The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University

Carol Bartlett, Instructor, Ballroom Dance

Carol Bartlett, Artistic Director of Peabody Dance for the past seventeen years, is a diverse and prolific choreographer whose generative work with established and burgeoning composers has resulted in music-dance collaborative projects in theaters and festivals across the United States and Europe. Her rich and broad-based credentials are both choreographic and pedagogical- uniquely in equal measure.
Ms. Bartlett received her early dance training in England and earned a B. Ed. from London University. From 1974-77 she studied with German expressionist dancer, Sigurd Leeder, protege of Rudolf von Laban and ballet master for the Jooss Ballet Company. Prior to moving to the U.S., Ms. Bartlett was a performer, teacher and choreographer in England and Switzerland and received the first prize for the Concours Internationale de Choregraphie in Nyon.
Before coming to Baltimore, Ms. Bartlett initiated and chaired the dance department at USC's Community School of Performing Arts in Los Angeles, founded and directed her own company, Pertpetuum Mobile, and was artist-in-residence at California State Universities in Fresno and Long Beach. During her tenure at Peabody, in addition to establishing and teaching an outstanding core-training program in all areas of contemporary dance, Ms. Bartlett conceives, produces and choreographs (at times in collaborations with other Peabody faculty) the school's performances. Among her activities with the Preparatory Music Department and Peabody Conservatory were the co-development of Arts for Talented Youth (ATY), a pre-professional program for gifted high school dancers and musicians, and teaching stage movement in the Conservatory Opera Department.

Grandmaster, Huang Chien-Liang, Instructor, Tai Chi
Grandmaster Huang is the only full heir to the 63rd generation Tien Shan Pai Supreme Master Wang Chueh-Jen, known as the "Double Broadsword King of China." Grandmaster Huang as the leading advocate of Tien Shan Pai in the world has focused his efforts in the United States, South America and Europe. He is the president, and owner of the U.S. Kuoshu Academy. His teaching includes Tien Shan Pai Kung Fu, Northern Kung Fu styles, Tai Chi Chuan, Hsing-I Chuan, and Pa-Kua Chang.
Because of Grandmaster Huang's fairness, integrity, and ability to settle disputes in the world of Kuoshu martial arts, he is known as "Kuoshu World Pao Chin Tien" (China's most famous judge). Martial arts masters all around the world hold his judging skills in high esteem.
Included among his many honors, Grandmaster Huang is a certified International Kuoshu Referee A by The World Kuoshu Federation in 2002, and International Kuoshu Coach/Instructor (the highest rank) and International Kuoshu Referee (the highest rank) by the International Chinese Kuoshu Federation. Some recent awards include Action Martial Arts magazine's Hall of Fame Humanitarian Award (2003), One of the Most Influential Chinese Martial Arts Masters of the Past 30 years� by Inside Kung Fu, and �One of the Greatest Impact Martial Artists in the 20th Century (1999). In 2004, the College of Advanced Education conferred the Honorary Doctor of Philosophy on Grandmaster Huang in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Grandmaster Huang has supported many charitable events for organizations such as the Walkathon, Baltimore II Rebuild, Muscular Dystrophy, John Hopkins Children's Center, and National Multiple Sclerosis Society. On April 19, 1998, he performed Tien Shan Pai Kung Fu with his students and grand students for two hours to raise over $5,000.00 to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. For this, he received a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from then Congressman Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., a Citizen Citation from former Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke, an Executive Citation, "Huang Chien-Liang Day" from former Baltimore County Executive C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, and a Governor's Citation from former Governor Parris Glendening.

J. Scott Matejicka, Guitar
Guitarist J. Scott Matejicka has performed as a concerto and recital soloist throughout the eastern United States. As a chamber musician, Scott performs on the lute and early guitars with the Peabody Renaissance Ensemble, Ensemble Chaeron and Ignoti Dei Opera. On the modern classical guitar, he concertizes extensively with the 1 East Guitar Quartet. Recently 1EastGQ performed as featured artists at the Mannes Guitar Festival, Connecticut Guitar Festival, Alexandria Guitar Festival as well as Artscape 2005 in Baltimore, MD.

Scott is a graduate of the Master of Music program at Yale University where he was a faculty assistant to concert artist Benjamin Verdery.  His talents have been recognized with numerous awards including the Yale University Eliot Fisk Award, of which he was the first recipient. Scott frequently travels along the East Coast to give lectures and lead masterclasses. Recent lectures have been praised by NYlon (New York classical guitar online) as “exceptional” and “absolutely brilliant.” He further shares his expertise through “The Guitarist’s Studio,” his quarterly column in the Baltimore Classical Guitar Society Newsletter. Scott is currently chair of the Guitar, Harp & Percussion Department at the Peabody Preparatory of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore where he teaches guitar, chamber music, and guitar history.

Aaron Lubliner-Walters, Guitar 
A graduate of Towson University, Aaron is currently pursuing a Master of Music degree in classical guitar performance from the Peabody Conservatory.  He currently teaches both classical and steel-string guitar to students of all ages.  As a solo artist,  Aaron has performed on both instruments throughout the Baltimore-Washington area.  In addition, Aaron has also performed with the Baltimore Mandolin Orchestra, the Peabody Opera Department, and the Towson University Early Music Ensemble.