Location of Birth: Georgia (Eastern Europe)

Summary of Qualifications: Classically trained musician, vocalist and teacher. Accomplished in a wide range of musical styles, from classical to folk and rock music. Over twenty years experience teaching piano, singing and general music to students of all ages and skill levels. Expertise in piano, guitar and voice. Musical Education 1985-1990 Saradjishvili Conservatory of Music, Tbilisi, Georgia. Diploma – qualified as a pianist, accompanist and teacher of music. 1982-1986 Pushkin Teacher Training Institute, Tbilisi, Georgia. Diploma – qualified as a teacher of music and singing. 2006 Music Together training course, Princeton, New Jersey. Professional Experience 2006-2010 St Nicholas Orthodox Church, Washington DC – Georgian choir director. from 2010 St Tamar’s Georgian Orthodox Church, Rockville, Maryland – choir director. 2006-2010 Rockville, Maryland – private music teacher. 2006-2009 Montrose (Optimal) School, Rockville, Maryland – kindergarten music teacher. 1999-2005 Tbilisi, Georgia – private music teacher. 1996-1998 Trinity United Church, Lively, Ontario, Canada – music director. 1995-1998 Sudbury, Ontario, Canada – private music teacher. 1989-1995 Chirinashvili Music School, Tbilisi, Georgia – teacher of piano, grades 1 through 10. 1986-1989 No 1 School, Tetritskaro Region, Georgia – teacher of music and singing, grades 1 through 7, also school choir conductor. Performances 1996-1998 Member of Latin American fusion band, Sudbury, Ontario – keyboards and vocals. 1996-1998 Solo performer of Georgian folk music in Northern Ontario – keyboards, guitar and vocals. Performances included Northern Lights Festival, Sudbury, Ontario. 1986-1995 Member of various Georgian folk ensembles – performed in Georgia, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Baltic Republics, Germany, Poland and Turkey.