Excellence - Wyoming Seminary

experienceexcellencejune 24 — august 5, 2012of Wyoming Seminaryinstrumental & vocal performance / jazz / musical theater / dance

The Performing Arts Institute is a wonderfulopportunity for young people to experiencethe beauty of Art and the joy of performing.This is, indeed, a very special place.Charles TregerWorld-Acclaimed Violinist

Summer is the season when serious students of music, dance and theater are free to immersethemselves in the arts; to learn and to grow, to practice and rehearse, to observe andparticipate. It is a time, as well, for these students to bond with peers and professionals whoshare their passion and support their goals – people who “speak the same language” on everylevel. Because attending a summer arts program can be such a life-changing experience, it isimportant to select the right program.© Mike BurnsideWe encourage students who are searching for a quality summer arts program to factor in fourkey elements to the decision-making process:• The caliber of the faculty and guest artists• The number of daily contact hours with the faculty• The performance standards of the ensembles inwhich the student will perform• The quality of program offeringsAt the Performing Arts Institute, we have developed the kind of program in which students cannurture their talents and grow as human beings. The following pages describe the content ofPAI’s program: its high-caliber teachers, its dedication to in-depth study and its commitmentto students. We are a community, each member supportive and inspired by the other. I inviteyou to meet our community and examine our program. Our CD, along with the sound sampleson the PAI Web site, will allow you to hear the high quality of our ensembles. We are proud ofPAI’s performance standards and unabashedly invite comparison with other summer programs.We hope that this brochure successfully communicates the remarkable spirit of the PerformingArts Institute. Please join us for our 2012 season!Nancy SandersonDirector, Performing Arts Institute of Wyoming SeminaryPhone: (570) 270-2186 E-mail: onstage@wyomingseminary.orgwww.wyomingseminary.org/pai3

© Peter JohnsonThe Performing Arts Institute is...A vibrant community of talentedpeople who thrive in a richcultural atmosphere …Students come to study with mentors whoinspire them, to perform the best of theliterature and to associate with new and oldfriends who understand “what makes themtick.” Our international faculty membersand conductors come to collaborate withstudents who are refining their skills for alifetime in the arts. Dedicated teachers andconsummate professionals, they enjoy workingwith young musicians, actors and dancers inan atmosphere of mutual respect. Counselorscome to share their knowledge and talents,to perform alongside students and faculty,to contribute fresh ideas from their studiesat universities and conservatories aroundthe world and to provide supervision for theresidential community.A rigorous program for dedicatedstudents ages 12–18 who knowthat performing side-by-side withprofessionals will raise their technicaland artistic talents exponentially …Students seeking to master their craft forcareer or avocation will find that intensiverehearsal, practice and class time are devotedto in-depth development of technical andexpressive abilities. Students work closelywith an international faculty, gainingexposure to their individual vision andstyle while performing major works of therepertoire. As a pre-professional program, theInstitute prepares students for conservatoryauditions by providing academic training andperformance experience at the highest level.PAI students who do not wish to pursue acareer in the arts enjoy the association withthose who do and welcome the challenge andstimulation of a demanding program.A campus alive with the arts ...Imagine dance productions with live music,major symphonic repertoire at everyorchestra concert, wind and jazz ensemblesthat perform university and professionallevelmusic, choirs handling the masterworksof the repertoire and a full-length, fullymountedmusical theater production. Rarelydo young performers have continuousexposure to such significant works and theopportunity to perform them at such a highperformance standard.It wasn’t until performing“Pictures at an Exhibition”at PAI that I knew I wantedto become a professionaltrombonist. Artie was notonly a fantastic teacher, butan amazing human being whoplayed an important role inmy path to where I am today.Performing next to him duringthe concert that night was whenI realized how much I lovedplaying in the orchestra – sincethen I have not looked back.Currently I am a trombonist inthe Civic Orchestra of Chicagoand I am a substitute trombonistwith the Chicago Symphony.Jason Stein, PAI 2001B.M. Boston UniversityM.M. Northwestern University4To apply or audition, visit wyomingseminary.org/pai-apply

The Health and Wellness of PAI PerformersWe are committed to teaching students how to maintain healthyperformance practices. With increased body and health awareness,PAI students have the potential of increasing their performancestandard, vitality and creativity. Topics of instruction in the voice,instrumental and dance studios include basic anatomy, posture,breathing, vocal health, diet, stretching, stress, yoga, Pilates andcommon injuries. Experts in the Taubman and Feldenkrais Approacheswill present masterclasses this coming season. In addition, Dr. CariTellis will provide PAI vocalists with comprehensive voice evaluations –including acoustic and aerodynamic and videostoboscopic testing –an invaluable baseline measure of vocal function.A structured daily schedule:At the Performing Arts Institute of Wyoming Seminary, a structureddaily schedule allows time for students to accomplish their goals,whether preparing for a career in music or for a lifetime of artisticenjoyment. No two students take the same combination of classesand rehearsals. Instead, they are guided in scheduling a mixture ofcore requirements (available at various ability levels) and sessionsthat support a student’s specific goals.At the core of every musician’s PAI experience:Masterclasses: For one hour each day, students gather formasterclasses, where faculty members coach soloists andchamber ensembles or address topics that are specific totheir instruments. Discussions such as proper breathing, recitalrepertoire, comparative recordings, sectional playing and baroqueornamentation inspire musical maturity.6For more information about residentiallife or the application process, visitwyomingseminary.org/pai-life

Theory Classes: Daily theory classes give students theopportunity to analyze music by means of traditionalacademic theory, which they can then apply in rehearsal.Students place into one of three levels of traditional theory.In addition, an advanced-topics class is offered to studentswho have completed all three levels. The class changesyearly, enabling returning students to take new music theoryofferings each season.Institute Chorus: In the middle of each day, students andcounselors break from their individual schedules and cometogether for Institute Chorus. They practice sight-singing,learn a varied choral repertoire and – equally important –meet as a unified group.Practice: Essential practice time is built into every student’sschedule. Whether preparing for ensembles, private lessons,or solo performances, students will have time every day forindividual practice.( ... part of a letter to the editor of two NEPA newspapers: )This past Saturday I had the distinct pleasure ofattending a performance presented by the PerformingArts Institute of Wyoming Seminary. And I was not alone:St. Stephen’s Church was so full of music lovers, it wasdifficult to find a seat. It is evidently no longer a secretthat PAI is a phenomenal summer program for highschool musicians that draws talented students and giftedteachers from across the country.Saturday’s performance was remarkable for both thepassion and precision that the conductors were able toinspire in their young performers.Dr. Steven ThomasDirector of Choral ActivitiesWilkes UniversityPrivate Lessons: Although students are required to takeonly one private lesson per week, teachers are available foradditional lessons. Instruction is offered on all instruments, aswell as voice. Payment for each lesson is an additional fee,paid directly to the teacher by the student.Performing OrganizationsEvery major performing organization at PAI enjoys theopportunity to work with outstanding international guestconductors; each group will have from three to five differentconductors over the six-week period. This variety providesensemble members with exposure to diverse musical stylesas our conductors bring their own experience, training,interpretation and nation’s musical traditions to the podium.To apply or audition, visitwyomingseminary.org/pai-applyQuey Percussion Ensemble

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 2011Two Gentlemen of Verona 2010Two Gentlemen of Verona 2010A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 2011musical theaterOliver! 2007 Fiddler on the Roof 2008 Gypsy 2009All photos © Edwin Davis

Musical TheaterThe goals of PAI’s Musical Theater Programare to develop each student’s full potentialand talent, cultivate joy in the processand stimulate creativity beyond anypreconceived limitations. Individual growthleads to the success of a production andthus, it is our highest priority.Four elements distinguish PAI’s MusicalTheater Program:Professional EnvironmentThe venue for this season’s musicalproduction will be the 2,000-seat F.M.Kirby Center for the Performing Arts,Northeastern Pa.’s most prestigiousprofessional theater. Students will workwith experienced union stagehands anda professional pit orchestra in the newlyrenovated Art Deco Broadway roadhouse. Inaddition, each season students will have theopportunity to work in the musical theaterproduction with a professional who is highlysuccessful in the field. Veteran Broadwayactor T. Doyle Leverett joined PAI in 2011to play the role of Senex in our productionof A Funny Thing Happened on the Way tothe Forum. His talent, training and years ofexperience were an invaluable source ofinspiration and education.A Solid FoundationAll musical theater students must developtheir vocal skills in Institute Chorus andBasic Musicianship class, both of whichare designed to strengthen proper vocalproduction and technique. Because sightsingingskills are essential to the musicaltheater profession, they are emphasized inensembles and classes. Students also attendextensive theater-arts masterclasses.Broadway actress and choreographer EllieMooney presented masterclasses focusingon Cabaret singing and movement, physicalcomedy and audition techniques.Tony Award Nominee Forrest McClendonalso gave workshops in movement,character development and acting-whilesinging.McClendon recently made hisBroadway debut as Mr. Tambo in the newKander-Ebb musical “The Scottsboro Boys”at NYC’s Lyceum Theater.LeadershipWilliam Roudebush, director of PAI’s MusicalTheater Program, brings 40 years ofteaching and directing experience to PAIwhere he collaborates with his students andprofessional staff.Commitment to EnsembleCasting limitations do not allow for allstudents to receive major roles in the PAIproduction. Great care is taken in selectinga specific show that provides eachperformer with important opportunitiesto contribute to the lifeblood of theensemble. We believe that the power of theensemble is the most effective frameworkfor individual growth. Students not cast inleading or supporting roles will be featuredperformers in an exciting, fully-producedcabaret-style production.In previous seasons, PAI productions haveincluded Cabaret, Les Miserables, Into theWoods, Dear World, The Mystery of EdwinDrood, Kiss Me Kate, West Side Story,The Threepenny Opera, Oliver!, Fiddler onthe Roof, Gypsy, Two Gentlemen of Verona,and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way tothe Forum.Even though I expected thetalent level at PAI would behigh, the performance standardstook me totally by surprise.I enjoyed the intensity ofworking in depth with so manyother serious students. Weall loved to see the amazementon people’s faces when theyattended a concert and heardwhat we accomplished in justone week. PAI’s productionof “Gypsy” really stunnedpeople, too, because it was soprofessional. I’m in touch withmany of the friends I made thissummer and we still talk aboutthe energy and excitement thatwas always present at PAI.Keland SarnoLas Vegas, Nev.June 24 – August 56-Week, Day$2,2256-Week, Boarding$5,600Learn about residential life, listen to PAI performances and apply atwyomingseminary.org/pai11

DanceThe PAI Dance Program is rigorous,encompassing classical ballet, moderndance, jazz and improvisation. Thedemanding four-week workshop is led byTimothy Early, founder and principal dancerof Opus 1 Contemporary Dance Company.Joining him are guest artists, who allcome from diverse backgrounds and haveextensive professional experience. Thecurriculum is both strenuous and rewarding,challenging dancers to refine technique andcreativity. It culminates in a full-scale danceproduction featuring students, faculty andguest artists. Dancers are involved in allaspects of the production, including costumedesign, lighting and choreography. There isoften live accompaniment by PAI musicians.Although the importance of strong ballettechnique is stressed, the program alsoemphasizes diversity in dance training.Many students wish to explore other dancegenres and engage in the creative processof choreography. PAI encourages suchartistic diversity, knowing there are manynon-traditional dance opportunities (modern,jazz and improvisation) available to bothprofessional and amateur adult dancers.Guest clinicians are invited to conductmasterclasses in specific aspects of dance.Notable guest artists of past seasonsinclude Barbara Weisberger, founder of thePennsylvania Ballet; Carrie Ellmore-Tallitsch,principal dancer with Martha GrahamDance Company; Elizabeth Hansen of theJoffrey Ballet; Jeanne Dillon and SophiaCastaldi, who danced both nationally andinternationally with the Miami City Ballet;Lisa Sundstrum, former principal dancerwith the Pennsylvania Ballet Companyand American Ballet Theater; Lina Early,co-director of Opus 1 ContemporaryDance Company; Derrick Vanford, dancerwith Koresh Dance Company and TrinetteSingleton, former principal dancer withThe Joffery Ballet.Guest clinicians for the 2011 PAI DanceSeason included Jessica Daley of the KoreshDance Company, Brittany Ryan of Opus1 Dance Company, Colette Tini (hip hopteacher), Jenelle Mrykalo (modern, balletteacher) and Carrie Ellmore of the MarthaGraham Dance Company.PAI accepts dancers between theages of 10 and 18.Thank you for allowing me tohave one of the best danceexperiences ever. Actually, itwas one of the best times ofmy entire life. Whether I wasdancing at the Degnan studiowith some amazing dancers (andhilarious, wonderful teachers)or in the lounge, sitting with mymix of PAI and ESL friends, I wasenjoying myself.Kelsey Weiner,Syracuse, N.Y.Watching the final danceperformance of summer 2010,I was impressed by both thequality and quantity of workproduced in four weeks by thedancers and faculty at PAI.The dances they performedwere engaging, demanding andchallenged my students. Allfour of my dance students,including my daughter, wereinspired and motivated andcame back to my programbetter dancers. The smallnumbers and personal attention,along with the friendlinessof all faculty and students inall programs made their PAIexperience outstanding!PAI is pleased to welcomeOpus 1Dance Companyin residence for the 2012 season!Classes in ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop andyoga will be taught by members of thePhiladelphia-based dance company. Additionalguest artists will also present workshops.Deborah FlemmingTeacher/DirectorTaipei American School DanceJune 24 – July 224-Week, Day$1,5754-Week, Boarding$4,075Learn about residential life, listen to PAI performances and apply atwyomingseminary.org/pai13

2011 FacultyThe majority of our faculty andconductors at the Performing ArtsInstitute have been working togethereach summer for a number of years.They continue their close associationwith each other for two reasons:their mutual respect for each otherand a shared passion for teaching.Representing symphony orchestras andconservatories across the country, theyhave trained at the Juilliard School,The Curtis Institute of Music, EastmanSchool of Music, Yale and The RoyalAcademy of Music (England), to namea few. Resident Assistants also cometo PAI from leading universities andconservatories, where they are pursuingcareers in the arts. All of our teachers,conductors and counselors haveundergone strict security clearances,including fingerprinting, child abuse andcriminal background checks.Throughout the summer, teachers coachchamber groups, play side-by-side withstudents in large ensembles, teachmasterclasses and perform in recitals.This extensive contact provides studentswith excellent professional role models.These talented teachers are not onlyvaluable resources; they become lastingfriends and mentors who help guidestudents’ careers.Special Guest Artist, T. Doyle LeverettThe following is a list of faculty from thesummer of 2011, of which most will bereturning in 2012. It is important thatyou and your private teacher reviewtheir credentials.Daily ScheduleWhen selecting a schedule, students must include time each day for individual practice.8:40 – 9:00CommunityMeeting9:00 – 9:30BeginnningJazz Piano9:00 – 10:25MasterworksChoraleWind Ensemble9:30 – 10:25StringMasterclassPianoEnsemblesMusicHistoryJazz Workshop10:30 – 11:25ChamberOrchestraBrass, WindMasterclassIntro toOperaTheaterWorkshopJazzMasterclass11:30 – 12:15MusicTheoryJazzImprovisationBasic Musicianshipfor Theater StudentsBeginningJazz TheoryLunchLunch1:00 – 1:55Institute Chorus14

For information about our application, residential life & listening gallery » visit wyomingseminary.org/paiElizabeth Aldridge (bassoon)received her B.M. degree fromNorthwestern University, whereshe studied with Robert Barrisand received her M.M. degreefrom Rutger’s Mason GrossSchool of Music. There, shestudied with Angela AndersonSmith of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Aldridgehas participated in numerous summer festivalsincluding the Texas Music Festival in Houstonand the Symphonic Orchestra of Mineria inMexico City. Formerly co-principal bassoon in theSymphonic Orchestra Carlos Chavez and activefreelancer and chamber musician in Mexico City,she has performed with the National Symphonyof Mexico, the Chamber Orchestra of BellasArtes, Symphonic Orchestra of the State ofMexico and the Philharmonic of Mexico City.She is currently freelancing and teaching privatelessons in Texas.Virginia Allen (conductor)teaches at The Juilliard School,Teachers College, ColumbiaUniversity, The Curtis Instituteand the University of the Arts.She is also Artistic Director ofthe Conducting Workshop forMusic Educators at Juilliard,where she previously served as Associate Deanfor Administration, taught conducting, co-foundedand conducted The Juilliard Trombone Choir, andserved as Executive Director of the Starling-DeLay Symposium on Violin Studies. She hasalso served as Artistic Director of the Sun ValleySummer Music Workshops, where she foundedand conducted the Sun Valley Youth Orchestra.Prior to her teaching career, Allen enjoyed a20-year career in the U.S. Army Bands Programand achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel. Shewas the first woman to command an active dutymilitary band when she was appointed PrincipalConductor of The U.S. Army Band in Atlanta. Shewas also the first woman conductor of The U.S.Academy Band at West Point. She earned a B.M.and a M.M. degree in Performance from CatholicUniversity and a Doctor of Education fromColumbia University.Rimma Bergeron-Langlois(violin) was recently appointedas the Orlando PhilharmonicOrchestra concertmaster. Priorto the appointment, she servedas associate concertmaster ofthe Syracuse Symphony. In addition to herwork at the Syracuse Symphony, Bergeron-Langlois was concertmaster of the VerbierFestival Orchestra of Verbier, Switzerland, underthe direction of James Levine. She was alsothe associate concertmaster of the LouisianaPhilharmonic, and has performed with the DetroitSymphony and the Toledo Symphony. She studiedat the New England Conservatory of Music,where she received both her bachelor’s andmaster’s degrees in violin performance.David Bixler (jazz bandconductor) has performed andtoured with the orchestrasof Lionel Hampton, ToshikoAkiyoshi, Jazz at Lincoln Center’sAfro Latin Jazz Orchestra, DukeEllington and Bobby Sanabria.Since 2000, Bixler has been amember of the Grammy-nominated Chico O’FarrillAfro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra, taking over the leadaltochair two years ago. The band has touredthroughout Europe, North America and CentralAmerica, in addition to performing at Birdland inNew York City each Sunday. He has released threealbums: Lost In Queens (2000); Show Me TheJustice (2003), which received national airplayand critical praise; and Call It A Good Deal (2006),released on the Zoho label featuring all originalcompositions by the performer. It has garneredcritical acclaim, received three and a half starsin Down Beat and was an honorable mentionselection in All About Jazz’s “best of 2006.” Since2008, he has served as the Director of JazzStudies at Bowling Green State University.Tim Broscious (percussion) iscurrently serving as professorof western percussion at theNational Conservatory inAmman, Jordan and PrincipalPercussion for the AmmanSymphony Orchestra. Brosciousholds degrees from The HarttSchool of Music, University of Hartford (M.M.and G.P.D.) in percussion performance and fromSamford University (B.A.) in music education.He is currently enrolled in the Doctoral Program(D.M.A.) at The Hartt School, where he is a memberof Hartt’s Performance 20/20 honors chambermusic program. He has studied percussion withBenjamin Toth, Dave Samuels, Tracy Wiggins,Alexander Lepak, Shane Shanahan, Joe Galeota,John Amira, Rogerio Bocatto and Grant Dalton.Broscious and Dr. Gene Koshinski (also on the PAIfaculty) established the Quey Percussion Duo in2003. One year later, they were semifinalists inthe prestigious Universal Marimba Competition(Belgium), where they were the last Americanduo to remain in the competition. A percussionensemble composer and arranger, he is endorsedby Sabian Cymbals, Innovative Percussion andHoneyRock publications.Tim Burns (piano) is anaccomplished classical pianistwith expertise in accompanyingand sacred music. Havingreceived his B.M. from DuquesneUniversity and M.M. from TheEastman School of Music, heis a frequent recitalist, havingperformed across the Northeastern U.S. andCanada. Burns is currently pursuing his doctorate incollaborative piano at the Eastman School of Music.Dr. Lisa Burrell (violin) serveson the faculty of Lone StarCollege, teaches privately andis active in chamber musicperformance. Previously sheserved as a full-time violin/viola professor at Sam HoustonState University. She is currentlystudying to become a fully licensed practitionerin the Feldenkrais Method, and is an authorizedTeacher of Awareness through Movement ® . As aclinician and teacher, Burrell’s work centers on eartraining/musicianship, coaching chamber musicand providing technique classes with an emphasison healthy playing/injury prevention. She hasbeen invited to present at the Texas OrchestraDirectors’ Association Convention, Texas MusicEducators’ Association Conference, the AmericanString Teachers Association Conference, theMid-West Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago,as well as college master classes in the U.S.,Central/South America and the Middle East.She is a graduate of the University of Virginiaand Northern Illinois University. She receivedher doctorate in violin performance from theUniversity of Houston.Jerome Campbell (windensemble conductor), aconductor of university windensembles as well as district,regional and all-state festivalsthroughout the Northeast,conducted the Wind Ensembleat PAI. A former universityprofessor of music and department chair, he2:00 – 3:15Jazz Band2:00 – 3:10BeginningPianoBasic Conducting& Score ReadingVocal Jazz(Session I Only)3:15 – 4:10Music Theater3:15 – 6:15PianoMasterclassVocalMasterclassJazzHistory3:15 – 4:40SymphonyOrchestra4:00 – 5:00Jazz MusicianPractice Time5:00 – 6:00ChamberEnsemblesPiano, Vocal,Brass, WindsPercussion,Strings, GuitarJazzCombos6:00 – 7:00Dinner7:00 – 8:00Free Time8:00 – 9:30Concerts &Evening Activities15

2011 Faculty continued16received the Citation of Excellence award fromPennsylvania Music Educator’s Association in1990 and the Distinguished Service award in1998. He is the founder and former conductor ofthe PAI/Wyoming Seminary Civic Symphony andis immediate Past President of PMEA, District 9.Youming Chen (viola)has performed on manyinternationally-acclaimed stages,including Carnegie, Alice Tully,Royal Albert, Avery Fisher,Luncern, Konzerthaus-Berlin,De Montfort and NationalTaiwan Concert Hall. Winnerof the Rutgers Symphony Orchestra concertocompetition, he was also featured on WQXR onthe “Young Artist Showcase” and televised onBBC with Sir Colin Davis. Chen has participatedin Pacific Music Festival (Japan), Aspen MusicFestival, Prussia Cove (England) and Music@Menlo. Formerly a violist of the Gustave RosseelsQuartet, he was also a founding member ofthe Fader Piano Quartet, which received theprestigious Saunderson Award at the ColemanChamber Ensemble Competition. He receivedhis M.M. from the Juilliard School, B.M. fromUniversity of Michigan and is pursuing his D.M.A.at University of Missouri-Kansas City. Chen’steachers include Paul Neubauer, Toby Appel,Hsin-Yun Huang, Yizhak Schotten, Victoria Chiang,Alan de Veritch and Ben Lin. His chamber coachesinclude members of Brentano, Chester, Cleveland,Concord, Emerson, Guaneri, Juilliard, Mendelssohnand Orion quartets. He serves as a chambermusic faculty for Heartland Music Academy’sStringendo and Chamber Music Festival.S. Todd Christopher (voicefaculty), Music Director for PAI’sproduction of Cabaret, Kiss MeKate, The Threepenny Opera,Oliver!, Fiddler on the Roof, TwoGentleman of Verona and AFunny Thing Happened on theWay to the Forum, receivedhis B.M. from The Ohio State University inmusic education and his M.M. from NorthernArizona University in vocal performance. Whileat NAU, Todd served as a graduate assistantwhere he conducted the men’s chorale andopera orchestra. Currently, he holds theposition of vocal music director of WapakonetaHigh School (Ohio).Amanda Cook (flute) is currentlypursuing a master’s degree influte performance at Kent StateUniversity. There, she servesas the graduate flute assistant,principal flutist of the KSUOrchestra and principal flutistof the KSU Wind Ensemble. Shegraduated summa cum laude from George MasonUniversity with a B.M. in Flute Performance. Cookhas maintained private flute studios in Connecticutand Virginia and has served on the staff of theJudith Lapple Summer Woodwind Camp. Shehas placed in several competitions includingthe MTNA Senior Woodwinds Competition, theHampton Roads Flute Faire and the GeorgeMason University Concerto Competition. Shehas performed with the American Festival PopsOrchestra as piccolo/3rd flute. She has alsoperformed on masterclasses for Bonita Boyd andGary Schocker. Her principal teachers includeJudith Lapple and Diane McCloskey.Scott Cranston (wind ensembleconductor) is director ofbands at New Canaan HighSchool (Conn.). His ensembleshave earned top honors atcompetitions in Quebec City,Orlando and New Orleans, andhave been invited to performboth at Avery Fisher Hall and Carnegie Hall. Theyalso have performed with distinction at festivalsin Paris and London. Cranston, along withthree PAI alumni, formed the NCHS WoodwindQuintet in 2005. The quintet was named an All-Connecticut Honor Ensemble in 2006 as wellas an MENC All-Eastern Honor Ensemble. Scottperforms as principal trombonist with the NewHaven Symphony Orchestra, Greater BridgeportSymphony Orchestra, Waterbury SymphonyOrchestra and in Broadway National Tours inHartford and New Haven. He received his B.M.from the Hartt School of Music and his M.M.degree from Yale University.Elizabeth Duhr (mezzo) is agraduate of the Resident ArtistTraining Program with the Tri-Cities Opera Company. Sheundertook the roles of TheMother in Menotti’s “Amahl andthe Night Visitors,” Third Ladyin Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte,”Suzuki in Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly,” andAlisa in Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor.”Her portrayal of Mrs. Ott in the Cedar RapidsOpera production of Carlisle Floyd’s “Susannah,”was “...A masterpiece of detail, honesty andconviction.” Her other credits include Rossini’s“La Cenerentola” (Tisbe), Gilbert and Sullivan’s“The Mikado” (Katisha) and Britten’s “The Rapeof Lucretia” (Bianca). Her numerous awardsinclude Second Place and Honorable Mentionawards at the City Opera of the Quad Cities’Young Singer Competition, a finalist in the NATSCompetition (Iowa), an Undergraduate Scholar inthe University of Iowa’s Martha Ellen Tye OperaTheater, where she also won the Semper FidelisAward, the Herald Stark Memorial Award inOpera and a full-term undergraduate scholarship.She has a B.M. in Vocal Performance from theUniversity of Iowa and her M.M. in Opera fromSUNY-Binghamton.Tim Early (head of the PAI Dance Program)serves as co-director of the Philadelphia-basedmodern dance company Opus 1 Contemporary.In addition to working with many independentchoreographers, he continuesto perform with Philadelphiacompanies including BrandywineBallet and PennsylvaniaAcademy of Ballet. Currently onstaff at Temple University, hehas served at Mount HolyokeCollege as a visiting artistand has choreographed for Lafayette College,Moravian College and West Chester University.He trained with master teacher Jonathan Whitein the Vaganova method, and is also trained in thetechniques of Limon, Graham, Horton and Wigman.Carrie Ellmore-Tallitsch(Assistant Director of thePAI Dance Program) is fromHamilton, Va., where shebegan her early dance training.A cum laude graduate of theUniversity of Cincinnati’s CollegeConservatory of Music, Carriehas danced with Dayton Contemporary Dance’ssecond company, Philadanco and Pascal RioultDance Theater, to name a few. Currently she is inher seventh season as principal dancer with theMartha Graham Dance Company. She conductsmasterclasses and workshops at various danceschools throughout New Jersey.Stephen Fine (viola) is currentlyon faculty at the Universityof Florida’s School of Music.An avid chamber musician, hehas performed throughout theUnited States, Canada, China,Finland, France, Italy andSwitzerland. He studied underKaren Ritscher, Jodi Levita, Kathryn Murdock andDaniel Palmer.Dr. Zane Forshee (guitar)is a faculty member of thePeabody Conservatory,Peabody Preparatory School,as well as the University ofMaryland-Baltimore County.In 2009, he was named asa Fulbright Scholar to Spain.While there, he worked closely with IgnacioRodes, professor of guitar at the Oscar EspláConservatorio in Alicante. Forshee chose towork with Professor Rodes due to his artisticrelationship with renowned composer, VicenteAscencio, as well as guitarist José Tomás, one ofthe most influential Spanish guitar pedagoguesof the 20th century. Tomás studied under ReginoSainz de la Maza, Alirio Diaz and Andrés Segovia,the guitarists who commissioned, edited andpremiered these works. He completed his D.M.A.from The Peabody Institute of MusicDr. Michelle Gott (harp) began her studiesat the age of four under the tutelage of hermother, Caryn Wunderlich Gott. As a winner ofthe Juilliard Concerto Competition, Gott debutedin Alice Tully Hall in 2009. She appeared assoloist with ART Symphony Orchestra, the String

For information about our application, residential life & listening gallery » visit wyomingseminary.org/paiOrchestra of Brooklyn, NevadaChamber Symphony and theHenry Mancini Institute. In 2006she debuted in Carnegie Hallwith the East Coast premiereof a concerto for harp and windensemble by Kevin Kaska. Gottregularly performs with the NewJuilliard Ensemble AXIOM, and the New YorkbasedSequitur Ensemble. She has performedat the Aspen Music Festival, the Henry ManciniInstitute, the Bowdoin Music Festival and theLucerne Festival Academy under the direction ofPierre Boulez. In 2005, she was a prizewinner ofthe American Harp Society National Competitionand in 2007, she was awarded Juilliard’s PeterMennin Prize for Outstanding Leadership andAchievement in the Arts. She holds her B.M., M.M.and D.M.A. from The Juilliard School under thetutelage of Nancy Allen.Allyss Haecker (soprano) iscurrently the Director of VocalStudies at Newberry College(S.C.), where she teaches voice,vocal pedagogy, diction, worldmusic and directs the NewberryCollege Singers. She formerlyserved as the Director of VocalStudies at the National Music Conservatory inAmman, Jordan. Currently a doctoral candidatein Choral Conducting and Literature at Universityof Iowa, she received her B.M. in choral musiceducation from Converse College and her M.M.in Choral Conducting from the University ofIllinois. Her solo performances include Mozart’s“Requiem,” Handel’s “Israel in Egypt,” Britten’s“Rejoice in the Lamb,” Bach’s “Magnificat” and “St.Matthew Passion,” Haydn’s “Creation” and Mozart’s“Coronation Mass,” Charpentier’s “Te Deum” andFaure’s “Requiem.” Her operatic roles include theWitch in Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel andPoppea in Monteverdi’s L’incornacion di Poppea.Arthur Haecker (trombone) iscurrently professor of tromboneat Converse College in S.C.Prior to his appointment atConverse, he was PrincipalTrombonist of the AmmanSymphony Orchestra and theAmman National Conservatory’slow brass instructor. Before joining the ASO heenjoyed a successful performing career in theUnited States, performing with such groups asthe Atlanta Pops Orchestra (ASO), The IllinoisOpera and the Illinois Symphony. In addition,Haecker has participated in the Hot SpringsMusic Festival, the Brevard Music Center, and theSouthern Illinois Music Festival. He has also sharedthe stage with artists such as Ray Charles, ArturoSandoval, Patrick Sheridan, and Christine Brewer.He also performed on the Grammy Awardwinning recording of William Bolcom’s Songsfor Innocence and Experience. An accomplishedchamber musician, Haecker has been a memberof many brass quintets and choirs, includingthe Aurora Brass, the Converse Brass Quintet,the Arbor Brass, and the Old Capitol Brass. Heformerly served on the faculties of HillsdaleCollege and Millikin University. Arthur received aB.M. from the Eastman School of Music, a M.M.from the University of Michigan, and is currentlycompleting a D.M.A. from the University of Iowa.Dr. Mark Hardy (vocalconductor) is the director ofvocal music at the BaltimoreSchool for the Arts. Hardyholds a bachelor’s degree incomposition from the Universityof Lowell and master’s anddoctoral degrees in choralconducting from Indiana University. Since hisarrival in Baltimore, Hardy has been the directorof vocal music at the Baltimore School forthe Arts, the chorus master of the AnnapolisOpera, the director of the Johns Hopkins ChoralSociety, guest conductor with the PennsylvaniaArts Institute, and the founding music directorof the Baltimore Masterworks Chorale. Underhis direction, the Baltimore School for theArts Chorus has appeared with the BaltimoreSymphony, the Baltimore Opera and numeroustelevision and radio appearances. He remainsactive as a composer with numerous localperformances of his works by The Handel Choirof Baltimore, The Grace Church concert series,and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.Thomas Heinze (jazz banddirector) is professor of oboeand jazz band conductor atMarywood University. He holdsa B.M.E and an M.M. in oboeperformance from West ChesterUniversity and has servedas principal oboist with theAllentown Band for 37 years. Formerly the principaloboist with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra,Heinze is active as a solo recitalist and chambermusician in the Mid-Atlantic area and performswith numerous ensembles in Northeastern Pa.He is musical director and saxophone soloistwith the Big Band Ambassadors. He was amusic specialist in the Palmerton, Pa. prior to hisappointment at Marywood.Dr. Rick Holland (trumpet)is a veteran performer withmusicians such as the LouieBellson Big Band, Jimmy Dorsey,Hendrik Meurkens, Buddy DeFranco, Natalie Cole and theTerry Gibbs Big Band. He hasrecorded seven albums as aleader and co-leader on national and internationallabels. His most recent release, Trilby, wasreviewed by Jazz Insider: “Rick Holland and EvanDobbins lead a modern big band for the ages.They respect the sound of jazz past and mix itwith original and fresh perspective. This is sometruly great work!” Holland has been teachingprivately for over 25 years and is currentlyNot only are the faculty andstudents at PAI great to workwith, but it is one of the bestrunsummer programs I haveever been a part of. It isalways a pleasure for meto conduct at PAI.Sarah Hatsuko HicksAssistant Conductor of theMinnesota OrchestraAs a parent of a young cellist,it was gratifying to hear himpraise your program. PAIoffered each student greatpersonal attention and intensetraining in an environmentconducive to hard work. Beingexposed to true professionalsand talented peers, alongwith the chance to play largerand more challenging works,helped the young musiciansprogress exponentially. Moreimportantly, with the friendlyand approachable counselorsand diverse studentbackgrounds, PAI is a greatplace to make new friends.Ang LeeFilm Director17

2011 Faculty continued18writing five volumes on Jazz Improvisation. Hehas maintained studios in Chicago, the Centraland Western Michigan areas and Central NewYork. Holland received his doctoral degree inclassical performance from Michigan StateUniversity. He is an active performer and clinicianand has served on the music faculties of WesternMichigan University and Kalamazoo College.Paul Hostetter (orchestralconductor) is the EthelFoley Distinguished Chair inOrchestral Conducting for theSchwob School of Music atColumbus State University, theMusic Director of the ColonialSymphony, the Conductor andArtistic Advisor for the acclaimed SequiturEnsemble and was formerly the AssociateConductor for the Broadway productions ofCandide and The Gershwins’ Fascinating Rhythm.He has appeared as a guest conductor with theNew Jersey Symphony Orchestra, the AmericanComposers Orchestra, the New York City Opera,Philharmonia Virtuosi, the Delaware SymphonyOrchestra, the Opera Theater of Pittsburgh, PeakPerformances, the Genesis Opera Company, thePrism Chamber Orchestra, the New York Virtuosi,the Daylesford Sinfonia (Bermuda), the FamilyOpera Initiative and the Stony Brook SummerMusic Festival Orchestra. Paul also has assistedJames Levine with the Metropolitan OperaChamber Ensemble and has premiered overeighty works by composers including PulitzerPrize-winners David Del Tredici, Lewis Spratlanand Ned Rorem with groups including theWashington Square Contemporary Music Society,Ensemble 21, the San Francisco ContemporaryMusic Players, Music from China, The Societyfor New Music, the Glass Farm Ensemble, theEnsemble for New Music and Phillip Glass’sMusic at the Anthology series. He conductedElliot Carter’s Double Concerto at the Libraryof Congress and in 2009, he led Newband inthe premiere of Dean Drummond’s opera CaféBufe. Paul has collaborated with jazz greats JimHall, Pat Metheny and Joe Lovano, with stringsfrom the Orchestra of St. Lukes, which receiveda Downbeat Critics Award, as well as with HeidiGrant Murphy and members of the AureoleEnsemble and Metropolitan Opera. His recording,Where Crows Gather was listed by The New YorkTimes chief critic Anthony Tommasini as one ofthe top five of 2005. His discography includesrecordings on labels including Telarc, Koch, Mode,CRI, Albany, Tzadick and Naxos. His most recentrecording of Concerti with the Sequitur Ensemblereceived five stars for performance from BBCMusic Magazine. His recording of StravinskyMiniatures with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestrareceived a Grammy Award.Thomas Hrynkiw (piano) studied with JosephJacobs and Anne Liva, and later studied withDora Zaslavsky at the Manhattan School ofMusic. He won first prize for a performance ofthe Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto with LeopoldStokowski conducting and in1967 he won the gold medal atthe Geneva Competition. Tom hasalso won the Frank HuntingtonBeebe Award, the Harold BauerAward and the National MusicTeachers Association Award. Hehas played major concerts bothin Europe and the U.S., including appearancesat the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center andConstitution Hall in Philadelphia. He has appearedat the Newport Festival in Rhode Island, wherehe served as the music advisor, senior artist andvocal director to their director. He has recordedaccompaniments to more than 800 works andsolo pieces, including the Four Ballades and theFour Scherzi of Chopin, for Disklavier PianoSoft.He has had a long association with MetropolitanOpera basso Paul Plishka, performing recitals notonly in America but abroad, including appearancesin the former Soviet Union.Dr. Gene Koshinski (Directorof Percussion) has receivedinternational acclaim as apercussionist and publishedcomposer (ASCAP) andis currently instructor ofpercussion at the University ofMinnesota Duluth. He performsand teaches in an array of musical mediumsincluding solo, chamber, orchestral, jazz (drumset and vibraphone), studio recording, Africandrumming, Brazilian percussion, Cuban andHaitian drumming, Caribbean steelband andother types of world music. He won the NationalMTNA Collegiate Artist Percussion Competitionand finished third in the prestigious UniversalMarimba Duo Competition in Belgium. He hasperformed with the NFL (National FootballLeague) Films and can be heard on the Emmyaward-winningsoundtrack, A Century of NFL;Late Show with David Letterman; NASCAR; MaryWilson (the Supremes); David Samuels; WycliffeGordon; and Nebojsa Zivkovic, to name a few.Koshinski is a member of the Quey PercussionDuo and has commissioned and premieredworks by renowned composers including StuartSaunders Smith, David Macbride, Dave Hollinden,Alejandro Vinao, Robert Maggio, Bruce Reiprich,Mathew Herman and Alphonse Izzo. He has aB.A. from West Chester University, an M.M. andD.M.A. from The Hartt School. Gene is endorsedby Sabian Cymbals, Innovative Percussion andHoneyRock Publications.Kenneth Jernigan (orchestralconductor), is often soughtafter to conduct all-statefestivals because of his highmusical standards and his abilityto inspire young musicians towinning performances. Jerniganearned his B.M. from the AaronCopland School of Music and his M.M. fromLehman College in New York. Jernigan is anorchestra and band clinician and is currentlyemployed at Hastings-on-Hudson High Schoolwhere he conducts the orchestra, band and jazzensembles, each of which have earned numerousfestival awards. At PAI, Jernigan has conductedboth the symphony and chamber orchestras andserves as co-director of PAI’s Junior Division.Mark Andrew Kratz (tenor),was featured as Tamino in TheArctic Magic Flute, as the Beastin Disney’s musical Beauty andthe Beast and most recently,at the Capital Playhouse inOlympia, Wash. He is a 2006graduate of the Tri-Cities Operayoung artist training program and a 2003 youngartist for the Tacoma Opera. He holds an M.M.from Binghamton University and a B.M. in vocalperformance from the Eastman School of Music.His roles include Tamino in Die Zauberflöte,Yamadori in Madame Butterfly, Arturo in Luciadi Lammermoor, Peter Quint in Turn of theScrew, Gherardo in Gianni Schicchi and Alfredin Die Fledermaus. His other performancesinclude Mozart’s Requiem and Beethoven’s NinthSymphony, Britten’s Serenade for tenor and horn,Schubert’s Mass in E-flat, Bach’s Magnificat andMendelssohn’s Die Erste Waldpurgisnacht. He isalso the youngest person to have sung at theNewport Music Festival.Elizabeth Landon (flute) hasserved as principal flutist ofthe Charlotte Symphony sinceSeptember 2006. She is a1997 graduate of WyomingSeminary, where she studiedflute with Nancy Sandersonprior to pursuing her B.M. atNorthwestern University where she studied withWalfrid Kujala and Richard Graef, both flutistswith the Chicago Symphony at that time. Aftergraduation, she attended the Escola Superior deMúsica de Catalunya in Barcelona as the firstAmerican student of Vicens Prats, principal flutistof the Orchestre de Paris. Her flute/guitar duo(Landon/Nogúes Duo) performed throughout theregion under the sponsorship of “RibermúsicaFundació.” Upon returning from Spain, Landonattended the Tanglewood Music Festival in 2003and again in 2004. As a student of Leone Buyse,she received her M.M. from Rice University in2005. She has served as a substitute piccolowith the Houston Symphony and principal flutewith the Minnesota Orchestra. From 2005-06 she was a member of the Chicago CivicOrchestra and an active teacher and freelancemusician in the Chicago area.Mark Laubach (organ) isregarded among the finestorganists of his generation inthe U.S.. Since winning first prizein the 1984 American Guildof Organists (AGO) NationalYoung Artists’ Competition inOrgan Performance, he hasconcertized throughout the U.S.A and GreatBritain in some of the most notable concert

For information about our application, residential life & listening gallery » visit wyomingseminary.org/paivenues and continues to be in high demandfor solo performances throughout the U.S. andabroad. He has a magna cum laude B.M. inChurch Music from Westminster Choir Collegeand studied organ with George Markey andDonald McDonald and harpsichord with MarkBrombaugh. He received an M.M. in OrganPerformance and Literature from the EastmanSchool of Music, where he studied organ withDavid Craighead and harpsichord with ArthurHaas. He is Minister of Music at St. Stephen’sEpiscopal Church in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., where headministers a busy liturgical, choral, concert andbroadcasting schedule. He also continues a busyschedule of teaching and coaching private organstudents at Marywood University.Jens Larsen (trumpet) holdsa B.M. in trumpet performancefrom Old Dominion University,where he studied with Dr.William Bartolotta, and a M.M.in performance from RiceUniversity, where he studiedwith Armando Ghitalla. Hecurrently teaches trumpet at Newberry Collegeand Converse College, and performs with theGreenville Symphony as Co-Principal Trumpetand the Symphony Orchestra of Augusta asSecond Trumpet. He also performs extensivelyin the Southeast with ensembles such as theGreenville Brass Quintet, the South CarolinaPops Orchestra, the South Carolina Philharmonic,and National Broadway Tours in the region.Larsen previously taught privately in Atlantaand Houston, and taught Music Appreciation atseveral Atlanta-area colleges. He also appearedwith the Atlanta Pops Orchestra, the DeKalbSymphony, the Cobb Symphony, OrchestraAtlanta, the Converse College Faculty BrassQuintet, the Converse Sinfonietta, the NorthCarolina School of the Arts Festival Orchestra,the Virginia Wind Symphony, and the VirginiaSymphony Orchestra.Dr. Wen-Chi Cathy Liu (piano)received her D.M.A. in pianoperformance with a minor inpiano pedagogy from TempleUniversity. She holds a B.M. inpiano performance from theCurtis Institute of Music as wellas an M.M. and professionalstudy degree from Temple University.At age 16, Liu gave her debut concert with theBoston Symphony Orchestra in Symphony Hallperforming Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in Eminor. She has also toured in the U.S. and Asiamany times, appearing in major concert halls suchas Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in N.Y., JordanHall and Symphony Hall in Boston, Academyof Music in Philadelphia, Kimmel Center inPhiladelphia and the National Concert Hall in Taipei.She currently teaches at Temple University andChestnut Hill Academy.Dr. Victor Liva (orchestraconductor) is currently AssociateProfessor at Cleveland StateUniversity, where he is theOrchestra Director andCoordinator of String Studies.He was recently named MusicDirector and Conductor of theCleveland Philharmonic. He holds degrees fromTemple University and the University of SouthCarolina, where he earned a D.M.A. in Conductingunder the tutelage of Donald Portnoy. Formerlythe Director of Orchestral Studies at the Universityof Northern Arizona, Victor studied violin underworld-reknowned master teachers such asDr. Min Soo Chang, Helen Kwalwasser, OdinRathnam and Ryan Kho.Lawrence Loh (orchestraconductor) is Resident Conductorof the Pittsburgh SymphonyOrchestra and is enteringhis fourth season as MusicDirector of the NortheasternPennsylvania Philharmonic. Hewas brought to national attentionin 2004 when he substituted last-minute for anailing Charles Dutoit with the Dallas SymphonyOrchestra. Conducting Stravinsky’s “Petrouchka”and Berlioz’s “Symphonie Fantastique,” Lohreceived enthusiastic acclaim from orchestraplayers, audience members and critics alike. Heheld the positions of Assistant and AssociateConductor of the Dallas Symphony from 2001-2005. He received his Artist Diploma in OrchestralConducting from Yale University, also earningthe Eleazar de Carvalho Prize, given to the mostoutstanding conductor in the Yale graduatingclass. He was chosen to be the AssistantConductor of the Norwalk Symphony Orchestraand Apprentice Conductor of the Hot SpringsMusic Festival. He received further training at theworld-renowned Aspen Music Festival and Schooland has additional degrees from Indiana Universityand the University of Rochester.Matthew M. Marsit (windensemble conductor) isDirector of the Dartmouth WindSymphony at Dartmouth College.He has conducted at CornellUniversity, Drexel University, theChestnut Hill Orchestra and theBucks County Youth Ensemble.He has served as a guest conductor, clinicianand consultant throughout the eastern U.S.and has recently produced a recording projectfor the U.S. Military Academy West Point Band.Matthew has led ensembles on service missionsin Costa Rica and Philadelphia, Pa., collectinginstruments for donation to schools, performingcharity benefit concerts and offering workshopsto benefit arts programs in struggling schools. Hiscurrent work at Dartmouth allows for outreachprojects in the rural schools of New Hampshireand Vermont, working to stimulate interest inschool performing arts programs. He graduatedsumma cum laude at Temple University, whereSince PAI counselors andfaculty consist of people whoattend or teach at dozens ofperforming arts colleges andconservatories, my high schooldaughter has learned a greatdeal about which schools maybe best for her and which onesto avoid. No amount of internetsearch or glossy catalogues canreplace this valuable resourceof information. Also, when shevisits schools for interviews andauditions, she usually knowssomeone from PAI who isattending or teaching there.Thomas Paolino, fatherof 17-year-old BriannaMusic Theater StudentWarwick, RIPAI is the perfect summeracademy (designed) for fineyoung musicians who wantto have an exciting learningexperience, working intensivelywith top-level professionals. Theatmosphere is very pleasant andthe energy level is high.Weigang LiThe Shanghai QuartetPhotos of PAI-in-action © Edwin Davis,unless noted otherwise.19

2011 Faculty continued20he studied clarinet with Anthony Gigliotti andRonald Reuben and conducted with Luis Biavaand Arthur Chodoroff. He has studied conductingwith some of today’s most prominent instructorsincluding Mark Davis Scatterday, Timothy Reynishand Larry Rachleff. Presently, he is working tocomplete his M.M. in Orchestral Conducting withBruce Hangen at The Boston Conservatory.Ellie Mooney enjoys adistinguished career as anactor, choreographer, directorand teacher. She has servedas the director/choreographerfor three national tours andcountless regional theatercompanies. In addition, heracting has earned her a Barrymore Nominationfor “Best Leading Actress in a Musical” and again,for “Best Leading Actress in a Musical.” She issought after as a teacher for popular classesaddressing topics such as Audition Technique,Song and Scene Study, Dance for Musical Theaterand Musical Theater Master Classes.Dr. Michael W. Nickens joinedthe George Mason UniversityDepartment of Music faculty inAugust of 2006, where he codirectsthe Symphonic Band,directs the GMU pep bandand teaches Sight-Singing andEar Training. His backgroundhas been based in tuba performance, and hehas been a member of Michigan’s renownedCreative Arts Orchestra as well as other musicalensembles that focus on improvisation such ashis trio t.l.a.o.o. and Everyone a Pope. He receivedhis B.M. from the Manhattan School of Music; hisM.M. from Yale University and his D.M.A. fromUniversity of Michigan.Christiane Oppenheimer-Vaida(cello) completed her musicalstudies at the Hochschule fuerMusik in Frankfurt, Germany,under the tutelage of ProfessorSusanne Mueller-Hornbachand has undertaken additionalstudies with Gerhard Mantel,Siegfried Palm, Hubert Buchberger, Ulrich Vossand Menachem Pressler (Beaux Arts Trio). Shetaught at Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen andheaded the string department for the BuseckMusic School while performing regularly bothas soloist and chamber musician throughoutGermany. Currently a member of MarywoodUniversity’s string faculty, Oppenheimer-Vaidaalso serves as an artist-in-residence at WyomingSeminary. She is an active freelance performerwith various chamber ensembles and orchestrasthroughout the region.James Orfanella (jazz band conductor) has beena professional musician and music educator forover 20 years with a B.M.E from the Universityof North Texas. Currently teaching at Valley ViewHigh School in Archbald, Pa.,he performs in a wide varietyof styles from jazz to rock toclassical. He is currently studyingtraditional Japanese shakuhachiflute under Ronnie NyogetsuReishin Seldin at the Ki Sui Andojo. Orfanella is also half ofTribal Waves, a duo which combines a variety ofworld wind instruments, including didgeridoos,flutes and jaw harps, with percussion rangingfrom drum set to Tibetian singing bowls to createan improvisational ambient trance experience.Enid Blount Press (clarinetist)has performed at many of themajor performance venuesin New York, including SternAuditorium and Weill Recital Hallat Carnegie Hall, Avery FisherHall at Lincoln Center, MerkinRecital Hall, and the KnittingFactory, as well as at numerous other nationalvenues. Press has been a concerto soloist withvarious orchestras and plays regularly in newmusic concerts. She has performed extensivelyas a chamber musician while touring in the U.S.,Germany and Italy. Press holds an M.M. in clarinetperformance from the University of SouthernCalifornia and a B.M. from Oberlin Conservatory.She is very pleased to teach at PAI for hersecond season in the summer of 2012.Dr. Amanda Quist is a facultymember of the WestminsterChoir College, where sheconducts the Chapel Choirand is co-conductor ofthe Symphonic Choir. Shepreviously was Director ofChoral Activities at San JoséState University. Quist earned her D.M.A. in choralconducting from the University of North Texas,and received her B.M. and M.M. in music educationand choral conducting, summa cum laude,from Western Michigan University. Shehas received numerous awards, includingthe prestigious James Mulholland NationalChoral Fellowship, the Texas Choral DirectorsAssociation Professional Scholarship and theAudrey Davidson Early Music Award. An activeadjudicator and performer, Quist is frequently aguest clinician and conductor, and has recentlyperformed as a mezzo-soprano soloist withthe Santa Clara Chorale and Symphony SiliconValley, as well as the Westminster Choral Festivaland Festival Orchestra.Christa Robinson (oboe)recently moved to NYC fromCanada, where she performedas Principal Oboe with theSaskatoon Symphony Orchestra.She now is a member of theColonial Symphony Orchestra,the Canadian ChamberOrchestra of NYC and the Double EntendreMusic Ensemble. She also can frequently beheard performing with the Harrisburg Symphony,The Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas,the DiCapo Opera and new music ensemblesSequitur, Argento, Alarm Will Sound, the S.E.M.Orchestra and Signal. In addition to a vibrantfreelance career, Robinson is a faculty memberof the Third Street Music School Settlement.She studied with Richard Killmer at the EastmanSchool of Music, where she earned her B.M. inboth Oboe Performance and Music Education.Other teachers have included Dr. Neil Tatmanat the University of Arizona and Jim Mason inKitchenor, Ontario.William Roudebush (Directorof PAI’s Musical TheaterProgram) has directed wellover 275 productions at suchtheaters as Actors Theater ofLouisville, Cleveland Play House,The Hanna Theater, SyracuseStage Company, Walnut StreetTheater, Mint Theater Company, Ensemble StudioTheater and the John Houseman Theater in NewYork City. He is nationally known as an educator,having taught at the American Academy ofDramatic Arts in New York, Temple University,Virginia Commonwealth University and TheUniversity of the Arts. In 1995, he developedan innovative curriculum for the Walnut StreetTheater School, for which he earned an awardfrom the Pennsylvania Council of the Artshonoring the unique outreach program. Author ofActing by Mistake, Roudebush brings more than40 years of teaching and directing experience toPAI where he collaborates with his students andprofessional staff.Christina Roytz (music theoryfaculty/head music librarian) is acellist in the Amman SymphonyOrchestra and a faculty memberof the Department of Fineand Performing Arts at King’sAcademy, Amman, Jordan. As aguest soloist, she has performednumerous works with orchestra includingTchaikovsky’s “Rococo Variations”, Bruch’s “KolNidrei” and Faure’s “Elegie.” In 2010, she wasalso the featured soloist in the premiere ofCharles Loos’ “In C (Minor)” for cello and piano.Formerly the cellist in the New Century StringQuartet and the Amphion String Quartet, shewas featured live on National Public Radio. Priorto moving to Amman, Roytz was a member of theAshland, Mansfield and Lima symphonies and wasa substitute cellist in the Toledo Symphony. Shecompleted her B.M. at Cleveland State Universityand is currently on a temporary hiatus fromher master’s coursework at Carnegie MellonUniversity, where she is the recipient of a fulltuitionfellowship.Dr. Martin H. Seggelke (wind ensembleconductor) teaches at the University ofMinnesota, Morris, where he conducts the U.M.M.Wind Ensembles and serves as professor of

For information about our application, residential life & listening gallery » visit wyomingseminary.org/paiconducting and clarinet. Prior tohis appointment there, he taughtconducting at the EastmanSchool of Music and served asassistant to the director of theEastman Wind Ensemble andthe Eastman Wind Orchestra.Martin also was a conductorand board member for OSSIA, an Eastmancontemporary music ensemble and served as theassistant director of bands at SUNY Fredonia. Heformerly taught conducting and music history atthe University of Bremen. He holds a D.M.A. inconducting from the Eastman School of Music, anM.M. from SUNY Fredonia and an M.M. from theUniversity Of Bremen, Germany.Julia Shulman (classical bass)received her B.M. from theJerusalem Rubin Academy ofMusic and Dance and her M.M.from Longy School of Music. Anactive freelancer and teacher,Shulman is currently pursuing aD.M.A. from the Eastman Schoolof Music. She has studied under the tutelage ofIstvan Lukacshazi, Michael Klinghoffer, PascaleDelache-Feldman and James VanDemark.Clarence Smith is coordinatorof music at MetropolitanCommunity College-PennValley (Longview and BlueRiver campuses), where hedirects their jazz ensembles. Inaddition, he is music directorof the Kansas City Youth Jazz.Formerly the director of the jazz program atthe Paseo Academy of Fine and PerformingArts High School, his nationally acclaimed jazzensemble performed at the Kennedy Center, TheSmithsonian Institute and the Music Educator’sNational Conference. Smith directs the annualtwo-day MCC-Pen Valley-18th and Vine JazzFestival, and is in demand as a jazz/percussionclinician and adjudicator. In 2000, DownbeatMagazine named Smith “Jazz Educator of theYear” and in 2010 he became the first recipientof the Ahmad Alaadeen Award for Excellence inJazz Education. He is the past chairman of multiculturalmusic for the Missouri Music EducatorsAssociation, and currently serves on the boardof the Mid-America Arts Alliance. Smith earneda B.M. from Central Methodist University, anda M.M. from Lesley University. In 2003 he wasselected as a Music Fellow at NorthwesternUniversity’s School of Music in Evanston, Ill.Rich Thompson is an associateprofessor of jazz studies andcontemporary media at theEastman School of Music. Inaddition to his duties as artist/teacher of drum set, he directsthe Eastman Jazz Lab Band,the fundamentals of jazz drumset class, coaches rhythm sections of combos,and is a member of the Eastman Jazz Trio.Thompson received his B.M. from the Universityof Oklahoma, and a M.M. in jazz studies andcontemporary media (performance) from ESM.He has been a soloist with the RochesterPhilharmonic Orchestra and toured with jazzgreats such as pianist Marian McPartland,guitarist Gene Bertoncini, trumpet legend DizzyGillespie, guitar legend Joe Pass, and trumpet/flugelhorn great Clark Terry, the Glenn MillerOrchestra, the Nelson Riddle Orchestra andthe Count Basie Orchestra. He was reviewedby The Boston Herald saying, “Thompson wasthe powerhouse drummer who drove the Basiesound!” He has written four drum set booksincluding Drum Set Solos Vol. I, Modern JazzSolos for Drum Set (Kendor Music), Billy Hart’sJazz Drumming, and How to Play Drums In A BigBand (Advance Music).Scott Tucker (choral conductor)is director of choral music atCornell University where heconducts the Cornell UniversityChorus, Glee Club and WorldMusic Choir and teaches musictheory and conducting. Tuckerhas traveled to and studiedtraditional music of East and South Africa andleads workshops in Xhosa and Zulu song style. Hereceived an M.M. in choral conducting from theNew England Conservatory of Music and a B.M.in trumpet performance from the New EnglandConservatory. He is currently the American ChoralDirectors Association Eastern Division Repertoireand Standards Chair for Male Choirs and is therecipient of numerous awards, including the 2004Outstanding Advisor Award from Cornell StudentActivities, a Talbot Baker Award for excellencein teaching and a St. Botolph Award for notableartists in the Boston area. In 1980 Tucker wasnamed a Presser Scholar.Sophie Till (violin) holds anadvanced music degree from theRoyal College of Music in Londonand an M.M. from the Universityof Massachusetts (Amherst)where she studied underCharles Treger. She is persuing aPh.D. on the Beethoven ViolinSonatas at The University of Leeds (U.K.). Anactive freelance violinist throughout Europeand Eastern U.S., she formerly taught at bothEton College and the Royal College of Music,Junior Department. A recipient of the F. LammotBelin Arts Award, she recorded the completeBeethoven violin and piano sonatas. She serveson the music faculty of Marywood University,where she is the director of the string division.John Michael Vaida (violin)has concertized throughoutthe United States and Europeas soloist, recitalist, chambermusician, and orchestral player.He has performed in majorNathan had many wonderfulexperiences at PAI this pastsummer. The teachers andstudents were like a warmfamily and the daily life thereleft a deep impression. All theexperiences at PAI will influenceNathan’s life in the future.Parents of Nathan Xu16-year-old violinistBeijing, ChinaMy wife and I were veryimpressed by the performancelevel of the choirs andorchestras that we heard duringthe concert we attended at theconclusion of the first week ofthe summer. Each ensembleperformed a varied andchallenging program at a veryhigh level. I was struck byhow well the facultyinterspersed themselves withinthe ensemble but yet allowedthe students to gain valuableleadership experience.George F. EngelmannOrchestra DirectorJames E. 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2011 Faculty continued22concert halls such as Carnegie and Merkinhalls, the Stone and Steinway Hall. Formerly amember of the Eastman Chamber Music Society,the Alpha Omega Ensemble, and Tanguerosde Ley, he has taken part in the AIMS festivalin Graz Austria, the Ash Lawn Opera Festival,Sunflower Music Festival, and the RecontresMusicales Internationales des Graves (France).Concertmaster for the One World Symphonyand the Pittsburgh Opera Center Orchestra, hehas also performed with the Pittsburgh OperaOrchestra, Harrisburg Symphony, CharlestonSymphony, Wheeling Symphony, and the NewWest Symphony. Vaida is currently artist-inresidenceat Wyoming Seminary and is adjunctprofessor of violin at Misericordia University. Healso teaches at the Hamilton Madison Housein Manhattan. He holds a B.M. from DuquesneUniversity and a M.M. in performance from theEastman School of Music.John Vaida (choral conductor)is chairman of the fine andperforming arts departmentat Wyoming Seminary wherehe directs the 100-voicechorale and the award-winning28-voice Madrigal Singers.He is the U.S. representativeof the International Choral Network and aninternationally-known guest conductor andstudio teacher. He also is a past president ofthe Pennsylvania Music Educator’s Association.Vaida currently serves on the voice faculty ofMarywood University.Dr. Christopher Vaneman(flute) received his D.M.A. fromYale University, where he studiedwith Ransom Wilson. He holdsM.M. and M.M..A. degrees fromYale as well as an Honors B.M.from the Eastman School wherehe studied with Bonita Boyd. Heattended the Salzburg Mozarteum and Belgium’sConservatoire Royal, where he studied under agrant from the Belgian American EducationalFoundation. He has studied contemporaryflute techniques with Robert Dick in NewYork and Baroque performance practice andornamentation with Barthold Kuijken in Belgium.He is flutist of the award-winning Converse-basedchamber group Ensemble Radieuse. Formerly theprincipal flutist of the Reigate Festival Orchestrain England, Vaneman now serves as the presidentof the South Carolina Flute Society.Dr. Kelly McElrath Vaneman(oboe) is associate professor ofoboe and musicology and chairof the Department of Musicologyand Composition at the CarrollMcDaniel Petrie School of Musicof Converse College. She holdsD.M.A., M.M..A. and M.M. degreesfrom Yale University, where she was teachingassistant to Ronald Roseman. She received herB.M. summa cum laude from Baylor University,where she studied with Doris DeLoach. She studiedmodern and Baroque oboe with Paul Dombrechtat the Koninklijk Konservatorium Brussel undera grant from the Belgian American EducationalFoundation. As oboist of the oboe/flute/piano trioEnsemble Radieuse, she recorded the CD Inboxand was a prize-winner in the 2006 NationalFlute Society Chamber Music Competition and hasperformed at conferences of the College MusicSociety, the International Double Reed Society, theSoutheastern Composers Forum and the SouthCarolina MTNA. She was founder and director ofChamber Music in the Chapel in New York City’sSt. Patrick’s Cathedral. Vaneman has been active inthe new music scene and has over thirty premieresto her credit; she has appeared as a soloist withorchestras in Guatemala, Texas and South Carolinaand has played as a member of the Central Texas,Waco, Asheville, Spartanburg and New HavenSymphony Orchestras, the National OrchestralInstitute, the American Wind Symphony and theReigate Festival Orchestra of Surrey, England.Kyle Vock (jazz bass), holds aB.S. in jazz studies from SUNYNew Paltz where he studied jazzbass with John Menegon. Heholds a master’s degree in jazzperformance from the EastmanSchool of Music where hestudied with Jeffrey Campbell.As president of the New Paltz Jazz Societyfrom 2005 until 2008, Vock was successfulin organizing and planning workshops andperformances by musicians like Rufus Reid, KarlBerger, and Jack Dejohnette. He has performedregularly throughout the Hudson Valley with adance and music revue entitled “A Perfect Gift:All that is Jazz” and has recorded a CD with thegroup in 2008. Vock is currently a freelancemusician and teacher in Rochester, N.Y.Jared Ziegler (saxophone) is anactive teacher, performer andclinician in the Midwest. He holdsdegrees from the Universityof Wisconsin-Eau Claire andNorthwestern University, wherehe studied with FrederickHemke. As a performer, Zieglerhas appeared with groups such as the MinnesotaOpera Orchestra and Kenosha Symphonyand has premiered pieces by Elliot Sharp andMichael Cunningham (debuted at the 13th WorldSaxophone Congress). As a member of theHyacinth Saxophone Quartet, he performed atfinal round competitions of both the ChesapeakeBay Chamber Music Competition and ColemanChamber Ensemble Competition. He has alsobeen involved in recording projects with theNorthwestern Wind Ensemble, Contemporaries(2004) and the University of Wisconsin-EauClaire Jazz Ensemble’s Grammy nominatedalbum, Things to Come (2001).Anneka Zuehlke (Frenchhorn) was appointed asPrincipal Horn of the GreenvilleSymphony Orchestra in 2004and recently, Principal Horn ofthe Spartanburg Philharmonic.Currently an Adjunct HornInstructor at Converse CollegePetrie School of Music, she has attended festivalssuch as Tanglewood, Spoleto, Norfolk, Sarasota,Aspen and Verbier Academy Festival with CurtisOrchestra. Zuehlke earned her B.M. from theCurtis Institute of Music and her M.M. at the YaleSchool of Music where she was awarded the JohnSwallow Prize for outstanding brass performance.PAI 2011 Counselors &Resident ArtistsNameUniversity, YearRachel Ackerman Penn State, ‘12Yoo-Jin Choe Seoul National University, ‘06Yale School of Music, M.M., ‘09stony Brook University, D.M.A., ‘13Jordan Dale Columbus State University (GA)schwob School of Music, ‘13Rachel Denlinger University Cincinnati ‘14Joseph Ellickson University of Iowa, ’09Hannah Frantz Gettysburg University, ’13Nicole Hassell Montclair State University, ‘09Bowling Green State University, MM, ‘12Elise Henkelman Carnegie Mellon, ‘12Chloe Kalna Pratt Institute, ‘12Nathan Raderman New England Conservatory, ‘13Ashley Salinas Sam Houston State University, ‘09university of North Texas, M.M., ‘11Jason Stein Boston University, ‘07northwestern University, M.M., ‘08Kyle Vock SUNY at New Paltz, ‘08eastman School of Music, M.M., ‘10Shuhui Zhou Oberlin Conservatory of Music, ‘13PAI 2011 Professional InternsMichael Chittenden McDaniel College, ‘08Allison Considine Pace University, ‘14Kerri Height Elizabethtown College, ‘14Jillian Mirenzi Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, ‘14Josephine Siu London College of Fashion, ‘09syracuse University, MFA, ‘10Sarah Steeves Carroll McDaniel Petrie School of MusicConverse College, ‘12PAI 2011 Student InternsLauren Aloia Temple University,esther Boyer College of Music, ‘15Aimee Cho University of North Texas, ‘15Cristian Cantu Columbus State University (GA),schwob School of Music, ‘15Miles Orfanella West Chester State University, ‘15Sophie Paridon Penn State University, ‘15Christa Schmitsch Penn State University, ‘15Maggie Sullivan Holy Redeemer High School, ‘12

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