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.
J.J. Johnson
J.J. Johnson is from Phoenix, Arizona where he received his Bachelor of Music Degree from Arizona State University. In 2005 he moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and worked towards his Master’s Degree at Carnegie Mellon University. While working on his degree J.J. won positions with the Pittsburgh Opera and Ballet Orchestras and Assistant Principal Viola of the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra. In the Winter of 2010 he began performing at Radio City Music Hall in NYC with the world famous Radio City Rockettes and made his Broadway debut in 2013 in Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s Cinderella.
He has performed in a number of Broadway musicals, including, On The Town, Cats, Les Miserables, Fiddler on the Roof, An American in Paris, and Sunset Boulevard. He has also appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman, and was Principal Viola of the NBC Studio Orchestra for the NBC Live! performances of The Sound of Music with Carry Underwood, and Peter Pan with Christopher Walken. There have been a number of recoding projects he has participated in that include The Red Eye of Love, Tokio Confidetial, Telly Leung’s solo album Songs for You, and the independent short film The Ceiling Fan.
Along side his active freelance career Mr. Johnson also greatly enjoys teaching at the Montclair State University Preparatory School.
J.J. Johnson is from Phoenix, Arizona where he received his Bachelor of Music Degree from Arizona State University. In 2005 he moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and worked towards his Master’s Degree at Carnegie Mellon University. While working on his degree J.J. won positions with the Pittsburgh Opera and Ballet Orchestras and Assistant Principal Viola of the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra. In the Winter of 2010 he began performing at Radio City Music Hall in NYC with the world famous Radio City Rockettes and made his Broadway debut in 2013 in Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s Cinderella.
He has performed in a number of Broadway musicals, including, On The Town, Cats, Les Miserables, Fiddler on the Roof, An American in Paris, and Sunset Boulevard. He has also appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman, and was Principal Viola of the NBC Studio Orchestra for the NBC Live! performances of The Sound of Music with Carry Underwood, and Peter Pan with Christopher Walken. There have been a number of recoding projects he has participated in that include The Red Eye of Love, Tokio Confidetial, Telly Leung’s solo album Songs for You, and the independent short film The Ceiling Fan.
Along side his active freelance career Mr. Johnson also greatly enjoys teaching at the Montclair State University Preparatory School.
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
