Music Conservatory of Westchester • Faculty

Girard Mohen was born in New York City and grew up in Queens. He began his saxophone studies with Bob Tricarion of the Tonight Show Orchestra, and eventually began working with various jazz bands, including Lionel Hampton. As the commercial music scene evolved it became apparent that greater opportunities were available to woodwind doublers. Consequently, he became proficient over time on clarinet, flute and oboe.

Living in New York gave him access to the best teachers from the New York Philharmonic and Metropolitan Opera. Girard trained in both classical and jazz, which gave him the flexibility to perform in a variety of situations. He attended Manhattan School of Music and completed his studies with a doctoral degree from Columbia University.

Girard has many years of experience teaching students of all levels. He evaluates each student on an individual basis, spotting his/her strengths and needs and developing a program of study that will enable the student to achieve his/her goals.

In addition to his performing and teaching activities, Girard is a composer and lyricist who has written a musical entitled “Beautiful Dreamer.” The story is based on the lives of composer Stephen Foster and African American violinist Solomon Northrup. The piece is now in workshop.

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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

Girard Mohen | Clarinet, Saxophone

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