DMA Students & Alumni

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Carolyn Anderson (Voice)

MM: Bowling Green State University
BM: Oberlin Conservatory

Website:
www.carolynsoprano.com/
Member: PACEM

Document Topic: “Opera-Films of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States: A Look at Production Practices for Opera Singers”

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Jonathan Britt (Trumpet)

MM: Bowling Green State University
BM: University of South Carolina

Document Topic: “From the Dance Hall to the Concert Hall: A Survey of Contemporary Trumpet Literature that Integrates Latin American Musical Aesthetics and Cultural Manifestations”

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Rachel Constantino (Horn)

MM: University of California, Los Angeles
BM: Manhattan School of Music

Website: www.rachelconstantino.net
Member: PACEM

Document Topic: “New Sounds, New Sources: Building Electronic Instruments for Indeterminate Composition & Improvisation”

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Kenneth Cox (Flute)

MM: University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
BM: University of South Carolina

Document Topic: “Performer-Composer Collaboration: A Guide to Works for Flute and Voice by Marcos Balter and Kate Soper”

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Francisca de Castanheiro de Freitas (Piano)

MM: Bowling Green State University
BM: Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

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Shelly Du (Harp)

Orchestra Personnel Coordinator for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Artist Diploma:
Cleveland Institute of Music
MM:
Cleveland Institute of Music
BM: Oberlin Conservatory of Music

Website: www.shellyduharp.com

Document Topic: “Twenty-First Century American Pedal Harp Music: Analyzing Non-traditional Works by American Female Harpist Composer-Performers”

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Stephen Eckert (Piano)

AD: University of Ottawa
MM:
Piano Performance, University of Ottawa
BM: Piano Performance with honors, minor in Composition, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Website: www.stepheneckertpianist.com

Member: Spectra Trio
Member: Ensemble Allure
Member: Duo Aequalis

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Mickey Emch (Soprano)

Ensemble Sales & Operations Manager for the Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts

MM:
Louisiana State University
BM: University of Missouri - Columbia

Document Topic: “Defining and Teaching Vocal Distortion Techniques”

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Garrett Evans (Saxophone)

MM: University of Hartford
BM: Lawrence University

Member:
PACEM

Document Topic:  “Massive Forces: A Cognitive and Historical Study of Contemporary Maximalist Works”

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Nick Fox (Percussion)

Adjunct Instructor of Percussion: Bowling Green State University

MM: Northern Illinois University
BM: University of Wisconsin Whitewater

Member: Altered Sound Duo

Document Topic: “Utilizing Unconventional Percussion Instruments in Solo Electroacoustic Composition: A Literature Survey and Performance Guide”

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Chris Harris (Percussion)

MM: California State University, Sacramento
BM: California State University, Sacramento

Website: www.14christopherh9.wixsite.com/chris-harris
Member: Asterix Trio

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Haley Harrison (Clarinet)

BM: Eastern Illinois University
MM: Indiana University Jacobs School of Music

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Martha Haydee Hudson (Oboe)

MM: Bowling Green State University
BM: Universidad Autonoma de Zacatecas

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Niayesh Javaheri (Piano)

MM: University of Oklahoma
BM: Vienna Conservatory of Music and Dramatic Arts

Member: Asterix Trio

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Anat Zapateado Kardontchik (Violin)

MM: Carnegie Mellon
BM: Eastman School of Music

Document Topic: “Mari Kimura’s Artistic Vision Through Catalog of Works and Musical Innovations”

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Otavio Manzano Kavakama (Cello)

MM: Bowling Green State University
BM: University of Southern Mississippi
Member: Iris Collective Artist Fellow
Fellowship: Aspen Contemporary Ensemble (2022-23)
Member: Aspen Contemporary Ensemble (2021-23)

Website: www.otaviomk.com

Document Topic: “Integrating the Brazilian Viola and the Cello: A Deep Look into Creative Processes in Cross-Cultural Collaborations”

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Jacob Koch (Percussion)

MM: Kent State University
BM: University of Toledo

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Shannon Lotti (Flute)

MM: University of Nebraska
BM: University of Texas at Arlington

Website: www.lottiflute.com 
Member: Spectra Trio

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Anthony Marchese (Cello)

Adjunct Instructor of Cello: Bluffton University

MM: Bowling Green State University
BM: Eastern Michigan University

Member: Spectra Trio
Member: PACEM

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David Munro III (Oboe)

MM: Bowling Green State University
BM: Virginia Commonwealth University

Member: Newphonia
Member: Diverge Trio

Document Topic: “‘Friends of Dorothy’ in the 21st Century: Musical Constructions of Gay Male Identity in Post-Brokeback Mountain Films”

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Katherine Pracht Phares (Mezzo-Soprano)

Assistant Professor of Voice: Bowling Green State University

MM:
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
BM: The University of Iowa

Member: Newphonia
Member: Mezzo-Soprano and Double Bass Duo

Website: www.katherinepracht.com

Document Topic: “Factors That Affect Career Trajectories of Professional Opera Singers Over the Age of Forty”

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Keri Lee Pierson (Soprano)

Assistant Professor of Voice: Northern Michigan University

MM: University of South Carolina
BM: University of Central Florida

Member: Deux Saisons
Member: PACEM

Website: www.kerileesoprano.com

Document Topic: “Practicing Collaboration: A Comparative Study of Music Entrepreneurship Programs in Higher Education”

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Alex Popovici (Conducting)

MM: Kent State University
BA: Kent State University

Document Topic: “Three Strikes: Modern American Orchestras and Their Communities”

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Sam Valancy (Saxophone)

MM: University of Missouri-Kansas City
MM: Northwestern University
BM: University of Miami
Artist's Certificate:
University of Missouri-Kansas City

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Hila Zamir (Clarinet)

Professional Studies Diploma: Brooklyn College
MM: Manhattan School of Music
BM: Tel Aviv University

Document Topic: “The Honest Journey to Musical Growth: Strategies to Improve Inner Thinking in Music Practice”

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Curtis Biggs (Trombone)

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Hong-Da Chin (Composition)

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Mark Cook (Percussion)

Adjunct Instructor: Bluffton University; Bowling Green State University

Website: www.markcookpercussion.com

DMA Document: Telematic Music: History and Development of the Medium and Current Technologies Related to Performance

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Ariel Magno da Costa (Piano)

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Maria Mercedes Diaz Garcia (Conducting)

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Derek Emch (Clarinet)

Box Office Associate for the Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts
Freelance Clarinetist:
Northwest OH/ Southeast MI

DMA Document: Pathways to the Practice of Free Improvisation

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Noa Even (Saxophone)

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James Fusik (Saxophone)

Saxophone Lecturer and Director of Athletic Bands: Wayne State University

DMA Document:
 The Theatrical Saxophone: Visual and Narrative Elements in Contemporary Saxophone Music

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Humay Gasimzadeh (Piano)

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Ioana Galu (Violin)

Website: www.ioanagalu.com

Assistant Professor of Violin/Viola: University of South Dakota
Member: Rawlins Piano Trio

DMA Document: The Solo Violin Works of Samuel Adler, Chen Yi, and Shulamit Ran: A Performer's Perspective

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Yen-Lin Goh (Piano)

Senior Lecturer of Piano: Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
Graduate Coordinator: Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
International Coordinator/Pianist: Ge Gan-ru Ensemble
Youtube Channel
OneBeat 2018 Fellow

DMA Document: Reimagining the Story of Lu You and Tang Wan: Ge Gan-ru's Wrong, Wrong, Wrong! and Hard, Hard, Hard!

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Joshua Heaney (Saxophone)

Website: www.heaneymusic.com

Saxophone Instructor & Recruitment Coordinator: Oklahoma City University                   
Program Director Assistant: Snow Pond Music Festival

DMA Document: The Development of Luciano Berio's Sequenza IX and Its Implications for Performance Practice

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Jeffrey Heisler (Saxophone)

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Gunnar Hirthe (Clarinet)

Website: www.gunnarowenhirthe.com/

Adjunct Instructor of Clarinet: College of Wooster
Adjunct Instructor of Clarinet: Cleveland State University

NO EXIT New Music Ensemble

DMA Document: Identity in the Clarinet Music of Michael Finnissy and Evan Ziporyn

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Isabelle Huang Hubbard (Percussion)

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Aaron Hynds (Tuba)

Website: www.soundcloud.com/aaron-hynds

Manager of Audio Operations at Indiana University
Lecturer of Music Business and New Media:
University of Kentucky

DMA Document: The Composer's Guide to the Tuba: Creating a New Resource on the Capabilities of the Tuba Family

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Cory Ryan Kasprzyk (Composition)

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Katherine Kilburn (Conducting)

Website: www.katherinekilburn.com

Assistant Director of Orchestras: Michigan State University

DMA Document: Pedagogical Approaches to Conducting Gesture in Contemporary Music

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Yeji Kim (flute)

Assistant Professor of Flute: Mokwon University
Principal Flute: Seoul Royal Symphony Orchestra
Founding member: Contemporary Ensemble Trois C

DMA Document: Hybridity in Flute Music of Four Contemporary Composers

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Garrett Krohn (Horn)

Website: www.unwsp.edu/bio/garrett-krohn

Adjunct Instructor: University of Northwestern, St. Paul, MN

DMA Document: Horn and Live Electronics A Survey of and Performance Guide for a Neglected Repertoire

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Jose Augusto Duarte Lacerda (Percussion)

Website: Youtube

Professor of Percussion: Federal University of Mato Grosso (Brazil)
Freelance Percussionist: Singapore

DMA Document: Self-Actualization: Transcendentalist Discourse in the Work of Stuart Saunders Smith

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Karl Larson (Piano)

Website: www.karllarsonpiano.com/

Brooklyn-based Freelance Pianist (chamber, collaborative, solo)
Co-Founder and PianistBearthoven
Co-Founder and NYC CuratorPermutations
Company Manager, Bang on a Can Summer Institute
Karl Larson and Ashley Bathgate EXCELcast: Making New Music in the Jungle
Youtube

DMA Document: The Solo Piano Music of David Lang

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Jeff Manchur (Piano)

Symphony Orchestra Director Octavio Más-Arocas

Octavio Mas-Arocas (Conducting)

Director of Orchestras: Michigan State University

DMA Document: Fearless Programming: Invigorating the American Orchestral Tradition through New Music

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Chris Murphy (Saxophone)

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Zachary Nyce (Piano)

Minister of Music: Faith United Church
Piano and Voice Faculty: 5th Music Studio
Katz 22

DMA Document: Heartening Folk: Frederic Rzewski's North American Ballads as an Extension of Folk Culture

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Liz Pearse (Soprano)

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Olman Piedra (Percussion)

Website: www.olmanpiedra.com

Associate Professor of Percussion/Jazz: University of Toledo

DMA Document: Creative Musical Improvisation in the Development and Formation of NEXUS Percussion Ensemble

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Mihai Popean (Composition)

Website: www.popean.com

Vice-Dean of Research/
Director of the Music and Transdisciplinary Research Center:
West University of Timisoara (Romania)

DMA Document: The Stillness of the Silent Sound: A Tantric Analysis of Karlheinz Stockhausen's Aus den sieben Tagen

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Spencer Prewitt (Clarinet)

Website: www.spencerprewitt.com

Assistant Professor of Clarinet: Austin Peay State University
Principal Clarinet: Gateway Chamber Orchestra
Clarinet: Nashville Scoring Orchestra
Substitute Clarinet: Nashville Symphony
Clarinet Faculty: Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp

DMA Document: A Comparison of Teacher-Guided Instruction and Self-Guided Student Practice Strategies

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Michiko Saiki (Piano)

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Timothy Stulman (Composition)

Course Director of Topics in Music Theory
Dean of Music Production:
Full Sail University

DMA Document: A Cultural Analysis of Chen Yi's Si Ji (Four Seasons) For Orchestra

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Stephanie Titus (Piano)

Website: www.stephanietitus.weebly.com

Adjunct Instructor of Music Education: Music Theory: Ohio Northern University
Instrumental Accompanist: University of Findlay
Adjunct Instructor of Piano and Music Theory: Bowling Green State University

DMA Document: Japanese Contemporary Piano Music: Cultural Influence and Identity

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I-Chen Yeh (Piano)

Website: www.oakland.edu/smtd/faculty-staff/i-chen-yeh

Applied Instructor: Oakland University
Adjunct Instructor: Bowling Green State University

DMA Document: The Piano Etudes of David Rakowski

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Matthew Younglove (Saxophone)

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Nicholas Zoulek (Saxophone)

Updated: 10/29/2024 09:51AM