About Us
Founded in 2003 as the private music teaching studio of Steinway Artist Susan Merdinger, Sheridan Music Studio evolved to become in 2012 an independent record label and the not-for-profit music organization representing the creative vision of Founder and Artistic Director, Steinway Artist, Susan Merdinger. www.susanmerdingerpianist.com
Through our professional association with Airbnb Experiences, TripAdvisor Experiences and GroupMuse, Sheridan Music Studio House Concerts and Music with A View℠ are now active offerings on International platforms, enabling travelers and local residents to come and experience our music and musicians "live" in the comfort, intimacy and beauty of the Sheridan Music Studio. The newest addition to our curated concert series is Sanctuary Sounds™️, designed specifically for Houses of Worship around the liturgical year and various holidays.
We offer private instruction in Classical Piano and Music Theory, Chamber Music Coaching, Music Appreciation and Collaborative Piano services, offered by Yale School of Music- trained pianists-Susan Merdinger and Steven Greene.
We are proud to have had our own Composers-in-Residence, the Grammy-nominated Composer, Ilya Levinson, and award-winning composer Aaron Alter. Levinson has been commissioned to compose several works for Pianissimo!, Sheridan Solisti and the CSO's Tononi Ensemble, and has dedicated them to us. The 2020-2021 season featured a new "Dybbuk" Piano Trio by Professor Levinson in the Music with a View Concert Series and Ilya's Piano Concerto No.1 will be premiered in 2026-2027 season. Aaron Alter has composed new music for solo piano and orchestral works, recently premiered by Susan Merdinger in 2022, and by the Sheridan Solisti Chamber Orchestra in June 2024.
The Audio-Video engineer with whom we work in the studio is Edward Ingold. Ed Ingold has a wealth of experience recording for professionals and students alike, following a long career as an engineer at Abbott Labs.
Steve Greene, a Private Wealth Advisor for Merrill Lynch, and Music Director, Organist and Pianist for the Highland Park Presbyterian Church serves as the Chief Financial Officer and serves as Head of the Accompanying Department. He holds degrees from Amherst College, Indiana University and Yale University.
Advisory Board of Directors
Eswar Priyadarshan, Business Advisor
Lloyd Meyer, Legal Counsel
Steven Greene, Financial Advisor
Edward Ingold, Technology Advisor
Barry Kaufman, Principal, Goldstein Tax Advisors, Accountant
Staff
Edward Ingold, Video and Audio Engineer; Retired Engineer at Abbott Labs.