Eastman School of Music Composition Department  

students & alumni

Current Students | 2000 | 1990| 1980 | 1970 | 1960 | 1950 | 1940 | 1930

Eastman graduates in composition who wish to be listed should send information to mris@esm.rochester.edu.

Current Students

UNDERGRADUATE

Eugene Astapov, BM 2011
Weijun Chen, BM 2013
JooYoung Choi, BM 2011
Thomas Dougherty, BM 2013
Anthony Duarte, BM 2012
Edo Frenkel, BM 2012
Justin Hoke, BM 2010
Tonia Ko, BM 2010
Chad Latta, BM 2011
Dongryul Lee, BM 2012
Joungbum Lee, BM 2010
Kyle Quarles, BM 2012
Rachel Seah, BM 2012
John Urquiaga, BM 2013

 

GRADUATE


Matt Barber, PhD brbrofsvl@aol.com
Jennifer Bellor, PhD
Yie-Eun Chun, MM 2010
Paul Coleman, PhD www.paulcolemanmusic.com
Stephen Danyew, MM 2010
Jairo Duarte-Lopez, PhD jairoduarte77@yahoo.com
Michaela Eremiasova, PhD meremiasova@yahoo.com
Jung Sun Kang, DMA
Elizabeth Kelly, PhD
John Liberatore, PhD jsliberatore@gmail.com
Michael McMillan, MA 2011
Lena Nietfeld, MA 2010 lcnietfeld@gmail.com
Scott Perkins, PhD sperkins1@gmail.com
Scott Petersen, DMA
Geoffrey Pope, MA 2010 http://www.geoffreypopemusic.com
Gilad Rabinovich, PhD
Steven Rice, PhD http://riceklang.com
Baljinder Sekhon II, PhD SekhonMusic@gmail.com
Alexander Snyder, MA 2011
Symeon Waseen, DMA

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2000

David Plylar, PhD 2009 dplylar@alumni.duke.edu
Sarana Chou, DMA 2009
Andrew Allen, MA 2009
Andrew McManus, MA 2009 andrewmc@andrewmcmanus.net
Feng-Hsu Lee, MM 2009 fenghsulee@hotmail.com
Christopher Winders, PhD 2008 cwinders23@mac.com
Daniel Gil-Marca, MA 2008
Robert Pierzak, MA 2008
Andrew Colella, BM 2008
Michael Lee, BM 2008
Hiroki Mori, BM 2008
Hiroyuki Sakurai, BM 2008
Marco Alunno, PhD 2007 pupil72@hotmail.com
Dennis DeSantis, ABD, DMA, 2005 www.dennisdesantis.com
Aaron Travers, PhD 2004 aatravers@yahoo.com
Koren Cowgill, DMA 2004
Vincent Calianno, MA 2004
Alexandra Fol, MM 2004
Jon Forshee, MM 2004
Ya-Ting Lee, MM 2004
Kyung-A Min, MM 2004
Kyle Blaha, BM 2004
Jennifer Graham, BM 2004
Ben Hackbarth, BM 2004
Hannah Lash, BM 2004
Jason Federmayer, MA 2003
Jeff Myers, MA 2003
Matthew Barnson, BM 2003
Adam Roberts, BM 2003
Matthew Schreibeis, BM 2003
Ming-Hsiu Yen, BM 2003
Todd Coleman, DMA 2002 www.toddcoleman.net
Kenneth Eberhard, DMA 2002
Stefan Freund, DMA 2002 www.missouri.edu/~musicwww
Current Positions: Visiting Assistant Professor of Composition and Music Theory, University of Missouri School of Music; Cellist, Alarm Will Sound; Music Director, Columbia (MO) Civic Orchestra
Greg Wilder, DMA 2002 www.gregwilder.com
Alan Pierson, MA 2002
Caleb Burhans, BM 2002
Daniel Iannantuono, BM 2002
Chappell Kingsland, BM 2002
Christopher Murray, BM 2002
David Wish, BM 2002
Malina Rauschenfels, BM 2001
Joseph Michaels, BM 2000
Jason Sabol, BM 2000

 

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1990

 

Ira Byelick, BM 1999

John Kaefer, BM 1999 www.composerjohn.com
Cenk Ergun, BA 1999
Paul Barsom, PhD 1998, MM 86 prb4@psu.edu
Assistant Professor of Composition, School of Music, Pennsylvania State University
Vicente Avella, MM 1998 Piano Faculty, Newark Community School of the Arts; 162 Chestnut Street, #2, Rutherford, NJ 07070, phone: 201-672-0480; email: vavella@earthlink.net
Russell Currie, MA 1997
Arto Artinian, BM 1997; Composer/Flutist/Drummer; MM 1999 University of Illlinois at Urbana-Champaign in computer music; 646-295-4475; E-mail: artoartinian@hotmail.com
William W. Pursell, DMA 1995, MM 1953, BM 1952; Associate Professor of Composition, Belmont College of Visual & Performing Arts, and part owner of recording company (website: NetcomMusic.com); e-mail: (home) june9th@home.com, (school) pursellw@mail.belmont.edu
Gregory W. Yasinitsky, DMA 1995; Professor of Music, Coordinator of Jazz Studies, Washington State University; Music Program, P.O. Box 645300, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-5300, phone: (509) 335-4244, FAX (509) 335-4245; Web page of The School of Music and Theatre Arts at WSU: www.wsu.edu/Music_and_Theatre/, email: yasinits@wsu.edu
Maria Grenfell, MA 1994; DMA, University of Southern California (1998); Lecturer, Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music, GPO Box 252-63 Hobart, TAS 7001 Australia Phone: +61 3 6226 7380, fax: +61 3 6226 7333; e-mail: Maria.Grenfell@utas.edu.au.
Marc Faris, BM 1994; Composer/guitarist; Co-founder CSMG; Duke University, Department of Music; Phone: 919-687-4549; e-mail: mrf@duke.edu
Betsy Schramm, PhD 1993; E-mail: BetsySchramm@aol.com; website: BetsySchramm.com
Bryan Zoelch, DMA 1993; 30 Seaman Ave., #1E, New York, NY 10034, Phone: 212-569-4657; e-mail: bryanzoelch@operamail.com
Chris Gennaula, BM 1990; Website: www.gennaula.com


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1980

Lance Hulme, MM 1989; Director of Ensemble Surprise; website: www.amc.net/member/Lance_Hulme/home.html

David Heuser, BM 1989; Associate Professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio
Web site: music.utsa.edu/electron/heuser.htm
Craig Harris, PhD 1986, MM 1983; website: www.kolmon.com
David A. Moore, PhD 1986, MA & BA University of California;  Adjunct Instructor, University of Tulsa;  Chapel Choir Director, Phillips Theological Seminary;  Minister of Music, Memorial Drive United Methodist Church; Choir Director, Temple Israel, Tulsa; website:
http://members.cox.net/davidcomposer/

Stephen Rush, DMA 1985, MM 1983; Associate Professor of Dance/Music Technology, Music Director, Dance Department, Director, Digital Music Ensemble, University of Michigan; Phone (work): 313-647-2286

Dan Locklair, DMA 1981; Composer-in-Residence and Professor of Music, Wake Forest University, P.O. Box 7345, Winston-Salem, NC 27109; Phone: 336-758-5105, FAX: 336-758-4935; website: www.wfu.edu/~locklair/

Walter Saul, DMA 1980, MM 1979; Professor of Music and Chair of the Music Department, Warner Pacific College, Adjunct Professor in Composition, University of Portland

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1970

Michael Isaacson, PhD 1979

Jeffery L. Briggs, BM 1979; President, CEO, FIRAXIS Games

Roger Briggs, PhD 1978; Professor of Composition & Conducting, Western Washington University, Department of Music, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98226; website: www.ac.wwu.edu/~rbriggs/index.html
Allen Gimbel, BM 1978; Associate Professor of Music (retired), Lawrence University; albex@macconnect.com; 307 West 105th Street, Apt. 1B, New York, NY 10025

Paul Goldstaub, DMA 1977, MM 1974; Coordinator for Music Theory, Binghamton University. Binghamton, New York 13902; website: www.lightlink.com/crsbarn/paul.html
Dr. David Heinick, MM 1977, BM 1976; Professor of Composition and Theory, Crane School of Music, SUNY-Potsdam

Clement Reid, BM 1977; 12414 @8th Ave, Tacoma WA 98445

Chet Mais, PhD 1976; Professor of Music and Composer-in-Residence at Daemen College, Amherst, NY
Andrzej Dutkiewicz, DMA 1976; Professor of Music, Chairman of the Piano, Harpsichord and Organ Department, Frederic Chopin Academy of Music, Warsaw, Poland
Stanley Friedman, DMA 1976, Interlochen Arts Academy; website: www.stanleyfriedman.com
Bradley Nelson, DMA 1976 (and Conducting), 1975 MM; Composer; website: www.GladdeMusic.com

Lamont Downs, MM 1974, BM 1972; Library Supervisor I, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries; website: www.twinplanets.com/music, email: Lamont.Downs@att.net

Monte Keene Pishny-Floyd, PhD 1972; Professor, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (1971-1993), St, Mary’s College, South Bend, IN (1968-71)
Jim Willey, PhD 1972, MM 1963, BM 1961; Professor, State University of New York College at Geneseo
Don Freund, DMA 1972, MM 1970; Professor of Composition, Indiana University; website: php.indiana.edu/~dfreund/
Richard M. Audd, MM 1971; websites: www.rmamusic.com and www.mp3.com/rmaudd; email: rmaudd@mediaone.net

Steven Wasson, MM 1971, BM 1969; PhD, College-Conservatory of Music of the University of Cincinnati, 2000; Wasson Music Studio, Dayton, Ohio
Jay Vosk, BM 1971; website: JayVosk.com

Frederick Koch, DMA 1970; Adjunct music faculty, Baldwin Wallace Conservatory


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1960

Hilton Jones, MM 1968; Professor of Music, University of South Florida; website: home1.gte.net/hkjones/

William Schirmer, MM 1966; PhD, Ohio State University; Professor of Composition and Theory, Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL 32211

David Russell Williams, PhD 1965; Emertitus at University of Memphis (Music Theorist)

Joseph Henry, DMA 1965 (Conducting), MM 1953, BM 1952

Robert Christensen, MM 1964, BM 1962; Executive Director, Indian Hill Music Center, Littleton, MA; email: bob@indianhillmusic.org.

Lee B. Burswold, PhD 1963; Professor of Music, North Park University, Chicago, IL; 832 Sylviawood Avenue, Park Ridge, IL 60068
Vincent Frohne, PhD 1963, MA 1959; Composer, Macomb, IL
Binns Melander, BM 1963; 11719 Jones Street, Auburn, CA 95603

Robert Washburn, 87 State Highway 72, Potsdam, NY 13676 washburb@potsdam.edu, website:  http://www2.potsdam.edu/washburb/
David Bordon, MM 1962, BM 1961; Director, Digital Music Program, Department of Music, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-4101, phone: 607-255-9922, FAX 607-254-2877; Lameduck Music/ P.O. Box 842/ Ithaca, NY 14851; website: www.mothermallard.cornell.edu/

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1950

William E. Brandt, PhD 1950, MM, 1948; Professor Emeritus, Music, Washington State University
Truman Daniel Hayes, MM 1950; Professor Emertius, Music Department, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, WI
James A. Frankus, MM 1951, BM 1950; Retired
James J. Wright, PhD 1951; West Chester University (PA), Chairman of the Department of Theory and Composition, Dean of the School of Music (retired 1979)
Anthony Taffs, MM 1952, Professor Emeritus, Albion College (Michigan)
Walter S. Hartley, PhD 1953, MM 1951, BM 1950; Professor Emeritus/Composer in Residence, SUNY College, Fredonia, NY; website: www.walterhartley.com
Will Gay Bottje, DMA 1955; Retired; 12871 Lakeshore Drive, Grand Haven MI 49417
Eugene J. Ulrich, PhD 1955, MM 1949; Emeritus, Phillips University in Enid; 1820 E. 2nd Street, Grand Chain IL 62941
Roger Durham Hannay, PhD 1956; Professor Emeritus, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; 609 Morgan Creek Road, Chapel Hill, N. C. 27514, phone : 919-929-2718
Neil McKay, PhD 1956, MA 1955; Professor Emeritus, University of Hawaii; website: neilmckaymusic.com
Alan W.(Buz) Kohan, MM 1956, BM 1955; Worked in variety television for close to 40 years; email: albuzko@aol.com
Richard B. Lane, MM1956, BM 1955; Composer/Private Teacher; 173 Lexington Ave., Paterson, NJ 07502, 973-942-7483
John Schlenck, BM 1957; 34 West 71st Street, New York, NY 10023, phone: 212-877-4730; email: JSchlenck@aol.com
Dean G. Blair, MM 1958; Professor Emeritus, University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
John W. Pozdro, PhD 1958; Professor Emeritus, (retired 1992) and former Chairman of Music Theory and Composition , University of Kansas, Lawrence
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1940

Margaret Vardell Sandresky, MM 1944; Professor of Theory and Composition, Emerita, Salem College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina; email: ClemSand@aol.com
Alan J. Cope, MM 1946; 111 East Avenue, #801, Rochester, NY 14604
Arthur Frackenpohl, MA 1947; Professor Emeritus, Crane School of Music, SUNY Postdam, 13 Hillcrest Drive, Potsdam NY 13676-2106; email: mfrack@northnet.org
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1930

H. Owen Reed, PhD 1938; Professor Emeritus, Michigan State University (Retired 1976);
3336 S. Calle del Albano, Green Valley, AZ 85614-4806, telephone 520-648-1096; email: homlreed@aol.com
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