MYAC Faculty — Midwest Young Artists Conservatory

MYAC Faculty

Dr. Allan Dennis

Founder & President,
Orchestra Director

Patrick A. Pearson

Orchestra Conductor

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Drew Hansen

Jazz Director

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Brent Griffin Jr.

Jazz Combo Coach/Jazz Theory Teacher

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Emily Kuhn

Jazz Combo Coach/Jazz Theory Teacher

Daniel Ermel

VocalPoint and Voices Rising Director

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Meghan Mullins

Maestros Director

Megan Beugger

Theory Program Coordinator/Orchestra Theory Teacher

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Robert Bassill

Chamber Music Director/Coach

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Hideko Amano

Woodwind Chamber Coach

Naomi Bensdorf-Frisch

Woodwind Chamber Coach

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Angela Bilger

Woodwind Chamber Coach

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David Caplan

Strings Chamber Coach

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David Cunliffe

Strings/Piano Chamber Coach

Julie Fischer

Strings/Piano Chamber Coach

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Paula Fischer

Strings/Piano Chamber Coach

Lyudmila Lakisova

Piano Chamber Coach

Drew McComas

Percussion Chamber Coach

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Nick Mckee

Strings Chamber Coach

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Jacob Murphy

Strings/Piano Chamber Coach

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Russell Rolen

Strings/Piano Chamber Coach

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Desiree Ruhstrat

Strings/Piano Chamber Coach

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Hugo Saavedra

Brass Chamber Coach

John Shaffer

Strings/Piano Chamber Coach

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Tatyana Stepanova

Piano Chamber Coach/Sonata Class Instructor

Mathias Tacke

Strings/Piano Chamber Coach

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Michael Tan

Piano Chamber Coach