Open House: September 14th
Pakachoag Music School Open House
Saturday, September 14th, 2-5 PM
Pakachoag Music School is delighted to host an open house on Saturday, September 14th from 2 to 5 PM.
Whether you are committed to beginning lessons or are unsure of which instrument is your ‘best fit’, students and families of all ages are welcome to learn more about our program and opportunities for music learning. Our school faculty invite questions about piano, early childhood classes, youth theatre with music, voice and songwriting, brass, strings, and woodwinds. Tuition assistance is available via income-based financial aid.
Pakachoag Music School is located at 10 Irving Street (All Saints Church). Parking is available in the church parking lot on 140 Pleasant Street. We look forward to seeing you here!
You are invited to call (508) 791-8159 or email info@pakmusic.org for additional information.
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Meet Daniela, Alumna
Highlights
Chemical Engineer, Seawater Electrolysis
From: Worcester, Massachusetts
Currently: New York, NY
Pakachoag Graduate: 2015
Instrument: Violin
Ph.D. Candidate, Columbia (Current)
M.S. Chemical Engineering, Columbia University (2021)
B.S. Chemical Engineering, WPI (2019)
Pakachoag was key to easing my adaptation to the US. I started taking violin lessons within my first year of moving to the US from Ecuador. The opportunity to continue playing the violin at Pakahoag and later join the youth orchestra* was a significant turning point for me. It reassured me that everything would be okay and that I could still pursue my dreams despite the challenges of immigrating to a new country.”
*Worcester Youth Orchestras – a Pakachoag Partner in Music
A little more about Daniela’s current research:
📚I’m thrilled to announce the publication of my latest research paper titled “Alkalinity Enhancement during Reject Brine Electrolysis: Role of Electrocatalyst Placement on the Outer Surfaces of Porous Flow-Through Electrodes.” This project represents months of hard work, countless 3D-printed membraneless electrolyzers, and many videos of hydrogen bubbles 🫧.
While at Pakachoag, Daniela studied violin with Sheila Reid.
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Meet Daniela, Alumna
Meet Daniela Fraga Highlights Chemical Engineer, Seawater Electrolysis From: Worcester, Massachusetts Currently: New York, NY Pakachoag Graduate: 2015 Instrument: Violin Ph.D. Candidate, Columbia (Current) M.S.
Meet Gerry, Alumnus
Highlights
Organist, Associate Director of Music
From: Auburn, Massachusetts
Currently: Memphis, Tennessee*
Pakachoag Graduate: 1998
Instrument: Piano / Organ
B.A. in Music, University of the South
Master of Music in Church Music / Conducting, Belmont University, Nashville
I have been blessed to serve St. George’s Episcopal Church in Nashville, TN as Associate Director of Music and Organist since 2004. We are 11 months into the installation of our glorious (and very large!) new pipe organ; it should be complete by midsummer.
Earlier this year, Morningstar Publishers released a set of four of my Easter hymn arrangements for brass quintet, timpani, organ, and congregation.
I could never repay the kindness and patience of dear Mrs. Baker as she taught me piano for many wonderful years, completely unfazed by my inability to focus! Her piano technique was at once gentle but also so solid, beautiful and powerful – absolutely unforgettable. She is an inspiration to me in so many ways! Long may she reign.”
Janeen Baker is one of Pakachoag’s longest serving faculty members, currently at 36 years and counting.
**Two of our featured alumni for 2023 live in Nashville. That is purely by coincidence. As far as we know, neither musician has to date crossed paths, but perhaps our first set of alumni features will allow Gerry and Martin to meet and even better, make some music collaboratively.
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Meet Daniela, Alumna
Meet Daniela Fraga Highlights Chemical Engineer, Seawater Electrolysis From: Worcester, Massachusetts Currently: New York, NY Pakachoag Graduate: 2015 Instrument: Violin Ph.D. Candidate, Columbia (Current) M.S.
Meet Martin, Alumnus
Highlights
Professional Violinist, Memphis Symphony
Violin Teacher
DMA Candidate, Music Performance
From: Auburn, Massachusetts
Currently: Memphis, Tennessee
Pakachoag Graduate: 2007
Instrument: Violin
Bachelor of Arts & Master of Arts in Music, Pensacola Christian College
I teach a Suzuki violin studio of 34 students, and I actively perform with the Memphis Symphony and Jackson Symphony. In the fall of 2023, I will begin teaching adjunct Violin and Viola at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee; and I will be commencing my DMA in Performance at the Rudi E. Scheidt’s School of Music at the University of Memphis.
One of my favorite memories during my studies at Pakachoag Music School is when my teacher Dr. Korn would always give me – along with the rest of his students – a Symphony candy bar after our recitals. I continued this tradition with my own students.”
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Meet Daniela, Alumna
Meet Daniela Fraga Highlights Chemical Engineer, Seawater Electrolysis From: Worcester, Massachusetts Currently: New York, NY Pakachoag Graduate: 2015 Instrument: Violin Ph.D. Candidate, Columbia (Current) M.S.
Meet Katerina, Alumna
Highlights
From: Shrewsubyr, Massachusetts
Currently: Boston Metro / Central Massachusetts
Pakachoag Graduate: 2012
Instrument: Piano
B.A., International Relations and Affairs, Skidmore College
Double Minor: French and Anthropology
As a result of my struggle with chronic illness, I became a Certified Health Coach with the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, and started Thrive Health Coaching, my own remote, health coaching business.
I’m striving to help others thrive in their daily lives and careers, and pursue their dreams, without their health issues, or other limitations, holding them back.
I am forever grateful for my time studying classical piano at Pakachoag Music School, with its exceptional teachers and community. It taught me a great many skills, beyond the keys, including polished and confident performance as a nervous introvert – skills that are still coming in handy personally, and professionally, today! Pakachoag helped me grow as both an artist, and as a person. I can’t recommend Pakachoag enough, for anyone seeking to master not just their instrument, but themself.
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Meet Daniela, Alumna
Meet Daniela Fraga Highlights Chemical Engineer, Seawater Electrolysis From: Worcester, Massachusetts Currently: New York, NY Pakachoag Graduate: 2015 Instrument: Violin Ph.D. Candidate, Columbia (Current) M.S.
Meet Dustin, Alumnus
Highlights
MIT Graduate; Degrees in Physics, Transportation, Technology & Policy
From: Southborough, Massachusetts
Currently: Golden, Colorado
Pakachoag Graduate: 2009
Instrument: Trumpet
Bachelor’s in Physics, Middlebury College
Master’s degrees in Transportation, also Technology and Policy, MIT
Since 2019, I have been working with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado. My work focuses on analyzing the impact of electric vehicle adoption and assisting other countries with electric vehicle policy and strategy.
I have continued to play trumpet since Pakachoag and currently play with the Mile High Freedom Band in Denver- performing in 3-4 concerts per year. I enjoy running, biking, and skiing to explore the beauty that Colorado has to offer.
My favorite memories from Pakachoag involve playing as part of a trumpet trio with Teddy Smongeski and our teacher Jon Clark! “
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Meet Daniela, Alumna
Meet Daniela Fraga Highlights Chemical Engineer, Seawater Electrolysis From: Worcester, Massachusetts Currently: New York, NY Pakachoag Graduate: 2015 Instrument: Violin Ph.D. Candidate, Columbia (Current) M.S.