Music History/Theory/Composition 


                        

 

Julie Crull  – Music History –  Graduate of Wheaton College Conservatory of Music, emphasis in Piano Pedagogy and Music History.  Studied under Professor Karin Edwards; experience working with students of all ages/levels, from beginning – advanced; 15 years playing experience.

 

Nathan Kawaller  – Composition –  B.M. in Jazz Studies, University of North Texas.  Piano Performance experience specializing in jazz & rock styles of piano music.  Studied with Oscar winning composer Jeff Eckels.  Performance experience includes the University of North Texas Wind Symphony; Currently performs with such groups as The Flat Cats, Chicago Singing Sensation, Barry Winograd Trio, and the Chicago Skyliners. 

 

Stephanie Salerno  – Music History –  Bachelor of Music degree in Music History and a minor in Piano Performance from the Chicago College of Performing Arts.  In addition to piano, Stephanie has studied flute and voice for several years; currently the church pianist for the Congregational Church of Brookfield.  Stephanie is currently working toward her Master's degree in Liberal Arts at North Central College in Naperville, IL. 

 

Autumn Voakes  – Music History –  Conducted her education in History, Music, and Education; Columbia College Chicago, Danish Conservatory, NEIU.  Emphasis within music history is the late 18th Century musical era; thesis on the inter-war period between WWI and WWII; "The 20th Century World Wars: An International Perspective Linking the Two Great Wars".  Conducted numerous academic lectures relating music as a representation to social change, contending that every great movement in music was a direct consequence of social and political change.  Currently writing a non-fiction novel focused on music as a social and political representation, focusing on the mid-15th century (Treaty of Westphalia-era) and the early 20th century (Treaty of Versailles-era).

 

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