St. Albert the Great is proud and privledged to have highly qualified
directors and teachers that provide our students with their professional
services.
General Music and Choir
Our students' weekly music teacher is Mrs. Judi Horvath. We are pleased to
announce that she is also our school's Choir Director. Mrs. Horvath received
her Bachelor's Degree in Music from Baldwin-Wallace College in three years
and has been teaching all general music classes and directing the Choir at
St. Albert the Great since 2001.
Mrs. Horvath is of Hungarian descent and is very involved in the Hungarian
community.
She is co-director of Csardas Dance Company Youth Ensemble, where she teaches
authentic hungarian dance as well as singing. She speaks hungarian fluently
and has visited Hungary many times. She is actively involved in hungarian
scouting where she helps create the yearly Christmas musical program, teaches
recorder and offers leader training and guidance in summer camps.
As a St. Albert the Great school graduate, Mrs. Horvath has continued her
faith as a long time parishioner of the parish. She is the proud mother
of two St. Albert graduates that are now attending Padua High School and John
Carroll University. Both children are active in music. Her son Michael
plays the organ at church and was organist for many years here at St. Albert
and her daughter plays the flute and is a member of the prestigious Cleveland
Institute of Music's Wind Symphony. Mrs. Horvath can be reached
through the school website at www.saint-albert.org in Progressbook.
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Orchestra
Our Orchestra Director, Mrs. Carole Banyas graduated from Capital University
Conservatory of Music with a Bachelor of Music Degree and has
taught in Catholic elementary schools for over 20 years. In addition to being
our orchestra director, Mrs. Banyas also teaches the string programs at 2
other area Catholic Elementary schools (Incarnate Word Academy and St.
Columbkille School)and combines the three school programs for concerts
throughout the year.
Mrs. Banyas is very happy to be a part of music education in the Catholic
schools. As a St. Albert alumni, she especially likes bringing strings to
this school. She enjoys bringing her groups together at concerts to help the
students from different schools get along and work to make a beautiful
sound.
Mrs. Banyas spends much of her spare time playing the cello. She has been a
member of the Parma Symphony Orchestra for many years and also plays at her
parish of St. Luke's each Sunday. She enjoys getting together with friends to
play chamber music too. Mrs. Banyas loves to knit, read and spend time with
her husband and 2 grown children.
Her excellent skills have been proven through her students receiving Superior
ratings at OMEA Contests for years. Mrs. Banyas works continually with her
students throughout the summer by participating at events such as the Cuyhoga
County Fair. Mrs. Banyas teaches individual and group lessons during the
school day at St. Albert's on Tuesday's. She can be reached at home at
216.529.1038 or at carolebanyas@sbcglobal.net
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Band
Mr. Mark Wozniak, our Band Director is a 1997 graduate of Padua, holds a
Bachelor of Arts degree from Kent State University, and is working towards a
Masters in Education Degree from Cleveland State University. Mr. Wozniak has
directed the Padua Marching Band since 2001. During the winter, he also
serves as director of Spirit Band. Prior to Mr. Wozniak coming to North
Royalton, he was the Assistant Director at Cloverleaf High School in Lodi and
Nordonia Hills High School in Macedonia. In addition to being a band
director, Mr. Wozniak teaches music courses, and is an assistant track and
field coach. Lessons are taught during school hours at St. Albert's by
Mr. Wozniak on Monday's. He can be reached at 440.845.2444 (Padua). His
e-mail address is mwozniak@paduafranciscan.com.
Our new flute/clarinet teacher, Ms. Sara Carlino, attended Valley Forge High
School and is a graduate of Kent State University specializing in Clarinet
Performance. Ms. Carlino attended the University of Florida Graduate School
where she earned a Masters Degree in Clarinet Performance. While in Florida,
Ms Carlino performed with the Central Florida Symphony, Gainsville Chamber
Orchestra, and substituted in several other symphonies and orchestras. She
has been teaching private lessons since 1998 and truly enjoys the school
atmosphere. Ms. Carlino can also be seen onstage in local bands and
orchestras in the greater Cleveland area such as the Lakeside Symnphony.
Ms. Carlino will be teaching advanced flute and clarinet lessons in school on
Monday's. She will also be adding new students to her lesson schedule as
needed. Ms. Carlino can be reached at 440.572.6590 or at
www.sara41280@aol.com.