Elizabeth James

Elizabeth James is a 2002 graduate of Hillsdale College with a BA in music education.  Percussion was her primary instrument and piano was her secondary instrument. She has been playing the piano since she was 9 and started teaching lessons in High School. She has a MME from VanderCook College of music in 2010.  She … Read more

Sarah Gartshore

  Sarah Gartshore has had an outstanding career in Chicago and relocated to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario in 2014 where she teaches at the Algoma Conservatory and Algoma University. The Chicago Tribune describes her voice as “particularly impressive and possessing a rich, shining soprano”. Performances have included the Ravina Festival, Santa Fe Opera, American Opera … Read more

Betty Struble

Betty Struble’s music career began with piano lessons at age six. Six years later she played the organ for her brother’s wedding! While still living in the lower Peninsula, she had a full career as an elementary school teacher, having a Master’s degree in education from Michigan State University, she was a member of an … Read more

Maggie Twining

Maggie Twining has lived most of her life in the great Upper Peninsula of Michigan. She began playing cello at age ten, double bass and violin at age twelve. She attended Michigan Technological University for two years before transferring to Northern Michigan University to obtain a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education. While in high … Read more

Randy Krause

My introduction to watercolors came at an evening enrichment course with Helga Flowers at Sault High School. I loved it, and from that point on I took every painting class I could find. My teachers included Pat Norton, Gordon McKenzie, and Zolton Szabo. Each one of these artists has achieved international fame. We’re very fortunate … Read more

Karen Hughes Beacom

With a voice and stage presence described as “warm and lyrical with a lot of dramatic power,” Karen Hughes Beacom is making a name for herself on the opera and concert stage. Her career is crossing borders, with her recent international performance at the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing, China as the soprano soloist … Read more

Dottie Case

Dottie Case, STARS Director of Music, has a busy studio of private students, teaching violin, viola, piano and clarinet. She is the founder and Director of the highly-respected STARS Youth Orchestra, and also directs the adult string orchestra, the New Horizons Strings. She is a violinist/violist for the Sault Symphony Orchestra, and a member of … Read more