Jesse Freedman Visiting Assistant Professor of Global Musicology DEPARTMENTMusicologyCONTACT INFOEmail Professor FreedmanBIOGRAPHY Jesse Freedman is an ethnomusicologist whose work focuses on the histories and legacies of the Latin American political song movement nueva canción (new song) in the former German Democratic Republic. He received his PhD from the University of California, Riverside as well as…
Ken Luk Instructor of Gamelan DEPARTMENTMusicologyCONTACT INFOEmail Instuctor LukBIOGRAPHY Born and raised in Hong Kong, Ken Luk joined the Eastman Gamelan Ensemble in Spring 2008, and became the teacher of ECMS Gamelan Ensemble (Gamelan Lila Muni) in 2015. Apart from performing as part of the annual Barbara Smith World Music Series, Ken has led the…
Jonathan Sauceda Associate Dean and Head of the Sibley Music Library Associate Professor of Musicology DEPARTMENTMusicologyCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Sauceda585-274-1355BIOGRAPHY As Associate Dean and Head of the Sibley Music Library, Jonathan Sauceda (PhD, MM, MLS) is responsible for ensuring excellence in all aspects of the library’s programs and services, including collection development, personnel management, budget…
Ellen Koskoff Professor Emerita of Ethnomusicology BIOGRAPHY BM, Boston University; MA, Columbia; PhD, University of Pittsburgh. Music in Lubavitcher Life, 2000, winner of ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award for excellence in music Scholarship 2001. Editor, Music Cultures in the United States, 2004. Ethnomusicology advisor for The New Amerigroves. General editor, Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Vol. 3: United States and…
Kerfala Bangoura Director of West African Drumming Ensemble at the River Campus DEPARTMENTMusicologyCONTACT INFOEmail Professor BangouraBIOGRAPHY Born in Conakry, Guinea, master drummer and dancer Kerfala Bangoura began his professional career in 1990. He has performed with numerous private ballets in Guinea, including the Macaca Ballet, Kounkoré Bamba Ballet, and Ballet Fareta, where he received his…
Glenn A. West Instructor of Ethnomusicology Director of Mbira Ensemble ECMS Collegiate Instructor in Mbira DEPARTMENTMusicologyCONTACT INFOEmail Professor WestBIOGRAPHY Trained as a violinist/violist and composer, Glenn West has maintained a life-long fascination with non-Western musical traditions. He is currently completing an MA in Music Education with a Diploma in Ethnomusicology at the Eastman School of…
I Nyoman Suadin Visiting Associate Professor of Gamelan Director of Gamelan DEPARTMENTMusicologyCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Suadin585-274-1450BIOGRAPHY A teacher, composer, dancer, and choreographer, Nyoman first experienced gamelan music and dance at an early age by participating in a children’s gamelan ensemble in his village of Kerambitan, Bali. He later received formal training at KOKAR, the Conservatory of…
Jennifer Kyker Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology Associate Professor of Music, The College Department of Music, University of Rochester DEPARTMENTMusicologyCONTACT INFOEmail Professor KykerBIOGRAPHY Jennifer W. Kyker holds a joint appointment as Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology at the Eastman School of Music, and as Associate Professor of Music in the College Music Department at the University of…