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)