Faculty


Viola Instructor
Alex’s chamber music performances have been featured on NPR and in the New Yorker, and he has recorded on major labels such as Warner Classics with Delirium Musicum.
Cello and Chamber Music Faculty
Clive Greensmith has held the position of principal cellist of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and was the cellist of the Tokyo String Quartet for fourteen years.
Music Pedagogy
Australian flutist Catherine Gregory, winner of the Pro Musicis International Award, enjoys a dynamic career as a soloist, ensemble player, teaching artist and creative collaborator.
Piano Faculty
Grodin earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the USC Thornton School of Music, where he was winner of the Keyboard Department’s award for Outstanding D.M.A. Graduate in Piano. A prizewinner in the Seattle International Piano Competition and the Ibiza International Piano Competition, he has performed throughout the United States and Europe.
Chair, String Department, Violin Faculty, Chamber Music Faculty
Henry Gronnier is a founding member and first violinist of the Rossetti String Quartet. Early musical studies took place at the Conservatoire in his native town of Saint Quentin, France, where he was awarded the Premier Prix in both piano and violin.
Saxophone Faculty
John Hallberg, a Southern California native, is highly in demand as both a performer and educator in the Southern California area and ranks among the most esteemed and admired saxophonists of his generation.