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Principal Flute with the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra,Georgia Symphony and the Atlanta Pops Orchestra.  Jeanne also plays piccolo with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. She attended Boston University as a music major. Jeanne has performed for many Broadway musicals at the Fox theater such as Wicked, Phantom of the Opera, Mary Poppins, Evita and many others. Along with her busy performance schedule, Jeanne is manager of Carere Music and maintains a large studio of flute students.

Judith returned to the Atlanta area after completing her graduate studies in flute performance at Indiana University in 2011. Now she is a freelance musician and has performed with the Georgia Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Pops Orchestra, Atlanta Ballet, Macon Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Cartel, Gwinnett Ballet, Ludwig Symphony Orchestra, Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra, North Georgia Symphony Orchestra, New Atlanta Philharmonic, Bloomington Camerata Orchestra just to name a few. 

Besides being the President of Carere Music, Tony has made a living playing his instruments for 40 years. Not only is he one of the finest doublers anywhere around, he is also the musical contractor for the Fox Theater of the Stars. He can be heard on numerous recording commercials such as Papa John’s and Coca-Cola. In addition to his playing career, Tony served as saxophone instructor at Georgia State University for fifteen years. (Call Carere Music Inc. for lesson availability & pricing.) 

Seth is an Adjunct Professor at Brenau University and has led a wealth of education-related workshops/seminars. He has performed with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Ballet Orchestra, and for many shows at the Fox Theater. Seth is also a public school teacher in early music education. Seth is one of Atlanta's top doublers, meaning he can play multiple woodwind instruments at a very high level. You have likely heard him perform if you've been out and about in Atlanta. 

Ben has been active on the Atlanta music scene for the past 25 years as a freelance woodwind performer and teacher. He has worked with independent artists The black Lips, Prefuse 73, Washed Out and Curtis Harding just to name a few. Ben has also appeared on over 50 albums. He is current member of Ruby Velle and the Soulphonics, West End Motel, Edgewood Saxophone Trio, The Purkinje Shift and Diamond Street Players. Ben first started here as a student, now a teacher and repair technician. 

From Powder Springs, Georgia, Lauren W. Murphy is a clarinetist, bass clarinetist, and music educator in the Atlanta area, specializing in clarinet performance and instruction. Lauren received her BM in Clarinet Performance and Music Therapy from Illinois State University in 2013 and her MM in Clarinet Performance from Georgia State University in 2018. Lauren works with many of metro Atlanta's top schools doing clinic work and lessons. We are very glad to have her on board with us. 

Courtney Dama is a native of Huntsville, Alabama and a graduate of Grissom High School. Mrs. Dama began her musical training at the age of eight with Elizabeth Potter. She enrolled at Auburn University to pursue a degree in engineering, but her love of music and the clarinet prompted a change of major to music. While at Auburn, she was an active member of the music community and was Principal Clarinet of both the Auburn  Orchestra and Symphonic Band. Courtney was a student of David Odom. 

Kiyo is an active freelancer and a bassoon teacher in the Metro Atlanta area and around the Southeast, regularly playing with the Atlanta Pops Orchestra, the Georgia Symphony, and the Charleston Symphony.  He provides private instructions to his students (i.e., his "Fellow Travelers on the Path of Bassoon") and presents clinics at various schools around town. We are grateful to have Kiyo here at Carere Music. 

Natalie got her education at the College Conservatory of Music where she studied with Mark Ostoich. Here, she was a member of the Wind Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Concert Orchestra, and Philharmonia. After receiving her Bachelor of Music degree she furthered her education by pursuing a Master’s Degree at Carnegie Mellon University, under the tutelage of Cynthia DeAlmeida.  She currently lives in Atlanta and is expanding her studio and pursuing professional auditions.

Paul Poovey is a critically acclaimed, versatile performer based in Atlanta, Georgia. Equally at home in classical, jazz and commercial styles, Paul has been privileged to perform in all of the lower forty-eight states, Belize, China, Egypt, Guatamala and Japan. A review by the Macon Telegraph describes a recent solo performance: “Featured trumpet soloist Paul Poovey had a brilliant, silken tone that was nothing short of spellbinding. Poovey negotiated the trills and scales, many at lightning sp

Greg Coile has been playing lead trumpet in Atlanta for many years. You can see him anywhere from church performances, Broadway Musicals, in an Orchestra and certainly feeling right at home in a Big Band. He holds a Masters Degree in Education from Georgia State University. Greg was also a proud member and director of the US Army Ground Forces Band. Mr. Coile just recently retired from teaching school in Dekalb County. We are thrilled to have him here to share his knowledge. 

Mark Dulin is an Atlanta based trumpet player and teacher. He got his undergrad  from Indiana University, Masters from Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music and his Doctorate at Stony Brook-University. Mark Dulin is a Vincent Bach Performing Artist. www.markdulin.com

David Wetzel, Atlanta Director of The Music Class Inc., is a business professional and music educator with over a decade of experience at the college, high school and middle school levels. As a graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, David is well versed in music pedagogy and theory. Regarded as one of the best brass clinicians and studio instructors in the state, he continually works with students of all ages to increase their abilities. 

Amy King Black is active as a free-lance musician in the Atlanta area and has performed with groups such as the Greenville and Columbus Symphony Orchestras, the Atlanta Lyric Theatre, and Atlanta Ballet Orchestra. She teaches music appreciation and music history courses at Clayton College and State University and is the Artist Affiliate in Horn at Agnes Scott College. She frequently conducts clinics and master classes for high school and middle school students throughout the Atlanta area. 

Phillip Truex is a versatile performer and teacher, holding dual bachelors degrees from Ithaca College in Music Performance and Education, and a Master of Music from the University of Northern Colorado. Phil has more than 10 years of teaching experience of all ages.  You can see Phil perform regularly in and around Atlanta with Joe Gransden's Big Band and many local orchestras as well. Phil is also an adjunct instructor at UNG - Dahlonega.

 Robb has performed with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the Charlie Daniels Band (1979-1981), and the Atlanta, Alabama, Charleston, Columbus, Greenville, and Macon Symphony Orchestras, and for many years, in the pit orchestras for Atlanta’s Theater of the Stars. He is currently Principal Trombone of the Gainesville Symphony Orchestra and the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra, and has nearly thirty years of studio teaching experience.