ARTISTIC DIRECTOR and INSTRUCTOR: Brian R. Bentley, D.M.A. 
Dr. Brian R. Bentley started piano lessons at 5 years old in Southern California. He has been singing since he was very young (his mother could tell what songs he was singing before he could talk). His college degrees are all in music education and music performance (click here to see complete CV), culminating with a D.M.A. (Doctorate of Musical Arts) from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He recently retired from the public education system, where he taught choral music for 22 years and was the coordinator for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program for 9 years.