Bard College
Catalogue, 2018–19
Faculty of the Bard College Conservatory of Music
For complete biographies see bard.edu/conservatory Robert Martin, Director
BA, Haverford College; BM, Curtis Institute of Music; MA, PhD, Yale University. Cellist, Sequoia String Quartet (1975–85); president, Chamber Music America (1999–2005); artistic codirector, Bard Music Festival. (1994– ) Vice President for Policy and Planning, Professor of Philosophy and Music, Bard College.
Frank Corliss, Associate Director and Director of Admission; Director, Postgraduate Collaborative Piano Fellowship
Piano. BM, Oberlin Conservatory of Music; MM, SUNY Stony Brook.
Bradley Aikman
Double bass. BM, Ithaca College; MM, professional studies degree, Manhattan School of Music. Principal bass, Albany Symphony; member, American Ballet Theatre Orchestra.
Carl Albach
Trumpet. BS, University of Miami (studied with Gilbert Johnson); MM, The Juilliard School (studied with William Vacchiano).
Shmuel Ashkenasi
Violin. Studied at Musical Academy, Tel Aviv, Israel; and Curtis Institute of Music (with Efrem Zimbalist).
Nadine Asin
Flute (master classes). BM, MM, The Juilliard School (studied with Julius Baker).
Demian Austin
Trombone. BM, Oberlin College (studied with Raymond Premru); MM, The Juilliard School (studied with Per Brevig). Principal trombone, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
Leon Botstein
Orchestral studies. President of the College; Leon Levy Professor in the Arts and Humanities. See undergraduate listing.
Edward Carroll
Trumpet. BM, MM, The Juilliard School.
Eric Cha-Beach
Percussion. BA, Graduate Performance Diploma, Peabody Institute; MM, Yale School of Music. Member, S–o Percussion.
Barbara Jöstlein Currie
Horn. Studied at The Juilliard School with Julie Landsman. Member, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
Sarah Cutler
Harp. BA, Yale College. Principal harp, New York City Ballet Orchestra.
Jeremy Denk
Piano (master classes). BA, Oberlin College; BM, Oberlin Conservatory of Music; MM, Indiana University; PhD (piano performance), The Juilliard School.
Elaine Douvas
Oboe. Diploma, Cleveland Institute of Music. Principal oboe, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
Raymond Erickson
Chamber music. BA, Whittier College; PhD, Yale University.
Derek Fenstermacher
Tuba. BM, University of Alabama; MM, University of Cincinnati College–Conservatory of Music. Principal tuba, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and Albany Symphony.
Luis Garcia-Renart
Chamber music, performance studies. Professor Emeritus and Visiting Professor of Music, Bard College. See undergraduate listing.
Christopher H. Gibbs
Music theory and history. James H. Ottaway Jr. Professor of Music, Bard College. See undergraduate listing.
Marc Goldberg
Bassoon. BM, MM, The Juilliard School (studied with Harold Goltzer).
Richard Goode
Piano (master classes). Studied with Elvira Szigeti and Claude Frank, Nadia Reisenberg at the Mannes College of Music, and Rudolf Serkin at the Curtis Institute of Music.
Marka Gustavsson
Viola, chamber music. Visiting Assistant Professor of Music, Bard College. See undergraduate listing.
Jason Haaheim
Timpani. BA, Gustavus Adolphus College; MS, electrical engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara. Principal timpanist, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
John Halle
Music theory and history. Studied with Fred Lerdahl at Columbia University; Andrew Imbrie at University of California, Berkeley; and William Bolcom and William Albright at University of Michigan.
Benjamin Hochman
Piano. Graduate, Curtis Institute of Music and Mannes College of Music, where he studied with Claude Frank and Richard Goode. Also studied with Esther Narkiss at the Conservatory of the Rubin Academy of Music and Dance, Jerusalem, and with Emanuel Krasovsky in Tel Aviv.
Melissa Hooper
Oboe. BM, The Julliard School (studied with Elaine Douvas); graduate studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Assistant principal oboe, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
Yi-Wen Jiang
Violin. Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing (studied with Han Li); St. Louis Conservatory (studied with Taras Gabora and Michael Tree); also studied with Arnold Steinhardt and Pinchas Zukerman. Member, Shanghai Quartet. Ani Kavafian
Violin (master classes). MM, The Juilliard School (studied with Ivan Galamian).
Bridget Kibbey
Harp. BM, MM, The Juilliard School (studied with Nancy Allen).
Erica Kiesewetter
Director of Orchestral Studies; Visiting Associate Professor of Music, Bard College. See undergraduate faculty listing.
Alexandra Knoll
Oboe. Graduated from Curtis Institute of Music and The Juilliard School. Member, American Symphony Orchestra and Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic.
David Krakauer
Clarinet. BA, Sarah Lawrence College; MM, The Juilliard School.
Garry Kvistad
Percussion (adviser). BM, Oberlin Conservatory of Music; MM, Northern Illinois University.
Peter Laki
Music theory and history. Visiting Associate Professor of Music, Bard College. See undergraduate faculty listing.
Julie Landsman
Horn (master classes). Studied with James Chambers at The Juilliard School.
Jeffrey Lang
Horn. Associate principal horn, American Symphony Orchestra.
Honggang Li
Violin, viola. Founding member of Shanghai Quartet. Studied at Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and Shanghai Conservatory; MM, North Illinois University.
Weigang Li
Violin. Founding member of Shanghai Quartet.Studied at Shanghai Conservatory, San Francisco Conservatory, Northern Illinois University, The Juilliard School.
Pascual Martínez-Forteza
Clarinet. Baleares and Liceu de Barcelona Music Conservatories, Spain; MM, University of Southern California (with Yehuda Gilad). Acting associate principal clarinet, New York Philharmonic.
Anthony McGill
Clarinet. Graduate, Curtis Institute of Music. Principal clarinet, New York Philharmonic.
Blair McMillen
Chamber music. Artist in Residence, Bard College. See undergraduate faculty listing.
Leigh Mesh
Double bass. BM, Curtis Institute of Music. Associate principal bass, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
Tara Helen O’Connor
Flute. PhD, SUNY Stony Brook (studied with Samuel Baron, Robert Dick, Julius Levine, Keith Underwood).
Daniel Phillips
Violin. Studied at The Juilliard School (with Ivan Galamian and Sally Thomas) and with Eugene Phillips, Sándor Végh, and George Neikrug.
Todd Phillips
Violin. Studied at The Juilliard School (with Sally Thomas) and Mozarteum in Salzburg (with Sándor Végh).
Julia Pilant
Horn. BM, Eastman School of Music; MM, DMA, The Juilliard School (studied with Julie Landsman). Assistant principal horn, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
Josh Quillen
Percussion. MA, Yale School of Music. Member, So Percussion.
Raman Ramakrishnan
Chamber music. Artist in Residence, Bard College. See undergraduate listing.
Nicholas Schwartz
Trombone. Studied with Don Harwood at The Julliard School. Principal bass trombone, New York City Ballet.
Peter Serkin
Piano. Studied at Curtis Institute of Music with Lee Luvisi, Mieczyslaw Horszowski, and Rudolf Serkin; also studied with Ernst Oster, Marcel Moyse, and Karl Ulrich Schnabel.
Adam Sliwinski
Percussion. BM, Oberlin Conservatory of Music; MM, DMA, Yale School of Music. Member, S–o Percussion.
Laurie Smukler
Violin. BM, The Juilliard School (studied with Ivan Galamian).
Weston Sprott
Trombone. BM, Curtis Institute of Music. Primary teachers: Michael Warny, Carl Lenthe, and Nitzan Haroz. Member, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
Arnold Steinhardt
Violin (master classes). Studied with Ivan Galamian at Curtis Institute of Music and with Josef Szigeti, under the sponsorship of George Szell, in Switzerland.
Steven Tenenbom
Viola. Studied with Milton Thomas at the University of Southern California and with Michael Tree and Karen Tuttle at Curtis Institute of Music.
Joan Tower
Composition. Asher B. Edelman Professor in the Arts, Bard College. See undergraduate listing.
Jason Treuting
Percussion. BM, Performer’s Certificate, Eastman School of Music; MM, Artist Diploma, Yale School of Music. Member, S–o Percussion.
George Tsontakis
Composition. Distinguished Composer in Residence, Bard College. See undergraduate listing.
Ira Weller
Viola. BM, MM, The Juilliard School (studied with Ivan Galamian). Member, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
Peter Wiley
Cello. Attended Curtis Institute of Music at age 13, under tutelage of David Soyer.
Jan Williams
Percussion (adviser). BM, MM, Manhattan School of Music.
Graduate Faculty
James Bagwell CONDUCTING
Professor of Music, Bard College; Codirector, Graduate Conducting Program; Associate Conductor and Academic Director, The Orchestra Now. See undergraduate faculty listing.
Edith Bers VOCAL ARTS
BA, MA, Columbia University. Studied voice with Tourel, Callas, Popper, Berl, Guth, Faull, B. P. Johnson, Cuenod, Brown, Hotter, and Stader; studied acting with Stella Adler.
Mary Birnbaum VOCAL ARTS
Opera workshop. AB, Harvard College; certificate in movement and design, École Jacques Lecoq, Paris.
Leon Botstein CONDUCTING
President of the College, Leon Levy Professor in the Arts and Humanities. See undergraduate listing.
Lucy Dhegrae VOCAL ARTS
Professional development. BM, University of Michigan; MM, Bard College Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program.
Gwen Ellison VOCAL ARTS
Movement and Alexander Technique instructor. Certification, Institute for the Alexander Technique.
Harold Farberman CONDUCTING
BM, The Juilliard School; MA, New England Conservatory. Composer. Founder, Conductors Institute.
Jack Ferver VOCAL ARTS
Visiting Artist in Residence, Bard College. See undergraduate listing.
Kayo Iwama VOCAL ARTS
Piano. BM, Oberlin Conservatory of Music; MM, SUNY Stony Brook (studied with Gilbert Kalish). Associate Director, Graduate Vocal Arts Program.
Sandra Loring VOCAL ARTS
Movement improvisation. Dancer; founder, Sadhana Center for Yoga and Meditation and Satya Yoga Center, both in the Hudson Valley.
Lorraine Nubar VOCAL ARTS
BA, MA, The Juilliard School.
Elizabeth Reese VOCAL ARTS
Certified teacher of Alexander Technique (American Center for the Alexander Technique); licensed mental health counselor. MS, Hunter College.
Erika Switzer VOCAL ARTS
Piano. Artist in Residence, Bard College. See undergraduate faculty listing.
Sanford Sylvan VOCAL ARTS
Baritone. BM, Manhattan School of Music. Has performed with many of the leading orchestras of the world, including the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, and London Symphony.
Dawn Upshaw VOCAL ARTS
Charles Franklin Kellogg and Grace E. Ramsey Kellogg Professor of the Arts and Humanities, Bard College; Artistic Director, Graduate Vocal Arts Program. See undergraduate faculty listing.
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