Longy School of Music of Bard College

2020 VIRTUAL COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES

Saturday, May 9, 2020

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Processional Grayston Ives (b. 1948)

Libor Dudas, organLongy faculty

WelcomeKaren Zorn

President of Longy School of Music of Bard College

GreetingsGarth Greimann, Chair of Longy Board of Governors

Student SpeakerKarlie Traversa. Master of Arts in Teaching ’18

Master of Music Candidate in Vocal Performance Jack Megan Outreach Scholar

Congratulations from the DeanWayman Chin, Dean of the Conservatory

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Longy School of Music of Bard College2020 VIRTUAL COMMENCEMENT

EXERCISESSaturday, May 9, 2020, 10AM

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AddressNadia Sirota, Violist

Creative Partner of the New York Philharmonic Peabody Award-winning podcast host

Presentation of Student Achievement AwardsWayman Chin, Dean of the Conservatory

Margaret Rohde Award Patricia Sherman Award

President’s Award for Excellence in Community EngagementRoman Totenberg Award

Charge to the GraduatesLeon Botstein, President of Bard College

Presentation of Degrees, Diplomas, and CertificatesDigital Scrolling List of All Graduates

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Kalden AlexanderPiano PerformanceHometown: Stratham, New HampshireB.M., Emerson College

Shiyue CaoVocal PerformanceHometown: Chongqing, China

Yanran FuPiano PerformanceHometown: Wuhan, Hubei, China

Claire Noelle JamesFlute PerformanceHometown: Durango, Colorado

Rachel Ruth RosierViola PerformanceHometown: Eugene, Oregon

Nickolas StavrosFlute PerformanceFrank Keith ScholarHometown: Collinsville, Oklahoma

Wanyu ZangPiano PerformanceHometown: Urumqi, Xinjiang, China

GRADUATES

UNDERGRADUATE DIPLOMA

DALCROZE CERTIFICATE

Weronika BalewskiHometown: Kraków, PolandB.F.A., Carnegie Mellon University; M.M., Longy School of Music of Bard College

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Kenneth Charles AllenHistorical PerformanceHometown: Cambridge, MassachusettsB.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., Harvard University; M.M., Boston Conservatory

Margaret BoswellPiano PerformanceHometown: Frederick, MarylandB.M., Samford University; M.M., Longy School of Music of Bard College

Lixue ChengPiano PerformanceHometown: Wenzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaB.M., James Madison University

Mengyu FuPiano PerformanceHometown: Fuyang, Anhui, ChinaB.M., Anhui Normal University; M.M., Longy School of Music of Bard College

GRADUATE DIPLOMA

GRADUATE PERFORMANCE DIPLOMA

Ryan W. GarveyCompositionHometown: West Warwick, Rhode IslandB.A., B.S., University of Rhode Island; M.M., Longy School of Music of Bard College

Stephany SvorinicCompositionHometown: New York, New YorkB.A., New York University; M.M., New Jersey City University

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Nan GaoPiano PerformanceHometown: Ningbo, ChinaB.M., Nanjing Normal University; M.M., Longy School of Music of Bard College

Xinqin HuangViolin PerformanceHometown: Yangjiang, Guangdong, ChinaB.M., Minzu University of China; M.M., Longy School of Music of Bard College

In LeePiano PerformanceHometown: Jeju City, Jejudo, Republic of KoreaB.M., Jeju National University; M.M., Honam Theological University and Seminary

Yuyin LiPiano PerformanceHometown: Harbin, ChinaB.M., Huaqiao University; M.M., Longy School of Music of Bard College

HsinYu LinHorn PerformanceHometown: Taipei, TaiwanB.A., Soochow University; M.M., Longy School of Music of Bard College

Pei Chien LinClarinet PerformanceHometown: Taipei, TaiwanB.M., Chinese Culture University; M.M., Longy School of Music of Bard College

Ying-Ling LinPiano PerformanceHometown: Taichung City, TaiwanB.M., National Hsinchu University of Education; M.M., Longy School of Music of Bard College

Chang LiuCollaborative Piano PerformanceSandra Bakalar ScholarHometown: Dalian, ChinaUndergraduate Diploma, M.M., Longy School of Music of Bard College

Jia Qi LiuClarinet PerformanceHometown: Guangzhou, ChinaB.M., Boston Conservatory; M.M., Longy School of Music of Bard College

Wen LuFlute PerformanceHometown: Shanghai, ChinaB.M., Shanghai Normal University

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Yuanwei LuClarinet PerformanceHometown: Lanzhou, Gansu, ChinaB.M., Xi’an Conservatory of Music; M.M., Longy School of Music of Bard College

Nipun MalhotraPiano PerformanceHometown: Delhi, IndiaB.Sc. (Hons), Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi; M.M., Longy School of Music of Bard College

Wenran MengViola PerformanceEugene Lehner ScholarHometown: Harbin, ChinaB.M., Shenandoah University; M.M., Boston University

Peter PaetkauViolin PerformanceHometown: Goshen, IndianaB.A., Goshen College; M.M., Longy School of Music of Bard College

Kun RenVocal PerformanceHometown: Pingxiang, ChinaB.A., Tianjin Conservatory of Music; M.M., Longy School of Music of Bard College

Job Salazar FonsecaHistorical PerformanceLindsay and Garth Greimann Scholar and The Cambridge Homes Certified Music Practitioner ScholarHometown: Cambridge, MassachusettsB.M., Brigham Young University-Idaho; M.M., Graduate Performance Diploma, Boston Conservatory

Bo-Rung SuVocal PerformanceHometown: Taoyuan, TaiwanB.A., M.A., Tunghai University

Chen-Yu TsaiViola PerformanceHometown: New Taipei City, TaiwanB.A., Soochow University; M.M., Longy School of Music of Bard College

Jessica Lok Wun TsangViolin PerformanceHometown: Toronto, Canada; Hong Kong, ChinaB.Sc., Wilfred Laurier University; M.M., Longy School of Music of Bard College

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Bixiao WangVocal PerformanceHometown: Harbin, ChinaB.M., China Conservatory of Music; M.M., Longy School of Music of Bard College

Yalin YavuzFlute PerformanceHometown: Bursa, TurkeyB.M., Berklee College of Music

Anqi ZhengPiano PerformanceJane Brock-Wilson ScholarHometown: Wuhan, Hubei, ChinaB.M., Wuhan Conservatory of Music; M.M., Longy School of Music of Bard College

Jiani ZhuangPiano PerformanceHometown: Fujian City, ChinaB.A., East China Normal University; M.M., Longy School of Music of Bard College

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MASTER OF MUSIC

Arita Lynn Acton JustusViola Performance with Emphasis in Historical PerformanceHometown: Leavenworth, WashingtonA.A., Wenatchee Valley College; B.M., Brigham Young University-Idaho

Thomas F. AlbaneseHistorical PerformanceCherubini ScholarHometown: Portland, OregonB.M., Roosevelt University; A.D., Cornish College of the Arts

Soyeon BaePiano PerformanceHometown: Gyeongsangnam-do, South KoreaB.M., Dong-A University

Kristen BuabinOpera PerformanceHometown: Dallas, TexasB.A., Texas Woman’s University

Matthew Bishop BurnHistorical PerformanceHometown: Greenville, South CarolinaB.M., Oberlin Conservatory of Music

Nickolette Marie CartalesViola PerformanceHometown: Malden, MassachusettsB.A., Ithaca College

Lixue ChengPiano PerformanceHometown: Wenzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaB.M., James Madison University

Aaron ClarkeCompositionMinnie Goldberg ScholarHometown: Rockland, MaineB.M., University of Southern Maine

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Mary Loretta ClearyVocal PerformanceHometown: South Londonderry, VermontB.A., Sarah Lawrence College; M.A., Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College, C.U.N.Y.; M.A., Psya. D., Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis

Chuyi CuiCompositionHometown: Changchun, Jilin, ChinaB.M., China Conservatory of Music

Thomas Hayes CummingsJazz and Contemporary Music PerformanceHometown: Burlington, North CarolinaB.M., Appalachian State University

Susan Elizabeth DaviesVocal PerformanceJanet Irving Scholar for Vocal StudiesHometown: Chelmsford, MassachusettsB.M., Ithaca College

Corelia Lorraine DavisPiano PerformanceWeiss-Washburne ScholarHometown: Montgomery, AlabamaB.A., B.M.E., Alabama State University

Kathryn Elyse DeLaMareCello PerformanceLouise and Loring Conant Certified Music Practitioner ScholarHometown: Pleasant Grove, UtahB.A., Southern Virginia University

Alexander Jesse DillonJazz and Contemporary Music PerformanceSarah C. and Stephen P. Columbia ScholarHometown: Lancaster, PennsylvaniaB.A., Dickinson College

Yinghao DongVocal PerformanceHometown: Beijing, ChinaB.M., Central Conservatory of Music

Marissa Kaylee DyerOpera PerformanceHometown: Idaho Falls, IdahoB.M., Idaho State University

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Victor Obo-Okon EffiongVocal PerformanceCertified Music Practitioner ScholarHometown: Calabar, Cross River State, NigeriaA.A., Rose State College; B.A., Cameron University

Emily Claire EnnisOpera PerformanceHometown: Fairfax, VirginiaB.M., University of Miami

Gina Marie FalkVocal PerformanceHometown: Medford, New YorkB.M., East Carolina University

Lester Ordinario FernandezHistorical PerformanceHometown: Oceanside, CaliforniaB.M., California State University, Long Beach

Katelyn A. GearyOpera PerformanceHometown: Lincoln, NebraskaB.M., M.B.A., University of Nebraska

Ioseb GelovaniJazz and Contemporary Music PerformanceHometown: Tbilisi, Republic of GeorgiaB.A., Ilia State University; B.A., Berklee College of Music

Eduardo Arturo Gonzalez VelascoOpera PerformanceHometown: Monterrey, MexicoB.A., Tecnológico de Monterrey

Yu GuanCompositionHometown: Shangrao, Jiangxi, ChinaB.A., Shanghai Theatre Academy

David Warren HarewoodJazz and Contemporary Music PerformanceHometown: New York, New YorkB.M., University of Denver

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Yanran HePiano PerformanceHometown: Nanchang, Jiangxi, ChinaB.A., Shenyang Conservatory of Music; Graduate Performance Diploma, Longy School of Music of Bard College

Kai-Hsiang HsuPiano PerformanceIrene Epstein Rosenthal Memorial ScholarHometown: Taoyuan, TaiwanB.M., National Tsing Hua University

Ruixue HuVocal PerformanceHometown: Dali, ChinaB.M., Xian Conservatory of Music

Wenjia HuVocal PerformanceHometown: Shanghai, ChinaB.M., Shanghai University; M.M., Temple University

Jingyi HuangVocal PerformanceHometown: Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaB.A., Sichuan Conservatory of Music; M.A., Shanghai Conservatory of Music

Nayoung ImPiano PerformanceHometown: Maspeth, New YorkB.M., Kosin University

Shuyan JinClarinet PerformanceHometown: Yingkou, ChinaB.M., Minzu University of China; Graduate Performance Diploma, Longy School of Music of Bard College

Zhiyan JinPiano PerformanceHometown: Yixing, Jiangsu, ChinaB.M., Nanjing Normal University

Hannah I. JohnstonVocal PerformanceHometown: Chevy Chase, MarylandB.A., Middlebury College

Patricia KopkoVocal PerformanceHometown: San Diego, CaliforniaB.A., Smith College

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Kristin E. LawlerVocal PerformanceNancy Peery Marriott ScholarHometown: Columbus, OhioB.M., Capital University

Danrong LiVocal PerformanceHometown: Qingdao, Shandong, ChinaUndergraduate Diploma, China Conservatory of Music

Peiyang LiPiano PerformanceHometown: Jingzhou, ChinaB.M., Wuhan Conservatory of Music

Qiuyu LiVocal PerformanceHometown: Shanxian, ChinaB.M., M.M., Tianjin Conservatory of Music

Shiqi LiPiano PerformanceHometown: Guangdong, ChinaB.M., China Conservatory of Music

Xuechun LiPiano PerformanceHometown: Tianjin, ChinaB.M., Tianjin Conservatory of Music

Zhongyu LiViolin PerformanceHometown: Wuhan, Hubei, ChinaB.A., Wuhan Conservatory of Music

Yuqi LiaoCompositionHometown: Guangzhou, ChinaB.A., Xinghai Conservatory of Music

Meihong LinVocal PerformanceHometown: Foshan City, ChinaB.A., South China Agricultural University

Jiadi LiuDouble Bass PerformanceHometown: Tai’an, Shandong, ChinaB.M., Tianjin Conservatory of Music

Jiayu LiuDouble Bass PerformanceHometown: Changsha, Hunan, ChinaB.M., Wuhan Conservatory of Music

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Xiaobo LiuPiano PerformanceHometown: Xinjiang, ChinaB.M., Sichuan Conservatory of Music

Xinyue LuFlute PerformanceHometown: Weifang, ChinaB.M., Ocean University of China

Yanming LuClarinet PerformanceHometown: Zhengzhou, ChinaB.A., Central China Normal University

Xuechun LyuPiano PerformanceHometown: Shenyang, Liaoning, ChinaB.M., Shenyang Conservatory of Music

Yueyu MaPiano PerformanceHometown: Zhengzhou City, ChinaB.M., Wuhan Conservatory of Music

James K. MandartCompositionNadia and Lili Boulanger ScholarHometown: Patchogue, New YorkB.A., Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Erika Nicolle MateiPiano PerformanceHometown: Ringwood, New JerseyB.M., Eastman School of Music

Molly McCoyOpera PerformanceHometown: Manchester-by-the-Sea, MassachusettsB.M., Keene State College

Robert Carl William MilnerVocal PerformanceHometown: Edinburgh, ScotlandB.Mus. (Hons), Edinburgh Napier University

Assumpta MunsiOpera PerformanceGiustina M. Brosio Memorial ScholarHometown: Nuremberg, GermanyB.M., Hochschule für Musik Nuremberg

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Veronica Linh Ngo. c NguyenOpera PerformanceJack* and Carol Kline ScholarHometown: Fort Worth, TexasB.M., Long Island University C.W. Post

Siyu PanVocal PerformanceHometown: Nanjing, ChinaB.A., Nanjing Normal University

Sebastian Patino-EcheverriTrumpet PerformanceHometown: Medellín, ColombiaB.M., University of EAFIT

Wanting PengVocal PerformanceHometown: Changsha, Hunan, ChinaUndergraduate Diploma, Central South University

Cortlin N. PresleyVocal PerformanceHometown: Antioch, IllinoisB.A., Illinois Wesleyan University

Tatum RobertsonOpera PerformanceLia and William Poorvu ScholarHometown: New Orleans, LouisianaB.M., The Juilliard School

Abby Mae RogersOpera PerformanceBernard A. Letourneau ScholarHometown: Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaB.M., Ithaca College

Marsé A. RomeroOpera PerformanceHometown: Temple Hills, MarylandB.S., Frostburg State University

Weiming ShiCompositionHometown: Baoding, ChinaB.E., North China Electric Power University

Maria Elaine Sulimirski AbousleimanVocal PerformanceHometown: New York, New YorkB.A., Columbia University

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Derik ThomasCompositionHometown: Alma, MichiganB.M., Belmont University

Katelyn Olivia ThompsonOpera PerformanceHometown: Birmingham, AlabamaB.M., Samford University

Karlie C. TraversaVocal PerformanceJack Megan Outreach ScholarHometown: Plainfield, IllinoisB.A. (Hons), North Park University; M.A.T., Longy School of Music of Bard College

Jocelyn Patrice van WykOpera PerformanceHometown: Kimberly, IdahoB.M., Southern Utah University

Paula Richelle VitoloCollaborative Piano PerformanceHometown: Red Hook, New YorkB.M., Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam

Bingchuan WanVocal PerformanceHometown: Xinghua City, ChinaM.A., Shanghai Conservatory of Music

Caiyi WangVocal PerformanceHometown: Changsha, Hunan, ChinaB.A., Minzu University of China

Jingduan WangCello PerformanceHometown: Jincheng, Shanxi, ChinaB.M., Minzu University of China

Liwei WangPiano PerformanceHometown: Hubei, ChinaB.F.A., Wuhan Conservatory of Music

Ran WangVocal PerformanceHometown: Jining, Shandong, ChinaB.M., Xiamen University

Xiang WangPiano PerformanceHometown: Qingdao, ChinaB.A., China University of Petroleum

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Yikun WangCello PerformanceHometown: Hohhot, ChinaB.A., China Conservatory of Music

Yixuan WangVocal PerformanceHometown: Nanjing, Jiangsu, ChinaB.M., Nanjing Normal University

Bin WenPiano PerformanceHometown: Beijing, ChinaB.M., Nanjing Normal University

Annetta Violet WhethamVocal PerformanceHometown: Cambridge, Ontario, CanadaDiploma in Applied Music, Mohawk College; B.M., University of Lethbridge

Maria Katherine WhitcombOpera PerformanceHometown: Hurley, New YorkB.M., M.A., Syracuse University

Chieh WuPiano PerformanceHometown: Taipei, TaiwanB.M., Fu Jen Catholic University

Jessica WuFlute PerformanceMargot Kittredge Memorial ScholarHometown: Houston, TexasB.M., University of Houston

Yashu XiaVocal PerformanceHometown: Guangdong, ChinaB.M., Xiamen University Tan Kah Kee College

Chuling XiaoPiano PerformanceHometown: Wuhan, Hubei, ChinaB.M., Wuhan Conservatory of Music

Yanfei YaoVocal PerformanceHometown: Baoding, ChinaB.A., Hebei Normal University

Jiongli YeVocal PerformanceHometown: Wenzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaUndergraduate Diploma, Hangzhou Normal University Qianjiang College

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Jiaqi ZhangPiano PerformanceHometown: Inner Mongolia, ChinaB.M., Sichuan Conservatory of Music

Qiuyi ZhangVocal PerformanceHometown: Zibo, ChinaB.M., Tianjin Conservatory of Music

Suyi ZhangVocal PerformanceHometown: Suzhou, ChinaB.A., Nanjing University of the Arts

Xiaoxi ZhangPiano PerformanceHometown: Hefei, ChinaB.F.A., Soochow University

Jing ZhouClarinet PerformanceHometown: Taiyuan, Shanxi, ChinaB.M., M.M., Shanxi University

Jiaying Zhu-MowryCompositionVocal PerformanceHometown: Shanghai, ChinaB.A., Bridgewater State University

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Milos BjelicaClarinet PerformanceNatasha Jacoff ScholarHometown: Belgrade, SerbiaUndergraduate Diploma, University of Belgrade; M.M., Graduate Performance Diploma, Longy School of Music of Bard College

Paulius PancekauskasPiano PerformanceJane and Neil Pappalardo ScholarHometown: Vilnius, LithuaniaB.M., Lithuanian Music and Theatre Academy; M.M., Longy School of Music of Bard College

Liubomyr SenyshynViolin PerformanceRoman and Melanie Totenberg ScholarHometown: Ivano-Frankivsk, UkraineB.M., M.M., Lviv National Music Academy; Graduate Performance Diploma, Longy School of Music of Bard College

ARTIST DIPLOMA

MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING

Andre Jamal Cardine Jr.Hometown: Chicago, IllinoisB.A., Oberlin College

Christopher M. ChandlerHometown: Los Angeles, CaliforniaB.M., Musicians Institute

Joh C. ChaseHometown: Bothell, WashingtonB.A., Azusa Pacific University

Nori Tatiana DurhamHometown: Arcadia, CaliforniaB.M., University of Redlands

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Aaron E. GlaserHometown: York, PennsylvaniaB.A., York College of Pennsylvania

Akhil GopalHometown: Los Angeles, CaliforniaB.M., Berklee College of Music

Rachel Anne HackerHometown: Trenton, OhioB.M., Baldwin Wallace Conservatory; M.M., New York University; M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts

Casey LipkaHometown: Venice, CaliforniaB.M., Sacramento State University

Rachel Lopez FondinHometown: Los Angeles, CaliforniaB.M., Amadeo Roldan Conservatory

Ziyad Khan MarcusHometown: Santa Barbara, CaliforniaB.A., University of California, Los Angeles; M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts

Andrew MedinaHometown: Baldwin Park, CaliforniaB.A., University of La Verne

Patrick OlmosHometown: Whittier, CaliforniaB.M., California State University Long Beach; M.M., University of Missouri Kansas City

Jeremy E. ParelHometown: Olney, MarylandB.Mus., Shenandoah Conservatory; M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts

Yifan ZhangHometown: Shaoxing, ChinaB.A., Zhejiang Conservatory of Music / Hangzhou Normal University

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WINNER OF THE 2020 LONGY CONSERVATORY ORCHESTRA

COMPOSITION COMPETITION

Hsiu-Ping (Patrick) Wu

WINNER OF THE 2020 PAPPALARDO COMPOSITION COMPETITION

Aaron Clarke

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ABOUT NADIA SIROTA

Violist Nadia Sirota’s varied career spans solo performances, chamber music, curation, and broadcasting. In all branches of her artistic life she aims to open classical music up to a broader audience. Ms. Sirota’s singular sound and expressive execution have served as muse to dozens of composers, including Nico Muhly, Bryce Dessner, Missy Mazzoli, Daníel Bjarnason, Judd Greenstein, Marcos Balter, and David Lang.

As a soloist, Ms. Sirota has appeared with acclaimed orchestras around the world, including the Detroit Symphony, Singapore Symphony, Colorado Symphony, National Arts Centre and Spanish National orchestras, and the Orchestre national d’Île-de-France. She has released four solo albums of commissioned music: first things first (2009), Baroque (2013), Keep In Touch (2016), and Tessellatum (2017). Ms. Sirota is a member of Bedroom Community, a collective of musically diverse artists who work and collaborate at Reykjavík’s Greenhouse Studios. She has also lent her sound to recording and concert projects by such artists as The National, David Bowie, John Legend, and Björk.

Nadia Sirota is a member of the acclaimed chamber sextet yMusic, whose virtuosic execution and unique configuration have attracted high profile collaborators, including Paul Simon, Ben Folds, and Anohni, and have inspired an expanding repertoire of original works by prominent composers such as Andrew Norman, Caroline Shaw, and Chris Thile.

Since 2018, Ms. Sirota has been the New York Philharmonic’s Marie-Josée Kravis Creative Partner, a position created for her. In this role, she helped develop

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and hosts two concert series: Kravis Nightcap and GRoW @ Annenberg Sound ON , the latter of which she also curates. In addition, she works with the Philharmonic on contemporary-music initiatives across the organization.

Ms. Sirota is the creator and host of Living Music with Nadia Sirota, a new podcast and concert series that demystifies classical music. She also serves as creative associate at The Juilliard School and as artist-in-residence at UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance.

Ms. Sirota won a 2015 Peabody Award, broadcasting’s highest honor, for her podcast Meet the Composer, which she co-created, co-produced, and hosted. She also received the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for her work in radio, and Southern Methodist University’s Meadows Prize, awarded to pioneering artists and scholars with an emerging international profile. She sits on the board of directors of Chamber Music America, the national service organization for ensemble music professionals. Nadia Sirota received her undergraduate and master’s degrees from The Juilliard School, where she studied with Heidi Castleman, Misha Amory, and Hsin-Yun Huang.

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LONGY FACULTY ANNIVERSARIES

45 years Sonja Lindblad, recorder

25 years Pascale Delache-Feldman, double bass

20 years Robert Sheena, oboe, English horn

Jeremy Van Buskirk, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; composition and theory

15 years Andrew Schwartz, baroque bassoon

10 years Pamela Dellal, Historical Performance (voice), Vocal Studies

Fernando Michelin, Jazz and Contemporary Music (ensembles)

Kevin Owen, horn

5 years Donald Berman, Department Chair, Keyboard Studies; piano

Solomiya Ivakhiv, violinAndrew Kozar, Department Chair, Winds and Brass;

Co-Director, Ensemble Uncaged; Co-Director, Divergent Studio; trumpet

Jorge Soto, Conductor and Music Director, Sistema Side-by-Side;

Guest Conductor, Longy Conservatory OrchestraAngel Subero, trombone

Sean Wang, Department Chair, Strings

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CONSERVATORY ACADEMIC COUNCIL

Karen Zorn, President

Wayman Chin, Dean of the Conservatory

Jeremy Van Buskirk, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Council Chair

Kate Kammeyer, Assistant Dean of Artistic Planning

Ruth Blackburn, Registrar and Director of Student Advising

Ashley Hall, Career Coaching Manager, Trumpet Faculty

Donald Berman, Department Chair, Keyboard Studies

Corrine Byrne, Department Chair, Vocal Studies

Aaron Helgeson, Department Chair, Composition and Theory

Eric Hofbauer, Department Chair, Jazz and Contemporary Music (JCM)

Andy Kozar, Department Chair, Winds and Brass

John McKean, Department Chair, Historical Performance

Sean Wang, Department Chair, Strings

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THE VISION FOR LONGY

How do you prepare musicians to make a difference in the world?

Ask them to be great. Provide them with the most rigorous education. Hold students of all ages to the highest standards of uncompromising excellence. Inspire them to be artists who can move hearts, enlighten minds, cross boundaries and bridge divides. Show them how exceptional musicians must also be exceptional human beings.

Then ask them to be leaders. Motivate them to walk not just the well-trod paths but to blaze new ones, forging opportunities for themselves and others as they go. Provoke them, as they’re learning and refining musical skills, to consider where those skills can take them.

Nurture collaboration. Great leaders must also be great listeners. Focus on chamber music where, in the absence of a conductor, students must assume the responsibility for finding their own voices.

Instill an entrepreneurial spirit and build critical thinking skills in students to match their musical abilities. Teach them how to start a slow movement one day, to launch a concert series the next, and to perform in concert halls, clubs, and anywhere they can find a hungry audience.

Inspire students at every level to dream of how their music can transform their lives and the lives of others. Help them to articulate their dreams and then put them into practice. Create partnerships with businesses, schools, and neighbors where students can test their ideas in the real world.

Create an environment for incubation — a place where great musicians and great ideas can be cultivated. Make it a diverse place where difference can broaden minds and enlarge perspectives. Keep it intimate, so individual attention is guaranteed. Prize collaboration and creativity as highly as musical prowess. Encourage every student to ask their peers: “How can I help you achieve your dreams?”

This is how Longy will prepare musicians to make a difference in the world: by establishing a new model for music education. An education that teaches students of all ages to be extraordinary musicians and human beings, while challenging them to find new ways to change the world through music.

This is our dream. This is our vision.

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Garth Greimann, ChairMatina Horner, Vice-ChairDwight Quayle, Secretary

Roland AugustineSandra Bakalar

+ Leon Botstein, President, Bard CollegeGene D. DahmenRobert S. Epstein

Harriet E. GriesingerMichael GuleserianTimothy J. JacobyRosanne Kumins

Bonny LambBronwyn LamontRuth M. McKayVirginia Meany

Kristin A. MortimerJane MouldingJanet Plotkin

Donald W. SchroederRobert B. Straus

Jeannette H. Taylor+ Taun Toay, Chief Financial Officer, Bard College

+ Ann Welch, Chief Operating Officer, Longy School of Music of Bard College

+ Karen Zorn, President, Longy School of Music of Bard College;

Vice President, Bard College

+ ex officio

LONGY SCHOOL OF MUSIC OF BARD COLLEGE

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

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James C. Chambers ’81, ChairGeorge F. Hamel Jr., Vice Chair

Emily H. Fisher, Vice ChairElizabeth Ely ’65, Secretary; Life Trustee

Stanley A. Reichel ’65, Treasurer; Life TrusteeFiona Angelini

Roland J. Augustine+Leon Botstein, President of the College

Mark E. BrossmanJinqing Cai

Marcelle Clements ’69, Life TrusteeThe Rt. Rev. Andrew M. L. Dietsche, Honorary Trustee

Asher B. Edelman ’61, Life TrusteeRobert S. Epstein ’63

Barbara S. Grossman ’73, Alumni/ae TrusteeAndrew S. Gundlach

+Matina S. HornerCharles S. Johnson III ’70

Mark N. Kaplan, Life TrusteeGeorge A. Kellner

Fredric S. Maxik ’86James H. Ottaway Jr., Life Trustee

Hilary C. PenningtonMartin Peretz, Life Trustee

Stewart Resnick, Life TrusteeDavid E. Schwab II ’52

Roger N. Scotland ’93, Alumni/ae TrusteeAnnabelle Selldorf

Mostafiz ShahMohammed ’97Jonathan Slone ’84

+Jeannette H. TaylorJames A. von Klemperer

Brandon Weber ’97, Alumni/ae TrusteeSusan Weber

Patricia Ross Weis ’52

+ ex officio

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