DMA Students & Alumni

Rachel Constantino (horn)

MM-University of California Los Angeles
BM-Manhattan School of Music

Member- PACEM

Sandy Coursey (piano)

MM-Bowling Green State University
BM-Oklahoma City University

Member- Newphonia
Member- Diverge Trio

Kenneth Cox (flute)

MM-University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
BM-University of South Carolina

Francisca de Castanheiro de Freitas (piano)

MM-Bowling Green State University
BM-Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Shelly Du (harp)

Orchestra Personnel Coordinator for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Artist Diploma-Cleveland Institute of Music
MM-Cleveland Institute of Music
BM-Oberlin Conservatory of Music

Stephen Eckert (piano)

Artist Diploma-University of Ottawa
MM-University of Ottawa
BM-Memorial University of Newfoundland

Member-Spectra Trio
Member- Ensemble Allure

Mickey Emch (Soprano)

Ensemble Sales & Operations Manager for the Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts

MM-Louisiana State University
BM-University of Missouri - Columbia

Garrett Evans (saxophone)

MM-University of Hartford
BM-Lawrence University

Member- PACEM

Nick Fox (percussion)

Adjunct Instructor of Percussion-Bowling Green State University

MM-Northern Illinois University
BM-University of Wisconsin Whitewater

Member- Altered Sound Duo

Pablo Gómez-Estévez (composition)

MM-Bowling Green State University
BM-Luther College

Adam Har-zvi (composition)

MM-Bowling Green State University
MM-Cleveland Institute of Music
BM-University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Member- Newphonia
Member- Mezzo-Soprano and Double Bass Duo

Martha Hudson (oboe)

MM-Bowling Green State University
BM-Autonomous University of Zacatecas

Anat Zapateado Kardontchik (violin)

MM-Carnegie Mellon
BM-Eastman School of Music

Otavio Manzano Kavakama (cello)

MM-Bowling Green State University
BM-University of Southern Mississippi
Member - Iris Collective Artist Fellow
Fellowship-Aspen Contemporary Ensemble (2022-23)
Member - Aspen Contemporary Ensemble (2021-23)

Jacob Koch (percussion)

MM-Kent State University
BM-University of Toledo

Shannon Lotti (flute)

MM-University of Nebraska
BM-University of Texas at Arlington

Member-Spectra Trio

Anthony Marchese (cello)

Adjunct Instructor of Cello-Bluffton University

MM-Bowling Green State University
BM-Eastern Michigan University

Member-Spectra Trio
Member- PACEM

David Munro III (oboe)

MM-Bowling Green State University
BM-Virginia Commonwealth University

Member- Newphonia
Member- Diverge Trio

Katherine Pracht Phares (Mezzo-soprano)

MM-University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
BM-The University of Iowa

Member- Newphonia
Member- Mezzo-Soprano and Double Bass Duo

Keri Lee Pierson (Soprano)

MM-University of South Carolina
BM-University of Central Florida

Member- Deux Saisons
Member- PACEM

Alex Popovici (conducting)

MM-Kent State University
BA-Kent State University

Sam Valancy (saxophone)

MM-University of Missouri-Kansas City
MM-Northwestern University
BM-University of Miami
Artist's Certificate-University of Missouri-Kansas City

Hila Zamir (clarinet)

Professional Studies Diploma-Brooklyn College
MM-Manhattan School of Music
BM-Tel Aviv University

 

Amanda DeBoer Bartlett (voice)

Member- Ensemble Dal Niente and Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble
Founder - Omaha Under the Radar

DMA Document: Ingressive Phonation in Contemporary Vocal Music

Henrique Batista (percussion)

DMA Document: "Africa! Africa! Africa!" Black Identity in Marlos Nobre's Rhythmetron

Curtis Biggs (trombone)

Adjunct Instructor-Snow College

Radium Duo

DMA Document: The Pedagogy of Norman Bolter as Examined through the Frequency Bone Summer Music Connection

Hong-Da Chin (composition)

Assistant Professor of Theory/Composition-Western Illinois University, Fall 2018

DMA Document: The Music of Marc Battier, Kee Yong Chong and Gene Coleman: Compositions for Traditional Asian Instruments and Electronics in the Twenty-First Century

Mark Cook (percussion)

Adjunct Instructor- Bluffton University; Bowling Green State University

DMA Document: Telematic Music: History and Development of the Medium and Current Technologies Related to Performance

Ariel Magno da Costa (piano)

Freelance Pianist-Northwest OH/ Southeast MI

DMA Document: Basque and Modernist Influences in Gabriel Erkoreka's Works for Solo Piano (1994-2019)

Maria Mercedes Diaz Garcia (conducting)

Freelance Conductor-Munich, Germany

DMA Document: The Shaping of Time in Kaija Saariaho's Émilie: a Performer's Perspective

Derek Emch (clarinet)

Box Office Associate for the Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts
Freelance Clarinetist-Northwest OH/ Southeast MI
 

DMA Document:
Pathways to the Practice of Free Improvisation

Noa Even (saxophone)

Lecturer and Head of Woodwinds-Rowan University
Co-Founder and Executive Director-Cleveland Uncommon Sound Project (CUSP)
Member-Ogni Suono
Member-Patchwork

DMA Document: Examining François Rossé's Japanese-Influenced Chamber Music with Saxophone: Hybridity, Orality, and Primitivism as a Conceptual Framework

James Fusik (saxophone)

Saxophone Lecturer and Director of Athletic Bands-Wayne State University

DMA Document: The Theatrical Saxophone: Visual and Narrative Elements in Contemporary Saxophone Music

Humay Gasimzadeh (piano)

DMA Document: Contemporary Piano Works by Three Azerbaijani Composers

Ioana Galu (violin)

Assistant Professor of Violin/Viola-University of South Dakota
Member-Rawlins Piano Trio

DMA Document: The Solo Violin Works of Samuel Adler, Chen Yi, and Shulamit Ran: A Performer's Perspective

Yen-Lin Goh (piano)

Senior Lecturer of Piano- Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
Graduate Coordinator- Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
International Coordinator/Pianist-Ge Gan-ru Ensemble
Youtube Channel
OneBeat 2018 Fellow

DMA Document: Reimagining the Story of Lu You and Tang Wan: Ge Gan-ru's Wrong, Wrong, Wrong! and Hard, Hard, Hard!

Joshua Heaney (saxophone)

Saxophone Instructor & Recruitment Coordinator- Oklahoma City University                    Program Director Assistant-Snow Pond Music Festival

DMA Document: The Development of Luciano Berio's Sequenza IX and Its Implications for Performance Practice

Jeffrey Heisler (saxophone)

Associate Professor of Saxophone-Oakland University
Assembly Quartet

DMA Document: Anatomy and Evolution of Morton Subotnick’s In Two Worlds for Alto Saxophone and Interactive Computer

Gunnar Hirthe (clarinet)

Adjunct Instructor of Clarinet-College of Wooster
Adjunct Instructor of Clarinet-Cleveland State University

NO EXIT New Music Ensemble

DMA Document: Identity in the Clarinet Music of Michael Finnissy and Evan Ziporyn

Isabelle (Huang) Hubbard (percussion)

United Airlines B777 First Officer
Freelance Percussionist

DMA Document: A Study of the Relationship Between Traditional Peking Opera and Contemporary Western Percussion Music in Mu Kuei-Yin in Percussion by Chien-Hui Hung

Aaron Hynds (tuba)

Manager of Audio Operations at Indiana University
Lecturer of Music Business and New Media-University of Kentucky

DMA Document: The Composer's Guide to the Tuba: Creating a New Resource on the Capabilities of the Tuba Family

Cory Ryan Kasprzyk (composition)

Lecturer of Music - York College (CUNY)

DMA Document: Found Composition: Ecological Awareness and its Impact on Compositional Authority in Music Employing Electronics

Katherine Kilburn (conducting)

Assistant Director of Orchestras-Michigan State University

DMA Document: Pedagogical Approaches to Conducting Gesture in Contemporary Music

Yeji Kim (flute)

Assistant Professor of Flute-Mokwon University
Principal Flute-Seoul Royal Symphony Orchestra
Founding member-Contemporary Ensemble Trois C

DMA Document: Hybridity in Flute Music of Four Contemporary Composers

Garrett Krohn (horn)

Adjunct Instructor-University of Northwestern, St. Paul, MN

DMA Document: Horn and Live Electronics A Survey of and Performance Guide for a Neglected Repertoire

Jose Augusto Duarte Lacerda (percussion)

Professor of Percussion-Federal University of Mato Grosso (Brazil)
Freelaner Percussionist-Singapore
Youtube

DMA Document: Self-Actualization: Transcendentalist Discourse in the Work of Stuart Saunders Smith

Karl Larson (piano)

Brooklyn-based Freelance Pianist (chamber, collaborative, solo)
Co-Founder and Pianist, Bearthoven
Co-Founder and NYC Curator, Permutations
Company Manager, Bang on a Can Summer Institute
Karl Larson and Ashley Bathgate EXCELcast: Making New Music in the Jungle
Youtube

DMA Document: The Solo Piano Music of David Lang

Hillary LaBonte (soprano)

New Voices Essay Contest First Place Winner

DMA Document: Analyzing Gender Inequality in Contemporary Opera

Jeff Manchur (piano)

Assistant Instructor of Piano-Heidelberg University

DMA Document: But why is it so Long?: Eschatology and Time Perception as an Interpretation of Morton Feldman's 'For Philip Guston'

Octavio Mas-Arocas (conducting)

Director of Orchestras-Michigan State University

DMA Document: Fearless Programming: Invigorating the American Orchestral Tradition through New Music

Octavian Moldovean (flute)

Freelance Musician-Bucharest, Romania

DMA Document: Contextualizing Traditional Influences within Romanian Contemporary Music: Stylistic Elements in Selected Works for Solo Flute by Doina Rotaru, Violeta Dinescu, and Carmen Carneci

Chris Murphy (saxophone)

Member- Altered Sound Duo

Director of Bands-Maumee City Schools

DMA Document: Mindfulness and Metacognition: A Guide to Implementing Beneficial Mental Habits in Music Teaching

Zachary Nyce (piano)

Minister of Music-Faith United Church
Piano and Voice Faculty-5th Music Studio
Katz 22

DMA Document: Heartening Folk: Frederic Rzewski's North American Ballads as an Extension of Folk Culture

Jonathan Taylor de Oliveira (piano)

DMA Document: Student Perceptions of Contemporary Music: Learning and Performing Commissioned Piano Works

Liz Pearse (soprano)

Lecturer of Music-University of Wisconsin Eau-Claire
Adjunct Instructor of Voice-Winoa State University
Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble
Damselfly Trio

DMA Document: "Because there is no basis for comparison": The Self-Accompanying Singer and Roger Reynolds' Sketchbook for The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Olman Piedra (percussion)

Associate Professor of Percussion/Jazz-University of Toledo

DMA Document: Creative Musical Improvisation in the Development and Formation of NEXUS Percussion Ensemble

Mihai Popean (composition)

Vice-Dean of Research/
Director of the Music and Transdisciplinary Research Center-West University of Timisoara (Romania)

DMA Document: The Stillness of the Silent Sound: A Tantric Analysis of Karlheinz Stockhausen's Aus den sieben Tagen

Spencer Prewitt (clarinet)

Assistant Professor of Clarinet-Austin Peay State University
Principal Clarinet-Gateway Chamber Orchestra
Clarinet-Nashville Scoring Orchestra
Substitute Clarinet- Nashville Symphony
Clarinet Faculty-Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp

DMA Document: A Comparison of Teacher-Guided Instruction and Self-Guided Student Practice Strategies

Michiko Saiki (piano)

Freelance pianist/artist- Leipzig, Germany
(con)temporary (in)sights
YouTube Performance

DMA Document: The Vocalizing Pianist: Embodying Gendered Performance

Andrew Martin Smith (composition)

Senior Adjunct Instructor-State University of New York at Fredonia
Instructor of Music Theory/Composition-Interlochen Summer Arts Camp
General Manager-Society of Compoers, Inc.
Co-owner-ADJ•ective New Music, LLC
Head of Institute Database Management-Institute for Composer Diversity

DMA Document: Continuity, Motion, and Energy through the Spectrum: An Analysis of Philippe Leroux's Un Lieu Verdoyant - Hommage à Gérard Grisey

Timothy Stulman (composition)

Course Director of Topics in Music Theory
Dean of Music Production-Full Sail University

DMA Document: A Cultural Analysis of Chen Yi's Si Ji (Four Seasons) For Orchestra

Stephanie Titus (piano)

Adjunct Instructor of Music Education: Music Theory - Ohio Northern University
Instrumental Accompanist - University of Findlay
Adjunct Instructor of Piano and Music Theory-Bowling Green State University

DMA Document: Japanese Contemporary Piano Music: Cultural Influence and Identity

I-Chen Yeh (piano)

Applied Instructor-Oakland University
Adjunct Instructor-Bowling Green State University

DMA Document: The Piano Etudes of David Rakowski

Matthew Younglove (saxophone)

Assistant Professor of Saxophone- Tennessee Tech University
Member-Assembly Quartet

DMA Document: The Saxophone Music of Alex Mincek and Eric Wubbels: Uses of Form, Repetition, and Extended Technique

Nicholas Zoulek (saxophone)

Sole Proprietor-NZ Media

DMA Document: Analyzing the Intersections of Saxophone and Digital Media Through Media Theory