Conservatory of Music: Instrumental Performance (Classical)
Faculty & Visiting Affiliate Artists

Strings | Piano | Brass | Percussion | Woodwinds | Classical Guitar

Frank London
Lecturer in Music (part-time), Klezmer Ensemble Conductor
BA, New England Conservatory of Music.
frank.london@purchase.edu | www.franklondon.com

Ransom Wilson
Assistant Professor of Music (part-time), Orchestra Conductor
BM, The Juilliard School; postgraduate Atlantique Fellowship (studies with J.P. Rampal, Institute of International Education, France).
ransom.wilson@purchase.edu | www.ransomwilson.com

STRINGS (includes harp)

Head: Julia Lichten

Timothy Cobb
Associate Professor of Music (part-time), Bass
BM, Curtis Institute of Music.
timothy.cobb@purchase.edu

Danielle Farina
Lecturer in Music (part-time), Viola
BM, Curtis Institute of Music.
danielle.farina@purchase.edu | daniellefarina.com

Julia Lichten
Associate Professor of Music, Cello
BA, Harvard University; MM, New England Conservatory of Music.
julia.lichten@purchase.edu

Beatriz Martin-Ruiz
Lecturer in Music (part-time), Harp
BM, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Performance Diploma and Artist Diploma, Real Conservatorio Superior de Musica, Madrid (Spain).
beatriz.martin-ruiz@purchase.edu

Laurie Smukler
Associate Professor of Music (part-time), Violin
BM, The Juilliard School.
laurie.smukler@purchase.edu

Calvin Wiersma
Associate Professor of Music, Violin
BM, Oberlin College; MM, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester.
cal.wiersma@purchase.edu | www.cygnusensemble.com

Carmit Rinehart Zori
Assistant Professor of Music (part-time), Violin
BM, Curtis Institute of Music.
carmit.rinehart@purchase.edu | www.concordiaplayers.org/zori.htm

PIANO

Head: Stephen Buck

Stephanie Brown
Associate Professor of Music, Piano
BM, The Juilliard School.
stephanie.brown@purchase.edu

Stephen Buck
Lecturer in Music (part-time), Piano
BA, Johns Hopkins University; MM, University of Michigan; MMA, DMA, Yale University.
stephen.buck@purchase.edu | www.stephenbuck.com

Steven Lubin
Professor of Music (part-time), Piano
BA, Harvard University; MM, The Julliard School; PhD, New York University.
steven.lubin@purchase.edu | www.stevenlubin.com

Paul Ostrovsky
Professor of Music, Piano
MM, Moscow State Conservatory of Music.
paul.ostrovsky@purchase.edu

BRASS

Head: Graham Ashton

Timothy Albright
Visiting Affiliate Artist (part-time), Trombone
timothy.albright@purchase.edu

Graham Ashton
Professor of Music, Trumpet
Performance Diploma, Royal Academy of Music.
graham.ashton@purchase.edu | www.grahamashton.com

Richard Clymer
Visiting Affiliate Artist (part-time), Trumpet
richard.clymer@purchase.edu

Morris Kainuma
Visiting Affiliate Artist (part-time), Tuba
morris.kainuma@purchase.edu

Peter Reit
Lecturer in Music (part-time), French Horn
BM, Manhattan School of Music.
peter.reit@purchase.edu | newyorkchamberbrass.com

PERCUSSION

Head: Dominic Donato

Dominic Donato
Assistant Professor of Music (part-time), Percussion
BA, MM, State University of New York, Stony Brook; DMA, Manhattan School of Music.
dominic.donato@purchase.edu | www.musicfortamtams.com

Pablo Rieppi
Lecturer in Music (part-time), Percussion
BM, George Mason University; MM, The Juilliard School.
pablo.rieppi@purchase.edu | www.pablorieppi.com

WOODWINDS

Head: Tara O’Connor

Monica Ellis
Visiting Affiliate Artist (part-time), Bassoon
BM, Oberlin College; MM, The Juilliard School.
monica.ellis@purchase.edu | www.imaniwinds.com

Cynde Iverson
Visiting Affiliate Artist (part-time), Bassoon
BM, Indiana University; MM, The Juilliard School.

Ayako Oshima Neidich
Assistant Professor of Music (part-time), Clarinet
BM, Toho School of Music (Tokyo); additional studies, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester.
ayako.oshima@purchase.edu

Tara O’Connor
Associate Professor of Music, Flute
BA, MM, DMA, State University of New York, Stony Brook.
tara.oconnor@purchase.edu | www.cygnusensemble.com

James Austin Smith
Lecturer in Music (part-time), Oboe
BA, BM, Northwestern University; MM, Yale University.
james-a.smith@purchase.edu | www.jamesaustinsmith.com

CLASSICAL GUITAR

Head: João Luiz

João Luiz
Lecturer in Music (part-time), Classical Guitar
BM, Faculdade de Artes Alcântara Machado, São Paulo (Brazil); MM, Mannes College of Music.
joao.luiz@purchase.edu

Updated May 2, 2013

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