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My name is Matthew, I specialize in art song text expression on the theorbo, lute, and baroque guitar with a decade of performance and teaching experience across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia.
My musical education began at 5 years old where I studied piano for 10 years in private instruction. I am also familiar with Certificate of Merit
Dear Music Enthusiasts,
I am excited to share a wonderful new opportunity to deepen your appreciation and understanding of classical music. Starting this September, I will be offering a new class at the Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) in Mountain View: "Curious Listener's Guide to Classical Music."
Chase Waterbury is the second trombonist of the Monterey Symphony. He was previously a fellow with the New World Symphony from 2021-2024. Mr. Waterbury has worked with conductors such as Esa-Pekka Salonen, Michael Tilson Thomas, Stéphane Denève, Marin Alsop, and others; and has appeared with numerous orchestras including the San Francisco Symphony, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the Seattle Symphony. In 2021, Mr. Waterbury was named a finalist in the International Trombone Association’s Lewis Van Haney Philharmonic Prize.
Visit my website for my detailed background and ensemble discography: https://www.amhmusic.net/
Alex is an active member of the Bay Area professional musician community, performing tuba with a wide variety of ensembles. He is a proud member of the AFM Local 6 Musicians Union
Before moving to the SF Bay Area, Alex performed and taught brass throughout Tennessee, Virginia, and D.C.
This four-day vocal workshop includes daily breath clinics, ear training, and sight reading workshops. Participants will benefit from a vocal health seminar, individual coaching sessions with Crowden’s esteemed collaborative pianists and vocal coach, as well as staging rehearsals. Additionally, dedicated independent rehearsal time is provided for participants.
The focus of this vocal workshop is to explore the joy of singing the vast and diverse canon of beautiful masterpieces written for all voice types and genres ranging from early music to contemporary pieces.
Now accepting students for piano lessons, music composition lessons, and music theory tutoring. I have over a decade of experience teaching private music lessons and specialize in piano lessons for youth to adult beginner, intermediate, and returning students, as well as composition lessons and theory tutoring at all levels. I hold a PhD in Music Composition and enjoy incorporating music theory study into lessons. Lessons are structured around the goals of each individual student and I enjoy guiding you through learning the music you most enjoy playing.
Devon Thrumston is an active member of the Bay Area music community, with a particular emphasis in contemporary music. She has played with a variety of ensembles, ranging from classical chamber music to Argentine tango orchestras, to jazz quintets.
I am an active performer with an enormous passion for singing technique, diction, musical storytelling, and baroque music — all of which I love sharing with my students.
Jane Lenoir, flutist, grew up in a family of professional musicians in Tampa, Florida and left at 15 years old to study at Interlochen Arts Academy and later Oberlin College Conservatory of Music. She has a career spanning many different styles of music, from orchestral work, chamber music, jazz, Brazilian and Afro-Cuban music and Latin Jazz, to baroque flute. She has performed with the Oakland Symphony, Ballet and Opera, Stockton Symphony, San Jose Symphony, SF Opera, SF Ballet, San Francisco Chamber Music Society and University of California Contemporary Chamber Players.