YAHS Staff Alumni
YAHS Counselor/Interns and Teaching Assistants represent the top of their field and serve as mentoring role models to students. Here's what some of our staff alumni are up to now:
Maryanne Meyer, Teaching Assistant, 2009 Maryanne holds a B.M. and Performer Diploma in harp performance from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, where she studied with Distinguished Professor of Music Susann McDonald. She also received a M.M. from Temple University's Boyer College of Music and Dance studying with Elizabeth Hainen. Maryanne currently performs with New Jersey's Symphony in C and other regional orchestras.
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Diana Elliot, Counselor/Intern, 2009 Diana is pursuing a Master of Music degree at Temple University studying with Elizabeth Hainen; received B.M. from University of Michigan studying with Lynne Aspnes; participated in one year study abroad program with Isabelle Perrin at the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris. |
Anna Odell, Counselor/Intern, 2009 Anna attended YAHS as a student in 2005. In 2007 she was accepted into the Juilliard school, but ultimately chose to pursue a harp performance degree at University Toronto where she now studies with Judy Loman. |
Marissa Knaub, Teaching Assistant, 2006-08, Counselor/Intern, 2005 Marissa Knaub holds degrees from the Berklee College of Music, and the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University. Following time spent teaching at the Urban Youth Harp Program, in Atlanta, Marissa is now studying with Yolanda Kondonassis through the Cleveland Institute of Music's Professional Development Program |
Jennifer Ellis, Counselor/Intern, 2008 Jennifer Ellis, a YAHS student in 2003, is completing her final year at Oberlin Conservatory, where she studies with Yolanda Kondonassis; she teaches at Oberlin's Secondary Instrument program and performed in summer 2009 wiht the American Wind Symphony Orchestra. |
Kristal Schwartz, Counselor/Intern, 2008 Kristal is a Master of Music graduate of theSan Francisco Conservatory of Music where she studied with Doug Rioth and Marcella DeCray. She recently started a harp program at Valley Christian Conservatory in San Jose, Calif. |
Caroline Cole, Counselor/Intern, 2007 Caroline attended YAHS as a student in 2005. She received her B.M in harp from the University of Toronto studying with Judy Loman. In Fall, 2009, she entered Juilliard as a Master of Music student studying with Nancy Allen. |
Monica Vassey, Counselor/Intern 2007 Monica is a professional harpist in Baltimore; BM and MM from Peabody Institute of Music studying with Ruth Inglefield. |
Angela Schwarzkopf, Counselor/Intern, 2006-07 Angela attended YAHS as a student in 2005; she is now pursuing a Master of Music major in harp performance at University of Toronto studying with Judy Loman. |
Adrienne Wager, Counselor/Intern, 2005 Adrienne is currently Harp Instructor at James Madison University, in Charlottesville, Virginia; she received a BM in harp performance from Vanderbilt University studying with Marian Shaffer; and an MM from Cleveland Institute of Music studying with Yolanda Kondonassis. |
Merriebeth Spooner, Counselor/Intern, 2004 Mariebeth is a professional harpist in Georgia; she attended Cleveland Institute of Music studying with Yolanda Kondonassis. |
Kristi Rostad Shade, Counselor/Intern, 2003 Kristi is a professional harpist residing in in New York City. She has performed for several Broadway shows and teaches at the Manhattan School of Music. She has a B.M. in harp performance from University of Miami, and an M.M. in harp performance from the Manhattan School of Music studying with Susan Jolles. |