He grew up in Tucker and Lilburn, GA, graduating from Parkview HS
where he served as the accompanist for all choral activities and jazz band
and winning various state competitions. He played piano from the time he
was 5 years old, and had his true awakening in high school studying with
Alice Oglesby o…

Victoria Brodeur is a recent graduate of Kennesaw State University with a major in music.  She has experience on both the performing and teaching spectrums in music.  As an aspiring performer, Victoria values every performance opportunity.  She has performed numerous roles in the KSU Opera Theater most rec…

Matthew Brown started his musical journey playing euphonium at the age of 10. Since then, he has learned trombone, tuba, trumpet, guitar, bass guitar, ukulele, and piano. During high school, he was selected to be a member of the All-State Band three times, and also performed with the Honors Performance Seri…

Kayte Burgess began her musical journey in her hometown of Toronto, Canada. At the age of 12, Kayte started studying Piano and Opera at the Royal Conservatory of Music. It wasn’t long before she fell in love with Jazz. Kayte graduated from Humber College in Toronto with a BA in Jazz Theory, Arranging and P…

Avys Burroughs is a saxophonist, composer, and music guide. He studied music and jazz at Clayton State University, as well as Georgia State University. He has and performed in Atlanta and throughout the U.S. for several years. He loves teaching students and takes pride in watching his students develop as musi…

Jose Almonte was born in Brooklyn, New York in June of 1997, but his family soon moved to Powder Springs, Georgia where he began studying percussion at the age of 12. By the time he graduated high school, Jose had already achieved great success as a musician, having been selected as an honor band and all-stat…

Victoria, known by her students as “VickyD,” first fell in love with music from the sound of Alicia Keys at age of 5 after hearing Alicia’s popular song “Falling.” Victoria’s passion for playing piano began a few years later in music class at school. A whole new world of expression opened up for her as she …

Born in the most prominent musical city in the world, Quandrell Claybrooks is a true Tennessean. As a graduate of Morehouse College, Claybrooks holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music with a concentration in Voice. He has participated in the Atlanta Opera Chorus, as well as, performing lead and supporting ro…

Jennifer Clayton developed a passion for music early in her life as the daughter of two music enthusiasts. She fed this passion by beginning to play piano at the age of 8. Across her childhood she also embarked on chorus as a musical journey and played in the high school jazz band.

As an adult, Jennife…

Donny is a professional vocal coach and pianist. He began his journey with music when he joined the St. John’s Boys Choir at the age of 8 and toured the globe with them for 6 years. Continuing private training throughout high school he went on get his Bachelor of Music from the Catholic University of Americ…