Laura Appert received a Master of Music degree in viola performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in 2002, and a Bachelor of Music degree from Eastern Washington University in 2000.  Laura received Suzuki violin training from Ed Kreitman, Moshe Neumann, and Roger Steig.  Before moving to Bermuda in September 2006, she was active in the Greater Cincinnati area as a teacher, performer, and administrator.  She taught at two community arts schools, was Principal Viola of the Huntington Symphony Orchestra, and played in many other regional symphonies in Kentucky, Indiana, and Southern Ohio. She performed many concerts with her sister Rebecca, also a violinist and Suzuki teacher.  Laura recently returned from a trip to Kosice, Slovakia where she performed with the State Philharmonic with her father as guest conductor.  Currently Laura teaches Suzuki violin, viola, Kindermusik at the Bermuda School of Music.

Chas Arnold has been playing violin since the age of 2.  Graduating from the Colorado College in 2000, he has performed throughout the States, Europe, Japan and Bermuda.  In 2000 he took a position running workshops for music professionals at Carnegie Hall in New York.  After a year at Carnegie he moved to Bermuda to teach Suzuki Violin at the Bermuda School of Music.  He’s helped build the School’s Suzuki programme over the past 8 years and currently sits as the Suzuki Development Coordinator and String Teacher at the Bermuda School of Music.

Shelton Bean was taught the drums by his father, Clarence “Tootsie” Bean. After completing High School at The Berkeley Institute, he went on to  Berklee College of Music on a partial scholarship from The Bermuda Arts Council.  While at Berklee, his drumming instructors were Alan Dawson, Gary Chaffe and Keith Copeland.  After completing his degree in music he was hired by Ghandi Burgess to play with his orchestra at The Southampton Princess Hotel.   There he had the opportunity to play for acts featuring  Freda Payne, Melba Moore, Four Tops, Frankie Avalon, female impersonator Jim Bailey and many more.  Shelton has also played with several local musicians including Ghandi Burgess, Tony Bari, The Joe Wylie Trio and with the Greg Thomson Cabaret.

Moving to the United States for more musical experience, he met the trumpeter Joe Robinson and frequently worked with him.  While working with singer Janis Price, he met the keyboardist Bob Sanger with whom he collaborated on his first CD called “No Words”.  The trio played with several artists around Greensboro, North Carolina - Melva Houston, Joe Robinson with whom he recorded two CDs “Moving On” and “Better Late than Never”.

While in Greensboro, North Carolina, he played for East White Oak Baptist Church and Reid Memorial CME Church. He is currently playing for Vernon Temple AME Church and teaches drumming at The Bermuda School of Music.

Chris Broadhurst "Chris Broadhurst took up the guitar as a child and has worked as a professional musician since the mid 80s. He has performed continuously during that time both here and
overseas and, as a guitarist, is perhaps best known for his country/folk finger picking style. Chris ended his 34 year banking career in 2009 to concentrate on music full time. He currently performs dinner theatre, produces radio commercials, does private parties, also pub gigs - and now he teaches acoustic/electric guitar with us too. He describes his musical style as FOROCOCA - Folk Rock Country Calypso.
Chris has performed at the Bermuda Festival, at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington D.C. and at countless other international events. He has opened in Bermuda for many well known international artists, and continues to receive a great deal of airplay on local radio. He has two commercially available CDs and is working on a third. January 2011 saw Chris open for comedy legend Dom Irrera in Just For Laughs at the Southampton Princess.
Chris has been performing at the Bermuda Folk Club for over 30 years, and is co-creator, writer, producer and performer in Bermuda's most beloved comedy show Not The Um Um".

Marcelle Clamens is a gifted singer with a colourful and expressive voice and magnetic stage presence.  Her talent delighted all who witnessed her debut performance in 1990 as soprano soloist in the Bermuda Philharmonic's Verdi Requiem. Marcelle's unquestionable talent earned her the support of many in Bermuda and she was able to pursue intense training at the prestigious College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio.  After earning a Bachelor of Music degree with honours in 1996.

She has performed in numerous recital halls in Bermuda and the United States.  This includes her debut performance at the world famous Carnegie Hall in New York City in 1998. Marcelle has also performed in Europe, including Italy, as a major prize winner of the Bellini International Competition and Artists International Recital Management.  She was extremely successful and very well received as one of the main characters, Micaela, in the Bermuda Festival's astounding presentation of Carmen in 2001.  She was invited as guest artist in 2002 and 2003 with the Bermuda Festival's presentation of Word and Walk Together Children respectively.  Since that time, she has had many invitations to sing in Germany, England and Canada.

She has studied with renowned coaches and teachers such as Mr. Charles Reicker (deceased), Artistic Liaison of the Metropolitan Opera, New York, Mr. Gildo Denunzio, Assistant Conductor of the Metropolitan Opera (now retired) and the coach to Luciano Pavarotti  (deceased).  She also studied with Mr. Wayne Sanders, Co-founder of Opera Ebony, New York,  as well as with Ms. Mary Henderson Stuckey, Head of the Voice Department College-Conservatory of Music and Ms. Sylvia Plyver, coach to international renowned soprano, Kathleen Battle.  Ms. Plyver is a voice coach at College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati.  Mr. David Brewer of Brewer International based in Germany is her present coach.

She has since turned her attention to teaching voice. In 2001, Marcelle taught with the Jackson School of Performing Arts from 2002 to 2003 and then branched off to teach voice privately from 2003 to 2006.  She joined the staff at the Bermuda School of Music in January of 2007 as a vocal teacher. She has also directed the Talent Explosion, for the past five years, along with her husband, Michael.  This event gives an opportunity to introduce her own voice students as well as talented Bermudians and Bermuda based artists.

Stephen Crawford was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He took an interest in playing guitar at age 15 listening to recordings of his favourite rock music and performing with friends at  the local youth club. After a period of time he began studying with James Polland  who was a profound musical influence.

He has performed in masterclasses in Scotland, England and the US. His debut concerto was 1998 at St Theresa’s Cathedral where he performed the Vivaldi Guitar Concerto in D Major. In 1999 he passed the Advanced Certificate of the ABRSM with Grade A in performance and in 2001 the licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music. He has given Concerts in the Scotland, England and Bermuda, notably the Bermuda Festival 2002 in which he performed Rodrigo’s Concerto Aranjuez. In 2004 Stephen founded the Bermuda Guitar Festival, which is now in it’s sixth year.

Antoinette Davis began her teaching career at the Bermuda High School and at Saltus Grammar School after completing her professional training in Canada and Australia.  In Sydney, Australia she studied flute briefly at the Sydney Conservatory before working with Avril Williams from the Guildhall School of Music and William Bennett from the Royal Academy of Music in London , UK.  In 1987 she was awarded the Licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music in Flute Teaching.  She has performed with the Bermuda Philharmonic Orchestra, the Bermuda Heritage Orchestra and the Bermuda Festival Chamber Orchestra.  She has also performed with the English Chamber Orchestra with flautist William Bennett in a Bermuda Festival Performance. She is a member of the Bermuda Chamber Choir, a semi-professional choir attached to the Bermuda School of Music where she currently teaches Flute, Piano and Music Theory.

Toni has served as a trustee of the Menuhin Foundation, and is currently a trustee of the Bermuda School of Music.  She is the Local Representative of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music and was General Manager of the Bermuda Festival from 1995 until 2003. She has attended many international William Bennett Flute Summer Schools in the UK and considers William Bennett her mentor and guru – along with an informal international band of followers known at “Wibbletts”!

Apart from being a keen flautist and having a life-long love of teaching, Toni has spent many years  associated with boats both in Bermuda and in France where she lived on a large motor cruiser  ‘Bermuda II’, with her late husband  while exploring the inland waterways of France, Belgium and Holland from 1990 until 1993.   She has a son and a family of 4 cats.

Caroline Eaton graduated from Bath Spa University in BA (Hons) in Music in 2001. She then went on to complete her Music Teaching in Professional Practice Post Graduate diploma.  Then taught privately and in schools in Derbyshire UK. She joined the Derby Concert Orchestra in 2001 and later became the cellist in what is now the Derventio String Quartet, where she still performs for events when back home in Derbyshire.

In 2006 Caroline accepted the job of cello and piano teacher at the Bermuda School of Music where she is currently teaching, cello, piano, Kindermusik, accompanying Suzuki group classes, and performing for corporate events as a solo cellist and as part of small ensembles. She has performed for larger events including being part of the backing strings for Smokey Robinson in 2007 and has worked alongside the singer song writer Heather Nova for the IBM event in 2008 and other corporate events. She has also performed larger classical works alongside her colleagues such as the Mendelssohn Octet for Strings and the Brahms Piano Quintet in F Minor. Other performances have included playing cello with the Bermuda Chamber Choir and Philharmonic Orchestra.

Victoria McLean Hall bio

Lionel Thomas began playing violin at the age of eight in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Diligent practice helped Lionel earn numerous accolades throughout his career. A full scholarship to the University of Oregon, Aspen Music Festival’s William Randolph Hearst Memorial Scholarship, and a Shinichi Suzuki Teacher Training Scholarship are some Lionel’s achievements. Lionel received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Oregon studying with Kathryn Lucktenberg and his master’s degree from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music under the tutelage of Kurt Sassmannshaus. Lionel completed Suzuki teacher training with Judy Bossuat and Alice-Joy Lewis. Most recently Lionel was active in the Philadelphia area where he was a member of Symphony in C and taught at Temple University Music Preparatory. In addition to performing and teaching Lionel enjoys cross country running and surrealist literature.

Raymond George was born and raised in Toronto and obtained a BA in Music from the University of Toronto. He has had the privilege of studying piano with William Aide, Larysa Kuzmenko and choral music with Brainerd Blyden-Taylor. He received the Lloyd Bradshaw Prize and an Ontario Service Award for choral excellence and music direction in community programs. Raymond’s diverse musical background in jazz, gospel, rock, choral music and piano performance has taken him all over the world. In 2009, he toured Canada with the Sean Jones Band for WIDEawake Entertainment. He was Director of Music for the Toronto Children’s Concert Choir that toured England in 2007 and produced their Covenant Award wining record “Our Message”. Before moving to Bermuda he was Director of Music for the Christ Church B.M.E Conference in Toronto.

Oliver Grant studied piano in Madrid Conservatoire and later in Bath Spa University and Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. He has performed in London, Bath, Chester, Manchester, Derby, Nottingham, Madrid and Bermuda.

Concertos include Rachmaninov`s second piano concerto with the Bath Philharmonic and later with the Derby Concert orchestra. He performed the Liszt Piano Concerto #1 with the Chester Philharmonic orchestra. Since September 2006, he has been teaching piano at the Bermuda School of Music and is the Organist at Christ Church, Warwick.

LaTannia Ellerbe is a violinist, educator, arranger, and conductor from Charlotte, North Carolina. She is a doctoral candidate in violin performance at the University of Minnesota with an anticipated graduation in the fall of 2011. Her violin teacher at the University of Minnesota is renowned pedagogue, Sally O’Reilly.  She earned a Masters Degree at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro and a Bachelors Degree from Vanderbilt University. A versatile musician, she has been featured in various genres of music including classical, jazz, gospel, and salsa. LaTannia will appear on the upcoming album of national recording ensemble, Sounds of Blackness (due to be released in October). In addition to working with Sounds of Blackness, she has collaborated with composer Daniel Roumain, classical Pianist Lorin Hollander, and gospel artist Tonia Hughes-Kendrick. Ms. Ellerbe has performed in many places including Singapore, Los Angeles, Chicago, and even Bermuda in 2008. She is happy to return to Bermuda, this time as member of the Faculty at the Bermuda School of Music.

 Lloyd Matthew, pianist, organist and choral director, is a graduate of Andrews University in Michigan where he received a Master of Music Education degree. 

His experience as a music teacher in Bermuda Schools has been at the primary, middle and secondary levels.  During this time, he was responsible for introducing handbell ringing at Elliott Primary, Southampton Glebe and Whitney Institute Middle School, where until June 2006, he held the post of Co-ordinator of Arts.

In addition to his commitments as Music Director, he is also the Music Director of The Ensemble Singers and Director of Music and Organist at Wesley Methodist Church

Janice Pearman received both her Certificate in Music in 1997 and Bachelor of Musical Arts in 2001 from the University of the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago. A self taught guitarist at age ten Janice also possess up to Grade 8 in Music Theory. Before migrating to Bermuda in 2002 Janice taught for 12 years at the primary level and was the Music Director of both the Church and School choirs. This meant performance every weekend at church and other related functions.

Janice also holds a Master in Education Curriculum and Technology from the University of Phoenix. She is presently the Music Teacher at Paget Primary School and runs the only steelband programme in the public school system. Within this programme, she arranges and directs the band which has performed at different events including The Music Festival, Drumline and Premier’s Concert. Mrs. Pearman has recently joined the staff of the Bermuda School of Music as the Steelband Teacher.

Jennifer Sheridan is from Chicago, Illinois and began her violin studies at the age of 4 through The Northfield Suzuki String Academy. Jennifer received a Masters degree in performance from DePaul University and received a Music Education/Performance degree from Western Illinois University in her BA studies.

Locally, Jennifer was Concertmaster for the Bermuda Festival Orchestra in 2001 and has performed extensively for many international events on the Island with the Bermuda School of Music, The Bermuda Philharmonic, and the Gilbert & Sullivan Society.

Jerremiah Smith studied classical guitar performance under Warren Haskell at California State University, Chico, earning his BA in music in 2004. He continued his studies at CSU, Chico with Warren Haskell, Tobin Roye, and Rocky Winslow, earning his MA in music in 2006 with a focus on classical and jazz guitar performance. After graduation, Jerremiah continued his studies through private lessons with guitar master Charlie Robinson.
Throughout his studies, Jerremiah supported himself through private guitar instruction at local music stores and the Chico School of Rock, as well as performing throughout California at restaurants, weddings, corporate events, and with numerous bands in various nightclubs. He has performed original guitar compositions for the Alfred Loeffler New Music Symposium, performed for musical theater, and was honored to perform live on Northstate Public Radio. He also won 1st prize in MakeAStar.com's online international solo guitar competition in 2009 with his original composition, "Joy".

Eileen Stone began studying piano at the age of 8 in southern Ontario, with piano teachers Evelyn Roe and Elsie Dobson with the Royal Conservatory of Music.  She started teaching piano privately in 1989 under the tutelage of Marion McClements and Linda Herlihey through the Pickering ORMTA.  She has accompanied vocalists for the Oshawa Kiwanis and Pickering Rotary Music Festivals in Ontario, and a violin student for RCM exams.  Eileen led music circles with children from infants to 12 years of age, at the PRYDE Daycare Centres in Durham Region,  Ontario, for almost 10 years.  She also played the organ at church services; for weddings at church and piano/keyboard/flute at other locations; and for funerals at church and Accetone Funeral Home in Ajax. Eileen attended several sessions of Dr. Kenneth Inkster’s SICM, RCM piano workshops, and an organ workshop with Diane Bish.  Eileen is happy to be teaching piano at the Bermuda School of Music and encouraging a love of music in her students.

Charles Callahanis one of America's leading organist-composers. A native of Cambridge, Massachusetts, he is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and the Catholic University of America. Well-known as an improvisateur, he made his debut in this realm at the International Eucharistic Congress in 1976. He has collaborated with many of this country's leading conductors as both composer and organist and has worked with noted stage and screen personalities in both theatre and the concert hall.

Orchestras, choirs, chamber music ensembles and soloists all over the world have performed compositions by Dr. Callahan. He has been commissioned to compose music twice by Harvard University. In recognition of his service to the church and his commissioned compositions for Papal visits to the United States, he was awarded in 1999 the Papal Honor of Knighthood in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.
In addition to compositions and performances, Charles Callahan is a noted educator and author; his two books on American organ building have become standard reference works. He is frequently in demand as a consultant for organ projects and his work in this area includes significant instruments for the St. Louis Cathedral Basilica, St. Agnes Cathedral, Long Island, NY, All Saints Church in Buffalo, NY, First United Methodist Church in Beaumont, TX, and his alma mater, Curtis Institute.

Zacchaeus Rodwell is from London, England and has been playing piano since a young age. Zacc has a Degree in Music (BA hons), which he studied for at the University of Liverpool and also has a Performance Diploma (DipABRSM). Whilst at Liverpool, he studied under various renowned performers such as Tony Shorrocks and Sheona White. He has also performed at various concert venues across London including the Royal Opera House and Cadogan Hall, and toured central Europe with the Thames Youth Orchestra. Away from the piano, he enjoys teaching theory having acquired an excellent knowledge through his studies and musical experience.

Services -

Piano : Tuning; voicing; regulating; re-stringing, rebuilding including new soundboard and pinblock.

Violin: Sale of hand made full size violins, chin rests, strings, pegs, tail pieces etc. Repair/replace sound posts, bridges, strings, crack repairs, fingerboard repairs, re-set necks etc. all sizes.

Piano: Graduate of  the North Bennett Street School, Boston. 

Registered Piano Technician (Boston Chapter).

Violin : Four and  a half years apprenticeship at the Chimneys Violin Shop in Boiling Springs, PA under Ed Campbell.