Stokes Music Camp

Tatyana Kebuladze

Stokes Program Coordinator-Artistic Director
kebuladzet@montclair.edu

Kyiv-born pianist Tatyana Kebuladze graduated from the Glière State Music College before continuing her studies in the United States at Montclair State University and Rutgers University, where she earned her Master of Music and served on the piano faculty. She has performed as a soloist, accompanist and guest artist throughout the United States, Canada and Europe at venues including Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, the 92nd Street Y, NJPAC and Agder University in Norway. A longtime advocate for the music of Alexander Tcherepnin, she received a Tcherepnin Society research grant in 2014 and now serves on its Board of Directors as Artist Laureate. Kebuladze was awarded the Genia Robinor Pedagogy Teaching Excellence Award in 2018 and has presented lectures and master classes internationally. Her recording of 35 Tcherepnin songs set to poems by Sergei Gorodetsky was released by Toccata Classics in 2020.

Jeff Vinikoor

Administrative Director 

Jeff Vinikoor serves as Administrative Director of Stokes Music Camp. While not a musician by profession, he has a deep appreciation for music and all forms of creative expression. Growing up, he sang in choirs, played clarinet, and enjoyed the piano as well. His early experiences instilled in him a lifelong passion for the transformative power of music. As Administrative Director, Jeff is thrilled to contribute to the camp’s mission. His commitment to creating an environment where music and creativity thrive reflects his belief in the importance of supporting the arts and inspiring the next generation of performers and creators.

Kevin Bonilla

Jazz/Rock Band

Kevin Bonilla is a professional musician, multi-instrumentalist and educator from Amityville, New York. He holds an associate degree in music from Nassau Community College and a bachelor’s degree in music education from Hofstra University. Primarily a percussionist, he has performed orchestral, symphonic, marching band, chamber, classical and contemporary repertoire, with experience in Afro-Cuban percussion, West African drumming, timpani and drum set styles including jazz, bossa nova, rock and Broadway. He also performs on upright and electric bass and has studied conducting with David Soto, Adam Glaser, David Fryling, Paul Little and David Bernard. Kevin currently serves as band director at St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School and teaches private lessons and adolescent rock bands in Port Washington. This is his fourth summer as a counselor and second as Jazz/Rock Band director. His current favorite symphony is Mahler’s First.

Erica Dietler-Basta

Orchestra Director 

Erica Dietler-Basta is a New Jersey-based orchestra director, cellist and music educator who teaches at Thomas Grover Middle School, performs in chamber ensembles and maintains a private cello studio. Her students regularly earn places in regional and all-state ensembles, and she presents workshops on string technique, student recruitment and retention, and technology in music education. With degrees in music education, cello performance and educational leadership, Erica is dedicated to developing strong musicianship and a lifelong love of music.

Florence Liu

Piano 

Taiwanese-American pianist Florence Liu is an accomplished soloist, collaborative artist and educator who has performed throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. She holds a DMA in Piano Performance from the CUNY Graduate Center, where she studied with Abbey Simon, and bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Manhattan School of Music. Her honors include awards from Artists International, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and numerous piano competitions, as well as a Pedagogy Teaching Excellence Award from the International Concert Alliance. Dr. Liu is also an active adjudicator, serves on the MEANJ piano competition committee and is co-president of the National League of Performing Arts.

Christynn Morris

Voice

Christynn Morris is a music director, collaborative pianist and vocal coach with more than 20 years of experience in musical theater, music education and dance accompaniment. Her recent credits include productions with Cranford Dramatic Club, Union Catholic High School, Villagers Theatre, New Jersey Arts Collective, Old Library Theatre and coLAB Arts. Trained at Mason Gross School of the Arts, she taught general music and chorus for ten years and has worked as a pianist and ballet accompanist with organizations including New Jersey Ballet School, the Mason Gross Dance Department and Somerset County Vo-Tech High School’s Performing Arts Department.

Wan-Yi Pan

Cello

Taiwanese cellist Dr. Wan-Yi Pan is an accomplished orchestral and chamber musician who has performed throughout the United States, Russia, Armenia and Taiwan, including appearances at Carnegie Hall, the Pushkin Museum and the National Theater Concert Hall. She has performed under Paavo Järvi, collaborated with ensembles including the American Russian Young Artists Orchestra and Amirus Chamber Players, and studied with distinguished cellists Peter Wiley, Richard Weiss, Jonathan Spitz, Merry Peckham and Alan Harris. Dr. Pan earned degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music, SUNY Purchase College and Rutgers University, where she completed her doctorate in 2020. She currently teaches at the Montclair State University Extension Division and Princeton String Academy.

Adrienne Ostrander

Percussion

Timpanist/Percussionist Adrienne Ostrander graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree from Indiana University School of Music. She has studied with George Gaber, Roland Kohloff and Buster Bailey. Adrienne is the timpanist/percussionist with SOLID BRASS and has traveled the United States, Canada and Mexico performing with this group and has made numerous recordings with them. Her local credits include the Broadway shows Into the Woods and Sunday in the Park With George. Additionally, she has performed several productions at the Papermill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ. Adrienne performs with the Princeton Symphony, Princeton Pro Musica, Westminster Choir College, Plainfield Symphony and the Garden State Philharmonic. She has performed in festivals in Greece, Germany, Italy, Yugoslavia, France and Cuba. Adrienne coaches the New Jersey Youth Symphony and performs over 100 educational concerts yearly in NJ schools with Young Audiences of New Jersey, Solid Brass, The New Philharmonic of New Jersey, Arts Horizons, Arts Alive and BRAVO!

Etleva Vatoci

Violin/Viola

Albanian Violinist Etleva Vatoci is a freelance performer and teacher based in Summit, NJ. She has an extensive performance background, having toured Europe with the State Symphony Orchestra of Athens, Greece and the Opera and Ballet Orchestra in Tirana, Albania. Upon relocating to the United States, she performed with various ensembles in the Tri-state area. Mrs Vatoci holds a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance from University of Arts, Tirana, Albania and completed her Master of Music studies at the John Cali School of Music, Montclair State University. In her Summit studio, she teaches violin and viola, with her students excelling in Regional and All-state orchestra and achieving distinguished results in the ASTACAP program. Additionally she lends her expertise to coaching sectionals and chamber groups at NJYS during the school year and Summer camp. Mrs. Vatoci has been an Orchestra Director in the Livingston School District since 2010, where she continues to inspire and educate young musicians.

Soyeon Park Yoo

Piano

Pianist Soyeon Park has performed as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia at venues including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Romanian Athenaeum, the Banff Centre, and the Sejong Arts Center. A prizewinner in numerous international competitions, she is also a sought-after collaborative artist, educator, and advocate for community engagement through music. Park teaches at New Jersey City University and William Paterson University and serves as artistic director of the Si-Yo Music Society Foundation, where she has developed innovative programs including The PoP and Musical Phone Pal™. She earned her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Manhattan School of Music, studying with Zenon Fishbein and receiving the Svend and Margarethe Svendsen Scholarship and the President’s Award.