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Faculty


Bassoon

Special Arrangement Staff
Shirley Curtiss
Schoenbach, Gowen, Collins, Longy; SMS, Murray State College, U. of Miami; PA Ballet
Josef Roismann Distinguished Faculty Chair

Regular
Avery M. Bree
Ruggiero; NE Cons.; Greater Trenton Symphony Orch., DE Valley Philharmonic Orch., Newtown Chamber Orch., Bocalnalia Bassoon Quartet

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Cello

Staff
Patricia F. Daniels (Suzuki)
Cole, Barston, Hair; Curtis, New School of Music, Temple; Philly Pops, Reading Symphony, Sierra Strings

Christine Danoff
Wendt, Cole, Stokking, Totenberg; U. of Iowa, New School of Music; Danoff String Quartet, Musica 2000, Bucks County Symphony, Jubilate Deo

Associate Staff
Kwang Yu (Suzuki)
Liu, Kuang, Amitay, Epperson, Drinkall, Herron, Randisi; Central Cons. of Music, (Beijing), Kent State U., Florida State U.

Regular
Carolyn Ellman
Parnas; Boston U. School for the Arts;
DE Symphony Orch., Serafin String Quartet

Charles Forbes
Eisenberg, Greenhouse, Wells, Shure; Harvard, Manhattan; NY Camerata, Relache, American Symphony Orch.

Lisa Kramer

Jeffrey Russ
Rutgers U

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Children's Choir

Regular
Rae Ann Anderson
Wittenberg U., Berliner Kirchenmusikschule, U. of Missouri-Kansas City

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Clarinet and Saxophone

Staff
James C. Kilik (Saxophone)
Reuben; New School; DE Symphony

Associate Staff
Daniel T. Peterson (Saxophone)
Pope, Giordano, Schachter, Stafford; Temple, Warriors of the Wonderful Sound

Arne Running
Mazzeo, Gigliotti; NE Cons., Temple; Riverside Symphonia, Network for New Music, Orchestra 2001

Regular
Edward P. Golaszewski (Saxophone)
Turner, Schmidt, Mecoli, Rowe; SMS, PMA; Philly Pops, Phil Giordano Jazz Orch.,
City Rhythm Orch.

Joseph P. Mancuso (Saxophone)
Ricker, Kalyn; Eastman

Lawrence Shusterman (Saxophone)
Meccoli, Guerre; PMA

Glenn I. Stanford (Saxophone)
Poto; Boston Cons. of Music

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Dance

Staff
Olga D. Blumenkrants
Bolshoi Ballet School
Arthur Judson Distinguished Faculty Chair

Kaye N. Fernandez
Shimasaky, Ferredaz; National School of Ballet, University "Mayor de San Marcos"

Regular
Cara McCartney
Hope College

Nyama McCarthy-Brown
University of Michigan; Temple

Erin Ruggiero
DeSales

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Double Bass

Regular

Toshio Mana
D'Amico; Oberlin

Matthew Skversky
Peters, Richmond; SMS, Rutgers U.

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Early Childhood Program

Head Teachers
MLC:
Jean Rauch (PS 1)
Dana Jackson (PS 2)
Stacey Harper (PS 3)
Mai Renwick-Sewell (PS 4)
Beverly Pascal (PS 5)

GTN:
Kai Murad (PS 6)
Yvette Molett (PS 7)

Artist Teachers
MLC:
Won Jung Choi - Art
Kaye Fernandez - Dance
Martha Glaze-Zook - Music

GTN:
Carol Royer - Art
George Alley - Dance
Keisha Hutchins - Music
Danielle Platt - Music

Assistant Teachers
MLC:
Emily Ruiz (PS 1)
Carissa DiGiacomo (PS 2)
Gail Robinson (PS 3)
Aenni Katherine Muller (PS 4)
Colleen Gledhill (PS 5)

GTN:
Felecia Williamson (PS 6)
Shontaya Greer (PS 7)

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Flute

Staff
Ilya Ovrutsky
Moscow Tchaikovsky Cons.

Mary C. Willihnganz
Krell, Pappoutsakis, Chapman, Larde, Boulanger; Marywood College, Brown U.

Associate Staff
Kyle Bartlett
Crumb, Dillon; Longy School of Music, U. of Pennsylvania

Regular
Edward P. Golaszewski
Turner, Schmidt, Mecoli, Rowe; SMS, PMA; Philly Pops, Phil Giordano Jazz Orch., City Rhythm Orch.

Joseph Philip Mancuso
Ricker, Kalyn; Eastman

Thomas Meany (Suzuki)
Linda, Tomasone; Phila. Col. of Perf. Arts, Rowan U.

Jane Petersons
Wheaton College, Birmingham Conservatoire(UK)

Phyllis Salinger
Morgan, Krell, Wymmer, Goldberg, Panitz; Temple

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Fundamentals of Music

Staff
Eugene Gelfenson
Levinson, Taylor, Wedeen; SMS, Temple

Daniel Howe
Wedeen, Patit, Stumacher; U. of NH,
Phila. Biblical U., Temple, Curtis; Camerata Classica, Phila. Chamber Chorus

Vasiliy Kifyak
Professional Music School (Kishinev, Moldova), Music Academy of Moldova

Roberto Pace
Martino, Oster, Brehm, Newman; NE Cons., Manhattan, SUNY
Robert Capanna Fundamentals of Music Distinguished Faculty Chair

Associate Staff
Kyle Bartlett
Krueger, Weiss, Crumb; Longy School of Music, U. of Pennsylvania

Beth L. Benson
Stolper, Camus; Michigan State, Florida State U.; Newtown Chamber Orch.

Daniel Peterson
Pope, Giordano, Schachter, Stafford; Temple, Warriors of the Wonderful Sound

William A. Riley
New School of Music, Royal School of Church Music

Regular
Silvia Atmadja

Michael Galganski

Diane Goldsmith
Richner, Zaslavsky;Lehmann, Singher, Lowenthal, Graffman, Reisenberg; Rutgers, Manhattan, Musical Academy of the West

Andrea Lustig
Witten, Beck; Rowan U. Eastman School of Music

Karen Orenstein
Selby, Nelley, Mastrioianni; Shenandoah U., Catholic U.

Melissa Pausina

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Guitar

Special Arrangement
Philip Covelli (Classical, Electric)
Viola, DiNardo; Clarke U.

Staff
James Hensley (Classical, Suzuki, Electric, Bass)
PCPA

Marisol Rampolla (Classical, Suzuki)
Segal; U. of Arts, Cons. of Music Oscar Espla, Temple

Associate Staff
Stanley Alexandrowicz (Classical, Electric, Bass)
Barrueco, Starobin, Ghiglia, Fisk, Guthrie; Manhattan School of Music; TELESIS

Mark Forchic (Electric, Classical, Bass)
Bruno, Federico, Giacabetti, Martino; Rowan U.

Michael Koehler (Classical, Electric)
Cullen; Kutztown University

Ross Mann (Classical, Electric, Bass)
Sutherland, Holmquist; Georgia State U., Cleveland

Regular
Thomas Amoriello Jr. (Classical, Electric, Suzuki)
Mays, Caluda Gilardino, Biscaldi; Rowan, Shenandoah Conservatory

Francesco Barone (Classical, Electric)
DelConte, Butrey, Krantz

Andrea Carlson (Classical, Electric)
Klein; American Conservatory

Luke Honer (Classical, Electric, Bass)
Peters, Provost; SMS, Hartt

Brendan Evans (Classical, Electric)
Aron, Tanenbaum; Oberlin, San Francisco Cons. of Music

James Klales (Classical, Electric)
Rappaport, Mayes, Segal; SMS

Toshio Mana
D'Amico; Oberlin

William Peters (Classical, Electric, Bass)
Kotsarenko, Sandole, Segal, Meyer, Ghiglia; Temple, Royale Musicke
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Palley Distinguished Faculty Chair

Matthew Skversky
Peters, Richmond, Cobb; SMS, Rutgers

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Harp

Regular

Alisa Coffey

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Horn

Regular
Katy Ambrose
Betts, Hermansson, Gardner, Purvis; Michigan State U., U. of Michigan, College-Conservatory of Music, Yale; Del. Symphony

William E. Bonnell
Lockwood, Gardner; Arizona State U., Temple

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Jazz Ensemble

Special Arrangement
Tony Micelli

Staff
Kristopher M. Rudzinski
Witten, Albin, Tanner; Rowan U., Miami U.; Trio Nova

Associate Staff
Mark Forchic

Bruno, Federico, Giacabetti, Martino; Rowan U.

Erica Pappas

Carlock, Rauscher, Tiernan, Limina; SMS, Berklee

Daniel T. Peterson
Pope, Giordano, Schachter, Stafford; Temple, Warriors of the Wonderful Sound

Regular
Denise M. Bruckno (Jazz)
Meek, Gottlieb, Pethes, Stauffer, Amadie; SMS, West Chester U.

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Music Workshop

Staff
Marian S. Gertsen
Kopansky; Neaga College of Music, Cabrini College

Martha Glaze Zook
Covert, Michalak, Grenoble, Thomas, Haselbach; Ithaca, Curtis, U. of Northern Colorado; Phila. Orch., Baltimore Symphony
Arthur Judson Distinguished Faculty Chair

Associate Regular
Kyle Bartlett
Crumb, Dillon; Longy School of Music, U. of Pennsylvania

Leah C. Hopkins
Rosenfeld, Cho, Brumfield, Brown; SMS, Temple, Immaculata College, Westminster Choir College

Karen Mercer
Alberts, Ferraro, Bacon; U. of Mass., Immaculata U., Kodaly Center of America

Regular

AnnaLisa Mariani
Westminster Choir College

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Oboe

Associate Staff
Beth L. Benson
Stolper, Camus; Michigan State, Florida State U.; Newtown Chamber Orch.

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Orchestra

Staff
Monique R. Johnson (Suzuki)
Grika, Biava; Temple; DE Symphony

Associate Staff
David Rupp
Brown, Smith; Temple Trowbridge Chamber Orchestra Conductor

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Organ

Associate Staff
McEwan Walters
Painter; U. Washington, Temple

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Percussion

Staff
Susan Jones
Moore, Abel; Ithaca, Temple; PA Ballet, Opera Company of Phila., Orchestra 2001, Chamber Orch. of Phila., Westminster Brass

William P. Kerrigan
Owen, Moore, Abel; Temple; DE Symphony, Philly Pops, Orchestra 2001
Julian A. and Lois G. Brodsky Distinguished Faculty Chair

Kristopher Rudzinski
Witten, Albin, Tanner; Rowan U., Miami U.; Trio Nova

Associate Staff
William S. Cahn
Street, Beck, Abel, Duff; Eastman, Catholic U.; Musica 2000, Ambler Choral Society, Bach and Handel Chorale, Bucks County Symphony, Phila. Classical Symphony, H.B. Smith Cornet Band

Samuel Ruttenberg
Soroka, Wickstrom, Bailey, Koloff; SMS, U. of Miami, Juilliard

Jose Fernando Valencia
U. Javeriana, U of Arkansas, Temple U

Regular
Matthew Kallend
Green, Atkatz, Abel; DePaul U., Temple U.

Phillip O'Banion
Howard, Cherry, Lang, Walter, Abel; S. Methodist U, U. of Colorado, Temple U; Haddonfield Symphony, Delaware Symphony

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Piano

Special Arrangement Staff
Sandra Carlock
Dann, Lhevinne, Canin; Oberlin, Juilliard, SUNY
Arthur Judson Distinguished Faculty Chair

Staff
Anne Marie Bedford
Hodges, Gorodnitzki, Raeiff; Mount Holyoke College, Juilliard

Michael Caruso
Petrillo, Esteban, Fleisher; PMA, Peabody

Lois Ann DiDomenico (Suzuki)
Esteben, Robinor, Szanto, Zook, Freeman; Peabody, PMA

Eugene Gelfenson
Levinson, Taylor, Wedeen; SMS, Temple

Renee J. Goldman (Harpsichord)
Garwood, Wedeen, Sementovsky, Robinor, Petrillo; SMS, Temple; Phila. Chamber Orch.

Nan Hee (Ruth) Hanson (Suzuki)
Uhlhorn; Utrecht Cons. (Netherlands)

Daniel Howe (Suzuki)
Wedeen, Patit, Stumacher; U. of NH, Phila. Biblical U., Temple, Curtis; Camerata Classica,
Phila. Chamber Chorus

Rahel Inniger
Stucki, Snyder, Lister-Sink; Konservatorium Bern (Switzerland), Eastman; Elysian Camerata

Larisa Kifyak
Liya, Starodubrovsky, Tropp; Professional Music School (Kishinev, Moldova), The Ghesin Music Pedagogical Institute

Vasiliy Kifyak
Professional Music School (Kishinev, Moldova), Music Academy of Moldova

Russell Klein (Suzuki)
Sementowski, Johnson, Lloyd-Watts, Bigelor; Temple, Chestnut Hill College

Dolly D. Krasnopolsky
Polakof, Dilles; Sokovnin, Special Music School (Kishinev), State Music College, State Music Conservatory (Moldova)
Ann Stookey and Joseph W. Waz, Jr. Distinguished Faculty Chair

Eileen Liebowitz
Engel, Hinderas; SMS

Roberto Pace
Martino, Oster, Brehm, Newman; NE Cons., Manhattan, SUNY

Irene Pokrovsky
Akselrod, Atakishiev; Professional Music School, Uzeir Gadjebekov Cons.

Jeffrey Reese
Levengood, Marcison, E. Sokoloff; PMA; PA Ballet

Harue Sato (Suzuki)
Grin, Starr, Landers, Krzywicki; U. of Tokyo, U. of Arts

Nataly Snipelishsky
Moldova Institute of Arts

Jeffrey Uhlig
Masselos, Baldwin; West Chester U.; Princeton Symphony, Ocean City Pops
Lillian Kraus Felber Distinguished Faculty Chair

Larisa Yanovitsky
Spiegel, Rasumovskaya; Leningrad Rimsky-Korsakoff College, Leningrad State Cons.

Associate Staff
Stephanie Ben-Salem
Weinberg, Melnikoff, List, Schnabel; SMS, Carnegie-Mellon U., Manhattan, LaSalle U.

Kristin Ditlow
Oberlin, Westminster

Amy Hunter
Abramovic; Temple U.

Alexandra Ovrutsky
Moscow Tchaikovsky Cons.

Erica Pappas (Jazz)
Carlock, Rauscher, Tiernan, Limina; SMS, Berklee

Kathleen Scheide (Harpsichord)
Gibbons, Taylor, Rhodes, Linn; New England Cons., U of Southern California

David E. Shunskis
Feder, V. Sokoloff; Temple

McEwan Walters
Painter; U. Washington, Temple

Regular
Adam Bernstein (Jazz)
Bley, McBee; Syracuse U., NE Cons., NYU

Denise Bruckno (Jazz)
Meek, Gottlieb, Pethes, Stauffer, Amadie; SMS, West Chester U.

Teresa B. Cappello
Beck, Voois, Behrend; SMS, West Chester U.

Bonnie Carter
Carlock Newbrough; SMS, Houghton College

Norman Carter, Jr.
Huizenga, Allen, Davenny, Currier; Houghton, Yale

Lisa Misook Chae (Suzuki)
Power, Hyman, Sheard; Mannes, Phila. College of Performing Arts

Scott Coulter

Abigail Dinin

Michael Djupstrom
Bolcom, Sheng, Botti, Collier, los Cobos, Bartholemew, Tanaka; U of Michigan; Phoenix Trio

Daina Dodbiba
Giokoreci, Truja, Tartani, Kristiolli, Botka; National Professional Music School of Tirana; Tirana Radio/Television Orch.

Esfir Drubetsky
Levinzon; Kishinev School of Music, Kishinev Cons.

Stephen Duffy
Kulick, Carlock, Schwartz; SMS, Oberlin

Diane Goldsmith
Zaslavsky, Singher, Lowenthal; Rutgers, Manhattan School of Mus., Music Academy of the West

Meral Guneyman (Jazz) (Suzuki)
Raieff, Landers; Julliard

Oleksandra Ivakhiv
Flys, Drushkevych, Sotnuchuk; Special Music School (Stryi, Ukraine), F. Kolessa Music College, M. Lysenko Music Academy

Yuko Izuhara
Kalichstein, Kaplinsky, Okamoto; Julliard, Toho School of Music

Amir Javadi
Melik-Aslanian, Veleta; West Chester

Haley Kim
Carlock, Fiorillo, Orkis, Abramovic; SMS, Temple

David Little (Harpsichord)
Mello, Nelson, de Goede; West Chester U., Hilversum Conservatory, Amsterdam Conservatory, Utrecht Conservatory

Jeffrey Mayer
Shunskis, Abramovic, Solzhenitsyn; SMS, Temple U.

Kristi Morgridge
Carlock, Maxin; SMS, NE Cons., Boston U.

Karin Orenstein
Selby, Nelley, Mastrioianni; Shenandoah U., Catholic U.

Tamara Palmer
Zach; Kishinev Cons.

Melissa Pausina

Johanna Rauscher
Orkis, Valetta, Ownings; Temple, West Chester U., Indiana U.

Linda Reichert
Parris, Wedeen, Foster, Tocco, Wright; SMS, Temple, Indiana U.; Network for New Music

Amelia Rivero
Texas Western College

Erikson Rojas
Starr, Sokoloff, Hsu, Fleisher; Curtis, Peabody; Phila. Bib. U.

Leonard Samuel III

Langston U.

Michael Sheadel
Faini, Hautzig, Wedeen; Eastman, Peabody, Temple; Hamilton Duo, SMS Contemporary Players

Douglas Tester
Hoy, Plimpton, Holtz; SMS, PCPA, Hartt School of Music

YuXi Wang

Feifei Zhang

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Recorder

Regular
Caroline Davidson

Carol Klepka Peters
Berardi, Melville; Rutgers; Royale Musicke

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Trombone and Tuba

Associate Staff
David Rupp (Trombone)
Brown, Smith; Temple

Regular
Daniel Blacksberg (Trombone)

Brian Brown (Trombone) (Tuba)
Krzywicki, Harry, Harwood, Penzarella; SMS, Juilliard; DE Symphony Orch.

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Trumpet

Associate Staff

Regular
William Bonnell
Lockwood, Gardner; Arizona State U., Temple

Kenneth F. Mills
Fielder, Burns; Northwestern U., Rutgers U.

Daniel Wright

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Violin and Viola

Special Arrangement Staff
Lee Snyder
Canin, Galamian, Delay-Degree, Zukowsky; Oberlin, Juilliard, SUNY; American Symphony, Chamber Symphony of Phila., Alverthorp Trio
Arthur Judson Distinguished Faculty Chair

Staff
Monique Johnson (Suzuki)
Grika, Biava; Temple; DE Symphony

Marka G. Kasker-Simmons (Suzuki) (Viola)
SMS, Temple, Manhattan, U. Wisconsin
Mr. and Mrs. David Kittner Distinguished Faculty Chair

Viktor Repik (Viola)
Professional Music School, Kiev Cons.

Jean Louise Shook
Ortenberg, Sementovsky; Temple; Danoff String Quartet; Elysian Camerata; Pottstown Symphony;
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kardon Distinguished Faculty Chair

Andreia Torain (Suzuki) (Viola)
Moree, Clark, Kwalwasser; Ithaca, Temple

Associate Staff
Fran Berge
Reyes, Ritchie, McDonald; U. of Michigan, Northwestern U., Temple

Lynne Budnick-Lennon
Fiore, Meyer, Scott; New School of Music

Daniel Elyar (Suzuki) (Viola)
Castleman, Dael, Terakado, Beznosiuk; Cleveland, Sweelinck Cons., Royal Cons. (The Hague); Tempesta di Mare, NY Collegium, Ensemble REBEL

David Giles (Viola)
Indiana U, Suzuki Institute; Academy Quartet, Midsummer Quartet

Amanda Hockenberger (Suzuki) (Viola)
Lansdale, Waterbury; Hartt, Ithaca; Bay-Atlantic Symphony

Emilie Park

Snyder; SMS; Philadelphia Biblical Coll.

Kwang Yu (Suzuki)
Liu, Kuang, Amitay, Epperson, Drinkall, Herron, Randisi; Central Cons. of Music, (Beijing), Kent State U., Florida State U.

Special Arrangement
Sidney Curtiss (Viola)
Cohen; SMS; Phila. Orch.; Philarte Quartet, New Phila. Quartet, Phila. Chamber Ensemble

Regular
June Bender (Suzuki)

Ardian Cani (Suzuki)
Koco, Edgett; High Institute of Arts of Tirana-Albania

Nina Cottman (Viola)
New School of Music; DE Symphony, Lancaster Symphony, Opera DE

Elizabeth Devereux (Suzuki)
E Carolina U, Barnard

Katherine DiLisi (Suzuki) (Viola)
Ritscher, Rodland, Berhardsson, Rosove, Gorra-Patek; New England Cons., Temple

Taia Harlos (Suzuki) (Viola)
Fulkerson, Irvine; Oberlin Cons.

Chrysyn Harp (Suzuki) (Viola)
Fuchs, Ritscher, Weller, Levine; Mannes, SUNY, Yale U

Veronica Jurkiewicz (Suzuki) (Viola)

Gregory Lipscomb (Viola)
Irvine, Cornett; Oberlin, Shenandoah, Peabody; Trenton Symphony

AnnaLisa Mariani (Suzuki)
Westminster Choir College

Paul V. Miller (Suzuki) (Viola)
Auclair, Schachter, Pisani, Graham; New England Conservatory, Vassar College, Eastman School of Music

Inna Nedorezov (Suzuki) (Viola)
Leningrad Cons., Rimsky-Korsakov Col.

Janet Pinkow
U of Colorado Boulder, Bryn Mawr

Paul Reiser
Delay, Goldberg; Juilliard, Yale U.; PA Ballet, English National Opera, Opera Company of Phila., Philharmonia Orch. (London)

Noah Julian Sedgwick
Shook, Richter, Snyder; SMS, Boston Cons.

Albena Stoykova

Lionel Thomas

Elissa Wagman (Suzuki) (Viola)
Shook, Richter, Snyder; SMS, Boston Cons.

Amanda Wolman
McDonald; Oberlin

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Voice

Staff
Jody L. Kidwell
Hickfang, Hayward, Wolff, Wilson; Ohio State, AVA

Katherine L. Mallon-Day
Cho, Parker, Gayer; U. of PA, Mansfield U., Temple

Judith Turano
Snow, Frederick, Bamberger, Berl, Goldovsky; U. of New Mexico, Mannes; Four Corners Opera Festival

Associate Staff
Perry Brisbon
SMS, Indiana U., Temple U., Curtis

Susan Rheingans
Serrano, Levy; U. of California, Chapman U., California State U.

Special Arrangement
Reginald Pindell Curtis, Peabody

Regular
Dorothy Cardella
SMS, U. of Arts; Opera Co. of Phila.

Emily Eisen
Valente, Crown; Amherst College, U. of Oxford; Del. Walley Opera Co.

Darlene Kelsey
Peabody

John Kennedy

James Longacre
Alexander, Domingo; U. of Arts, E. Carolina

Helen Ralston

Tracy L. Sturgis
Herendeen, Poulimenos, Rinaldi; Edinboro U. of PA, Bowling Green State U.

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