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It's a Grand Night For Singing!

A musical welcome to Karen Lawrence on the occasion of her inauguration as 10th president of Sarah Lawrence College.

See photos from the concert and listen to performances by music faculty, students, and guests with a special appearance by The Leslie Pintchik Trio.It's a Grand Night For Singing

Music 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
    • William Anderson
    • Glenn Alexander
    • Anthony de Mare
    • Jonathan King
    • Patrick Muchmore
    • Gail Nelson
  • P–Y
    • Robert Paterson
    • Patrick Romano
    • Wayne Sanders
    • La-Rose Saxon
    • Sungrai Sohn
    • 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–D
    • Kirsten Agresta (harp)
    • Andy Algire (African Percussion)
    • Igor Begelman (clarinet)
    • Anita Brown (jazz composition and arranging)
    • Suna Chung (sight-singing)
    • Barry Crawford (flute)
    • Judith Davidoff (collegium musicum and gamba)
    • Kermit Driscoll (jazz bass guitar)
  • D–W
    • Don Friedman (jazz piano)
    • Jane Getter (jazz guitar and blues ensemble)
    • Mark Helias (bass)
    • Bob Magnuson (jazz saxophone)
    • I Nyoman Saptanyana (Gamelan)
    • Dawn Upshaw (Voice Master Class)
    • Tim Wendt (jazz trumpet
    • Matt Wilson (percussion)

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)

Collaborative Exchange

Music From Copland House and Sarah Lawrence College have developed an exciting collaborative exchange between Bronxville and the historic Copland House in Cortlandt Manor, New York. The ensemble includes pianist and Copland House Artistic and Executive Director Michael Boriskin, flutist and Westchester Philharmonic Music Director Paul Lustig Dunkel, composer-clarinetist Derek Bermel, violinist Nicholas Kitchen (Borromeo String Quartet) and cellist Wilhelmina Smith. They are joined by various guest artists.

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