Cleveland Institute of Music
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The Cleveland Institute of Music is an independent music conservatory located in the University Circle
district of Cleveland, Ohio
, United States and is overseen by president Joel Smirnoff and Adrian Daly, dean.
The Institute was founded in 1920, with the composer Ernest Bloch
as director. There are now over 400 conservatory students and 1700 preparatory and continuing education division students. Approximately 1,100 people apply for 150 undergraduate and graduate openings each year, of which 60-70 are freshmen.
The conservatory faculty includes 38 current and 2 retired members of the Cleveland Orchestra
. Currently, 36 members of the Cleveland Orchestra are alumni of the institute. Through a cooperative arrangement with Case Western Reserve University
, CIM students have full access to university courses and facilities.
The institute recently completed a remodeling project in conjunction with its successful campaign to raise $40 million. Two new wings have been added to the main building (completed in Fall 2007). These facilities added 36000 square feet (3,344.5 m²) that feature: a new entryway and expanded lobby on East Boulevard, an expanded Barbara S. and Larry J. B. Robinson Music Library,
Mixon Hall, a 250-seat, state-of-the-art recital hall that also includes the Robert and Jean Conrad Audio Control Room for high-tech broadcasting, the Fred A. Lennon Education Building which includes new practice rooms, teaching studios, a student lounge, Kulas Center for International Education (Distance Learning Studio) and administrative space. This also includes the Gilliam Family Music Garden, which can be enjoyed year round from inside and outside Mixon Hall.
CIM operates the six-week internationally renowned summer program, Encore School for Strings
, located in Hudson, Ohio
. Its alumni include Hilary Hahn
, Leila Josefowicz
, and Lara St. John
.
University Circle
University Circle, is a neighborhood located on the east side of Cleveland, Ohio. It is best known for its world-class cultural, educational and medical institutions, including the Cleveland Orchestra, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Museum of Art, Lakeview Cemetery, and University...
district of Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, United States and is overseen by president Joel Smirnoff and Adrian Daly, dean.
The Institute was founded in 1920, with the composer Ernest Bloch
Ernest Bloch
Ernest Bloch was a Swiss-born American composer.-Life:Bloch was born in Geneva and began playing the violin at age 9. He began composing soon afterwards. He studied music at the conservatory in Brussels, where his teachers included the celebrated Belgian violinist Eugène Ysaÿe...
as director. There are now over 400 conservatory students and 1700 preparatory and continuing education division students. Approximately 1,100 people apply for 150 undergraduate and graduate openings each year, of which 60-70 are freshmen.
The conservatory faculty includes 38 current and 2 retired members of the Cleveland Orchestra
Cleveland Orchestra
The Cleveland Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Cleveland, Ohio. It is one of the five American orchestras informally referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1918, the orchestra plays most of its concerts at Severance Hall...
. Currently, 36 members of the Cleveland Orchestra are alumni of the institute. Through a cooperative arrangement with Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University is a private research university located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA...
, CIM students have full access to university courses and facilities.
Mixon Hall, a 250-seat, state-of-the-art recital hall that also includes the Robert and Jean Conrad Audio Control Room for high-tech broadcasting, the Fred A. Lennon Education Building which includes new practice rooms, teaching studios, a student lounge, Kulas Center for International Education (Distance Learning Studio) and administrative space. This also includes the Gilliam Family Music Garden, which can be enjoyed year round from inside and outside Mixon Hall.
CIM operates the six-week internationally renowned summer program, Encore School for Strings
Encore School for Strings
Encore School for Strings, founded in 1985 by David and Linda Cerone, was the summer session of the Cleveland Institute of Music. It was located in Hudson, Ohio at the Western Reserve Academy. Encore had no minimum age requirement, though a taped audition was used to screen applicants. The music...
, located in Hudson, Ohio
Hudson, Ohio
Hudson is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 22,262 at the 2010 census. It is an affluent exurban community and is part of the Akron, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area...
. Its alumni include Hilary Hahn
Hilary Hahn
Hilary Hahn is an American violinist.Hahn was born in Lexington, Virginia. Beginning her studies when she was three years old at Baltimore's Peabody Institute, she was admitted to the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia at age ten, and in 1991, made her major orchestral debut with the...
, Leila Josefowicz
Leila Josefowicz
Leila Bronia Josefowicz , is an American/Canadian classical violinist.-Biography:Josefowicz was born in Missisauga, Ontario, Canada. When she was a young child her family moved to Los Angeles, California where she started studying violin at the age of three and a half using the Suzuki method...
, and Lara St. John
Lara St. John
Lara St. John is a Canadian violinist known for her performances as soloist with orchestra and in recital.-Childhood:Lara St. John spent her early childhood in the City of London, Ontario...
.
Notable alumni
- Ryan AnthonyRyan AnthonyRyan Anthony is a trumpet player, most notable for his performances as a member of Canadian Brass, has had his performances used in many broadcasts of major U.S. television networks.-History:...
, trumpeter - Alan BaerAlan BaerAlan Baer is an American tubist who is currently Principal Tuba for the New York Philharmonic. He was formerly principal tuba with several other orchestras including the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, and Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra...
, Principal Tuba, New York PhilharmonicNew York PhilharmonicThe New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... - Benny BaileyBenny BaileyBenny Bailey, born Ernest Harold Bailey , was an American bebop and hard-bop jazz trumpeter.-Biography:...
, jazz trumpeter - Mignon Bennet, pianist,past Chair of CIM Piano Department
- Jim BrickmanJim BrickmanJim Brickman is an American songwriter and pianist. He has been named the most charted male Adult Contemporary artist to date, with six of his albums receiving Gold and Platinum status. He is known for his solo piano compositions, pop-style instrumentals, and vocal collaborations with artists...
, pianist - Steven ByessSteven Byess- Early career :Byess attended Georgia State University, receiving a Bachelor of Music Degree in classical performance and jazz studies, and Cleveland Institute of Music, from which he received Master of Music degree. While there he studied with Louis Lane,Carl Topilow in the area of conducting. He...
, conductor - Nickitas J. DemosNickitas J. DemosNickitas J. Demos is a Greek American composer. He is known for his inventive inclusion of Greek elements and influence in his music.-Education:...
, composer - David DiamondDavid Diamond (composer)David Leo Diamond was an American composer of classical music.-Life and career:He was born in Rochester, New York and studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Eastman School of Music under Bernard Rogers, also receiving lessons from Roger Sessions in New York City and Nadia Boulanger in...
, composer - Elaine DouvasElaine DouvasElaine Douvas has been Principal Oboe of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in New York City since 1977. She is also Instructor of Oboe and Chairman of the Woodwind Department at The Juilliard School...
, Principal Oboe, Metropolitan OperaMetropolitan OperaThe Metropolitan Opera is an opera company, located in New York City. Originally founded in 1880, the company gave its first performance on October 22, 1883. The company is operated by the non-profit Metropolitan Opera Association, with Peter Gelb as general manager...
Orchestra, Chair of Woodwind Department, Juilliard SchoolJuilliard SchoolThe Juilliard School, located at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, United States, is a performing arts conservatory which was established in 1905... - Dennis EberhardDennis EberhardDennis Eberhard was an American composer. In his youth he was crippled by polio, which contributed to respiratory problems that contributed to his death in 2005...
, composer - Donald ErbDonald ErbDonald Erb was an American composer best known for large orchestral works such as Concerto for Brass and Orchestra and Ritual Observances.-Early years:...
, composer - John FerrittoJohn FerrittoJohn E. Ferritto was an American composer, conductor, and music professor.He graduated with honors in piano and violin performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music, and also holds a M.M. in composition from Yale University, where he studied piano with Ward Davenny, conducting with Gustav...
, composer and conductor - Chuck FindleyChuck FindleyChuck Findley is an American session musician. Most widely-known as a trumpet player, he also plays other brass instruments such as flugelhorn and trombone...
, brass player - Aubrey FoardAubrey Foard- Biography :Foard is the principal tubist of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra. He also performs with the Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra and has played as a substitute with the Cleveland Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra....
, tubist - Grace FongGrace FongGrace Fong, D.M.A., is currently the Director of Keyboard Studies at Chapman University Conservatory of Music and continues an active solo and chamber music career. She also performs as part of the Selvaggi Trio....
, Director of Keyboard Studies at Chapman UniversityChapman UniversityChapman University is a private, non-profit university located in Orange, California affiliated with the Christian Church . Known for its blend of liberal arts and professional programs, Chapman University encompasses seven schools and colleges: Lawrence and Kristina Dodge College of Film and Media...
Conservatory of Music. - Jim HallJim Hall (musician)James Stanley Hall is an American jazz guitarist.-Biography:Educated at the Cleveland Institute of Music, Hall moved to Los Angeles where he began to attract national, and then international, attention in the late 1950s...
, guitarist - Joseph Hallman, composer
- Thomas HillThomas Hill (clarinetist)Thomas Hill is an American clarinetist known for his work as a soloist and chamber musician. He is currently the principal clarinetist of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and a member of the Boston Chamber Music Society.-Biography:...
, clarinet - Anthony Holland, composer
- Wataru Hokoyama, composer
- Frank HuangFrank HuangFrank Xin Huang is a Chinese-born American violinist and teacher. He has won several international music competitions, most notably the 2003 Naumburg Competition. Huang has concertized widely as a soloist, and his debut recording has been critically acclaimed...
, violinist - Judith IngolfssonJudith Ingolfsson-Biography:Already at the age of five, Ingolfsson appeared in a performance on Icelandic TV, and she made her solo orchestral debut in Germany at the age of eight....
, violinist - Andy KubiszewskiAndy KubiszewskiAndy Kubiszewski is an American/Polish musician, songwriter, remixer and producer.Kubiszewski was born in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. His start in rock music came while attending the Cleveland Institute of Music when he and a pair of classmates formed the new wave band Exotic Birds...
, rock drummer, songwriter, and record producer - Anton KuertiAnton KuertiAnton Kuerti, OC is an Austrian-born Canadian pianist, music teacher, composer, and conductor. Since his performance of the Grieg Piano Concerto with the Boston Pops Orchestra at age 11, he has developed international recognition as a solo pianist, particularly focusing on the works of Beethoven...
, pianist, composer, and conductor - Kenneth LawKenneth LawKenneth Law is Associate Professor of violoncello at the Carroll McDaniel Petrie School of Music of Converse College, a liberal arts residential women's college in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. Kenneth has received undergraduate and graduate degrees in performance from the Eastman School of...
, Cellist, Professor of Cello at Converse CollegeConverse CollegeConverse College is a liberal arts women's college in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. It was established by a group of Spartanburg citizens and named after Dexter Edgar Converse.-History:... - Martin Leung, pianist
- John MackeyJohn Mackey (composer)John Mackey is an American composer of classical music, with an emphasis on music for wind band, as well as orchestra. For several years, he focused on music for modern dance and ballet.-Background:...
, composer - Robert MarcellusRobert MarcellusRobert Marcellus was an American classical clarinetist and teacher. Marcellus is best known for his long tenure as principal clarinetist of the Cleveland Orchestra.-Biography:...
, clarinetist - Stephen MarchiondaStephen MarchiondaStephen Marchionda is a classical guitarist who has emerged on the international concert scene in highly acclaimed performances throughout the world...
, guitarist - Tariq MasriTariq MasriTariq Masri is an American bassoonist. He is currently principal bassoonist for the Alabama Symphony Orchestra.- Biography :In addition to being the current, principal bassoonist of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, he has also served as principal bassoonist of the Hofer Symphoniker in Germany...
, Principal Bassoon, Alabama Symphony OrchestraAlabama Symphony Orchestra- 1921-1955: Beginnings :The Alabama Symphony Orchestra can trace its beginnings to 1921, when on Friday, April 29, fifty-two volunteer musicians joined to perform at the Birmingham Music Festival at the Old Jefferson Theater... - Peter McCoppinPeter McCoppinPeter McCoppin is a Canadian conductor and organist.He studied conducting with Erich Leinsdorf, Lovro von Matičič, and Hans Swarowsky, and taught conducting at the Cleveland Institute of Music ....
, conducting - Mildred MillerMildred MillerMildred Miller is an American classical mezzo-soprano who had a major career performing in operas, concerts, and recitals during the mid twentieth century. She was notably a principal artist at the Metropolitan Opera from 1951 through 1974...
, mezzo-soprano - Andres MuciñoAndres MuciñoEnrique Andrés Muciño Castro is a Mexican pianist.-Biography:Enrique Andrés Muciño Castro was born on December 27, 1991 in Puebla, Puebla, Mexico. Muciño was raised by his mother and maternal grandparents. He started taking piano lessons at the age of four in a Yamaha Academy...
, pianist - Judy NiemackJudy NiemackJudy Niemack is an American jazz vocalist.Niemack sang in a church choir from age seven. She decided on a professional career in singing at age 17, and soon after met Warne Marsh, who encouraged her to explore jazz. She studied jazz at Pasadena City College, and later at the New England...
, jazz singer - Kam NingKam NingKam Ning is a renowned violinist and daughter of violinist-composer Kam Kee Yong. Born in Singaporer in 1975, She was given violin lessons at the age of six by the elder Kam, and had her early education at the Methodist Girls' School....
, violinist - Yuriy Oliynyk, composer and pianist
- Greg PattilloGreg PattilloGreg Pattillo is a beatboxing flautist originally from Seattle, Washington but now operates in Brooklyn, New York. He was lauded by The New York Times as "the best person in the world at what he does." His performance videos on YouTube, showcasing "beatbox flute," have been viewed more than 20...
, flautist - Ann Hobson PilotAnn Hobson Pilot.Ann Hobson Pilot is the Former Principal Harpist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops. She joined the BSO in 1969 as Assistant Principal Harp and Principal Harp of the Boston Pops. She was named Principal Harpist of the BSO in 1980. Prior to joining the BSO in 1969, she was the...
, harpist - Kermit PolingKermit PolingKermit Poling is a conductor, violinist and composer.Kermit Poling is Resident Conductor of the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra and Music Director of both the and the Shreveport Metropolitan Ballet. He has performed extensively throughout the United States and abroad, including concerts in Mexico,...
, conductor and composer - Véronique Potvin, violinist
- Nikola ResanovicNikola ResanovicNikola Resanovic is an American composer and professor of music. He is the winner of the 2003 Cleveland Arts Prize in Music and is one of Ohio's best known living composers....
, composer - Joshua RomanJoshua RomanJoshua Roman was the principal cellist of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra from 2006 until 2008. Roman joined the orchestra at age 22, becoming the youngest principal player in Seattle Symphony history....
, cellist - Hale SmithHale SmithHale Smith was an American composer, pianist, educator, arranger, and editor. He was one of the most notable African American composers of the 20th century....
, composer, arranger, pianist, and editor - Mark SummerMark SummerMark Summer is the Turtle Island Quartet's cellist; he is a founding member and has performed with Turtle Island since its founding in 1985.-Biography:...
, cellist - Irwin SwackIrwin SwackIrwin Swack was an American composer of contemporary classical music.He held degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music , the Juilliard School, Northwestern University , and Columbia University...
, composer - Howard SwansonHoward SwansonHoward Swanson was an American composer. Swanson studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music and was then taught by Nadia Boulanger in Paris. He received fellowships, awards and prizes. His preference was for linear construction and lyrical works with subtle tonal centers...
, composer - Jerod Impichchaachaaha' TateJerod Impichchaachaaha' TateJerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate is a Chickasaw classical composer and pianist. He is one of a handful of American Indian classical composers, and his compositions are based on American Indian history and culture....
, composer and pianist - Bross TownsendBross TownsendBross Elvie Townsend, Jr. was an American jazz and blues pianist.Townsend was born in Princeton, Kentucky. His father was also a pianist, who started his son on the instrument at age seven. He moved to Cleveland in 1933 and attended the Cleveland Institute of Music...
, jazz pianist - Jason VieauxJason VieauxJason Vieaux is an American virtuoso guitarist. He began his musical training in Buffalo, New York at the age of eight, after which he continued his studies in the Cleveland Institute of Music. In 1992, he became the youngest winner of the Guitar Foundation of America International Competition...
, guitarist - Alisa WeilersteinAlisa WeilersteinAlisa Weilerstein is an American cellist. She was named a 2011 MacArthur Fellow.-Life and career:Weilerstein started playing the cello at age four. She made her debut at age 13 with the Cleveland Orchestra playing Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme. As a soloist she has performed with a...
, cellist - John McLaughlin WilliamsJohn McLaughlin WilliamsJohn McLaughlin Williams is a Grammy award-winning American orchestral conductor and violinist.He attended the Boston University School of Music, the New England Conservatory and is a graduate of The Cleveland Institute of Music. His violin studies were with Dorothy Delay, conducting with Carl...
, conductor and violinist - Jasper WoodJasper WoodJasper Wood is a Canadian concert violinist.Jasper Wood was born into a musical family of six brothers and sisters in Moncton, New Brunswick. His brothers are Craig and Derek, His sisters, Anya, Heather and Lisette. He gave his first public performance at the age of five. Mr...
, violinist - PROJECT TrioProject TrioProject Trio is a chamber music ensemble based in Brooklyn, New York. It consists of Greg Pattillo , Eric Stephenson , and Peter Seymour...
, chamber music ensemble
Notable faculty
- Sergei BabayanSergei BabayanSergei Babayan is an Armenian-American concert pianist.-Biography:Babayan began his musical studies at age six with Luisa Markaryan. He studied under Lev Naumov and at the Moscow Conservatory under Vera Gornostayeva and Mikhail Pletnev. In 1989 Babayan travelled to the United States...
, piano - Victor BabinVronsky & BabinVronsky & Babin were regarded by many as one of the foremost duo-piano teams of the twentieth century. Vitya Vronsky was born in Yevpatoria . Victor Babin was born in Moscow, Russia...
, piano - Greg BanaszakGreg BanaszakGreg Banaszak is an American saxophonist. He specializes in European classical music, but also performs jazz.He serves on the faculties of the Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music and the Cleveland Institute of Music...
, saxophone - Ernest BlochErnest BlochErnest Bloch was a Swiss-born American composer.-Life:Bloch was born in Geneva and began playing the violin at age 9. He began composing soon afterwards. He studied music at the conservatory in Brussels, where his teachers included the celebrated Belgian violinist Eugène Ysaÿe...
, composition - Margaret BrouwerMargaret BrouwerMargaret Brouwer Margaret Brouwer Margaret Brouwer (b. Ann Arbor, Michigan, is an American composer.Brouwer studied at Oberlin College, graduating in 1962, and received her master's degree from Michigan State University. Having started her musical career as a professional violinist with the Fort...
, composition - Sergio CalligarisSergio CalligarisSergio Calligaris is a pianist, composer and piano teacher born in Rosario, Argentina on January 22, 1941. After living and tutoring in the United States, where he gained his doctorate in music, Calligaris established his residence in Italy in 1974....
, piano - David CeroneDavid CeroneDavid Cerone was a co-founder of the ENCORE School for Strings, where he co-directed and served as faculty member since 1985. Mr. Cerone serves as a juror for many prominent national and international violin competitions and presents master classes around the world. An active chamber musician, he...
, violin - Alice ChalifouxAlice ChalifouxAlice Chalifoux was Principal Harpist with the Cleveland Orchestra from 1931–1974 and, for many years, was its only female member.-Education:...
, harp - Yin ChengzongYin ChengzongYin Chengzong is a Chinese pianist and composer.-Biography:Born on the "Piano Island" of Gulangyu Island in Xiamen, Fujian, in the People's Republic of China...
, piano - Vinson ColeVinson ColeVinson Cole is an American operatic tenor.A native of Kansas City, the tenor studied at the University of Missouri, Kansas City; the Philadelphia Musical Academy; and at the Curtis Institute of Music with Margaret Harshaw...
, voice - Dorothy DeLayDorothy DeLayDorothy DeLay was an American violin instructor, primarily at the Juilliard School.She was born in Medicine Lodge, Kansas.-Career and education:...
, violin - Max DimoffMax DimoffMaximilian Dimoff has been the principal bassist of the Cleveland Orchestra since 1997. He has appeared with the orchestra at their summer venue, the Blossom Festival, performing Koussevitsky's Concerto for Double Bass. He attended Northwestern University, where he studied with Jeff Bradetich. Mr....
, double bass - Andrew FöldiAndrew FoldiAndrew Foldi was an Hungarian-American bass baritone and educator whose singing career spanned four decades.Born in Budapest, Hungary and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Foldi made his professional debut in 1954, as Biondello in Vittorio Giannini's The Taming of the Shrew at Lyric Opera of Chicago...
, voice - Maurice GoldmanMaurice GoldmanMaurice Goldman is an internationally known composer and conductor. Goldman’s compositions and arrangements are largely in the areas of Yiddish and Hebraic music...
, voice - Jamey HaddadJamey HaddadJamey George Haddad is an American percussionist working primarily in the fields of jazz and world music, and specializing in hand drums.-Biography:...
, percussion - Grant JohannesenGrant JohannesenGrant Johannesen was an American concert pianist.He was born in Salt Lake City and discovered at the age of five by an irate teacher who lived across the street. He imitated whatever he heard her play, and she did not appreciate it.He studied with Robert Casadesus, Roger Sessions, and Nadia...
, piano - Paul KantorPaul KantorPaul Kantor is recognized as one of the leading violin pedagogues of his generation and is one of the most in-demand teachers in the United States today. Kantor is a professor at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. He continues the pedagogical lineage of Dorothy DeLay...
, violin - Yolanda KondonassisYolanda KondonassisYolanda Kondonassis is an American classical harpist. She is one of the world's foremost classical harpists.She first began playing the piano, then switched to harp at age nine. She studied at the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, then at the Cleveland Institute of Music...
, harp - Edwin Arthur KraftEdwin Arthur KraftEdwin Arthur Kraft was an American organist and choir-director.-Biography:Kraft was born in New Haven and studied music at Yale University under Horatio Parker before becoming became the organist at St. Thomas's Church in Brooklyn, N.Y...
, organ - William KrollWilliam KrollWilliam Kroll was an American composer and violinist.Kroll was born in New York City and died in Boston, Massachusetts. His most famous composition is Banjo and Fiddle for violin and piano.-Biography:...
, violin - Massimo La Rosa, trombone
- Denoe LeedyDenoe LeedyDenoe Leedy was a classical pianist, music educator and music journalist.Charles Denoe Leedy was a graduate of the Peabody Institute in Baltimore, Maryland...
, piano - Arthur Loesser, piano, writer
- John MackJohn Mack (musician)John Mack was a renowned American oboist.Born in Somerville, New Jersey, Mack attended the Juilliard School of Music, studying oboe with Harold Gomberg and Bruno Labate and then at the Curtis Institute of Music with Marcel Tabuteau, the longtime principal oboe of the Philadelphia Orchestra.His...
, oboe - Eunice Podis, piano
- Quincy PorterQuincy PorterQuincy Porter was an American composer and teacher of classical music.Born in New Haven, Connecticut, he went to Yale University where his teachers included Horatio Parker and David Stanley Smith. Porter received two awards while studying music at Yale: the Osborne Prize for Fugue, and the...
, composition - Olga Radosavljevich, piano
- Bernard RogersBernard RogersBernard Rogers was an American composer.Rogers was born in New York City. He studied with Arthur Farwell, Ernest Bloch, Percy Goetschius, and Nadia Boulanger. He taught at the Cleveland Institute of Music, The Hartt School, and the Eastman School of Music...
, composition - Beryl RubinsteinBeryl RubinsteinBeryl Rubinstein was an American pianist, composer. and teacher.Rubinstein was born in Athens, Georgia, where his father Isaac Rubinstein was the rabbi of the Congregation of the Children of Israel. He was a child prodigy on the piano, and made his New York City debut in 1911, with a concert at...
, piano and composition - David ShifrinDavid ShifrinDavid Shifrin is an American classical clarinetist.-Performances:He has performed clarinet concertos with many major orchestras around the world....
, clarinet - Leonard ShureLeonard ShureLeonard Shure was an American concert pianist, and heir to the tradition of the great Artur Schnabel, began his career as a performer at the age of 5 and as a teenager studied privately with Schnabel in Germany.-Life:Shure graduated from the Hochschule fur Musik in Berlin in 1927, at which time he...
, piano - Eleanor SteberEleanor SteberEleanor Steber was an American operatic soprano. Steber is noted as one of the first major opera stars to have achieved the highest success with training and a career based in the United States.-Biography:...
, voice - Yi-Kwei Sze, voice
- Robert VernonRobert VernonRobert Vernon is a classical violist and teacher.Robert Vernon has served as the Principal Violist of the Cleveland Orchestra since 1976. Vernon occupies the endowed Chaillé H. and Richard B. Tullis Chair, and along with Franklin Cohen has served longer in a Principal position than any other...
, viola - Vitya VronskyVronsky & BabinVronsky & Babin were regarded by many as one of the foremost duo-piano teams of the twentieth century. Vitya Vronsky was born in Yevpatoria . Victor Babin was born in Moscow, Russia...
, piano - Todd Wilson, organ
Preparatory and Continuing Education Office Staff
james liou, Director of Preparatory and Continuing Education- Mary Ann Grof-Neiman, Program Coordinator
- Stefani Rose, Operations Manager