Individual Music Lessons
Clarinet
Erin Fung
To Sign-up: Contact instructor at eofung@gmail.com
Praised for her “liquid tone,… superb clarity” and “beautifully controlled” sound, Erin Fung has established herself as one of the most sought after clarinetists in North America, and has performed with the Cincinnati, Atlanta, Indianapolis, Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Victoria, and Winnipeg Symphony Orchestras, among others. Erin previously held tenured positions as Second/Bass Clarinetist of the Vancouver Opera, and Principal Clarinetist of the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra, and currently performs as Acting Principal of the Lexington Philharmonic in Kentucky, and freelances in the Midwest.
An avid chamber musician and soloist, Erin has performed with the Turning Point Ensemble on tour across Canada, in Japan with the WindRose Trio, and with the Project Muse ensemble touring throughout communities in Southern Alberta. She was also a member of the Prevailing Winds woodwind quintet in Calgary, and was a founding member of alta:nova, an innovative group focused on performing and commissioning new music, and shifting the paradigm of the classical music experience. She has premiered works by Thomas Ades, Nico Muhly, Shawn Okpebholo, Meilina Tsui, Alexina Louie, Anthony Tan, and Ana Sokolovic, among others. Erin is constantly searching for meaningful contexts for 21st century music, and finding ways to offer the emotional and compelling experience of music to new audiences.
Also a passionate advocate for music education, Erin maintains a private clarinet studio, and previously taught as the Adjunct Professor of Clarinet at Xavier University, and the University of Lethbridge. She has given masterclasses and taught at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, McGill University, Mount Royal University, and the University of Calgary. In addition, she served as Project Director for MusAid, a non-profit organization dedicated to collecting instrument donations and coordinating volunteer music teachers for youth in developing countries. In Calgary, Erin also volunteered teaching music classes to children at the Inn from the Cold shelter, and helped to launch and develop curriculum for the Calgary Philharmonic’s el sistema inspired music program, PhilharmoniKids, serving underprivileged children in the city. Through these experiences, Erin developed her core belief that sharing and learning through the arts brings great pleasure, deepens societal and personal development, and builds stronger, healthier communities.
Guitar & Ukulele
Manuel Maria Susarret, M.Ed.
To Sign-up: Call/text the instructor at 513-426-6286 or email manuelsusarret@gmail.com
Born and raised in New York City, bi-lingual NuYorican Montessori educator Manuel Susarret has studied, taught and performed music ranging from the classical to Afro-Cuban since the 1950s. Tracing his musical roots to church choir, community orchestra and music theory classes at New York’s Henry Street Settlement Music School, Manuel earned his Masters’ degree in Montessori Education at Xavier University. Manuel participated in the CCM Summer Classical Guitar Workshops for 25 years. He taught Early Childhood Education at the University of Cincinnati, and is a technology consultant at Children’s Meeting House Montessori School. In his “spare time,” Manuel enjoys performing traditional Puerto Rican music, collaborating with fellow guitarist Bob Graff (Gypsie Jam Duo) and Kai Kweol Caribbean Music and Dance with Caribbean choreographer Flora Leptak Moreau, singing with the World House Choir and the Martin Luther King Chorale, mounting art exhibits for his late mother, Clifton artist Edith Susarret Marrero, and spending time with his growing family (his wife Clare Weinkam and their eight grown children, 8 grandchildren, and their three great-grandsons).
Harp
Rachel Miller
To Sign-up: Email the instructor at rachelreneemiller@gmail.com
An award-winning harpist, Rachel Miller is celebrated for her dynamic qualities as a soloist, active orchestral musician, and enthusiastic collaborator and educator. Engaged regularly by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Nashville Symphony Orchestra and Nashville Opera, Rachel has also worked with the Detroit Symphony, Columbus Symphony, Louisville Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony and Minnesota Orchestra. A nationally-recognized prize-winner, Rachel has been a recipient of the Lyon & Healy Awards, American Harp Society’s National Competition Advanced Division, and American Harp Society’s Anne Adams Awards. Rachel has shared the stage with a variety of artists including Andrea Bocelli, The Beach Boys, Evanescence, Josh Groban, Lindsey Stirling, Sarah McLachlan, Amy Grant, Celtic Woman, Christopher Cross, The War and Treaty, and Beck. As a recording musician, Rachel can be heard playing on many scores for Film, TV & video-games, and on projects for artists including Joss Stone, Jelly Roll, Greta Van Fleet and the Zac Brown Band. An energetic educator, Rachel enjoys sharing the harp with her students in her private teaching studio, welcoming all ages, levels and backgrounds. Rachel joined the faculty at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music as Adjunct Artist Teacher of Harp in 2024. Rachel holds degrees from Michigan State University (BM 2012) and University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music (MM 2014; AD 2018).
Piano & Voice
Annie Burton
To Sign-up: Contact instructor at annieburton@gmail.com
Annie Burton studied voice at Indiana University and Eastman School of music where she performed in many operas and choruses. She has performed with Indianapolis Opera, Chicago Folks Operetta, Evanston Savoyaires and Opera on Tap Chicago. She has taught voice in Chicago, Indianapolis and Bloomington, IN. For the past 6 years, she has taught voice and piano in the Greater Cincinnati area. Annie is a very patient and encouraging teacher of beginning piano, theory and musicianship. She loves to teach people of all ages and stages in life from preschoolers to senior citizens and everyone in between!
