Faculty (Strings)

Andrea Bargabos holds a Master of Music, cum laude, from the Cleveland Institute of Music and a Bachelor of Music, magna cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Duluth. Her teaching experience began in her undergraduate when asked to teach violin, viola and voice to local students in Duluth, reaching at her pinnacle, 40 students. She was later appointed as Voice Adjunct Faculty at UMD. After receiving her Masters from CIM, she taught voice at Lakeland Community College and GArfield Heights High School in Cleveland, Ohio until her appointment as faculty in the Distance Learning Department at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Ms. Bargabos performance credits include the Governess in Britten's "Turn of the Screw", Queen of the night in Mozart's "The MAgic Flute", Rosalinda in Strauss' "Die Fledermaus", Fiordiligi in Mozart's "Cosi Fan Tutte", Rosina in Rossini's "Barber of Seville" and Countess Almaviva in Mozart's "Marriage od Figaro". She has performed numerous opera galas featuring works by Verdi, Donizetti, Bizet, Lehar, Richard Strauss, Puccini and Johann Strauss. Her affiliations include Opera Roanoke, Cleveland Opera, Lyric Opera Cleveland and has been asked to return to the University of Minnesota Duluth for Alumni performances. She also frequently performs new music, performing two One Act Operas by Milton Granger, compositions by Margaret Griebling-Haigh, Orianna Webb, Peter Gilbert and others. Ms. Bargabos is under the management of Dietsch Internationale Associates.

Djeina Haruta has been a faculty member at the Staten Island Conservatory since September 2010. Her teaching experiences include: Great Neck Music Conservatory, Sweetest Sounds Music Center, Newark Arts, and Queensborough College.  Miss Haruta is utilizing different teaching methods like: NYSSMA instruction, ABRSM standard preparation, Suzuki, as well as individual student instruction.  Since 1994-present Miss Haruta has been performing with orchestras such as:Harrisburg Symphony Cosmopolitan Chamber Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Adelphi Symphony Jupiter Symphony as a soloist and concertmaster. Djeina has a BM from Moldova and MM from Mannes College NY.

Brian Lang is currently a freelance violist and violinist in the Greater New York area. He attended Manhattan School of Music, Mannes College of Music and Columbia University and has a  B.A. from City College. He performs regularly in  string quartets and other chamber ensembles throughout the year. He was principal viola of Bronx Opera for several years and has played with numerous orchestras such as the Hudson Valley Philharmonic, Bronx Opera,  St. Peter By the Sea, Garden State Philharmonic, Richmond County Orchestra, and the Staten Island Symphony. He has been a judge in student  competitions such as the Wagner College Music Competition and the New York International Music Competition. He has taught violin classes in public schools in the Bronx for the Bronx  Arts Ensemble. He has performed several times with orchestras at Carnegie Hall, most recently with the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra in it's  premier performance at Carnegie Hall in January, 2011.