Leadership

For over 70 years Encore/Coda has been operated by music teachers who love to share their craft and inspire young musicians.  Visit our Camp History page to learn more about the history of Encore/Coda.

Cara Bergantino
Owner/Director

Owner/Director of Camp! Violist and Strings Teacher with a Master of Science in Arts Administration, Boston University, Boston, MA; Bachelor of Music in Music Education, New York University, NYC; Performances with Brookline Symphony Orchestra, One World Symphony, Jackson Heights Orchestra, NYU Symphony Orchestra; Private Strings Lesson instructor at Beaver Country Day School (Chestnut Hill, MA), Newton Public Schools (Newton, MA), and The Conservatory at Highlands (Newton, MA); Director of the Newton Public Schools’ All City Orchestra; Strings Teaching Artist at The Park School; Former Strings & Band Teacher, Newton Public Schools, former strings teacher in the Belmont Public Schoolsstudied with Bonnie Black, Karen Ritscher, Stephanie Baer;  instrumental music teacher in the Newton Public Schools (Newton, MA), orchestra director, Newton All City Orchestra, former music teacher, Belmont Public Schools, former music teacher at  Mark Twain I.S. 239 for the Gifted and Talented (Brooklyn, NY); member, American String Teachers Association; 21st summer at E/C.

Nathan Hubbard
Director of Music

(OBOE) – Doctor of Musical Arts in Oboe Performance, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI; Master of Music in Oboe Performance, Master of Music in Piano Pedagogy, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI; Bachelor of Music in Oboe Performance, Baldwin–Wallace Conservatory of Music, Berea, OH; studied with Jan Eberle, Jeffrey Rathbun; performances with Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, Dearborn Symphony Orchestra, (Dearborn, MI); private oboe and piano studio in Cincinnati area, piano proficiency TA, Michigan State University; member, International Double Reed Society, Music Teacher’s Association of California, College Music Society; 10th summer at E/C.

Jamie Saltman and Ellen Donohue-Saltman
Directors Emeritus

JAMIE- (JAZZ PIANO, CONDUCTING) – Master of Music in Conducting, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA; Bachelor of Music in Music Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, MA; studies with Frank Battisti, Walter Chesnut, Nigel Coxe; performances with UMASS Large Ensembles, MA Youth Wind Ensembles, NEC Wind Ensembles, Encore/Coda Ensembles; staff pianist and musical director of jazz services, Temple Beth Avodah (Newton, MA); freelance musician and jazz piano teacher, greater Boston area; member, Massachusetts Music Educators Association, Music Educators National Conference, Maine Summer Camps; 64th summer at E/C.

ELLEN- (HORN) – Artist Diploma in Chamber Music, Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA; Master of Music in Horn Performance, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA; Bachelor of Arts in Political Economy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, MA; member, Ariel Wind Quintet; Grassmere Trio, current horn instructor, Lexington & Weston public schools (MA); performances on WGBH, Boston; member, Maine Youth Camping Association; 41st summer at E/C.​