MAPLEWOODIAN JOINS FACULTY OF THE NEWARK SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
/FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Richard Marshall
Richard@newarkschoolofthearts.org
MAPLEWOODIAN JOINS FACULTY OF THE NEWARK SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
Newark, NJ – The Newark School of the Arts (NSA) is proud to announce the addition of Joseph Tornquist as new violin teaching artist.
Joseph Tornquist has had wide-ranging experience on both sides of the footlights. An active and passionate violinist, he was recently selected as a Sphinx Organization Fellow, and participated in its Sphinx Connect: Vision. He has performed with a variety of conductors, including JoAnn Falletta, Sebastian Lang-Lessing, and Kenneth Lam, among others. While at Montclair State University, he has taught violin and collaborated on developing academic courses with senior music faculty.His background includes marketing, website development, customer service, and, at North Carolina’s Brevard Music Center and elsewhere, organizational and production administration. When he’s not playing, thinking, or talking about music, he relishes playing chess, bicycle riding, and photography.
Executive Director, Larry Tamburri says, “We are extremely excited to welcome Joseph Tornquist to our faculty. He brings a strong musical background along with excellent teaching skills to our school.”
Come learn with Joe on Saturdays at 1:00 PM for Suzuki Violin class and private lessons.
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The Newark School of the Arts changes the lives of youth through access to quality education in the performing and visual arts. The school provides excellence in sequential education and training, offering an emerging state of the art learning environment, accepting students of all ages and abilities, and partnering with other successful arts educators while maintaining affordability and accessibility. NSA is a family and community-oriented school that has served more than 50,000 individuals since its 1968 founding and provides education for up to 750 students each week. NSA is supported by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and numerous corporate, foundation, and individual donors. www.newarkschoolofthearts.org
