Bridgewater-Raynham
Music Department
Our Teachers
Sandra Medeiros
Sandra Medeiros is the instrumental teacher and band director for both the Raynham and Bridgewater Middle Schools. She is also the director of the B-R Marching Band. Her primary instrument is flute, which she performs on in the Tri-County Band of Marion, Saint Cecilia Philharmonic band, and various churches across southeastern Massachusetts. She also served as the Junior SEMSBA Concert Band Director in 2019.
E-mail: smedeiros@bridge-rayn.org
Tom Kirinsky
Tom Kirinsky is the 5th grade general music teacher, 5th grade band director, jazz band director and the instrument lesson coordinator for the Williams Intermediate School, he also teaches after-school trumpet lessons. After graduating Summa Cum Laude from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts with a degree in Music Education, Tom has relocated his performing and teaching endeavors to the South Shore and Boston areas of Massachusetts. His talents have afforded him the opportunity to perform at many different venues across the United States. Most notable are B.B. Kings and The Carlisle Hotel in NYC; Scullers Jazz Club in Cambridge, MA; and the Berklee Performance Center, located in Boston, MA. Additionally, Tom has performed, recorded and/or studied with notable artists including Sonny Turner and The Platters, Wayne Bergeron, Jeffrey Osborne, Lewis Nash, The Temptations, Peter Erskine, Steve Smith, Lin Biviano, Maria Schneider, Greg Hopkins, Phil Wilson, in addition to many others. Tom has also had the opportunity to perform several times for the Providence and Boston Mayors' and the State Governors' Inagural Ball.
E-mail: tkirinsky@bridge-rayn.org
Jesse Robichaud
Jesse Robichaud is the 6th grade general music teacher and the 6th grade band director for the Williams Intermediate School. Jesse also teaches after-school percussion lessons at the Williams Intermediate School.
E-mail: jrobichaud@bridge-rayn.org
Melanie Pires
Melanie is the 4th grade general music teacher and the 4-6th grade chorus director for the Williams Intermediate School. A gifted pianist and vocalist, Melanie has been teaching in the Bridgewater-Raynham Public Schools for 20 years.
E-mail: mpires@bridge-rayn.org
Carissa Gray
Carissa Gray is the general music teacher and band director at the Raynham Middle School. In addition to her duties during the school day, Carissa also teaches after-school instrument lessons.
E-mail: cgray@bridge-rayn.org
Matt Schofield
Matt Schofield is the k-4 general music teacher at the La Liberte and Merrill elementary schools in Raynham, MA. In addition to his duties during the school day, Matt also teaches after-school lessons at both the La Liberte and Raynham Middle School.
E-mail: mschofield@bridge-rayn.org
