List of 7 items.

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  Melissa Scott, Coordinator

  Bio
  Melissa Scott is a vocal music teacher with over 25 years of experience teaching choir, general music, and private voice in Texas, Washington, and Doha, Qatar. Melissa holds a degree in Music Education from Baylor University and a Master of Music from University of Washington. At age 15, she decided to become a music teacher and has been following that path ever since. Melissa enjoys teaching students of all ages and currently works as a vocal consultant and private voice coach. Melissa has lived in Fort Worth since 2018 with her husband, Steve, and two daughters, Ava and Audrey. She is proud to be a part of the Fort Worth Country Day school community as a parent, and looks forward to stepping into a new role as Coordinator of the Music Conservatory.
  
  

  Melissa Scott

  Music Conservatory Coordinator

  melissa.scott@fwcd.com
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  Marina Dichenko, Violin

  Bio
  Marina Dichenko studied violin in Kharkiv, Ukraine, at Central Music School. She continued her studies at Gnessin’s Academy of Music in Moscow, Russia. In 2014, she graduated with an Artist Diploma program from Texas Christian University School of Music.

  
  

  As a soloist and member of chamber groups, Ms. Dichenko has traveled and performed in Ukraine, Russia, Belgium, Japan and the U.S. She has her recordings with Naxos and other recording companies. Ms. Dichenko earned prizes at different competitions, including a chamber music competition in Donetsk, Ukraine, and Sergey Taneev's International Competition of Chamber Music in Kaluga, Russia. She has participated in different festivals, among them Piano Texas International Festival.

  
  

  Ms. Dichenko is proud to be a member of local orchestras. She has been playing with Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra since 2012 and is a Concertmaster of McKinney Philharmonic Orchestra.

  
  

  Ms. Dichenko currently teaches at  Fort Worth Country Day, Wakeland High School (Frisco), Greater North Texas Youth Orchestra. She enjoys playing with local musicians and groups.
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  Ashton Fineout, Violin

  Bio
  For over 20 years, Ms. Fineout has enjoyed the privilege of studying the violin and sharing the gift of music with others. In spring 2018, she graduated from the Artist  Diploma program in Violin Performance at Texas Christian University under the guidance of Dr. Elisabeth Adkins. Ms. Fineout completed her Bachelor of Music in  2015, graduating cum laude in Violin Performance from the University of North  Texas. 
  
  Ms. Fineout’s most recent performance engagements have included serving as Concertmaster for Chamber Music International series concert featuring world-renowned jazz violinist, Scott Tixier, Guest Faculty Artist at the University of  Arkansas Chamber Music Series, Concertmaster for 2Cellos tour, Principal 2nd violin for Michael Buble tour, Principal 2nd violin for Sarah Brightman tour, and regular performances with the Dallas String Quartet, performing classical, pop,  jazz, and rock on both electric and acoustic instruments. 
  
  Also a skilled violin teacher, Ms. Fineout has completed training courses on the  Suzuki Teaching Method as a member of the Suzuki Association of America. Ms.  Fineout enjoys teaching young people, tailoring her teaching approach to each individual, guiding students to discover his or her unique learning style, natural aptitude strengths, and anatomical setup. Ms. Fineout currently teaches at TCU  Music Preparatory and Fort Worth Country Day School where she maintains a studio as a private violin instructor. As a part of the newly formed Finestrung Duo, Ashton frequently collaborates with her sister, Aubrey Fineout, traveling and performing in multiple genres.
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  Daria Kiseleva, Piano

  Bio
  Pianist Daria Kiseleva received her early professional training from Gnessin State Musical College and Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, Russia. A winner of numerous international piano competitions, Ms. Kiseleva has performed in major performance halls around the world, including Carnegie Hall; Theatre of Champs Élysées, Salle Gauveau, Salle Cortot (Paris, France); Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory (Russia); Theatre Municipal of Rio de Janeiro, Sala Sao Paolo (Brazil); Bellver Castle (Palma de Mallorca, Spain); and Theatre Curci (Barletta, Italy). 

  
  

  Since moving to the United States in 2014, Ms. Kiseleva received the Lay and Mattie Powell Piano Scholarship at the Texas Christian University (TCU)School of Music to pursue an Artist Diploma degree. After graduating in 2017, she toured as a Guest Artist, performing solo recitals and collaborating with major orchestras (Brazilian Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra de Experimental de Repertório, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, El  Paso Symphony Orchestra, OLES Symphony Orchestra) at Londrina  Festival and Festival VII Virtuosi Gravata (Brazil), Schlern International Music Festival (Italy), Aptos Keyboard Series (Monterey Bay, USA), Impromptu! Classical Music Recital Series (USA) and International Odyssiad Keyboard Festival (USA). Currently, Ms. Kiseleva continues her studies, pursuing a DMA in Piano Performance at TCU School of Music. She is a recipient of the LAAS and Judith Solomon Chamber Music Awards from TCU. Ms. Kiseleva has taught in private schools, studios, masterclasses, and workshops in Russia and the U.S. She enjoys working with and helping students of all ages get inspired and creative in understanding the art of music.
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  Quint Olsen, Guitar

  Bio
  Quint Olsen is a guitar educator living in Fort Worth. He currently runs a guitar studio as part of The Conservatory at Fort Worth Country Day and teaches private lessons at Music Place Mansfield.  

  Mr. Olsen was born and raised in Northern Utah, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Guitar Pedagogy and Music Education from Utah State University. Upon completing college, Mr. Olsen opened and ran a successful studio, teaching private students full-time, while maintaining a full performance schedule.  

  In 2001, he moved to Las Vegas to run the guitar program at Cram  Middle School. Under his direction, the Cram Guitar  Ensemble grew to be one of the largest and most successful middle school guitar programs in Nevada, with more than 300 students enrolled each year. The ensemble received Superior ratings, placing first place in multiple festivals and competitions, was featured on local TV and in local newspapers, and was invited to perform at many prestigious events, including the Guitar Foundation of America Regional Symposium and the Nevada Music Educators Association showcase concert. Mr. Olsen was awarded the 2005 Wal-Mart “Teacher of the Year” award in the community for his work with the ensemble. His students have gone on to play with some of the best high school and university guitar ensembles in the state, including the University of Las Vegas Guitar Quartet. 

  After 15 years directing the Cram Guitar Ensemble, Mr. Olsen moved to Fort Worth. He has served as educational director for Guitar Fort Worth and runs several after-school guitar programs in Fort Worth ISD schools, in addition to his work in The Conservatory at FWCD.
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  Laura Ospina, Cello

  Bio
  Laura Ospina completed her advanced studies with the polish pedagogue Henryk  Zarzycki at the National University of Colombia in 2002. In 1999, she won the national competition “Roberto Mantilla” to play as soloist with the Symphony Orchestra of  Colombia, and, after that, she has played as soloist with the foremost orchestras in  Colombia and has presented recitals in the main concert halls across Colombia. From 1999 to 2000, Ms. Ospina was Principal Cellist of the Cundinamarca's Philharmonic Orchestra. From 2000 to 2003, she played as Assistant Principal at  Bogota's Philharmonic Orchestra, and, from 2003 to 2008, she served as Principal Cellist at the National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia. 

  
  

  In recent years, Ms. Ospina has been actively teaching. From 2004 to 2008, she served as the Cello Professor at the Central University of Bogota and the University of Andes. She has been part of international Festivals as FOSJA (Puerto Rico), International  Piano Festival (Colombia), Carlos Prieto Cello Competition (Mexico), Chamber Music  Festival (Cuba), Sabaudia Music Festival (Italy), Carpineto Romano (Italy) and National  University Cello Festival (Colombia).

    

  In 2009, Ms. Ospina was invited as soloist with the Holguin Symphony in Cuba, and during 2010 and 2011, she was part of the International Chamber Orchestra in Rome, Italy. In 2013, Ms. Ospina played as soloist with Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra and Latina  Philharmonia in Italy. In 2016, she played as soloist with Fondi Chamber Orchestra in Italy.   

  
  

  Ms. Ospina finished her master’s degree at Texas Christian University,  under the tutelage of Dr. Jesus Castro-Balbi. Currently, she plays as Principal Cello with Las Colinas Symphony, Odysseus Chamber Orchestra and San Angelo Symphony. She also serves as tutti section for East Texas Symphony Orchestra, Plano Symphony, Irving Symphony and Abilene  Philharmonic. 

  
  

  She is currently Cello Professor of Mountain View College in Dallas and Fort Worth  Country Day. Ms. Ospina lives in Fort Worth with her husband, Italian clarinetist Ivan Petruzziello, and their children, Tomas and Olivia. 
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  William Taylor, Piano

  Bio
  William Taylor began playing piano when he was five years old, and began playing for his local congregation and a university choir at age fourteen. Since then he has worked at three different universities as a staff pianist, playing for opera productions, music theatre, choirs, recitals, music classes and more.
  
  William especially loves French Impressionist music as well as video game music arranged for piano. William graduated from Southern Virginia University in the spring of 2020, and began his graduate studies at Texas Christian University in August of 2021. William and his wife, Sanneke, have one daughter.