Summer Music Academy

Faculty

Daniel Gianola-Norris, trumpet

Brass Workshop for Trumpet & Trombone

Mr. Gianola-Norris has a Master’s degree in music from the Peabody Conservatory of Music. He regularly performs with the Santa Rosa Symphony, Modesto Symphony, Napa Valley Symphony, Santa Cruz County Symphony and the Midsummer Mozart Festival. Daniel is an instructor at “Music to My Ears," a music education center located in Cotati.

 

 

Jeannette Isenberg, violin

Violin Classes, Intermediate String Orchestra

Ms. Isenberg holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in music and divides her time between teaching and performance. She has diverse musical talents: she plays violin with the Santa Rosa Symphony, classical chamber ensembles, jazz combos and country swing bands.

Dr. Richard Loheyde

Academy Orchestra

Richard Loheyde began his music studies as a violinist, with early training in the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras and at Tanglewood Music Center, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He has been a violinist and violist with the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra and the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra. He has degrees from the University of Michigan, the University of Connecticut, and the University of Texas at Austin.

Kathleen Reynolds, flute

Flute Choir

Ms. Reynolds, principal flutist with the Santa Rosa Symphony since 1984, received her musical training at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City. Ms. Reynolds is an active orchestral and chamber musician performing on series including the Sonoma State University Faculty Chamber Music Series, the Russian River Chamber Players, and her own Trio Bella Nova, consisting of flute, cello and piano. She is the studio flute instructor at Sonoma State University.

Benjamin Taylor, composer

Composition

Benjamin Taylor's music has been heard in concert halls, churches, rock clubs, and on radio and television. His compositions have been performed by such diverse ensembles as the Cleveland Chamber Symphony, San Francisco Choral Artists, Princeton Singers, and the Wild Harrys. He has also served as Composer-in-residence of the Sonoma County Chamber Singers and remains active on the national music scene. Mr. Taylor holds a masters degree in composition and is currently Music Director of the Unitarian-Universalist Congregation of Santa Rosa, in addition to regular guest conducting appearances throughout the Bay Area.

Jordan Wardlaw, saxophone

Jazz and Preparatory/Premier Wind Ensemble

Mr. Wardlaw is a saxophonist and educator who teaches throughout the North Bay. He holds a Bachelor of Music in jazz studies from the Thornton School of Music at USC. He has performed with the Santa Rosa Symphony since 1997.

 

 

Ivy Zenobi Cochran, violin

Violin Classes

Ms. Cochran is a certified instructor from the Suzuki Asociation of the Americas and holds a Masters in Viola Performance from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor in Violin Performance from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Ivy currently enjoys an active performing and teaching career in Northern California.

 

 

Karen Zimmerman, bass,

Cello/Bass, Intensive Bass Workshop & Beginning Strings

Ms. Zimmernam holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in music from the Julliard School. While in New York, Karen played with the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera along with appearing with various chamber ensembles throughout the city. She now plays with the Santa Rosa Symphony along with other local orchestras, has an active teaching schedule and is the Librarian for the Santa Rosa Symphony.

 

 

Shirley Hunt

Music Appreciation and Beginning Theory

As a baroque cellist and violist da gamba, Shirley’s recent engagements have included performances with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, the American Bach Soloists, Voices of Music, Musica Angelica, Bach Collegium San Diego, Agave Baroque, and the Los Angeles Master Chorale. She was a winner of the 2010 Voices of Music Young Artist Competition, and holds degrees from Northwestern University and the University of Southern California .

 

 

Gabriel Sakakeeny

Chamber Winds

Gabriel Sakakeeny is the founding Music Director of American Philharmonic - Sonoma County , the Bay Area's premiere volunteer orchestra. He holds the Master of Music degree in orchestral conducting from the world-renowned Shepherd School of Music at Rice University and a Bachelor of Music in conducting from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Also an accomplished percussionist, composer and singer, he has taught and led professional and student groups throughout the United States and Canada , Western Europe, and Asia .

 

 

 

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