Church Street for Music and Art

+ Music Faculty

+ Art Faculty

Z Behl Bill Cotter Amanda During Jason Hoffman Neda Lozanova Azikiwe Mohammed Milagros Montalvo Robin Parker Slaveya Starkov Kute Tonge Turner Williams Pixie Yates

+ Admin Faculty

Executive Director - Lisa Ecklund-Flores Director of Music and Programs - Noah Bloom Operations Manager - Terry Fegan Director of Development and Programs - Betsy Kerlin Events and Marketing Coordinator - Stacy Lee Administrative Manager - Jason Hoffman Front Desk Administrator - Jesse Ryan

Faculty Bios

Jacob Pleakis

Composer and pianist Jacob Pleakis was born and raised in Olean, NY. He received his B.M. in Jazz Studies from SUNY Purchase and his M.A. in Music Composition from NYU. In addition to scoring numerous shorts and student films (including "Gamine" and "Rude Awakening"), Jacob has worked as a conductor, arranger, orchestrator, and music editor. He was commissioned by the Southern Tier Symphony to write the opening piece for the orchestra's 6th season - "Enchanted Mountain Fantasy" premiered in October 2008. Jacob also recently produced and arranged songs for Abby Payne's second album, "In a Pretty Box" (available on iTunes). He performs regularly in the NY metro area and is a faculty member at the Rye Arts Center and the Music Academy of Mamaroneck. To hear clips, visit www.jacobpleakis.com.