Our Staff

Ms. Arnold graduated with honors from Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia, with a bachelor’s degree in Music Education and the Flute Performance Certificate. Following study at the Shenandoah University, Jean received a scholarship to attend the Sewanee Summer Music Center at the University of the South, Sewanee Tennessee. She has continued to study flute performance […]

Zulfugar Baghirov (often called Mr. Z by his students) is a jazz saxophone and clarinet performer and an educator with over 20 years of professional experience. He is an adjunct professor of music at Northern Virginia Community College’s (NOVA) Woodbridge and Alexandria, VA campuses and a music faculty at Montgomery College in Silver Spring, MD.Zulfugar […]

David Belazis studied Composition at Virginia Commonwealth University with Doctors Dika Newlin and Loran Carrier and later recording engineering at Omega Studios School. He has studied Suzuki education techniques and specializes in educating younger cellists. He is also the author of a forthcoming scale book for young students. Mr. Belazis is also good at motivating teens […]

Born into a musical heritage, and the youngest son of the late Principal National Symphony Bassist H. Stevens Brewster, Jr., Lee received his B.M. in Violin Performance at the Philadelphia Musical Academy in 1991. He studied violin with Assistant Concertmaster William de Pasquale and Section Violinist Frank Costanzo of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and Assistant Concertmaster […]

Yanchi Chen began her musical studies on the violin at the age of four in the studio of Derong Wang, one of the top music conservatories in China. As a child, she won many awards and competitions. During her middle and high school years, she was concertmaster of the City Youth Symphony Orchestra in her […]

Nicholas Cronin attended McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul, Minnesota, for guitar performance. Over the past decade, Nick has gigged with a variety bands, performing original music. Nick has been playing guitar for sixteen years and has been teaching private and group lessons formally for four years. Nick teaches both children and adults […]

Mr. deHoll started playing guitar in 1964 with the British Rock Invasion in full swing. Jan studied the styles of John Fahey, Mississippi John Hurt, Leo Kottke, and others in 1974 under the tutelage of Bob Driver, accomplished fingerstylist from Harrisonburg, VA. He also studied under Duck Baker in the 1990s.Jan has attended several National […]

John Bryant Greear is a native of Grand Prairie, Texas, where he started playing the cornet in 1980. He studied trumpet with Professor John E. Moots at Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma and Dr. Rick Bogard at the University of Texas in Arlington. In the spring of 1992, he enlisted in the United States Army […]

Jaime Guitz has taught students of all ages and experience levels. A native of Guatemala, he graduated from The National Conservatory of Music of Guatemala with a degree in Piano Performance and received a Musical Education degree from The University of San Carlos of Guatemala. Jaime holds a B.A. in Music, minoring in jazz piano, […]

With over 30 years of experience as a performing pianist, Eugene Iosilevich brings a rich blend of classical discipline, jazz fluency, and contemporary versatility to both his performance and teaching. Trained from an early age in the rigorous Russian and German classical traditions by renowned professors, Eugene developed a strong technical and artistic foundation. As […]

Joe Morton has been teaching saxophone, clarinet, flute, oboe and bassoon at Foxes for over 30 years. He earned a Bachelor’s of Music (magna cum laude) from George Mason University in saxophone performance. He has studied both classical and jazz saxophone with former Navy Band soloist Dale Underwood, current Army Band soloist Richard Parrell, and […]

Ohio native Jake Umbrazun began his musical journey the same way that so many young students do: inspired by great teachers and artists in grade school. After picking up tuba at age 11, Jake grew up playing as the Principal Tubist in the Youngstown Symphony Youth Orchestra and the Stambaugh Youth Concert Band. He would […]

Tian Wei is a classically trained pianist and educator who began her musical journey at the age of five. She has since cultivated a rich professional background through extensive performance and teaching. Dr. Wei holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Piano Performance from The Catholic University of America. She previously earned her Masters of […]