Somerset, NJ

Classical Music

Our Events

Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart

Live Regional Presentation
February 2nd, 2024 @ 2 PM
St. James School

Live Regional Presentation
June 6, 2023 @ 1 PM
Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart

Live Regional Presentation
May 31, 2023 @ 2 PM
The Albrook School

Live Regional Presentation
May 26, 2023 @ 10:15 AM
Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart

Live Regional Presentation
February 15, 2023 @ 2 PM
Virtual Regional Presentation
December 19, 2020

What People are Saying…

The performances were excellent. They kept 75 kindergarteners through 4th grade boys engaged! The students were wonderfully thoughtful and friendly. Thank you Back to Bach!

Heidi New
Music Teacher
Princeton Academy

The performances were excellent. They kept 75 kindergarteners through 4th grade boys engaged! The students were wonderfully thoughtful and friendly. Thank you Back to Bach!

Heidi New
Music Teacher
Princeton Academy

Love the Disney Music! The boys were so engaged. I truly enjoyed it.

Crista Peyko
1st Grade Teacher
Princeton Academy

“It was interactive and engaging to the kids! Keeping pre-k aged kids engaged and focused is not easy!”

Kelsey Lewis
Music Teacher
Stuart Country Day School

“This group was very engaged with the audience and very effective at communicating musical concepts. Each of them are incredible musicians, and each piece of music was very illustrative of each concept. Thank you so much! wee learned a lot!”

Karin Baird
Teacher
The Albrook School

“It’s very clear that all the performers have a passion for music and hopefully this will foster that same passion in their audience members!”

Spencer Gallo
Collaborative Pianist
Stuart Country Day School

Meet the Team

Violin
Regional Director since Fall 2022
Member since Fall 2020
Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart
Winner of 2022 Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition
Philadelphia Youth Orchestra
Performer in Carnegie Hall twice for Piano

Flute
Associate Regional Director since Fall 2023
Member since Fall 2022
Accepted into CJMEA Regions 2019-2020
Awarded 2nd place in the Pocono Flute Society annual competition 2019-2020
Accepted into MHS Wind Ensemble program 2022-2023

Cello
Member Since Fall 2020
Montgomery High School
UMS select orchestra second chair
LMS chamber orchestra

Piano
Member since Fall 2022
Pass ABRSM piano level 2-8
Pass ABRSM music theory grade 5
Wind Ensemble for flute

Violin
Member since Fall 2022
Philadelphia Youth Orchestra
NJMEA All-States Orchestra
CJMEA Regionals Orchestra

Bassoon
Member since Fall 2022
Principle Bassoon Player in Symphonic Winds
Completed ABRSM Theory 8
7 Years in Piano Festival

Clarinet
Member since Fall 2022
NJMTA Spring Recital Honors Rating
Arts Ed NJ Solo Competition Gold I* Rating (Highest)
GPYO Symphonic Orchestra

Cello
Member since Fall 2022
Juilliard Pre-College, Cello
New York Youth Symphony, Chamber Music Program
First Place at VIVO International Music Competition
First Place at Charleston International Music Competition

Viola
Member since Winter 2022
7th in Regions orchestra in 2022-2023
7th in NJ All State Orchestra in 2022
Principal violist in Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra

Piano
Member since Spring 2023
MTNA Senior Piano Duet Competition, National Division: 2nd Place
Bravura Young Artists Concerto Competition: Silver Medalist
West Chester University Annual Pre-Collegiate Piano Competition: 1st Place

Flute
Member since Spring 2023
Played piano at Carnegie Hall in fifth grade through the Royal Conservatory of Music exam
Member of Princeton Girlchoir's advanced Ensemble & Cantores choirs
7 years NJMTA piano festival consistently rated Excellent

Guitar & Voice
Member since Spring 2023
Ninth International Guitar Festival Concert presented by the Latino Arts Strings Program: 3rd place
NJMEA Honors Guitar Ensemble
NJ All-State Choir

Bass
Member since Fall 2023
Montgomery High School
Central Jersey Region Orchestra
2nd bass in school
Jazz band in school

French Horn
Member since Fall 2023
Montgomery High School
1st chair wind ensemble in CJMEA regional band (2022)
GPYO concert orchestra principal Horn player (2022-2023)
2nd chair in school

Flute
Member since Fall 2023
Montgomery High School
Currently in the Wind Ensemble for school
Played and will be in Pit Orchestra

Piano
Member since Fall 2023
Montgomery High School
1st Place in NJMTA Young Musicians Competition
1st Prize in New York Young Performers Prize Competition
2nd Prize in Bellagrande International Music Competition