Jamal J. Rossi Joan and Martin Messinger Dean Emeritus DEPARTMENTWoodwinds, Brass & PercussionCONTACT INFOEmail Prof. RossiBIOGRAPHY Jamal Rossi has served in numerous leadership capacities throughout a forty-year career in music higher education. At Eastman, Rossi served in multiple leadership capacities including Deputy Dean (2005-06), Interim Dean (2006-2007), Executive Associate Dean (2007-2013; including one year as Acting…
Charles Ross Assistant Professor of Timpani DEPARTMENTWoodwinds, Brass & PercussionCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Ross585-274-1550BIOGRAPHY Charles Ross began his early music education as a cellist at the age of 5 with his father, as well as with Francesca Church, a Pablo Casals protégé. He then added percussion at age 8 and continued with both through his…
Jacek Muzyk Instructor of Horn DEPARTMENTWoodwinds, Brass & PercussionCONTACT INFOEmail Mr. MuzykBIOGRAPHY Jacek Muzyk born in Poland, began to study French horn at the age of 18, and graduated with a master’s degree from the Academy of Music in Krakow. Mr. Muzyk earned his second master’s degree at the Mannes College of Music in…
Chien-Kwan Lin Professor of Saxophone Chair, Woodwinds, Brass & Percussion Director, Eastman Saxophone Project DEPARTMENTWoodwinds, Brass & PercussionCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Lin585-274-1154BIOGRAPHY Chien-Kwan Lin (b. 1972, Singapore) has appeared as soloist and guest artist with the United States Navy Band, Eastman Wind Ensemble, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Tanglewood Festival Orchestra, New World Symphony, Beijing Symphony, Singapore…
W. Peter Kurau Professor of Horn DEPARTMENTWoodwinds, Brass & PercussionCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Kurau585-274-1478BIOGRAPHY W. Peter Kurau, Professor of Horn, Director of the Eastman Horn Choir, and hornist with Eastman Brass, was appointed in 1995 to the full-time faculty at the Eastman School of Music, succeeding Verne Reynolds. He previously served on the faculties of…
Richard Killmer Professor of Oboe Wegman Family Professor of Oboe DEPARTMENTWoodwinds, Brass & PercussionCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Killmer585-274-1476BIOGRAPHY Professor of oboe at the Eastman School of Music, Richard Killmer was principal oboist of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra for eleven years. Killmer was also a member the faculty of the Yale School of Music, for…
Derek Conrod Visiting Instructor of Natural Horn DEPARTMENTWoodwinds, Brass & PercussionCONTACT INFO585-274-1550BIOGRAPHY Horn player Derek Conrod is a member of the National Ballet Orchestra (Toronto), Music in Common, and the Stratford Festival Orchestra, and was for 30 seasons a member of Toronto’s acclaimed period orchestra, Tafelmusik. In addition to his work at Eastman, he teaches at…
Michael Burritt Professor of Percussion Paul J. Burgett Distinguished Professor Khan VariationsMirage (CD Track) DEPARTMENTWoodwinds, Brass & PercussionCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Burritt585-274-1482Percussion Studio BIOGRAPHY Having performed on four continents and more than forty states, Michael Burritt is one of his generation’s leading percussionists. He is in frequent demand, performing concert tours and master classes throughout the…
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…