Faculty Bios by Name
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Misha Amory
Viola
Thomas Apple
Literature, Drama Workshop
Shmuel Ashkenasi
Violin
B
David Bilger
Trumpet
Jonathan Biss, Neubauer Family Foundation Chair in Piano Studies
Piano
Alfred Blatter
Computers, Acoustics, Orchestration, Sound Technology, Fundamentals
Blair Bollinger
Bass Trombone, Orchestral Repertoire, Chamber Music
Carter Brey
Cello
Paul Bryan
Interim Dean, Elements of Conducting
C
Corradina Caporello
Italian Diction
Norman Carol
Orchestral Repertoire (Violin)
Ke-Chia Chen
Counterpoint, Harmony
Mia Chung-Yee
Interpretive Analysis
Charles Conwell
Stage Combat
Jonathan Coopersmith, Chair of Musical Studies
Harmony, Music History, Advanced Conducting
Robert Cuckson
Counterpoint
Jeffrey Curnow
Chamber Music (Brass)
D
Richard Danielpour
Composition
Joseph de Pasquale
Viola, Orchestral Repertoire (Viola)
Michael Djupstrom
Fundamentals, Harmony
Tiziana Descano
Vocal Studies Staff Pianist
Roberto Díaz, President, James and Betty Matarese Chair in Viola Studies
Viola
Mikael Eliasen, Artistic Director of the Curtis Opera Theatre, Hirsig Family Head-of-Department Chair in Vocal Studies
Opera and Voice Coach
Norman Ellman
French
F
Claude Frank
Piano
Pamela Frank
Violin, Chamber Music (Strings)
Anna Fré
Vocal Studies Pianist
G
Peter Gaffney
Language and Literature, Modernism
Bernard Garfield
Bassoon
Matthew Glandorf
Counterpoint, Preparatory Solfège, Madrigals, Sacred Music Seminar
Gary Graffman
Piano
Gordana-Dana Grozdanic
German
H
Elizabeth Hainen, Maryjane Mayhew Barton Chair in Harp Studies
Harp
Mary-Jean Hayden
Liberal Arts
Staff Conductor
Sarah Hicks
Staff Conductor
Jennifer Higdon, Milton L. Rock Chair in Composition Studies
Composition
Hsin-Yun Huang
Viola
J
Carol Jantsch
Tuba
Mary Javian
Faculty Instructor, Community Artist Program
Qing Jiang
Fundamentals, Harmony, Staff Accompanist
Elena Jivaeva
Staff Accompanist
K
Philip J. Kass, Curator of String Instruments
History of the Violin
Ida Kavafian, Nina von Maltzahn Chair in Violin Studies
Violin
Lisa Keller
Opera and Voice Coach
Celeste Kelly
Alexander Technique
Jeffrey Khaner
Flute, Chamber Music (Woodwinds)
Jungeun Kim, Director of Instrumental Accompaniment
Merl F. Kimmel
History
Michael Krausz
Aesthetics
Paul Krzywicki
Tuba, Orchestral Repertoire (Brass)
Lio Kuokman
Staff Accompanist
L
Joanna Labov
English as a Second Language
Ford Mylius Lallerstedt
Orchestral Score-Reading, Advanced Solfège
Joan Hutton Landis
Liberal Arts
Seymour Lipkin
Piano
Meng-Chieh Liu, Resident Pianist
Piano, Chamber Music (Piano)
Don Liuzzi
Timpani and Percussion, Orchestral Repertoire (Brass and Percussion)
Mary Kinder Loiselle
Director of Community Engagement and Career Development Services
Foundations of Engagement
Judy Loman
Harp
Mei Lu
English as a Second Language
David Ludwig, 20/21 Ensemble Artistic Director, Gie and Lisa Liem Artistic Chair of Performance Studies
Composition, Music History
M
Marlena Kleinman Malas
Voice
Daniel Matsukawa
Bassoon, Chamber Music (Woodwinds)
Vincent McCarthy
Humanities
Robert McDonald, Penelope P. Watkins Chair in Piano Studies
Piano
Daniel McDougall
The Twenty-First-Century Musician
Jeanne M. McGinn, Chair of Liberal Arts Department, Ruth W. and A. Morris Williams Jr. Chair of Liberal Arts
English Literature
Ghenady Meirson
Russian Repertoire Coach
Mei-Mei Meng
Solfège
Edgar Meyer
Double Bass
Donald Montanaro
Clarinet, Chamber Music (Woodwinds)
Jennifer Montone
Horn
Ricardo Morales
Clarinet, Chamber Music (Woodwinds)
Rolando Morales-Matos
Percussion
Alan Morrison, Haas Charitable Trust Chair in Organ Studies
Organ, Sacred Music Seminar
Otto-Werner Mueller, Head of Conducting Department, Rita E. and Gustave M. Hauser Chair in Conducting Studies
N
Susan Nowicki
Opera and Voice Coach
O
Danielle Orlando
Principal Opera Coach
P
Joan Patenaude-Yarnell
Voice
Thomas W. Patteson
Music History
Annie Petit
Supplementary Piano
Carla Puppin
Art History
R
Chas Rader-Shieber
Resident Stage Director
Harold Hall Robinson, A. Margaret Bok Chair in Double Bass Studies
Double Bass, Orchestra Repertoire (Double Bass)
Scott Robinson
Percussion
Ned Rorem
Composition
Aaron Rosand, Dorothy Richard Starling Chair in Violin Studies
Violin
Michael Rusinek
Clarinet
S
Harvey Sachs
Music History Seminars
Keiko Sato
Supplementary Piano
Leon Schelhase
Harpsichord (secondary)
Peter J. Schoenbach
Spanish, Music History Seminars
Yumi Ninomiya Scott
Violin
Eric Sessler
Form, Solfège, Counterpoint, Harmony, Supplementary Composition, Music History Seminars
Daniel Shapiro
Harmony, Keyboard Lab
Ulrike Shapiro
German Diction
Joseph Silverstein, Aaron Rosand Chair in Violin Studies
Violin
Noam Sivan
Improvisation for Performers
Barbara N. Smith
Introduction to Psychology
Eleanor Sokoloff
Piano
Ignat Solzhenitsyn
Piano
Donald St. Pierre
Opera and Voice Coach
David Starobin, Fondation Charidu Chair in Guitar Studies
Guitar
Arnold Steinhardt
Violin
William Stokking
Orchestral Repertoire (Strings/ Cello)
Steven Tenenbom, Chamber Music Coordinator
Chamber Music (Strings)
Michael Tree
Viola
V
Robert van Sice
Percussion
Jason Vieaux
Guitar
W
John Weaver
Organ
Ariel Weiss
Alexander Technique
Eric Wen
Analysis
Peter Wiley, Orlando Cole Chair in Cello Studies
Cello
Eve Wolf
Memorization and Performance Anxiety
Richard Woodhams
Oboe, Orchestral Repertoire (Woodwinds)
Y
Amy J. Yang
Staff Accompanist
Z
Marion Zarzeczna
Supplementary Piano
