Danny Winters  

  Esther Moses Bergh  

Guitar

Danny Winters is an educator with a passion to serve his community. Currently pursing a bachelors in fine arts, Danny has achieved many goals such as serving the community by owning his own business  teaching guitar“ Danny's Guitar Studio” and playing professionally for over 35 years. He has worked with talented musicians that play on the Worship team at Calvary of Albuquerque as well as groups like Saxy, Westwind, Brushfire, Brahma, Antonio Lorenzo , Sparxs and many others.

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Danny teaches guitar for a living to encourage students to succeed in pursuing their dreams not only in performing the instrument but by engaging the disciplines to attain their goals. Danny also works as a local musician doing weddings and performs regularly to stay tangible in live applications. Danny recently won the “King of the Blues” guitar contest for the state of  New Mexico.

Patsie Potvin

Violin

A native of Albuquerque, Esther Moses Bergh, Mezzo/Soprano, has recently returned to New Mexico from the Pacific Northwest, where she was part of the statewide outreach, chorus roster and concert soloist with the Portland Opera for more than a decade.

A licensed music educator, Esther holds performance & music education degrees from the University of New Mexico and received her Master of Music from the College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) at the University of Cincinnati.

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Esther enjoys working with children, particularly in musical pursuits.  She has a background in piano and violin and was part of Albuquerque Youth Orchestra and the All-State Symphony as a young violinist.  She volunteers in the education and music ministries at her local church. She and her Minnesotan carpentry husband have two children, ages 3 and 6.

Brenna Berera 

Band Director

Patsie Potvin holds a Bachelor of Arts from University of Nevada Las Vegas and a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University. She has studied Piano from the age of 4, also studied Guitar, Alto Clarinet,  Flute, Violin and Cello. 

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After moving to Albuquerque she has played instruments and served in churches. Currently she plays violin with the Hoffmantown Church Orchestra. Patsie lives in Albuquerque with her husband Gary. She is a volunteer at the Albuquerque Botanical Garden, giving tours of the Japanese garden and sometimes plays Ukulele for children’s story time.

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Brenna Barrera graduated with her bachelor's degree in Instrumental Music Education from Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana. She recently moved to the Albuquerque area to continue her education by pursuing a master's degree in flute performance at the University of New Mexico.

She received a scholarship to demonstrate leadership roles in University ensembles such as wind ensemble and wind symphony. Brenna has taught private lessons to many flute students ages 10-17 and completed her student teaching experience working with 5th through 8th grade band classes at Raceland Middle School in Raceland, Louisiana. Last summer, she attended "William Bennett Summer Flute Academy" in Tennessee where she played in a masterclasses for William Bennett and Lisa Wolynec. She also attended "The Informed Flutist" orchestral excerpt class at the University of Houston with Aralee Dorough, principal flustist of the Houston Symphony.

She is currently studying under Professor Valerie Potter, flute professor at UNM and principal flutist of the New Mexico Symphony. Brenna is overjoyed to meet students who are eager to learn music through the Janow Academy of Music.

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August 8th,  2019                                                  6:00pm |  HCS Elementary MPB

Grade 4-6 Violin/Strings

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Grade 3-6 Guitar 

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  Camille Tierney  

Grade 6-12 Piano 

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Camille holds a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University and an MM from New England Conservatory of Music, both in vocal performance. She has performed in opera and concert works throughout the United States, appearing with the Phoenix Symphony, the Santa Fe Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, New York City Opera National Company and the Tanglewood Music Center among others. Her favorite operatic roles include Norina in Don Pasquale, the title role in The Ballad of Baby Doe, and Cherubino in The

Marriage of Figaro. For the past 14 years, she has taught voice lessons from her private studio in Arizona, Oregon and now New Mexico. Originally from the Pacific Northwest, Camille and her family recently relocated to Albuquerque pursuing opportunities for her scientist husband.