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Notable Alumni

Manhattan School of Music’s alumni are active in every aspect of contemporary musical life. Many are among the most distinguished artists performing in concert halls, opera houses, and on jazz stages throughout the world today. Here are a few notable examples.

Classical Artists

Kate Aldrich, mezzo-soprano, Metropolitan Opera
David Amram, composer
Gail Archer, organist
Carolyn Banham, English hornist, St. Louis Symphony
Ned Barth, baritone
Evangeline Benedetti, cellist (retired), New York Philharmonic
Justin Bischof, organist, conductor
Guy Braunstein, concertmaster, Berlin Philharmonic
Elizabeth Burkhardt, associate principal bassoonist, Atlanta Symphony
Jorge Caballero, guitarist
Anton Coppola, conductor, composer
Beth Clayton, mezzo-soprano, Metropolitan Opera
John Corigliano, Pulitzer Prize–winning composer
Sebastian Currier, composer
Marc Damoulakis, percussionist, Cleveland Orchestra
Michael Daugherty, composer
Simone Dinnerstein, pianist
Timothy Eddy, cellist, Orion String Quartet
Don Ehrlich, assistant principal viola, San Francisco Symphony
Jordan Frazier, double bassist, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Lauren Flanigan, soprano
Margo Garrett, pianist
Anna Garzuly, associate principal flutist, Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kirill Gerstein, pianist
Nicholas Goluses, guitarist
Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano, Metropolitan Opera
Laura Hamilton, principal associate concertmaster, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Viviane Hagner, violinist
Brandon Jovanovich, tenor, Metropolitan Opera
Aaron Jay Kernis, Pulitzer Prize–winning composer
Kathleen Kim, soprano, Metropolitan Opera
Paul Katz, former cellist, Cleveland Quartet
Vadim Karpinos, percussionist, Chicago Symphony
Kuan-Cheng Lu, violinist, New York Philharmonic
Catherine Malfitano, soprano, stage director
George Manahan, music director, New York City Opera
Anne-Marie McDermott, pianist
Carrie-Ann Matheson, pianist, assistant conductor, Metropolitan Opera
Kerry McDermott, violinist, New York Philharmonic
Johanna Meier, soprano (retired)
Frank Morelli, principal bassoonist, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
John Musto, composer
Elmar Oliveira, violinist
Simon O’Neill, tenor, Metropolitan Opera
Tobias Picker, composer
Scott Pingel, principal double bassist, San Francisco Symphony
Raymond Riccomini, trumpet, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Stewart Rose, principal horn, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Gunther Schuller, Pulitzer Prize–winning composer, conductor, scholar
Yuan Sheng, pianist
Erika Sunnegardh, soprano, Metropolitan Opera
Carl Topilow, conductor
Dawn Upshaw, soprano, Metropolitan Opera
Bing Wang, associate concertmaster, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Carol Wincenc, flutist
Keisuke Wakao, assistant principal oboist, Boston Symphony
Mateusz Wolski, concertmaster, Spokane Symphony
Brian Zeger, pianist
Dolora Zajick, mezzo-soprano, Metropolitan Opera

Jazz and Commercial Artists

Michael Abene, composer, arranger
Angelo Badalamenti, film & TV composer
Judith Blazer, singer, actress
Donald Byrd (deceased), trumpet
Ron Carter, bassist
Harry Connick Jr., pianist, composer, singer, actor
Justin DiCioccio, drummer, educator
Roy Eaton, pianist, composer
Elliot Goldenthal, composer of Academy Award-winning film scores and works for theater
Kimberly Grigsby, Broadway music director
Dave Grusin, pianist, composer, record label executive
Herbie Hancock, pianist, composer
Stefon Harris, vibraphonist, composer
Shuler Hensley, singer, actor
Yusef Lateef, composer, performer, educator
Eric Lewis, pianist
Herbie Mann, flutist, composer
Hugh Masekela, trumpet
Robert “Mr. Bob” McGrath, recording artist, Sesame Street
Jane Monheit, vocalist
Jason Moran, pianist
John Lewis (deceased), pianist, arranger, composer, founder of Modern Jazz Quartet
Chris Potter, saxophonist
Max Roach (deceased), drummer
Don Sebesky, composer, arranger
Richard Sussman, composer
Steve Turre, trombonist
Joe Wilder, trumpet
Phil Woods, saxophonist
Miguel Zenon, saxophonist

Entrepreneurs/Industry Leaders

Fred Bronstein, President and CEO, St. Louis Symphony
Jovianney Emmanuel Cruz, pianist, founder and President of Camerata dell’Arte Foundation (Philippines) jovianney.com
Michael Dabroski, Co-Artistic Director/Violinist, Burlington Ensemble (VT) burlingtonensemble.com
David Handler and Justin Kantor, founders of (le) Poisson Rouge lepoissonrouge.com
Howard Herring, President and CEO, New World Symphony
Imani Winds (includes alumni Toyin Spellman-Diaz, oboe; Mariam Adam, clarinet; Jeff Scott, horn; Monica Ellis, bassoon) www.imaniwinds.com
Kristjan Järvi, conductor, founder of Absolute Ensemble www.absoluteensemble.com
Dennis Jeter, founder and CEO of A Sound Strategy, Inc. www.asoundstrategy.com
Cornelius Claudio Kreusch, founder and CEO of MusicJustMusic® www.musicjustmusic.com
George Mathew, founder and Artistic Director of Music for Life International www.music4lifeinternational.org
Alondra de la Parra, conductor, founder of the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas
Anne Ricci, founder and General Manager of Opera On Tap www.operaontap.com
Jesse Rosen, President and CEO, League of American Symphony Orchestras http://www.americanorchestras.org/utilities/president_and_ceo.html
Larry Rosen, media entrepreneur www.larryrosen.com
Jeffrey Sharkey, Director, The Peabody Institute of Music

Educators 

Edward Andersen, Director, Dillard University Institute of Jazz Culture
Audrey B. Axinn, The Juilliard School, Chamber Music & Collaborative Piano Faculty
Paul-André Bempéchat, Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Ron Carter, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, The City College of New York
Justin DiCioccio, Associate Dean/Chair, Manhattan School of Music Jazz Arts Program
Capt. Kenneth Force, Director of Music, Merchant Marine Academy
Nicholas Goluses, Guitar Department Chair, Eastman School of Music
Joseph Hebert, Professor of Music Education/Director of Bands, Loyola University
James Herbert, Former Director of Bands, Temple University
David Higgs, Organ Department Chair, Eastman School of Music
Fredrick Kaufman, Professor Emeritus in Composition, Florida International University
Namji Clara Kim, Associate Professor of Piano, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire,
Paul Kim, Prof. of Music History & Piano Studies, Long Island University
Jason Moran, Jazz Faculty, New England Conservatory
James Petercsak, Distinguished Professor of Percussion, SUNY-Potsdam
Aaron Shorr, Piano Department Head, Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
Marilyn Tyler, Emeritus Faculty/Former Director of Opera Studies, University of New Mexico
Joe Wilder, Jazz Faculty, The Juilliard School
Carol Wincenc, Flute Faculty, The Juilliard School
Paul Katz, Cello Faculty, New England Conservatory
Brian Zeger, Faculty/Artistic Director, Juilliard Vocal Arts Program
Regina Zona, Voice Faculty, University of Minnesota – Duluth

Recent Graduates

We are equally proud and excited about the blossoming careers of our recent graduates, including:

Ambrose Akinmusire, jazz trumpet
Elaine Alvarez, soprano, Lyric Opera of Chicago
Daniel Andai, concertmaster, Miami Symphony
Rahsaan Barber, jazz saxophonist
Roland Barber, jazz trombonist
John Benitez, jazz bassist
Luis Bonilla, jazz trombonist
Liam Bonner, baritone, Metropolitan Opera
Obed Calvaire, jazz drummer
Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor, Metropolitan Opera
Anna Clyne, composer-in-residence, Chicago Symphony
Clint Foreman, second flutist, Boston Symphony
Wang Jie, composer
Daniel Khalikov, violinist, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Dan Krekeler, double bassist, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Michael Anthony McGee
, baritone
Alexandre Moutouzkine, award-winning pianist
Laquita Mitchell, soprano, San Francisco Opera
Aaron Parks, jazz pianist
Lisa Rogers, co-principal horn, Hong Kong Philharmonic
Krysty Swann, mezzo-soprano
Renee Tatum, soprano, Metropolitan Opera
Kim Thompson, drummer
Matthew Worth, baritone, Metropolitan Opera
Micah Young, pianist, Broadway music director
Kyle Zerna, percussionist, New York Philharmonic
Yuncong Zhang, violinist, Boston Symphony
Lin Zhu, associate principal cellist, Shanghai Symphony

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