Geoffrey Peterson is a lyric baritone from Trumansburg, New York, currently living in Houston, Texas. He most recently created the roles of the Pastor and Walter White in Houston Grand Opera’s world premier of Marian’s Song. Previous credits include King Melchior (Amahl and the Night Visitors), Corporal (…

A singer from a very young age and a natural teacher, Kaarin Cecilia Phelps combines her knowledge of vocal pedagogy with her own performance experience, to create a dynamic atmosphere in her lessons. From absolute beginners to advanced vocalists, Ms. Phelps has a unique talent of diagnosing vocal problems an…

James Pickens is a violinist from San Antonio, TX. His musical journey began as a child watching his father perform on stage every week. As a result, James’ path into the arts was a natural evolution. Since childhood, James has studied various musical instruments but eventually landed on the violin. Currently…

Luanda Plasencia is a violin, viola, cello and piano teacher born in Havana, Cuba. She began her musical studies at the age of 7, and continued her music education all the way up until her graduation from the Higher Institute of Art in Havana in 2009 with a degree in teaching violin and chamber music. Perform…

Upon graduating college Seth began playing guitar full-time and currently plays with 4 bands, locally in the Houston area, as well as at a church every week. He specializes in rock, blues, folk, and country guitar, and has been playing guitar for over 13 years and teaching for about 6 years. Music is Seth’s p…

An avid educator Adrian Ponce has taught both privately and in public schools. He has participated as a Solo and Ensemble judge for several school districts in the Rio Grande Valley. During his time in the Houston metro area, Adrian has taught with the Houston Youth Symphony’s “El Sistema” based Coda …

Russell has been teaching piano and guitar in the NW Houston area for 10 years. He is the Musical Director/ Worship Leader for his local church. His eclectic musical influences range from classical piano to all decades of rock music. Russell began his musical training at 6 years old taking piano lessons and …

Alexander Ramazanov started playing trumpet when he was 7 years old in Ekaterinburg, Russia, and received specialized music education later in Moscow. In 2015, he decided to move across the Atlantic Ocean in pursuit of his dream to be a professional musician. In 2019, he graduated with a Bachelor of Music fro…

Michael started playing piano at age 3 and trumpet at age 10. He went on to play both instruments through all of his childhood, and was a member of the San Diego Youth Symphony for 4 straight years.

From there, Michael went on to receive his Bachelors degree in Trumpet Performance from Vanderbilt Universi…

A native from Le Mans, France, Arnaud Renard began to play guitar at the age of 6 on one of his father’s guitar that he brought back from a trip to Spain. He studied music in private schools and conservatories of music from the age of 9. He also learned piano from an early age.
He received his first degree f…