Music Department Artistic Advisor
Born in San Paulo, Brazil and began her early studies with Dinora de Carvalho; began concertizing at the age of six, giving solo recitals and making feature performances with orchestra; studied at the Academy of Music in Vienna , 1961-66, with Bruno Seidlhofer whom she later married; received a Diploma Speciale from the Minister of Education in Austria; first U.S. appearances included performances at Boston University and the New England Conservatory; gave a concert in Washington, D.C. at the invitation of the Organization of American States in 1988; locally performed at FSPA, the Walnut Hill School for the Arts and Dartmouth College; has been on the Piano faculty at the Academy of Music in Vienna since 1976; travels extensively teaching Master Courses in Finland, Germany, Italy, Malta, Brazil and the United States and was decorated by the Ambassador of Brazil for outstanding service abroad; toured the Far East and conducted Master Classes; visits the Franklin School for the Performing Arts frequently giving Master Classes to students and faculty and offering her continued guidance as Artistic Advisor.
Guitar B.M. in Jazz Performance (New England Conservatory); awarded First Prize/Scholarships - Epirotic Society, AHEPA, and Young Performance Competition (NEC); teaching experience includes guitar and bass improvisation and theory instruction, arranging, and composition; performance experience throughout New England includes Jordan Hall, The Above Club, The Choppin' Block, Wally's Cafe, and Framnas Folkhogskolla; member of Nick Athansious 4tet, China Jackson Sextet, and Dejona Jazz, principal teachers include Charlie Banacos, Jerry Bergonzi, Mick Goodrick and John Abercrombie.
LINDA BARBIERI
Voice
Violin
B.M. (Harid University); M.M. (Eastman School of Music); private teaching experience in Canada and United States; currently Artist-in-Residence at Longy School of Music; recognition includes Quebec Arts Council Award, The Marseille International Music Competition, The Quebec Symphony Competition, Starling Foundation Award, Prix d'Europe, and John Newmark.
Piano
B.M. (Curtis Institute of Music); M.M. Yale University of Music; Artist Diploma (Yale University of Music); D.M.A. (New England Conservatory); extensive performing experience includes Merkin Concert Hall, Sprague Memorial Hall, Taipei National Concert Hall, Weill Recital Hall (Carnegie Hall), Federal Reserve Bank Concert Series and Williams Recital Hall; awards and distinctions include Heida International Piano Competition, Rising Artist Award (Taiwan National Symphony), Mary Clapp Howell Scholarship, and Lucy G. Moses Fellowship; principal instructors include Wah-Kyung Byun, Claude Frank, Rol-Peter Wille.
Voice
B.M. in Vocal Performance with distinction in major (San Diego State University); M.M. in Opera / Vocal Performance with distinction and honors (New England Conservatory); performed with Boston Symphony Hall in Handel & Haydn; teaching experience includes vocal classes at Christian Community Church in Somerville and private lessons to local students of varying ages; awarded 1st Place in La Jolla Young Artists Competition, 2nd Place in NATS Compeition, and 1st Place in Concerto Competitions (New England Conservatory and San Diego University); principal instructors include Helen Hodam, Susan Clickner and Mary Mackenzie.
KENNY HADLEY
Percussion
Extensive teaching experience; Milton After-School Program (1987 - present), DiScenso's Drum Shop (1985 - present), numerous teaching clinics and master classes throughout New England; playing experience includes European and South American tours with Johnny Adams, performances with Van Morrison, Dizzy Gillespie, The Count Basie Orchestra, Peter Wolf, The Drifters, Rebecca Parris, FSPA Youth Choir, FSPA and FPAC productions, the North Shore Music Theater productions of Tommy and Hair.
Voice
B.A. in Music (Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude, Wheaton College); member and adjudicator of National Association of Teachers of Singing; soloist of St. Michael's Episcopal Church (Rumford, RI) and St. John's Church (Barrington, RI); published "Coming Full Circle: The Evolution of Handel's Messiah"; instuctors include Ellalou Dommock and Joanne Mouradijian.
TRACY LANE
Kindermusik
B.A. Theater Education (Emerson College); certified Kindermusik instructor, studied voice at Emerson College; extensive study of Dance; taught English and Drama and directed school musicals at Hingham Junior High; Tracy joined FSPA/FPAC in 1995 and has served as co-director/producer for many FSPA/FPAC productions.
Piano
B.A. cum laude (Middlebury College); Studied at Vienna International Music Center and with Maria-Regina Seidlhofer, Diana Fanning, Gabriel Chodos, Yoriko Takahashi, Guiseppe deLellis; Owner/director - Franklin School for the Performing Arts. Founder/Director - Franklin Performing Arts Company, Founder - FSPA Youth Choir.
Piano/Voice M.M. in Collaborative Piano (New England Conservatory); currently on faculty at Emerson College and Boston Conservatory of Music; recital and master class accompanist throughout the Boston area; performing experience includes appearance at Carnegie Hall; fifteen years of teaching experience throughout Massachusetts and New Jersey; primary instructors include Margo Garrett and Irma Vallecio.
MARK PONIATOWSKI
Bass
B.M. (Berklee College of Music); M.M. (New England Conservatory); extensive performing experience including Bruce Katz Band, Kenny Hadley Big Band, Soul Kitchen, and Yukie Aramos Trio, toured and performed with the FSPA Youth Choir in Austria (1998); recordings include Mississippi Moan, Something Like That, It’s About the Blues, Radio Fusion Radio, and More Than Live; instructors include Cecil McBee, John Clayton Jr., John Repucci, and Whit Brown; affiliated with the International Society of Bassists.
Voice B.A. cum laude in Vocal Performance and Music Education (Duke University); Master of Music in Choral Conducting (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign); co-founder and director of Voices Rising; member of National Association of Teachers of Singing, Early Music America, American Choral Directors Association, and Pi Kappa Lambda (music honor society); has maintained private voice studio since 1992; extensive experience as a church musician and choral director.
Oboe, Flute, Saxophone B.A. in Music (Ithaca College); served as Intern at Croydon Music Service in London, England; experience teaching private and group instrumental lessons to students of all ages and is currently working as a part-time substitute in the public school system; awarded the David H. Laub Memorial Scholarship.
KIM REZENDES
Kindermusik, Piano
Voice B.A. in Theater (Occidental College); M.M. in Vocal Pedagogy and M.M. in Vocal Performance (New England Conservatory of Music); extensive performance experience including roles in Carousel, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Oklahoma, Candide, Die Fledermaus, Cosi fan tutte, Carmen; performed the role of "Lily" in the Franklin Performing Arts’ Company’s production of The Secret Garden, classical and cabaret recitals throughout MA; principal teachers include Susan Ormont, Kathleen Kaun, Tamara Brooks, and Diane Thomas.
Piano B.M. magna cum laude in Piano Performance (Boston Conservatory); awards include Chaminade Compeition, South Shore Conservatory Concert Compeition and Robert E. Brown Scholarship; performances with the Quincy Symphony Orchestra, South Shore Conservatory, Boston Consrevatory and the Museam of Fine Arts; teaching experience includes various ages and levels; principal teachers include Jung-Ja Kim, Maya Gurevich, Susan Dorian and Elizabeth Skavish.
Piano B.M. (Music College, Vilnius, Lithuania); studies in piano performance and music education; specialization in 17th and 20th century music; solo piano competition in Vilnius, Lithuania and Riga, Latvija; chamber music performance; accompanist; instructor of piano at Vilnius Music School, Lithuania, and at the New Beginning Academy, Boston.