teachers
Borah Han- Classical & Contemporary Classical Piano
A Korean-American pianist and a former Adjunct Piano Faculty at New York University, Ms. Han has performed in recitals and masterclasses in Italy, Spain, Korea, and the United States at venues notably Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Symphony Space, and National Sawdust. In 2009, she appeared as a soloist with Michigan State University Philharmonic Orchestra. As an active performer of new music, she collaborates with composers in the Tri-State area, highlights including features in New Amsterdam Records, NY Times, and WNYC New Sounds Live. Her past projects include performing in Dynamic New Music Festival, NYU Percussion Studio (music of Steve Reich, George Antheil, John Psathas), World Youth Wind Symphony with Epoch Percussion Quartet, and Red Cedar Trio (clarinet, violin, and piano). She is currently a pianist in Echo Chamber, a contemporary music sextet who commissions and performs works with an eye towards cross-media collaborations. She received a Bachelor's degree in Piano Performance with honors from MSU and a Master's degree in Collaborative Piano with honors from NYU where she privately studied with Anne-Marie McDermott, Grant Wenaus, and Jose Ramon Mendez.
www.borahhan.com
Justin Carroll- Classical, Jazz & Improvisational Piano and Music Technology
Irish-born Justin Carroll is a keyboardist and composer living in Brooklyn, NY. He received a Masters degree in Music & Media Technologies with honors from Trinity College Dublin. Mr. Carroll performs with many artists and bands as well as writing music for contemporary dance, theatre, short films and documentaries. He is in much demand as a keyboardist performing with the likes of Van Morrison, Glen Hansard, Iron & Wine, Neko Case and Josh Ritter. Mr. Carroll has toured extensively in the U.S, Mexico, Europe, South Africa, Russia, China, Australia and New Zealand and has performed on many of the late night talk shows in the U.S. such as David Letterman Late Show, Jimmy Fallon Late Night, Conan O'Brien Late Night, Jay Leno Tonight Show, and Seth Meyers Late Night. Mr. Carroll has recorded on approximately eighty commercially released records. He has composed and performed with dance companies Rex Levitates and Catapult performing at Dublin Dance Festival, APAP New York and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He composed an original score for PBS documentary 'Delano Manongs' which was nominated for a Emmy in 2015.
Elisha Henis- Classical, Jazz, & Improvisational Piano
Elisha is a jazz pianist and band leader, currently based in Brooklyn. He is an accomplished and active musician, performing in Jazz festivals around the world and showcasing his own compositions across NYC. Elisha has graduated with honors both from the Lin & Ted Arison Conservatory of Music and the New School University in Manhattan. He has professional experience working as an arranger and accompanist for musical performances and in addition, as a music teacher for “Sulamot Music for Social Change”, as part the Philharmonic Orchestra’s music outreach program, opening the world of music to children from low-socio economic backgrounds. Elisha’s subsequent studies focused on all aspects of Jazz: including Big Band & Swing, Bebop, Cool Jazz, Ragtime, Contemporary Jazz and more. While living abroad, Elisha has written and recorded music for commercials, worked as an accompanist and composer/arranger, collaborating with award winning Israeli singers and instrumentalists. While originally a classically trained pianist, Elisha realized his love for Jazz and Electronic music, which drove him to move to New York City in pursuit of his passions.