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Over the past 20 years, Musical Expressions has established a reputation for excellent private Clarinet, Flute, Oboe and Saxophone lessons in Naperville. We continually receive referrals from happy parents, past and present students, fellow teachers, music stores and local area colleges. If your looking for a good teacher and a unique, friendly environment dedicated to music education, please call us and find out for yourself why we have the largest and most successful private lesson program in the Naperville area.
 
   
 
Joel R. Moore
 
  Joel R. Moore saxophone & clarinet
 

Tenor saxophonist and Chicago native Joel Moore specializes in both jazz and rhythm & blues. He received a M.M. in Jazz Pedagogy from the Berklee College of Music and The Boston Conservatory in 2000. While living in Boston, he studied with Jeff Harrington, Bill Pierce and Ed Tomassi and interacted with renowned saxophonists Rick Margitza and Bob Berg during their respective clinics and performances. Joel also performed at the House of Blues and Ryles Jazz Club in Cambridge, MA and toured throughout New England with a variety of ensembles.       
  Prior to Berklee, Joel lived in Louisiana and began graduate studies at the University of New Orleans. During this time he   studied and performed with Ed Petersen, Ellis Marsalis, Delfeayo Marsalis, Mark Whitfield and Victor Goines. He also performed regularly in the legendary French Quarter  with a variety of jazz and R&B bands including a year-long stint as  saxophonist during the weekly Gospel Brunch at the House of Blues.
  From 1992-1996, Joel studied at Western Illinois University and earned a B.S. in Media Communications. During this time he juggled academics and music as a member of the Jazz Studio Orchestra directed by the late Dale Hopper. With JSO, Joel performed along side guest artists Arturo Sandoval, Maynard Ferguson, Tim Hagans and Jim Snidero. He also toured throughout the United States and Europe and recorded The Third Degree (Sea breeze Records) in Nashville with acclaimed jazz trombonist John Fedchock. The compact disc The Third Degree received four stars in Downbeat Magazine.
  Since moving back to the Chicago area in 2000, Joel has performed extensively  at many of Chicago’s live-music venues including Andy's Jazz Club, Pete  Miller's,Buddy Guy’s Legends, Green Dolphin Street, Green Mill, Underground Wonder Bar, The Note and Elbo Room. He has recorded and performed with Orbert Davis, Paul Wertico and recently opened for the Yellowjackets during the 2008 Naperville Jazz Festival. He currently resides in   Plainfield with his wife, Amy, and is on the faculty of Benedictine University, Lewis University and Prairie State College. Joel recently toured with the Dr. Willie Wilson Gospel Orchestra which contributed humanitarian aid and performed for Hurricane Katrina victims in the Gulf region
   
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Kristin Paxinos
Kristin Paxinos flute and piano
 

Award winning flutist Kristin Paxinos began her music education at the age of 10, and has since studied with numerous world-renowned artists; including Peter Lloyd, Kathryn Lukas, Donald Peck, and Jaques Zoon.

Kristin has been honored with numerous awards and prizes for her musicianship, including performance awards from Indiana University, DePaul University, the Musician’s Club of Women, the Union League Civic and Arts Foundation, and the Greek Women’s University Club. She has also participated in several international performance competitions, most recently being awarded a recording grant in the Contemporary Record Society’s National Performing Artist Competition.

Kristin has appeared as soloist and orchestral musician throughout the United States and Europe, performing in such legendary venues as Lincoln Center, Chicago’s Symphony Center, and Carnegie Hall. Kristin’s solo performances include appearances at the Syrinx Flute Festival (Canada), the Viggiano Flute Festival (Italy), and The Chicago Cultural Center’s Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series (U.S.). She has also performed as concerto soloist with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Sinfonia Toronto, the Evansville Philharmonic, L’Orchestre Internazionale D’Italia, the Dallas Chamber Orchestra, and the Indiana University Orchestra.

Her orchestral experience includes flute and piccolo positions with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the Evansville Philharmonic, the Terre Haute Symphony, and the Bloomington Pops Orchestra. In addition, Daniel Barenboim awarded Kristin a principal flute position in his East-Western Divan Orchestra – an orchestra that brought together talented young musicians from the United States and the Middle East.

As an instructor, Kristin spent 4 years with the Bloomington Young Winds Program, 2 years as an undergraduate teaching assistant at Indiana University, and 9 years at the School of Performing Arts in Naperville, IL. Her students have gone on to participate in IMEA State and District Festivals, and study at the Interlochen Arts Academy, Indiana University, Northwestern University, Baylor University, and Carnegie Mellon University.  Kristin also regularly judges for IMEA District Festivals, Chicago Flute Club Competitions, and District Solo and Ensembles Contests.

Kristin began her music education in Chicago, where she studied at the Sherwood Conservatory of Music. She went on to earn a Bachelor of Music in Flute Performance from Indiana University and a Master of Music in Flute Performance from DePaul University.
   
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