Conservatory Faculty News

Associate Professor of Bassoon Ryan Romine, D.M.A., recently presented and performed at the annual conference of the International Double Reed Society (IDRS), held July 7-11,…

Director of Guitar Studio and Associate Professor of Guitar Colin Davin, M.M., and recent conservatory graduate Hang Yin ’25 (Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance)…

Coordinator of Music Literature and Associate Professor of Music History & Literature Laurie McManus, Ph.D., was awarded a publication subvention grant from the American Musicological…

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Literature Alanna Ropchock Tierno, Ph.D., recently presented her research paper “Lost Sources and Confessional Borrowing: A Snapshot of Music and…

Twenty theatre students travelled to London for two weeks in May with Associate Dean for Faculty & Academic Affairs and Professor of Theatre Carolyn Coulson,…

Costume Designer and Associate Professor of Costume Design Jennifer Flitton Adams, M.F.A., recently designed the costumes for the regional premiere of “Come From Away” at…

Auxiliary Adjunct Associate Professor of Dance Mary Robare, B.A., taught ballet and variations for Valley Dance Theatre’s summer ballet intensive in Staunton, Virginia.

Distinguished Artist-in-Residence, Harrison Endowed Chair in Piano, Chair of Keyboard Division and Professor of Piano John O’Conor, Mus.D., recently began a six-week concert and teaching…

Music by Director of Composition, Coordinator of New Music and Associate Professor of Composition Jonathan Newman, M.M., is featured on the newly released Albany Records…

Director of Jazz & Commercial Music and Associate Professor of Trombone Matthew Niess, D.M.A., and his band Matt Niess and the Capitol Bones opened for…