Mark Hodges Instructor of Percussion DEPARTMENTWoodwinds, Brass, & PercussionCONTACT INFOEmail Mr. HodgesBIOGRAPHY Mark Hodges is currently the Principal Percussionist of the Grammy award-winning Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. He has recorded extensively throughout his career, performing in over 40 recordings with the Buffalo Philharmonic and numerous works with the Cleveland Orchestra. In addition to recording, Hodges…
Jared Wallis Assistant Professor of Baroque Trumpet DEPARTMENTWoodwinds, Brass, & PercussionCONTACT INFOEmail Professor WallisBIOGRAPHY Dr. Jared Wallis is a versatile performer, scholar, and teaching artist specializing in the natural baroque trumpet performance and pedagogy. He has performed with The Kentucky Baroque Trumpets, Sonitus Clarissima Historical Trumpet and Kettledrums, Ensemble Perihipsous, the American Bach Choir,…
Katie Fittipaldi Instructor of Alexander Technique CONTACT INFOEmail Ms. FittipaldiAlexander Technique Ideas for MusiciansBIOGRAPHY Katie Fittipaldi teaches Alexander Technique privately in Rochester, NY and has presented Alexander Technique workshops for musicians at the Eastman Community Music School, Eastman Summer Trombone Institute, New Directions Cello Festival, University of Buffalo, Nazareth College, Hochstein School of Music and…
Nathan Laube Associate Professor of Organ DEPARTMENTOrgan, Sacred Music, and Historical KeyboardsCONTACT INFOEmail Professor LaubeBIOGRAPHY Nathan Laube is a leading performer and pedagogue who is beloved around the world. His extensive recital career includes major venues spanning four continents, with appearances at the Vienna Konzerthaus, the Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, the Berlin Philharmonie, the Maison Radio France…
Octavio Cardenas Assistant Professor of Opera DEPARTMENTVoice, Opera and Vocal CoachingCONTACT INFOEmail Professor CardenasBIOGRAPHY Stage director Octavio Cardenas captivates audiences with his visionary, visceral, and physical style of directing. Born in the city of Guadalajara, Mexico, Opera News has praised him for creating “an immersive theater experience” while the Dallas Morning News hailed him for…
Loretta Terrigno Assistant Professor of Music Theory DEPARTMENTTheoryCONTACT INFOEmail Professor TerrignoBIOGRAPHY Loretta Terrigno is an Assistant Professor of Music Theory at the Eastman School of Music and has previously taught at The Juilliard School, Hofstra University, Hunter College, Columbia University, and The Mannes College of Music. Her research interests include text-music relationships in 19th-…
Sangmi Kang Assistant Professor of Music Teaching and Learning DEPARTMENTMusic Teaching & LearningCONTACT INFOEmail Professor KangBIOGRAPHY Sangmi Kang is an Assistant Professor of Music Teaching and Learning at the Eastman School of Music. Prior to this appointment, she served as an Assistant Professor of Music Education at Westminster Choir College and taught pre-K to 12th-grade…
Nathan Lam Assistant Professor of Music Theory Atmospheric Effects (retrograde-inversion canon)Wait for It (4:1 tempo canon) DEPARTMENTTheoryCONTACT INFOEmail Professor LamPersonal WebsiteBIOGRAPHY Nathan Lam is an Australian-American music theorist, currently serving as Assistant Professor of Music Theory at Eastman School of Music. He earned his Ph.D. in music theory at Indiana University, Bloomington. Before joining…
Chelsea Whitaker Assistant Professor of Vocal Coaching DEPARTMENTVoice, Opera and Vocal CoachingCONTACT INFOEmail Dr. WhitakerBIOGRAPHY Dr. Chelsea Whitaker is a collaborative pianist and vocal coach enjoying a diverse career including art song, opera, chamber, and musical theater repertoire. Passionate about American art song, and particularly that of living composers, she has worked with composers such…
Soojin Kang Assistant Professor of Collaborative Piano DEPARTMENTPiano AccompanyingCONTACT INFOEmail Prof. KangBIOGRAPHY Praised for her ‘a passionate performer with captivating energy in variety of tones and musicality’ (Kookje daily news and KyungNam press), Pianist Soojin Kang is a passionate performer and has various musical career as a soloist, collaborative pianist, chamber musician, coach and educator. She won her…