She began her graduate work at Arizona State University in 2001 where she served as a teacher's assistant and performer in faculty recitals. While attending Arizona State University, other duties included teaching private lessons to undergraduate flute majors and teaching a flute course to music education students. Andrea transferred to the University of California, Santa Barbara in Fall 2002 to study with Jill Felber on a full scholarship. She graduated with a Masters Degree in Instrumental Performance in 2004. Andrea has performed in masterclasses with Robert Stallman, Tadeo Coehlo, Michel Debost, and Jill Felber.
Andrea regularly performs in solo and joint recitals and continues to coach with Jill Felber. She also plays in orchestras and chamber ensembles in concerts, weddings, and other events. In addition to maintaining a private flute and chamber music studio, she is a theory, history, and Orff teacher at Artios Academies. In Fall, 2011 she joined the music faculty of Westmont College as the new flute teacher. Andrea performs on a silver Miyazawa Boston Classic flute with gold and platinum headjoint.
program at the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2002 where he studied with Anne Epperson and Yael Weiss; he also studied solo piano with Paul Berkowitz. He earned his second Masters Degree in Collaborative Piano in 2005.
Neil is currently Assistant Director of Research and Prospect Management in the Office of College Advancement at Westmont College. Additionally he works in Westmont's music department as accompanist for the College Choir and occasionally for students and faculty. Neil teaches piano privately and serves as a guest musician in church worship services. His accompanying projects within the Santa Barbara community have included Opera Santa Barbara, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Childrens Chorus, Westmont College, as well as private instrumental studios.
Andrea Di Maggio has been praised for her “silken tone and evident mastery” and is active as both a teacher and performer in the Santa Barbara area. Since relocating to Santa Barbara in 2002 she has been the recipient of many awards, including prestigious performance scholarships from the Santa Barbara Performing Arts Scholarship Foundation, the Leni Fe Bland Foundation, the Santa Barbara Foundation, and the Santa Barbara Music Club.
Andrea graduated from San Jose State University in 2001, summa cum laude, with a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Performance where she studied with French flutist, Isabelle Chapuis-Starr. While attending San Jose State University, she won many Bay Area instrumental performance competitions.
Neil Di Maggio is in demand as both a soloist and collaborative pianist in the music community of Santa Barbara and has been praised by the Santa Barbara Independent for his "brilliant display" in a 2004 performance of Beethoven's Choral Fantasy. Neil graduated summa cum laude from San Jose State University in 1999 with a Bachelors Degree in Piano Performance, under the direction of Dr. Alfred Kanwischer. He completed his Master's Degree in Piano Performance in 2001 at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music where he studied piano with Mack McCray and harpsichord with Laurette Goldberg.
Following graduation he moved to Phoenix, Arizona and worked as a freelance accompanist, partnering with Mesa and Scottsdale Community Colleges' music programs, with music students from Arizona State University, and with community theaters. Neil entered the collaborative piano
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