About Our Instructors


Stuart McLean                                     

Education:                                                                             

M.M. in Music Education - Ithaca College                                                                      B.M. in Music Education - Crane School of Music: SUNY Potsdam

Awards and Honors: 

  • 2024Genesee-Orleans Regional Art Council Honor Guard Award for Service in helping to promote the Arts in Region
  • NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) - 2005 Senior Category Winner

Teaching/Directing Experience:                                        

Teaching:                                                                                                   
  • Batavia City School District - Guitar Class/ Elementary Strings
  • Batavia City School District - Elementary/MS Orchestra               
  • Batavia City School District - General Music/Strings teacher     
  • Churchville-Chili MS/HS - Vocal/Piano Music Teacher     
  • Le Roy Jr./Sr. High School - Vocal Music Teacher     
  • Byron-Bergen Elementary - Vocal Music Teacher         
  • Elmira Free Academy (9-12) - Vocal Music Teacher           
  • Ernie Davis Middle School - 6th Grade Band                                                                   

Group Direction (Extra-Curricular):

  • String Sensations - Batavia, NY
  • All-County High school Chorus - Orleans County
  • Good knights 7-12 - Le Roy Jr./Sr. High School
  • Monday Night Jazz Choir - 9-12 - Elmira Free Academy

   Musical Direction:

  • Shrek the Musical (Vocal Direction) - Batavia, NY
  • My Fair Lady (Pit Direction) - Pavilion, NY
  • Tommy (Vocal Direction) - Batavia, NY
  •  Jekyll and Hyde (Vocal Direction) - Batavia, NY
  • Willy Wonka Jr. (Vocal Direction) - Churchville, NY
  • Cinderella (Vocal Direction) - Le Roy, NY
  • Little Shop of Horrors (Vocal Direction) - Le Roy, NY
  • Beauty and the Beast (Vocal and Pit Direction) - Elmira, NY
  • Little Shop of Horrors (Vocal and Pit Direction) - Elmira, NY
  • Damn Yankees (Vocal Direction) - Elmira, NY
  • Oklahoma (Vocal Direction) Elmira, NY
  • Grease (Vocal Direction) Elmira, NY

  Performance Experience:

  Vocal/Acting:

         Encore Theatre Arts

               Shrek the Musical - Shrek

          WNY Arts Society:

                 RENT - Roger

           Elmira Little Theatre:

                  Into the Woods - Wolf/Cinderella's Prince

                  Evita - Juan Duarte/Tenor Ensemble Member

             Crane Opera Ensemble:

                   Venus and Adonis - Bass Chorus/Dancer

                   Dido and Aeneas - Bass Chorus/Dancer

                    The Mikado - Bass Chorus Member

                     Assassins - The Proprietor

             Partial Role:

                       Julius Caesar - Achilla

                       The Secret Marriage - Geranimo

                       Orpheus In the Underworld - Mars

              Star Lake Cabaret:

                       Partial Role:

                         Into the Woods - The Wolf

                         Little Shop of Horrors - Seymour

                         Chess - Molokov

              USTOMP at SUNY Potsdam:

                      Guys and Dolls - Sky Masterson

               Olympia High School - Rochester, NY:

                      South Pacific - Emile de Becque

                      The Devil and Daniel Webster - Daniel Webster

          Instrumental:

                 The Blues Boys - Guitarist/Vocalist - Various Jazz/Blues/Classic Rock

                 Funk Band - Trumpet/Congos/Back-up Vocals - Funk Rock

                 Batavia Concert Band - Euphonium

                 Crane School of Music Concert Band - Euphonium

                 Conference All State Concert Band - Euphonium

               Pit Bands:

               Many! Including…

                    In The Heights: Bass - Chili, NY

                    Peter Pan: Bass - Chili, NY

                    Shrek: Guitar/Ukelele - Alexander, NY

                    Songs for a New World: Bass - Batavia, NY 

                    Sweet Charity: Bass - Batavia, NY

                    Xanadu: Guitar - Batavia, NY

                    Godspell: Guitar - Batavia, NY

                    Aida: Bass - Churchville, NY

                   Guys and Dolls: Bass - Batavia, NY

                   Camelot: Guitar - Elba, NY

                    Rent: Bass - Batavia, NY

                    Oliver: Bass - Batavia, NY

                    Les Miserable: Bass - Le Roy, NY

                    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers: Bass - Batavia, NY

                    Let Your Hair Down: Bass - Elmira, NY

                    Bye Bye Birdie: Synthesizer - Newfield, NY

                    Grease: Bass - Elmira, NY

                    Once Upon a Matress: Guitar - Greece, NY

                 You're a Good Man Charlie Brown: Percussion (Set) - LaFayette, NY 

Training:

                    Voice:

                      Dr. Randy Blooding (Ithaca College)

                      Micheal Koon (Crane School of Music)

                      Dr. Deborah Massel (Crane School of Music)

                    Euphonium:

                      Dr. Popiel (Crane School of Music)

                      Jeffrey Greene (Greece, NY)

                    Guitar:

                      Collechio School of Music (Rochester, NY)

                    Acting (Opera/Musical Theatre):

                      Dr. Kirk Severtson (Crane School of Music)

                      Dr. Carleen Graham (Crane School of Music)

                    Dance:

                      Robin Collin - Modern (Crane School of Music)

                      Nola Rocco - Ballet (Crane School of Music)

Jacqueline McLean

Education:                                                                     

M.M. in Music Education - Ithaca College                                                     
B.M. in Music Education - Crane School of Music: SUNY Potsdam    

Awards and Honors: 

  • 2024 Jimmy's Inspiring Theatre Educator's Award
  • 2023 SUNY Potsdam Dr. Lonel Woods Peace and Love Award
  • 2022 Batavia City School District Musician of Note Honoree
  • 2018 Rochester First Golden Apple Educator Award                     

Teaching/Directing Experience:                                        

Teaching:                                                                                                   
  • Le Roy Jr./Sr High School - 7-12 Chorus, Voice Lessons, Theatre, General Music
  • Le Roy Wolcott Street School 5-8 - Chorus, General Music
  • Newfield Central School - 6-12 Voice Lessons, Chorus, General Music                                                                

Group Direction (Extra-Curricular):

  • Artistic Director of Musical - Le Roy Jr/Sr High School
  • Director of Music - Le Roy Jr/Sr High School
  • Knights N' Gals - Le Roy Jr/Sr High School
  • All-County High school Chorus - Orleans County
  • Good knights 7-12 - Le Roy Jr./Sr. High School
  • Vocal Director of Musicals - Newfield Jr/Sr High School
  • Choreographer of Musicals - Elmira Free Academy

   Musical Direction:

  • Chicago: Teen Edition (Artistic Director) LeRoy, NY
  • Les Miserable: School Edition (Artistic Director) - LeRoy, NY
  • Newsies - (Artistic Director) LeRoy, NY
  • The Theory of Relativity (Artistic Director) - LeRoy, NY
  • Into the Woods (Artistic Director) - LeRoy, NY
  • Once on This Island (Artistic Director) - LeRoy, NY
  • The Little Mermaid (Artistic Director) - LeRoy, NY
  • Addams Family (Artistic Director) - LeRoy, NY
  • Bye Bye Birdie (Artistic Director/Pit Director) - LeRoy, NY
  • Shrek - (Artistic Director) LeRoy, NY
  • Legally Blonde (Artistic Director) - LeRoy, NY
  • Anything Goes (Artistic Director) - LeRoy, NY
  • Cinderella (Artistic Director/Choreographer) - LeRoy, NY
  • Rent (Vocal Director/Pit Director) - Batavia, NY
  • Little Shop of Horrors (Artistic Director/Choreographer) - LeRoy, NY
  • Willy Wonka (Vocal Director/Pit Director) -  Newfield, NY
  • Little Shop of Horrors (Choreographer) - Elmira, NY
  • High School Musical (Vocal Director/Pit Director) - Newfield, NY
  • Damn Yankees (Choreographer) - Elmira, NY
  • Bye Bye Birdie (Vocal Director/Pit Director) - Newfield, NY
  • Oklahoma (Choreographer) - Elmira, NY

  Performance Experience:

  Vocal/Acting:

       Elmira Little Theatre:

                  Into the Woods - Step Mother

                  Evita - Mistress

             Crane Opera Ensemble:

                  Three Penny Opera - Lady of the Evening

                  Working - Various Roles/Ensemble

                  Venus and Adonis - Soprano Chorus/Dancer

                   Dido and Aeneas - Witch 2/Soprano Chorus/Dancer

             Batavia High School - Batavia, NY:

                      Guys and Dolls - Sarah

                      Anything Goes - Hope

Instrumental:

                 Batavia Concert Band - Flute

Pit Bands:

               Many! Including…

                    Les Miserable: Flute - Le Roy, NY

                    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers: Flute - Batavia, NY

Training:

                    Voice:

                      Carol McAmis (Ithaca College)

                      Dr. Kathleen Miller (Crane School of Music)

                      Lauren Hoerbelt (Batavia, NY)

                    Flute:

                      Jolynn DeGolia

                   Acting (Opera/Musical Theatre):

                      Dr. Kirk Severtson (Crane School of Music)

                      Dr. Carleen Graham (Crane School of Music)

                    Dance:

                      Robin Collin - Modern (Crane School of Music)

                      Nola Rocco - Ballet (Crane School of Music)