Brass
Christopher Klaxton
Rob Kruskol: BM, MM Juilliard School of Music
Robert Kruskol: Robert received his B.M. and M.M., from the Juilliard School. He studied trombone with of Edward Herman Jr., and chamber music with Gerard Schwarz. Currently, he is a member of the Nashua Symphony and the NH Philharmonic. He has performed with the Boston Lyric Opera, Concord Chorale, Granite State Symphony, New England Brass Quintet, Boston Brass, the Monadnock Chorus Orchestra and the MIT Brass Ensemble. Past performances include the NY Philharmonic, NJ Chamber Symphony and Gramercy Brass of New York. Robert also teaches at the Concord Community Music School and is a former faculty member of the 92nd Street Y School of Music, New York City. He has conducted Master classes at Concord High and the Derryfield School
Guitar
Rob Keeler: BM, MM University of Massachusetts
Mr. Keeler is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts where he received both his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees. Rob performs throughout New England with several ensembles and as a studio recording artist. Rob currently teaches guitar at UMASS Lowell and Community Music School.
Sam Dogopoulos: BA, NH College
Mr. Dogopoulos is a NH native who has studied with John Paul and Charles Gabriel. In addition to teaching at Community Music School he performs with the band Thin Grey Line and teaches at Daren's Music in Derry, NH.
Piano and Organ
Deborah Dell Orfano: BA, Eastern Nazarene College
Ms. Dell Orfano holds a degree from Eastern Nazarene College in Music. She has been teaching at the Community Music School since 2000 where she has taught students from pre-school to adult. Deborah is also the organist at Messiah Lutheran Church in Amherst, NH.
Patrick Hagan: Piano & Organ, BA Kennesaw College, Atlanta, GA
Patrick is originally from Atlanta, GA. He has worked in church music for over 25 years, serving churches in Jacksonville, FL and Atlanta; most recently at the Cathedral of St. Philip and the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany. He has served as tenor and counter-tenor soloist with Atlanta ensembles including the Cathedral Schola, the Ritornello Baroque Ensemble, the Garlandia Consort, Diverse Musike, and the Festival Singers of Atlanta. He was featured soloist with the Festival Singers in Kenneth Leighton's Crucifixus pro Nobis in Atlanta and at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC. Patrick conducts workshops for church choirs, was choral director/clinician for the Diocese of Atlanta's Adult Choral Festival. As an organist and pianist, Patrick has given recitals in the Southeast. His teachers include Joseph Meeks, Arthur Bloomer, and Mary Elizabeth Land and he studied hand bell technique and direction under Robert Ivey at the Westminster Choir School, Princeton, NJ.
R. Scott White: Piano & Organ, BM University of NH; MM, Boston University
Scott White is in his tenth year as a teacher at Nashua Community Music School. He has played the piano since age six. His major piano accomplishments started in 1972 when he won the NH Baldwin Junior Achievement award at the age of 12. He has studied at UNH under the tutelage of Ruth Edwards and Donald Steele. He earned his Masters as a vocal accompanist; studying with Allen Rogers, Brenda Windham, and harpsichord with Mark Kroll. He is also on the faculty at Keene State College as an accompanist and instructor.
He is also an organist and has played at various churches in the area. After a wonderful experience with Pilgrim Congregational Church in Nashua, he is now director of Music Ministry at Brookside Congregational Church in Manchester, NH.
Angela Olszta: Piano, BA Plymouth, NH
Angela Olszta is a graduate of Plymouth State University, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy. In addition to teaching privately, Ms. Olszta has taught at several piano festivals including the Piano Monster Camp in Plymouth, NH and the Summer Sonatinas in Vermont. Ms. Olszta is also currently serving as organist for the First Baptist Church in Nashua, NH.
Strings
Mary Lidman: violin, BM Boston University
Mary graduated Magna Cum Laude from Boston University's School of Music with Bachelor's in Music. While there she studied with noted violinist Roman Totenberg. Mary has performed with both the Granite State Symphony Orchestra and the New Hampshire Philharmonic Orchestra.
Franklin J. Rudolph: violin; BS, University of S. Alabama; MS, UNH; PhD, UNH
Franklin J. Rudolph has degrees from University of Alabama and UNH. He has studied with fiddlers Buddy MacMaster and Sandy McIntyre and performed with the contradance band New Boston Fancy.
Voice
Janet Poisson: BS Plymouth State College; MM Boston Conservatory
Janet holds a B.S. degree in Music Education from Plymouth State University and a Masters of Music in voice Performance from The Boston Conservatory. Janet is well versed in both musical theater and classical repertoire. Her musical theater roles include The Gypsy in Tommy, The Witch in Into the Woods, and Lily in The Secret Garden. Her classical performances include solo appearances in Mozart's Requiem, Bach's Magnificat, and Vivaldi's Gloria. While attending school in Boston, Janet performed with the Chorale and the Opera Studio at The Boston Conservatory, as well as with Boston Coro di Camera, a professional church choir where she sung the solo in Schuberts Mass. Janet has also served as director a variety of choirs and show choirs and the women's a cappella group Mixed Emotions. She has studied voice with Kathleen Arecchi and Sara Goldstein.
WOODWINDS
Robert Daisy: Saxophone, Clarinet; BFA, Carnegie Mellon
Mr. Daisy studied with Eric Kloss (saxophone), Pittsburgh Symphony members Thomas Thompson (clarinet) and Ethan Stang (flute), as well as Alberto Almarza (flute) His BFA both in performance and teaching certification. from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a versatile woodwind musician whose experience ranges from theatre orchestra to classical orchestra and jazz combos. Mr. Daisy has performed with the Pittsburgh Symphony and a number of theatre orchestras both in the United States and in Germany. His show experience is extensive, including more than ten different productions such as Phantom of the Opera and A Chorus Line. In the popular area, he has worked with a number of different groups, including an award-winning group in Hawaii, and jazz groups in Pittsburgh. His stylistic flexibility extends through latin, funk and rock; having worked with Martha and the Vandellas, Jim Nabors and the Guy Lombardo Orchestra. Currently living in Merrimack, New Hampshire, Mr. Daisy conducts the Windham Community Band and Windham Swing Band while performing with a variety of musical groups and teaching a busy private studio.
Gregory Hackney: Saxophone, Clarinet; BE, Keene State College
Mr. Hackney has a degree from Keene State College in Music Education. In addition to teaching private lessons at Community Music School, he is the music instructor at Fairgrounds Middle School in Nashua, NH.
Gillian G. Hinkle: Flute; BA, Music Education, Keene State College
Ms Hinkle teaches flute at the Community Music School and serves as the Executive Director. She received her degree in Music Education from Keene State College in 1995. In addition to performing in ensembles such as the Nashua Flute Choir she has studied free association improvisation under the tutelage of Bonnie Insull, performed as a woodwind doubler for a number of pit orchestras and apprenticed as a flute maker with John Lunn. After graduation Gillian worked as a free lance musician and taught private lessons through out southern New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Ms Hinkle also worked for PC Connection and The Taylor Group as a Senior Account Executive. This experience in business and technology has contributed to her success as Executive Director of the Community Music School.
Christina Kelsh: Flute; BA Messiah College, PA; MM Bowling Greene University, OH
Ms Kelsh received her B.A. from Messiah College in 1996, and M.M. in Flute Performance from Bowling Green State University in 1999. She has performed as a solo recitalist, and as member of the flute section with the Southern Sinfonia, ShowBiz Christchurch, Bangor Symphony, Southern Maine Symphony Orchestra, Howlin' Winds Professional Flute Choir and special ensembles for studio recording, church services and staged musical productions. and more. Christina has been a studio teacher for 11 years, and has served as the adjunct flute instructor for Spring Arbor College in Michigan and the Portland Conservatory of Music in Maine. She has also been director for the Kidschoir at the Christchurch School of Music and taught community singing classes for Centre Stage at the Christchurch College of Education. Christina currently teaches at Pinkerton Academy, Community Music School of Nashua, Woodbury School and BlueNote Music.
Kathleen Staten: Oboe, BM and Artisit Diploma, Indian University
Ms Staten received her Bachelor of Music and Artist Degree from Indiana University. In addition, Ms. Staten attended the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy and Eastman School of Music. Her performance credentials include The Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, Handel and Haydn Society, Boston Baroque, The New York Collegium and The Bach Ensemble. In addition to teaching at the Community Music School Ms. State volunteers with the Nashua Symphony as their educational outreach coordinator.
Doug Worthen: Flute; BM, MM, DMA, Hartt School of Music, Hartford, CT
Flutist, Douglas Worthen's extensive performance experience has brought him to Russia, France, Switzerland, Japan, and Spain, as well as many New England venues. These have included performances with the Handel and Haydin Society, the Mannheim Quartet, Indian Hill, Granite State, and Nashua Symphony Orchestras. Worthen's recordings include "Exotic Impressions: The Flute Works of Sigfrid Karg-Elert" with Janice Weber, Piano, and "Classical Flute Quartets" with the Mannheim Quartet. Worthen presents lectures and master classes locally, nationally, and internationally. These have included the Manchester Community Music School, New England Conservatory, UMASS Lowell, Duquesne University, Cambridge University (UK), and the National Conservatory of Bashkortostan. Mr. Worthen presents concerts and lecture/demonstations either solo or in combination with piano or ensemble.
