Faculty
Department: community-school
Chamber Music Faculty
Violist and composer Jonah Sirota is a new breed of multi-talented musician.
Chair, Voice Department, Voice Faculty, Musical Theater Faculty
Mr. Stevens teaches at the Colburn Community School of Performing Arts, where he has been Chair of the Voice Department since 2008.
Oboe Faculty
A native of Southern California, Ted Sugata is currently second oboist with the Pacific Symphony Orchestra. Previously, he was a member of the Sarasota Orchestra in Florida, and principal oboist with the Lyrique-en-Mer Opera Festival in Belle-Ile, France.
Flute Faculty
Dr. Chelsea Tanner is a multifaceted flutist, educator, and mindset coach whose work bridges performance, pedagogy, and long-term career development for musicians. She is currently on the flute faculty at the Colburn Community School and is Chair of the Career and Artistic Development Committee for the National Flute Association. Chelsea has previously served on the faculties at SUNY Potsdam (Crane School of Music) and Penn State University.
Director of Orchestras
Camilo Téllez is a Colombian-American conductor whose work focuses on orchestral programming, sound, and the relationship between repertoire and context.
Tuba Faculty
Aaron Tindall is a frequent soloist, guest artist/clinician, and orchestral tubist throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. He has been featured at all of the International Tuba and Euphonium Conferences since 2006, performed in England with the National Champion Grimethorpe Colliery Brass Band, and his solo playing has been heard on NPR’s Performance Today.