About us

Oksana Pavilionis is a concert violinist, educator, and founder of Ovation Music Academy in Benton, Arkansas.
Her musical journey began in Eastern Europe, where she studied and performed extensively. Before coming to the United States, Oksana lived and traveled throughout Europe. She spent time in Warsaw, Poland, and lived in both Russia and Ukraine while building her career as a musician.

In Murmansk, Russia, she performed in theatrical productions with a puppet theater orchestra. Later, in Saint Petersburg, she played in orchestras and continued developing her performance career.
In 2002, Oksana moved to the United States and settled in Florida. While continuing her musical work, she began teaching private music lessons and learning English, gradually building a community of students and families who shared her love of music.

In 2005, her family moved to Arkansas, where she opened her first music school in Mountain Home. The school quickly became successful, and during this time she also performed in theatrical productions in Branson, Missouri, including performances connected with Silver Dollar City.

In 2010, Oksana moved to Benton, Arkansas, where she founded Ovation Music Academy. With a wonderful team of dedicated teachers, the academy provides high-quality music education to both children and adults.
Today, Ovation Music Academy continues to inspire students through violin, piano, voice, guitar, and ensemble programs. Oksana believes that music has the power to transform lives, build confidence, and bring people together.

Testimonials

We are the Mendez family.  We are from Argentina.  Briana is 8 years old.  At first, we wanted her to play piano, but she was never interested in it.  At some point it looked like she was not into music, but about 6 months ago, a friend of ours who plays the violin asked her if she would be interested in playing the violin.  She did not think it twice and she said yes.  So we bought her a ½ size violin and our friend started teaching her a few songs.  A couple of months after she started I (father) began working with her, mainly to make sure she really wanted to do this.  Every time that I asked her if she still was interested in playing the fiddle she kept on saying yes and she kept working hard to learn more.  About two months ago I started looking for an academy so she would have a strong musical foundation.  That is when I found Ovation Music Academy.  She has been taking classes there since where she has learned many techniques and where she is very happy.
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Mendez Family
My three children are taking lessons at Ovation Music Academy. It’s so convenient that all of them are taking lessons on different instruments at the same time. Love the school! It has a comfortable waiting area, professional teachers, so many choices of instruments to learn. I’m happy that we have this great music opportunity in our area!
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Ludmila Bolubah
My daughter has been taking singing lessons and really enjoys coming here. Her teacher is great with kids and seems to have fun teaching. I had a chance to meet the teachers kids and the whole family are all very talented musicians that all play a variety of instruments. If you are in Benton/Bryant area I would definitely recommend them for any type of lessons. Prior to joining I was doing research and checking several local options. Out of 4 options I looked at they responded the quickest, were always polite and very open about any questions we had. Save yourself a headache and just go here first.
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Pavel Gerasimenko