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Wunder Studios instructors are active professionals who have performed all over the world. They provide exceptional private instruction, which promotes creativity, inspires success, and fosters a lifelong commitment to excellence. Our teachers are uncommonly compassionate and dedicated to helping you reach your musical potential. Call us today at 847/685-2030 and schedule your complimentary first lesson.

In addition to performing regularly at local institutions such as the Auditorium Theater, the Lyric Opera, Orchestra Hall, the Pritzker Pavillion, and the Ravinia Festival our instructors have performed at scores of venues around the world, including:

Beijing Concert Hall, China • Berliner Philharmonie, Germany
Carnegie Hall, New York • Conservatoire de Nice, France
Festival dei due Mondi, Spoleto, Italy • Grieg Hall, Bergen, Norway
Kiev Philharmony, Ukraine • Leipzig Gewandhaus, Germany
Lincoln Center, New York • Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria
Musikverein, Vienna, Austria • Royal Albert Hall, London, England
Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Japan • The Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C.
and the Victoria Concert Hall, Singapore

Further credentials are available upon request.

Brass Instruments
Joseph Agnew, low brass
MMus, Northwestern University
BMus, Roosevelt University

Keri Godon, French horn
MMus, Northwestern University
BMus, DePaul University

Arthur Linsner, trombone
MMus, Northwestern University
BMus, Eastman School of Music

Drama/Musical Theatre
Josh Andrews
BFA, Drama, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana

Michael Barrette
MMus, DePaul University
BA, University of Illinois

Gail Becker
BFA, Miami University

Alison Kelly
MMus, Manhattan School of Music
BMus, Cleveland Institute of Music

Lauren Love
MFA, University of Wisconsin
BA, University of Wisconsin

Ric Segovia
MFA, University of Wisconsin
BFA, Southwest Texas State University

Drums
Danny Faith
BA, Columbia College

Darren Scorza
BMus, Eastern Illinois University

Guitar and Bass
Michael Brennan, classical guitar
MMus, California State University, Fullerton
BMus, California State University, Fullerton

Bob Lovecchio, electric and acoustic bass
BA, Miami University

Jason Miller, guitar
BMus, University of Illinois

Piano
Erin Fishler
MMus, Northern Illinois University
BMus, University of Kansas

Ray Koehler
MMus, University of Massachusetts
BMus, Berklee College of Music

Mabel Kwan
MMus, Northern Illinois University
BMus, Rice University

Chris Mahieu
MMus, University of Illinois
BMus, University of Illinois

Linda Rich
MA, Ed., Indiana University
BMus, Greenville College

Cameron Smith
DMus, Rice University
MMus, Cleveland Institute of Music
BMus, University of Michigan

Vessela Ivanova Smith
MMus, Rice University
BMus, University of Kansas, Lawrence

Anatoliy Torchinskiy
MMus, Roosevelt University
BMus, Roosevelt University

Jazz/Blues Piano
Ray Koehler
MMus, University of Massachusetts
BMus, Berklee College of Music

Strings

Mark Anderson, cello

Elizabeth Brown, violin
MMus, DePaul University
BMus, DePaul University

Erika Cornelisen-Rocha, double bass
MMus, University of North Texas
BMus, The Cleveland Institute of Music

Nami Yoo Hanson, violin
MMus, Roosevelt University
BMus, Kyong Hee University

Bethanne Stone, violin
MA Ed., Columbia University
MMus, New York University
BA, Loyola University

Benton Wedge, viola
MMus, Northwestern University
MMus, Northwestern University

Vocal Coaching
Russian:

Anatoliy Torchinskiy
MMus, Roosevelt University
BMus, Roosevelt University

Voice
Michael Barrette
MMus, DePaul University
BA, University of Illinois

Gerald Frantzen
MMus, New England Conservatory of Music
BMus, University of Iowa

Amy Noel Hall
BFA, Vocal Performance, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana

Nancy Henninger
MMus, American Conservatory of Music
BMus, North Central College

Alison Kelly
MMus, Manhattan School of Music
BMus, Cleveland Institute of Music

Nancy Wiebe Mazurowski
BMus, North Park College

Martin Pazdioch
BMus, University of Illinois

Bethanne Stone
MA Ed., Columbia University
MMus, New York University
BA, Loyola University

Woodwinds
Elizabeth Heller, bassoon
MMus, Northwestern University
BMus, American Conservatory of Music

Eric Koppa, saxophone and clarinet
BMus, Western Michigan University

Courtney Morton, flute
MMus, Northwestern University
BMus, Northwestern University

wunder studios
3 S. Prospect Ave., Suite 12
Park Ridge, IL
(847) 685-2030
ask@wunderstudios.com