administration
Dr. Angelika Machnik-Jones
Executive Director
Orlando Ramirez
Operations Manager
Strings faculty
Erin Ripka
Violin, Young Musicians Chamber Orchestra
Substitute violinist with Oklahoma City Philharmonic
Violinist with Tactus Chamber Orchestra and Vocal Ensemble
Violinist with Soluna Piano Trio
MM in Violin Performance - Cleveland Institute of Music
BM in Violin Performance - University of Minnesota
Two-year violin performance study - Kunstuniversität Graz, Austria
Heather Wickersham
violin, preparatory strings ensemble
Substitute violinist with Oklahoma City Philharmonic
Violinist with the Fort Smith Symphony Orchestra
Violinist with Lawton Philharmonic
MM in Violin Performance - University of Oklahoma
BM in Music Education - Southern Nazarene University
Royce Mclarry
violin, viola
Principal violist with Oklahoma City Philharmonic
Principal violist with Norman Philharmonic
Principal violist with Lawton Philharmonic
MM in Viola Performance - University of Wisconsin - Madison
BM in Viola Performance - Oklahoma City University
orlando ramirez
violin, viola, adult program, adult string ensemble
Violist with Enid Symphony Orchestra
Violist with Painted Sky Opera Company
MM in Viola Performance - University of Central Oklahoma
BM in Viola Performance - University of Central Oklahoma
Dr. Angelika machnik-jones
cello, solfege, cellici ensemble
Cellist with Oklahoma City Philharmonic
Guest artist at universities across the US
Cellist with Soluna Piano Trio
DMA in Cello Performance - University of Oklahoma
MM in Cello Performance - Southern Methodist University
BM in Cello performance - Oklahoma City University
One-year study at S.Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdansk, Poland
karla romani
cello
jeffrey kirbas
guitar
Guitar Director, Classen School of Advanced Studies
MM in Guitar Performance - Oklahoma City University
BM in Guitar Performance - Elmhurst University
piano faculty
ruirui ouyang-johnson
piano
Pianist with Soluna Piano Trio
DMA in Piano Performance ABD - University of Oklahoma
MM in Piano Performance - Oklahoma City University
BM in Piano Performance - Tianjin Conservatory of Music, China
ekaterina kuleshova
piano
blake hilligoss
piano
Staff accompanist, Oklahoma City University
MM in Piano Performance - Oklahoma State University
BM in Piano Perfromance - Oklahoma State University
