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Bethany Vaughan, Music Institute Trombone Faculty and Nichols Concert Hall staff member

Bethany Vaughan

Trumpet Faculty

Production Technician and Booking Assistant, Nichols Concert Hall

Amanda Blair MacDonald, Music Institute's Alexander Technique Teacher

Amanda Blair MacDonald

Alexander Technique Faculty

Brad Conroy, Music Institute of Chicago Guitar Faculty member

Brad Conroy

Guitar Department Chair, Guitar Faculty

Emma Sepmeier

Emma Sepmeier

French Horn Faculty

Music Institute Piano Faculty member, Ke Wang

Ke Wang

Piano Faculty

Music Institute Musicianship & Composition Faculty member, Dr. Lazar Trachtenberg

Dr. Lazar Trachtenberg

Composition Faculty and Musicianship Faculty

Music Institute Piano Faculty member, Arlene Stokman

Arlene Stokman

Piano Faculty (Suzuki)

Music Institute Piano Faculty member, Dr. Christina Tio

Dr. Christina Tio

Suzuki Piano faculty

Music Institute Violin & Viola Faculty member, Aki Tanaka

Nobuaki Tanaka

Violin & Viola Faculty (Suzuki & Traditional)

Music Institute Piano Faculty member, Eric Sutz

Eric Sutz

Piano Faculty

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