Faculty

The music faculty, which consists of 20 regular and guest faculty, along with 13 Affiliate Artists and Special Appointments, continues the Sarah Lawrence tradition of having working professional musicians as instrumental, vocal and composition teachers.

Faculty

• B–P
  • Chester Biscardi
  • Martin Goldray
  • Hilda Harris
  • Eddye Pierce-Young
• S–Y
  • Carsten Schmidt
  • Jean Wentworth
  • John Yannelli
  • Thomas Young

Guests

• A–N
  • Glenn Alexander
  • William Anderson
  • Jonathan King
  • Bari Mort
  • Patrick Muchmore
• P–Y
  • Patrick Romano
  • Wayne Sanders
  • Sungrai Sohn
  • Daniel Wohl
  • Jonathan Yates

Affiliate Artists and Special Appointments

Our Affiliate Artist Program consists of an adjunct faculty which teaches all instruments—except piano and voice which are taught by part- or full-time faculty on campus—and includes classical and jazz guitarists, early music performers, sight-singing and dictation teachers, and additional affiliate artists drawn from the New York Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and New York's and Westchester's professional community of performers, composers and conductors. Lessons are arranged by audition. Affiliate artists often participate in readings of new student works, one outlet of which is the Composers' Workshop, as well as playing in student chamber ensembles at least once a semester on campus.

• A–K
  • Kirsten Agresta (harp)
  • Andy Algire (African Percussion)
  • Igor Begelman (clarinet)
  • Judith Davidoff (gamba)
  • Kermit Driscoll (jazz/blues bass guitar)
  • Chris Finckel (violoncello)
  • Mark Helias (bass)
  • Kelli Kathman (flute)
  • Hyun Mee Kim (accompanist)
  • Michael Longo (jazz piano)
• L–W
  • Bob Magnuson (jazz saxophone)
  • Tommy Mandel (accompanist)
  • Daniel Panner (viola)
  • I Nyoman Saptanyana (Gamelan)
  • Gabriel Shuford (keyboard lab, sight-singing, blues ensemble, and jazz piano)
  • Bob Suttman (trombone)
  • Dawn Upshaw (Voice Master Class)
  • Tim Wendt (jazz trumpet)
  • Matt Wilson (drum set)

Artists In Residence

Numerous artists make frequent guest appearances in conjunction with Master Classes and the Concert Series. They include members of The Cygnus Ensemble:

• A–F
  • William Anderson (guitar and banjo)
  • Susannah Chapman (violoncello)
  • Oren Fader (guitar)
• I–W
  • Robert Ingliss (oboe and English horn)
  • Tara Helen O'Connor (flute)
  • Cal Wiersma (violin)

Numerous artists make frequent guest appearances in conjunction with Master Classes and the Concert Series.