Steve Danyew Instructor of Arts Leadership DEPARTMENTArts LeadershipCONTACT INFOEmail Professor DanyewPersonal WebsiteBIOGRAPHY Steve Danyew’s music has been hailed as “startlingly beautiful” and “undeniably well crafted and communicative” by the Miami Herald, and has been praised as possessing “sensitivity, skill and tremendous sophistication” by the Kansas City Independent. Danyew (b. 1983) is the recipient of numerous…
Maura McCune Corvington Assistant Professor of Horn Instructor of Arts Leadership Instructor of Brass Chamber Music Secondary Brass Studio Supervisor ECMS Instructor of Horn DEPARTMENTSArts LeadershipWoodwinds, Brass & PercussionCONTACT INFOEmail Professor CorvingtonBIOGRAPHY Maura McCune Corvington, Second Horn of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, has distinguished herself as a virtuosic artist through her expressive playing. Prior to…
Robert Swensen Professor of Voice Chair, Voice, Opera & Vocal Coaching Department Voice Area Coordinator DEPARTMENTVoice, Opera & Vocal CoachingCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Swensen585-274-1492BIOGRAPHY Robert Swensen received his BM from the University of Arizona and graduated MM cum laude from the University of Southern California. He went on to participate in the San Francisco Opera’s Merola program and…
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. Daigle’s experience as a stage director encompasses…
Alison d’Amato Associate Professor of Vocal Coaching DEPARTMENTVoice, Opera & 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 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 Saratoga’s production of Cosi fan tutte–the 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 “a singer of rare communicative presence, and a musician of discrimination and intelligence.” This accomplished American mezzo-soprano pursues a fully integrated career, exploring…