Meet C’est Bon 2025 Summer program Teaching Assistants & Student Volunteers

We’re thrilled to introduce our 2025 Teaching Assistant and Student Volunteers! These talented young musicians bring energy, creativity, and leadership to C’est Bon. They’ll be working closely with students through coaching and mentoring, as well as supporting camp logistics and day-to-day operations. We’re so grateful to have them on the team!

Teaching Assistants

Dustin Breshears

an 18-year-old violinist based in the California Bay Area, has earned recognition through his musical achievements. He was awarded second prize in the Chicago International Violin Competition, and won first place in the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and Shkolnikova Academy concerto competitions. Additionally, he was featured on NPR's "From the Top” with his sibling ensemble, the Breshears String Quartet. As a member of the Quartet, Dustin was awarded the silver medal at the 2024 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and first prize at the Saint Paul String Quartet Competition. The quartet's performances have taken them to countries including Mexico, Argentina, Italy, and the United States. Dustin has attended music festivals including the Accademia Musicale Chigiana, Credo Oberlin String Quartet Institute, and Greenwood Music Camp, and has worked with seminal pedagogues including Peter Salaff, Salvatore Accardo, and Bruno Giuranna. Currently, Dustin continues his violin studies with Rebecca Fischer.
Edward Cheng

Edward Cheng is a first-year performance and music education student at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music studying viola with Li-Kuo Chang. He is a former student of Craig Bate and a three-time C’est Bon summer program attendee. In high school, Edward was a member of the Golden State Youth Orchestra and toured Central Europe in 2022. In addition to viola, he enjoys performing on violin and piano in chamber music. After completing his college degrees, Edward hopes to teach music full-time, both in public school classrooms and a private studio.
Terry Hsu

A native of Taiwan, began studying music independently at the age of 14. He is earning his Bachelor's Degree under Professor David Kaplan at UCLA, on a full-tuition scholarship. In the Fall of 2025, he will pursue his Master's Degree at UCLA.
Throughout his studies, he has had the pleasure of working with acclaimed pianist Norman Krieger at the Brevard Music Festival, where he earned a prize in the Brevard Piano Competition. He has further made appearances in masterclasses featuring Michelle Cann, Ursula Oppens, Inna Faliks, Jerome Lowenthal, and Orli Shaham. These formative experiences have led to notable performances and awards, including appearances in the 2022 and 2024 UCLA Chancellor's Recital as well as a prize winner at the PAC Sigma Alpha Iota annual competition. More recently, Terry Hsu was invited to perform at UCLA's faculty club recital with a program of Brahms and Haydn's late works.