San Elijo Band Coaching Staff

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ANAHITA PESTONJAMASP

FLUTE COACH

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Anahita "Miss Anahita" has played the flute since middle school when she attended SEMS.  We are glad to have her back in the capacity of an educator! Anahita holds a Master of Music degree in flute performance from the Mannes School of Music, as well as a Bachelor of Music degree from San Diego State University.  She is a sought after coach and performer all over San Diego County and we are so lucky to have her to work with the students at SEMS! 

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SOREN HERSHKOWITZ

HIGH BRASS COACH/

HOUSE JAZZ CO-DIRECTOR

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A Graduate of San Marcos High School, Soren "Mr. H" is a product of the San Marcos School District.  He started playing trumpet at Discovery Elementary and continued at SEMS and became one of the top trumpet players at San Marcos High School.  He was featured in the Knights Regiment Field Shows his Junior and Senior Years and also was a frequent soloist in the Studio Jazz Band.  He participated in the prestigious Axiom shows and was an integral part of the leadership program at SMHS. He has performed all over San Diego and Orange Counties. He is currently pursuing his education at Palomar College. In his spare time, he is an avid automobile enthusiast and loves the outdoors. We are so excited to have him back where he started at SEMS! ​

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Aria Ines

LOW BRASS COACH

​Aria joins our staff this year and we are so excited to have her! An alumni of both SEMS & San Marcos High School, Aria has been performing on trombone & singing since a young age. She is currently continuing her education at Mira Costa College & has performed all over the United States including with Nimbus Jazz and in New Orleans with the Mira Costa Jazz Ensemble.  

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Terence Cooper

FRENCH HORN COACH

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Terence has been a local Horn player/ Singer/Composer/Arranger/Teacher/Coach in the San Diego area for the last 27 years. He is a former principal horn in the La Jolla Symphony, has performed and written for performing groups at Sea World, LegoLand and most recently, The San Diego Zoo. He has also been a music minister at North Coast Church in Vista for the last 13 years, where he plays piano and sings each weekend in the "Soul Gospel" venue." ​

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