Camp Levine VA Campus: West Falls Teacher Bios

Allyson Walker has been helping children create magical summer memories at Camp Levine since 2017. She has worked as a Before and After Care, Sports & Games, and Piano Focus Instrument teacher. Ms. Allyson has taught piano in Northern Virginia for many years and studied piano with professors at Oberlin College.

Denise is exited to return to Camp Levine for the inaugural camp at West Falls. She has previously taught Pre-K, Orff, Instrument Building and games at the Upton, Gesher and Westover locations. This year brought retirement Denise’s way after 38 years teaching elementary general music in Prince William and Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia. What ever adventure awaits in retirement she is confident it will include children and music.

This is Mary Crumrine’s 8th summer teaching at Camp Levine. She holds a BM in Music Education and a Flute Performance Certificate from the University of South Carolina, and a MM in Music Education from Temple University. During the school year she is an elementary general music teacher with Fairfax County Public Schools. She also performs with the Columbia Flute Choir. Mary enjoys spending time outside, trying out new recipes, and spending time with friends and family.

Dr. Donny Albrecht enjoys an active career balancing his love of teaching and performing as a freelance trumpet player in the Washington, DC, area. Dr. Albrecht is the professor of trumpet at Frostburg State University, where he teaches Undergraduate and Graduate jazz and classical trumpet. He has held teaching positions at several musical institutions over his 16-year teaching career. Dr. Albrecht’s students have gone on to many careers as professional musicians and attended several top colleges and universities. Dr. Albrecht is a member of the Local 161 – 710 Musicians Union, where he can be heard playing at various theaters and performance locations around the DMV.

Douglas received his B.M. in Guitar Performance, M.M. in Guitar Performance & Pedagogy and completed training in Suzuki Guitar. As a frequent performer across the Mid-Atlantic, Douglas has been a featured guest performer on WHRO’s Silver Moonbeams. He has been lending his time and talents to charity for over a decade now, by performing at a benefit recital for the remote regions of Haiti. Douglas also teaches at the Alexandria Suzuki Guitar Institute. At Levine Douglas has been on the Levine faculty since 2004 where he teaches guitar, Suzuki guitar and group Suzuki guitar classes.

Web Grant is a classically trained percussionist, jazz being his favorite venue.  He performed with Charlie Byrd, Marc Copland, Clint Holmes, the United States Army Blues, and the Richmond Symphony. This is Web’s 21st year at Levine Summer Camp. He enjoys sharing his love of percussion with the campers! 

My name is Audrey Fauvel, and I am currently a graduate student at Radford University studying Music Therapy after graduating from VCU with a Bachelor of Arts in Vocal Music. Music has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember, and I love sharing the joy of learning music with others! My classroom motto is “Be Safe, Be Respectful, and Have Fun”! I’m excited to be working with Camp Levine for the summer; let’s put on a great show!

Soprano Maria Khoobyar is a native of Washington DC. She earned her Master’s Degree in Vocal Performance and Vocal Pedagogy at the University of Houston’s Moores School of Music. She teaches at the Levine School of Music and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Vocal Pedagogy. She earned her Bachelors degree from BYU-Idhao in Vocal Performance and minored in dance and theatre performance and pedagogy. In addition to her career in opera performance, Maria has worked as a director, costumer, and choreographer. Maria has worked with numerous children’s choruses, and directed many children’s theatre and musical productions. She has also worked in public education K-12 in general music, theatre, choir, and private voice instruction.

Jonathan Andert is excited to be returning for his fifth summer at Camp Levine, teaching Music+ and Vocal/Choral! Jonathan has been the general music teacher and choral director at Terraset Elementary School (Fairfax County Public Schools) in Reston for the past fifteen years. He has been teaching music to children for nearly twenty years. Hailing from the great state of Michigan, he received his undergraduate degree in Music Education at Western Michigan University, where he also studied trumpet. Jonathan received his Masters of Music Education Degree (Elementary Track) at George Mason University. He is an Orff-Schulwerk certified teacher having completed all levels of Orff-Schulwerk training, as well as several supplemental classes. In Jonathan’s classes, students sing, play, move and create together in a safe, engaging and welcoming environment.