Chris Stork

160 Holt Rd.
Plainfield, Vermont 05667
(802) 522-2606
chrisstork21@gmail.com

All levels Violin
All ages taught

A bit about myself:

Education:
1. Undergraduate degree in Violin McGill University
2. Honors Student Mannes School of Music in NYC
3. Centre d’Arts Orford
4. Domaine Forget International Music Festival

Teaching Experience:
1. 6 Years Private Studio – Violin Teacher
2. Montpelier Chamber Orchestra – Sectional Coach

I studied with the teaching assistant of Ivan Galamian, Miss Sally Thomas, for six years so my teaching method is solidly grounded in Galamian pedagogy. A method that encourages students with principles and guidelines, rather than rules and regulations. I also have experience with the RCM curriculum and teaching in the Suzuki Method.

Gretchen Owens

24 Margaret St.
Essex, VT 05452
(802) 399-4366
gobluebird@gmail.com
All Levels – Oboe
BA in Music Performance, Syracuse University; studied with Phil MacArthur and Burt Lucarelli. 20 years of teaching and performing experience. Teaching out of home studio in Essex.

Classic Consort

bklimowski@gmail.com

Tune in as Vermont’s finest Classical musicians bring life to Mozart, Vivaldi, Pachelbel, The Beatles, Coldplay and more at your wedding, formal dinner, reception or any special occasion. Please check our website classicconsort.com for sound samples and more information.

Samuel Whitesell

95 Caroline St.
Burlington, VT 05401
802.461.6676
sam_whitesell@yahoo.com
www.samuelwhitesell.com

Welcoming piano students of all ages and abilites. M.M. and B.M. in piano performance from the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam with concentrations in piano pedagogy and a jazz studies minor. Performing and teaching experience in classical, jazz, blues, rock, and pop. Lessons are tailored to meet the needs and interests of each student. Experienced accompanist and collaborative musician.

Tim Swanson

100 Kennedy Drive Apt. 39
South Burlington, Vermont 05403
(802) 373-7223
tbswanson@gmail.com

tbswanson.com

All levels Violin & Viola
All ages taught

Experienced teacher using traditional and Suzuki methods, depending on student. Individual and group lessons.
I am versed in classical, jazz, blues and folk.
Strong understanding of in theory, improvisation, rhythm, harmony.
Sliding scale.

Lydia Lowery Busler

15 Pleasantview Street
Montpelier, VT 05602
www.lydialowerybusler.com, www.tradewindsimprov.com
Improvisant@Gmail.com
(802) 249-8084

Intermediate/Advanced

Hornist/ joyful performance coach LYDIA LOWERY BUSLER began her career performing at age 16 with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Lydia has performed with the New York City Ballet, Brooklyn Philharmonic, and has been Principal Horn of the José Limón Dance Company and the Manhattan Chamber Orchestra as well as holding the position of Solo Horn with the Rome Festival Opera. Ms. Busler is Director of Brass at Revels North, and as soloist, improvisationalist and co-founder of the Tradewinds Improv Ensemble, and commissioned composer (ASCAP), she provides workshops and masterclasses coast-to-coast. Lydia is a Siegfried’s Call Artist and member of the Los Angeles Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon awarded to the ACME Hall of Fame of esteemed artists, composers, musicologists, and educators in 2014.

Katie Oprea

300 Birch Way
Bakersfield, VT 05441
802.933.2607
koboern@gmail.com
All levels
A native of St. Albans, Ms. Oprea studied oboe with her father and later joined the Vermont Youth Orchestra, where she performed as a youth soloist with the VYO and VSO. Her principal teachers included Neil Boyer at the University of Southern Maine, Mark Weiger at the University of Iowa and César Ognibene at the Conservatoire National de Région of Lyon, in France. While in Europe, she served as principal oboist with the Romanian State Opera of Timisoara and also appeared with the Timisoara Philharmonic, the Europa Symphony, and the Bolshoi Ballet. Katie is currently principal oboist with the Burlington Chamber Orchestra, Middlebury Opera Company, and is a member of Heliand Consort. She has performed in the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Burlington Ensemble, and the Vermont Mozart Festival. Ms. Oprea teaches oboe lessons in the Burlington area. Also offering oboe and English horn reeds for beginner through advanced players.