Camp Levine MD Campus: Strathmore Teacher Bios

Jason McFeaters has been working with Levine Music for over 20 years, and is thrilled to returning as Strathmore Site Director. He is a member of the the Levine saxophone faculty, and studied at the Peabody Conservatory of Music and the University of Michigan. He regularly performs with the Capital Wind Symphony, the Baltimore Symphony and the District Sax Quartet. Jason is also the choir director and department chair at North Bethesda Middle School in MCPS.

Declan is currently finishing a MA Honors in Business and Management at Northumbria University in the UK. He has experience coaching soccer at all ages and substitute teaching as a PE Teacher. He has previously been a camper at Camp Levine and been a camp counselor at a variety of camps in Maryland including Camp Levine at Strathmore.

Hi Levine Families! My name is Lexis and I am a fiendly music teacher who loves kids, dogs, and a catchy tune. I am very excited to work with Camp Levine and meet all of the wonderful families who will be joining us this summer!

Hi! My name is Jade, I use they/them pronouns, and this is my 9th year working with children. During the school year, I am the assistant director of a childcare center, but I used to be an elementary school general music teacher! My first instrument was saxophone, but now I mostly sing and play piano. I love Nintendo video games like Pokemon and The Legend of Zelda, and I also enjoy writing and being outside in nature. I am excited to be back at Camp Levine for my third awesome summer!!

Ms. Zabel loves working with the campers at Camp Levine. During the school year she teaches music for MCPS. She continues to enjoy learning new music, playing the piano, and ballroom dancing.

Junghee is currently pursuing her D.M.A. in piano pedagogy at The Catholic University of America. With over 20 years of teaching experience, she has worked with students of all ages and levels. Junghee holds multiple degrees, including a bachelor’s and master’s in music therapy and a bachelor’s in Piano Performance. She is certified in Kodaly education and has a Kindermusik license. Passionate about incorporating students’ musical interests into their goals, Junghee helps them develop their piano and musical skills. Her students have achieved success in piano guilds, competitions, and examinations like RCM. Junghee strives to nurture each student’s potential and tailor lessons to their unique personalities and needs. 

Avner Finberg is an Israeli American composer and violinist. He performed with the Israeli Philharmonic, The Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, the Tel-Aviv Soloists, and the Ithaca New Music Collective, as well as performing numerous chamber music and solo recitals nationally and internationally. His first original solo album, The Four Seasons of Isolation (2022), was released with Ravello Records and hailed as “intriguing, entertaining and thought-provoking” by Gramophone Magazine. He currently lives in metro Washington DC, where he teaches violin, Suzuki violin, and composition at the Levine School of Music. Avner earned his Doctor of Music degree in composition from Manhattan School of Music in 2015. His compositions have been performed by Meitar Ensemble, ensemble mise-en, The Boston New Music Initiative, Ensemble Platypus Wien, and The Mannes Orchestra, among others. He was a composition fellow at American Opera Project’s Composers and the Voice workshop in 2013-14, and his second opera, The Exagoge, received its premiere run at La Mama Experimental Theatre in New York in April-May 2024.

Amanda is a general music and chorus teacher in Arlington Public Schools and so is excited to be at the Strathmore campus this summer! She has been a singer all her life and you can see her singing around the area occasionally with her band or in a local community theatre production.