Directors

Scott Jackson

Dean & Director of Strings

Scott Jackson is an accomplished concert violinist who has performed with leading orchestras across the United States, including the St. Louis Symphony and Pittsburgh Symphony. He earned his Doctorate of Musical Arts from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music in 2017 and was a distinguished semi-finalist in the prestigious Sphinx Competition.

From 2018 to 2022, Scott was a fellow with the New World Symphony in Miami, FL. During this period, he released his debut album, Double Portrait (2020), with Xavier University’s resident chamber ensemble, All of the Above. This two-disc album highlights contemporary composers and showcases Scott’s versatility and deep engagement with modern repertoire.

In 2022, Scott relocated to Las Vegas to join the string section for Adele’s residency. In 2024, he took on the role of Director of Strings at the Nevada School of the Arts.

Scott continues to be an active performer, touring with the Sphinx Virtuosi, a 16-member chamber orchestra that made its international debut in São Paulo, Brazil. Their latest album, Songs for Our Times, was released under the Deutsche Grammophon label in 2024.

Cindy Lee

Director, Piano

cindy.lee@nevadaschoolofthearts.org

“Remarkable young pianist”, as hailed by the Korean Music Magazine, Pianist Cindy Lee studied piano and composition through Sunhwa Arts Middle/High School, Yonsei University, and Manhattan School of Music. She received her Master’s degree from Manhattan School of Music, where she received scholarship and the Dean’s Award. Her primary teachers include John Forconi, head professor of Collaborative Piano program at Manhattan School of Music and Dr. Paul Kim, piano professor at Long Island University.

Cindy Lee won the Korean New Daily Competition at the age of nine. She has performed at prestigious concert halls in the US and Korea, including the Carnegie Hall, KBS Hall, and the Seoul Arts Center. She performed as a soloist with Prime Philharmonic Orchestra in 2008 and with INSIEM Philharmonic Orchestra in 2011. In addition to her career as a solo pianist, she has served as a staff accompanying pianist at Manhattan School of Music, University of Las Vegas Nevada, and as a chief pianist at Seoul Grand Opera Company and Seoul Grand Choir.

Cindy has taught piano performance, collaborative piano, and music theory at Myungji Conservatory, Mokwon University, Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary, and Sunhwa Arts Middle/High School. She was also an accompanying faculty/staff at Kyungwon University, Manhattan School of Music and UNLV. She wrote a college textbook, Accompanying Literature for Pianists. As a music columnist, she wrote weekly columns for the Las Vegas Korea Times for many years. Cindy Lee is a Steinway & Sons Hall of Fame Teacher

Erik Beehn

Director

erik.beehn@nevadaschoolofthearts.org

Erik Beehn is an artist and educator working out of Las Vegas. Beehn received his MFA from the School of The Art Institute of Chicago (’15) and is currently adjunct faculty at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Beehn’s work employs painting, photography, printmaking and installation to investigate an arc of mark making techniques throughout the 20th century, with an interest in the evolution of observational painting into abstraction. Beehn is the founder and director of Test Site Projects, a fine art publishing house and project space located in Las Vegas. Beehn’s work is included in permanent collections at the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, The Nevada Museum of Art, and The Cleveland Clinic.

Kate St. Pierre

Director, Theatre Arts

kate.st-pierre@nevadaschoolofthearts.org

Leading the Theatre Arts program is Kate St. Pierre. Kate is an award-winning director, performer, producer, and experiential designer whose work spans stages around the world. With a background as a principal artist with Cirque du Soleil and the founder and Artistic Director of the boundary-pushing company The LAB LV, Kate brings a fearless, interdisciplinary approach to performance and education.

St. Pierre leads the Theatre Arts Program with a commitment to bold creativity, physical storytelling, and cultivating a safe, dynamic space where students of all levels can grow, empowering artists to find their voice on and off the stage.

Rodrigo Corral

Director, NSA Chamber Orchestra (NSACO)

rodrigo.corral@nevadaschoolofthearts.org

Since his arrival to Las Vegas in 2014, Mr Corral has worked and collaborated with numerous middle schools and high schools in the valley as instrumental coach and instructional aide. He was principal flute in the UNLV Wind Orchestra with which he recorded two albums (“The Return” in 2017, and “24K Gould” in 2018) under the direction of Thomas G. Leslie. He has performed with the Henderson Symphony, the Desert Winds, and was the Concerto Competition winner at UNLV in 2016. Before becoming a part of the Las Vegas community, Mr. Corral was named principal flute with the UACJ Symphony in Juarez, Mexico where he performed the Mozart Flute and Harp Concerto. He taught flute, form analysis, music history, chamber music, and music appreciation at the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez. He is currently the Director of Orchestras at Del Webb Middle School where his ensembles consistently receive Superior ratings. Mr. Corral holds a Bachelors of Business Administration and a Bachelors of Music from Texas A&M International University and the University of North Texas respectively. He also holds a Masters of Music from the University of Nevada Las Vegas and a Masters of Arts in Teaching from Sierra Nevada College.