Andrea Mumm Instructor of Harp DEPARTMENTStrings, Harp & GuitarCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Mumm585-274-1606BIOGRAPHY A native of New Jersey, Andrea Mumm Trammell holds the Dr. Billy Graham Principal Harp chair of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. Andrea is also the Principal Harp of the Colorado Music Festival and has performed as guest principal harpist with the Atlanta Symphony…
Marshall Gilkes Associate Professor of Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media DEPARTMENTJazz Studies & Contemporary MediaCONTACT INFOEmail Professor GilkesBIOGRAPHY Over the course of the past 20 years, Marshall Gilkes has established himself as one of the worldâs preeminent trombonists. A nonpareil artist at the forefront of brass playing, his virtuosic command of the instrument, marked by…
Otis Brown III Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media DEPARTMENTJazz Studies & Contemporary MediaCONTACT INFOEmail Professor BrownBIOGRAPHY The son of music educators turned high school Principals, Grammy nominated drummer Otis Brown III is committed to honoring tradition while pushing the boundaries of genre. Having grown up in Newark, N.J. to the sounds of gospel,…
Dennis DeSantis Associate Professor of Music and Technology DEPARTMENTJazz Studies & Contemporary MediaCONTACT INFOEmail Professor DeSantisPersonal WebsiteBIOGRAPHY Dennis DeSantis â05E (DMA) is a composer, percussionist, sound designer, author, and educator whose experience spans a wide spectrum of musical contextsâfrom concert halls to clubs, studios to classrooms. His work explores the increasingly fluid boundaries between musical worlds,…
Dana Benoit Eastman Performing Arts Medicine DEPARTMENTEastman Performing Arts Medicine CenterCONTACT INFOEmail Dana benoitBIOGRAPHY Coming soon… Eastman Performing Arts Medicine Center
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Kim Laskowski Visiting Professor of Bassoon For 2025-2026 Academic Year DEPARTMENTWoodwinds, Brass & PercussionCONTACT INFOEmail Professor LaskowskiBIOGRAPHY Born in Brooklyn, Kim Laskowski attended the High School of Music and Art and The Juilliard School, where she studied with Harold Goltzer, former Associate Principal Bassoon of the New York Philharmonic. While at Juilliard she won the…
