Camp Staff

Our Cazadero Music Camp faculty and guest conductors are all highly accomplished practicing musicians and music educators. Counselors are all music students at the university level and Counselors-in-Training at the high school level. Even our kitchen and maintenance staff members are often musicians! Cazadero selects staff not only for their musical skill, but for their passion for teaching music and their ability to effectively mentor youth. We recruit guest conductors each year from top universities and high school music programs to lead the orchestras. The guest conductor program ensures ongoing variety and new musical challenges each week.

2012 Camp Staff

Administrative Staff

Jim Mazzaferro, Camp Director
Jonathan Knight, Assistant Camp Director
Casey Jones, Boy's Dean
Rachel Nachison, Girl's Dean
Anita Mazzafero, Head Chef

Guest Conductors

Bob Athayde - Stanley Middle School, Lafayette
Michael Boitz- Saratoga High School
Kellie Bowman - Windemere Ranch Middle School, San Ramon
Dr. Jon Brummel - Summer Music
Craig Bryant - Albany High School
Larry Colon - De La Salle High School, Concord
Norm Dea - Acalanes high School, Lafayette
Mary Dougherty - Berkeley Unified School District
Michael Galisatus - College of San Mateo
Cheryl Yee Glass - San Ramon Valley High School
Robert Halseth - California State University, Sacramento
Patrick Langham - University of the Pacific
Liz Mazzaferro - Sacred Heart Elementary, Sacramento
Joe Mazzaferro - California State University, Sacramento
Dr. Tony Mazzaferro - Fullerton College
Rachel Nachison - San Jose State University
Anthony Parnther - Orange County Symphony
Bobby Rogers - Pioneer High School, Woodland
Scott Souza - Archbishop Riordan High School, San Francisco
Mike Stone - Bakersfield School District
Karen Wells - Berkeley Unified School District
Gerald Willis - Reno, Nevada Schools

Music Faculty

Danielle DiDonato, piano
Ryo Fukuda, violin
Louella Hasbun, cello
Natalia Kaminska-Palarczyk, flute
Terri Knight, oboe
Joe Mazzaferro, trumpet
Linda Soares, bassoon
Ross Thompson, guitar
Anna Washburn, violin
Stephanie Webster, percussion
Christina Wong, viola
Roy Zajac, clarinet

Music Instructors

Eugene Harris, percussion
Sophia Kreide, violin
Liliana Moore, trumpet
Carolyn Niehaus, flute
Easther Oh, piano
Milena Schaller, cello
Emily Sherman, sax
Julie Stephens, horn
Kevin Tang, clarinet
Jason Trimble, tuba