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MUSIC
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Rachel Finley
Rachel has been an Alaskan for sixteen years and an Eagle River
resident for thirteen years. She is an alumni of Eagle River
Elementary, Gruening Middle School, Chugiak High School and Armstrong Atlantic State
University. She has sung in several local choirs including CHS
Concert Choir and SSA madrigal, Anchorage Concert Choir and
the St. Andrew's Youth Choir and Celebration Choir. She has also sung professionally with choirs in Savannah,
Georgia including I Cantori, St. John's
Episcopal Adult Choir, St. John's Episcopal Men, Boys and Girls choir, and at Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church.
Rachel has a Bachelors
Degree in Liberal Arts with a focus in vocal music from Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, Georgia. There
at Armstrong she was taught the Doscher method of singing by Dr. Lucinda Schultz. Rachel was also the soprano section
leader for the AASU Concert Choir and Chamber Singers for four years, the AASU Choral Librarian for three years, and the AASU
Choir President for one year. Currently, Rachel is taking instruction from the famous Peggy Monaghan at the Turnagain
Arts Center.
Rachel
currently teaches voice at the Alaska Fine Arts Academy, cantors
for the Celebration Choir at St. Andrew's Catholic Church and works as a massage therapist at Studio 49.
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Phil Beckett
Phil has been playing and teaching guitar for over thirty years. Born
and raised in Maryland, outside of Washington, D.C., Phil, like many, fell in love with the guitar when he saw the Beatles
on the Ed Sullivan show. Phil has since played in bands from rock, country, bluegrass, blues, jazz and fusion.
He is now employed by the popular Time to Live Band out of Palmer and has his own jazz project with PB's Junta. Phil
is also starting a "School of Rock" held here at the Fine Arts Academy, on the last Thursday of the month, and it has
proven to be popular with young players. Phil stresses chord knowledge, reading, ear training, improvasational skills
and also just having fun playing guitar.
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Don Curry:
An Alaskan by birth, Mr. Curry has taught brass
students for twenty years, having had private studios in Michigan, Texas, and Alaska. He holds degrees in Instrumental Music
Education from Michigan State University and Library Science from University of North Texas, and was a band director in Texas
for fourteen years. Mr. Curry is an accomplished trombonist, having held positions in the Midland Symphony Orchestra (MI)
and the South Texas Symphony Orchestra. In addition, he has performed with the Lansing and Jackson Symphony Orchestras, Michigan
State Trombone Quartet, Rio Grande Valley Trombone Quartet, South Texas Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet, and the West Circle
Brass Quintet (MI) with whom he appeared on Michigan Public Television. Mr. Curry has also performed with numerous brass and
mixed ensembles, and can be heard on recordings of the South Texas Symphony Orchestra. His primary teachers were Thane Curry,
John Duff, and Curtis Olson.
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Stephannie Eggebroten:
Stephanie Eggebroten holds a five year
music degree with emphasis in music education and performance from Grace College. Her former teachers include Evelyn Brue
Roeder, Edward Wilcox, Glenn Cherry, and most recently, Russian violinist Olga Yurkova and husband Alexander Klepach of the
Ft. Wayne Philharmonic. Her cello teacher was Daniel Zambrano of Quito, Ecuador. She is a self taught fiddle player
and violist.
Stephanie has played
violin for 18 years, cello for 7 years, and viola for 8 years. She established her professional studio in 1997. Her career
emphasis’ include teaching string pedagogy, chamber music, music theory , composition, improvisation, and sight-singing.
Her experiences include serving as Principal Second Violin of the GCO,
First Violin of Grace Chamber Ensemble for 3 years, and solo violin with Dr. Tim Zimmerman and Grace Brass to Quito, Ecuador
in 1998. She collaborated with Daniel Zambrano in 2003, successfully developing the Winona Summer Strings Program, a children’s
orchestra and musical techniques class. Her appearances have also included electric fiddle/viola with multi-genre group DJF
of Milford, Indiana, and recording with King’s Brass in 2000.
Stephanie currently plays
cello for the Anchorage Vineyard Church, as well as electric violin/viola.
She teaches classical and traditional
strings, as well as Suzuki. Stephanie also enjoys fiddle style / Celtic music for all strings. She teaches group and individual
lessons focused on multiple learning styles as well as active involvement of her students.
Stephanie commonly mentors younger or less experienced teachers. She is also
actively pursuing her master’s degree in string pedagogy.
Stephanie
has been a member of National Music Educator’s Association and Indiana String Teacher’s Association. Her husband
was raised in Northway, Alaska, and together with their son, they have returned to live in the Last Frontier.
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Rebecca See
Rebecca See is currently a full-time student
at the University of Alaska, Anchorage majoring in Flute Performance and Music Education. She studies
with Dr. Laura Koenig and Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Sinfonia, and Flute Ensemble. She is also an active member of the
Alaska Flute Studies Center, the UAA Collegiate Chapter of the National Association of Music Educators (CMENC), and the National
Flute Association. In 2006, she was invited through the Alaska Flute Studies Center to tour New Zealand with the Arctic
Wind Flute Choir as a flute mentor. She was also chosen to solo on piccolo in the 2007 Symphony of Sounds, UAA's most
prestigious annual concert event.
Rebecca has been playing the flute since
she was in the fifth grade. She graduated with honors from Service High School in 2003, where she occupied first chair
flute in the Wind Ensemble and played piccolo with the Symphonic Band. Upon graduating, she was preented witht he Band
Director's Award from Darrel Kincade for her commitment and enthusiasm for the flute.
Rebecca has been teaching independently in the
Anchorage area for three years and has recently extended her sights to Eagle River with the Alaska Fine Arts Academy.
Her future goals are to continue her work with UAA and its flute community before attending graduate school.
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Art Braendel
Art was born and raised in Eagle River and has been involved in music since early
childhood. He got his first guitar in 1964 and has been playing ever since. He played in rock and roll bands in
the 1960's, and has worked in church music programs and served as interim music director. He attained an Associate of
Arts degree from UAA with emphasis in vocal performance and an Associate of Science Degree in Fire Science. He has performed
in many church seasonal presentations as both cast member and vocal performer and was a member of the cast of Captain Bree
Scourge of the Sea theatrical performance. He also performs vocally with the "Evening With Series" at the Alaska Fine
Arts Academy. Art works on sets, sound, lighting and construction. He is currently President of the Board of Directors
of the Alaska Fine Arts Academy. He is an Army veteran, and retired senior fire officer with the Anchorage Fire Department.
Art presently runs a small excavation and landscaping business.
"I want to pass on to others the skills, vision, and joy of performance of the
Arts"
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Laura Storrs
Laura has been teaching piano lessons for 8 years. She grew up taking piano
lessons in Anchorage; her instructors include Beverly Holt and Dean Epperson. After graduating from Bartlett, she attended
UAA where she studied piano with Dr. Timothy Smith, and earned her degree in Music. She then continued on to earn her
State of Alaska Teaching Certification. She taught classroom music at Williwaw Elementary for 4 years, and is currently
the choir teacher at Gruening and Mirror Lake middle schools.
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Suzi Roan (Saudi) - Belly Dance Instructor
Saudi has been enjoying, studying, and professionally performing different styles of Belly Dance for over 30 years.
She is fluent in American style, Gypsy Rom, American Tribal Style, and has also studied Saidi, Egyptian, Turkish, Lebanese,
and original material.
Her performances over the years expand from Fairbanks Alaska to Cabo San Lucas in Mexico, the Pacific Northwest, Seattle,
Portland, Orlando and Maui Hawaii. Locally, she has performed in several outdoor activities, including the Alaska
State Fair, Bear Paw, Renn Fair, Anchorage Park strip and Saturday Market, as well as dancing 10 years at Little Italy restaurant
in south Anchorage for good friends and owners Spiros and PJ.
She won the title "Miss Live and Wild" in Maui in 1997, and has been published in several magazines worldwide, including
Jareeda, Habibi and Zargareet. She was even in an article in Time Magazine in October 2002!
Classes include: Basic Hipology, isolations, combinations and layering movements, veil work, beautiful & strong arms
and hands, finger cymbals, and putting together your own routine.
"Come join us and find out why this dance has capture the hearts of millions and embrace the joy! Discover your
feminine journey while toning up and learning amazing new movements you never knew you had going on!"
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