Wilson Southerland Assistant Professor of Opera Associate Music Director of Eastman Opera Theatre DEPARTMENTVoice, Opera & Vocal CoachingCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Southerland585-274-1497BIOGRAPHY American pianist, coach, and conductor Wilson Southerland is in demand throughout the United States, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. His engagements have included recitals and concerts at Wigmore Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Merkin…
Timothy Long Professor of Opera Artistic and Music Director of Opera DEPARTMENTVoice, Opera & Vocal CoachingCONTACT INFOEmail Professor LongBIOGRAPHY Timothy Long is a pianist, conductor, and composer who is Artistic and Music Director of Opera at the Eastman School of Music. He is a Muscogee Nation citizen from the Thlopthlocco Tribal Town and is one-half…
Anthony Dean Griffey Professor of Voice DEPARTMENTVoice, Opera & Vocal CoachingCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Griffey585-274-1503Personal WebsiteBIOGRAPHY Four-time Grammy Award-winning American tenor and pedagogue Anthony Dean Griffey has captured critical and popular acclaim on opera, concert and recital stages around the world. Equally sought after as a teacher and adjudicator, Griffey is a perennial judge of the…
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. Daigleās experience as a stage director encompasses…
Alison d’Amato Associate Professor of Vocal Coaching DEPARTMENTVoice, Opera & Vocal CoachingCONTACT INFOEmail Professor dāAmatoBIOGRAPHY Pianist Dr. Alison dāAmato (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 Academic Leave Fall 2025-Spring 2026 DEPARTMENTSVoice, Opera & Vocal CoachingArts LeadershipCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Cowdrick585-274-1501BIOGRAPHY Mezzo soprano Kathryn Cowdrick celebrated her 30th anniversary as a performer by appearing as Despina in Opera Saratogaās production ofĀ Cosi fan tutteāthe very first opera role she undertook in…
Katherine Ciesinski Martin E. and Corazon D. Sanders Professor of Voice ECMS Collegiate Instructor in Voice DEPARTMENTVoice, Opera & Vocal CoachingCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Ciesinski585-274-1412BIOGRAPHY The New York Times has called Katherine Ciesinski āa singer of rare communicative presence, and a musician of discrimination and intelligence.ā This accomplished American mezzo-soprano pursues a fully integrated career, exploring…
Lindsay Baker Instructor of Opera Instructor of Arts Leadership DEPARTMENTSVoice, Opera & Vocal CoachingEastman Opera TheatreArts LeadershipCONTACT INFOEmail Professor BakerBIOGRAPHY Lindsay Warren Baker (she/her) is a consent-forward, multi-hyphenate theatre artist dedicated to facilitating brave, collaborative spaces in both the classroom and the rehearsal studio. Her work spans stage direction, theatrical intimacy direction, writing, and teaching…
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 childrenās gamelan ensemble in his village of Kerambitan, Bali. He later received formal training at KOKAR, the Conservatory of…