Timothy Long Associate Professor of Opera Artistic and Music Director of Opera DEPARTMENTVoice, Opera and 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…
Anthony Dean Griffey Professor of Voice DEPARTMENTVoice, Opera and 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…
MusicologyAbout Our Program The Musicology Department provides students across the Eastman community with creatively designed courses that explore the intricacies of musical meaning and aesthetics in widely divergent historical, cultural, and geographical settings. Undergraduates learn to think critically about the history of music in courses that blend temporal breadth with topical focus, while graduate students…
Media only: Katey Padden, Public Relations and Social Media Coordinator, (585)451-8492, kpadden@esm.rochester.edu The Eastman Faculty Artist Series announces 17 performances for the Fall 2021 semester, an opportunity for our world-renowned and internationally acclaimed faculty members to demonstrate their virtuosity and artistry in Eastman’s stunning concert venues. “Always a beacon in the entirety of concerts presented at Eastman, the Faculty…
Alison d’Amato Associate Professor of Vocal Coaching DEPARTMENTVoice, Opera and 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 DEPARTMENTSVoice, Opera and Vocal CoachingArts LeadershipCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Cowdrick585-274-1501Personal WebsiteBIOGRAPHY 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 1981. She is a…
Katherine Ciesinski Martin E. and Corazon D. Sanders Professor of Voice ECMS Collegiate Instructor in Voice Voice Area Coordinator DEPARTMENTVoice, Opera and 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…
Lindsay Baker Instructor of Opera DEPARTMENTSVoice, Opera and Vocal CoachingEastman Opera TheatreCONTACT INFOEmail Professor BakerBIOGRAPHY Lindsay Warren Baker began her association with the Eastman Voice and Opera Department in 2001 when she joined Eastman Opera Theatre’s stage management team. In 2011, she began leading acting workshops for the department and joined the faculty in a formal…
Glenn A. West Instructor of Ethnomusicology Director of Mbira Ensemble ECMS Collegiate Instructor in Mbira DEPARTMENTMusicologyCONTACT INFOEmail Professor WestBIOGRAPHY Trained as a violinist/violist and composer, Glenn West has maintained a life-long fascination with non-Western musical traditions. He is currently completing an MA in Music Education with a Diploma in Ethnomusicology at the Eastman School of…