About Us
Established in July, 2015, Inspire With Strings has been bringing beautiful music to Long Island ever since.
AnnMarie Buonaspina
Violin, Viola, Guitar
AnnMarie Buonaspina, founder of Inspire With Strings, is a dynamic multi-instrumentalist, music educator, and performer whose career bridges classical training, contemporary performance, and innovative arts leadership. A violinist by origin, her passion quickly expanded to include all orchestral string instruments, and she now performs regularly across Long Island on violin, viola, cello, and guitar. Beyond her classical roots, AnnMarie is also an active guitarist bringing high-energy performance experience to stages and studios throughout the region. Her extensive background collaborating with a wide array of artists has made her a versatile and in-demand musician across both traditional and modern music scenes.
By day, AnnMarie serves as an administrator in a Nassau County school district, supporting arts and instructional programs while championing meaningful, student-centered learning experiences. Her mission with Inspire With Strings is to make every event more beautiful, timeless, and memorable through the elegance that only live string music can bring—adding a level of sophistication and warmth that elevates each moment.
Andrew Albani
Cello
Andrew Albani is known for his expressive playing and versatile musicianship, backed by over twenty years of performance experience. He is a graduate of the Crane School of Music, where he studied with Grammy-nominated cellist Mathias Wexler, and he currently directs the award-winning string orchestras at Garden City High School.
His work extends across concert halls, theaters, and special events. Andrew has been a featured soloist at Alice Tully Hall, played with the Massapequa Philharmonic and the eVoco Voice Collective, and performed in many musical theatre productions at the Argyle Theatre, the John W. Engeman Theatre, and other venues across Long Island. He also performs at weddings and private events throughout Long Island and New York City, bringing a warm, memorable sound to each celebration.
Bradley Bosenbeck
Violin, Viola, Quartet Arranger
Bradley Bosenbeck was born and raised on Long Island, and studied violin and conducting at The Mannes School of Music and Long Island University. In addition to his varied work as a violinist and violist, Mr. Bosenbeck is also an avid and active conductor, composer, arranger, orchestrator and producer. Known for his signature flair in creating “inspiring, sensitive and deeply personal” entertainment experiences, Mr. Bosenbeck spends most of his time working on Broadway, where he made his Broadway conducting debut with Lerner & Loewe’s My Fair Lady at Lincoln Center Theater. Other Broadway credits include: Back To The Future, Bad Cinderella, Almost Famous, Jagged Little Pill, Ain’t Too Proud, The Phantom of the Opera and Chicago, among others. Mr. Bosenbeck can also been seen as an on-screen actor in Bravo/Netflix’s ‘Owning Manhattan’, HBO’s 'The Gilded Age', and in Netflix’s Leonard Bernstein biopic, 'Maestro', with Bradley Cooper.
Tiffany Jordan Anderson
Cello
Tiffany Jordan Anderson studied with Seymour Benstock and attended the State University of New York at Purchase College.
She has been playing for theatrical productions across the region for more than 20 years with venues including the Smithtown Performing Arts Center, the John W. Engeman theatre, and the Argyle Theatre at Babylon Village.
She has performed in concerts with Marvin Hamlisch, Donny Most (Ralph Malph of “Happy Days”), and Michael Bolton as well as with local orchestras and chamber groups.
Tiffany has been playing for weddings all across the tri-state area for more than 25 years and is always honored to be a part of a couple’s special day.
James Erickson
Guitar
James Erickson has an active career performing and teaching throughout the New York metropolitan area. Jamesis an instructor of music at Nassau Community College, LIU Post, and Suffolk County Community College, where he teaches music history, theory, and fretboard harmony. James is also the director of the SCCC Guitar Ensemble. James has recently joined the faculty of Classical Guitar Corner Academy; an online global community of students and teachers working through a world-class curriculum of classical guitar study. For the past eight years, James has taught and performed at the “Songe d’été en Musique” an annual music festival in Quebec, Canada. He is also the assistant director of the Long Island Guitar Festival. James holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in music history and performance from LIU, where he was awarded “Outstanding Performance in Guitar Studies”.
As a classical guitar soloist, James has performed on tour in the United States, Europe, and Canada. James is a member of the Artesian Guitar Quartet. The group performs a variety of classical and contemporary repertoire. The quartet has toured internationally, premiering new works for the guitar repertoire. As an electric guitarist, his studies have included lessons from jazz guitarist Howard Morgen and rock virtuosos Paul Gilbert and Bruce Bouillet. James has an extensive recording and performing experience and is currently involved in many diverse musical projects. James has performed and toured with tribute acts such as Walking The Line ( Johnny Cash) Return to Paradise (Styx) and Classic Albums Live, performing the album "Who's Next" by The Who. He has also opened for many national acts including Saigon Kick, The Spin Doctors, Twisted Sister and Taj Mahal. He has also performed the guitar parts for many theatrical productions including “Hair”, “Anything Goes”, "Fiddler on the Roof", "Me and My Girl" and “Seussical”.