Fine Arts Division

Mona DeCesare

Professor Mona Wu DeCesare, honored as "Artist/Educator" received a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Fine Arts degree in Piano Performance from University of California, Los Angeles. She has received scholarships from the Aspen Music School, Sigma Alpha Iota, and Atwater Kent. She is on the music faculty at Pepperdine University, Moorpark College, and Oxnard College, and was on the music faculty at the Pasadena City College for ten years. Professor DeCesare is a member of the Nuance Ensemble, and the DeCesare-Francis Piano Duo. She has given recitals at UCLA, CSUN, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, Pasadena City College, the Thousand Oaks Concerts in the Library series, Moorpark College Performing Arts Center, and numerous other venues including a recent tour in Thailand. She is a frequent adjudicator for many music competitions and is an active member of The Music Teachers' Association of California.