The Music Studio

Michael Barren is a pianist and vocalist from Montgomery, Alabama. Mr. Barren received his bachelor’s degree in music from Birmingham-Southern University, with honors in piano performance and minors in Greek and Roman studies and mathematics. At Youngstown State University, while pursuing his master’s degree in music performance (piano), he became an integral part of the…

Joseph Fennimore made his orchestral concerto debut at 13, and New York City debut 13 years later on the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Young Artist Series. Earning an undergrad degree from Eastman, an MS from Juilliard  and winning a national competition enabled Mr. Fennimore to tour the USA and Japan for the State Department. After winning…

Patricia Keyes holds a bachelor’s degree in piano performance and music theory from Boston University, where she studied with Tong-il Han. She received a master’s degree in piano performance at Indiana University, Bloomington (studying with Michel Block) and a DMA in piano performance from Boston University (Maria Clodes-Jaguaribe). Her performing career includes a stint as…

Gulnora Martin is a classically trained pianist from Tashkent, Uzbekistan. She came to New York City at the age of fifteen and became a student at the Juilliard School Pre-College Division under Professor Oxana Yablonskaya. She has spent three rigorous years studying with Prof. Yablonskaya and won numerous competitions under her supervision. Mrs. Martin received…

Catherine Schane-Lydon is a pianist, composer, music director, and educator from Canaan, New York. She earned a Master of Education degree from Springfield College and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Simon’s Rock College, where her academic focus included extensive coursework in piano performance and music pedagogy. In addition to maintaining a private teaching studio…

  A member of The Music Studio faculty for five years, Nina Vepritskaya studied at the Municipal Music School in St. Petersburg, Russia. She then continued on to the St. Petersburg Conservatory, where she studied piano with Professor N.P. Korihalova. Deciding against a career as a professional pianist, Ms. Vepritskaya was awarded a Master’s Degree…