Our Staff

Sophia Lee is a violinist and music educator with extensive experience in performance, teaching, and arts administration. She earned her bachelor’s degree in violin performance from Seoul National University, a Master of Music in Violin Performance from the Royal Academy of Music in London, and a master’s degree in Arts Management from Carnegie Mellon University. […]

Nyana Ross has played violin since she was 8 years old. She also plays cello, guitar, piano, and many more instruments. She has performed on many stages at music festivals, concerts, and recitals. She has been playing with various orchestras since 2015 and I’ve even played at Nationals with her orchestra in 2018 and won […]

Chesley Mok graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance and received a Master of Music at San Francisco Conservatory of Music, studying Collaborative Piano with Timothy Bach. A diverse pianist, Chesley works with both vocalists and instrumentalists across a wide range of genres, including championing new music […]

Hikari Nakamura is an acclaimed pianist who made her solo debut at the age of twelve, performing piano concertos in Poland, and later appeared as a soloist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra as a winner of the Leonard Slatkin Piano Award. A passionate chamber musician, she has been regularly invited to perform chamber music at […]

D.M.A. – University of North Texas M.M. – Arizona State University B.A. – China Conservatory (In Music Education) Diploma – Central Conservatory of Music School (In Violin Performance) Dr. Gao is a versatile violinist and educator who has performed and given lectures across Asia and the United States. Her performances have been featured on radio […]

Luke began his journey with music at age 5 and has continued it for over a decade. After starting private flute lessons his interest became a passion and music became the center of his life. In high school Luke worked with his directors to help grow the music programs and create a better learning environment. […]

Brian has been playing guitar for about 23 years and performing/teaching professionally for about 13 of those years. He attended Musician’s Institute (GIT in LA) in 2009 on the D’addario scholarship, and ended up graduating at the top of the class with the prestige of “Most Outstanding Player”. Moving back to the bay area in […]

Nichole Boaz is a graduate of San José State University, where she received both her B.M. and M.A. in Jazz Studies. She’s lived and worked in the South Bay Area for over a decade, teaching classical and jazz piano to students ranging in age from preschool to post-retirement. In the past, she’s taught at West […]

Max Cheung is a pianist from Hong Kong who discovered his passion for music at the age of 6. He has won various music competitions including the piano, Er-hu, Er-hu Ensemble, and Chinese orchestra categories at the Hong Kong Schools Music Festival. Currently, Max teaches music full time specializing in preschool to kindergarten students. With […]

Aria Lu is a passionate music educator and soprano with over a decade of experience in classical vocal training and cross-cultural teaching. She has taught K–12 students in both China and the U.S., integrating vocal pedagogy with Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) to foster creativity and emotional expression. Yao holds a Chinese K–12 music teaching certificate and […]

Antonio Darias is a dedicated music educator and accomplished guitarist. He holds a Master’s Degree in Music from the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, where he was a Henry Mancini Institute Fellow, and a Bachelor’s in Music Performance from Universidad de las Artes in Havana, Cuba. As an instructor, Antonio has taught at […]

Sophia Noguera began her musical journey at age 8 with voice lessons, and by age 11 she began classical training in opera. Over the years, she has performed in a wide range of ensembles, including honor choirs, chamber choirs, and other vocal groups, which have helped her develop both as a soloist and as an […]