Piano

Philip Kuttner

www.philkuttner.com
Began piano lessons at age 5
Accompanied opera rehearsals at age 15
Taught piano at age 18
Coached chamber music at age 20
Conducted opera at age 25

Philip Kuttner

Began piano lessons at age 5
Accompanied opera rehearsals at age 15
Taught piano at age 18
Coached chamber music at age 20
Conducted opera at age 25

Philip Kuttner

Began piano lessons at age 5
Accompanied opera rehearsals at age 15
Taught piano at age 18
Coached chamber music at age 20
Conducted opera at age 25

Beginning in New York with his group Music Without Walls and continuing in San Francisco, Jack Perla has forged a reputation for his unique cross-fertilization of jazz, improvisation and classical music. He’s been commissioned by the Los Angeles Opera, Opera Theatre St. Louis, Houston Grand Opera, Seattle Opera, The Paul Dresher Ensemble, TwoSense, MATA, and many others. Jack’s latest opera Shalimar the Clown, based on the novel by Salman Rushdie, premiered in June 2016 at Opera Theater St. Louis.

Gloria Chuang, DMA

When people asked me how do I become a successful teacher, I answered them back, because I get the parents involved and I am equally passionate about teaching as I am with performing. For the very young students, this is necessary where parents' involvement became an important guidance at home, eventually the students will grow to own the music we explored together and then put their own finish touches at the end. I have been teaching for the last 25 years in the midwest, each student begins with a parent taking notes.