Our Teams

Jordyn Burton

Jordyn Burton, a classically trained pianist with a passion for arts leadership, is currently the Administrative Assistant in the Office of the President at The New School in New York City. Prior to her work at The New School, Jordyn served as the Manager at Unarthodox New York and was the Assistant to Director for the Global Summer Institute of Music at Virginia Commonwealth University for six years.

In addition to her administrative experience, Jordyn has seven years of experience teaching music and enjoys collaborating with other musicians. She feels that music is an incredible blessing in her life and without it, she would not be the person she is today. Jordyn’s other passions include Brahms, her dog Johannes Brahms, reading, and vegan cooking.

Jordyn holds a Professional Artist Certificate in Collaborative Piano and a Master of Music in Piano from University of North Carolina School of the Arts. She received her Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance at Virginia Commonwealth University studying with Yin Zheng. Her other primary teachers include Dmitri Shteinberg and Allison Gagnon.

Filippo La Malfa

Classically trained pianist and composer graduated from the Bellini Conservatory in Catania.

Filippo is passionate about film scoring and MIDI, he has been an avid supporter for the Sicily International Piano Festival.

Beatrice Donato

A native from the Province of Catania, Beatrice studied Communication and Valorization of Artistic Heritage at the Catania Academy of Fine Arts.

She is a lover of art in all it’s forms and she has a passion for writing.

Francesco Castro

Current student at the University of Catania majoring in Linguistic Studies,

Francesco is an amateur musician passionate about drums.

Salvatore La Malfa

Current student at the University of Catania majoring in Economics.

He has previously a degree in Computer Engineering from Liceo Informatico.

Santa Argentino

Santa Argentino (Avola-Syracuse, 1986) is a Graphic Designer.

Since 2010, she has been involved in graphic design for non-profit associations, public and private companies, curation of exhibitions and musical events.