Dr. Carolyn Broe, Private Viola  Instruction
Dr. Carolyn Waters Broe, American violist, conductor and composer received her Bachelors of Music Performance from Chapman University in 1979, and her Masters in Fine Arts in Music from California State University, in Long Beach in 1984.  Broe earned her Doctorate in Music from Arizona State University in 2001.  Her viola teachers include William Magers, Adriana Chirilov, and Louis Kievman. She has been the featured soloist with orchestras in California and Arizona. 

Carolyn Broe conducts the Four Seasons Orchestra of Scottsdale, which was nominated in two Grammy categories for 2000.  She has made several CD recordings and performed with numerous celebrities.  She is the violist with the Four Seasons String Quartet.  Broe was the founder and conductor of the Paradise Valley Community College Orchestra for ten years. She has written two books including “J.S. Bach’s Treatment of the Viola” and “The String Literature of Louise L. Kerr”. Carolyn holds several awards including: Woman of the Year from American Biographical in 1993; The Dream Catcher Award of 1995; and Marquis’ Who’s Who of Women 2001. Carolyn Broe is currently teaching violin and viola at Paradise Valley Community College and viola and chamber music at Mesa Community College.

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Woodrow Chenoweth, Music Humanities

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Joseph Perez, African Drum Ensemble, Eletronic Music
Joseph Perez is a performer and collaborator of Electro-Acoustic, Classical and World Music. A founding member of the MoTU Percussion Quartet, recent performances of his include a lecture-recital at the McCormick Marimba Festival in Tampa, appearing as guest a soloist with the Phoenix Symphony, and performing on the showcase concert at the Arizona Percussion Arts Society Festival. He is an active performer of contemporary music, having appeared with Crossing 32nd Street and is a regular with the Arizona Contemporary Music Ensemble. He has also performed with the Rogue Valley Symphony Orchestra, SyZyGy, Musica Nova, Scottsdale Orchestra, and the Tempe Symphony Orchestra. The recipient of the 2007 Music Teachers National Association Award for Student-Teacher Excellence, Mr. Perez more than a decade of teaching experience in the public school system. Groups he's instructed have been selected to perform at the Inauguration Day Parade of President Barack Obama in Washington D.C. (2008), the Macy's Day Thanksgiving Parade in New York, NY (2007) and the Oregon Educators Conference in Portland, OR (2006). Joseph Perez is pursuing his D.M.A. from Arizona State University where he is a Teaching Assistant under J.B. Smith and Mark Sunkett. He currently holds a Masters in Music from Arizona State and a Bachelor of Arts from Southern Oregon University where he studied with Terry Longshore. This is his first year teaching at Paradise Valley Community College. He will be teaching Music Humanities, Electronic Music and directing the African Drumming Ensemble.

Pam Morita, Private Jazz Piano Instruction, Jazz Combos

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Dr. Will Dobra, Music Humanities, Private Trumpet Instruction

Originally from Sarasota, Florida, Dr. Will Dobra holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education from The University of South Florida (USF) where he studied trumpet with Don Owen. After USF, Will continued his musical studies at The University of Texas at Austin (UT) where he studied trumpet performance with Raymond Crisara throughout his Master's and Doctoral degrees. After graduating from UT in 2002 with his DMA, Dr. Dobra moved into the Phoenix area and has since been performing with such groups as the Salt River Brass, Sonoran Brass, Southwest Brass and the MusicaNova Orchestra. Dr. Dobra is currently in his fifth year as trumpet instructor at Phoenix College and his first at PVCC.

David Buck, Music Humanities, Private and Group Guitar Instruction, Guitar Ensembles

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John Keenan, Commercial Music/Digital Audio

John Keenan is President of Production and co founder of Keenan Delmar Entertainment and has over 21 years working in the music industry. He produced 8 Top 10 national singles on New Music Weekly Radio Charts and was recently endorsed by famed music producer, Glenn Rosenstein, known for his work with todays top artists. Keenan is a full time record producer, remixer, songwriter and engineer working with such artists as Kenny Loggins, Trik Turner, Frank Stallone, Wizz Kid, Evan Cowden and many more charting acts from around the world.  Keenan’s productions have been nominated at the New Music News awards where he also completed 2 radio mixes for the opening theme of the new Rocky movie, “Take You Back” by Frank Stallone. Keenan is recognized with in the industry for his technical and artistic expertise.  He has strong knowledge of both the commercial and creative perspectives and has a solid reputation for being direct, discreet and honest. He applies fresh, cutting-edge production qualities that appeal to mainstream listeners.  Keenan Currently owns and runs his own Pro tools recording facility JCK Music Productions that focuses on mainstream music , commercials and video games.

Katherine Palmer, Music Humanities

Snezana Krstic, Private and Group Piano Instruction, Piano Ensemble

In her native Yugoslavia (Serbia) Snezana Krstic was active as a pianist, professor of music, and a member of several chamber ensembles. At 16 years of age, she became the youngest student at Belgrade University School of Music from which she holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music and a Master’s Degree in Piano Performance. She also spent one year in Moscow for postgraduate professional studies (Stazhirovka) working with Galina I. Miserva. The recipient of numerous awards for piano solo and chamber ensembles, Mrs. Krstic was a pupil of professors Valery Sigalevich, Miroslava Lili Petrovic, Andrea Preger, Natalia Tomic, and Mirjana Vukdragovic. She attended summer music camp in Groznjan, Slovenia and a piano camp in Portogruaro, Italy, where she worked with pianist Constantin Bogino. For 15 years, she was a professor of piano at the Kragujevac School of Music, where she received their award for best pedagogy results. Mrs. Krstic has performed in Italy, Russia, Germany, France, and Hungary. Since she moved to the United States, she joined the Music Teacher National Association and is an active member of the Phoenix Music Teacher Association. She has been the chairperson of the PMTA Celebration of Music Piano Competition (2009-2011) and regularly judges for piano competitions and Arizona Study Program piano examinations. She frequently performs as a soloist, and with chamber ensembles. Currently, she teaches piano classes and private lessons at the Paradise Valley Community College, at Rosie’s House: A Music Academy for Children in Phoenix, and in her home studio. Her students regularly attend competitions throughout the year and receive numerous awards and prizes. She resides in North Phoenix, with her husband and three daughters.

Daniel Kurek, Private Voice Instruction, Opera Workshop, Musical Theatre Workshop
Daniel A. Kurek is an outstanding Vocalist, Pianist, Music Director,  Educator, and Composer.
He has performed with Arizona Opera as Beppe in I Pagliacci, Tinca  in Il Tabarro, Brighella in Ariadne auf Naxos, Carlson in Carlisle  Floyd's Of Mice and Men, Nick in La Fanciulla Del West, Remendado in  Carmen, Goro in Madama Butterfly, the High Priest in Salome, Pirelli  in Sweeney Todd and Curzio in La Nozze di Figaro. Dan sang with Austin  Lyric Opera in 2002, with the role of Nick in La Fanciulla del West,  in 2004 as Pirelli with the Cleveland Opera, and as Basilio and Curzio  in Opera Pacific’s 2005 Le Nozze di Figaro. He was children’s chorus  Director for Phoenix Opera’s La Boheme and Carmen, as well as  performing the role of  Spoletta in their 2008 production of Tosca. He  has sung as tenor soloist with local choral groups such as:  The  Phoenix Symphony, Musica Nova, Arizona Arts Chorale, Arizona  Masterworks Chorale, Cantemus, American Bach, and West Valley  Chorales. In May/June, 2006, Dan made a European concert tour as tenor  soloist in a program honoring Mozart’s 250th Anniversary, with  concerts in Krakow, Budapest, Vienna, Ceske Budjavice and Prague.
    Dan has had extensive experience as a Music Director and Conductor.  He been involved in the Musical Direction of over 50 shows for  Companies in Indiana, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Arizona. He is  very proud of the premiere of “A Little Mischief”, an original musical  he composed with book and lyrics by Joann Yeoman, at Peoria, Arizona’s  Theater Works in the Fall of 2008, which has been nominated for a  “Zonie” Award for best overall production of a new musical.
    At PVCC, Dan composed the incidental music for Allen Tongret’s "The  World Aflame"  for the premiere of PVCC’s new Performing Arts Center  in October 2005. Since December, 2005 he  served as Music Director and  Pianist for PVCC’s productions of The Fantasticks, The Secret Garden  and Into The Woods. He is also Director of the PVCC Musical Theater  Workshop "Paradise on Broadway", which has delighted local audiences  with performances at the end of every semester.

Julian Peterson, Music Humanities, Music Theory & Ear Training
Julian Peterson is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, and computer programmer whose musical life is divided between electronic and acoustic music. He studied composition and saxophone performance at Arizona State University, followed by additional studies in composition at the University of Florida.  Julian is a well-decorated performer of chamber music and was a founding member of the award winning Helios Saxophone Quartet.  Julian’s current musical interests include the exploration of algorithmically generated musical material, physical modeling synthesis, song writing and improvisation.  He is a member of Integers are for Counting, a chamber group which specializes in minimalism and musical eclecticism with electric and amplified instruments.

Tom Peterson, Music Theory& Aural Perception
Tom Peterson is a composer and conductor from Phoenix, Arizona, and a recent graduate of the Royal College of Music in London.  Recently, much of his music has been devoted to choral music — the Festival Chorus in London premiered a new commission in July 2011 — but his output is varied, including jazz and music for film. Tom’s music has been performed throughout the US and Europe including performances at the Sounds New Festival, UK, the Oregon Bach Festival, and the Cortona Contemporary Music Festival, Italy. In 2011, he received a Fisher Composer Award, a commission for the 2012 Renee B. Fisher Piano Competition. Tom earned his Master’s degree in composition and conducting at the Royal College of Music, London, where he studied composition with Kenneth Hesketh and Joseph Horovitz and conducting with Natalia Luis-Bassa. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in composition at Arizona State University, where he studied with Jody Rockmaker and James DeMars, and jazz composition/arranging with Mike Crotty.

Ted Sistrunk, Private Electric Bass & Contra Bass Instruction

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Timothy Verville, North Valley Chamber Orchestra, director
Timothy Verville is in his second season as Music Director for the North Valley Chamber Orchestra and Adjunct Faculty for Paradise Valley Community College. He also currently serves as Music Director/Conductor of the Scottsdale Baroque Orchestra and as Associate Conductor of the Boston Chamber Orchestra. He has earned degrees from the University of Oklahoma (music performance), the Boston Conservatory (orchestral conducting)and  is currently completing doctoral studies at Arizona State University. For more information, please visit www.TimothyVerville.com.

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Christina Steffen has appeared as a soloist and with chamber ensembles for many concerts and music festivals throughout the U.S., England and Switzerland. She performs with the chamber group, Paradisa! (www.paradisa.net); the flute and harp duo, Bella Dolce (www.belladolceduo.com); and has performed with the distinguished Steinway piano artist, Mark Neiwirth. She plays for the National Broadway tours at Gammage in Tempe (Wicked, Mary Poppins, Billy Elliott) and for entertainers (Bernadette Peters, Natalie Cole, The Temptations and Michael Feinstein) as well as for commercial recordings including PBS Horizon, The United Way, Del Webb, HBO and many CD projects.
Ms. Steffen presents clinics and master classes for all levels and has taught at several music camps including the NAU Curry Summer Music Camp. She is known for her captivating presentation of “Flutes and Flute Music Around the World.” She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in flute performance from the University of Arizona School of Music and is the founder and music director of Arizona’s premiere flute performance organization, Desert Echoes Flute Project (www.defproject.org). Christina is a National Director for the Theatre Musicians Association and is Vice-President/Program Chair for the Arizona Flute Society where she was instrumental in establishing the AFS Flute Camp for flutists of all ages and the Autumn Affair to raise money for scholarships and educational opportunities for young flutists. She appeared on the cover of Kudos magazine, was featured in a recent article in the Arizona Republic, and has been invited to perform concerts in Australia next season.

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Dr. Rose French, Music Humanities, Music Theory, Private French Horne Instruction

Rose French, horn, is an active musician and educator based in Phoenix, AZ.   She has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in Australia, China, Croatia, Venezuela, South Africa, Mexico, and throughout the United States. In 2006, her transcription of the Clarinet Trio in A Minor by Johannes Brahms premiered at the International Horn Society Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, where she was also the winner of the Dorothy Frizelle International Horn Excerpt Competition. French has performed with groups in the Southwest including the Phoenix Symphony, Arizona Opera, Tucson Symphony, Musica Nova Orchestra, Symphony of the West Valley, Orquestra Sinfonica de Monterrey, and Orquestra de Baja California, Mexico. She is the Director of the Mill Ave Chamber Players, a professional woodwind chamber ensemble, hornist for the Phoenix Chamber Brass, and Managing Director of the Pangean Orchestra.  French is the Exhibits Coordinator for the International Horn Society, where she works with instrument makers from all over the world that attend the annual symposium.  In January 2012, she will be hosting the Southwest Regional Horn Conference at Paradise Valley Community College.

French completed her Doctorate of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees at Arizona State University and holds degrees in Music Education, Music Technology, and Performance from Duquesne University. She is adjunct faculty at Paradise Valley and Glendale Community Colleges, maintains a private studio, and teaches at Rosie's House: A Music Academy for Children, a non-profit music academy that provides free instruction and instruments to under-served youth.

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Dr. Lee Chivers, Flute Choir

Lee Ann Chivers is an active performer and teacher. Dr. Chivers currently teaches for both PVCC and EMCC, and served as flute instructor for both The Master's College and La Sierra University in California.  She also served as a teaching assistant at Arizona State University, where she completed a DMA in flute performance.  Her experience includes several awards for solo performance, performances in chamber and orchestral settings with various groups across the Southwest, as well as performing at several National Flute Association conventions. She founded the Greater Los Angeles Flute Society and was instrumental in multiple facets of the events held by the Society. She currently works with the Recreative Art Center as their Music Director, and organizes chamber music workshops for adult musicians in Arizona.

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Andre Noe,Commercial Music/Disc Jockey Techniques

Andre Noe is a lifetime resident of Phoenix, Arizona.  He graduated from Arizona State University in 1997 with a BS in Global Business with an emphasis on Finance, French and German.  While at the university, Andre began his professional career in the Music Business.  He began working as a Disc Jockey in 1990 and started Andre’s Music With Personality in 1995.  He has enjoyed much success working with his clients by providing the highest level of customer service. 

In 2004, Andre saw an opportunity to expand into video production services as well.  Consequently, he has been providing in house video production and on-site projection services for his private and corporate clients along with his live sound performances. Starting in the Fall of 2010, Andre began teaching MUC 135: Live Performance and Disc Jockey Technique at PVCC.  He has enjoyed teaching an up and coming group of motivated students the art of Disc Jockeying on some of the most cutting edge equipment on the market.

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Joseph Kluesener, Music Humanities, Private Bassoon Instruction           

A native of Columbus, Ohio, Joseph Kluesener is a Candidate for the Doctor of Musical Arts at ASU under the mentorship of Dr. Albie Micklich; he holds two Bachelor of Music degrees cum laude from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and a Master of Music from ASU.  Previous mentors include Jeffrey Lyman, Martin James and William Winstead.

An active educator, Kluesener teaches bassoon privately and serves as Adjunct Faculty at Chandler-Gilbert and Paradise Valley Community Colleges, also teaching a survey of Rock Music and Culture.  Concerned with community outreach and new trends in live concert music, Kluesener is an active contributor to the Classical Revolution PHX (classicalrevolutionphx.org), an effort to advocate and invigorate appreciation for “Classical” music to new audiences.

In 2009, Kluesener founded the Paradise Winds (paradisewinds.com), a ‘mutating’ virtuoso chamber wind ensemble performing and presenting clinics and master classes regularly throughout Greater Phoenix.  At that time, Kluesener was also appointed the Director and Coordinator of the Second Sunday Concert Series, a community partnership between the Arizona State University (ASU) Herberger Insitute School of Music and Christ Church of the Ascension located in Paradise Valley, AZ.

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Noah Guttell, Commercial Music/Studio Recording

Noah Guttell has an extensive background in the music industry. He is a graduate of Berklee College of Music where he received a BA in Film Scoring in 2001. While at Berklee, Noah interned and later was employed at LSR Recordings, an independent record label in New York City. During school Noah scored student films and collaborated with students at Columbia Film School in New York. After graduation, Noah co-managed Third Ear Music, a recording and production studio in Richmond, Virginia. In the winter of 2002, Noah moved back to New York City and worked at Sound One Studios, the premier New York post-production facility for film sound and picture. Noah was then hired at RMI Music. RMI is owned by Robert Miller, an internationally renowned film, television, commercial, and orchestral composer. After leaving New York, Noah moved to Montreal for two years. In Montreal, he worked at The Montreal Music Academy as a piano and composition instructor. He also founded the Blue Door Studios at this time. During this period he co- produced, engineered, and played with the band PLAY Aneou. In 2005, he returned to Arizona and attended Arizona State University, where he received his Masters Degree in Composition in 2008.  As the owner of The Blue Door Studio, he engineers, produces, arranges, and writes albums ranging from classical, jazz, hip-hop, world, avant-garde, electronic, and popular styles. He is currently an instructor of audio recording and sound design courses at Paradise Valley Community College.

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Nathan Hale, Music Theory

Composer and vocalist Nathan R. Hale received both his Bachelor of Arts in Music and his Master of Music in Music Theory and Composition degees from Hardin-Simmons University, where he studied under Dr. Bernard Scherr. During his tenure as an undergraduate student, Mr. Hale was also heavily involved in all aspects of the HSU theatre program including light, set design, and sound. Mr. Hale is a prolific composer and has sung throughout the United States and abroad as a tenor soloist and choir member. Since beginning his formal music studies in 2002, Mr. Hale has created over 45 musical works including folk songs, art songs, several pieces for string quartet, three unique settings for hymns from the Southern Harmony, and a dramatic song cycle for soprano, tenor, and chamber orchestra titled DISTANCE. Mr. Hale has sung in the Hardin-Simmmons University Concert Choir under the direction of Dr. Lloyd Hawthorne, and as a member of the Shorter Chorale under the direction of Dr. Martha Shaw.  Mr. Hale served as Choir Director and Minister of Music for North Park Baptist Church in
Abilene, TX for three years. Since moving to Phoenix from Texas in 2010 with his wife, Amber, and son, Jensen, Mr. Hale has remained active as a singer and guitarist. He currently teaches Introduction to Music Theory here at PVCC.

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Vernon Huff, PVCC Community Chorus, director

Dr. Scott Zimmer, Music Humanities, Private Saxophone Instruction