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Meet our New Teachers for 2019-20

10/01/2019

Meet our New Teachers
School Year 2019-20

Gerardo Calderon Garcia - Certificate of Arts in Music from Portland Community College. Teaching artist for Young Audiences of Oregon & SW Washington for over 25 years, and 20 years for Multnomah County Libraries showcasing Latin American music traditions. Composer and performer for film and stage.

Rory Cowal - Master of Fine Arts in Jazz Performance from California Institute of the Arts and Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from the University of Maryland. Adjunct Instructor, Portland State University, and formerly with University of Northern Colorado. Recording artist, performer.

Sebastien Eichvalds - Bachelor of Music Education from Meredith College (Raleigh, NC) & North Carolina Teaching Fellow. Founding Music Director for Transpose PDX. Former Music Adventures teacher for Knowledge Universe (preschool age). Vocalist, pianist/accompanist.

Emmanuel Henreid - Bachelor of Music from Concordia University. Chorus member & Outreach Specialist, Portland Opera; choir performer with Oregon Symphony. Former Coordinating Director for Gresham Music Academy, TOEFL instructor, PP&R music, art, dance, yoga and fitness instructor. Pianist, vocalist.

Fiaindratovo (“Mimy”) Manavihare - Bachelor of Arts in Music from Berklee College of Music. Former Malagasy Instructor, Harvard University. Performer with Seffarine, Pink Martini, Okaidja Nii Afroso, White Rhinos Marimba Ensemble, and others. Percussionist, hand drum and drum set instructor, recording producer/musician. CMC Alum.

Miyuki Sakiyama - Licensed Koto instructor by Soumei Ongakukai. Performed with Gakei Jitodai Seiha Koto (CA), member of Oregon Koto Kai. Pianist, piano accompanist. Doctorate degree (dentistry) from Hokkaido University, certification (orthodonistry) from Tokyo University.

Carlos Antonio Uribe - Jazz Performance studies at Portland State University, and music technology and performance at Clackamas Community College. Product of band programs of Centennial Middle School and High School. Fourth generation Mariachi specialist and member of Mariachi Mexico en la Piel.

Joan Carlos Uribe Hernandez - Third generation Mariachi specialist and member of Mariachi Mexico en la Piel. Violin performer/instructor.

See biographies of all our instructors online at communitymusiccenter.org.