School of Music

Message from the Dean

The Boston University College of Fine Arts comprises the School of Music, the School of Theatre, and the School of Visual Arts. Although each School has its own faculty and program of study, all three Schools share the goal of providing the best possible training in the arts.

Our focus is on the student’s development of skills and techniques through personalized instruction. Faculty members are carefully selected for their ability to impart knowledge, their personal accomplishments, and their commitment to nurturing the next generation of artists. Among the College of Fine Arts faculty are artists, performers, and scholars of national and international reputation.

If you are seeking an institution that is committed to superior artistic preparation, academic excellence, and a stimulating and challenging environment in which to learn and grow, we encourage you to explore our programs and our community of artists.

Message from the Director

I am delighted to introduce you to the Boston University School of Music, the oldest degree-granting music school in the United States. Our focus is on preparing the artists, teachers, and scholars of the future; teaching is our first priority. Composed of 173 practicing musicians and scholars of national and international renown (many of whom are members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra), our faculty is committed to guiding and encouraging student achievement. The School’s position at the heart of a great university provides students with a nearly limitless range of artistic and intellectual opportunities.

In Boston, music matters. The School of Music has played an important role in establishing Boston as a leading center for music and culture in America; and our students perform in venues throughout the city and beyond. This is an inspiring place to be a musician. I invite you to learn more. Please call us at 617-353-3341 or e-mail cfamusic@bu.edu.

Robert K. Dodson
Director, School of Music

Walt C. Meissner
Dean ad interim

Facilities and Resources

In the main building, 120 spacious, acoustically sealed, fully ventilated, individual and ensemble practice rooms were recently installed, creating an exceptional studio atmosphere. There is a 485-seat concert hall; three halls for large ensemble rehearsals; a recording studio; two electronic music studios; an academic computing center; and a keyboard instruction lab. Opera rehearsal and coaching studios are located in a spacious facility across the street from the College of Fine Arts. The Tsai Performance Center, three blocks away on the Boston University campus, is an outstanding concert and rehearsal space for the major performing organizations of the School of Music. The Opera Institute performs at the Boston University Theatre, which is also the home of the Huntington Theatre Company.

The library within the School of Music maintains a large collection of scores, recordings, and books. The Boston University Mugar Memorial Library contains a distinguished research collection of books, microfilms, and journals, and offers a full array of library services such as reference, electronically delivered information, course reserves, and interlibrary loans. Mugar Library’s Gotlieb Archival Research Center includes significant music-related holdings of manuscripts, letters, and first editions.

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Degree Programs

Master of Music (MusM)

Composition
Conducting, Orchestral and Choral
Historical Performance
Music Education
Musicology
Performance
Theory

Doctor of Musical Arts (MusAD)

Composition
Conducting, Orchestral and Choral
Historical Performance
Music Education
Performance

Artist Diploma

Conducting
Historical Performance
Performance

Performance Diploma

Opera Institute (Certificate)

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Our Faculty

Boston Symphony Orchestra members are marked (*)

Strings

Steven Ansell, viola*
Edwin Barker, string bass*
Cathy Basrak, viola*
Lynn Chang, violin
Jules Eskin, cello*
Edward Gazouleas, viola*
Raphael Hillyer, viola
Marc Johnson, cello
Bayla Keyes, violin
Michelle LaCourse, viola, head
Lucia Lin, violin*
Malcolm Lowe, violin*
Dana Mazurkevich, violin
Yuri Mazurkevich, violin
Ikuko Mizuno, violin*
George Neikrug, cello
James Orleans, string bass*
Leslie Parnas, cello
Michael Reynolds, cello
Rhonda Rider, cello
Todd Seeber, string bass*
Roman Totenberg, violin
Lawrence Wolfe, string bass
Michael Zaretsky, viola*
Peter Zazofsky, violin

Woodwinds

Laura Ahlbeck, oboe
Jennifer Bill, saxophone
Geralyn Coticone, flute
Doriot Anthony Dwyer, flute
John Ferrillo, oboe
Ian Greitzer, clarinet
Ronald Hartounian, bassoon
John Heiss, flute
Gregg Henegar, bassoon*
Renee Krimsier, flute
Christopher Krueger, flute
Craig Nordstrom, bass clarinet*
Elizabeth Ostling, flute*
Richard Ranti, bassoon*
Matthew Ruggiero, bassoon
Robert Sheena, oboe and English horn*
Ethan Sloane, clarinet
Linda Toote, flute

Brass

Peter Chapman, trumpet*
Terry Everson, trumpet
Joseph Foley, trumpet
Lynne Larsen, horn
Don Lucas, trombone, head
Richard Menaul, horn
Thomas Rolfs, trumpet*
Mike W. Roylance, tuba*
Eric Ruske, horn
James Sommerville, horn*
Jay Wadenpfuhl, horn*

Percussion

Richard Flanagan
Tim Genis*
Sam Solomon
Lee Vinson

Harp

Ann Hobson Pilot*
Barbara Poeschl-Edrich

Piano

Anthony di Bonaventura
Maria Clodes-Jaguaribe
Linda Jiorle-Nagy
Boaz Sharon, head

Voice

Sarah Arneson, coloratura soprano
Penelope Bitzas, mezzo-soprano
Eve Budnick, phonetics
Sharon Daniels, soprano
James Demler, baritone
Gary Durham, baritone
Simon Estes, bass-baritone
Phyllis Elhady Hoffman, mezzo-soprano
Frank Kelley, tenor
Matthew Larsen, (performance techniques)
Susan Ormont, soprano
Jerrold Pope, baritone, head
Maria Spacagna, soprano

Historical Performance

Aldo Abreu, recorder
Sarah Freiberg, baroque cello
Laura Jeppesen, viola da gamba
Christopher Krueger, baroque flute
Catherine Liddell, lute, theorbo
Martin Pearlman, conducting, harpsichord
Robinson Pyle, natural trumpet
Marc Schachman, baroque oboe
Jane Starkman, violin, viola
Peter Sykes, harpsichord, head

Collaborative Piano

Shiela Kibbe, head
Robert Merfeld

Musicology and
Ethnomusicology

Victor Coelho
Steven Cornelius
Brita Heimarck
Thomas Peattie
Joshua Rifkin
Andrew Shenton
Joel Sheveloff
Jeremy Yudkin

Composition and Theory

Brett Abigana
Martin Amlin, head
Deborah Burton
Richard Cornell
Joshua Fineberg
Samuel Headrick
David Kopp
Rodney Lister
Catherine Nez
John Wallace
Steven Weigt

Music Education

Diana Dansereau
André de Quadros
Jay Dorfman
Andrew Goodrich
Lee Higgins
Patrick Jones, chair
Ron Kos
Roger Mantie
Sandra Nicolucci
William Pappazisis
Chris Parks

Conducting and Musical Organizations

David Hoose, orchestral
conducting
Ann Howard Jones, choral conducting, chair of ensembles
David Martins
Scott Metcalfe (choral literature)

Opera Institute

Sharon Daniels, director of Opera Institute and Opera Programs
Helena Binder (stage direction)
William Lumpkin
Melinda Sullivan-Friedman (period dance)
Allison Voth

For full faculty biographies, visit Faculty and Staff.

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Performance in the School of Music

Programs of study within the School of Music vary according to degree sought, area of specialization, and major instrument. Candidates study a major instrument with the exception of students in: MM in Theory, MM and DMA in Composition, MM and DMA in Conducting, MM in Musicology, and the MM and DMA in Music Education.

Performance instruction is offered in the following areas:

Bassoon
Cello
Clarinet
Double Bass
Flute
French Horn
Harp
Harpsichord
Historical Performance
Oboe
Percussion
Piano
Saxophone
Trombone
Trumpet
Tuba
Viola
Violin
Voice

Each student is assigned to a member of the faculty for private instruction. Individual instruction is given in hour lessons; every effort is made to consider the student’s preferences in studio assignment.

Participation in a musical organization is a vital component of the graduate programs. These organizations and ensembles include:

Alea III
Chamber Chorus
Chamber Orchestra
Collaborative Piano
Opera Theatre
Opera Workshop
Percussion Ensemble
Symphonic Chorus
Symphony Orchestra
Time’s Arrow New Music Ensemble
Concert Choir
Wind Ensemble
Women’s Chorale

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8 December 2009
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