MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC EIGHTY

MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
EIGHTY-NINTH COMMENCEMENT
Friday, May 15, 2015
The Riverside Church
New York City
Manhattan
School of Music
THOSE
WHO EXCEL,
THUS REACH THE
STARS
Manhattan
School of Music
FRIDAY, MAY 15TH, 2015
THE RIVERSIDE CHURCH
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
EIGHTY-NINTH COMMENCEMENT
PROCESSIONAL
JEREMIAH CLARK
(1674–1707)
EDWARD ELGAR
Prince of Denmark’s March (“Trumpet Voluntary”)
(arr. David R. Thomas)
(1857–1934)
Pomp and Circumstance March in D Major, op. 39, no. 1
(arr. Jack Gale)
GUSTAV HOLST Selections from First Suite in E-flat, op. 28, no. 1
(1874–1934)
Lynn Chao, Trumpet
Casey Tamanaha, Trumpet
Atse Theodros, Trumpet
Pin-Chun Liu, Horn
Victoria Rhea Matthews, Horn
Chia-Hsien Lin, Trombone
Christian Dana Paarup, Bass Trombone
GREETINGS FROM THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Lorraine Gallard
GREETINGS FROM THE PRESIDENT
James Gandre
PRESENTATION OF COMMENCEMENT AWARDS
David Geber, Vice Provost and Dean of Artistic Affairs
MUSICAL INTERLUDE
FR ANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
String Quartet in G Major, op. 76, no. 1, Hob. III:75
(1732–1809)
iv. Finale: Allegro ma non troppo
Jiangchen Xi, Violin
Tian Zhao, Violin
Yangzi Wang, Viola
Vivian Chang, Cello
PRESENTATION OF THE PRESIDENT’S MEDAL
FOR DISTINGUISHED FACULTY SERVICE
President Gandre
Marjorie Merryman, Provost and Dean of the College
Ted Rosenthal (BM ’81, MM ’83)
Dona D. Vaughn
MUSICAL INTERLUDE
ART HICKMAN
(1886–1930)
Rose Room
Patrick A. Bartley, Jr., Clarinet
Gabriel Yoshina Schnider, Guitar
CONFERRING OF THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR
OF MUSICAL ARTS, HONORIS CAUSA
President Gandre
Provost Merryman
Yefim Bronfman
Howard Herring ('78)
Bebe Neuwirth
Limor Tomer
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
Howard Herring
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES
Provost Merryman
Jeffrey Langford, Assistant Dean and Chair of Music History, Dean of Doctoral Studies
CONFERRING OF DEGREES, CERTIFICATES, AND DIPLOMAS
President Gandre
CLOSING REMARKS
President Gandre
RECESSIONAL
GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901)
Grand March from Aida
(arr. Robin Benton)
Lynn Chao, Trumpet
Casey Tamanaha, Trumpet
Atse Theodros, Trumpet
Pin-Chun Liu, Horn
Victoria Rhea Matthews, Horn
Chia-Hsien Lin, Trombone
Christian Dana Paarup, Bass Trombone
RECESSIONAL ORDER
Platform Party
Faculty and Staff
Graduates
THE PRESIDENT’S MEDAL FOR
DISTINGUISHED FACULTY SERVICE
TED ROSENTHAL and DONA D. VAUGHN
Inaugurated in 1998, the President’s Medal for Distinguished Faculty Service is the highest
honor bestowed upon a Manhattan School of Music faculty member by the President of the
School. It is given to faculty members who have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to
the School in the following areas:
Longevity of teaching and service at the School
Extraordinary pedagogical influence in the community
Distinguished scholarship and research as demonstrated in
performance, composition, or publication
Distinguished service to the institution as demonstrated by
humanistic activities outside of the teaching studio and classroom
PAST RECIPIENTS
2006
Constance Colby, Humanities
David Noon, Composition, former Dean of Academics and Students
2007
Justin DiCioccio, Conductor, Assistant Dean and
Jazz Arts Program Chair
Sylvia Rosenberg, Violin
2008
Toby Hanks, Tuba, former Brass Department Chair
Solomon Mikowsky, Piano
2009
Maitland Peters, Baritone, Voice Department Chair
Marc Silverman, Piano Department Chair
2010
Arkady Aronov, Piano
Orin O’Brien, Double Bass
2011
2012
2013
2014
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Mignon Dunn, Mezzo-Soprano
Nils Vigeland, Composition Department Chair
Linda Chesis, Flute
John Pagano, Humanities Department Chair
David Geber, Vice Provost and Dean of Artistic Affairs
David Gilbert, Conductor in Residence
Hilda Harris, Mezzo-Soprano
Chris Rosenberg, Guitar, and Manager of Jazz Arts Program
RECIPIENTS OF HONORARY DOCTORATES
1980s
2000s
Frances Hall Ballard
William H. Borden
Avery Fisher
Dora Zaslavsky Koch*
Birgit Nilsson
Elmar Oliveira*
The Honorable Richard Owen*
Gunther Schuller*
Andrés Segovia
Frank E. Taplin
Alice Tully
Adele Addison
Dave Brubeck
Jon Faddis
JoAnn Falletta
Claude Frank
Paul Gemignani
Susan Graham*
Thomas Hampson
Sidney Harth
Marilyn Horne
Marta Istomin
Billy Joel
Constance Keene
Evgeny Kissin
Robert Mann
David A. Rahm
Ned Rorem
Alex Ross
Pete Seeger
Dolora Zajick*
1990s
Rose L. Augustine
Ron Carter*
John Corigliano*
Dianne Danese Flagello*
Josef Gingold
Gordon K. Greenfield
John Lewis*
Wynton Marsalis
Kurt Masur
Harold Prince
Max Roach*
Mstislav Rostropovich
Julius Rudel
Martin E. Segal
Clark Terry
Dawn Upshaw*
Susan Wadsworth
Pinchas Zukerman
2010s
Alan M. Ades
Joan Taub Ades
Alec Baldwin
Anton Coppola*
Dave Grusin*
Shuler Hensley*
Lang Lang
Angela Lansbury
William R. Miller
Jessye Norman
Menahem Pressler
Peter G. Robbins
Larry Rosen*
Leonard Slatkin
Matthew VanBesien
*Manhattan School of Music alumna/alumnus
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RECIPIENTS OF THE PRESIDENT’S MEDAL
FOR DISTINGUISHED FACULTY SERVICE
TED ROSENTHAL (BM '81, MM '83)
Acclaimed jazz pianist Ted Rosenthal has served as a member of
the Manhattan School of Music Jazz Arts faculty since 1999 and
the School’s Board of Trustees since 2011. One of the leading jazz
pianists of his generation, Mr. Rosenthal has been described as
“a pianist of rarest skill” (Los Angeles Times). Winner of the 1988
Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition, he actively
tours worldwide with his trio and as a soloist and has performed
with jazz greats such as Gerry Mulligan, Art Farmer, Phil Woods,
Bob Brookmeyer, and James Moody.
Mr. Rosenthal has released fifteen CDs as a leader. His 2014 release, Ted Rosenthal Trio: Rhapsody
in Gershwin, was included in three publications' Top 10 lists for the year. Out of This World
(2011) reached No. 1 on the jazz radio charts. His 2010 CD, Impromptu, was praised as “a session
that once again shows Rosenthal to be among the most creative musicians in the mainstream”
(AllAboutJazz). Mr. Rosenthal’s solo album, The 3 B’s, received four stars from DownBeat
magazine. It features renditions of the music of Bud Powell and Bill Evans and improvisations on
Beethoven themes. His CD Wonderland (2013) was featured as a New York Times holiday pick.
Mr. Rosenthal has also performed with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz
Orchestra, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, and Jon Faddis and the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band.
He is the pianist of choice for many top jazz vocalists, including Helen Merrill, Ann Hampton
Callaway, and Barbara Cook. He appeared on Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz on National
Public Radio and performed with David Sanborn on NBC’s Night Music. Mr. Rosenthal’s
orchestral performances include solo and featured appearances with the Detroit Symphony,
the Boston Pops, the Baltimore Symphony, the Kansas City Symphony, the Rochester
Philharmonic, the Tucson Symphony, the Pittsburgh Symphony, and the Fort Worth
Symphony.
A recipient of three grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Mr. Rosenthal regularly
performs and records his compositions, which include jazz tunes and large-scale works. He has
also composed music for dance, including Uptown for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
The Survivor, a concerto for piano and orchestra, has been performed by the Manhattan Jazz
Philharmonic and the Rockland Symphony Orchestra, with Mr. Rosenthal at the piano. In 2011,
Mr. Rosenthal premiered his second jazz piano concerto, Jazz Fantasy, with the Park Avenue
Chamber Symphony in New York City.
Mr. Rosenthal received his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from Manhattan School
of Music. He is also a member of Juilliard’s faculty and presents jazz clinics throughout the
world. He was a contributing editor for Piano and Keyboard magazine and has published piano
arrangements and feature articles for Piano Today, The Piano Stylist, and The Juilliard Journal.
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DONA D. VAUGHN
Dona D. Vaughn, Artistic Director of Opera Programs at
Manhattan School of Music, also serves as Artistic Director
of PORTopera, a summer festival in Portland, Maine. From
1998 to 2010 she was Stage Director/Acting Coach for The
Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development
Program. A graduate of Brevard College (voice) she received her
BA in music (vocal performance) from Wesleyan (Outstanding
Alumni Award), an MA in theater (directing) from Hunter
College, and an honorary doctorate of music from the University
of Southern Maine. She studied acting with Lee Strasberg and Uta Hagen, and dance
with Martha Graham. She began her career as a performer in the original Broadway
productions of Company, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Seesaw. She was Assistant to Producer
Kermit Bloomgarden for the Broadway productions of Equus and Hot l Baltimore, Associate
Producer for Pavel Kohout’s Poor Murderer and ABC Television’s All My Children,
Dramaturge for the O’Neill Conference on Opera and Musical Theater, HB Playwright’s
Unit, and the University of Kansas New Play Season, and Assistant Director for the original
production ofTennessee Williams’s Red Devil Battery Sign.
Directing credits include New York City Opera, Michigan Opera Theater, Wolf Trap, Palm
Beach Opera, Ensemble Studio Theater, Lincoln Center Playwrights’ Festival, New York
Repertory Company, Kennedy Center, Minerva Productions, Peterloon Festival, Heritage
Theater (Calgary, Canada), DiVivreVoix (Vivonne, France), Florida Arts Festival, and many
colleges and universities across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. She directed the premieres of
Roberto Hazon’s L’Agenzia Matrimoniale, Robert Sirota’s Holy Women, Francis Thorne’s
Mario and the Magician, Ray Luc’s Drowne’s Wooden Image and The Bullfrog, New York
premieres of Milton Granger’s Talk Opera and The Proposal, the Off-Broadway production
of Murphy Guyer’s World of Mirth, and the European premiere of Carlisle Floyd’s The
Flower and the Hawk. Formerly a member of the voice faculties at SUNY-Plattsburgh and
Marymount Manhattan College, she often conducts master classes across the U.S., Asia,
and Europe, and serves as an adjudicator for vocal competitions including The Metropolitan
Opera National Council, The Richard Tucker Foundation, Denver Lyric Opera, The
Jenson Foundation, The Opera Theatre of Saint Louis Artist-in-Training Program, and
Premio Spiros Argiris International Competition (Italy). She currently serves on the Board
of Trustees for The Jensen Foundation and for Brevard College. She has written for Opera
News and Italy’s Musical!.
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HONORARY DOCTORATE RECIPIENTS
YEFIM BRONFMAN
Grammy Award-winning pianist Yefim (“Fima”) Bronfman has
been acclaimed by critics and audiences worldwide for his solo
recitals, orchestral engagements, and catalogue of recordings.
Especially admired for his performances of modern Russian
repertory, he was awarded the Avery Fisher Prize in 1991, one
of the highest honors given to American instrumentalists. Mr.
Bronfman was featured Artist-in-Residence with the New York
Philharmonic for the 2013–14 season. He has given numerous
solo recitals in the leading halls of North America, Europe, and
Asia, including acclaimed debuts at Carnegie Hall in 1989 and Avery Fisher Hall in 1993. In
2009 he was nominated for a Grammy Award for his Deutsche Grammophon recording of
Esa-Pekka Salonen’s piano concerto with Salonen conducting. His recording of the three
Bartók Piano Concerti with Salonen conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic won a
Grammy in 1997.
Mr. Bronfman’s performances of Beethoven’s Fifth Piano Concerto with Andris Nelsons
and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and of Rachmaninoff’s Third Concerto with the
Berlin Philharmonic and Sir Simon Rattle were released on DVD by the EuroArts label.
Recent CD releases include Magnus Lindberg’s Piano Concerto No. 2, commissioned
for him and performed by the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Alan Gilbert;
Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with Mariss Jansons and the Bayerischer Rundfunk;
and the Beethoven piano concerti, as well as the Triple Concerto, with violinist Gil Shaham,
cellist Truls Mørk, and the Tönhalle Orchestra Zürich under David Zinman.
Born in Tashkent in the Soviet Union in 1958, Yefim Bronfman immigrated to Israel with
his family in 1973, where he studied with pianist Arie Vardi, head of the Rubin Academy
of Music at Tel Aviv University. In the United States, he studied at the Juilliard School,
Marlboro, and the Curtis Institute, and with Rudolf Firkusny, Leon Fleisher, and Rudolf
Serkin. He became an American citizen in 1989.
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HOWARD HERRING ('78)
A pianist by training, Howard Herring, a native of Oklahoma,
is now President and CEO of the New World Symphony. After
his academic work at Southern Methodist University and
Manhattan School of Music, he was pianist of the Claremont
Trio, a winner of the Artists International Competition, and
an active musician and teacher in New York City. In 1986, he
became Executive Director of the Caramoor Music Festival. Mr.
Herring led that institution’s development of the Rising Stars
program for young instrumentalists, Bel Canto at Caramoor
for young singers, and a curriculum-based arts program integrating music and visual art
into K–12 studies. During his 15-year tenure, Caramoor celebrated its 50th anniversary
and established its first endowment. Mr. Herring assumed leadership at the New World
Symphony in 2001 with the charge of revitalizing the institution’s national and international
profile and developing a new building designed to explore its unique experiential curriculum
and cutting-edge internet work. Under his leadership, the New World Symphony has been
in residence at the Kennedy Center, at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome,
and at Carnegie Hall three times. In July 2004, the New World Symphony embarked on
the development of a new campus, a 21st-century laboratory for generating new ideas about
the way music is taught, presented, and experienced. Built to exploit the global reach of
broadband technology, this facility establishes the New World Symphony’s experiential
curriculum at the crossroads of Western musical thought. Designed by architect Frank
Gehry, the campus encourages audience engagement and invites exploration of new
performance formats. The building, completed on time and on budget, opened to national
and international acclaim in January 2011.
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BEBE NEUWIRTH
Over the course of her distinguished career, Bebe Neuwirth has
achieved extraordinary success in theater, television, and film.
In 1980, she made her Broadway debut in A Chorus Line. She
then appeared in Little Me, Dancin’, and Sweet Charity, for which
she won her first Tony Award, followed by Damn Yankees, Fosse,
and The Addams Family. Ms. Neuwirth won her second Tony,
as well as the Drama Desk, Astaire, Outer Critics Circle, and
Drama League Distinguished Performance of the Year awards,
for her portrayal of Velma in Chicago. A few years later she played
Roxie in the show, making her the only triple-threat to have played both parts on Broadway.
Her broad diversity of roles in regional theater and off-Broadway have ranged from Anita
in West Side Story at the Cleveland Opera to Katherine in The Taming of the Shrew at the
Williamstown Theatre Festival, from a Richard Greenberg play at Lincoln Center to a
Woody Allen play directed by Mr. Allen at the Atlantic Theatre Company. Several years
ago she appeared in the critically acclaimed Here Lies Jenny, a music theater piece comprised
entirely of music by Kurt Weill, at the Zipper Theatre. It was directed by Roger Rees and
choreographed by Ann Reinking.
Ms. Neuwirth is well known for her work in film and television. She won two Emmy Awards
for her role as Lilith Sternin Crane on Cheers and was nominated for Emmys for her work on
Frasier and for her portrayal of Dorothy Parker in the TV movie Dash and Lilly. After recent
guest appearances on The Good Wife and Blue Bloods, she now has a regular role on CBS’s
new series Madam Secretary. She has appeared in numerous films, including Say Anything,
Green Card, Bugsy, Jumanji, Summer of Sam, Liberty Heights, Celebrity, and Tadpole.
Ms. Neuwirth toured a symphony show, Bebe Sings Weill and Kander & Ebb, and a piano
cabaret show, Stories with Piano. Her two CDs are a studio album called Porcelain, and
another recorded live at 54 Below called Stories...in NYC.
Ms. Neuwirth is the recipient of the CTFD Rolex Dance Award, the Dance Magazine
Award, and the Sarah Siddons Society Award, among others. She is both an honorary
Zeigfeld Girl and an honorary member of Local 1, the stagehands’ union. She is a vice-chair
of the Actors Fund, for which she founded the Dancers’ Resource—a program aimed at
relieving the particular emotional and physical challenges dancers face.
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LIMOR TOMER
Born in Israel, Limor Tomer moved to the United States at
age 13. She earned her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music
degrees in piano at the Juilliard School and studied for her
doctorate in music and aesthetics at New York University.
For 10 years, she was a professional classical pianist giving solo
and orchestral performances throughout the United States
and Europe.
After transitioning from performance to arts
management, Tomer worked closely with Harvey Lichtenstein
at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on many diverse projects,
including the design and launch of BAM Rose Cinemas and the launch and programming of
the BAMCafé. Following a six-year tenure at BAM, she worked as a freelance performance
curator, creating unique, cutting-edge series and festivals at many venues, including Lincoln
Center, EXIT ART, JVC Jazz Festival, and Symphony Space. In 2006 she became Executive
Producer for Music at WNYC radio, where she produced award-winning programs and
launched a new web-based radio station, Q2. Simultaneously, Tomer served as Adjunct
Curator for Performing Arts at the Whitney Museum of American Art, where she created
the performing arts department and presented dance, theater, music, and multimedia
performances.
In July 2011, she joined the Metropolitan Museum of Art as General
Manager of Concerts and Lectures. She began her tenure by launching MET MUSEUM
PRESENTS, a unique, groundbreaking series of live performances that takes place in the
Met’s auditorium as well as its galleries and iconic spaces. Now in its third season, MET
MUSEUM PRESENTS has garnered consistent audience and critical praise and has been
at the forefront of the Met’s renewed focus on bringing fresh relevance to its dazzling
collection, iconic spaces, and exhibitions.
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COMMENCEMENT AWARDS
Harold Bauer Award
Mauro Ronca
This award was established by Janet D. Schenck, founder of Manhattan School of Music, to
honor her teacher, pianist Harold Bauer, who was instrumental in the development of the
School. It is given to a graduating student in recognition of outstanding accomplishment,
cooperation, and promise.
William H. Borden Award
Patrick A. Bartley, Jr.
A trustee of Manhattan School of Music for thirty years, ten of which he served as
Chairman of the Board, Mr. Borden had a great affinity for jazz. This award is given in his
memory for outstanding accomplishment in jazz.
Saul Braverman Award
Anne Helene Goldberg
This award is given for outstanding achievement in the study of music theory.
Pablo Casals Award Brenton Douglass Foster
In honor of Maestro Casals, who served as an early member of the Advisory Board of
Manhattan School of Music, this award is given for musical accomplishment and human
endeavor.
Helen Cohn Awards
Pengcheng He
Sasha Gee E. Enegren
Cherie Shang Jin Khor
These awards, created by friends of Mrs. Cohn, honor her memory and her devotion to the
piano. This year, one award is being given to a pianist who has done outstanding work in
chamber music, and two awards are being given to outstanding graduates of the Doctor of
Musical Arts degree program.
Helen Airoff Dowling Award Emilia Frances Laity
This award is given to an outstanding violinist graduating from the Bachelor of Music degree
program.
Richard F. Gold Career Grant
Kendra T. Broom
This award is given by the Shoshana Foundation to recognize a graduating student who
demonstrates exceptional promise for a career on the operatic stage.
Hugo Kortschak Award
Jacob Nordlinger
This award is given for outstanding achievement in chamber music.
Kraeuter Musical Foundation Award
Elizabeth A. Wright
This award is given to a student who has excelled in chamber music performance.
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Outreach Award
Joseph Daniel Kelly
This award is given to acknowledge a graduating student’s outstanding contribution to
Manhattan School of Music’s Arts-in-Education and Community Engagement programs.
The Provost’s Award for Academic Excellence
Stephanie Anne Christian and
Michael Leser Johnson
The Provost’s Award is given to a student who has excelled academically.
Roy M. Rubinstein Award Silvie Cheng and Kho Woon Kim
This award is given to a young woman who demonstrates exceptional promise in piano
performance.
Andrés Segovia/Rose Augustine Award
Damien L. Kelly
The Andrés Segovia Award was established by Mrs. Augustine to honor her friend and
colleague, one of the great artists of the 20th century. It is awarded annually to a graduate of
the Guitar Department.
Stan Sesser Career Award
Shi Li
The Stan Sesser Career Award in Voice is given to an exceptional graduating student from
the Graduate Program in Voice at Manhattan School of Music with extraordinary potential
for a career in opera.
ALUMNI AWARDS
Raphael Bronstein Award
Xiao Wang
Established by friends to honor the memory of a beloved faculty member, this award is given
to an outstanding violinist who demonstrates great promise as a performer and dedication to
carrying on the pedagogical devotion Professor Bronstein so exemplified.
John Clark Award Masamitsu Ohtake
John Clark was an alumnus of Manhattan School of Music and a faculty member for over
forty years. This award, established in his memory through gifts from his family and friends,
is given for excellence in brass performance.
Cecil Collins Award Atse Theodros
Created by Manhattan School of Music alumni to honor the memory of Mr. Collins, a
former faculty member and chair of the Brass Department, this award is given for excellence
in brass performance.
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Nicolas Flagello Award
Rebecca Erin Smith
This award is given annually to a student for outstanding achievement as a composer. The
award was established by family, friends, and colleagues to honor the memory of Mr. Flagello,
a former faculty member and esteemed composer.
Homer Mensch Award
Ivy S. Wong
This award celebrates the life of a remarkable gentleman, an exceptional musician and a
devoted teacher. He touched our hearts and will always serve as an inspiration to all. The
Homer Mensch Award is given to a double bass student who exemplifies his spirit.
Hugh Ross Award
Sol Jin
This award is given annually to a singer of unusual promise.
Janet D. Schenck Award
Qin Ding
The Janet D. Schenck Award honors the woman who, in 1917, founded the Neighborhood
Music School. Through the years, that School grew to become Manhattan School of Music,
one of the largest and most prestigious private conservatories in the United States. This award,
bestowed in Mrs. Schenck’s memory, is in recognition of distinguished contribution to the life
of the School.
Josephine C. Whitford Award
Alaysha Bonita Fox
This award honoring Mrs. Whitford, who was for many years a dean of Manhattan School
of Music, is given to a student whose exceptional personal qualities have contributed
significantly to the enrichment of the spirit of the School.
SPECIAL HONORS
2015 Alan M. and Joan Taub Ades
Vocal Competition
Alaysha Bonita Fox
This annual competition sponsored by Alan M. and Joan Taub Ades awards support to
singers with outstanding potential for careers in opera.
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CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE
OF BACHELOR OF MUSIC
CLASSICAL
Justin Michael Austin, Baritone
Lisa Angela Barone, Mezzo-Soprano
Jae Young Bea, Violin
Maria Fernanda Brea, Soprano
Ryan Brown, Piano
Lisa Marie Burwinkel, Mezzo-Soprano
Thérèse-Marie P. Chaix, Composition
Elizabeth S. Chang, Mezzo-Soprano
Samantha Elizabeth Chestney, Viola
Yoon Sang Cho, Violin
Da Yeon Choi, Violin
Yerim Choi, Flute
Stephanie Anne Christian, Soprano
Eleanor Resolute Coleman, Soprano
Milad Daniari, Double Bass
Nicholas Valentino DeFrancesco, Tenor
Gia Zhiping DiLorenzo, Soprano
Michael Eby, Violin
Jessica Elizabeth Emile, Soprano
Alanna Victoria Noreen Fraize, Mezzo-Soprano
Ge Gao, Piano
Zhiyi Naonao Ge, Piano
Xiaoyan Guo, Piano
Rachel Faith Hawkins, Oboe
Luoqianqian He, Harp
Pengcheng He, Piano
Lindsay A. Hogan, Oboe
Wei-Ni Hung, Violin
Vincent Ip, Piano
Yun Fei Jiang, Composition
Michael Leser Johnson, Oboe
Cathryn Rebecca Jones, Oboe
Joanne Jungyoun Kang, Piano
Yelena Khaimova, Violin
Kyoung Hwan Kim, Violoncello
See Hwan Kim, Oboe
Haley Elizabeth King, Soprano
Joseph Avraham Greenberg Klebanoff, Tenor
Brittany Rose Knapp, Soprano
Margarita Kreine, Violin
Amy Frances Kuckelman, Soprano
Emilia Frances Laity, Violin
Daniela Elena Lancara, Violin
Dongeun Sylvia Lee, Piano
Seung Eun Lee, Violin
Songeun Lee, Piano
Yang Li, Viola
Diana Lin, Piano
Pin-Chun Liu, French Horn
Ronald V. Long, Jr., Violin
Taylor Martin Marino, Clarinet
Abraham Masso, III, Double Bass
Jihyeon Min, Violin
Brian Michael Moore, Tenor
Jacob Nordlinger, Violoncello
Elizabeth Claire Ortúzar, Soprano
Rongxin Peng, Composition/Piano
Lucía Carolina Pérez Cristina, Mezzo-Soprano
Gina Perregrino, Mezzo-Soprano
Kendrick Paige Pifer, Soprano
Zoey Elizabeth Preston, Soprano
Wei Qi, Mezzo-Soprano
Agne· Radzevicˇ iu¯ te· , Piano
Erika Rush Robinson, Mezzo-Soprano
Gabriel Alexander Rollinson, Basso
Pedro Rosales, Tenor
Georgina Isabel Rossi, Viola
Mikayla Suzanne Sager, Soprano
Yehong Shi, Piano
Julia Marie Suriano, Soprano
Jonathon Robert Thierer, Baritone
Noah G. Wallace, Viola
Mojiao Wang, Composition
Alexandria Grace Williams, Mezzo-Soprano
Guining Xu, Piano
Ting-Yu Yang, Violoncello
Shuainan Zhang, Piano
Zhe Zhang, Piano
Lina Zhao, Violin
JAZZ
Patrick A. Bartley, Jr., Alto Sax
Willem Bryce de Koch, Trombone
Silvio Defilippi, Alto Sax
Guy Shmuel Mintus, Piano
Benjamin Shawn Ruben-Schnirman, Double
Bass
Gabriel Yoshina Schnider, Guitar
Evan Alexander Sherman, Drumset
Benjamin Sutin, Violin
Benjamin P. Zweig, Drumset
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CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE
OF MASTER OF MUSIC
CLASSICAL
Tomasz Arnold, Percussion
Min Ji Baek, Piano
Yoojin Baek, Violin
Caitlin Alyssa Beare, Clarinet
Adam Joseph Bilchik, Guitar
Kendra T. Broom, Mezzo-Soprano
Lovell Park Chang, Trumpet
Lynn Chao, Trumpet
Silvie Cheng, Piano
Sarah Katherine Childers, Mezzo-Soprano
Giye Choi, Piano
Kidon Choi, Baritone
Ryan Eu-Jyn Chow, Piano
Yoobin Chung, Violoncello
Alexandra Lynne Clint, Soprano
Michael E. Crowley, Piano
Xinyun Deng, Piano
Yuda Deng, Guitar
Noragh Kathryn Devlin, Mezzo-Soprano
Carina Mariel DiGianfilippo, Soprano
Qin Ding, Composition
Xinyi Dong, Piano
Thomas Andrew Duboski, Viola
Amelia Cecille Guloy Elson, Soprano
Yu Yan Feng, Piano
Jessica Cari Fishenfeld, Soprano
Alaysha Bonita Fox, Soprano
Jeanne Gérard, Soprano
Megan Elizabeth Gillis, Soprano
Daniel Benjamin Goldblum, Bassoon
Alyssa Celia Greengrass, Flute
Addison Boose Hamilton, Soprano
Michael K. Harrison, Composition
Jia-Jun Hong, Baritone
Ge Hu, Piano
Yingzhou Hu, Piano
Jiyeon Hwang, Soprano
HoiLam Ip, Piano
Stephanie Marie Jabre, Soprano
Ji Un Jang, Violoncello
Haena Jeong, Soprano
Xiao Jiang, Soprano
Sol Jin, Baritone
Amy Yang Jin, Piano
Sun Hee Joo, Piano
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Jamie Yoon Ji Kang, Bassoon
Minhee Kang, Piano
George Katehis, Composition
Paull-Anthony James Keightley, Baritone
Eric Killen, Bassoon
Ahran Kim, Piano
Beomjae Kim, Flute
Minyoung Kim, Mezzo-Soprano
Namhoon Kim, Violin
Juliette Yeonji Kim, Soprano
Anthony Paul LaLena, Guitar
Julia Elizabeth Lamon, Soprano
Eun Ji Lee, Violoncello
Ji Hae Lee, Piano
Coco Leung, Piano
Aileen Li, Piano
Shi Li, Basso
Ying-Han Li, Piano
Katherine Michele Liccardo, Violin
Christopher S. Lilley, Tenor
Jihee Lim, Violin
Niru Liu, Mezzo-Soprano
Wenwen Liu, Piano
Yingying Liu, Mezzo-Soprano
Zoe Chun Lu, Piano
Chuan Lu, Tenor
James Robert Ludlum, Tenor
Mario Antonio Marra, Accompanying
Amanda Lynn Mason, Soprano
Juan Daniel Melo, Baritone
Qianru Meng, Soprano
K’idar Jaquinne Miller, Tenor
Nickolas James Miller, Baritone
Jae Hee Min, Piano
Sanae Miyazaki, Organ
Carlton Hans Moe, Tenor
Devon Michael Morin, Baritone
Alexander Charles Halls Muetzel, Baritone
Brittany Leigh Nickell, Soprano
Mattie Virginia Obregon, Soprano
Masamitsu Ohtake, Trombone
Turkkan Osman, Violin
Noi Otomasu, Piano
Christian Dana Paarup, Trombone
Elliott David Paige, Tenor
Melissa Panlasigui, Conducting
Eunmi Park, Soprano
Helen Hye Jin Park, Flute
Min Park, Piano
Yeseul Park, Oboe
Eleanor Pearl, Soprano
Wei Quan, Accompanying
Beatriz Elizabeth Ramirez, Oboe
Aleh Remezau, Oboe
Geneviève Rivard, Clarinet
Youjin Roh, Oboe
Scott Russell, Basso
Jordan Rutter, Countertenor
Laura K. Sacks, Viola
Juhee Seo, Soprano
Kyulee Seo, Violin
David Rogado Sepulveda, Composition
Gyuyeon Shim, Soprano
Valeriya I. Sholokhova, Violoncello
Michelle L.B. Siemens, Mezzo
Matthew Alfasi Siffert, Composition
Rebecca Erin Smith, Composition
Jinyoung Song, Violin
Jooyeon Song, Mezzo-Soprano
Andrew R. Steinberg, Saxophone
Alan Terence Stone, Tenor
Cameron Christopher Strine, Bass Trombone
Michelle Sugiarto, Soprano
Ming Sun, Piano
Kristina Marie Teuschler, Clarinet
Xiaoming Tian, Baritone
Kazuki Ueki, Guitar
Xiao Wang, Violin
Zhuxi Wang, Violoncello
Cherissia Johanna Williams, Soprano
Samantha P. Williams, Soprano
Elizabeth A. Wright, Violin
Mengchen Xu, Piano
Cheong Seon Yang, Violin
Jie Yi, Conducting
Hila Zamir, Clarinet
Weiwei Zhai, Piano
Jian Zhang, Piano
Xiaomeng Zhang, Baritone
Yingjie Zhou, Soprano
Xiaoyin Zhu, Piano
Icli Rafael Zitella Hidalgo, Composition
CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE
Kelley Marie Barnett, Flute
Jonathan B. Dettling, Piano
Maria C. Hadge, Violoncello
Charlotte A. Munn-Wood, Violin
Kyle C. Ritenauer, Conducting
Mollyann E. Shambo, Flute
Jason Roger Johnston White, Piano
Jennifer Su-Jeong Yum, Violin
JAZZ
Mercedes Anne Beckman, Alto Saxophone
Ben E. Benack iii, Trumpet
Owen J. Broder, Baritone Saxophone
Ruby Seunghye Choi, Voice
Lucas Paul Robert Dodd, Alto Saxophone
Suzzanne Douglas Cobb, Voice
Guilhem Flouzat, Drumset
Grant Goldstein, Guitar
Nash Guillermo, Trumpet
Matthew David Honor, Drumset
Astrid Kuljanic, Voice
Peter Lenz, Drumset
Curtis Graham Nowosad, Drumset
Joseph G. Peri, Drumset
Shawn Ryan Rhoades, Trombone
Sylvester-Christian Sands, Piano
Matthew J. Savage, Piano
Svetlana Shmulyian, Voice
William Lynn Test, Piano
Seth Morgan Weaver, Trombone
Alexander David Woods, Alto Saxophone
Matthew Woroshyl, Alto Saxophone
Brandon Todd Wright, Tenor Saxophone
Mina Yu, Piano
ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
Patrick Garrett Hopkins, Violoncello
Joseph Daniel Kelly, Percussion
Chia-Hsien Lin, Trombone
Victoria Rhea Matthews, French Horn
Tyler J. Schwirian, Tuba
Atse Theodros, Trumpet
David Westen, Trombone
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CANDIDATES FOR THE PROFESSIONAL
STUDIES CERTIFICATE
CLASSICAL
MyungJin Oh, Piano
Eunji Park, Violin
Jesus Rodriguez Gonzalez, Viola
Mauro Ronca, Accompanying
Jun Sun, Piano
Motomi Tanaka, Soprano
Jieqing Wang, Piano
Kyoung ah Yeom, Accompanying
Chung Yoo, Clarinet
Jane Yu, Piano
Jason Benjamin Balish, Guitar
Kai Chen, Baritone
Longxiang Chen, Piano
Zhen Chen, Accompanying
Minji Choi, Violoncello
Yinji Cui, Piano
Fanyong Du, Tenor
Gregory Durozel, Violin
Fangyue He, Violin
Wenqi He, Piano
Wenjie Jia, Piano
Damien Kelly, Guitar
Chloé Kiffer, Violin
Kho Woon Kim, Piano
Jae Young Lee, Violoncello
Jiye Lee, Violin
Kyuyoung Lee, Tenor
Yeseul Lee, Piano
Esther Lim, Accompanying
Zuoliang Liu, Flute
Fei Luo, Piano
Maria Teresa Natale, Soprano
ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
Wing Lam Au, Horn
Hsuan-Fong Chen, Oboe
Jong-Hyun Cho, Clarinet
Yeon Hwa Chung, Harp
Brenton Douglass Foster, Bassoon
Katherine Blair Francis, Flute
Ji Min Lee, Violin
Casey Tamanaha, Trumpet
Henry William Wang, Violin
Ivy S. Wong, Double Bass
CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE
OF DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS
CLASSICAL
Janet Sora Chung, Organ
Sasha Gee E. Enegren, Bassoon
Pavlo Gintov, Piano
Anne Helene Goldberg, Composition
Cherie Shang Jin Khor, Piano
Erin Margaret Lesser, Flute
Steven Kenneth Mann, Piano
Malcolm Jay Merriweather, Conducting
Kyung-Eun Na, Accompanying
Ivaylo Nanev, Piano
James Hyung Ra, Composition
Ronnie Reshef, Composition
Tatiana Michko Tessman, Piano
Azusa Liu Ueno, Piano
Raymond Hoi Tao Wong, Piano
Jing Yang, Piano
JAZZ
Helge Torkewitz, Jazz Arts Advancement
In Memoriam
McNeil Robinson
(1943–2015)
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Joseph Seiger
(1923–2015)
Lew Soloff
(1944–2015)
ACADEMIC REGALIA
The pageantry of academic costume derives from medieval university practices, and each
element symbolizes the wearer’s academic achievement. Bachelor’s gowns are plain with
long, pointed sleeves, while master’s robes feature closed slit sleeves; doctoral gowns are
distinguished by double-belled sleeves and velvet bar trimmings. The hood is lined with the
official color or colors of the granting university and is bordered in a color indicating the
subject in which the degree was earned. Disciplines represented in today’s procession include:
Arts, Letters, Humanities
White
Law
Purple
Music
Pink
Education
Light Blue
Library Science
Lemon
Theology
Scarlet
Philosophy
Dark Blue
Business
Drab
Science
Gold
Fine Arts
Brown
In the Middle Ages, as today, the academic color associated with the study of theology was
scarlet, a representation of religious fervor. When doctorates were first awarded in music, they
were awarded in liturgical music: the academic scarlet of theology was transformed to a lighter
shade, pink, for music. This color designation has remained constant throughout the centuries.
Some faculty, staff, or students may wear honor cords awarded from their alma mater
indicating exceptional achievement in their major area of study.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Lorraine Gallard, Chair
Edward Lowenthal, Vice Chair and Treasurer
Noémi K. Neidorff (BM ’70, MM ’72), Secretary
Ed Annunziato
David G. Knott
Carla Bossi-Comelli
Claude Mann
Linda Chesis
Linda Bell Mercuro
Glenn Dicterow
David A. Rahm, Chair Emeritus
Peter Duchin
Ted Rosenthal (BM ’81, MM ’83)
Susan Ennis
Leonard Slatkin
James Gandre, President
Marcia Clay Hamilton
Thomas Hampson
Nancy Freund Heller
Marta Istomin
Trustees Emeriti
Alan M. Ades
William R. Miller
The Honorable Richard Owen
Robert G. Simon
PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL
James Gandre, President
Marjorie Merryman, Provost and Dean of the College
Helen Ouellette, Interim Vice President for Business and Finance
Andrea T. Sanseverino Galan, Vice President for Advancement
Jeff Breithaupt, Vice President for Media and Communications
David Geber, Vice Provost and Dean of Artistic Affairs
Amy Anderson, Dean of Enrollment
Monica Coen Christensen, Dean of Students
Christianne Orto, Dean of Distance Learning and Recording Arts
Carol Matos, Director of Administration and Human Relations/Special Assistant to the President
Luis Plaza, Director of Facilities
Kelly Sawatsky, Dean of the Precollege
2014–2015 FACULTY COUNCIL
Phillip Kawin (BM ’82, MM ’85) (Piano), Chair
Per Brevig (Brass/Orchestral Performance Program), Vice Chair
Tom Dale Keever (Humanities), Secretary
Laurie Carney (Strings)
Mark Delpriora (BM '82, MM'87)
(Guitar)
Jeffrey Langford (Music History and
Doctoral Studies)
John Hagen (ESL)
David Macdonald (DMA '97)
(Theory)
Hilda Harris (Voice)
Michael Parloff (Woodwinds)
Warren Jones (Accompanying)
Ted Rosenthal ( Jazz)
Wolfram Koessel (Strings)
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INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD
Carla Bossi-Comelli, Chair, Switzerland
Mita Aparicio, Mexico
Delin Bru, United States
Alejandro Cordero, Argentina
Raul M. Gutierrez, Mexico/Spain
JeeHyun Kim, South Korea
Margot Alberti de Mazzeri, Italy
Brian C. McK. Henderson, United States
Margot Patron, Mexico
Chiona X. Schwarz, Germany
Guillermo Vogel, Mexico
Satoko Yahata, Japan
ARTISTIC ADVISORY COUNCIL
Charles Bergman
Thomas Hampson
John Corigliano ('63, Hon. DMA '92)
Lang Lang
Anthony Roth Costanzo (MM '08)
Robert Mann
Glenn Dicterow
Ealan Wingate
Richard Gaddes
Pinchas Zukerman
COMMENCEMENT COORDINATORS
Melanie Dorsey, Director of Student Life
Monica Coen Christensen, Dean of Students
COMMENCEMENT COMMITTEE
Amy Anderson, Dean of Enrollment
Francesca Axam-Hocker, Manager
of House Staff
Mary Kathryn Blazek, Director
of Production
Keri Bush, Production Coordinator
Alexis Caldwell, Production Coordinator
Marc Day, Assistant to the President and
Liaison to the Board of Trustees
David Geber, Vice Provost and
Dean of Artistic Affairs
Bryan Greaney, Assistant to the President
Erin Houlihan, Director of Design
Jeffrey Langford, Assistant Dean and
Chair of Music History
Jim Love, Director of Residence Life
David L. McDonagh, Registrar
Susan Meigs, Editor
Marjorie Merryman, Provost and Dean
of the College
Jacqueline Mitchell, Director of
Donor Engagement
Joan Perlman, Manager of Donor Relations
Luis Plaza, Director of Facilities
Brooke Quiggins Saulnier, Assistant Director
of Student Life
Sandra Seminara, Graphic Design
and Social Media Associate
Chris Shade, Recording Services Manager
Heidi Stubner, Assistant Dean for
Performance Operations & the
Graduate Program in Orchestral
Performance
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