Music Conservatory of Westchester • Faculty

Born and raised in Belgrade, Serbia, guitarist and composer Rale Micic graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston. He has studied with notable professors such as George Garzone, Hal Crook and Bob Brookmeyer, as well as the legendary guitarist Mick Goodrick.

In addition to being a dedicated educator, Rale is a CTA Records recording artist and has been featured in numerous publications including "DownBeat," "JazzTimes," "LA Times," "San Diego Tribune" and the "Boston Globe." He has performed at prominent jazz clubs and music festivals in the U.S. and Europe including Catalina Jazz Club, Blues Alley, Scullers Jazz Club, Dizzy’s, the San Jose Jazz Festival and the Hartford International Jazz Festival.

His debut album "Bridges," a mix of jazz and haunting melodies from the Balkans, was released on CTA Records in 2003. On his latest release, "Serbia," he was joined by Grammy-nominated trumpet player Tom Harrell, Bob Reynolds on tenor, Sean Conly on bass and Gregory Hutchinson on drums.

Rale Micic recently signed an endorsement deal with D'Addario strings, joining the likes of guitarists Pat Metheny, John Scofield and Lenny Kravitz.

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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

Rale Micic | Guitar

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