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Classically Trained

While I was not classically trained in the sense that most understand it, the talented people you will find on this page indeed were. What I learned from these amazing people has been reverberating, pausing, echoing, and syncopating in practically every aspect of my life since. I could not be more grateful.

I was not pursuant to Event Photography. I was invited. As a Fine Art Photographer, it was my first instinct to pass. I am glad I didn’t.

Most of these images are from

  • The St. Augustine Music Festival – St. Augustine, Fl.
  • Napa Music Festival – Napa, California
  • Dr. Kenn Gartner Studio, San Rafael, California
  • Sherman Clay Steinway Center – Walnut Creek, California
  • Carnegie Hall – NYC

St. Augustine Music Festival 2011, 2014, 2015

Beautiful concerts are held every summer in the historic Cathedral Basilica – the oldest cathedral in the United States, with interior walls dating to 1797. The acoustics are excellent, as were all the performances and performers. Enjoy a short clip from Jorge Pena with Dr. Scott Watkins on piano.

Maestro; a master in the art, especially a composer, conductor, or music teacher.

Dr. Kenn Gartner

Teaching a teacher

Dr. Gartner’s knowledge of music is encyclopedic, dynamic, old-school, and intuitive. Every shoot, every conversation = smarter me. To prove that it is not possible to be around Dr. Kenn Gartner without learning something – enjoy this lesson to inventor/teacher/super-mom Tara O’Brien Boykin on Sympathetic Vibration.

I found that the space between the notes was the best place for this concert photographer to hide.

Feona Lee Jones - Water for Notes

This collaboration with multi-talented Feona Lee Jones was recorded on Vladimir Horowitz’s Steinway at the Sherman Clay Steinway Center in Walnut Creek, California.

Carnegie Hall/Weill Hall/FSU 2013

A great friend, a little luck, and practice, practice, practice is how this dream came true.  Carnegie Hall – Weill Recital Hall, Violin Futura w/Piotr Szewczyk + Piano w/John Callahan and Florida State University.
The HellasArts Classically Trained page is a vibrant tapestry woven from the talents of extraordinary musicians whose dedication resonates in every performance, capturing the essence of artistry and emotion through the lens of H.C. Hellas IV’s unique photographic perspective; each image serves not only as a visual echo of the music but also as a testament to the transformative power of collaboration and creativity, inviting viewers to experience the harmony between sound and sight, where every captured moment celebrates the profound connection between the artist and their craft.

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