Geoffrey Burgess Instructor of Baroque Oboe DEPARTMENTWoodwinds, Brass, & PercussionCONTACT INFOEmail Dr. BurgessBIOGRAPHY Geoffrey Burgess is known internationally as a performer of historical oboes. For twenty years a member of the Paris-based opera company Les Arts Florissants, Geoffrey has also given concerts with leading early music groups in throughout Europe, Australasia and the US.…
Bonita Boyd Professor of Flute Paganini: Caprices, Op. 1 – 24. Capriccio #24 In A Minor (Flute Version)Paganini: Caprices, Op. 1 – 5. Capriccio #5 In A Minor (Flute Version) DEPARTMENTWoodwinds, Brass, & PercussionCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Boyd585-274-1445Personal WebsiteBIOGRAPHY Born in Pittsburgh, Bonita Boyd grew up in Long Beach, California. Her early teachers included Maurice…
John Beck Professor Emeritus of Percussion BIOGRAPHY John H. Beck has been a member of the Eastman faculty since 1959. He received his bachelor’s degree (1955) and master’s degree (1962), as well as Performer’s Certificate from Eastman. He retired from Eastman in 2008 and continues as Professor Emeritus of Percussion and teaches a class in…
James VanDemark Professor of Double Bass Co-Chair, Strings, Harp, & Guitar Department DEPARTMENTStrings, Harp & GuitarCONTACT INFOEmail Professor VanDemarkBIOGRAPHY One of the most brilliant virtuosi ever to perform on the double bass, James VanDemark was hailed by the New York Times at his Lincoln Center recital debut as “an exceptionally gifted string player and a musician of…
George Taylor Professor of Viola Night Suite: Night In TunisiaHispanic Fantasie DEPARTMENTStrings, Harp & GuitarCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Taylor585-274-1601BIOGRAPHY “In the hands of an outstanding artist like Taylor, the instrument seems almost heaven-sent,” wrote John Lambert in the Spectator of George Taylor, violist. Taylor is active in practically every aspect of performance as soloist, recitalist and…
Ahrim Kim Associate Professor of Orchestral Repertory (Violoncello) DEPARTMENTStrings, Harp & GuitarCONTACT INFOEmail Professor KimBIOGRAPHY The Clara and Edwin Strasenburgh Chair Ahrim Kim is an accomplished soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral leader who joined the RPO as principal cellist in the fall of 2015. She was awarded the Cassado Prize at the Gaspar CassadoInternational Cello Competition in Japan and top prizes…
Oleh Krysa Professor of Violin Wieniawski, Scherzo – Tarantelle, Op. 16Bach, Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: SarabandaBach, Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Giga DEPARTMENTStrings, Harp & GuitarCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Krysa585-274-1590BIOGRAPHY The Ukrainian-American violinist Oleh Krysa is long esteemed in the former USSR as a distinguished soloist, chamber musician and…
Mikhail Kopelman Professor of Violin DEPARTMENTStrings, Harp & GuitarCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Kopelman585-274-1153BIOGRAPHY Mikhail Kopelman graduated from the Moscow Conservatory where he studied with Maya Glezarova and Yuri Yankelevich. In 1973 he won second prize in the Jacques Thibaud International Competition in Paris. A former member of the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra and concertmaster of the Moscow Philharmonic…
Renee Jolles Professor of Violin Wegman Family Professor of Violin DEPARTMENTStrings, Harp & GuitarCONTACT INFOEmail Professor JollesBIOGRAPHY Renée Jolles, violinist, enjoys an eclectic career as soloist and chamber artist specializing in a wide variety of styles from the Baroque to the contemporary. Hailed as a “real star” by The New York Times for her New York concerto debut…
Guy Johnston Associate Professor of Cello DEPARTMENTStrings, Harp & GuitarCONTACT INFOEmail Professor JohnstonPersonal WebsiteBIOGRAPHY One of the most exciting and versatile British cellists of his generation, Johnston was born into a musical family and joined his brothers in the world-renowned choir of King’s College, Cambridge, where he recorded the famous carol, “Once in Royal David’s City” under Stephen Cleobury.…