Faculty

Meet the Heartbeat of the Music School

Many of the finest musicians in New England find a home at the Music School to teach students of all ages. 75% of our artist faculty reside here in New Hampshire, with others hailing from other parts of New England. Our teachers are our treasure!

Piano
Suzuki
Voice

Teresa A. Barton

Voice, Piano, and Suzuki Piano Faculty Department Chair Suzuki

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Ensembles

Dawn Beland

New Hampshire Concert Band Conductor

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Strings

Nikki Billiri

Violin

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Piano

Elizabeth Blood

Piano

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Strings
Suzuki

Heather Bond

Violin and Suzuki Violin

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Outreach Teachers
Strings

John Bumstead

Cello, Pine Hill String Program

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Strings
Suzuki

Chris Cavanaugh

Suzuki Violin, Violin, and Cello

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Strings

Ethan Cheng

Cello

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Piano

Jason Coburn

Piano

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Guitar

Zeb Cruikshank

Faculty Department Chair - Guitar and Percussion

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Early Childhood
Music Therapy

Suzanne Denu, MT‑BC

Music Therapist

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Ensembles
Woodwinds

Aubrie Dionne

Flute and Flute Choirs Performance Leadership Director

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Ensembles

Edward Doyle

Trombone Summer Community Band Conductor

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Strings

Erica Driscoll

Harp

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Piano
Woodwinds

Erin Dubois

Flute and Piano

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Outreach Teachers
Strings

Ashley Freeman

Violin, Suzuki violin, Pine Hill Lesson Program

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Strings

Harel Gietheim

Cello, Chamber Music

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Faculty photo: Christina Grandoni-Barlow

Music Therapy

Christina Grandoni-Barlow, MT‑BC

Music Therapist

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Ensembles
Strings

Jessica Helie

Violin, Viola Dino Anagnost Youth Symphony Orchestra of New Hampshire Conductor

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Woodwinds

Kyoko Hida-Battaglia

Oboe and English Horn

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Guitar

Tad Hitchcock

Guitar

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Piano
Suzuki
Woodwinds

Elizabeth Hodges

Piano, Suzuki Piano, and Suzuki Flute

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Strings

Robert Hoffman

Bass Adult Music Education

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Music Therapy

Keady Kanelos, MT‑BC

Music Therapist

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Strings

Mark Latham

Violin and Viola Faculty Department Chair - Strings and Harp

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Piano

Kaitlyn Leahy

Piano Faculty Department Chair Piano and Voice

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Voice

Donna Lombardo

Voice

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Piper Loveless

Harp

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Strings

Elliott Markow

Violin and Viola

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Ensembles
Strings
Suzuki

Deborah Markow

Violin and Suzuki violin NH Youth Preparatory Ensemble Conductor, Adult String Ensemble Conductor

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Music Theory & Composition
Piano

Justin McCarthy, D. M.

Piano, Composition Staff Accompanist

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Brass
Voice

Hailley McConnell

Trombone, Tuba, and Euphonium, Voice

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Music Theory & Composition
Piano

Romeo Melloni

Piano, Composition, Theory

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Strings

Muriel Orcutt

Violin Bedford Strings Program

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Piano

Adam Peithmann

Piano, Organ and Harpsichord

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Ensembles
Strings

Paul Pinard

Violin

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Ensembles

Clayton “Skip” Poole

Music Director NH Jazz Orchestra

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Ensembles
Percussion

Adam Rhan

Percussion Director, New Hampshire Youth Jazz Ensemble

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Ensembles
Voice

Adriana Ruiz

Voice Co-Director Queen City Chorus

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Brass

Russ Ryan

Trumpet Robbins Farley Brass Quintet Program Coach

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Percussion

Jared Steer

Percussion

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Music Theory & Composition
Piano
Woodwinds

Ryan Striker

Clarinet, Beginning Saxophone, and Beginning Piano, Queen City Music and Leadership Program Program Coordinator, Faculty Department Chair Woodwinds and Brass

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Ensembles
Voice

Polly Towner

Voice, Queen City Concert Choir, Queen City Music and Leadership Program Director of Education, Faculty Department Chair Ensembles

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Strings

Kurt Villiard

Cello

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Woodwinds

Valerie Walton

Saxophone, Flute and Clarinet

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Ensembles
Outreach Teachers

Susan Wilkes

21st Century Coordinator, Director Queen City Voices

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Guitar

Tony Zannini

Guitar

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