Our Team
Emmalie Tello, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director
Emmalie Tello (she/her) is a New York-based clarinetist and teaching artist committed to storytelling and self-expression through music. An ardent fan of contemporary music, she has performed with esteemed groups like International Contemporary Ensemble, Wet Ink Ensemble, Martha Graham Dance Company, among others.
Passionate about education, Emmalie’s other teaching experience spans work at the Manhattan School of Music’s Community Partnerships program, the MUSES program for children in foster care, and the Youth Orchestra of St. Luke’s. She has been a guest teaching artist with the Sphinx Organization, the Gesellschaftshaus Magdeburg in Germany, and on the collegiate level with symphony members at Hunter College. Emmalie obtained degrees in Entrepreneurship and Clarinet from The New School, and in Contemporary Clarinet from the Manhattan School of Music.
An advocate for empowerment and self-expression in every aspect, Emmalie is also passionate about fitness and is a certified personal trainer by the American Council on Exercise. She especially enjoys yoga and playing with her dog, and she loves to bake (and eat) desserts!
Rebecca Schifilliti, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director
Rebecca Ruth Schifilliti (she/her) is an educator and artist with an entrepreneurial spirit.
Rebecca works as a “GIANT Innovator” at The GIANT Room, a maker space for children and families, where she runs their daily Creative Bootcamp program and builds curriculum and content for STEAM (STEM + Arts) workshops. As a musician, Rebecca has participated in the Krymov Lab, working with visionary Russian theater artist Dmitry Krymov on the creation of an original theater piece. She has also performed in venues throughout NYC and abroad.
Prior to Art Beyond the Ink, Rebecca was the founder and director of MUSES: Music for Extraordinary Students, a program that taught music to children in foster care and prevention services in the South Bronx. MUSES was presented at the 2019 Collaboratory Centennial Symposium, which showcased exemplary community-engaged projects and celebrated interdisciplinary partnerships. Both MUSES and Art Beyond the Ink were the recipients of the Alsop Entrepreneurship Award at The New School.
Rebecca holds a Bachelor’s of Music in Flute Performance and a Master’s of Arts in Arts Management and Entrepreneurship from the College of Performing Arts at The New School.
Jack Slavin, Marketing Advisor
Jack Slavin is a music educator, aspiring musicologist, and pianist.
Jack’s musical training began at the Pre-College Division of the Manhattan School of Music, where he studied with Sheryl Canellakis from 2005 to 2015. While in school, Jack performed in several New York venues, including Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, and Alice Tully Hall. He performed in the Lincoln Center Young Musician’s Concert and served on the board of the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society’s Student Producers.
Jack continued his piano studies as an undergraduate at the University of Chicago. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Music and Economics in June 2019. His senior thesis, Commemoration and Nostalgia in the Music of Mikael Tariverdiev for ‘Seventeen Moments of Spring’ earned him departmental honors and the Leonard B. Meyer Prize for Musical Excellence. Jack hopes to pursue his interests in Soviet musical traditions and film music in graduate school.
Jack works in Marketing for the New York Philharmonic, maintains a private music studio, and performs as part of ReSonance Duo with flutist Rebecca Schifilliti. When Jack is not practicing, thinking about practicing, or reading about music, you might find him studying a foreign language or enjoying one of New York City’s many wonderful parks.