Music Director – Dr.Thérèse Provenzano 

Thérèse Provenzano, Doctor of Musical Arts, earned undergraduate honors degrees in her majors of Music, English, Biology and Education from Brandeis University; Master of Music degrees with high honors in both music education/conducting and piano performance and a Masters in Biology from the University of Michigan; and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Music Education from Boston University. She studied piano with pianist Paul Badera-Skoda in Vienna, received the Phyllis Lee Coffey Award in Music at Brandeis, was a Dean's scholar at Boston University, and, in 1999, was awarded the Distinguished Arts Educator in Music for the state of Massachusetts by the Alliance for Arts Education. In the winter of 2001, Dr. Provenzano had the honor of studying with world-renowned musician/conductor, Sir Neville Marriner.

Dr. Provenzano was the Choral Director for the Weston Public Schools for over 20 years before moving to private teaching and continues to conduct the Weston Community Chorus.

In addition to her music, she also participates in whale research on Cape Cod and works with the rehabilitation of injured wild animals at Wild Care in Brewster.

 

 

   

 

Accompanist –  Steve Sussman

Mr. Sussman is frequently heard as a soloist, accompanist, chamber musician and orchestral member throughout the Boston area. He earned a Master’s of Music in performance from Boston University studying with Anthony D’Bonaventura and a Bachelors degree from Indiana University where his principal teachers were Enrica Cavallo Gulli and Jorge Bolet. Mr Sussman is the director of Opera Presto, an educational/performance group. He also teaches at the St. Marks School and maintains a private studio in his home.