Profile Type: Community Music School Faculty
Christine Cornell
Christine Cornell is a musician, actor, and music educator based in Brooklyn, New York. She is currently the chair of the Vocal Department here at Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, as well as, the co-director of Brooklyn Harmonics Vocal Program (Tweens, Teens and Twenty+) with her long-time collaborator, Broadway music director and arranger, Jeffrey Klitz. She…
Peter Apfelbaum
From: Berkeley, CA I started teaching music in… 1974 I started teaching at the Conservatory in… 2019 My inspiration: Cecil Taylor, Roscoe Mitchell, Lamine Konte Few people know that I… not sure what people know? Education: Creative Music Studio ’77 I play and teach: Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, Piano, Electric Bass, Drums, Percussion My other…
Ken Shoji
Kensuke Shoji is a jazz violinist and member of Deadgrass. Born in Gifu, Japan, he began playing violin at 7 with Suzuki Method. Kensuke joined his father’s Bluegrass band when he was a teenager and moved to the U.S to study with Matt Glaser (the chair of Berklee String Department ) and world renowned jazz violinist Christian…
Benjamin Lee
From: Switzerland, Chapel Hill, Brooklyn I started teaching music in… 1999 I started teaching at the Conservatory in… 2009 My inspiration: Nature Few people know that I… I’m a good baker Education:UNC Greensboro – BA in Jazz and Classical Performance I play and teach: Guitar, banjo, bass, and ukulele My other artistic/musical endeavors: I’m a…
Mary Jo Verruto Mcbride
From: Doylestown, Pennsylvania I started teaching music in… 2012 I started teaching at the Conservatory in… 2017 Who’s your inspiration, musical or otherwise? Tori Amos, Joni Mitchell Few people know that I…have synesthesia Education: BFA Musical Theatre – The Hartt School I play and teach: Piano, Guitar, Ukulele, Voice My other artistic/musical endeavors: I wrote…
Agustin Grasso
From: Buenos Aires, Argentina I started teaching music in… 2008 I started teaching at the Conservatory in… 2018 My inspiration: Max Roach, Billy Higgins, Philly Joe Jones, Billy James, Grady Tate, Ed Thigpen, Clifford Jarvis, Pat Martino, Don Patterson, Cannonball Adderley, Sam Jones, Trudy Pitts, Kenny Washington, Djavan, Joao Bosco and many, many more. Education:…
Ian Davis
From: I was born in NYC then moved with my family to Franklin, Tennessee, then to Fairfield, Connecticut, and then back to NYC in 2007 for college. I started teaching music in… 2011 My inspiration: Canons (musical), tape machines, old instruments, birds, trees, group singing, chess, and Film Forum 🙂 Education: New York University, Steinhardt,…
Heather Curran
From: Bonita Springs, Florida I started teaching music in… 2010 I started teaching at the Conservatory in… 2017 My inspiration: William Wade Few people know that I… once took a stand-up comedy class, and it was terrifying Education: University of South Florida – BA Theater Performance I play and teach: Voice My other artistic/musical endeavors:…
Kirk Driscoll
From: Baltimore, Maryland I started teaching music in…1992 I started teaching at the Conservatory in… 2002 My inspiration: Any and all that intrigue my interest in wanting to understand what I don’t already know. Few people know that I… was also trained for classical percussion as well. Education: Peabody ConservatoryBerklee College of Music I play…