Weinberg Villages
An Iris community since 2023, Weinberg Villages is an affordable, independent senior living community located in Owings Mills, Maryland (Baltimore County), managed via CHAI.
Meet the musicians
Alina Antonenko
Alina Antonenko is a pianist, singer, and music teacher based in Baltimore, Maryland. She began her musical career studying piano under her grandmother’s instruction, making her a fourth-generation musician in her family. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance from Towson University and her Master’s degrees from Shenandoah University in Vocal Performance and Voice Pedagogy. Alina is an active teacher, music director at St. John Lutheran Church, collaborative pianist working with musicians and dancers, and she currently sings with the Bach in Baltimore Choir. Alina joined the Iris Music Project at the start of this spring season and is so grateful to be able to share music at her grandparents’ community of Weinberg Village! She lives in Baltimore with her husband, two cats and a plethora of plants!
Katie Ostrosky
Katie Ostrosky is a pianist, educator, and composer who works in piano performance, interdisciplinary collaboration, and inclusive music education. She has served on the faculties of the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City University, and the Oklahoma Conservatory of Music, teaching piano and music theory, in addition to serving as a collaborative pianist. She joined the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University in the Preparatory division in 2025.
Ostrosky maintains an active profile as a performer, composer, and interdisciplinary artist. She has collaborated with artists to create original and one-of-a-kind concert experiences through music, movement, and visual art, with works performed in the US and internationally. Her experience includes classical solo and chamber music, and more than a decade as a synthesizer player, arranger, and singer in Baltimore’s indie rock scene. She holds a PhD in Piano Pedagogy from the University of Oklahoma, and MM and BM degrees in Piano Performance from Towson University. When she isn’t teaching, practicing, or performing, she loves spending time with her three cats and husband at her home in Baltimore, MD.