
Cara Bergantino
Owner/Director
(VIOLA, STRINGS) – Master of Science in Arts Administration, Boston University, Boston, MA; Bachelor of Music in Music Education, New York University, NYC; studies with Bonnie Black, Karen Ritscher, Stephanie Baer; performances with Brookline Symphony Orchestra, One World Symphony, Jackson Heights Orchestra, NYU Symphony Orchestra; instrumental music teacher, Newton Public Schools, orchestra director, Newton All City Orchestra, former music teacher, Belmont Public Schools (Belmont, MA), Mark Twain I.S. 239 for the Gifted and Talented; member, National Association for Music Education, Newton Teachers Association; viola, strings, band; 19th summer at E/C.

Andrew Neyer
Director
Master in the Arts of Teaching Secondary Mathematics, Bachelor of Arts in Music, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics/Statistics, Miami University, Oxford, OH; performances with Top Deck A Cappella Group of Celebrity Cruise Lines, mixed choral and cruise line vocal ensembles; math instructor, mathematics department chair, golf coach, The Webb Schools (Claremont, CA), former mathematics department chair, math instructor, and Lowe Hall dorm head, Cushing Academy (Ashburnham, MA); member, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics; voice, piano; 13th 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 Dearborn Symphony Orchestra (Dearborn, MI); private oboe studio, advanced piano and oboe instructor, South Pasadena Arts & Music Academy (South Pasadena, CA), adjunct music faculty, Mt. San Antonio College (Walnut, CA), piano proficiency TA, Michigan State University; member, International Double Reed Society, Music Teacher’s Association of California, College Music Society; 7th summer at E/C.