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 Ran Dank is one of today’s most ardent advocates for contemporary music. In recent seasons, he has performed Kevin Puts’ piano concerto Night, the Tobias Picker concerto, Keys to the City, Frederic Rzewski’s The People United Will Never Be Defeated, William Bolcom’s Pulitzer-winning set…
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…
Brock Tjosvold Assistant Professor of Vocal Coaching DEPARTMENTVoice, Opera and Vocal CoachingCONTACT INFOEmail Professor TjosvoldBIOGRAPHY In demand as both an instrumental and vocal collaborator, pianist Brock Tjosvold has performed throughout the United States with many up-and-coming musicians, as well as established ensembles. Prior to joining the faculty at Eastman, Brock was Assistant Professor of Vocal…
Patrick Diamond Associate Professor of Opera Director of Production for Eastman Opera Theatre DEPARTMENTVoice, Opera and Vocal CoachingCONTACT INFOEmail Professor DiamondBIOGRAPHY Originally from New Mexico, Stage Director Pat Diamond creates work which is fresh, relatable, engaging, and alive. He has selected and conspired to make projects which speak to the moment when they are being…
Joshua Conyers Assistant Professor of Voice DEPARTMENTVoice, Opera and Vocal CoachingCONTACT INFOEmail Professor ConyersBIOGRAPHY Grammy-nominated American Baritone, Joshua Conyers has been singled out by Opera News for his “deliciously honeyed baritone that would seduce anyone,” by The New York Times as having “a sonorous baritone” that “wheedled and seduced,” and by The Washington Post…
Andrew McCandless Associate Professor of Trumpet DEPARTMENTWoodwinds, Brass, & PercussionCONTACT INFOEmail Professor McCandlessBIOGRAPHY Andrew McCandless was appointed Principal Trumpet of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in 1999 and has established himself as a prominent brass player in the orchestral world. Since his first professional position at the age of 20 with the Savannah Symphony, Andrew…