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 Assistant Professor of Voice DEPARTMENTVoice, Opera and 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 Assistant Professor of Voice. Named 2005 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World, Ms. Cabell’s ensuing career has taken her…
Lucy Winters Durkin Instructor of Visual Arts DEPARTMENTHumanitiesCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Durkin585-274-1610BIOGRAPHY Lucy Winters Durkin teaches art history in the Humanities Department at the Eastman School of Music. She also teaches art history programs offered to the community at the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester. Lucy holds a B.A. from Smith College in…
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…
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS Reagan Casteel Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, Reagan Casteel began her formal composition study at Interlochen Arts Camp and Interlochen Arts Academy with the mentorship of Rob Deemer and Cynthia Van Maanen. While at Eastman, she has studied with David Liptak, Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez, and Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon. Her works have been read by the Eastman…
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS Raina Arnett Raina Arnett began playing violin at age 4, convincing her mom to buy one for her after spending months parading around her house with two chopsticks pretending to play them as a violin. She is currently a senior pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree with majors in Violin Performance and Music…
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS Emelyn Bashour Emelyn Bashour will graduate from the Eastman School of Music with a Bachelor of Music in violin performance from the studio of Renée Jolles. She has held concertmaster and principal positions in the Eastman School Symphony Orchestra, Opera Orchestra, and Philharmonia. Emelyn performs frequently with multiple chamber ensembles; most recently, she…
Mara Culp Assistant Professor of Music Teaching and Learning DEPARTMENTMusic, Teaching & LearningCONTACT INFOEmail Professor CulpBIOGRAPHY Mara E. Culp earned a PhD and a Master’s in Music Education from Penn State and a Bachelor’s in Music Education from Siena Heights University. Over the course of her career, she has taught general, choral, and instrumental…
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…