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Faculty Deborah Reeder, cello and co-director Graduate from the Philadelphia Musical Academy, from which she received a Master of Music after studies with Lorne Munroe; pursued further studies with Luigi Silva; experience as a performer and teacher is extensive; a founding member of The Philadelphia Trio, which performs and has given master classes throughout the eastern United States and Europe; started chamber music concert series in a number of places, including suburban Philadelphia and Eagles Mere, PA, where Music in the Mountains PA takes place; for many years played with the Amado String Quartet and other chamber groups; as an orchestral player, she was a member of the Philadelphia Orchestra for several years and still does substitute work with them; currently principal cellist with the Opera Company of Philadelphia, a member of the Pennsylvania Ballet Orchestra, and also a member of the faculty at Temple University, in addition to teaching in her own studio; founded Music in the Mountains PA in 1976. Barbara Sonies, violin and co-director Degrees from the Eastman School and Juilliard, having studied with and assisted Ivan Galamian at the latter; further studies were done at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena, Italy; has an active career of performing and teaching; also a founding member of The Philadelphia Trio, she has much chamber music experience, both as performer and teacher; has been a member of the Rochester Philharmonic, American Symphony, and several other orchestras; does substitute work with the Philadelphia Orchestra, is concertmaster of the orchestra of Opera Company of Philadelphia, and a member of the Pennsylvania Ballet Orchestra; teaches at Temple University, Swarthmore College, and her private studio; a co-director of Music in the Mountains since 1977. Elizabeth Keller, piano, guest faculty A graduate of the Curtis Institute, where she studied with Mieczyslaw Horszowski and Rudolph Serkin, Ms. Keller is a member of The Philadelphia Trio, with whom she has performed and recorded for many years. She has taught at Curtis, the University of Delaware and the Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Arts. Currently she teaches at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, PA and is head of the piano department at the Baldwin School in Bryn Mawr, PA. Mechelle Chestnut, viola, theory, administrative associate A music therapist in the New York City area, currently serving children with developmental and emotional needs in the Jersey City Public Schools as well as adults and children in private practice; received Masters Degree in music therapy at New York University; earlier, majored in music and psychology at Barnard College of Columbia University while studying viola performance at Manhattan School of Music with Irene Breslaw and Karen Ritscher; has performed as a free lance musician and taught in the New York City area with organizations such as Opus118 East Harlem Violin Program and the New York Youth Symphony; an alumna of Music in the Mountains. Rachel Kane, piano and theory A Music in the Mountains alumna, having attended the program for five summers; graduated from Swarthmore College in 2002; piano studies with Marcantonio Barone at the Bryn Mawr Conservatory, then with Seymour Lipkin at the Juilliard School and John Nauman at the Aspen Summer Music Festival and Juilliard; has performed as a soloist, chamber musician, and accompanist in many locales, including performances in the Monteverde Music Festival in Costa Rica; coaches groups at MIM and teaches music theory; currently an administrator and teacher at Abington Friends School in suburban Philadelphia, while continuing chamber music performances. Lori Simpson, viola Bachelor of Music, Manhattan School of Music; Master of Music, Temple University; Professional Studies, Temple University; viola studies with Choong-Jin Chang, Rebecca Young, Burton Kaplan, Karen Ritscher, Evelyn Jacobs-Luise; competition winner Manhattan School of Music Lillian Fuch memorial Chamber Music competition 1998-2000; participant in the Festival Orchestra of the Young Americas in San Juan, Puerto Rico (affiliate of Casals Festival); member of Haddonfield Symphony (NJ); faculty of Temple University Music Preparatory, Settlement Music School in Philadelphia; former camper at Music in the Mountains PA; currently a counselor and teacher at the camp. Alums Many of the alumni from Music in the Mountains PA have gone on as music majors to attend schools such as New England Conservatory, Yale University, Cleveland Institute, Juilliard School, Eastman School of Music, Peabody Conservatory, Manhattan School of Music, the Mozarteum (Salzburg, Austria), and Esther Boyer College of Music at Temple. Many now have busy performing and teaching careers of their own in different parts of the country. Often, alums return to Eagles Mere years later to check in on the scene of some of their early chamber music experiences, renew acquaintances and, in some cases, join the teaching staff. If you’re an alum, we urge you to stay in touch.
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