Noah Kahrs Assistant Professor of Music Theory DEPARTMENTTheoryCONTACT INFOEmail Professor KahrsBIOGRAPHY Noah Kahrs is a music theorist specializing in the last century’s experimental musics and the theories they carry. His research spans music by a wide range of composers including Hans Abrahamsen, Maryanne Amacher, Julius Eastman, Sofia Gubaidulina, Ryoji Ikeda, György Ligeti, Alvin Lucier, Giacinto…
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Sara Gazarek Associate Professor of Jazz Voice DEPARTMENTJazz Studies & Contemporary MediaCONTACT INFOEmail Professor GazarekPersonal WebsiteBIOGRAPHY Graced with an “impeccable” voice (Winnipeg Free Press) and hailed as an artist who “may well turn out to be the next important jazz singer” by the LA Times, two-time GRAMMY Award® nominated vocalist Sara Gazarek has…
Filomena Fantarella Assistant Professor of Italian DEPARTMENTHumanitiesCONTACT INFOEmail Professor FantarellaBIOGRAPHY Filomena Fantarella completed her Ph.D. in Italian Studies at Brown University where she taught language and cultural courses. She also coordinated the language program in Spring 2020 and Fall 2021. Her research interests include second language acquisition, the relationship between politics and literature, Fascism and anti-Fascism, the…
Joella Bitter Assistant Professor of Anthropology DEPARTMENTSHumanitiesCONTACT INFOEmail Professor BitterPersonal WebsiteBIOGRAPHY Joella Bitter is “thrilled to be joining the Eastman community.” She specializes in the anthropologies of sound and city-making, particularly in Uganda, where her research is based. She has a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from Duke University, with a Graduate Certificate in Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies. Her work…
Landon Morrison Assistant Professor of Music Theory DEPARTMENTTheoryCONTACT INFOEmail Professor MorrisonBIOGRAPHY Landon Morrisonis a music theorist who studies the role of technological mediation in 20th- and 21st-century sonic practices, focusing on digital instruments, timbre, microtonality, and popular music. His research aims to develop an interdisciplinary perspective on new musical media by bringing theory into dialogue…
Ran Dank Associate Professor of Piano DEPARTMENTSPianoCONTACT INFOEmail Professor DankPersonal WebsiteBIOGRAPHY A rare blend of virtuosity and intellectual prowess, Pianist Ran Dank has proven himself as one of the most thoughtful, and engaging pianists of our time. Mr. Dank’s past seasons performances have included recitals at the San Francisco Performances Series, Gilmore, Ravinia, Carnegie Hall’s…
Kiera Duffy Associate Professor of Voice DEPARTMENTVoice, Opera and Vocal CoachingCONTACT INFOEmail Professor DuffyBIOGRAPHY Kiera Duffy has performed as a soloist with many of the world’s preeminent classical music organizations, including the Berlin Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, London Symphony, Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Ungaku-Juku Japan, as well…