Piano Faculty – Bel Air Music Studios

Carol Biskup

Carol Biskup has been teaching piano in Harford County since 1985. Her concentration is on the basics of playing and the classical approach to playing. She likes to get to know each student as an individual and find music for each one to inspire their love for music. She enjoys teaching all ages of people from the very young to senior citizens.
Carol received an AA in music from Harford Community College, and also received the Student Leadership Award upon graduation for her participation in many community musical groups. She also sings and plays several other instruments.

She received a BA in Music magna cum laude with concentration in piano from Towson University. She has also studied piano pedagogy at Westminster Choir College. In addition, she taught class piano for all ages at Harford Community College. She is a member of the Harford County Piano Teacher’s Association, and served as the Association’s President for two years.

Dr. Christopher Dillon

An active recitalist, collaborator and chamber musician, Christopher Dillon recognizes that today’s music student needs a well-rounded musical education. His goal has always been to train the next generation to be musically self-sufficient, knowledgeable, and confident, having the skills to play whatever music they desire.
Christopher Dillon was featured piano soloist with the San Luis Obispo County Symphony at the age of 17. That same year, he attended the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California, where he studied with Jerome Lowenthal.

Dr. Dillon pursued his education at the Eastman School of Music, the Oberlin Conservatory, and the Peabody Institute. While at Peabody, he studied with Julian Martin, Ellen Mack, and Robert MacDonald. After receiving his Doctorate from Peabody, he served as adjunct faculty there for three years; He has taught theory at Towson University since 2003. Dr. Dillon is presently Lecturer in Theory and Piano at Towson University.

Patricia Celozzi

Patricia Celozzi has been teaching piano in Harford County since 1998. She has organized and taught summer piano camps, held annual recitals, and regularly has her students perform in nursing homes throughout Harford County.

Ms. Celozzi received her Associate’s Degree in music from Harford Community College, with high honors. While there, she studied piano with Joseph Satava, continuing for several years after. She has a lifelong passion for ongoing music study, not only for professional development, but also for personal enrichment. To that end, she is presently furthering her piano studies at Towson University. Additional musical pursuits include violin, serving as pianist at her church, and directing handbell choir.

Ms. Celozzi enjoys passing along her knowledge of piano skills with the classical approach (along with technique and theory) that she has gained through years of study and practice. Helping students of all ages to discover the music that they will enjoy for a lifetime is her primary goal. “For me, it is a joy to share my passion for music through piano teaching.”

Alina Antonenko

Alina Antonenko began her musical career studying piano under the late Reynaldo Reyes at Towson University, where she received her Bachelor’s in Piano Performance, and recently completed her second year of graduate study in Vocal Performance/Pedagogy at Shenandoah University, studying voice under Aimee Sposato. She regularly participates in collaborative performances in the Greater Baltimore and Virginia area as both singer and pianist, most recently appearing as Norina from Don Pasquale in Shenandoah’s opera scenes program. Today, Ms. Antonenko works as a music director at the St. Christopher’s Episcopal and Ferndale United Methodist Churches. She is a private piano and voice instructor and coach, an accompanist for the Department of Dance at the Shenandoah Conservatory, as well as an accompanist for singers and instrumentalists. She hopes to continue spreading her lifelong love of music through her teaching and performing.

Scott Winter

Scott loves teaching piano to students of a wide variety of ages and with diverse musical backgrounds. Providing private piano instruction since 2015, Scott desires to share his love of music and his expertise in piano with his students. He believes in an eclectic teaching approach, engaging the student with interesting repertoire, high quality training in technique and artistry, and instruction in music theory and music history.

Scott earned his Bachelor of Music (B.M.) and Master of Music (M.M.) in Piano Performance from Towson University. At Towson, Scott won three piano competitions and received more than ten musical and academic scholarships, including the Distinguished Scholar Award, one of the highest honors for academic excellence conferred by the university. He was chosen as the undergraduate commencement speaker for Towson’s College of Fine Arts and Communication graduation ceremony in May of 2015, where he represented more than 400 baccalaureate students.

In addition to his classical piano training, Scott studied jazz piano, composition, pipe organ, harpsichord, Latin percussion, and video/audio production. He has also done extensive research into the connections between mathematics and music with an emphasis in the theoretical discipline of “musical geometry.” His thesis entitled “Geometry in Carl Vine’s Piano Sonata No. 1: The Rhythm Necklace as an Analytical Tool” was defended with distinction in May of 2017.

Since November 2020, Scott has served as Associate Worship Director at Rosedale Baptist Church in Baltimore, one of the largest Baptist churches in Maryland. He is lead pianist, adult choir director, and musical arranger for services. Scott is an active composer and contemporary worship songwriter; his original choral work, “The Story of Emmanuel” premiered on Christmas Eve of 2022. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Worship Studies (DWS) degree with a specialization in Ethnomusicology through Liberty University. Scott also teaches Beginner and Intermediate Piano courses at Harford Community College.

Ryan Fedak

Ryan Fedak is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and arranger from Fairfield Connecticut. He holds a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Composition from Berklee College of Music, where he also studied vibraphone performance and video game scoring.His vast resume includes international percussion ensemble tours, a series of vibraphone and piano recordings with jazz quintets and big bands, a sprinkle of orchestral work, and a long list of music theater pit credits. Ryan is also passionate about game design, chess, and most of all, teaching!

Ryan uses his diverse wealth of knowledge to create a truly personalized learning experience for his students. Since each student’s needs are different, he takes pleasure in finding the right piece of music to satisfy those needs – and if that music doesn’t exist, he’ll happily write and arrange it for you himself.

Linda Dillon Garcia

Linda Dillon Garcia currently studies piano performance at the University of Maryland, College Park. Her contributions to the community include tutoring children at LASOS and spending time with elderly residents at Amazing Grace Assisted Living facility in Bel Air.

Linda has honed her skills at the keyboard through over 13 years of study, performing solo, chamber music, and accompanying at area recitals. She has organized a CAS (creative, activity, and service) project to encourage young musicians to volunteer to play music at local nursing homes. Setting dates, confirming venues, planning and printing programs, recruiting and accompanying performers has been a chaotic joy! In addition to these performances, she has developed her teaching strategies by working as a swim instructor at Kids First Swim School.

Linda is eager to pass along her love and knowledge of music to young beginners. After completing her degree in music, she hopes to go to law school so that she can become a lawyer and serve the Spanish-speaking community in the United States.

Dr. Michael Habermann

Michael Habermann has been the subject of many press and radio interviews and has been listed in numerous books, Who’s Who, and encyclopedias.

His intense study of the music of English-Parsi composer Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji has resulted in five highly acclaimed world-première recordings. In 1979, Sorabji dedicated Il Grido del Gallino d’Oro, a 100-page piano work to him. The topic of his dissertation was Sorabji, with whose music he is internationally associated. Reviews describe his recordings in glowing terms.

Habermann made his New York debut in 1977 to rave reviews and has since given numerous performances, always to critical acclaim. His recitals have been heard on both the Voice of America and National Public Radio.

His repertoire includes (hundreds of) works from all periods. He has given many premiéres of 20th-century works (Casella, Chavez, Fricker, Halffter, Leighton, Ponce, Rieti, Silvestre, Sorabji, Spier…) and was the soloist in the world premiére (1975) of Eugene Glickman’s Concerto for Piano and Percussion. He has recorded an album of piano music by the Portuguese composer Alexandre Rey Colaço and other recordings are available.

Born in Paris in 1950, he now resides in the United States. He has lived in Canada (1957-62), Mexico (1962-72),and speaks fluent French and Spanish. His principal piano instructors have been Fernando Laires, Hilde Somer, and Carlos Vázquez. He also holds a Master’s Degree in Composition from Long Island University (1979). In 1985 he was awarded a Doctorate by the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University.

His recent writings include a chapter in a book on Vladimir Horowitz edited by David Dubal and a chapter in Sorabji: A Critical Celebration, edited by Paul Rapoport.

As educator he has had wide-ranging personal and classroom teaching experience with children, adults (Elderhostel lecturer), and degree candidates (at the Peabody Institute, Morgan State University and Towson State University). He has also become a sought-after juror for piano competitions.

He is a composer of instrumental, vocal, and piano works, and has written a number of piano transcriptions.

To purchase recordings, to receive further information or to arrange bookings please contact his personal representative.

Nara Anusonti-Inthra

Since beginning her piano journey at the age of 7, Nara Anusonti-Inthra has performed numerous times as a soloist, accompanist, and jazz pianist. A recent highlight was being the featured performer at the Habitat for Humanity’s 30^th Anniversary Gala. In addition to piano, she studies violin and viola and has been the concertmaster of multiple orchestras including the Harford Youth Orchestra and the Aberdeen High School Chamber Orchestra.

Nara believes that creating a fun and safe learning environment that is suited to the student’s individual needs is the key to building the foundations for piano mastery. With the use of interactive games, the basic and most important musical skills of rhythm and note reading will be easily achieved.

Nara is an exuberant music lover with a passion for nature. She is an avid birdwatcher and the youth coordinator for the Harford Bird Club, organizing family friendly birding trips year round. As an active contributor to her community, she often volunteers for the Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra and the Anita C. Leight Estuary Center in Abingdon.

Nara is currently a rising senior at the Science and Mathematics Academy at Aberdeen High School, with a 4.94 GPA. She is interested in pursuing a major in Electrical Engineering and a minor in music.

Evan O’Bryan

Evan first discovered his love for music at age 9 through school percussion lessons. At 12, he began studying piano and quickly found his true passion. Since then, he has developed into a skilled performer and accompanist.

Evan is deeply involved in the music community at Edgewood High School, where he serves as drum major for the marching band. He also participates in the jazz band, concert band, symphonic orchestra, and pit orchestra, and is the choir accompanist — demonstrating his versatility as a musician.

He is currently a rising junior in the International Baccalaureate (IB) program at Edgewood High School with a 4.5 GPA. Evan hopes to attend a top music conservatory and pursue a career as a concert pianist.

His mission is to equip every student with the foundational skills to build confidence and find joy in playing music.