Staff

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Daniel Acsadi

Dr. Daniel Acsadi joins Concord Community Music School as executive director in May 2022. With two decades of experience in education, music performance, and nonprofit management, Daniel deeply believes in the transformative power of the arts on individual and collective levels.
As Powers Music School’s Director of Education and Community Programs, Daniel expanded the school’s offerings through the development of workshop weeks, creative aging initiatives, and a new student certificate program. In his previous role as director of the Boston Classical Guitar Society, Daniel helped revitalize the organization by growing its international concert series, community-building initiatives, and annual ensemble festivals.
A sought-after guitar instructor, Daniel has taught at Tufts University, Longy School of Music of Bard College, Bridgewater State University, Powers Music School, and the New School of Music. As an active performer in the New England area, he often highlights original arrangements celebrating the rich musical heritage of Hungary, his country of birth.
Daniel received his doctoral and master’s degrees from New England Conservatory while studying with legendary guitarist Eliot Fisk. He graduated from Cornell University with a BA in economics and music. Daniel has also lived in Grosse Pointe (MI), Montréal (Québec), Madison (WI), and Pécs (Hungary).
Audrey

Audrey Budington

Audrey Budington is a 2018 Magna Cum Laude graduate and Presidential Scholar of Berklee College of Music. She wears two hats as event manager and teaching faculty (Celtic fiddle styles/beginner classical) at the Concord Community Music School, where she took classes, lessons, and ensembles from infancy through high school. In her free time, Audrey enjoys playing with her crazy goldendoodle, Crosby, baking, and working on her own music (pop/rock styles). She is also a sucker for leather jackets and 70s/80s jams. Audrey has performed with such artists as Rosanne Cash, Esperanza Spalding, Tigran Hamasyan, Darol Anger and Maeve Gilchrist. She has also performed internationally in Canada, Sweden, and Spain.

Colin FitzPatrick

Colin is a student turned receptionist at CCMS. After moving to New Hampshire in 2022, he quickly found the Music School in order to continue his studies. He is an avid cellist and clarinetist, loves to bake and read, and loves being around the kinds of people who make music as a profession. As a recent high school grad, Colin is currently plumbing the depths of what this world has to offer.

Emily Hughes

Emily Hughes joins the Concord Community Music School as the Administrative Specialist. She is a Summa Cum Laude graduate and Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society member from the University of New Hampshire, holding two Bachelor of Arts degrees in Music Performance (Voice) and Italian Studies. Through her work as a classically trained mezzo-soprano, Emily has developed a passion for classical performance, private lesson teaching, and performing arts administration. She has performed in small-scale operas and worked with several prolific conductors and composers, including Dr. André J. Thomas., Dr. Julie Yu, and Daniel Bukvich, for whom she performed as the soprano soloist in his international debut of “Missa Requiem.” Emily has also been recognized as a three-time first place winner at the Granite States NATS Auditions from 2023-2025. In her free time, she enjoys crocheting, playing video games with friends, watching and reviewing movies, hanging out with her cat, Zipper, and singing in community choirs.

Geoffrey Kilar

Geoffrey Kilar joined the Music School staff in April 2021 as the Director of Finance. He holds a Master’s degree in Accounting and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Plymouth State University. He received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Bryant University and an associate degree in Business Administration from NHTI Concord’s Community College. At NHTI Geoffrey was the president of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. His previous experience includes accounting at Bi-State Primary Care Association and finance with Lincoln Financial Services where he was the advisory service team lead. He is also an alumnus of the Music School having studied percussion in the early 2000’s. Geoffrey is a New Hampshire native and currently resides in Candia with his wife and two children.
Nicole

Nicole Laurin

Nicole Laurin joined the Music School in 2020 as Assistant Registrar and Student & Audience Services Manager before becoming Registrar in early 2021 and Director of Student Services in 2025. She has experience working for several cultural organizations focusing on public education and event planning in historic and artistic settings. She previously worked for Canterbury Shaker Village as Special Events Manager and for the Denver Art Museum as a Special Projects Assistant in two departments: Studio & Artist Programs and Family Programs. Nicole holds an M.A. in Museums, Galleries, and Contemporary Culture from the University of Westminster in London and a B.A. in Art History from Syracuse University. Nicole enjoys playing tennis, baking, traveling, and visiting museums in her free time. She is a New Hampshire native and currently lives in Concord.

Kristin

Kristin Selesnick

Kristin Selesnick first joined the Music School in 2015 as Registrar, and later served as the Director of Administration from 2020-2023 before becoming Director of Programs in July 2023. She has a broad background in public education, visual art, and community arts education, having worked for the Public Schools of Brookline, Mass., and Danforth Art in Framingham, Mass. Kristin is a painter whose work has been shown widely throughout New England, and she has taught visual art in a variety of afterschool, enrichment, and summer programs. Kristin holds an MFA in Visual Art from Lesley University College of Art and Design and a BA in Studio Art from Wheaton College (Norton, Mass.). Kristin is an avid endurance runner and loves to ski, hike, and travel in her free time. Kristin currently resides in Bow with her husband, Jeff (a CCMS alum) and two children, Jonah and Clara.

Raegan Wolfe

Raegan Wolfe is a sophomore in high school and has been a student at CCMS for 10 years. Musically she does band, choir, and jazz band at her school. Outside of music she enjoys to do theatre and nordic skiing. She is very excited to help you and be working at the Music School!