Dr. Cole Tutino is Lecturer in Music and New Saint Andrews College, where he teaches cello, music theory, and orchestra. He was previously Visiting Assistant Professor of Cello at Miami University in Oxford, OH, and Visiting Instructor of Cello at Luther College in Decorah, IA.

Dr. Tutino has performed extensively as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral player, and recording artist. He has been principal of the Richmond Symphony Orchestra (IN) and a member of the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic and the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra. As a chamber musician, he has been a member of the Oxford String Quartet, and the Luther College Piano Quartet. His solo appearances include performances with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, the Cedarville University Orchestra, the Miami University Symphony Orchestra, and the Luther College Philharmonia. He has spent summers playing at the New Hampshire Music Festival, the Utah Festival Opera, the National Orchestral Institute, the Brevard Music Festival, the Mendocino Music Festival, and the Las Vegas Music Festival.

A proponent of a diverse array of musical genres, Dr. Tutino’s activities have included Baroque performance practice, new music, and folk and pop music. He has performed on Baroque cello with the Indiana University Baroque Orchestra, the Georgina Joshi Handel Project, and as part of the Bloomington Bach Cantata Project. At the conference of the Christian Fellowship of Art Music Composers, he premiered David Canfield’s  Sonata for Cello and Piano , a composition that musically depicts the Christian tenets of salvation. He has also recorded with  My Soul Among Lions  and the  Good Shepherd Band .

Caleb Esmond is Lecturer of Music at New Saint Andrews College, where he teaches and conducts the NSA Chorale. He is an active performer, experienced collaborator, skilled improviser, jazz pianist, and prize-winning composer. He is a current Doctoral Candidate (DMA) in Piano Performance at the University of North Texas has a field related to choral conducting.

Mr. Esmond received his MM in Piano Performance and Pedagogy at Utah State University in 2023 and his BM in Piano Performance from Mercer University in 2021. He is a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music (NCTM).

He lives in Moscow with his wife, Madeleine, and their daughter.

Gabriel received his B.A. from New Saint Andrews College in 2018 and also received his music certificate from the Conservatory of Music. He currently is an administrator for the conservatory and a teacher’s assistant to the college’s music faculty. He regularly accompanies, sings with choirs around town, and leads music at church. He has been a solo vocalist with the New Saint Andrews choir and the ACCS National Honor Choir. Gabriel teaches piano for the conservatory and choir at Schola Cantorum. He lives in Moscow with his wife, Allegra, and daughter. 

 Joshua Roberts was born in Aguascalientes, Mexico; the fifth child of missionary parents. He graduated from New Saint Andrews College in 2019 with a B.A. in Liberal Arts & Culture, and in 2020 with a Certificate of Music. Joshua also completed his Kodály Certification at NSA's Conservatory of Music in 2019, and has served as assistant choir director for three years at Trinity Reformed Church in Moscow, Idaho. He is a recorder instructor for the Conservatory of Music at New Saint Andrews College in Moscow, Idaho.

Joshua loves making music with friends, and has even started a funk/soul band with some of them. Besides music, he is an avid lover of good food, language, and good storytelling.

Anna is a senior in NSA’s Music Certificate program. She played with both the Arkansas Symphony Youth Orchestra and the band at Arkansas State University Beebe throughout junior high and high school. She now plays with the orchestra at NSA. She taught beginner piano for several years and uses that experience at NSA, where she now focuses on teaching flute to students of all ages.

Cassandra Hale studied piano, flute, and voice at North Idaho College and the University of Idaho and has more than 25 years of experience teaching piano to students of all ages. She has also taught music history, choir, art, and dance classes for homeschool co-ops and private studios. When she’s not sharing her love of piano with her students or accompanying worship services, Cassandra is probably busy cooking, playing games with her family, or planning her next travel adventure.

Corinne Reagan (NSA ‘06) has taught piano and worked as a choir accompanist in various parts of the the US for 20 years. In addition to her piano studio, she teaches elementary music at Logos School. She is passionate about making music literacy accessible and normal for every child. She and Dr. Mark Reagan have four young children and live in Moscow, ID.

George Turner taught music theory and low brass at Northwest Nazarene University for 48 years and is currently an adjunct instructor at New Saint Andrews, where he teaches Trombone. He has also been an adjunct Trombone instructor at Boise State University and College of Idaho. He holds an MA in Trombone Performance from the University of Denver and doctoral studies at Arizona State University. He studied trombone with Ed Kleinhammer, Tasso Harris, and Gail Wilson.

Professor Turner joined the Musician’s Union as a teenager and has since performed as a freelance trombonist in orchestra, opera, ballet, and Broadway Musicals. He has also performed with a wide variety of pop, rock, and jazz artists. 

Grace Ann VanderPloeg has finished her first year of NSA and the certificate of music program. She is starting Kodály music teacher training and is enthusiastic about sharing her love of music with her students. She has played piano for twelve years and has expanded her playing by accompanying and collaborating with other musicians in the last few years. When she isn’t inside with the instruments she loves being outdoors and trying her hand at any sport you throw at her.

Helen Howell has been a piper for over fifteen years and enjoyed every minute. She learned to play as a member of world-championship pipe band The High Desert Pipes and Drums in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, also taking private lessons from long-time recognized pipe major Joseph Brennan. She has competed regionally in both band and solo events, performed in a variety of venues both in a group and as a soloist, and has taught beginning pipers for three years. She hopes to provide her students with an appreciation of pipe music in its various forms, excellent technique and understanding of the unique musical skills required, and preparation for local performances and competitions, as requested.

Iain Anderson is a Senior at New Saint Andrews College and is part of the NSA Music Certificate program. He has 12 years of experience with oboe and is currently studying under Mrs. Dana Maeda. Before entering NSA, Iain played for six years in the Minnesota Youth Symphonies, as well as for both the orchestra and the symphonic band at the University of Northwestern, St. Paul. Currently, he plays for the New Saint Andrews Orchestra. Iain’s teaching method includes a balance of technical studies (e.g. Edlefsen, Gekeler, Rubank, Sellner) and solo repertoire. He looks forward to helping students grow in their love for the oboe and learn how to play excellently.

Jackie graduated from New Saint Andrews in 2016 and has been part of the musical community of Moscow for over fifteen years. While teaching private lessons for the last ten, she has particularly enjoyed performing with the NSA Orchestra since its beginning and hopes to pursue a certification with the Cheneniah Summer Music Institute and streamline her musicianship into the pursuit of excellence exemplified by her colleagues.

Jered earned a Masters in Music from Washington State University in 2013 with emphases in composition and piano performance. He continues to serve at WSU as a collaborative pianist for students, faculty, and visiting professional artists. He has also accompanied extensively for music festivals, adjudications, concerts, and competitions. While enrolled at WSU, Jered also played orchestral piano for the WSU and Washington-Idaho Symphonies.

A resident of Pullman, Washington since 2011, Jered owns and operates his own music studio, offering instruction in piano, composition, improvisation, and music theory. He welcomes students of all ages and abilities, and has also successfully instructed children with disabilities and behavioral disorders.

Jered has served as the incumbent organist and minister of music for the Pullman Presbyterian Church since 2015. He has also performed organ works on a regular basis for church services, weddings, and funerals since his appointment at PPC.

An avid composer, Jered has written for piano, voice, solo instrumental, small chamber, and wind ensemble. He is currently setting to music the Bible texts foundational to all the major Protestant doctrines. These Scripture songs are intended for devotional, instructional, and missionary application. Jered also offers a number of Christian piano instrumental albums, and has toured the Pacific Northwest with performances of these compositions.

Jered has also engraved a significant number of works for clients, arranged choral music for church choir, and played for civic events in the Palouse area. He believes that music is both an act of service to others and a sublime way to give homage to the Lord Jesus.

Composer and conductor Mark Reagan is a native of Michigan. He earned his DMA in choral conducting at University of Iowa (2017). Reagan’s principle teachers include Timothy Stalter, Lori Wiest, David Puderbaugh, and Jere Hutcheson and he holds additional music degrees from Washington State University, Michigan State University, and Taylor University. He has held college teaching positions at New Saint Andrews College, Washington State University, and University of Iowa and has taught in classical education for over a decade. His psalm compositions and arrangements are published in the Cantus Christi 2020 hymnal and two choral anthems with Paraclete Press (2019). Reagan is the Director of Music at Christ Church, Moscow, Idaho. He is married to Corinne and has four children Claude, Madeline, Phoebe, and Peter.

A husband, and father of seven, Mark Shockey began playing and studying the piano at the age of six. He studied for years with his mother, Eleanor Shockey, and began studies with the late Dr. Samuel Hsu at the age of fifteen, with whom he continued during his undergraduate work at Cairn University in Langhorne, PA. He has bachelor’s degrees in piano performance and Bible from Cairn University, and has since taught piano to students of all ages and abilities. He has also given full-length recitals every 2 or 3 years, and has collaborated with and accompanied all sorts of soloists and ensembles. Mark also has studied voice and choral conducting. For six years, he was Music Director and organist at St. Paul’s Reformed Episcopal Church in Oreland, PA, after which he held the same position at Hope Lutheran Church in Levittown, PA for 11 years.

Ross Leavitt is known for passionate interpretations of both original saxophone works and transcriptions of music written for other instruments. He completed undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan with Donald Sinta. He has also studied with Timothy McAllister, James Bunte, and David Camwell. 

He won the University of Michigan and Interlochen concerto competitions, was named a Presidential Scholar in the Arts by the White House and a Yamaha Young Performing Artist by Yamaha, was featured in the Metroarts Young Artists Concerto Concert in Portland, Oregon, and was a finalist in the National MTNA Woodwind Competition.

He teaches with a strong emphasis on the fundamentals of tone production, and aims to teach his students to love making music as much as he does. 

Kayla Erb is a voice instructor for the Conservatory of Music at New Saint Andrews College in Moscow, Idaho.

Annabelle Berube is a piano instructor for the Conservatory of Music at New Saint Andrews College in Moscow, Idaho.

Alyssa Matangelo is a voice instructor for the Conservatory of Music at New Saint Andrews College in Moscow, Idaho.

Anne Henning is a voice instructor for the Conservatory of Music at New Saint Andrews College in Moscow, Idaho.