Alexander Kobrin Associate Professor of Piano Wentworth Family Professor of Piano DEPARTMENTPianoCONTACT INFOEmail Professor KobrinBIOGRAPHY Distinguished pianist Alexander Kobrin, has received wide acclaim for his emotional, technically inspired performances, placing him at the forefront of today’s performing musicians. Mr. Kobrin is an active guest soloist with the world’s leading orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic,…
Nicole Cabell Associate Professor of Voice DEPARTMENTVoice, Opera & Vocal CoachingCONTACT INFOEmail Professor CabellBIOGRAPHY Nicole Cabell, who earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Eastman in 2001, is returning to the school with an appointment as Associate Professor of Voice. Named 2005 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World, Ms. Cabell’s ensuing career has taken her…
Gaelen McCormick Instructor of Arts Leadership DEPARTMENTArts LeadershipCONTACT INFOEmail Professor McCormickBIOGRAPHY Ms. McCormick was a member of the Rochester Philharmonic’s double bass section from 1995-2017. Before joining the RPO, she held positions with regional orchestras such as the Erie (PA) Philharmonic, and substituted with other major orchestras. After losing her hearing in 2017, she began…
Armand Hall Instructor of Arts Leadership DEPARTMENTArts LeadershipCONTACT INFOEmail Professor HallBIOGRAPHY Dr. Armand Hall is the Executive and Artist director of the ROCmusic Collaborative. ROCmusic offers free instrumental music instruction to the children of Rochester, New York in the neighborhood community centers. Dr. Hall came to ROCmusic from the University of Memphis, where he was…
Mara Culp Associate Professor of Music Teaching & Learning DEPARTMENTMusic Teaching & LearningCONTACT INFOEmail Professor CulpBIOGRAPHY Mara E. Culp earned a PhD and an MME from Penn State, and a BME from Siena Heights University. She has also completed Kodály (Level I), Orff (Levels I and II), and Music Together® Teacher Training, and earned…
Jonathan Dunsby Professor of Music Theory DEPARTMENTTheoryCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Dunsby585-274-1459BIOGRAPHY BA in music, First Class, Oxford University, aged 20; PhD in music theory, adviser Alexander Goehr, Leeds University, aged 23. Piano pupil of Dame Fanny Waterman; prizes in Geneva, Leeds, Munich competitions; winner of the Commonwealth Competition. Articles and reviews published in journals including…
Tony Caramia Professor of Piano Director, Piano Pedagogy Studies Coordinator, Class Piano Program Affiliate Faculty, Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media 03-T.-Monk-Blue-MonkIf I Only Had a BrainHomage To ChickSpring is HereSomebody Loves MeGet Happy DEPARTMENTSPianoJazz Studies & Contemporary MediaCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Caramia585-274-1524Class Piano WebsiteBIOGRAPHY Three extraordinary teachers, Claudette Sorel, James Lyke, and Frances Clark, aided in…
Clay Jenkins Professor of Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media ECMS Collegiate Instructor in Trumpet Academic Leave Spring 2026 DEPARTMENTJazz Studies & Contemporary MediaCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Jenkins585-274-1448BIOGRAPHY Clay Jenkins’ career as a jazz artist has covered a wide range of musical experiences and responsibilities, bringing him to the forefront of the jazz performing and teaching arenas.…
Bob Sneider Associate Professor of Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media ECMS Senior Instructor of Jazz Guitar DEPARTMENTJazz Studies & Contemporary MediaCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Sneider585-274-1953Personal WebsiteBIOGRAPHY Before joining the Eastman faculty in late 1997, Sneider toured for several years with two-time Grammy Award winner Chuck Mangione. Other notable performers with whom Sneider has performed, toured or…
Matt Curlee Associate Professor of Music Theory DEPARTMENTTheoryCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Curlee585-274-1550BIOGRAPHY Equal parts composer, educator, and performer, Matt Curlee has been a member of the Department of Music Theory since 2007 and holds Eastman’s Eisenhart Award for Excellence in Teaching. As an advocate for, and avid practitioner of improvisational music, Curlee has a particular interest…