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Below are the private teachers who are represented with students in the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras. (UPDATED EACH SEASON) Their students were selected after competitive audition which attracted over 1000 of the most talented youth in our region. Please note that MCYO does not employ or have any affiliation with the services these private instructors are providing. These teachers tutor independently of MCYO. This list is only provided to our community as a reference so parents may contact the private teachers directly and determine the best instructor for their child. Most of these teachers are located within Montgomery County, Maryland and serve the Washington D.C. metropolitan areas.
Teachers: We’ve JUST updated, so please check your information to see if it is correct. Also, if you’d like to add/edit your studio location, please email john@mcyo.org
| Instrument | Name | Studio location | Phone | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bass | Alger, Shawn | Laurel | 530-908-3976 | shawnalger@gmail.com | |
| Bass | Daly, Morgan | Ellicott City | 516-732-9111 | MDBASSLESSONS@GMAIL.COM | |
| Bass | DeNola, Paul | Arlington | 323-252-7285 | pauldenola@yahoo.com | |
| Bass | Fleming, Lynn | Damascus | 301-922-0398 | lynn@lynnflemingstudios.com | |
| Bass | Gonzalez, Pepe | Mt Pleasant | 202-441-6472 | Pepe9@acninc.net | |
| Bass | Han, Rachel | North Potomac | 301-728-4568 | soyeon.ok@gmail.com | |
| Bass | Horiguchi, Yoshiaki | Damascus | 301-922-0398 | basshoriguchi@gmail.com | |
| Bass | Leaf, Edward | Bethesda | 610-331-3409 | edwardandrewleaf@gmail.com | |
| Bass | Parillo, Kimberly | Elkridge | 703-505-5133 | kparillo@gmail.com | |
| Bass | Park, John | Potomac | 315-278-7451 | john.parkus@gmail.com | |
| Bass | Rostek, Lauren | Frederick | 301-651-1106 | lauren@1stchairstrings.com | |
| Bassoon | Young, Mary Lee | Olney | 301-774-9306 | MaryLee_M_Young@mcpsmd.org | |
| Bassoon | Allal, Ari | Olney | 240-460-5854 | ariallal@gmail.com | |
| Bassoon | Gordon, Sean | Darnestown | 240-997-7300 | seangordon11@gmail.com | |
| Bassoon | Greanya, Ben | Severna Park | 240-997-0408 | bengreanya@gmail.com | |
| Bassoon | Moncilovich, Lynn | Crownsville | 410-111-1111 | ldmoncilovich@gmail.com | |
| Cello | Wang, Ning | Germantown | 240-505-0782 | ningwanghot@hotmail.com | |
| Cello | Wollam-Fisher, Max | Bethesda | 410-303-0784 | mwollam-fisher@levinemusic.org | |
| Cello | Young, Rachel | Bethesda | 202-271-7030 | rachelcyoung@earthlink.net | |
| Cello | Anisimova, Tanya | Gaithersburg | 434-962-5540 | suficello@gmail.com | |
| Cello | Baumgarten, Amy | Arlington VA | 202-549-6905 | amy@frostbaumgarten.com | |
| Cello | Castleton, Seth | Silver Spring | 253-571-8711 | Castleseth@gmail.com | |
| Cello | Choi, JiHea | Bethesda | 301-213-8027 | jiheachoi@gmail.com | |
| Cello | Ding, Ken | Gaithersburg | 571-268-1121 | dingvc@yahoo.com | |
| Cello | Evans, Mark | Washington | 202-329-0860 | evanscello@hotmail.com | |
| Cello | Flesner, Diana | Bethesda | 301-320-4400 | dflesner@gmail.com | |
| Cello | Garlick, Glenn | Washington D.C | 202-664-0311 | glenngarlick@earthlink.net | |
| Cello | Kim-Bazala, Alison | North Potomac | 301-275-4878 | cellobazala@gmail.com | |
| Cello | Kim, Jongbin | Ellicott city | 410-693-3532 | bincelli@gmail.com | |
| Cello | Laufman, Laurien | Rockville | 301-770-2292 | laufman@yahoo.com | |
| Cello | Lee, James | Reston | 703-303-3123 | jlee868979@aol.com | |
| Cello | Liu, Julie | Rockville | 240-305-4354 | ij.julieliu@gmail.com | |
| Cello | Lowe, Ryan | Bethesda | 310-365-5888 | ryanadlowe@gmail.com | |
| Cello | O'Donnell, Duck Hee | Rockville | 301-762-0673 | exo13@comcast.net | |
| Cello | Popov, Vasily | Bethesda | 202-445-0302 | wasjapopov@hotmail.com | |
| Cello | Racz, Dorotea | Bethesda | 202-579-3328 | dorotea.racz@gmail.com | |
| Cello | Shi, Amy | North Potomac | 301-424-1079 | amyhsiangshi@yahoo.com | |
| Cello | Tai, Tzu-ching | Bethesda | 240-462-5365 | tzuchingt@gmail.com | |
| Cello | Tifford, Matthew | North Bethesda | 301-770-4377 | mtifford@me.com | |
| Cello | VanLaanen, Kerry | Rockville | 240-731-3676 | kerryvl@gmail.com | |
| Clarinet | Adoteye, Nii Akwei | Silver Spring | 240-413-6688 | niiakwei.adoteye@gmail.com | |
| Clarinet | Churchill, Susan | Derwooe | 240-277-5178 | sajacobs1@aol.com | |
| Clarinet | Feng, Frank | Germantown | 240-481-6595 | fondamusicusa@gmail.com | |
| Clarinet | Fowser, Lori | Rockville | 240-593-1857 | ljfow@verizon.net | |
| Clarinet | Hill, Cheryl | Bethesda | 301-717-2270 | music.cheryl@gmail.com | |
| Clarinet | Hunt, Albert | McLean | 240-353-4321 | alberthunt@alberthunt.net | |
| Clarinet | Kellert, Katie | Silver Spring | 301-367-0710 | katie.kellert@gmail.com | |
| Clarinet | Lee, Gi | Chevy chase | 240-478-2624 | gclarinet@gmail.com | |
| Clarinet | McFeaters, Arianna | Gaithersburg | 240-846-0592 | Frogerator@hotmail.com | |
| Clarinet | McManaman, Bonnie | Darnestown | 240-643-9398 | bonniejplayz@gmail.com | |
| Clarinet | Quinn, Paul | Columbia | 301-801-7840 | pquinn722@gmail.com | |
| Clarinet | Summers, Susan | Frederick | 240-409-3499 | shannon_chen240@yahoo.com | |
| Flute | Brandt, Susan | Potomac | 240-426-1074 | brandtsusan@mac.com | |
| Flute | Cho, Michelle | Rockville | 240-426-2868 | mkflute831@gmail.com | |
| Flute | Crisafulli, Linda | Gaithersburg | 301-977-2370 | dflatpicc@aol.com | |
| Flute | Dymond, Donna | North Potomac | 301-340-8484 | donnadymond@gmail.com | |
| Flute | Friedlander, Tim | Gaithersburg | 301-948-7273 | friedlandert@aol.com | |
| Flute | Huang, Minn-Shenn | North Potomac | 301-364-7882 | minnhfl7@gmail.com | |
| Flute | Leonard, Taryn | Gaithersburg | 301-355-8079 | taryn@hotmail.com | |
| Flute | Oh, Carolyn | Rockville | 240-498-4623 | Carolynflute@gmail.com | |
| Flute | Stang-Ferry, Staphani | Rockville | 240-793-8113 | stephanistang@gmail.com | |
| Flute | Tarraza, Rodrigo | Rockville | 301-340-1150 | rodrigo@rodrigotarraza.com | |
| Flute | Thomas, Amy | Bethesda | 301-922-2349 | Atflute@msn.com | |
| Flute | Tsai, Rachel | Rockville | 301-547-9639 | racheltsaitw@gmail.com | |
| Harp | Vasey Rhodes, Monika | Falls Church | 716-316-6961 | monikavasey@mac.com | |
| Harp | Sturniolo, Heidi | Bethesda | 202-361-0508 | harpheidi@yahoo.com | |
| Horn | Vaughn, Jim | Montgomery Village | 301-717-5987 | vaughj01@verizon.net | |
| Horn | Burns, William | Silver Spring | 301-980-5719 | billburns@verizon.net | |
| Horn | Drew, Justin | Potomac | 301-875-1805 | Justindrew43@gmail.com | |
| Horn | Eising, Jonathan | Silver Spring | 301-758-8973 | jonathan k eising@mcps.com | |
| Horn | Miller, Gregory | College Park | 561-542-1551 | Gemiller@umd.edu | |
| Horn | Morden, Jamin | Rockville | 202-297-4798 | jpmorden015@gmail.com | |
| Horn | Tatum, Brad | Crofton | 931-581-3725 | btatum@setonhs.org | |
| Oboe | Allal, Julia | Olney | 614-561-5416 | juliaallal@gmail.com | |
| Oboe | Christianson, Mark | Olney | 301-924-6448 | oboemark@verizon.net | |
| Oboe | Chung, Mimi | Rockville | 240-753-4127 | Oboe386@gmail.com | |
| Oboe | Dusold, Amanda | Catonsville | 301-404-4639 | adusold@gmail.com | |
| Oboe | Girdler, Barbara | Columbia | 301-980-9815 | barbaragirdler@verizon.net | |
| Oboe | Poling, Kara | Reisterstown | 410-207-5696 | kpolingoboe@gmail.com | |
| Oboe | Stovall, Nicholas | Arlington | 571-992-4884 | Nicholas.stovall@gmail.com | |
| Percussion | Chris Barrick | Silver Spring | 202-215-4686 | chrisbarrick@gmail.com | |
| Percussion | Dinitz, Marc | Potomac | 703-409-4458 | marcdinitz@gmail.com | |
| Percussion | Edwards, Stanley | Bethesda | 202-422-2434 | stanlivedrums@gmail.com | |
| Percussion | Frisch, Joel | Columbia | 410-258-1430 | 63fleer@gmail.com | |
| Percussion | Kozlov, Igor | Gaithersburg | 240-418-7388 | ikozlov1@yahoo.com | |
| Percussion | Krohn, Dani | Rockville | 301-814-3375 | desk112@live.com | |
| Percussion | McIntyre, Joseph | Rockville | 301-704-1778 | jmten@verizon.net | |
| Percussion | Risemberg, Marty | Rockville | 443-691-1620 | marty.risemberg@gmail.com | |
| Trombone | Wolff, Ken | Rockville | 301-455-5755 | ken@trombonetrio.com | |
| Trombone | Hammond, Greg | Potomac | 585-857-0338 | greghammondmusic@gmail.com | |
| Trombone | Johnson, Angela | Upper Marlboro | 609-231-6380 | angela.guido.johnson@outlook.com | |
| Trombone | Sansolo, Corey | Bethesda | 240-498-3541 | corey.sansolo@gmail.com | |
| Trumpet | Allred, Mark | North Potomac | 240-731-3158 | allredmw@gmail.com | |
| Trumpet | Balio, Andrew | Baltimore | 410-685-5333 | abalio@futuresymphony.org | |
| Trumpet | Elliot, Larry | Rockville | 301-438-2400 | Larry@RetrospectBand.com | |
| Trumpet | Gekker, Chris | Rockville | 301-438-2400 | cgekker@umd.edu | |
| Trumpet | Herman, Scott | North Potomac | 301-642-1318 | hermanhome97@gmail.com | |
| Trumpet | Kucharski, David | Bowie | 301-509-2147 | Davidkuch@gmail.com | |
| Tuba | Banther, John | Potomac | 727-947-2531 | johnwilliambanther@gmail.com | |
| Tuba | Fedderly, David | Washington DC | 202-416-8827 | bbctuba@aol.com | |
| Tuba | Morgan, Mark | Rockville | 301-922-0639 | mcmbrasspros@gmail.com | |
| Viola | Wang, Richard | McLean | 301-792-3722 | 717rwang@gmail.com | |
| Viola | Castleton, Caroline | Silver Spring | 253-205-9186 | castletonstrings@gmail.com | |
| Viola | Chen, Yi-Ju | Gaithersburg | 301-452-7484 | ajuchen@gmail.com | |
| Viola | Henry, Rebecca | Baltimore | 410-225-3354 | rebolin@mac.com | |
| Viola | Issokson, Jeff | Rockville | 301-580-8776 | Jeff@academymusicolney.com | |
| Viola | LeStrange, Patrick | Washington | 202-686-2000 | PLeStrange@levinemusic.org | |
| Viola | Min, Sungah | Potomac | 301-602-1544 | sungah.min@gmail.com | |
| Viola | Mondie, Jennifer | Bethesda | 301-320-2770 | jemondie@hotmail.com | |
| Viola | Montano, Maria | Rockville | 571-232-5901 | montanoviola@gmail.com | |
| Viola | Pfannschmidt, Mark | Derwood | 240-654-7642 | Mark.voila@yahoo.com | |
| Viola | Schenk, Talya | Rockville | 240-753-4126 | talyaschenk@gmail.com | |
| Viola | Silverman, Judith | Derwood | 240-654-7642 | s.judith@verizon.net | |
| Viola | Stapp, William | Frederick | 301-412-2853 | stappmusic@comcast.net | |
| Viola | Tremblay, Christian | Baltimore | 667-753-6500 | ctrembl1@jhmi.edu | |
| Viola | Tsuna Sakamoto | Alexandria | 703-772-3048 | Tsviola1@mac.com | |
| Violin | Wang, Xue | Boyds | 240-838-6868 | xuewang08@gmail.com | |
| Violin | Wnek, Patricia | Gaithersburg | 240-447-5198 | patriciawnek2@gmail.com | |
| Violin | Wu, Chien-Mo | Gaithersburg | 301-869-0666 | Chienmowu@hotmail.com | |
| Violin | Wu, Jenny | Bethesda | 301-801-6479 | jenny.wu.violin@me.com | |
| Violin | Yao, Shu-ting | Potomac | 443-520-0060 | shuting04@hotmail.com | |
| Violin | Yin, Jeremy | Gaithersburg | 301-768-1985 | yinzhiming@hotmail.com | |
| Violin | Ziskind, Semyon | Bethesda | 716-200-9132 | samziskind2@aol.com | |
| Violin | Kelleher, Karin | Bethesda-Chevy Chase | 312-550-7954 | karinkelleher@gmail.com | website |
| Violin | Adams, Elizabeth | Takoma Park | 703-459-5945 | elizabeth.adams@gmail.com | |
| Violin | Baik, Yoojin | Fairfax | 301-947-3153 | violinistgj@hotmail.com | |
| Violin | Baralt, Dietrich | Washington DC | 917-651-1542 | dietrichpb@gmail.com | |
| Violin | Braiblate, Netanel | Washington | 202-686-8000 | NDraiblate@levinemusic.org | |
| Violin | Briskin, Irina | Baltimore | 410-905-9637 | irina.briskin@gmail.com | |
| Violin | Chang, Richard | Potomac | 301-538-1997 | isaluchang@yahoo.com | |
| Violin | Chen, Ligong | Rockville | 240-499-5176 | chenlgyq@hotmail.com | |
| Violin | Chen, Shy-Luen | Rockville | 301-452-5202 | sluen88@yahoo.com | |
| Violin | Cho, Claire | Gaithersburg | 240-305-7872 | claire.cho@gmail.com | |
| Violin | Chudacoff, Claudia | College Park | 301-807-7167 | wonnecoff@gmail.com | |
| Violin | Chudnovsky, Emil | Washington DC | 410-746-5995 | SqWoland@aol.com | |
| Violin | Cochenet, JoAnna | Bethesda | 402-917-0827 | jcochenet@levinemusic.org | |
| Violin | Cole, Ronda | McLean | 703-506-2565 | ronda.cole@gmail.com | |
| Violin | Cuffaro, Alessandra | Potomac | 443-520-0060 | alessandracuffaro@yahoo.com | |
| Violin | Cunha, Elizabeth | Bethesda | 917-287-8474 | cunhastrings@gmail.com | |
| Violin | Daley, Moyna | Bethesda | 301-841-2283 | mdaley@norwoodschool.org | |
| Violin | Dorosheff, Monika | Oak Hill | 703-725-3077 | monikachamasyan@gmail.com | |
| Violin | Eichler, Justin | Rockville | 269-267-2550 | c.grammes10122@comcast.net | |
| Violin | Engle, Naomi | Clarksburg | 301-540-0105 | sugarloafsuzukiviolinstudio@gmail.com | |
| Violin | Foard, Sarah | Washington | 202-686-8000 | sfoard@levineschool.org | |
| Violin | Galva, Kimberly | Washington | 773-539-4870 | kgalva@levinemusic.org | |
| Violin | Garkavi, Irina | Gaithersburg | 301-213-1531 | igarkavi@comcast.net | |
| Violin | Gendel, Zina | Rockville | 301-738-1168 | drgendel@yahoo.com | |
| Violin | Gill, Sara | Silver Spring | 301-111-1111 | sara.gill44@gmail.com | |
| Violin | Greenberg, Herbert | Baltimore | 410-499-3049 | herbert.greenberg1@gmail.com | |
| Violin | Haight, Elizabeth | Frederick | 301-695-3838 | elizabethhaight@gmail.com | |
| Violin | Hamilton, Holly | Bethesda | 301-571-1962 | hollykids@comcast.net | |
| Violin | Hedlund, Sarah | Bethesda | 301-320-4400 | sarahehedlund@gmail.com | |
| Violin | Hsu, Kelly | Rockville | 301-610-7530 | kellyshoe@verizon.net | |
| Violin | Ilic, Slavica | Bethesda | 301-487-4873 | slavicailic@verizon.net | |
| Violin | Jeon, Miae | Potomac | 240-330-9901 | geige486@gmail.com | |
| Violin | Ju, Junghee | Rockville | 240-505-2836 | yeonjungkim0701@gmail.com | |
| Violin | Jun, Sunmi | Germantown | 908-307-2239 | jsm708@hanmail.net | |
| Violin | Khroulevitch, Olga | Falls Church | 703-849-8566 | khroulevitch.olga@gmail.com | |
| Violin | Kim, Yeo Kyeong | Rockville | 240-344-8732 | kimyeokyeong@gmail.com | |
| Violin | Kuperstein, Gregory | Timonium | 410-560-2040 | fbartists@aol.com | |
| Violin | Lam, Patricia | North Potomac | 408-881-4895 | patricia_lam@yahoo.com | |
| Violin | Lau, Michelle | Potomac | 240-863-1830 | mclau789@gmail.com | |
| Violin | Lee, Jennifer | Rockville | 818-331-8374 | jenniferleeviolin@gmail.com | |
| Violin | Lee, Sarah | Clarksville | 571-235-6957 | sarahleeviolin@gmail.com | |
| Violin | Liu, Chang | Rockville | 240-453-0765 | violiu@yahoo.com | |
| Violin | Liu, Ruping | Silver Spring | 301-754-0926 | 835793806@qq.com | |
| Violin | Luepold, Ale | Annapois | 609-915-0652 | schneider.alessandra@gmail.com | |
| Violin | Mathews, Shelley | Silver Spring | 301-204-0095 | shelleymathews705@yahoo.com | |
| Violin | Mikhlin, Sasha | North Bethesda | 301-897-5100 | amikhlin@hotmail.com | |
| Violin | Miller-Seal, Gwen | Annapolis | 608-695-6360 | gmillerseal@levinemusic.org | |
| Violin | Morse, Lenelle | Silver Spring | 260-402-5075 | lenelle.morse@gmail.com | |
| Violin | Murphy, Marissa | Chevy Chase | 301-233-7960 | washingtonsuzukistrings@gmail.com | |
| Violin | Newberger, Jeffry | Washington DC | 717-309-9964 | jeffrynewberger@gmail.com | |
| Violin | Orozco, Jorge | Rockville | 571-232-5900 | orozcoviolin@gmail.com | |
| Violin | Ovideo, Devon | Bethesda | 301-841-2266 | doviedo@norwoodschool.org | |
| Violin | Qi, Fang | Fairfax | 703-829-7210 | cellohou@hotmail.com | |
| Violin | Ramirez, Marc | Vienna | 703-255-6714 | marc@marcolivia.com | |
| Violin | Rhode, Kelly | Potomac | 301-365-5888 | kellycrhode@gmail.com | |
| Violin | Sanchez, Chris | Bethesda | 301-758-8710 | capcitysuzuki@gmail.com | |
| Violin | Scheer, Joseph | Arlington | 703-517-0496 | joe@fishinfiddler.com | |
| Violin | Schneider, Sara | North Potomac | 240-620-9197 | saraschneider4@gmail.com | |
| Violin | Semo, Adrian | Rockville | 301-947-3153 | ansemo@comcast.net | |
| Violin | Shannon, Jennifer | College Park | 301-699-3384 | jshan853@aol.com | |
| Violin | Shapiro, Yakov | Germantown | 301-515-0757 | faina@iname.com | |
| Violin | Silverfine, Leslie | Silver Spring | 301-367-6909 | lesliesi@verizon.net | |
| Violin | Sirotin, Peter | Potomac | 301-806-2250 | peteryating@gmail.com | |
| Violin | Smile, Leslie | Gaithersburg | 513-404-8612 | lesliedsmile@gmail.com | |
| Violin | Stern, James | Silver Spring | 240-475-6268 | jstern1@umd.edu | |
| Violin | Stern, Lya | Bethesda | 301-320-2693 | lyasdc@verizon.net | |
| Violin | Strom, David | McLean | 301-325-8742 | dstrom7796@gmail.com | |
| Violin | Sugiyama, Ko | Burke | 626-607-6071 | kosugiyama@gmail.com | |
| Violin | Sushansky, Leo | Arlington/N. Potomac | 703-685-7590 | leoSushansky@aol.com | |
| Violin | Tung, James | Ijamsville | 301-767-7808 | jtung@urbanastrings.com | |
| Violin/Viola | Scott, Lauren | Washington, DC | 845-264-0589 | laurenscottviolin@gmail.com | website |