Teachers

 Former Professor at the conservatories of GPSEA/France, Ayse Celasun, native of Istanbul, began her studies at the age of 5 at Istanbul Belediye Konservatuari (currently Istanbul University State Conservatory). She moved to Paris with a scholarship to the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris, in the class of Germaine Mounier...

 Susan Warner is Acting Principal Clarinetist of the Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra. In addition to her position at the Lyric, Susan is a member of the Prairie Winds, a nationally touring wind quintet with an annual residency at Madeline Island Chamber Music.  Also a member of the Sun Valley Music Festival Orchestra, Susan...

A native of Lviv, Ukraine, cellist Nazar Dzhuryn graduated from Lviv Music School, where he studied with Evgeny Shpitzer, and he earned his Master of Music degree at Moscow State Conservatory under Prof. Igor Gavrysh. Upon graduation, Nazar taught at the Moscow Conservatory as an assistant Professor before moving to Chicago...

Originally from Lille, France, Jean François DE GROOTE is a clarinetist and composer who graduated from the conservatories of Roubaix, Limoges, and Saint-Étienne (gold medal and Diploma of Musical Studies). He is a member of several groups, including the clarinet quartet "Les Clartones" and "Vânt În Est" eastern music. As a wind orchestra musician, he recorded as a soloist on the CD Centavia..