One of the goals of West Beaton Conservatory is to share the joy of music by regularly playing for others while encouraging others to do the same. Both of us have been doing so from a young age through nursing homes, church services, recitals, and piano competitions. We look forward to doing the same for you!  Read more about why we love music!

Emma Winje

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Emma has been playing piano for seventeen years and teaching for about seven years. Her instructors included Jan Herr, Karen Okerlund, Dr. Grigor Khachatryan, and Dr. Tyler Wottrich at NDSU. She has performed and participated in competitions, recitals, collaborative music camps, church music, and many other wonderful things that have grown her as a musician. Emma won the 2021 Dorothy Sewall Hector Scholarship Competition, the 2019 FM Symphony Young Artist Concerto Competition, the 2018 and 2017 Iva Fillebrown Scholarship Competition, and the 2017 Popplers Music Competition. Currently, she graduated from NDSU with a degree in piano performance. Attached is her full musical resume. Outside of music she loves being outdoors, traveling, skiing, organizing, and spending time with her family. Below are some recordings of her recent repertoire she has been playing.

Sylvie Winje

Sylvie has been playing piano for sixteen years, studying under Jan Herr, Karen Okerlund, Dr. Grigor Khachatryan, and Dr. Tyler Wottrich. She has taught piano for the past seven years and enjoys teaching students of all ages and abilities. She has performed in multiple festivals, camps, competitions, church services, nursing homes, weddings, and funerals. In 2025, Sylvie graduated from NDSU with a Bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance. Outside of music she loves reading, volunteering at church, spending time with family, working out, and traveling. Here are some samples from Sylvie’s repertoire (recorded by Sylvie on our Yamaha pianos):