Part time Faculty

Kazuko Adachi is a native of Tokyo, Japan. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in piano performance from the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music, where she studied with Hungarian pianist Béla Siki. While at CCM, Kazuko was a ballet accompanist for the preparatory department. Upon graduation, she served as an accompanist for the […]

Inna Amromin has a multifaceted career as an accompanist, chamber musician, teacher and concert pianist. She has extensive experience as a piano accompanist for vocals, instrumental ,choir music and ballet. Specialist in the field of concert performance, accompaniment, pedagogy, musicology. Inna Amromin received a deep academic education at the Ural State Academy in Russia ,and […]

Jessica Bilgrad holds a BA in communications and sociology from Georgia State University and an MA in theatre with a concentration in drama therapy from Kansas State University. During her three years in Kansas, Bilgrad studied and honed her craft to incorporate the intersection of wellness and creativity through directing, playwriting, sociodrama, playback theatre, creative […]

Jill earned three degrees: B.F.A. from Kent State University, M.A. from Bowling Green State University, and M.F.A. from Virginia Commonwealth University.  She began her work at UNC Charlotte way back in 1985. After 4 years of teaching acting and voice, Jill moved over to The Children’s Theatre of Charlotte where she spent 17 years teaching, acting, and directing […]

A North Carolina native, Patrick Brown holds a Bachelor of Music in Saxophone Performance from Appalachian State University, a Master of Music in Multiple Woodwind Performance from Winthrop University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Jazz Studies from University of Nebraska- Lincoln. He has presented clinics and research at the Jazz Education Network International […]

Tod A. Kubo has directed/choreographed his way across the US, Europe, Asia, Australia, and South and Latin America over three decades. He received his teaching credential in performing arts from Cal State Long Beach and his health certificate from the University of San Diego. Regionally, Tod was creative director for performances for the Democratic National […]

Sarika Merchant is a teaching fellow at the David R Ravin School of Architecture at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She recently received her masters degree from the same program. During her masters studies she delved into studying architecture through the lens of its purpose within a community and within its environment. She […]