2025 MSA String Camp Faculty
Emily Brand (Music ‘n Movement Classes) teaches early childhood music education classes at the Ironhorse Consortium for Young Musicians (Helena, MT) and instructs a robust private lesson studio with students ranging from preschool through adult.
Rachel Fellows-Schnackel (Violin/Viola Master and Repertoire Classes) Website here.
Angelica Kalasz-Chandler (Cello/Bass Master and Repertoire Classes) is an active music educator and performer in Missoula. She is currently teaching orchestra at Franklin/Hawthorne, and Big Sky High School. She enjoys performing with her band, The Queens and Mr. G, and in the Missoula Symphony Orchestra.
Oumar Keita (African Drumming Class), a native of Guinea, West Africa, now shares his culture in Missoula through SPARK!, school programs, and performances in the community. He is an active member of the community dance and drum group Djebe Bara. Website here.
Sylvia Oman (Director; Musicianship Classes) is Education Coordinator of the Missoula Symphony Association and has played in the Missoula and Helena symphonies, as well other small ensembles in the area. As a Suzuki-trained teacher, she maintains a private studio of violin and viola students, ages 5 to 18.
Beth Youngblood (Violin/Viola Master Class; Fiddling) was introduced to both fiddling and improvisation while living in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Based out of Asheville North Carolina, she spent eight years touring the country and the world with the Howard Hanger Jazz Fantasy. She is a long time Missoula Suzuki violin teacher, enjoys teaching fiddle tunes and styles, loves to sing, and this summer, when not hiking with her amazing dog Willa, will be immersed in a recording project of original compositions with her trio Ouzel. Website here.
More to come soon!