Ensembles
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Large Ensembles |
Small Ensembles |
Chamber Music Connection |
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Andrew Brown (orchestra) John Fetter (orchestra) Maryellen Giese (choral) Alice Pratt (choral)
Kirsta Rodean (winds) John Rolland (winds) Casey Springstead (orchestra, winds) Brian S. Story (band) (C) Nancy Strelau (orchestra) |
Richard DeLaney (jazz combos) Deborah Grohman (clarinet) Diane Lewis (dance) Melissa Miller (choral) Kathryn Scarbrough (flute) Craig Snyder (electric) John Wiesenthal (guitar) |
Cellist Philip Lawrence Borter performs extensively as both soloist and small ensemble musician, with a repertoire that ranges from the classical to the contemporary. Some of his recent classical performance highlights include a recital at the Minatomirai Concert Hall in Yokohama, Japan, a baroque chamber music concert in Bad Krozingen, Germany, and a performance of Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence with members of the Tokyo String Quartet in Sapporo, Japan.
Mr. Borter received his undergraduate degree at the Cleveland Institute of Music as a student of Richard Aaron. He continued his education under the tutelage of Steven Doane as a graduate student and scholarship recipient at the Eastman School of Music. Further studies took place in Germany with Christoph Henkel at the Hochschule für Musik-Freiburg. Intensive chamber music studies have led to opportunities to work with members of the Cavani, Cleveland, Emerson, Miami, Tackas, Tokyo, and Vermeer String Quartets. Other instructors include distinguished pedagogues such as Joel Krosnick, Eleanor Schoenfeld, Stephen Geber, and James Wilson.
Mr. Borter performs on a cello created by the 19th century French luthier Nicklaus Simoutre. The instrument was generously awarded to him as a winner of the Virtu Foundation scholarship competition.
Instrument/Department: Piano; Jazz Piano; Ensembles; Jazz Studies
Joined Hochstein Faculty in: 1985
Master of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music; Bachelor's degree from Hobart College. Native of Lima, Peru. Active as a jazz pianist, composer, and arranger in Rochester for more than 30 years. Currently musical director of Mambo Kings (www.mambokingdom.com), a Latin jazz group with performances with orchestras throughout the US and Canada. Produced two albums for Mambo Kings, "Marinera" (2003) and "Live!" (2005). Frequent performer on the "Live from Hochstein" and "Spotlight on Faculty" series. Recipient of the 1996 Faculty Service Award.
Find out more on my website: www.mambokingdom.com
Instrument/Department: Director of Philharmonia and Sinfonia
Joined Hochstein Faculty in: 2002
Currently completing a Doctorate of Philosophy in Music Education at the Eastman School of Music where he received a Master of Music degree. Bachelor of Music in Violin & Music Education from the University of Northern Iowa Has extensive experience as a violin instructor, chamber music coach, chamber orchestra director and orchestra conductor. Assistant Professor of Music Education (strings) at the Eastman School. Has taught public school and performs regularly as a violinist with a number of regional orchestras. 2012 University of Rochester Presidential Diversity Award recipient for his work with the Urban Strings program at School 17.
Instrument/Department: Choral Ensembles
Joined Hochstein Faculty in: 2002
Hometown: Albany, NY
Favorite or most influential teachers were: Sister Annette Covatta—my high school piano & Glee Club teacher.
When I’m not at Hochstein, you can find me: driving in my car (Ha Ha!) in Brockport, directing my Sweden Senior Singers, singing w/the Rochester Oratorio Society, typing the minutes for the Oratorio Society Board, at home in Morton, cooking....gardening, s-l-e-e-p-i-n-g!
People with whom/Places I’ve performed include: Hochstein Performance Hall with the Hochstein Youth Singers and Hochstein Chorale or the Hochstein Voice Faculty, Rochester Oratorio Society (at Hochstein Performance Hall, Kodak Hall, Eastman Theatre or Asbury First), China with the Oratorio Society, St. Patrick's Cathedral when I directed the Brockport High School Choir.
My pets include: Dogs Coda & Samson, Cats Forte, Dirt McGirt,Tenuto & Marcato.
Favorite things to do in Rochester are: attend live performances of music and theatre.
People would be surprised to know that I: can be serious sometimes (!) and fall asleep when I sit down....
What I most admire about my students is: their unbounding energy and enthusiasm and their unfailing willingness to accept challenge.
Conducts Hochstein Youth Singers (grades 3-12), Hochstein Singers (grades 6-12), and Hochstein (Adult) Chorale. BS in Music Education, with piano as major instrument and a minor in voice from Nazareth College. Graduate studies at SUNY Brockport and the Eastman School of Music. Retired from the Brockport Central School District where she served as a vocal music teacher and Chair of the Music Department. At Brockport, directed Choirs and Vocal Ensembles at the Elementary, Middle School and High School levels. Retired from directing Youth Choirs and Handbell Choir at First Presbyterian Church in Brockport. Directs Senior Citizen Choruses, the “Sweden Senior Singers” and the “Sweden Senior Singers Barbershop Quartet”, in Brockport. Adjunct Professor, Inclusive Childhood Education Department at Nazareth College of Rochester. Regularly guest conducts Choruses throughout New York State. Multiple listings in Who's Who Among American Educators. Recipient of the 2009 Faculty Service Award. Maryellen and her husband, Jay (also a retired Music Teacher) live in Morton, NY and are the proud parents of 2 grown sons, Drew and Adam.
Instrument/Department: Clarinet
Joined Hochstein faculty in: 2009
Hometown: I grew up mostly in Knoxville, Tennessee, and also lived nearly 20 years in central Indiana, most recently in Indianapolis.
Favorite place to travel: anywhere, and always to Chautauqua Institution in the summers.
Most influential music teachers were: Peter Hadcock, John Heiss.
When I’m not at Hochstein, you can find me: being a mom and driving the “mom shuttle” as well as juggling the needs of my other job.
People with whom/Places I’ve performed include: The Chautauqua Motet Consort, Duo Classique, The Rosewood Trio.
My favorite movie is: Chariots of Fire.
My favorite authors include: Dorothy Sayers, Alexander McCall Smith, David McCullough.
My pets include: Chester, a feisty miniature Schnauzer who loves walks in our neighborhood.
Favorite things to do in Rochester are: the tremendously varied offerings for families, attending concerts, seeing plays at Geva and movies at the Little, walking the beach at Durand Eastman Park.
People would be surprised to know that I: am a Presbyterian minister.
What I most admire about my students is: their determination to make focused music study an important part of their lives.
My favorite restaurants include: Cole and Park, Ricci’s, Parker’s, Camille’s.
Master of Music in Clarinet Performance from New England Conservatory and a Bachelor of Music degree from DePauw University. Her principal teachers include Peter Hadcock, Randy Salman, Alois Brandhofer, and Roger Hiller. She has soloed 13 times with orchestras from coast to coast as the winner of concerto competitions. She and her pianist husband, Willie La Favor, are co-founders of the Chautauqua Motet Consort and perform together as Duo Classique. Before moving to Rochester, she taught private music students and directed children’s church choirs in central Indiana and east Tennessee. She is also an ordained Presbyterian minister with specialization in transitional ministry. A graduate from the Master of Divinity program at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, she is active in interfaith dialogue and ecumenical relations throughout greater Rochester.
Instrument/Department: Choral Ensembles
Joined Hochstein Faculty in: 2009
Currently pursuing Masters of Music Education at Roberts Wesleyan College; Bachelor's of Music Education from Nazareth College. Has been teaching strings and vocal music in the Rochester area since 2007 and has taught Hochstein Little Singers in Canandaigua.
Instrument/Department: Ensembles
Joined Hochstein Faculty in: 2008
Bachelor of Music degree in Violin Performance from the Eastman School of Music. Concertmaster/Adjunct Faculty of the Roberts Wesleyan College Community Orchestra, Co-Concertmaster of the Brighton Symphony Orchestra, Assistant Concertmaster of the Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes, a regular substitute in the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, Binghamton Philharmonic, Rochester Chamber Orchestra, Skaneateles Festival Orchestra, and the Rochester Oratorio Society. Faculty member at New Horizons Summer Chamber Music program at the Eastman Community Music School. Chamber music experience with Quartsemble from 2008-09, the Marini String Ensemble from 2006-present, performing at the Cedar Valley Chamber Music Festival from 2007-present.
Instrument/Department: Little Singers
Joined Hochstein Faculty in: 2007
Hometown: Rochester
Favorite place to travel: Hawaii, Europe
Favorite or most influential teachers were: Music teachers, social studies teacher
When I’m not at Hochstein, you can find me: at Nazareth College, working out, walking or at home with my family.
People with whom/Places I’ve performed include: John Denver, workshops given throughout the US and Canada.
My favorite book is: Gone With the Wind
My pets include: Dog, Sammy
Favorite things to do in Rochester are: teach at Hochstein and Nazareth!; concerts, hanging with friends
People would be surprised to know that I: am 100% Italian
What I most admire about my students is: the abilities, their joy for music making.
My favorite restaurant is: Chen Garden
Graduate of Nazareth College and received Orff Level Certification from the Eastman School of Music. Served as a vocal music teacher for the Rochester City School District for over 30 years.
Instrument/Department: Youth Wind Symphony
Joined Hochstein Faculty in: 2005
Kirsta Rodean first came to Rochester as a student at the Eastman School of Music where she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Bassoon Performance and Music Education and a Master’s in Music Education. Ms. Rodean currently teaches for the Fairport CSD and serves as a bassoon instructor at the Hochstein School of Music & Dance and Roberts Wesleyan Community Music School. Ms. Rodean has performed as a bassoonist with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the Witchita Falls (TX) Symphony Orchestra, Kunde Chorale, The Opera Factory, Mercury Opera Rochester, Eastman Philharmonia and Wind Ensemble, TWENTY21 (Hochstein’s contemporary music ensemble), and Fem Vindar: A Woodwind Quintet.
Instrument/Department: Junior Wind Symphony
Joined Hochstein Faculty in: 2012
John Rolland holds a Bachelor's degree in Music Education and a Master's degree in Conducting from SUNY Fredonia. He currently teaches instrumental music at Bay Trail Middle School in Penfield, directing the 7th and 8th grade Concert Band, 7/8 Jazz Band, and serving as Bay Trail's Music Department Coordinator. Prior to Penfield, Mr. Rolland taught at Northport High School on Long Island where he directed the Concert Band, Advanced Jazz Ensemble, Chamber Winds, and was Assistant of the Northport Tiger Marching Band.
Mr. Rolland has guest conducted junior and senior high honor bands in Suffolk, Wyoming, Monroe, Chemung, and Delaware counties. He was interim Music Director of the Cassadaga Concert Band in 1998, and served as Music Director and Conductor of the East End Chamber Orchestra from 2000-02.
As a percussionist, Mr. Rolland has performed regularly with the Atlantic Wind Symphony, the Western New York Chamber Orchestra (formerly the Fredonia Chamber Players). He maintains an active schedule performing in and around Rochester. He has toured the northeast and recorded with various independent artists. In 2005, two of his studio collaborations were nominated for Independent Music Awards by The Music Resource Group.
Instrument/Department: Director of Youth Wind and Junior Wind Symphonies; Assistant Director of Philharmonia
Joined Hochstein Faculty in: 2003
Hometown: Hammondsport, NY.
Favorite places to travel: England, Yosemite National Park, Key West.
Favorite or most influential teachers were: Ellie Boutwell, Bill Arnts, Munro Sherrill, Gary Palmer, Harriett Zimmerman.
When I’m not at Hochstein, you can find me: teaching in West Irondequoit Schools, performing around Rochester, enjoying time at home with family.
My favorite books are: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell; The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Michael Chabon.
My pets: two cats (Maddy and Lucy) and a dog (Stella)
Favorite things to do in Rochester are: hiking, kayaking, attending concerts, visiting great restaurants.
What I most admire about my students is: their tenacity, intelligence, and musicianship.
My favorite restaurants are: Good Luck, Salena’s, Rooney’s, Jade Palace.
Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the Eastman School of Music. Since 1999, he has been an instrumental music teacher at the junior high and senior high levels in the West Irondequoit School District. He has conducted the Irondequoit Concert Band, Brighton Symphony Orchestra, Hochstein Youth Symphony Orchestra, New Horizons Band in Rochester, and the 2011 Genesee-Wyoming Music Educators’ Association Senior High All-County Band. As a performer, he is a horn player with the Penfield Symphony Orchestra and The North Star Brass, and he has played with several freelance orchestras in the Rochester area, including with Mercury Opera, The Gregory Kunde Chorale, and Sinfonia Cordancia. Mr. Springstead is also active as a collaborative pianist, accompanying many high school and college musicians in the Rochester area. He is the director of the Youth Wind Symphony and the Junior Wind Symphony at Hochstein, where he also serves as the Assistant Director of the Philharmonia and as a member of Hochstein’s faculty contemporary music ensemble, TWENTY21. He lives in Webster with his wife, fellow educator and Hochstein faculty member, Kirsta Rodean.
Instrument/Department: Director, Finger Lakes Concert Band
Joined Hochstein Faculty in: 2006
Additional Position(s) at Hochstein: Member, Board of Directors
Master of Music and Bachelor in Music Education degrees from Mansfield University (PA). Recently retired director of the 7th and 8th Grade Bands at the Canandaigua Middle School. Current Band Director of The Alternative School for Math and Science, Corning (NY). Active as composer, performer, instrumentalist, and vocalist. He has over fifty published marching band and concert band compositions and arrangements. He sings bass with Madrigalia and Musica Spei. Member of the New York State School Music Association and the New York State Band Director's Association.
Instrument/Department: Director, Hochstein Youth Symphony Orchestra
Joined Hochstein Faculty in: 1992
Graduate of Syracuse University and University of Miami. Has performed as a violinist with the Florida Philharmonic and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Former orchestra director at Penfield High School and the Finger Lakes Symphony, Conductor of the Greater Rochester Women's Philharmonic, Hochstein Youth Symphony Orchestra, Virtuosi Scholarship Chamber Orchestra and guest conductor for All-State and All-County orchestras throughout the U.S. Nazareth College Director of Orchestras, Audition Coordinator, and Instrumental Coordinator. Orchestral and choral works published with Warner Brothers, Southern Music. Recipient of the 2001 Hochstein Faculty Service Award.
Instrument/Department: Music Lab Director/ Percussion / Composition
Joined Hochstein Faculty in: 2010.
Places Lived: Born and raised in Victoria, TX. Lived in Rochester, NY and the NJ / NYC area. Currently back in Rochester teaching at Hochstein.
Musical Influences: I like lots of music; Bjork, Liam Finn, Reich, Radiohead, Jerseyband, Coheed and Cambria, and many more.
Things you may not know: I can’t ride a bike or swim.
Favorite Cuisine: Mexican.
Activities Outside of my professional rock band, Break of Reality: Running, eating cereal at any time of the day, boxing aficionado, playing soft orchestral snare drum excerpts, watching Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Ivan has a Master’s Degree in percussion performance from The Eastman School of Music, along with a Bachelor’s in percussion performance and music education. He also received a Professional Certificate in Music Business from Berklee College of Music’s Extension School.
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