Monica Anderson Spencer, soprano, has performed with many diverse organizations including the Celebrity Series of Boston, SpeakEasy Stage Company, the Heritage Chorale, the Joffrey Ballet, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, and beyond. She has performed with jazz greats Donald Byrd, Max Roach and Oscar Brown, Jr. and has appeared in concerts with Gospel music greats Yolanda Adams, Erica Campbell, and Micah Stampley. She has appeared as a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra, the Takoma Park Symphony Orchestra and in recital at the U. S. State Department, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Danforth Museum, the Sumner Museum, the National Gallery of Art, and several other venues in the Metropolitan area of Washington, D.C., and the MetroWest area of Boston, MA. Earning Master’s and Bachelor’s Degrees in Music Education, (Vocal Performance & Choral Conducting), from Howard University in Washington, D.C., Monica is a private voice teacher, (teaching in-person and virtually). She serves on the voice faculties of the Hopkinton Center for the Arts, (Hopkinton, MA), the Ottley Music School, (Hyattsville, MD), and is the vocal specialist with the Oscar Micheaux Family Theater Company Program. She was an adjunct voice instructor at the Trinity College, (Trinity Washington University), and taught voice at the Sewell Conservatory of Music, the former District of Columbia Youth Chorale Program at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, and the Suitland High School Visual and Performing Arts Program where she established an opera workshop. She also taught on the music faculty of Bellingham High School, and the Bellingham Memorial Middle School, (Bellingham, MA). Monica has worked for decades with high school and college singers and has a great deal of experience with the care and training of developing voices, paying special attention to vocal health in students of all levels and ages 12+. Learning to sing for performance is a learned skill and those with sufficient motivation and patience will improve their performance considerably. Monica’s teaching approach is based on a vocal technique pyramid with Posture as the foundation upon which Breathing, Tone Production, Diction and Resonance are built. Her students have consistently earned gold and silver awards in the Massachusetts Instrumental & Choral Conductors Association’s Solo & Small Ensemble festivals, have been selected through audition for the Massachusetts Music Educators Association’s Central District & State Choruses, and has had a student chart at #10 on the Christian Top 20 Download chart. Monica Anderson Spencer is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, the American Choral Directors Association, the National Association for Music Educators, and the Massachusetts Music Educators Association. Monica teaches Voice at the HCA.

Jeremy Bellion majored in double bass at Keene State College, where he received his Bachelor’s of Music Education, with a specialization in instrumental education. He is a multifaceted professional, who is flexible, creative, and organized. For the past twenty years, he has taught middle school and high school band and orchestra in North Carolina; including beginning guitar, intermediate guitar, and guitar ensemble. As an experienced music educator, he has a highly developed ear and is skilled at providing real-time, kind, and consistent feedback. In addition to being a music educator, he has 25+ years of performance experience playing professionally with many regional touring bands on bass and guitar. He just finished up a 12-year tenure as the bass guitarist for a popular party band in Raleigh, NC called Love Tribe. Jeremy is excited to begin teaching with Hopkinton Center for the Arts and to bring his passion for music to every student. Jeremy teaches Guitar, Bass, Music Theory, Beginner Trumpet, Beginner Cello at the HCA.

Mark DiCampo is a private voice teacher, director, and singing actor who has been teaching for the better part of the last two decades. Mark has taught as an adjunct professor at NYU's Steinhardt School of Music. As a private teacher, Mark has worked with all ages, voice types, and musical styles, but he specializes in college audition prep for classical and music theatre majors with students gaining acceptances from The Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Berklee School of Music, NYU Tisch, NYU Steinhardt, Emerson, Longy School of Music, The Hartt School, UNH, and many other programs specializing in music, music theatre, and acting. From Art Song to jazz standards to Broadway ballads, Mark's true passion is collecting and curating songs. He is the writer, director, and music arranger of several original revues and has been a frequent guest artist of local symphonies and cabaret societies in the greater Boston area. Mark studied voice at New England Conservatory and The Boston Conservatory, he then went on to obtain a Master’s degree in Music Theatre Performance (MM) with an Advanced Certificate in Vocal Pedagogy from the Steinhardt School at New York University. Mark teaches Voice and Music Theory at the HCA.

Alyssa Rae Tsibu Darko holds a BFA in Musical Theater from The Boston Conservatory and studied theater at Walnut Hill School for the Arts. For the past decade, she has worked as a theater arts educator in the Massachusetts public school system teaching K–12 students, while also serving as a performing arts instructor at HCA. In addition, she has spent the past five years as a guest director for various college musical theater programs across Massachusetts, collaborating with emerging artists in higher education settings. A Boston-based performer, Alyssa has worked with companies including New Repertory Theatre and Reagle Music Theatre. Performance credits include Me and My Girl, Singin’ in the Rain, Fiddler on the Roof, and more. New York performances include appearances at Alvin Ailey and Carnegie Hall. Alyssa teaches Voice, Tap Dance, Theatre Dance, and Beginner Ukulele at the HCA.

Mark Schiappucci is a vocalist, conductor, and music director. A versatile performing artist, Mark is equally at home with a wide variety of repertoire, ranging from Renaissance sacred works to 19th century art song to musical theater. He has held the position of Director of the Greater Milford Community Chorus since 2019, and maintains an active career as a soloist and cantor at a number of churches in the Boston area. He is a graduate of New England Conservatory. Mark Teaches Group Voice Classes and Voice Lessons at the HCA, he is also often the Music Director for our Youth Musical Theatre productions.

T.J. Mendillo: A guitarist and musician since age ten, T.J. began his studies in traditional music theory and notation on classical guitar. A few years later, he was introduced to new guitar styles like hard rock and heavy metal. T.J. discovered his calling and passion for rock guitar and continued his studies through his college career at Berklee College of Music. T.J. is also skilled at teaching beginner-level students on the piano, and teaches elementary music to grades PK-5 at St. Mary Sacred Heart School. As a passionate music-lover, T.J. encourages students of all ages to explore the music that excites them, whether country, pop, or heavy metal; both on their instrument, and for their own enjoyment. T.J teaches guitar, bass guitar, music production, music theory, and young beginner piano at the HCA.

Pamela Roberts (Ms. Pam) has been teaching piano for over 30 years to children and adults. Pam earned her Bachelor's degree in Music Education from Westminster Choir College and a Master's degree in Education from Harvard University. She taught elementary music for 27 years, is an active member of MTNA, and has extensive experience with a diverse population. Pam strives to make lessons fun for students while learning many aspects of music: theory, technique, improvisation and composing. When not teaching, Pam enjoys spending time with family and friends. She sings in a local chorale, enjoys playing the piano and considers herself a lifelong learner.

Bryan Eyberg is a pianist and piano instructor residing in Boston Massachusetts. He plays many different musical styles such as classical, jazz, and pop. He holds a Master's Degree in Piano Performance from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theater and Dance, and a Bachelor of Music degree from Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa. When in high school Eyberg played piano in a Master Class led by Azdrej Dutkiewicsz of the Chopin Academy in Warsaw, Poland. Bryan started taking piano lessons at the age of seven with Kathy Rissler, and began studying piano with Dr. Robert Larsen at Simpson College when he was a junior in high school. While at Michigan he studied piano with Dr. Louis Nagel and Antol Nel. He also took a vocal accompanying class with Martin Katz and a composition class with Bright Cheng while at Michigan. After moving to Boston in 2002 Bryan studied piano with Doug Buys at the New England Conservatory for six years, where he learned the piano technique used and taught by legendary classical pianist Claudio Arrau. He has also performed contemporary music at some major music festivals in the Northeastern United States including the Danbury Fields Forever Beatles Festival and the 2018 Vans Warped Tour. He performed at the Beatles festival with Beatles tribute band AfterFab and the Vans Warped Tour with a band called Best Not Broken. Also with Best Not Broken he opened for legendary bands such as Jefferson Starship, The Goo Goo Dolls, The Gin Blossoms, and The Little River Band. He played keyboards at Chan's restaurant in Woonsocket Rhode Island with AfterFab. Bryan taught piano for 14 years at the Franklin School for the Performing Arts, and for six years at the Brookline Music School in Brookline Massachusetts. He currently teaches about 20 piano students at Hopkinton Center for the Arts. Bryan is also an organist and regularly plays piano and organ for weddings and receptions. Bryan teaches piano at all levels at the HCA. He can teach Jazz Piano through intermediate levels, and can also work with beginner singers.

Emma Pawl is a singer and actress who specializes in musical theatre genres as well as classical and more contemporary genres, like pop, rock, folk, singer-songwriter, jazz, R&B and beyond. Emma is a Berklee College of Music graduate who majored in Vocal Performance with two minors in Musical Theatre Performance, as well as Teaching the Contemporary Singer. Emma has been, and continues to be involved in numerous musical theatre productions, as well as performs in professional wedding bands, sings for church services, performs as a Disney Princess for kids parties, acts in music videos, and more. Emma is a private voice instructor, as well as a music and theatre teacher who strives to cultivate an inclusive, individualized, and enriching experience for all of her students. Emma teaches Voice, Acting, and beginner Ukulele.

Dennis Carmignani has taught music to students of all ages for over 25 years, including 12 years at Robinson Music in Westborough. He has performed publicly with many bands covering a variety of genres of music. His musical background includes studies at Quinsigamond Community College and UMASS Dartmouth. In addition he has studied privately with John Kowalczyk, among others. Dennis teaches Piano, Guitar, and Bass Guitar. Dennis can also teach beginner drums and ukulele at the HCA.

Carolyn Castellano is an accomplished performing musician and music educator. She has been the band director, digital music production and music collective instructor at Brookline High School in Massachusetts for the past 30 years. She was also the curriculum manager for Girls Rock Campaign Boston from 2010 through 2016 and helped create the summer Rock Camp programs at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, New York (home of Woodstock festival). Carolyn is passionate about connecting with her students and works collaboratively with them to craft their musical journey and also help them develop meaningful life skills that come from collaborative work. Her ensembles were featured in Curious, Collaborative Creativity: A Guide to Transforming Music Ensembles (2017), by Caron Collins PhD. Carolyn loves all genres of music; she also enjoys hanging out with her son Sam, the NY Mets and being outdoors! Carolyn is a Jazz specialist who teaches Drums, Bass, and Guitar lessons as well as Improvisation and Jazz Theory.

As a working artist, Meredith currently focuses on varying interpretations of landscapes of place, body, and memory. Through oil paint, pastel, installations, and videos, she explores landscapes affected by the passage of time. Meredith has experience with printmaking, knitting, sewing, embroidery, wreath making, calligraphy, origami, woodworking, welding, and robotics. Meredith has an MFA from the Pratt Institute and has been a resident at the Vermont Studio Center.

Anina Lawrence (they/she) is a voice teacher and singer/songwriter based in Central MA. As a lessons instructor, Anina asks their students, “What does your voice do now?” and “What do you want your voice to do?”, which allows students to identify their vocal strengths and areas of singing they wish to explore further. The three tenets of Anina’s teaching philosophy are exploration, play, and collaboration, resulting in a lesson experience that is both fruitful and fun! Anina’s areas of interest within teaching voice lie in gender affirming voice care, voice science, and trauma-informed voice pedagogy, which all come together to create a lesson environment that is warm and welcoming to students of all genders, abilities, and backgrounds. She is committed to creating an equitable studio that is flexible to each student’s needs! Anina holds a BM from Berklee College of Music, where they studied Professional Music with concentrations in Performance and Songwriting, and Teaching Contemporary Voice. Anina is committed to furthering their own education as a voice instructor, and as such is an active member of NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) and PAVA (Pan-American Vocology Association). Anina was honored to be a member of the inaugural mentee class in the New England NATS Mentorship program in 2025 and hopes to pursue a Voice Pedagogy masters degree in the near future. Anina teaches Voice, Songwriting, and Music Theory at the HCA.

Kyung-Ah (Amy) Lee received her BFA from Seoul National University College of Fine Arts and her MFA from New York University (NYU). She is currently a practicing artist and art instructor based in the Boston area. Amy’s work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in New York, New Jersey, Paris, Munich, and Korea. Amy teaches drawing, watercolor, acrylic painting, water mixable oil painting, and creative expression to students of all ages, from children to adults.

Holly Lafave is an experienced art educator with nearly 20 years of teaching experience across Massachusetts. She holds a Mast of Art in Education from Boston University and has a background in Interior Design and Visual Arts. Holly has taught students from PreK through Middle School and recently expanded her passion to include adult learners. Holly’s teacher focuses on creativity, exploration, and building confidence through artistic expression. Holly enjoys helping students discover their unique artistic voice through mixed media, hand-on building, printmaking, and experimental techniques that encourage curiosity and creative risk-taking. Holly teaches a large variety of mediums that include, but are not limited to, painting, drawing, printmaking, collage, watercolor, hand building with clay, building with various materials (paper maché, cardboard, plaster, etc) and interior designing.

Libby Lit holds a degree in Theater Education from Bridgewater State University and a Master’s in Theater Education from Emerson College. She is the founder and Artistic Director of Unified Theater, an organization that empowers students to create inclusive, student-led productions celebrating performers of all abilities. Libby was recently named the Director of Adaptive Arts at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts, where she continues her mission to make the arts accessible to all. Libby teaches accessible Voice, Ukulele, & Theatre lessons.

Rick Morin is a composer, performer, educator, and founder of The Rhythm Room Enrichment Program and the Grammy nominated band, The Rhythm Room. Rick has composed and performed original scores with Ram Island Dance Company, Blah Rhino Dance Company, and Choreographer Jodie Weber. He is the accompanist for the Joan Phelps School of Dance at Dean College. Additionally, Rick is the drummer for the band Diva’s with a Twist, Paris Cabaret Dinner Theatre, and Eric Larivee, an award-winning cabaret and musical theater artist. Rick was featured in a TED Talk and is the recipient of many educational grants. He has performed with Tony Award winning actress, Betty Buckley; Academy Award winning actress, Shirley Jones; Broadway/movie actor Michael Leon Wooley; jazz legend Charlie Mariano; Dr. Krishna Raghavendra (a virtuoso on the Veena) and opened for Rita Moreno and Ben Vereen. Rick teaches Percussion, Drum Set, World Drums, in addition to beginner piano at the HCA.

Rex Parry is a pianist and music teacher with experience teaching students of all ages and skill levels. They started their music education through Yamaha Music School's Young Musicians Course curriculum, and studied jazz piano under Yuki Shibata before attending Berklee College of Music's undergraduate program, and graduating with a degree in Professional Music. Since 2019, they have been teaching piano in both group and private settings, teaching classical, jazz, and contemporary styles. Rex’s goal in teaching is to nurture every student’s unique musical pursuits and interests, and to ensure that each of them can reach their full potential as artists no matter what their learning style happens to be. Rex believes that music education should not be limited to mastering the skill of playing an instrument, but rather be a practice which enriches people’s lives creatively, interpersonally, and spiritually. Rex teaches piano to all levels and teaches through RCM Level 7 at the HCA.

Tom Quartulli has been a professional saxophonist in the New England area for the past thirty years. He has toured and recorded for several bands throughout much of the U.S. and in over forty countries worldwide. He has played with many different groups of varying genres; including rock and roll, blues, punk rock, jazz, ska, reggae, rockabilly, and many more. Tom has backed up the Sonics, the Robins, and Billy Lee Riley, to name a few. He has also sat in as a guest musician with Dropkick Murphys. He currently tours and records with a Grammy nominated group, Barrence Whitfield and the Savages, that was featured on the BBC 2’s “Later With Jools Holland,” in the U.K. Quartulli began taking private saxophone lessons at an early age in Worcester from Ken Sawyer, who was a student of Milford’s own Boots Mussulli. After graduating from Berklee College of Music, with a degree in Music Education, Tom began teaching saxophone, clarinet, piano, guitar, and flute. He has taught both private and group lessons for over twenty years. His lessons focus on building a repertoire of fun tunes, improvisation, sight reading and music theory. Tom teaches Saxophones, Clarinets, Flute, Beginner Piano, & Beginner Guitar at the HCA.

Mike Ring holds a Bachelor’s degree in Geography in 2011 from Missouri State University, a Masters of Music in Piano Performance from Webster University in St. Louis in 2013, and a Masters of Social Work (MSW) from Boston College in 2019. Mike has been teaching piano to students of all ages and skill levels for nearly 15 years. Mike has also performed as an orchestral pianist and choral accompanist along with other smaller ensembles. In his free time, Mike enjoys composing classical and electronic music, staying active outdoors, trying new foods, and spending time with his family. Mike teaches piano and composition primarily in classical styles at the HCA.

Joohee Bae is a violinist and educator with over 20 years of teaching experience in the United States and South Korea. She has taught in gifted music education programs and has worked as an orchestra instructor and chamber music coach. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Violin Performance from Hanyang University in South Korea and a Performance Diploma from Boston University. Joohee has performed with various orchestras in both the United States and South Korea and continues to be active in chamber music. As a teacher, she focuses on building strong foundations, developing confidence, and helping students enjoy making music.

Megann is a self-taught artist with years of study under many accomplished artists. Working primarily in acrylic and oil, she has recently expanded her practice to include multimedia and three-dimensional forms. Her creative foundation is rooted in storytelling—she holds a B.A. in Creative Writing and Literature from Wheaton College. Megann enjoys teaching visual art at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts with both children and adults. She manages the Hopkinton Center for the Art's Lotvin Family Gallery, where she enjoys fostering local artistic talent and community involvement.