVA
B.M., Yerevan College of Music, Armenia (honor diploma)
M.M., Armenian State Conservatory, Armenia (magna cum laude)
D.M., Moscow State Conservatory, Russia

MANABU TAKASAWA
B.A., Music, Whitman College
M.M., Piano Performance, Manhattan School of Music
D.M. Piano Performance, Literature and Pedagogy, University of Maryland

LAURA VILLAFRANCA
B.M., Oberlin Conservatory
M.M., Boston Conservatory
Graduate Performance Diploma, Boston Conservatory

EVAN WANG
B.M., Eastern Washington University
M.M., Eastern Washington University

SAXOPHONE

VINCE DOMINGUEZ

B.M., Arizona State University

M.M., University of Kentucky

D.M.A., Arizona State University

METRO NARCISI

B.M., Berklee College of Music

MAT-C Rhode Island College

SUZUKI GUITAR

MYCHAL GENDRON

B.M., North Carolina School of the Arts

M.M., New England Conservatory

Suzuki Teacher Trainer - Guitar Levels 1-9; Guitar Practicum

SUZUKI PIANO

KELLY HOUSE 

B.A., Amherst College 

Teacher training, Suzuki Association of the Americas 

JOHN NORIGIAN 

B.M., Piano performance, University of RI 

M.M., Piano performance, Cleveland Institute of Music 

SUZUKI VIOLIN

LAURA GULLEY 

B.S. and B.A., Brown University



TROMBONE

BRAD KLEYLA

B.A., Trombone Performance, Rhode Island College

B.S., Recording Engineering, DePaul University

TRUMPET

WILLIAM CHILTON

B.M., Music, University of Rhode Island

Teacher Certification Program, University of Rhode Island

TUBA

BRAD KLEYLA

B.A., Trombone Performance, Rhode Island College

B.S., Recording Engineering, DePaul University

UKULELE

GEORGE LEONARD 

B.M., Berklee College of Music (Performance)

JACK MCNAMARA

B.M., University of Rhode Island,

M.A., Boston Conservatory of Music

CRIKKETT YOUNG

A.B., B.S, Stanford University

M.M., DePaul University

VIOLA

JOSUÉ BUSTAMANTE

B.M., Music Education and Violin Performance, University of Bridgeport

JOHN CASTORE

B.M., Music Performance, Boston Conservatory at Berklee

NARAIN DARAKANANDA

B.A., Music and Psychology, Bard College

M.M., Violin Performance, San Francisco Conservatory of Music

LOIS FINKEL 

B.A., Classics and Music, Cornell University 

M. M., Violin Performance, Eastman School of Music 

GILLIAN GALLAGHER

B.M. and M.M.; Viola Performance, The Juilliard School

ABBY MAGOON 

B.M., The Boston Conservatory 

M.M., University of Delaware

IRINA NARYSHKOVA

M.M., Boston University

Christian Paillan

B.M., Violin Pedagogy and Performance, Universidad de Talca, Chile

M.M., Violin Performance, University of Florida, Gainesville

D.M.A., Violin Performance, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

CONSUELO SHERBA 

B.M., City University of New York;

Graduate studies, University of Massachusetts and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

VIOLIN

GREGORY AYRIYAN 

M.M., Violin Performance, Certificate of Pedagogical Studies, Professional Instrumentalist Diploma, Baku Conservatory/Academy of Music, Azerbaijan 

JOSUÉ BUSTAMANTE

B.M., Music Education and Violin Performance, University of Bridgeport

JOHN CASTORE

B.M., Music Performance, Boston Conservatory at Berklee

EMILY CHEN 

B.M., Music Education and Violin Performance, University of Rhode Island 

NARAIN DARAKANANDA

B.A., Music and Psychology, Bard College

M.M., Violin Performance, San Francisco Conservatory of Music

LOIS FINKEL 

B.A., Classics and Music, Cornell University 

M. M., Violin Performance, Eastman School of Music 

GILLIAN GALLAGHER

B.M. and M.M.; Viola Performance, The Juilliard School

SUE HOAGLUND 

B.M., Boston University 

M.A., University of Pennsylvania 

ABBY MAGOON 

B.M., The Boston Conservatory 

M.M., University of Delaware 

Christian Paillan

B.M., Violin Pedagogy and Performance, Universidad de Talca, Chile

M.M., Violin Performance, University of Florida, Gainesville

D.M.A., Violin Performance, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

IRINA NARYSHKOVA

M.M., Boston University

ALEXEY SHABALIN 

B.A., M.A., M.A.T., Moscow Conservatory 

A.D. Boston University 

CONSUELO SHERBA 

B.M., City University of New York;

Graduate studies, University of Massachusetts and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

VOICE

Linda Barbieri

B.A. University of California, LA

B.M., Vocal Performance, magna cum laude, University of Arizona

M.M., Vocal Performance, University of Arizona

Graduate Performance Diploma, Vocal Performance, The Peabody Institute - Johns Hopkins University

JESSICA HUETTEMAN 

B.A., Music and Psychology, summa cum laude, U Mass Amherst 

M.M., Voice Performance/Pedagogy with distinction, Westminster Choir College

ROBERTA JANELLE 

B.M., Hartt School of Music 

M.M., Hartt School of Music

ELIZABETH SPLAINE 

A.B., Duke University 

M.H.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

RI PHILHARMONIC YOUTH ORCHESTRAS (RIPYO)

ALEXEY SHABALIN, Music Director and Symphony Conductor 

B.A., M.A., M.A.T., Moscow Conservatory

A.D. Boston University 

VINCENT MATTERA, Repertory Orchestra Conductor 

B.M., Music Education, University of Rhode Island 

M.M., University of Rhode Island 

IRINA NARYSHKOVA, String Orchestra Conductor 

M.M. Boston University 

CHRISTIAN PAILLAN, String Ensembles Conductor

B.M., Violin Pedagogy and Performance, Universidad de Talca, Chile

M.M., Violin Performance, University of Florida, Gainesville

D.M.A., Violin Performance, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

RI PHILHARMONIC

YOUTH WIND ENSEMBLES (RIPYWE)

DAVID NEVES, Music Director and Symphonic Winds Conductor 

B.M., Music Education, Berklee College of Music 

MAT., Saxophone Performance Rhode Island College 

Ed.D., Educational Leadership, Johnson & Wales University

CHAMBER MUSIC

LOIS FINKEL, Department Chair & Chamber Music Coach 

B.A., Classics and Music, Cornell University 

M.M., Violin Performance, Eastman School of Music 

ANDREI BAUMANN

B.M., Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, Canada;

A.D., Staatliche Hochschule fur Musik und Darstellende Kunst, Stuttgart, Germany;

M.M.; Piano Performance, New England Conservatory

GILLIAN GALLAGHER

B.M. and M.M.; Viola Performance, The Juilliard School

JULIAN GAU, Chamber Music Coach

B.A. Music and B.S. Mathematics, Brown University

LAURA GULLEY, Chamber Music Coach

B.S. and B.A., Brown University

JACOB MACKAY, Chamber Music Coach 

B.A., Cello Performance, Brandeis University 

M.M., Cello Performance, Rice University 

ABBY MAGOON, Chamber Music Coach 

B.M., The Boston Conservatory 

M.M., University of Delaware