Our Instructors
Piano Faculty
Dr. Maya Tuylieva
Founder / Piano / Master Teacher
Post-Doctorate – Saint-Petersburg Conservatory, Russia, Professional Development Certificate
D.M.A. – University of Kansas, Piano Performance and Pedagogy
M.M. – Arizona State University, Piano Performance
B.M. – University of Kansas, Piano Performance
Contact: (913) 735-9507
Email: maya@pianokc.com
Website: www.mayapiano.com
Dr. Xiangyu Zhao
Head of the Piano Department / Piano / Master Teacher
D.M.A. – University of Missouri-Kansas City, Piano Performance
M.M. – The University of Missouri-Kansas City, Piano Performance
B.M. – The University of Northern Colorado, Piano Performance
Contact: (913) 735-9507
Email: info@musicacademykc.com
Dr. Qi (Chi) Zhang
Piano
D.M.A. – University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Piano Performance and Pedagogy
M.M. – The University of Missouri-Kansas City, Piano Performance
Artist Diploma – Bowling Green State University, Piano Performance
Contact: (913) 735-9507
Email: info@musicacademykc.com
Nathaniel Maxwell
Piano
D.M.A (in progress) – University of Missouri – Kansas City, Piano Performance
M.M. – University of Oklahoma, Piano Performance and Pedagogy
B.A. – Duke University, Music (Piano Concentration)
B.S. – Duke University, Mathematics
Contact: (913) 735-9507
Email: info@musicacademykc.com
Sasha Bult-Ito
Piano
Pianist of The Ezra Duo
A.D. – The Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music
B.M. – The Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music
Contact: (913) 735-9507
Email: info@musicacademykc.com
Strings Faculty
Gregory Sandomirsky
Violin / Master Teacher
Concertmaster with the Leningrad State Chamber Orchestra, Collegium Musicum Moscow Chamber Orchestra and others
M.M. – Odessa Music Conservatory, Ukrain (USSR), Violin Performance
B.M. – Odessa Music Conservatory, Ukrain (USSR), Violin Performance
Contact: (913) 735-9507
Email: info@musicacademykc.com
Dr. Anna Sorokina
Violin / Viola
D.M.A. – University of Kansas City (UMKC)
M.M. – Moscow Conservatory
Contact: (913) 735-9507
Email: info@musicacademykc.com
Kara Hess
Violin
B.A. – Baker University, Bachelor of Arts
Suzuki Certification
Jazz and Blues Violin Instructor
Contact: (913) 735-9507
Email: info@musicacademykc.com
Dr. Jacob Clewell
Violin and Viola
Violist/Violinist of The Ezra Duo
D.M.A. – University of Toronto, Violin/Viola Performance and Pedagogy
A.D. – The Glenn Gould School of The Royal Conservatory of Music, Viola Performance
M.M. – Stony Brook University, Viola Performance
B.M. – Cornish College of the Arts, Viola Performance
Contact: (913) 735-9507
Email: info@musicacademykc.com
Logan Fancolly
Guitar
Contact: (913) 735-9507
Email: info@musicacademykc.com
Woodwinds Faculty
Nicholas May
Director of Operations / Saxophone / Clarinet / Master Teacher
M.M. – University of Kansas, Woodwinds Performance
B.M. – University of Nebraska, Woodwinds Performance
Contact: (913) 735-9507
Email: info@musicacademykc.com
Dr. Larkin Sanders
Clarinet
D.M.A. – Florida State University, Clarinet Performance
M.M. – Michigan State University
B.A. – University of Kansas
Contact: (913) 735-9507
Email: info@musicacademykc.com
Andy Fukasawa
Flute
D.M.A. – (in progress) University of Kansas
Contact: (913) 735-9507
Email: info@musicacademykc.com
Voice Faculty
Mitchell Jerco
Voice/Piano
M.M. – Kansas State University, Vocal Performance
B.A. – Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Voice and Piano Performance
Samuel Enriquez
Piano
M.M. – University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory
B.A. – Arizona State University
Contact: (913) 735-9507
Email: info@musicacademykc.com