Music Faculty Bios
Chester Biscardi
Director, Program in Music
Courses: The Idea of a New Style
B.A., M.A., M.M., University of Wisconsin. M.M.A., D.M.A., Yale University. Composer; recipient: Prix de Rome from American Academy in Rome, Guggenheim fellowship, Ives Scholarship from American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, Aaron Copland Award, fellowships from the Bogliasco Foundation, the Djerassi Foundation, the Japan Foundation, the MacDowell Colony, and the Rockefeller Foundation (Bellagio), as well as grants from the Fromm Music Foundation at Harvard, the Martha Baird Rockefeller Foundation, Meet the Composer, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the New York Foundation for the Arts, among others; music published by C. F. Peters, Merion Music, Inc. of Theodore Presser Company, and Biscardi Music Press; recordings appear on the Albany, Bridge, CRI (New World Records), Intim Musik (Sweden), New Albion, New Ariel, North/South Recordings, and Sept Jardins (Canada) labels. Yamaha Artist. Web site: http: //chesterbiscardi.com. SLC, 1977-
Glenn Alexander (guest)
Courses: Advanced Theory: Jazz Theory and Harmony I, Advanced Theory: Jazz Theory and Harmony II, Jazz Colloquium, Jazz History, Jazz Performance and Improvisation Workshop, Jazz Vocal Ensemble, The Blues Ensemble
William Anderson (guest)
Courses: Guitar Class, The Cygnus Ensemble: Artists-in-Residence
A.B., Harvard College. Ph.D., Columbia University. Fellowships at École Normale Supérieure and the University of Munich. Interests in philosophy and history of science, history of modern philosophy, and the Enlightenment. Author of The Treatise of the Three Impostors and the Problem of Enlightenment, as well as of articles on Kant, Descartes, and other topics. Contributor to the new Kant-Lexikon.Has taught at the Collège International de Philosophie, St. John’s College, Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas, and elsewhere. SLC, 2007-
Anthony de Mare (guest)
B.M., Manhattan School of Music. M.F.A., State University of New York-Buffalo. Pianist recognized throughout the world for his performances of contemporary music with a repertoire ranging from traditional to modern to theatrical. Awards: First Prize—International Gaudeamus Interpreters Competition (The Netherlands) and International Competition of Contemporary Piano Music (France), Young Concert Artists International Auditions; grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, and Greenwall Foundation. Has premiered, recorded, and had works written for him by Meredith Monk, Frederic Rzewski, Aaron Jay Kernis, John Zorn, Donald Martino, Chester Biscardi, Jerome Kitzke, and numerous younger composers; recent recordings such as Wizards and Wildmen (works by Ives, Cowell, and Harrison—CRI—selected as one of the year’s ten best recordings in 2000 American Record Guide), Pianos and Voices (works by John Cage and Meredith Monk—KOCH International), Frederic Rzewski—Anthony deMare (O.O. Discs), and Oblivion (works by Astor Piazzolla and Joaquin Nin with cellist Maya Beiser on KOCH International) have all been received with critical acclaim; created multimedia piano project of theatrical/vocal works entitled Playin’ My Self, which premiered in New York in 2001; performed with Meredith Monk/The House; appearances at the International Bergen and Ultima Festivals in Norway, the Mardi Gras Festival in Sydney, the Hudders-field and Almeida Festivals in England, the Festival de Musica Latinoamericano in Caracas, the Banff Festival in Canada, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and many other international festivals; concerto soloist with major symphonies around the world; on the faculty of Manhattan School of Music. SLC, 1999-
Martin Goldray
Courses: Survey of Western Music, The Traditions of Opera: Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, Berg, Theory I: Materials of Music
B.A., Cornell University. M.M., University of Illinois. D.M.A., Yale University. Fulbright scholar in Paris; pianist and conductor with special interests in seventeenth- through twentieth-century music; performed extensively and recorded as pianist soloist, chamber musician, and conductor; performed with most of the major new music ensembles such as the New Music Consort and Speculum Musicae; worked with such composers as Babbitt, Carter, and numerous younger composers and premiered new works, including many written for him; toured internationally as a member of the Philip Glass Ensemble from 1983-1996; conducted the premieres of several Glass operas and appears on many recordings of Glass’s music; has conducted film soundtracks and worked as producer in recording studios; on the faculty of the Composers Conference at Wellesley College. SLC, 1998-
Hilda Harris
on leave second semester
Courses: Studio Class
B.A., North Carolina College-Durham. Singer and actress; performer in opera, oratorio, and orchestral concerts in the U.S. and Europe; solo artist with Metropolitan Opera Affiliate Artist Program; freelance recording artist, vocal division of the Chautauqua Institution. SLC, 1992-
Jonathan King (guest)
Courses: African Percussion Ensemble, Bluegrass Performance Ensemble, Gamelan Angklung Chandra Buana, Studies in Music and Culture, Studies in Music and Culture
Patrick Muchmore (guest)
Courses: Advanced Theory: Twentieth-Century Theoretical Approaches: Post-Tonal and Rock Music, Studio for Electronic Music and Experimental Sound, Studio for Electronic Music and Experimental Sound II and III, Theory I: Materials of Music, Theory II: Basic Tonal Theory and Composition
B.M., University of Oklahoma. Composer/performer with performances throughout the U.S.; founding member of New York’s Anti-Social Music; theory and composition instructor at City College of New York. SLC, 2004-
Robert Paterson (guest)
Courses: Advanced Theory: Advanced Tonal Theory and Composition, Music Software Lab, Twentieth-Century Compositional Techniques
B.M., Eastman School of Music. M.M., Indiana University. D.M.A., Cornell University. Composer; recipient, ASCAP/Aspen Music Festival Film fellowship, MacDowell Colony fellowship, Brian M. Israel Prize, Tampa Bay Composers’ Forum 1st Prize, two-time recipient of the ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer’s Award, William James Blackmore Prize, and Barbara Troxell Award, among others. Michigan Music 2001 Teachers Association Commissioned Composer of the Year. Grants from Meet the Composer, the American Composers Forum, ASCAP, the American Music Center, and the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts. Readings by the Minnesota Orchestra and American Composers Orchestra in 2004. Recorded on the Centaur and Capstone labels. SLC, 2004 -
Patrick Romano (guest)
Courses: Chamber Choir, Women’s Vocal Ensemble
B.M., M.M., West Chester University. Currently choral director at the Riverdale Country School, Manhattan School of Music Preparatory Division. Member of the faculty of the Perlman Summer Music Program. An established tenor soloist specializing in the baroque and classical repertoire who has performed with the Waverly Consort, the American Bach Soloists, the Bethlehem Bach Choir, and the Rifkin Bach Ensemble; guest soloist, Marlboro Music Festival, the Pablo Casals Festival, and the University of Maryland Handel Festival; recorded the Bach B minor Mass with the American Bach Soloists, the Mozart Requiem with the Amor Artis Choir and Orchestra, and the Bach St. John Passionwith the Smithsonian Chamber Players. SLC, 1999-
Wayne Sanders (guest)
Courses: So This Is Opera?, Studio Class
B.M., Roosevelt University. Voice teacher, coach, and pianist; collaborated and performed with Kathleen Battle, Jessye Norman, Florence Quivar, and the late William Warfield; consultant to the Houston Grand Opera, the Savonlinna Opera Festival (Finland), and Munich’s Münchener Biennale; provided musical direction for presentations ranging from an all-star tribute to Marian Anderson, Aaron Davis Hall (New York) to Porgy and Bessin Helsinki and Savonlinna, Moscow, and Tallinn (Estonia); participated in touring performances of Opera Ebony’s acclaimed Black Heritage concert series and served as its conductor over the course of its international run in Canada, Iceland, and Switzerland; co-founder of Opera Ebony, an historic African American opera company based in New York. SLC, 1996-
Carsten Schmidt
Courses: Advanced Theory: Sonata Form(s), Awareness Through Movement for Musicians, Baroque Opera, Evolution of a Performance
Künstlerische Abschlussprüfung “mit Auszeichnung,” Folkwang-Hochschule Essen (Germany). M.M., Artist Diploma, Indiana University. M.M.A., D.M.A., Yale University. Extensive performance and broadcast activities as soloist, chamber musician, and soloist with orchestras throughout Europe, North America, and Japan; numerous master classes, lectures, and workshops at educational and research institutions; special interests include keyboard literature and performance practices, early keyboard instruments, the music of Ernst Krenek, relationship of performance, analysis, herme-neutics, and recent gender studies, interaction of poetry and music in song repertoire; member, artistic board, Volte Foundation for Chamber Music, the Netherlands; artistic director, International Schubert Festival 1997; research fellow, Newberry Library; fellow, German National Scholarship Foundation. SLC, 1998-
Jean Wentworth
Courses: Debussy and the French School, Mozart and Beethoven: Music from 1720-1810, Music Workshop
Diploma, Juilliard School of Music. As part of the one-piano, four-hand team of Jean and Kenneth Wentworth, has performed widely in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and India and recorded a wide variety of four-hand repertoire; contributor to The Music Quarterly, The Piano Quarterly, and Key Notemagazine; past recipient of Walter W. Naumburg Award; faculty member, Calcutta School of Music; recipient of Andrew W. Mellon grant for faculty development and Hewlett-Mellon grant, 1988. SLC, 1972-
John A. Yannelli
on leave second semester
Courses: Chamber Music, Chamber Music Improvisation, Dance Making, Sound and Music for the Theatre I and II, Sound and Music for the Theatre I and II, Studio for Electronic Music and Experimental Sound
B.Ph., Thomas Jefferson College, University of Michigan. M.F.A., Sarah Lawrence College. Composer; innovator in the fields of electronic music and music for theatre and dance; composer of traditional and experimental works for all media; specialist in improvisational techniques; director of the Sarah Lawrence Improvisational Ensemble; toured nationally with the United Stage theatre company and conceived of and introduced the use of electronic music for the productions; freelance record producer and engineer; music published by Soundspell Productions. SLC, 1984-
Eddye Pierce Young
on leave second semester
Courses: Seminar in Vocal Performance, So This Is Opera?, Studio Class
B.M., M.M., University of Colorado. Additional study, Graz, Austria. Concert artist (soprano): national, European, and Asian stages; national finalist in both the San Francisco Opera and Metropolitan Opera competitions; recipient of awards and grants in the fields of vocal performance and music education. SLC, 1989-
Thomas Young
Courses: Character Development for Singers, Jazz Vocal Seminar, Studio Class
Cleveland Music School Settlement. Cleveland Institute of Music. Singer, actor, and conductor; founder and conductor, Los Angeles