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Estelí Gomez, vocal arts

“Our studio...is really oriented towards the whole person...” — Gomez

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Andy Hudson, clarinet

Andy Hudson, clarinet

“Everything you encounter outside of what you typically do makes that thing you typically do richer and more interesting.” — Hudson

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Patty Darling, jazz improv faculty, sitting at a piano with the beginnings of a composition on sheet music.

Patty Darling, jazz & improvisational music

“I’ve gotten very interested in collaborative work with my students, in meeting them where they are.” — Darling

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Jean Carlo Ureña Gonzalez standing in woods and pointing at viewer with drum sticks

Jean Carlo Ureña González, percussion

“Everyone that comes into my lesson comes in like an open canvas and I need to figure out what that canvas needs.” — Ureña González

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Nadje Noordhuis holding a trumpet

Nadje Noordhuis, trumpet

“Studying trumpet at Lawrence means that you can study exactly the music that you are interested...I haven’t come across any other school that is like this.” — Noordhuis

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Brass

Picture of Tim Albright playing the trombone
TimAlbright
Woman with white hair holding a French horn
AnnEllsworth
Zach Marley holding a tuba and euphonium.
ZacharyMarley
Nadje Noordhuis is laughing and holding a silver trumpet
NadjeNoordhuis

Explore Areas of Study: Horn | Trombone | Trumpet | Tuba & Euphonium

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Composition

Patricia Darling
PatriciaDarling
Loren Dempster with his cello
LorenDempster
Theresa Martin Headshot
TheresaMartin
Asha Srinivasan photo
AshaSrinivasan
Matt Turner headshot.
MatthewTurner

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Dance

mauriah faces forward arms by her side. she is smiling, mouth closed. her skin is light, brown hair covers forhead and a braid comes around her left shoulder. she is wearing a baggy blue tshirt and a magenta turtle neck underneath. behind her, there is a grey white wall, light hardwood floors.
MauriahDonegan Kraker
head shot of smiling, mixed race, black haired woman in grey turtleneck with black stripes
MargaretPaek

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Entrepreneurial Studies and Social Engagement

Michael Clayville
MichaelClayville
Erin Lesser, flutist
ErinLesser
Sitting in concert hall, hands crossed
MichaelMizrahi
head shot of smiling, mixed race, black haired woman in grey turtleneck with black stripes
MargaretPaek
Matt Turner headshot.
MatthewTurner
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CopelandWoodruff

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Jazz & Improvisational Music

Picture of Tim Albright playing the trombone
TimAlbright
Bill Carrothers
BillCarrothers
Patricia Darling
PatriciaDarling
Jose Encarnacion directing the LU Jazz Band
JoseEncarnacion
Nadje Noordhuis is laughing and holding a silver trumpet
NadjeNoordhuis
StevePeplin
Janet Planet Professional Singer Promo Shot
JanetPlanet
Headshot of Greg Riss; grayscale image with blurry background
GregoryRiss
Matt Turner headshot.
MatthewTurner
Mark Urness, holding his bass.
MarkUrness

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Musicology

Sara Gross Ceballos
SaraCeballos
blonde woman in her 40s wearing gold drop earrings and a teal cowl-neck top
SonjaDowning
Headshot of Christopher Jenkins.
ChristopherJenkins
Julie McQuinn
JulieMcQuinn
Erica J. Scheinberg
EricaScheinberg

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Music Education

Dr. Matthew Arau headshot with conductor baton in the Lawrence Memorial Chapel
MatthewArau
Loren Dempster with his cello
LorenDempster
Photo of Dr. Gravelle, holding a baton and in front of a red brick wall.
ShannonGravelle
Dr. Kapsa
StephanieKapsa
Associate Professor of Music - praised for her strong contributions in teaching both Music Education and Ethnic Studies.
BrigettaMiller
CeonRumphs
formal headshot
PhillipSwan
Matt Turner headshot.
MatthewTurner

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Music Production

Audio engineer adjusting a recording console
BrentHauer

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Music Theory

Matt Ambrosio
MattAmbrosio
Ian Bates Headshot
IanBates
Ann Boeckman profile pic
AnnBoeckman
[Perry headshot]
RebeccaPerry
Bianca C. Pratte
BiancaPratte
Smiling pale woman with brown hair, teacups on dress.
JessicaSommer

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Organ

Man with glasses in front of window and beams.
DanielSchwandt

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Percussion

Nani Agbeli
NaniAgbeli
Headshot of Greg Riss; grayscale image with blurry background
GregoryRiss
headshot of Jean Carlo Urena Gonzalez
Jean CarloUreña Gonzalez

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Piano

Bill Carrothers
BillCarrothers
black and white headshot of Catherine
CatherineKautsky
Sitting in concert hall, hands crossed
MichaelMizrahi
Prof. Anthony Padilla, piano, Lawrence Memorial Chapel
AnthonyPadilla
Anna Reiser smiles, wearing glasses and a black shirt, with green foliage in the background on a sunny day.
AnnaReiser
headshot of Catherine Walby
CatherineWalby

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Strings

Long-haired man holding a lirone (a 12-stringed baroque instrument).
KivieCahn-Lipman
Loren Dempster with his cello
LorenDempster
Samantha George holding violin
SamanthaGeorge
Wen-Lei Gu headshot
Wen-LeiGu
Kozoroz Headshot
JennyKozoroz
StevePeplin
Mark Urness, holding his bass.
MarkUrness
Photograph of Nathan Wysock performing in concert at the Eastman School of Music in 2012
NathanWysock

Explore Areas of Study: Bass | Cello | Guitar | Harp | Viola | Violin

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Voice

Smiling white man sitting on blue carpeted stairs.
DaleDuesing
John T Gates
JohnGates
Estelí Gomez, soprano
EstelíGomez
Photo of Dr. Gravelle, holding a baton and in front of a red brick wall.
ShannonGravelle
Dr. Karen Leigh-Post,
KarenLeigh-Post
Photo of Professor Kristin Roach wearing a black jacket in sunshine by a river. Photo credit Kristian Jaime.
KristinRoach
Dr. Cayla Rosché outside in front of rocks in a white floral dress.
CaylaRosche
sps headshot
StevenSpears
formal headshot
PhillipSwan
New Headshot Hat
CopelandWoodruff

Explore Areas of Study: Opera Studies | Vocal Arts

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Woodwinds

Joseph Connor formal headshot with saxophone
JosephConnor
A smiling bespectacled woman holding an oboe, set against some flower bushes.
AndreaHixon
Photograph of clarinetist Andy Hudson
AndyHudson
Erin Lesser, flutist
ErinLesser
Nora Lewis on the Lawrence University Campus
NoraLewis
BrigitPacher

Explore Areas of Study: Bassoon | Clarinet | Flute | Oboe | Saxophone

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Choral Studies

Photo of Dr. Gravelle, holding a baton and in front of a red brick wall.
ShannonGravelle
formal headshot
PhillipSwan

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Gamelan

Smiling Balinese man with a short goatee playing a metallophone with a wooden mallet.
I DewaAdnyana

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Opera Studies

Photo of Professor Kristin Roach wearing a black jacket in sunshine by a river. Photo credit Kristian Jaime.
KristinRoach
New Headshot Hat
CopelandWoodruff

Explore Areas of Study: Opera Studies | Vocal Arts

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Orchestral Studies

Mark Dupere Headshot
MarkDupere

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Wind Ensemble / Symphonic Band

Dr. Matthew Arau headshot with conductor baton in the Lawrence Memorial Chapel
MatthewArau
CeonRumphs

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Conservatory Administration

Headshot of Christopher Jenkins.
ChristopherJenkins
Headshot of Andy Mast
AndrewMast