Nolan Miller

Piano

Pianist Nolan Miller grew up in Ithaca, and is active in the area as a teacher and performer. He holds a BM in piano performance from Houghton College; an MM from Syracuse University; and a DM from Florida State University, where his major professor was Read...

Christopher Morgan Loy

Composition, Piano

Composer-pianistChristopher Morgan Loy has a catalog of compositions which includes works for piano, voice, chamber ensembles, chamber orchestra, full orchestra, and chorus. He earned the Doctor of Musical Arts in composition from Cornell University in Ithaca, New...

Jan Nigro

Guitar, Music

Jan Nigro, guitar teacher on the faculty of CSMA since 1982 is also a co-founder, songwriter for, and performer with Vitamin L, a youth choral group which performed extensively year-round at schools, education conferences, festivals, and camps doing 1195 concerts from...

Jessica Peery

Visual Arts Instruction

Jessica Peery brings creativity to every aspect of her life.  With a passion for personal growth and exploration through art, this mother of five brings playfulness and patience while teaching students of all ages and abilities.  As an undergraduate at Cornell...

Karen Melamed Smith

Piano

Karen Melamed Smith studied piano and composition at the Music Institute of Chicago while growing up and has taught piano and various music and movement classes in similar community schools in NYC and at CSMA for many years. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in piano...

Lynn Winters

Faculty, Theatre Arts Instruction

Lynn Winters has been in the Performing Arts for over 30 years.  Originally from the Finger Lakes area, graduated from Mansfield University with an Education Degree in Voice and 2 weeks later moved to New York City.  There, she studied Acting at Herbert Berghof Studio...