Staff & Leadership

  • Artistic Director - Aleksandra Vargas

    Aleksandra is a graduate of the Juilliard School Pre-College Division, she received her Bachelor’s degree in vocal performance from SUNY Purchase and a Master’s degree in music from Florida State University. Aleksandra has performed operatic roles with the Orlando Opera Company, St. Petersburg Opera, and the Mad Cow theater. She was a featured soloist with the Imperial Symphony Orchestra of Lakeland, and the Florida Lakes Symphony Orchestra. In 2016 Aleksandra has become the winner of Russian Grand Voice Miami. She has also toured the United States and the Virgin Islands with Rosstyn Ice shows, “Christmas on ice”. In 2021 Aleksandra created the non for profit, Musical Traditions Incorporated, for which she acts as the artistic director.

  • Music Director - Sergei Kossenko

    Pianist and composer Sergei Kossenko hails from Moscow, Russia, where he began his professional musical training at age eight. Sergei earned a dual degree in Piano and Composition from Central Music School in Moscow and a Composer's "Red Diploma" with Honors from Moscow Conservatory of Music. While living in Moscow, Sergei composed incidental music for a Russian national radio network show, and worked as an arranger for various Moscow orchestras. Sergei also toured extensively in Russia and Eastern Europe performing classical works, as well as his own compositions. In 1993, Sergei was awarded a scholarship to Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, and moved to the United States. Since 2005 Sergei has concentrated on performing, composing, producing, and teaching in Central Florida.

Featured Artists

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  • Shannon Jongma

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  • Ruby Abreu

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    Angeliz Bula

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  • Natalie Doliner

    Natalie Doliner

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  • Katy Williams

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  • Katy Garner

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  • Jose-Manuel Lopez

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  • Anna Antonova

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