Steven Daigle Professor Emeritus of Opera BIOGRAPHY Steven Daigle, professor of opera and artistic director for Eastman Opera Theatre for the Eastman School of Music and Artistic Director for The Ohio Light Opera, has served as part of the artistic staff for more than 300 lyric theater productions. Daigle’s experience as a stage director encompasses…
Alison d’Amato Associate Professor of Vocal Coaching DEPARTMENTVoice, Opera and Vocal CoachingCONTACT INFOEmail Professor d’AmatoBIOGRAPHY Pianist Dr. Alison d’Amato (she/they) has been working in vocal and instrumental genres for more than twenty-five years as a collaborative pianist, teacher, and music director. Known as a trailblazer in the field of art song, she directs her passion…
Kathryn Cowdrick Professor of Voice Instructor of Arts Leadership and Vocal Pedagogy DEPARTMENTSVoice, Opera and Vocal CoachingArts LeadershipCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Cowdrick585-274-1501Personal WebsiteBIOGRAPHY Mezzo soprano Kathryn Cowdrick celebrated her 30th anniversary as a performer by appearing as Despina in Opera Saratoga’s production of Cosi fan tutte–the very first opera role she undertook in 1981. She is a…
Katherine Ciesinski Martin E. and Corazon D. Sanders Professor of Voice ECMS Collegiate Instructor in Voice Voice Area Coordinator DEPARTMENTVoice, Opera and Vocal CoachingCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Ciesinski585-274-1412BIOGRAPHY The New York Times has called Katherine Ciesinski “a singer of rare communicative presence, and a musician of discrimination and intelligence.” This accomplished American mezzo-soprano pursues a fully…
Lindsay Baker Instructor of Opera DEPARTMENTSVoice, Opera and Vocal CoachingEastman Opera TheatreCONTACT INFOEmail Professor BakerBIOGRAPHY Lindsay Warren Baker began her association with the Eastman Voice and Opera Department in 2001 when she joined Eastman Opera Theatre’s stage management team. In 2011, she began leading acting workshops for the department and joined the faculty in a formal…
Glenn A. West Instructor of Ethnomusicology Director of Mbira Ensemble ECMS Collegiate Instructor in Mbira DEPARTMENTMusicologyCONTACT INFOEmail Professor WestBIOGRAPHY Trained as a violinist/violist and composer, Glenn West has maintained a life-long fascination with non-Western musical traditions. He is currently completing an MA in Music Education with a Diploma in Ethnomusicology at the Eastman School of…
I Nyoman Suadin Visiting Associate Professor of Gamelan Director of Gamelan DEPARTMENTMusicologyCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Suadin585-274-1450BIOGRAPHY A teacher, composer, dancer, and choreographer, Nyoman first experienced gamelan music and dance at an early age by participating in a children’s gamelan ensemble in his village of Kerambitan, Bali. He later received formal training at KOKAR, the Conservatory of…
Ralph P. Locke Professor Emeritus of Musicology DEPARTMENTMusicologyCONTACT INFOEmail Professor LockeBIOGRAPHY BA, Harvard; MA, PhD, Chicago. Piano study with Kate Friskin, Longy School. Editorial Board member, Journal of Musicological Research, Ad Parnassum: A Journal of Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Instrumental Music; Nineteenth-Century Music Review; and Journal of Music History Pedagogy; senior editor, Eastman Studies in Music; music editor, Encyclopedia of…
Jennifer Kyker Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology Associate Professor of Music, The College Department of Music, University of Rochester DEPARTMENTMusicologyCONTACT INFOEmail Professor KykerBIOGRAPHY Jennifer W. Kyker holds a joint appointment as Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology at the Eastman School of Music, and as Associate Professor of Music in the College Music Department at the University of…