Mary Jo Heath Former host of the Metropolitan Operaâs Saturday afternoon broadcasts (2015-2021) Class of â88E (PhD) BIOGRAPHY Radio host, writer, producer and Emmy Award-winning Mary Jo Heath spent 15 seasons at the Metropolitan Opera sharing her enthusiasm for âall things opera.â For six seasons she hosted both the live Saturday matinee broadcasts heard…
Jennifer A. Cable Professor of Music and Coordinator of Vocal Studies, University of Richmond Class of â83E (MM), â89E (DMA) BIOGRAPHY Jennifer Cable earned her Doctor of Musical Arts (1989) and Master of Music (1983) degrees from Eastman and her Bachelor of Music degree from Oberlin College in 1981. Post-graduate studies included the Aspen Music Festival,…
George N. Abraham Professor Emeritus of Hematology/Oncology in the Department of Medicine Professor Emeritus in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology Professor Emeritus in the Department of Pediatrics BIOGRAPHY A native of Geneva, NY, George Abraham graduated from Hobart College in 1959 with a bachelor of science degree in mathematics and chemistry, and received the…
Joan Beal Retired Studio Recording Vocalist and Vocal Contractor Class of ’84E BIOGRAPHY Joan Beal sang in the Los Angeles recording studios for 30 years, appearing on hundreds of film and television scores, albums, and commercials. She was vocal contractor and choral director for many composers, including Mark Isham, Christopher Lennertz, and her husband, fellow…
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Sara Gazarek Associate Professor of Jazz Voice DEPARTMENTJazz Studies & Contemporary MediaCONTACT INFOEmail Professor GazarekPersonal WebsiteBIOGRAPHY Graced with an âimpeccableâ voice (Winnipeg Free Press) and hailed as an artist who âmay well turn out to be the next important jazz singerâ by the LA Times, two-time GRAMMY AwardÂź winning jazz vocalist Sara Gazarek…
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 Affiliate in Musicology DEPARTMENTSHumanitiesCONTACT INFOEmail Professor BitterPersonal WebsiteBIOGRAPHY Joella Bitter is âthrilled to be joining the Eastman community.â 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…
Landon Morrison Assistant Professor of Music Theory DEPARTMENTTheoryCONTACT INFOEmail Professor MorrisonBIOGRAPHY Landon Morrison is 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…