Leslie has been teaching piano for over five years. Originally from Laredo, Texas, Leslie comes highly recommended from several music schools and the academies that she’s taught at. Her love piano started at the age of 8 years old when her grandpa taught her how to play Christmas music. When she attended Vidal M. Trevino School of Communications and Fine Arts, her piano teacher, Dr. Carroll, inspired her to pursue the instrument professionally.

Maria, a native of Medan, Indonesia studied under the direction of James Miltenberger at West Virginia University (WVU) where she graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance. She went on to pursue her graduate degrees and received both a Master of Music in Piano Performance and a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Piano Performance from West Virginia University.

Hannah Petersen graduated from University of Incarnate Word in 2021 with a Bachelor of Arts in Music. Although born in Savannah, Georgia, Hannah considers Cibolo, Texas to be her hometown. She began taking piano lessons at eight years old, but she’s always been surrounded by music as her mother is a voice teacher at UIW.

Sarah Norrie earned her Liberal Arts degree from Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida. She was born in Florida, near Orlando, where she and her family lived just one minute away from the beach and 10 minutes from the rocket launch site for Space X. As a child, Sarah was always drawn to the piano in her parents’ home, which led her mom to sign her up for her first music lesson at the age of 4, and she has been playing ever since.

Having been born into a military family in Virginia, Olivia Spencer’s upbringing was marked by a cross-cultural experience. Growing up, they spent significant years in Germany and the United States. However, they consider Havana, FL, as their true home. From an early age, Olivia was immersed in a world of music.

Eric  began teaching piano as an undergraduate student at the recommendation of Professor Allen who felt that Eric would be a great teacher. He graduated from UT with a Bachelor of Arts in Music, with a concentration in piano and music theory. Eric held a position as Piano Instructor at the Greater Austin Music Academy where he taught both private lessons and group classes in addition to music theory.

Matias Garcia was born and raised in Montevideo, Uruguay. He started playing piano and guitar during his elementary school years. He has played bass, guitar, and piano for different and varied musical groups/ensembles. Matias studied at La Academia de Oza in Montevideo before moving to the United States continue studying music at the collegiate level.

Andres Losada is a classically trained opera singer and music educator, originally from Bogotá, Colombia. He completed his Bachelor of Music at the Central University of Colombia in 2019, where he studied voice under renowned sopranos Sara Catarine and Camila Toro, and piano with Bibiana Carvajal and Lisa Kida.

Sarah Sirois Miga started singing at the age of 12. She began singing with the Children’s Chorus of San Antonio, which gave her the opportunity to perform with the San Antonio Symphony under the direction of Maestro Ken-David Masur, the San Antonio Master Singers under the direction of Dr. John Silantien, and the San Antonio Opera. Sarah graduated with her Master of Music in vocal performance and pedagogy from UTSA in May of 2019.

Khadijah attended the University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA) where she earned her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance under the direction of Dr. Susan Olson. During her studies, she taught private voice lessons under the supervision of vocal pedagogy instructor John Nix.  She has also taught independently during summer seasons. Khadijah spent time as a camp counselor at the UTSA All-State Choir Camp for the past four years and was a camp counselor and assistant for UTSA’s Lyric Theatre Camp for two years.

Matthew Perez, born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, began his musical journey at a very young age, marked by his innate curiosity and love for music. Matt’s dedication to his craft led him to take voice lessons and participate in the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) All-State process during his high school years, laying the foundation for his future in music.

 In 2013, Jake founded Guitar San Antonio, a non-profit arts organization bringing world class award-winning guitarists to perform and teach in various educational institutions and concert venues in the San Antonio area. Furthermore, Guitar San Antonio was founded to provide the diverse population of San Antonio with high quality guitar concerts featuring the world’s best concert artists, as well as to develop and advocate for the inclusion of high quality guitar programs and group guitar classes in the hundreds of elementary, middle and high schools in San Antonio and the surrounding area.

In the fall of 2009, Jacob graduated from Palo Alto College with his Associates in Music. Around this time Jacob began sharing his love for the guitar at Kazen Middle school where he served as a guitar instructor. Shortly, thereafter in January 2010, he started teaching at San Antonio Music Academy (SAMA). Alongside teaching, he continued his formal education at University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) where he eventually earned his Bachelors in Music Education.

A native of Corpus Christi, Texas Randy started playing guitar at age 14. He attended Del Mar College where he studied with Classical Guitarist Philip Hii, Jazz Guitarists Chester Rupe and Keith Justus. Randy continued his music education at Texas State University under the instruction of Mark Cruz, Morris Nelms and Dr. James Polk. While at Texas State University, Randy had the opportunity to share the stage with great jazz musicians such as Pete Christlieb, Dr. Stephen Hawk and Wes Anderson.

Mark, a San Antonio native, was introduced to the guitar by his cousin at the age of 15 and began his formal musical studies at 16. During this time, he received instruction from local flamenco guitarist Randy Cordero. When Mark turned 20, he made the life-changing decision to pursue music as a profession. He had diligently saved enough money to embark on a journey to Spain for an entire summer.

Paul Dattner was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. He discovered his passion for music during his senior year of high school, being heavily influenced by the whammy whales and widdly diddlys of Dimebag Darrell, lead guitarist heavy metal band Pantera. Paul embarked on his musical journey at Palo Alto Community College in San Antonio, where he pursued a degree in Music Theory with Instrument Emphasis.

Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Isai was handed a violin by his father at the age of 9 and never looked back. Learning by listening and imitating his brother’s sound, Isai voraciously embodied classical, fiddle, pop, film, hip hop, Mexican, and middle eastern genres and was usually in the first chair position throughout grade school.

Odelia Pena, known as Odie, is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Music Business from Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. She previously earned a Certificate in Technology in Music Business from San Antonio College (SAC). During her academic pursuits, Odie has been recognized for her academic excellence, having made the Dean’s List in Spring 2021, and was nominated to graduate with honors from Palo Alto College.

Alfredo Velasquez was born in Colorado Springs. At age 4 he moved to Mexico City where he started music lessons with Cesar Tort, a renown teacher in Mexico. He studied music at the National School of Music where he took piano lessons from 7 to 15 years old, at which point he started learning drums. He quickly fell in love with drums and decided to pursue it professionally.

Roland Guerrero began learning music at the young age of nine years old. Roland attended a Catholic school where guitar instruction was offered to give its students an opportunity to participate in the church choir. Throughout middle and high school, he performed in the school bands while taking private guitar lessons.

Lillian was born and raised in San Antonio, TX. Growing up in a household passionate about music, she was determined from a young age to pursue a path in the field. During her high school years, Lillian spent most of her free time in the fine arts building as a choir student, socializing with students in band, orchestra, and theater.

Having come from a very musical family, with a cousin in a famous country band on one side and an uncle who toured throughout the country in a rock band on the other, Marissa grew a love for music when she was a kid. Marissa played violin from the 5th grade until she was a freshman in high school, where she then made the switch to choir, making Varsity by the time she was a sophomore.

Maggie, with over 9 years of experience in the corporate world, has been honing her skills in customer service and administrative support. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Education and became a licensed Criminologist in 2015.

Ashley boasts a Bachelor of Arts from the Art Institute of San Antonio and has over seven years of experience in customer service. Musical theater holds a special place in Ashley’s heart, mirroring the profound love she has for the arts and powerful narratives that can be woven through music.