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Faculty biographies

Harimaya Adhikari (Himalaya Heritage Performing
Arts), originally from Nepal, holds a Master’s in music Abigail Charbeneau (piano) holds a B.A. in Music from
from the Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi, India, Skidmore College and an M.M. in Piano Performance
and taught music at a university in Nepal. She sings and and Pedagogy from the University of Illinois. She has
plays the harmonium, a hand-pumped reed organ. Ms. studied with Pola Baytelman, William Heiles, Arkady
Adhikari performs for Indian, Bhutanese, and Nepali Aronov, Adaleina Krivosheina, Kenneth Drake, and Reid
communities in New Hampshire and throughout the Alexander. She is the organist at South Congregational
Northeast, especially for religious events and important Church and Artistic Director and pianist for the Grace
traditional celebrations. She plays classical Indian music as Coolidge Musicale Series in Plymouth, Vermont. Ms.
well as sacred and popular tunes, and composes some of Charbeneau has held faculty positions at Millikin
her own music in the South Asian traditions. (By special University and the University of Illinois and currently
arrangement.) teaches at St. Paul’s School.
Kent Allyn (jazz piano, guitar, bass, concerts & workshops)
holds a B.A. in Communications from the University
of New Hampshire. He performs and records with Ben Victoria Cole (voice, Alexander Technique) holds the MM
Baldwin and the Big Note, Sarah Bauhan, Lillian Buckley, in Vocal Performance from Carnegie-Mellon University.
Susie Burke and David Surette, David Coffin, Kathy Lowe- She made her debut at Tri-Cities Opera in Binghamton,
Bloch, Peggo and Paul, Steve Schuch and the Night Heron N.Y. as First Lady in Mozart’s Magic Flute and performed
Consort, Cosy Sheridan, and T.J. Wheeler. extensively in Pittsburgh, Pa. in opera and oratorio. She
has served on the voice faculties of the Music Theatre
Stefani Burk (wind department chair, oboe, woodwind program at Point Park University, Carnegie-Mellon
ensembles, Scholarship Woodwind Quintet) attended the University, and Plymouth State. In 2015, Ms. Cole received
University of Iowa, where she received a B.A. in Music her full 1600-hour certification in Alexander Technique
Education and an M.A. in Oboe Performance. Oboist for the from the Boston Conservatory Center for Alexander
Portland Symphony and PORTopera, she has also performed Technique. She maintains a thriving private voice and
with the New Hampshire Music Festival, Opera North, Alexander Technique studio in the North Country and
Indian Hill, and with many other orchestras and chamber is an active member of NATS. She is currently Music
music festivals throughout New England. Ms. Burk has Director of Franconia Community Church and the White
taught at Bowdoin College, Indian Hill Arts, Bates College, Mountains Camerata, a chamber choir she founded in
and UNH’s Summer Youth Music School, and is currently on March 2017.
the faculty at St. Paul’s School.
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