Dr. Donny Albrecht is a D.C.-based Brass Specialist and Piano Instructor. He enjoys an active career balancing his love of teaching and performing as a freelance musician in the Washington, DC, area. Dr. Albrecht is a professor at Frostburg State University, where he teaches jazz and classical music. He has …

Aidan Amato began developing his lifelong love of music at the age of five. It was at this age that he began studying the piano and has been an active musician ever since. An avid French horn player as well as a pianist, Aidan sparked his love of teaching as a member of his high school band program, in which …

Bryan Ashmore is a trumpet player based in Atlanta, Georgia. Born in Conyers, Georgia, Bryan grew up in a household full of music and knew from a young age he wanted to be a musician. He recently graduated with his Bachelor of Music degree from the University of South Carolina where he received training in …

Cameron Burch is a Brass Specialist and Piano Instructor who instructs all ages from young beginner through adult in the D.C. area. Specifically, he teaches Piano, Euphonium, French Horn, Trombone, Mellophone, Trumpet and Tuba.

Cameron received his BA in Music Education and Performance from Eastman Schoo…

Leo Ciarlone is a piano and low brass instructor who works with students throughout the D.C. metro area. He began his musical studies at age seven with the piano, and he started his brass study in high school. He studied piano under Ralph Zitterbart and played trombone in multiple youth orchestras before a…

Matthew Darr is a 2022 graduate from the University of Delaware, where he studied trombone performance with Dr. Bruce Tychinski. A native of Stoystown, PA, Matt received his Bachelor of Science in Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Music Education, studying trombone under Dr. Christian Dicki…

One of the most intense and passionate trumpeters on the DC jazz scene, Freddie Dunn Jr is described as “fire and ice”. Active professionally since 1992, the horn is truly a paintbrush in the hands of this gifted, melodic trumpeter. As a musician and educator, Freddie teaches all brass areas and piano.

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Christopher Evans has always dedicated his life to music at an early age picking up the Tenor Trombone in middle school. In his early musical life, Christopher performed and marched with the Sherman High School Marching band under head band director Ryan Jenkins. assistant director Flint Weed, percussion dire…

Moe Fienberg is a classically trained jazz trumpet and piano player that has been playing since 2012 with a focus on improvisation, composition, and arranging. Having earned a scholarship to attend The Idyllwild Arts Academy, a performing arts boarding high school in the San Bernardino Forest, to studying at …

Clayton began his musical aspirations while at Harrison High School in Kennesaw, GA. Taking on private instruction from acclaimed trumpet player, Jennifer Marotta, Clayton pursued his aspirations of majoring in music in college and having a career in music. Me went on to be accepted in prestigious ensembles s…