Carrie Walsh Erdely
Carrie Walsh Erdely has been teaching violin and viola for over 15 years. She has her Bachelor and Master degrees in performance from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, as well as attending Carnegie Mellon University as an undergrad. Mrs. Erdely is the Head of the String Department at Pittsburgh Music Academy, and since 2010 she has proudly been a board member at PMA.In 2014, Carrie was named Director of the Chamber Music Intensive Camp. Since then, the camp has continued to thrive under her direction.
Carrie is also a performing violinist. She has played with and continues to play with the various symphonies and freelance in the Pittsburgh area, the Wheeling Symphony (WV), The Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh and Butler Symphony.
Carrie Walsh Erdely has been teaching violin and viola for over 15 years. She has her Bachelor and Master degrees in performance from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, as well as attending Carnegie Mellon University as an undergrad. Mrs. Erdely is the Head of the String Department at Pittsburgh Music Academy, and since 2010 she has proudly been a board member at PMA.In 2014, Carrie was named Director of the Chamber Music Intensive Camp. Since then, the camp has continued to thrive under her direction.
Carrie is also a performing violinist. She has played with and continues to play with the various symphonies and freelance in the Pittsburgh area, the Wheeling Symphony (WV), The Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh and Butler Symphony.
Maureen Conlon Gutiérrez
A native of Mexico, Miss Conlon has performed to much acclaim across the globe as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player. She has participated on half a dozen recordings as a classical artist, cross genre violinist, light rock improv and tango violinist. Miss Conlon has appeared on television and radio in several countries and is prize winner of many national and international competitions in both the United States and in Mexico.
She began her studies at an early age in her home town of San Miguel de Allende,Guanajuato Mexico. Miss Conlon subsequently pursued further studies at Rice University, Penn State University and Carnegie Mellon University studying with Kenneth Gold-smith, James Lyon, and Andres Cardenes respectively.
An ardent chamber musician, she co-founded the Trio Nova Mundi with whom she has performed across the Americas and appeared as soloist with various orchestras. In addition, she is member of the Argentine tango group AquiTango, and co-founder of string quartet Hot Metal Strings. As an orchestral player she was appointed concertmaster of the Erie Chamber Orchestra in 2014 and is member of the Pittsburgh Opera Orchestra and the Wheeling Symphony and has played with many orchestras such as the Pittsburgh Symphony, National Philharmonic, Sphinx Virtuosi, Akron Symphony, Virginia Symphony, and Sphinx Symphony.
A passionate educator, she served as Adjunct Professor of Violin/Viola at Grove City College from 2012-2017 and as Violin Professor at Duquesne University’s City Music Center during the 2014-15 school year. Her students have won awards, auditions, and competitions locally and have gone on to pursue music professionally. Miss Conlon is frequently invited to teach masterclasses at various music festivals, schools, and institutions both in the U.S. and abroad. She resides in Pittsburgh, PA with her husband and when not playing the violin enjoys eating good food, watching movies, and traveling
A native of Mexico, Miss Conlon has performed to much acclaim across the globe as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player. She has participated on half a dozen recordings as a classical artist, cross genre violinist, light rock improv and tango violinist. Miss Conlon has appeared on television and radio in several countries and is prize winner of many national and international competitions in both the United States and in Mexico.
She began her studies at an early age in her home town of San Miguel de Allende,Guanajuato Mexico. Miss Conlon subsequently pursued further studies at Rice University, Penn State University and Carnegie Mellon University studying with Kenneth Gold-smith, James Lyon, and Andres Cardenes respectively.
An ardent chamber musician, she co-founded the Trio Nova Mundi with whom she has performed across the Americas and appeared as soloist with various orchestras. In addition, she is member of the Argentine tango group AquiTango, and co-founder of string quartet Hot Metal Strings. As an orchestral player she was appointed concertmaster of the Erie Chamber Orchestra in 2014 and is member of the Pittsburgh Opera Orchestra and the Wheeling Symphony and has played with many orchestras such as the Pittsburgh Symphony, National Philharmonic, Sphinx Virtuosi, Akron Symphony, Virginia Symphony, and Sphinx Symphony.
A passionate educator, she served as Adjunct Professor of Violin/Viola at Grove City College from 2012-2017 and as Violin Professor at Duquesne University’s City Music Center during the 2014-15 school year. Her students have won awards, auditions, and competitions locally and have gone on to pursue music professionally. Miss Conlon is frequently invited to teach masterclasses at various music festivals, schools, and institutions both in the U.S. and abroad. She resides in Pittsburgh, PA with her husband and when not playing the violin enjoys eating good food, watching movies, and traveling
Amaury Morales
Regarded as “an authority in the classical music world,” pianist Amaury Morales has performed widely in several countries of Europe, Asia, and America. He has been awarded 1st place in the Silverman Competition, 2nd place in the American Protégé International Competition, 2nd Place in the Manuel Rueda piano Competition. He received his Bachelor’s Degree at the Boston Conservatory and Master’s at Carnegie Mellon University. He teaches at Carnegie Mellon University’s Preparatory division and at the Pittsburgh Music Academy, where is the Head of the Piano Department. You can find more
information about Amaury at www.amaurymorales.com
Regarded as “an authority in the classical music world,” pianist Amaury Morales has performed widely in several countries of Europe, Asia, and America. He has been awarded 1st place in the Silverman Competition, 2nd place in the American Protégé International Competition, 2nd Place in the Manuel Rueda piano Competition. He received his Bachelor’s Degree at the Boston Conservatory and Master’s at Carnegie Mellon University. He teaches at Carnegie Mellon University’s Preparatory division and at the Pittsburgh Music Academy, where is the Head of the Piano Department. You can find more
information about Amaury at www.amaurymorales.com
