The Tri-States Premier Performing Arts School!
Marion Denckla Dye
Chenille Saunders
J. Matthew Saunders
Derek Hauk
Jesse James
Mazzoccoli
Center Stage
Instructor-Artists & Staff
Artistic Director & Founder
Originally from Logan, Utah Chenille is a professional
coloratura soprano, recording artist, motivational speaker
and actress. Chenille performs over 100 times a year
nationwide with her astounding 4 ½ octave range. She
has a CD with World Renowned Concert Pianist,
Marvin Goldstein entitled "I Believe in Christ." She
has toured throughout the nation presenting Concerts,
Youth Conferences, and Motivational Musical Programs.
She entertains and does workshops for businesses,and schools. A few of her favorite leading theatre roles are such as Eliza Doolittle in ‘My Fair Lady’, Anna in ‘The King & I’ and Celine Dion in ‘The American Icon Review’. She is the Owner of Center Stage Music & Performing Arts School in Carthage & Quincy Illinois, and is the Director of The Tri-State Star Search Competition. She has been blessed with amazing opportunities to share the power of music, while providing opportunities for hundreds of people to share their talents. While she is not on stage she and her husband Matt, live in Carthage, Illinois where they are raising their 3 beautiful children, James, Sophia and Mandolin.
Executive Director
(Bio Coming Soon)
Acting & Theatre Instructor
Having performed for the first time at age
five, Marion has been actively involved in
theater for the majority of her life. She
is a second generation Theatre
Practitioner, and she enjoys all aspects
of theater including performing, directing,
writing as well as working back stage. Marion believes deeply in the power the arts have to transform our lives through imagination, creativity, and originality. Her experience includes Director for Cinderella, Peter Pan, Wizard of Oz and Fairy Tale Christmas. Marion’s performance credits include: Twelfth Night, The Merchant of Venice, Cymbeline, The Baker’s Wife, The Applicant, And They Dance Real Slow in Jackson, Carmen, Evita, Jekyll and Hyde and The Dinosaur Play. She enjoys teaching and working with artists of all ages, and is delighted to be part of the staff at Center Stage. Marion earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois.
Voice & Piano
(Bio Coming Soon)
Guitar Guru
Hailing from Pittsburgh, PA, Jesse was first introduced
to music when he took elementary guitar and
theory courses during his Freshman and Sophomore
years at Las Vegas High School. He then went on to
teach professionally for years before returning to school
to earn degrees in guitar performance.
He graduated from Quincy University in Quincy, Illinois as their first ever Guitar Performance major, and one month after graduation, he became Quincy University’s Director of Guitar Studies. He earned a Master’s Degree in Guitar Performance at Western Illinois University studying with Matthew Warnock. He performs regularly, teaches at several regional colleges and universities, and is a contributing author for Guitar International Online Magazine. http://guitarinternational.com/jesse-mazzoccoli-contributing-author/
Jesse has played in a wide variety of ensembles including metal, jazz, classical, rock, country, and fusion. He currently plays with the Ben Bumbry and the Messengers Jazz Group, a band called The Pulse, and is the front man of the politically-charged Prog-metal band, Ushers to the Apocalypse.
Voice, The Elite & Youth Performing Group
Born and raised in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, Stephanie has been singing since day one! Stephanie has traveled around the world and performed with different choirs all over the United States, as well as Puerto Rico and China. Stephanie graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in Vocal Music Education. While studying at the University, she received the ETS Certificate of Excellence for scoring in the top 15% of all national test takers of the Principals of Learning and Teaching Praxis II test, which demonstrates excellence in teaching. She directed two years of show choir and voice in Minnesota before moving to Quincy with her husband, Matthew, and could not be more excited to teach at Center Stage Music School!
Stephanie Hughes
A violinist, vocalist, and energetically positive music teacher, Daniel joins our staff with plenty of fresh ideas that are sure to unleash your inner passion for music! Daniel, a 2010 Bachelors of Music Education graduate from Culver-Stockton College, has had the opportunity to perform in several tri-state choral and band tours while attending Culver-Stockton. He also plays in the prestigious Quincy Symphony Orchestra. Daniel is currently teaching K-12 Music, Band, and Choir at Marion County R-II School in Philadelphia, Missouri. He will be teaching violin, cello, saxaphone, trumpet, clarinet, and voice!
Daniel Cox
Violin, Cello, Saxaphone, Trumpet, & Clarinet
(217) 357-NOTE (6683)
