Ellen Nordstrom

Ellen Nordstrom (voice) holds a B.A. in Music from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with additional studies at the Lake George Opera internship program, Dartmouth, and with Mary McDonald Klimek, Head Speech Pathologist at Harvard Medical School. Ellen is a former member of both Opera North and of the Dartmouth Repertory Players and has … Read more

David Ross

David Ross (classical guitar) holds Bachelor’s degrees in Guitar Performance and Composition and Theory from Keene State College and an M.M. and Graduate Diploma from the Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University. He has studied classical guitar with José Lezcano, Julian Gray, and Scott Tennant, and jazz with Paul Bollenback, and has performed in masterclasses with Manuel … Read more

Calvin Herst

Calvin Herst (piano, accompanist) received his B.M. and M.M. degrees magna cum laude in Piano Performance from Ithaca College. He served as Director of Education and Community Partnerships at CCMS from 1997-2015, when he was honored to receive the Governor’s Arts Award in Arts Education in recognition of his accomplishments in that role. In frequent demand … Read more

Anthony Varga

Anthony Varga (Music Therapy Program Coordinator, music therapy, upright bass) is a graduate of the Music Therapy Equivalency program at Saint Mary of the Woods College in Indiana. Prior to becoming a music therapist, Tony enjoyed a rewarding career as a public school music educator, directing school orchestras in New Jersey for seven years before moving to … Read more

Abigail Charbeneau

Abby Charbeneau

Abigail Charbeneau (piano) holds a B.A. in Music from Skidmore College and an M.M. in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Illinois. She has studied with Pola Baytelman, William Heiles, Arkady Aronov, Adaleina Krivosheina, Kenneth Drake, and Reid Alexander. She is the organist at South Congregational Church and Artistic Director and pianist for the Grace … Read more