Piano
Chelle Baravalle
Pamela Davies
Kay Heberling
Greg Presley
Beverly Rhodes
Mary Simpson
Linda Siverts
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Chelle Baravalle - Suzuki Piano, Piano
Bachelor of Music and Master of Music from Syracuse University. Further studies at Juilliard School of Music and Banff School of Fine Arts. Pamela Davies - Music Together, Suzuki Piano
Formal Suzuki Piano training in Montana, Idaho and Oregon. Member of Suzuki Association of the America's. Music Together license and certification earned in 1999; studied with Ken Guilmartin and Lili Levinowitz, creators of Music Together program. Kay Heberling, SNJM - Piano, Piano Coordinator
Bachelor of Fine Arts from Fort Wright College. Master of Music from University of Southern California. Performances with Spokane Symphony Chorale. Past Chair of Holy Names Academy Music Department. Tom Kelly - Jazz Improvisation
Music Studies: Berklee School of Music, Boston Conservatory. Creative Writing and German Lauguage: Harvard University. Philosophy and Comparative Religion: Marylhurst College. Performances: Boston, New York, Montreal, Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, B.C.; Aspen, Carnegie Hall, Tanglewood and Lincoln Center. Performance Credits: Anthony Braxton Creative Orchestra, Oliver Lake, Dave Liebman, Mike Garson, Roland Kirk, Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Knepper, Don Hahn Quintet, Kai Winding, Teddy Wilson, Dave Holland, Milt Hinton and Buddy Morrow Orch. Founder/co-leader: Syzygy, Elastic Psyche and M13. Accompanist: Ethyl Ennis, Sue Raney, Marian Montgomery, Joe Williams and others. Percussionist: Greenwich Choral Society Orchestra, Spokane Symphony, North Idaho Symphony and Theophonic Ensemble. Pianist: Coalition, Amaranth, Fractal-Tone-Aid-Oh! and Trapezium. Solo piano various public venues. Clinician/Adjudicator: Percussive Arts Society, Eastern Oregon University, North Idaho Solo/Ensemble and University of Bridgeport. Music Educator: Washington State University, North Idaho College, Southern Oregon University, Portland Community Schools and Holy Names Music Center.
 Greg Presley - Piano
Studies with Margaret Ott in Spokane. Bachelor of Arts with special honors in music from Yale University. Master's of Music from Juilliard; studied with Josef Raieff. Winner of William Petschek Scholarship and competitive piano minor teaching fellowship. Experience with Martha Graham Company in New York. Premiered multiple works written for dance, invited to showcase Robert Muczynski's work at Music Teachers' National Convention of 1990, and revived 20th Century music for modern dance. Taught at Florida State University. Featured soloist with Spokane Symphony, Washington-Idaho Symphony, and Yale Symphony. Winner of Young Artist Award of Spokane Allied Arts Festival (now Musicfest), State and Northwest divisions of the Music Teachers' National Association High School Piano Competition and numerous local awards. Composer, soloist and accompanist with Spokane Opera, and faculty member at Gonzaga University. Beverly Rhodes - Piano
Bachelor Degree in Piano Performance from Seattle Pacific University; studied with Marcile Mack and Bela Siki. Master's in Accompanying from University of California; studied with Gwendolyn Koldofsky and Daniel Pollack. Studied privately with Boris Roubakine and Gwen Beamish of the Banff School of Fine Arts as well as Martin Katz. Faculty member at Whitworth College. Accompanist for Spokane Falls Community College. Organist for Zion Lutheran and Lincoln Heights Congregational Church. Member of Civic Theater orchestra. Mary Simpson - Suzuki Piano, Piano
Bachelor of Science from Gonzaga University. Bachelor of Arts from Fort Wright College. Graduate studies at University of Idaho. Past President of Spokane Chapter of Washington State Music Teacher's Association. Director of St. Joseph's Church Choir. Director of Summer Piano Camp. Linda Siverts - Piano
Bachelor's Degree from Whitworth College; studied with Margaret Ott. Teaching experience: Whitworth, Gonzaga University, and summer institute at University of Southern Oregon 2000-2002 where performed with Heifitz protégé, violinist Sherry Kloss. Principal keyboardist of Spokane Symphony since 1984. Featured soloist with Connoisseur Concerts, Northwest Bach Festival, Spokane Symphony, Cathedral and the Arts, other area orchestras, and Spokane Public Radio. Speaker at the Washington State Music Teacher's Associations State convention. Winner of Individual Artist of the Year of Spokane City Arts Commission in 1998. Recorded 2 CD's. Adjudicates locally and across the state. Co-founder and director of Honors Chamber Music Program and Chamber Music Week at Holy Names Music Center. Ivana Cojbasic - Piano
Doctor of Musical Arts in piano Performance with a minor in Music Theory from the University of North Texas; Diploma Cum Laude in Piano Performance from the State Conservataory of Music "Luigi Cherubini" in Florence Italy; Masters Degree in Piano Performance from the University of Belgrade, Serbia; Certificate of specialization in Piano from the Academy of Music "Franz Liszt" Budapest, Hungary; Bachelors' degree in Piano Performance from the Univerksity of Belgrade, Serbia; Assistant Professor of Piano at Bowling Green State University, Ohio; Lecturer at Mesa State College, Grand Junction, Colorado; First Prize 1st Annual International Piano Competition "Roma 1990", Rome, Italy. >>Back to Faculty |
