Milwaukee Irish Fest Enrollment and Fees

School of Music Private lessons, group classes, samplers and workshops are offered for Irish music students of Milwaukee Irish Fest School of Music classes are varying ability levels and ages. a great way to get musicians of all ages excited about learning music for a lifetime of enjoyment, Small group 45 minute lessons are offered for building self-esteem, and making friends with $15 per lesson. There is also a $12 class fee for Classes people who play Irish music across the globe. the 12 week session. Private lessons in all 12-week sessions beginning and bodhrán (Irish frame drum) are instruments are subject to teacher availability. January & September great starter instruments for kids. Do you have Students are responsible for supplying their own children who play in school orchestra or band? instruments. Contact teachers for instrument Samplers and Workshops Or did you play yourself? Our teachers can teach rental or purchase information. you to play a different style of music. Please visit website for current offerings

The school opened in the fall of 2002 at the Most classes are held in the evenings. Class historic Milwaukee Irish Fest Center. schedules are arranged on the basis of individual student interest and teacher availability. Please Classes & Instructors contact instructors directly to arrange your class. For general school information, please contact Bodhrán (Irish drum) Kristina Paris at [email protected] or call John Ceszynski, Amy Richter, Patrick Roe 414-372-3060 in the evening. Cello

Heather Lewin Play a part…in Milwaukee Irish Fest Kaitlin Hahn, Heather Lewin, Maria Terres Irish Fest School

Flute of Music students

Jeff Ksiazek, Brett Lipshutz will have an opportunity to Guitar participate at Randy Gosa, John Nicholson Harp Milwaukee Irish Dorothy Walsh Fest, the Domes Mandolin and other Randy Gosa community events. Piano

Kathleen Congleton Samplers & Workshops Tenor Please visit For updates about the Irish Fest Randy Gosa www.irishfest.com School of Music, please visit our website: Tin Whistle for occasional www.irishfest.com John Ceszynski, Jeff Ksiazek, Brett Lipshutz samplers and Irish Festivals, Inc. workshops. John Ceszynski 1532 Wauwatosa Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53213 Viola 414-476-3378 Fax 414-476-7712 Heather Lewin Email: [email protected] Rev. 12-2012-4 Faculty Biographies

John Ceszynski Tin Whistle, Uilleann Pipes, Bodhrán Jeff Ksiazek Flute (Irish & silver), Tin Whistle Amy Richter Bodhrán [email protected]  920-735-6587 [email protected]  414-202-8530 [email protected]  414-333-3215 John Cesynski has been involved with Irish traditional Jeff, a member of Milwaukee band áthas, has been Amy is a two-time Midwest Fleadh bodhrán champion music since 1981. He has performed, taught and playing wind instruments for more than two decades. and has competed in the All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil na competed across the Midwest and in Ireland. Lessons After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in music hÉireann. Amy first picked up the bodhrán at Irish Fest can be arranged between the student and teacher in performance in 1998, he has regularly performed, Summer School in 2003. She is the drummer for three both the Milwaukee and Appleton areas. recorded several albums in a variety of genres and Milwaukee bands: áthas, Myserk and The Wise Maids. taught music performance and theory. Amy has taught at the school since 2007. She has Kathleen Congleton Irish Piano also taught at the Coleman Country Bodhrán School in [email protected]  262-796-0579 Heather Lewin Cello, Viola, Violin Co. Sligo, Ireland, the Wisconsin Conservatory of Kathleen has taught Irish traditional piano [email protected]  414-332-7759 Music and Irish Fest Summer School. Amy's mentors accompaniment and melody for many years. She Heather has been playing string instruments for over and inspirations include Paul Phillips, Pat Roe, Junior studied with noted Irish traditional performers 30 years and has been teaching since 1998. In Davey, and Martin O'Neill to name a few. Geraldine Cotter, Patsy Broderick and Donna Long, addition to teaching, Heather has performed and from Cherish the Ladies. She performs at ceili and set recorded with many local and national bands. She Patrick Roe Bodhrán dances and other venues with the band RíRá and the enjoys playing for dancers and is also a Feis musician. [email protected]  414-258-1037 all-woman Irish band, The Wise Maids. Heather is currently the fiddler/vocalist in the Irish Influenced by some of the great jazz drummers, Patrick Traditional band áthas and is a two-time Midwest began drumming in his teens. Drawn to the bodhrán, Randy Gosa Tenor Banjo, DADGAD Guitar Fleadh Champion. She teaches ages 5 to Adult; he learned the fundamentals at Irish Fest Summer [email protected]  414-803-4262 Beginner through Advanced. Please visit Heather's School. He developed his style as an avid session Randy has been playing Irish music since 1999. website: www.heatherlewinmusic.com player and has played with such diverse groups as During his undergraduate program at UW-Milwaukee, Anam Ri, Americay, Leahy's Luck, Stone Ring, he studied with several renowned Irish music masters Brett Lipshutz Flute, Tin Whistle Frogwater, Different Drums of Ireland, Paddy Keenan including and Sheila Shigley, studied at the [email protected]  414-232-3866 and Ceol Cairde. He has studied the bodhrán both in University of Limerick, Ireland with Niall Keegan and Brett has been playing various flutes for over 25 years the US and in Ireland, learning new styles as they Sandra Joyce, and completed the UWM Celtic Studies and Irish and Baroque music for 15 years. Twice he evolve and incorporating them into how he teaches. program. A founding member of the Celtic trio Cé, he played at the All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil and toured with He won the Irish Fest Ed Ward Music Scholarship in performs nationally with the band Myserk and the Trinity Company. In addition to 2005 and teaches at Irish Fest Summer School. collaborates with several accomplished musicians involvement in theater projects, school outreach Maria Terres Fiddle including guitarist/singer Brian Miller, flute player Brett programs and many recordings and radio broadcasts, [email protected]  414-333-0283 Lipshutz and Celtic harpist Kim Robertson. He is also he is an active teacher and member of the band A three time All-Ireland qualifier on fiddle and senior an active céilí and set dance musician in Milwaukee. Myserk. He also taught flute and whistle in Paris, ceili band, Maria has taught fiddle since 1986. She France, at the Association Irlandaise. plays for ceili and set dancers (Cream City Ceili Band) Katilin Hahn Fiddle and New England Contra dancing (Last Gaspé). Maria [email protected]  262-370-3686 John Nicholson Guitar is a feis musician, a national workshop instructor and a Kaitlin Hahn began playing classical violin at the age of [email protected]  414-731-0225 versatile studio musician with multiple recordings. She six, and at eighteen, began studying Celtic fiddle. For over a dozen years, John has been busy teaching has been a music director, composer and performer for Kaitlin frequently travels to Cape Breton, to study the Celtic and finger style guitar and performing with noted the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre. music and has also studied with Liz Carroll. She has area bands. He is currently a member of two-time recorded several CDs. Kaitlin is a recipient of the Irish WAMI award winner, Frogwater. John enjoys playing Dorothy Walsh Fest Ed Ward Music Scholarship and a graduate of for céilí dancers. He is in great demand at festivals [email protected]  262-677-8714 UW-Milwaukee with a music education degree. She and workshops throughout the Midwest and teaches Dorothy has played harp since 1984 and is currently plays with the group Atlantic Wave. regularly at Irish Fest Summer School. the Coordinator of the Harp Tent at Milwaukee Irish Fest. Even first-time students can be playing a song at the end of their first lesson with Dorothy.