Elena Goptseva
Piano,Voice

    Elena Goptseva is a founder of G.E.Music company and a professional music teacher with teaching experience over 10 years. She provides Piano and Voice instructions. Also , she has created a special program for young beginners (4-5 years of age).

   Elena Goptseva is a graduate of the Russian State A.I. Herzen Pedagogical University in Saint – Petersburg, Russia. She holds a Master degree in Music Education and Piano Performance, and a Bachelor of Arts .

   She taught Class of Piano Performance and Ensemble in a prestigious Russian D.Shostakovich Music School in Saint-Petersburg, Russia.

    Now she is teaching in her private studio in Barrington, IL as an independent piano and voice teacher. Her students have been successful in highly competitive auditions and competition winners.

James Park
Violin,Viola

    James Park is a graduate of Peabody Institute, Baltimore (MD, MM, Violin and Viola), University of Maryland, College Park (MD Viola). He is also graduated from Chicago School of Violin Making, and certified in bow making, restoration and general repair in Victoria Canada.

    James Park has teaching experience over 20 years. He served as violin, viola faculty at Harper College , at Northshore School for the Arts. He performs with Lake Forest and Ars Viva Symphony Orchestras in Chicago.

Larisa Kozlova
Cello

    Bio is coming soon.

Alex Valencia
Classical Guitar

    Alex Valencia began playing the guitar at the age of thirteen in Colombia. He was accepted to the School of Arts of Bogota in 1999 where he received extensive training on Latin American Music before moving to the United States. Alex spent a few years performing in numerous states across the US both as a soloist and an ensemble musician. He has been granted many scholarships including the School of Visual and Performing Arts Scholarship, the David Movshow Memorial Music Scholarship and the Wilf Family Scholarship. He won first prize in the ASTA/NJ 2007 String Competition in the senior division. Alex Valencia received his bachelor degree from Kean University where he studied under Christopher Kenniff.

Bryan Albert
Guitar

    Bryan Albert has enjoyed a multifaceted freelance career as a performer, studio artist, composer, and teacher. Outside of his private studio, Bryan has taught at Northwestern University, Fox River Academy, and Music Makers for Life, inc.

    Bryan holds a Master of Music degree from Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Northeastern Illinois University. He has studied with Denis Azabagic, Brian Torosian, Tomas de Utrera, and Anne Waller, and performed in master classes with Sergio Assad, Oscar Ghiglia, and Robert Guthrie.

    Bryan has been a professional performer since 1998, having performed hundreds of times at such venues as the Art Institute of Chicago, Northwestern University, the Abbey Pub, and Links Hall.

    Other than classical, Bryan's styles include rock, folk, blues, jazz, pop, punk, and metal.