Kiera Duffy Associate Professor of Voice DEPARTMENTVoice, Opera & Vocal CoachingCONTACT INFOEmail Professor DuffyBIOGRAPHY Kiera Duffy has performed as a soloist with many of the world’s preeminent classical music organizations, including the Berlin Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, London Symphony, Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Ungaku-Juku Japan, as well…
Brock Tjosvold Assistant Professor of Vocal Coaching DEPARTMENTVoice, Opera & Vocal CoachingCONTACT INFOEmail Professor TjosvoldBIOGRAPHY In demand as both an instrumental and vocal collaborator, pianist Brock Tjosvold has performed throughout the United States with many up-and-coming musicians, as well as established ensembles. Prior to joining the faculty at Eastman, Brock was Assistant Professor of Vocal…
Patrick Diamond Associate Professor of Opera Director of Production for Eastman Opera Theatre DEPARTMENTVoice, Opera & Vocal CoachingCONTACT INFOEmail Professor DiamondBIOGRAPHY Originally from New Mexico, Stage Director Pat Diamond creates work which is fresh, relatable, engaging, and alive. He has selected and conspired to make projects which speak to the moment when they are being…
Joshua Conyers Assistant Professor of Voice DEPARTMENTVoice, Opera & Vocal CoachingCONTACT INFOEmail Professor ConyersBIOGRAPHY Grammy-nominated American Baritone, Joshua Conyers has been singled out by Opera News for his “deliciously honeyed baritone that would seduce anyone,” by The New York Times as having “a sonorous baritone” that “wheedled and seduced,” and by The Washington Post…
Octavio Cardenas Assistant Professor of Opera DEPARTMENTVoice, Opera & Vocal CoachingCONTACT INFOEmail Professor CardenasBIOGRAPHY Stage director Octavio Cardenas captivates audiences with his visionary, visceral, and physical style of directing. Born in the city of Guadalajara, Mexico, Opera News has praised him for creating “an immersive theater experience” while the Dallas Morning News hailed him for…
Chelsea Whitaker Assistant Professor of Vocal Coaching DEPARTMENTVoice, Opera & Vocal CoachingCONTACT INFOEmail Dr. WhitakerBIOGRAPHY Dr. Chelsea Whitaker is a collaborative pianist and vocal coach enjoying a diverse career including art song, opera, chamber, and musical theater repertoire. Passionate about American art song, and particularly that of living composers, she has worked with composers such…
Robert Swensen Professor of Voice Chair, Voice, Opera & Vocal Coaching Department Voice Area Coordinator DEPARTMENTVoice, Opera & Vocal CoachingCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Swensen585-274-1492BIOGRAPHY Robert Swensen received his BM from the University of Arizona and graduated MM cum laude from the University of Southern California. He went on to participate in the San Francisco Opera’s Merola program and…
Wilson Southerland Assistant Professor of Opera Associate Music Director of Eastman Opera Theatre DEPARTMENTVoice, Opera & Vocal CoachingCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Southerland585-274-1497BIOGRAPHY American pianist, coach, and conductor Wilson Southerland is in demand throughout the United States, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. His engagements have included recitals and concerts at Wigmore Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Merkin…
Timothy Long Professor of Opera Artistic and Music Director of Opera DEPARTMENTVoice, Opera & Vocal CoachingCONTACT INFOEmail Professor LongBIOGRAPHY Timothy Long is a pianist, conductor, and composer who is Artistic and Music Director of Opera at the Eastman School of Music. He is a Muscogee Nation citizen from the Thlopthlocco Tribal Town and is one-half…
Anthony Dean Griffey Professor of Voice DEPARTMENTVoice, Opera & Vocal CoachingCONTACT INFOEmail Professor Griffey585-274-1503Personal WebsiteBIOGRAPHY Four-time Grammy Award-winning American tenor and pedagogue Anthony Dean Griffey has captured critical and popular acclaim on opera, concert and recital stages around the world. Equally sought after as a teacher and adjudicator, Griffey is a perennial judge of the…