Mr. David Ames, President

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

Ms. Eugenia Ames, Vice President

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

Mr. Jian Liu - Director

Ms. Audrey Chen, Artistic Director

Ms. Audrey Chen - Artistic Director

Mr. Brooks Berg

• Master of Music, Mannes College of Music
• Violin/Piano Faculty

Mr. Sergiy Dvornichenko

• Master of Music, Yale University
• Clarinet/Saxophone/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

Mr. Chern Hwei Fung

• Master of Music, Aaron Copland School of Music - Queens College
• Violin/Viola/Piano Faculty
• Founder/Violinist of Sirius Quartet
• Concertmaster of Aaron Copland School of Music

Ms. JiaYing Gan

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

Ms. Dara Hankins

• Master of Music, Manhattan School of Music
• Cello Faculty

Ms. Bogna Kicinska

• Master of Music, Aaron Copland School of Music - Queens College
• Piano/Vocal/Violin Faculty
• Winner of International Festival of Traditional Jazz in Ilawa, Poland
• Winner of International Jazz Competition for Singing Musicians in Zory, Poland

Mr. BoChao Liu

• Master of Music, Manhattan School of Music
• Violin Faculty

Mr. Charlie Lockhart

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

Yoshino Nakahara

• Master of Music, Berklee College of Music
• Flute/Piano Faculty
• Professional Music Major Achievement Award in 2011

Mr. Takenori Nishiuchi

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

Chee-Shen Tan

• Master of Music, Mannes College of Music
• Chorus Director of East-West Music School
• Vocal/Piano Faculty

Bill Vasilev

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

YiFei Xu

• 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

Liza Zenkins

• Master of Music, Oberlin Conservatory of Music
• Piano/Cello Faculty