Nathan Smith
Woodwinds, Trumpet, Piano
Nathan Smith is a dedicated teacher and multi-instrumentalist. He has been teaching woodwinds for over 20 years. As a performer, he has covered many styles of music, from rock to classical, from jazz to noise. He takes great pride in developing lasting relationships with students and teaching them in a way that best speaks to […]
Tammy Zhekova
Voice
Temenuga (Tammy) Zhekova was educated at the Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts in Plovdiv, Bulgaria where she received her music degree and K-12 music education certification. For the past 20 years, Tammy has served as lead soloist in Chicago’s Bulgarian Orchestra and conductor for the all-female Chicago-based choir The Voices of Little Bulgaria, […]
Matthew Nall
Piano
Matthew Nall, an Illinois native from Camp Point, holds music degrees from Illinois College and Western Illinois University. While at Illinois College he was a two-time recipient of the Ruth Bellatti Music Honors Scholarship, performed with the Walden Chamber Players, and was a finalist in the Jacksonville Symphony Society’s Talent Among Us Competition. Matthew has […]
Janet Cramer
Drums & Bass
Janet Cramer is an accomplished drummer and instructor with more than twenty-five years of experience. She obtained her Masters in Music degree from Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, before relocating to Chicago. Ms Cramer has made a significant contribution to various genres and music scenes in Chicago, including Blues, Rock, Jazz, Latin Jazz, Americana, and […]
Seon Young Lee
Violin
Seonyoung holds a bachelor’s degree in Violin performance from Kyung Hee University in Seoul, Korea and was the principal in the Kyung Hee Symphony Orchestra. She was also a violinist of a master class directed by the faculty at Ball State University and Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln in Germany. She has played in […]
Ariel Civic
Guitar & Classical Guitar
Performer and pedagogue Ariel Civic has been entertaining a wide range of audiences for more than 18 years, and has fully established herself as an academic and educator of music. Beginning her career during adolescence, she has studied and traversed various musical genres such as flamenco, rock and roll, blues, fusion jazz, downtempo, new wave, […]