About Suburban Music School

Suburban Music School is a non-profit community music school devoted solely to the study of music. The school provides high-quality music instruction, participation, and exposure at affordable rates to all persons regardless of age, race, religion, financial means, or level of ability. Students with special needs are served through programs for individuals with disabilities and music therapy. Suburban Music School fosters the love of music, nurtures creative talent, educates students in the discipline of Music and provides opportunities and skills for lifelong learning.

Suburban boasts a top-caliber faculty of professional musicians who focus on student development and performance. Study at Suburban enables students not only to gain practical knowledge from experts, but also to immerse themselves in a community rich with arts and music enthusiasts and passionate performers. This experience delivers a powerful impact on students’ comprehensive education and appreciation for the arts.

Founded by Beatrice Wernick in 1982, Suburban Music School began with seven students in the Media Elementary School. In 1988, the school moved to its permanent home at 201 North Providence Road, where it is open six days a week. In addition to a full curriculum on campus and next door at the Providence Friends Meeting House, Suburban provides community outreach programs to the surrounding area, including the Chester Music Program and Visiting Artists Program for public and private schools in the area. Suburban has been a full member of the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts since 1992.

Faculty		Staff
Béatrice Beer		Barbara J. Nyce, Executive Director
Sandra Ben		Bonnie Veight, Assistant Director
Tina Bernabo		Michelle Kramer-Fitzgerald, Development Director
Adam Bernstein		Pamela Loos , Grant Writer
Stephen Campitelli		Lorry Hancox, Registrar
Dr. Christopher Di Santo		Vivian Lovingood, Receptionist
Karen J. Di Santo
Katherine Hajec		Board of Directors
Amir Javadi
James Kenney		Elizabeth M. P. Rubin, President
Samuel Lorber
Barry McCommon		Members
Karen Meier		Jessica Hirsch Lynn
Tatyana Mykhaylova		Karen Olson
Joseph Nocella		Rebecca Simon, Faculty Representative
Brenda Norris		Craig D. Thompson
Barbara J. Nyce
James Olson		Advisory Board
Janet Pinkow		Maurice Eldridge
Ingrid Rosenback		Paul Hockenbury
Lyudmila Shubenkova		Sonja Lynne
Rebecca Simon		Thomas L. Serano, Jr
Ralph Sorrentino
Rob Stimpson
Desirae Triplett
Matthew Wert
Veronica Zhmeniak


		201 N. Providence Rd. Media, PA 19063 610-566-4215 (fax) 610-566-2246 info@suburbanmusic.org www.suburbanmusic.org