Music Conservatory of Westchester • Faculty

Cellist and New York native, Adriana Maria Pera, has established herself as equally at home in many genres of music. As a performer, she has been a cellist with the Slee Sinfonietta, Principal Cellist with the Symphony Orchestras of Toronto and Buffalo Universities, and a member of the Parkdale Revolutionary Orchestra – a contemporary rock band.

Ms. Pera has participated in the International Bach Festival, directed by Maestro Helmuth Rilling, and at the “June in Buffalo” Series, an annual festival of contemporary music hosting notables such as Steve Reich. Passionate about new music, she has performed Augusta Read Thomas' cello concerto, Passion Prayers, the world premiere of Vanity of the Heavens by Yoshiko Ando at THE SOUNDLAB and has recently lead a performance of Boulez’s Mesagessaquisse – a cello septet.

An engaging chamber musician, Ms. Pera has performed with many ensembles and been coached by the Orion and St. Lawrence String Quartets, Gryphon Trio, and has performed for Janos Starker, Leon Fleisher, Fred Sherry, and Menahem Pressler among others. She has most recently performed with a string quartet along side The Remarkable Theatre Brigade at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall.

She received a Bachelor of Music from the University at Buffalo (winner of the 2002 Baird Concerto Competition) and a Master of Music from the University of Toronto, studying with Jonathan Golove and Shauna Rolston, respectively. Doctoral studies at the University of Toronto with David Hetherington of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Pera has recently earned an Artist Diploma from the State University of New York – Purchase Conservatory with Julia Lichten of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.

She is presently on faculty at School of the Holy Child, The Jewish Community Centre of Mid-Westchester, and The Music Conservatory of Westchester and maintains a private studio.

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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

Adriana MARIA Pera | cellist

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