Meet our 2021 Instructors:

Matt Cooper – Keyboard/Accordion

Matt Cooper – Keyboard/Accordion

Matt Cooper recently retired from 28 years of teaching piano, theory and jazz studies at Eastern Oregon University. He has played accordion for the Depot Street Syncopators, the Tailgators, Irish Session, Moody Brews, and other Northeast Oregon bands, and will be...

Larry Chung – Multiple Instruments

Larry Chung – Multiple Instruments

Multi-instrumentalist Larry Chung brings a wealth of playing and teaching experience on several instruments over a wide range of musical styles. He currently plays fiddle and steel guitar with the B Stars, a Western Swing & Rockabilly group, and plays fiddle,...

Alan Feves – Bass

Alan Feves – Bass

Alan Feves has been playing upright bass for over 50 years.  He studied bass through college and performs with a variety of groups and genres of music.  He is a native of Pendleton, Or., and performs with local bluegrass, jazz, pop, and classical groups.  He will show...

Matt Bell – Guitar

Matt Bell – Guitar

“I like a nice blend of having fun and taking music seriously”. I suppose that explains the large sections of Bach and Homer and Jethro in Mr. Bell’s music collection. A past resident of Wallowa County, Matt lives in New Orleans where he lives and breathes traditional...

Andy Emert –  Fiddle

Andy Emert – Fiddle

Andy Emert has been playing fiddle tunes for many years. He has played in contests and played at several shows all over Oregon, Idaho, Colorado, California, Washington and Montana. Andy will be teaching ensemble skills, reading charts, learning new tunes, playing in...