John Gockel

John Gockel is an accomplished and experienced cellist and teacher. He is a Charter instructor of the Sharyn Byer Institute of Fine Arts and thoroughly enjoys the challenges and rewards of teaching. Mr. Gockel earned his Bachelor of Music degree from Oberlin College, where he studied under the New Hungarian Quartet.

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Slavica Ilic

Slavica Ilic is a graduate of the Sarajevo Music Academy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where she studied with David Kamhi. She was a member of the Sarajevo Opera, Philharmonic and Chamber Orchestra. Before moving to the USA, she also taught in Europe for a number of years. She has served on the faculty of SIFA since 1998.

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