Music at Franklin School for the Performing Arts

Music Faculty

Angelina Calderon, Instructor of Voice

Soprano, Angelina Calderón, performs opera, classical song and choral works throughout greater Boston. With a Masters Degree from New England Conservatory and a Bachelors Degree from Luther College, she specializes in classical song literature, collaborative works of emerging composers and oratorio. She currently performs in the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Cecilia, the King’s Chapel Choir and is a founding member of Lorelei... Read more

Arnie Krakowsky , Instructor of Woodwinds, Director of Saturday Sessions

Arnie Krakowsky has toured and performed with many well-known musicians including Tony Bennett, Ray Charles, the Artie Shaw Band, Dick Johnson, Frank Sinatra, Jr., The Four Tops, The Temptations and many others. He led production on two CDs, "Where the Tenor Meets the Bone" (Seaside Records) and "Is It Minor Yours" (Bleek Records), both featuring the legendary trombonist, George Masso.... Read more

Bill Miele , Instructor of Bass and Guitar

Bill Miele joined the FSPA Music Faculty in 2006. He performs and records with many artists in the New England area including The John Almark Jazz Orchestra and The East Side Horns. He has toured extensively throughout the US and Europe with many well-known artists playing a variety of musical styles. Bill has recorded with artists including Greg Abate, Bill Harley and Mark... Read more

Bryan Eyberg, Instructor of Piano

Bryan Eyberg is a pianist, keyboardist, and composer. He received his Master's degree from the University of Michigan- School of Music in 1998. He has been teaching piano for nearly fifteen years, has experience accompanying singers and instrumentalists and currently plays keyboard for various bands in the Worcester area. Bryan studied piano with Anton Nel at the University of Michigan, vocal... Read more

Ed Milham , Instructor of Voice

Ed Milham has performed as a vocalist with such organizations as the LiveARTS Concert Series, the Franklin Performing Arts Company, the Lowell Opera Company, the Merrimack Valley Broadway Ensemble, the Savoyard Light Opera Company, the Newport Music Festival and the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra. As a conductor, he served as the Interim Director of the Bridgewater State College Alumni Choir. In... Read more

Hallie Wetzell , Instructor of Voice, FSPA Vocal Director

Hallie Wetzell holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theater from Occidental College and Master of Music Degrees in Vocal Performance and Vocal Pedagogy from New England Conservatory of Music. She serves as the Vocal Director for FSPA, overseeing the Voice Department as well as teaching voice classes, private students and serving as music director for all ensembles. Hallie was... Read more

Ida Zelman , Instructor of Piano

A member of FSPA's Music Faculty since 1993, Ida Zelman has a Bachelors Degree from the Music Conservatory in Vilnius, Lithuania, where her studies included piano performance and music education, specializing in 17th and 20th century music. She participated in solo piano competitions throughout Vilnius, and Riga, Latvija. Ida has extensive experience in chamber music ensemble playing and accompanying.She has... Read more

Irina Fainkichen, Instructor of Violin

Irina Fainkichen studied at the Rachmaninoff Music College (Novgorod, Russia), Leningrad State Conservatory (Leningrad, Russia) and Rubin Academy of Music and Dance (Jerusalem, Israel). With years of teaching experience both abroad and in the US, Irina has also served as concertmaster and soloist for various symphonies, including the Stanford Symphony, Leningrad Chamber, Tahoe Summer Festival and Newton Symphony. Read more

Katerina Dejkoska , Little Music School Advisor

Katerina Dejkoska holds a Master of Arts Degree in Media Arts, Audio Production and Interactive Media from Emerson College as well as a Bachelors Degree in Theory and Pedagogy from the University of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Skopje. She performed as a vocalist in the School of Music's Choir and also attended a vocational music high school, where she majored... Read more

Kenny Hadley , Instructor of Drums, Director of Saturday Sessions and FSPA Percussion Ensemble

Kenny Hadley joined the FSPA Music Faculty in 1998 and has extensive teaching experience, including master classes and teaching clinics throughout New England. He has played throughout the United States, Europe and South America and has worked with many well-known musicians including Van Morrison, Dizzy Gillespie, The Count Basie Orchestra, Peter Wolf, The Drifters, Rebecca Parris, FSPA's Youth Choir and Electric... Read more

Kim Rezendes , Director of Little Music School and Instructor of Piano

Kim Rezendes is Program Director for the Little Music School at FSPA. She graduated magna cum laude from Providence College with a BA in Music and graduated with a Masters Degree in Teaching Music at Rhode Island College.Kim studied voice, piano, acting and musical theater at FSPA when it first opened in 1985 and was an original Broadway Light member.She returned... Read more

Kitty Cheung-Evans, Instructor of Little Music School and Piano

Kitty Cheung-Evans holds a Masters Degree in Piano Performance from Longy School of Music and a BA in Piano from the University of Lethbridge. Kitty is an active accompanist and soloist and has held recitals across Canada and the US, where she also has participated in chamber and musical groups. With more than five years of teaching experience, Kitty joined the... Read more

Leah Hungerford , Instructor of Voice

Leah Hungerford holds a GD in Vocal Performance from New England Conservatory, a MM in Vocal Performance from University of South Carolina and a BM in Vocal Performance with honors from Western Michigan University. Her most notable solo performances include Handel's Dixit Dominus with the Kalamazoo BachFest, the South Carolina premiere of Morton Feldman's Rothko Chapel and the role of... Read more

Maria-Regina Seidlhofer, Music Department Artistic Advisor

Maria-Regina Seidhofer was born in Sao Paolo, Brazil and began her early studies with Dinora de Carvalho. She began concertizing at the age of six, giving solo recitals and making feature performances with orchestra. From 1961-1966, she studeid at the Academy of Music in Vienna with Brunco Seidlhoefer, whom she later married. She received a Diploma Speciale from the Minister... Read more

Mariko Matsumura , Instructor of Voice

A native of Tokyo, Japan, Mariko Matsumura graduated with high honors with a BM in Vocal Performance from University of Montana and a MM in Vocal Performance from Longy School of Music. A recipient of the 2006 Penelope Davis Honorable Mention Award, she has served as assistant and accompanist for organizations including St. Francis Xavier, UM Dance and Drama Departments,... Read more

Priscilla Noyes Kjorlang, Instructor of Piano

Priscilla Noyes Kjorlaug holds a Masters Degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy and a BM in Piano Performance from Arkansas University. She has experience teaching students of all ages, both in private and group class settings. Priscilla has also served as accompanist for numerous musical ensembles. Priscilla joined the FSPA Music Faculty in 2009. Read more

Shauna Martin , Instructor of Voice

With more than twenty years of teaching experience, Shauna has been a member of the FSPA Music Faculty since 2006. Shauna holds a MM in Opera from University of British Columbia and a BM from Brandon University. Shauna's performances include a wide variety of operatic and musical theater roles in works by classical as well as contemporary composers. She has performed in and... Read more

Tracy Lane , Instructor of Children's Music

Tracy Lane holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theater Education from Emerson College, where she also studied musical theater and voice. She has taught English and Drama in the public school system and directed and choreographed fro several Massachusetts school systems, including Hanover, Hingham, Bridgewater and Thayer Academy. Tracy’s directing experience includes Anything Goes, Guys and Dolls, The Wiz, Bye, Bye,... Read more