- several degrees in music from the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory and the
USC Thornton School of Music;
- experience working as a church organist and choir accompanist; vocal and instrumental accompanist;
- proficiency in both piano and organ performances;
- foundation in accompanying a broad spectrum of choral-vocal-instrumental music for
adult choirs, youth choirs, church bells ensembles, instrumentalists, vocalists and chamber music groups;
- commitment to always expand and be available to offer a diverse variety of
classical, contemporary, sacred and traditional music repertoires;
- expertise in sight-reading music of any difficulty level;
- skill to play from open vocal and orchestral scores;
- knowledge of such musical devices as re-harmonization, modulation, transposition,
improvisation, music theory and analysis.