Mr. David Ames - President

• President of East-West Music Studio
• Composer of Music, Writer, and Journalist on Musical Subjects
• Bachelor of Science 1968 Mannes College of Music
• Communications Consultant, Mannes College of Music, 1998 to present
• 1974-1994 Copywriter/Creative Director, Grey Advertising
• Board of Directors, Performers of Westchester concert series 1999 to present
• 1992-2000, Board of Directors, St. Cecilia Chorus

Eugenia Ames - Vice President

• Vice-President of East-West Music Studio
• Board of Governors, Mannes College of Music
• B.A. Sarah Lawrence College
• Alumnus, Mannes College of Music
• Award Winning Fine Arts Photographer
• Staff Photographer, Mannes College of Music

Mr. Jian Liu - Director

Ms. Audrey Chen - Artistic Director

Mr. Sergiy Dvornichenko

• Master of Music, Yale University
• Clarinet, Saxophone, and Piano Faculty
• Winner of International Competition in Lvov, Ukraine
• Winner of the Second International Clarinet Competition in Moscow, Russia
• Winner of the Selmer-Paris International Competition
• Winner of the Concursal International de Muzica in Bucharest, Romania

Ms. Yifei Xu

• Master of Music, Manhattan School of Music
• Piano/Music Theory Faculty
• "The Best Performance" prize in 3rd International Deutscher Irmler Piano Competition
• 3rd prize of the "Wiesbaden" Piano Competition
• "The Best Performance" prize in the 4th Chinese Works Piano Competition

Mr. Takenori Nishiuchi

• Master of Music, Berklee College of Music
• Guitar Faculty

Mr. Jakub Cichocki

• Master of Music, City College of New York
• Piano Faculty
• International Festival of Traditional Jazz in Ilawa, Poland

Mr. Andrew Hill

• Bachelor of Music, The Univeristy of Michigan
• Master of Music, Moores School of Music - Houston
• Voice, Piano, and Music Theory Faculty
• Staff Soloist and Choir Section Leader at Church of the Heavenly Rest, Manhattan

Mr. Joseph Galante

• Master of Music, Aaron Copland School of Music - Queens College
• Violin, Cello, and Piano Faculty
• 1st prize winner of the Lameque International Baroque Music Festival-Mathieu Duguay Early Music Competion
• Winner of the Early Music America Baroque Performance Competition

Adam Ali

• Master of Music, Aaron Copland School of Music - Queens College
• Piano Faculty

Ms. Niloofar Mina

• Master of Music, Columbia University
• Piano and Music Theory Faculty
• Distinguished Highest Entrance Examination Award at Tehran University
• Ethnomusicologist and Music History specialist at Hunter College

Ms. Mikiko Iwasaki

• Master of Music, Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College
• Cello, Piano, and Music Theory Faculty     

Ms. Yoon Jung Hwang

• Bachelor of Music, Manhattan School of Music; Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College
• Violin and Piano Faculty
• LeFrak Foundation Scholar
• Founder of Madkoi Quartet,  Philadelphia Inclusive Arts Festival invitational performers 

Mr. Bill Vasilev 

• Bachelor of Music, Julliard School
• Master of Music, New England Conservatory of Music
• Piano Faculty
• Winner of the Homer Ulrich Award for solo piano performance