Staff & Faculty

Mr. Jenkins is the Executive Director of Música Franklin. He was previously a full time performing artist, and a manager and Teaching Artist at several educational arts programs in New England. His music has been featured in publications in England, Italy, Germany, Japan, Puerto Rico, and the mainland United States, and he has been conducting and arranging for string ensembles since he was 13 years old. He is also a genealogy researcher and published author with a passion for social justice and community unification.

Annierose Klingbeil is a violist with a love of chamber music. She completed her degrees at UMass Amherst in violin performance and music theory. She has a passion for pedagogy, which led her to start Lines and Spaces, a non-profit concert series and free after-school music program in Taunton, MA. She currently teaches Suzuki violin at Powers Music School and is the general manager of Lighthouse Chamber Players. During the summer, she serves as the Suzuki Coordinator for the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival and Artistic Director of Powers Music School's Music on the Hill (MOTH) Program.

Bekka, known to the students as Ms. Bea, teaches violin at Música Franklin. Her music studies included pedagogy, theory, and performance at the University of Rochester and Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. She has a lifetime of experience as a Suzuki student, teacher and parent. Bekka teaches Suzuki violin in both Southern Vermont and Newton, Massachusetts, is principal first violin of the Keene Chamber Orchestra, and loves to spend time in the woods. Her favorite part of teaching at Música Franklin is working with her esteemed colleague Gloria Matlock to bring the students a joyful musical experience.

Violinist and educator Edward Barnes brings a passion for inclusive music education to Western Massachusetts. Holding music degrees from St. Olaf College and UMass Amherst, Edward is a META Fellowship recipient and Suzuki-trained musician. They serve as Teaching Artist at Música Franklin, where they nurture young musicians’ growth in both skill and self-love. Edward’s extensive performance background includes appearances at Carnegie Hall, tours across fifteen US states and Norway, and masterclasses with Midori and the Attacca Quartet. Their teaching is further enriched by experience as a two-time fellowship recipient of the National Symphony Orchestra’s Summer Music Institute. Edward is grateful for the opportunity to support their students’ growth and discovery of their unique voice.

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Ms. Matlock began her music career at the age of five, when she sang in a family choir directed by her mother and learned to play hand drums. She became the official rhythm keeper of the Robinson Singers and has been singing and drumming ever since. She has led and taught at workshops throughout the United States, including at the United Nations. According to Ms. Matlock, the healing power of the drums and the inspiring melodies of her ancestors’ Spiritual Songs are gifts of history which speak to the soul and should be shared.

Joshua Crane served two terms as the Americorps Assistant to Música Franklin before becoming Program Manager.  Prior to working with youth, he spent 10 years working in elder care, where he especially enjoyed making music with people living with dementia.  Outside of work, he currently sings bass with Eventide, a hospice chorus, and is working on a language certificate in Spanish at Greenfield Community College.  In addition to having a passion for playing & listening to music, he is also a registered yoga teacher & certified in teaching yoga to children.   

Julie Carew is a cellist with a Bachelor’s of Music in Cello Performance from the Hartt School of Music at the University of Hartford and a Master’s of Music in Cello Performance specializing in Suzuki Pedagogy from the Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver, CO. Since returning to New England in 2007, Julie has been teaching private and group classes at her home and has held teaching positions at the Suzuki School of Newton, Community Music Center of Boston, and the Powers Music School. ​Julie has been teaching in Greenfield since 2016 and currently directs the Strings for Kids program. Julie is also a member of NERO- the New England Repertory Orchestra. Julie has been the Education Programs Director at the Pioneer Valley Symphony since 2023.

Ms. Kurland has been playing the violin since the age of five. Classically trained, she has branched out to play folk, jazz, fiddle and klezmer music. She is a member of a band that provides musical performances and workshops in elementary schools and summer camps. She loves watching the joy that music and dancing elicits, and appreciates the friendships and connections that are formed through making music together. She has her BA in Sociology and her MS in Environmental Science. She currently spends much of her time nurturing her two children.

Ms. Citron, an avid chamber music player, has taught for over 40 years in after-school music programs, community music schools, and a private Suzuki studio. She is past president of the statewide association of MA Suzuki teachers and families. As the founder and Artistic Director of Música Franklin, she is deeply committed to music and social justice. Ms. Citron holds a BM from Brandeis University and a MM in performance from UMass Lowell.