2023-2024 Teaching Artist Roster
September 11, 2023
The new school year kicked off last week in New York City! Midori & Friends Director of Education, Jen Dayton, has been working with the programs team to finalize this year’s Teaching Artist Roster. Our Teaching Artists provide positive, engaging, multi-faceted, high-quality musical experiences that nurture the development of students’ musical and collaborative skills and creative abilities. These talented artists and passionate educators seek to enrich and inspire students through music. We cannot wait to pair all 60 artists with their schools and begin our programming this Fall.
Meet our Teaching Artists!
| Aidan Arbona | Vocal, Piano, Songwriting |
| Alex Appel | Percussion, music tech |
| Amaranta Viera | Vocal |
| Arthur (Artie) Dibble | Violin |
| Audrey Flores | Brass- French Horn |
| Ayodele Maakheru | Guitar, ukelele |
| Caitlin Caruso Dobbs | Vocal |
| Caitlin Cawley | Percussion, Music & Storytelling |
| Charisa Rouse | Violin |
| Christine Duncan | Vocal |
| Christopher Coffey | Percussion, rock band, guitar, music tech |
| Clemens Grassmann | Percussion |
| David Valbuena-Gillette | Woodwinds, music tech |
| Diana DiMarzio | Vocal, Musical Theatre |
| Eliza Garth | Piano, accompanist |
| Eric Eaton | Cello, CM Specialist |
| Ethan Mann | Guitar |
| Eun-Moo Heo | Violin |
| Guido Gonzalez | Brass- Trumpet |
| Guillaume Muller | Guitar |
| Jacqueline Traish | Ukulele, woodwind, music and storytelling |
| Jake Sayraf | Ukulele |
| James Wengrow | Guitar |
| Jennifer Vincent | Cello/bass |
| Jeremy Danneman | Woodwinds |
| Joanne Vance | Guitar |
| Joe Wittman | Guitar |
| John Ostrowski | Percussion |
| Joy Tamayo | Vocal |
| Ju Jin-Bornet | Violin |
| Kerrick Sasaki | Violin |
| Laura Bright | Vocal |
| Liz Chidester | Vocal, ukelele |
| Lynne Wilson | Vocal |
| Mark Sophia | Oboe, flute, clarinet |
| Matthew Panayides | Guitar |
| Matthew Youngblood | Songwriting, Vocal |
| Megan Atchley | Violin |
| Mia Nardi Huffman | Violin |
| Micah Burgess | Guitar |
| Michael Mustafa Ulmer | Percussion |
| Michele Lie | Violin |
| Monica Krausz | Violin |
| Nathaniel Chase | Bass |
| Nick Russo | Guitar |
| Nicole Schroeder Raimato | Saxophone |
| O’Shay Legare | Piano |
| Peter Argondizza | Guitar |
| Ron Jackson | Guitar, can teach after January |
| Sana Nagano | Violin |
| Saul Nache | Vocal |
| Sean Lyons | Saxophone |
| Shafiq Hicks | Vocal |
| Skyla Budd | Harp |
| Sten Hoesfaelt | Guitar |
| Steven Vaughan | Vocal, Musical Theatre |
| Susan Dominguez | Violin |
| Yurina Shin | Piano, accompanist |
| YuYu Ikeda | Violin |
Are you interested in working with us? Apply to be a Midori & Friends Teaching Artist today! Click here for more info.
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