Music Conservatory of Westchester • Faculty

Lubima Kalinkova-Shentov has master's degrees from The Juilliard School and the Academy of Music in Bucharest, Romania. She has performed solo recitals in France, Germany, Italy, Romania and Bulgaria, as well as the Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center and the Paul Hall and Morse Hall at the Juilliard School. She has performed with numerous orchestras throughout the U.S. and Europe. She was formerly the principal double bassist of the Radio Chamber Orchestra in Sofia, Bulgaria, with several recorded solo works for double bass and chamber orchestra. She has received several music awards from international double bass competitions. She is a string orchestra instructor in the Mount Vernon school district and has been a Juilliard School MAP faculty member since 2002.

On teaching: "Throughout my professional career, I have pursued two different but related goals: become the best musician I can be, and help others develop an appreciation and love for music," she said.

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Conservatory faculty are all highly skilled and experienced teachers. Teachers are assigned to maximize the learning experience of each student taking into account the students musical interests and goals, age and scheduling needs.

"I am very happy and proud of Jun Luke Foster’s and Benjamin Boventer’s achievements. I taught Jun Luke for 12 years and his acceptance to Juilliard School of Music is a great sign of his musical maturity and accomplishment. He was also accepted to Harvard and Yale. Benjamin was with me for five years. He won a prestigious $40,000 scholarship from Skidmore College for music studies. He was the only pianist in that competition who received this award. He was also accepted at Tufts University. It is very satisfying to know that our students continue to achieve such success." —Svetlana Gorokovich, MCW Faculty

Conservatory faculty are all highly skilled and experienced teachers. Teachers are assigned to maximize the learning experience of each student taking into account the students musical interests and goals, age and scheduling needs.

"I am very happy and proud of Jun Luke Foster’s and Benjamin Boventer’s achievements. I taught
Jun Luke for 12 years and his acceptance to Juilliard School of Music is a great sign of his musical maturity and accomplishment. He was also accepted to Harvard and Yale. Benjamin was with me for five years. He won a prestigious $40,000 scholarship from Skidmore College for music studies. He was the only pianist in that competition who received this award. He was also accepted at Tufts University. It is very satisfying to know that our students continue to achieve such success."
—Svetlana Gorokovich, MCW Faculty

Lubima Kalinkova-Shentov | Double Bass

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