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Senior Music Performance Faculty in Vocal Jazz
B.M., Berklee College of Music; M.M., New England Conservatory of Music
Teaches commercial singing styles and technique, specializing in jazz, blues, pop, and Brazilian music.
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Senior Music Performance Faculty in Piano; Director, Music Performance Program
B.M., Kunitachi College of Music (Japan); M.M., D.M.A., New England Conservatory of Music
Pianist, teacher, and performer of piano and chamber music.
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Senior Music Performance Faculty in French Horn
B.M., New England Conservatory of Music
Boston-based freelance musician; performs regularly with prominent area symphony orchestras as well as chamber groups.
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Carillon Instructor, Director of Guild of Carillonneurs
Bachelors, Wellesley College; Masters of Music, New England Conservatory
Having taught piano and music theory at Stonehill College for 9 years, she now teaches carillon at Wellesley College, where she acts as advisor to the 25-member student Guild of Carillonneurs. She also serves as organist at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Sharon.
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Catherine Mills Davis Professor of Music
B.Mus(Hons), Royal College of Music; M.Mus., King’s College, University of London; Ph.D., University of Chicago
Scholarly interests focus on the music of French composers including Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, Erik Satie, Gabriel Fauré, Maurice Delage; the practice of ornament in French music and the visual arts during the early twentieth century; music and aesthetics; music and orientalism/exoticism/colonialism-decolonialism; and Sikh devotional music (Sikh Kirtan)
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Senior Music Performance Faculty in Viola and Violin
B.M., M.M., Eastman School of Music
Director, LyricaFest Music Festival; Quartet Program, Longy School; visiting faculty, Eastman School; silver medalist, Henryk Szeryng Prize.
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Senior Music Performance Faculty in Flute
B.M., M.M., New England Conservatory of Music
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Lecturer in Music; Senior Coach/Collaborative Keyboardist
B.M., Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo); M.M., University of Wisconsin (Madison); Ph.D., New England Conservatory of Music
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Music Performance Faculty in Violin
B.M. & M.M., New England Conservatory of Music
Ms. Diaz is actively involved in contemporary music in Boston, and is a member of the Callithumpian Consort, Firebird, Ludovico, Dinosaur Annex and Sound Icon Ensembles. You can hear Gabriela on Mode, Centaur, New World, BMOP Sound, and Tzadik records.
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Music Performance Faculty in Jazz and Classical Trumpet
B.M., Crane School of Music, Music Education, Trumpet Performance; M.M., New England Conservatory of Music, Jazz Studies - Composition
I have been freelancing as a trumpet player in the Boston area since the mid 1980s. My jazz friends say I'm a classical player, and my classical playing friends say I'm a jazzer with a good tone --- I feel that I'm a “generalist” - Jack of all Trades - who noodles his way through the trumpet!
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Phyllis Henderson Carey Professor of Music
B.A., Oberlin College; Certificate, The Royal Conservatory of The Hague; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University
Research and Teaching Interests: Early Music, Women Composers, Symphonic and Chamber Music Repertoire, J.S. Bach
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Associate Professor of Music
B.A., University of California (Los Angeles); M.A., University of California (San Diego); Ph.D., University of California (Los Angeles)
Popular music scholar of Brazil and Latin America; Jazz and the African Diaspora; Music in Film and Audiovisual Media; Music Industry; Music and Disability
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Evelyn Barry Director of the Choral Program; Senior Lecturer in Music
B.A., Sonoma State College; M.M., D.M.A., University of Southern California
Conductor of Choral Program, including Choir, Chamber Singers, and Choral Scholars.
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Music Performance Faculty in Trombone and Jazz Trombone
B.M. University of Delaware; M.Mus., New England Conservatory of Music
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Conductor, Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra
B.M., Eastman School of Music; M.M., Boston University
Director of Orchestras, Brandeis University and Wellesley College
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Senior Music Performance Faculty in Double Bass and Electric Bass
B.M., Berklee College of Music; M.M., University of Massachusetts (Lowell)
Performer with jazz groups, classical and theatre orchestras; instructor of beginners to advanced in doublebass and electric bass.
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Music Performance Faculty in Oboe
B.M., Tokyo College of Music; M.M., New England Conservatory of Music
Oboe and English Horn Instructor
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Senior Music Performance Faculty in Piano
B.M., M.M., New England Conservatory of Music
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Music Performance Faculty in Jazz Piano
B.M., University of Texas at Arlington; M.Ed., Cambridge College
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Music Performance Faculty in Harp
B.M., Boston University; M.Mus., New England Conservatory of Music
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Senior Music Performance Faculty in Viola da Gamba
B.A., Wheaton College; M.M., Yale University
Specialist in early music string playing. Plays repertory from the medieval, Renaissance & baroque eras with internationally-known ensembles.
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Senior Music Performance Faculty in Jazz Piano
B.M., Michigan State University; M.M., New England Conservatory of Music
Doug is an Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music.
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Music Performance Faculty in Organ and Harpsichord and College Organist
B.M., Oberlin College and Oberlin Conservatory of Music ; M.Mus., New England Conservatory of Music; D.M.A., Eastman School of Music
Erica Johnson is a Boston based keyboardist. She joined the faculty of Wellesley College as College Organist and Instructor in Organ and Harpsichord in 2019. -
Senior Music Performance Faculty in Acoustic Guitar and Jazz Guitar
B.A., Berklee College of Music; M.M. University of Massachusetts (Amherst)
Guitarist, composer, educator, Mr. Kirby is a graduate of Berklee College of Music and has a Masters degree in Jazz Composition and Arranging from University of Massachusetts (Amherst). As well as his work as string faculty at Wellesley College, he is an Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music and teaches for Berklee online.
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Senior Music Performance Faculty in Jazz-Rock-Latin Drums
B.A., Berklee College of Music
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Music Performance Faculty in Voice
B.M. Capital University Conservatory of Music, M.M. Longy School of Music of Bard College
As a performer and teacher I firmly believe it is my duty to help others find their voice. I aim to encourage individuality and creativity within my students and strive to give them the courage and confidence to speak up, sing out, and be heard.
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Music Instructor in Lute
B.A., Sarah Lawrence College
I am animated by the joy of working with like-minded musicians toward a common goal of performances that transport the listener to another time, and touch their emotions.
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Senior Music Performance Faculty in Clarinet and Classical Saxophone
B.A., M.M.A., New England Conservatory of Music
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Senior Music Performance Faculty in Bassoon
B.M.A.S., University of Delaware; M.M., New England Conservatory of Music
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Senior Music Performance Faculty in Percussion
B.M., Hartt School of Music; M.M., Yale University; D.M.A., New England Conservatory of Music
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Coordinator of the Jazz and World Music Program; Director, Wellesley BlueJazz; Senior Music Performance Faculty in Jazz Saxophone
Diploma in Jazz Studies, New England Conservatory of Music
Jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. Teacher of jazz improvisation, saxophone and ensemble technique, jazz theory and history of jazz.
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Associate Professor of Music Composition and Theory
D.M.A., The Juilliard School; M.M., The Juilliard School, B.M.; West Virginia University
Venezuelan-American composer and educator. Interested in writing vibrant music inspired by immigrant stories, identity, and the issues of our time.
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Coach/Collaborative Keyboardist and Music Instructor in Piano
B.M., Toho School of Music (Tokyo); M.M., New England Conservatory
Active soloist, chamber musician and collaborative pianist.
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Senior Lecturer in Music; Co-Director, Wellesley Chamber Music Society; Music Performance Faculty in Cello
B.M., Eastman School; M.M., University of Akron; D.M.A., SUNY (Stony Brook)
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Visiting Lecturer in Music
Music Composition (Boston Conservatory at Berklee); Eastern-Western Philosophy, Humanities (S.A.I.C.E, India)
Composer, Producer, New Media Artist | Researcher in Sound Studies, Music Theory & Philosophy | Co-Founder of Āyāhi, an experiential art atelier working with immersive experiential art and audiovisual installations.
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Music Performance Faculty in Voice
B.A., B.M., University of Michigan, School of Music; M.M., A.D., University of Cincinnati, College - Conservatory of Music
Classical singer and voice teacher. I work with my students to develop a strong vocal technique that allows a healthy and free expression of their natural voice. I also emphasize strengthening musicianship and communicating a clear dramatic point of view with every performance.
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Senior Music Performance Faculty in Piano
B.Mus., Peabody Institute of Music; M.Mus., Yale University School of Music; D.Mus., Indiana University School of Music (Bloomington)
Founding member of the Triple Helix Piano Trio
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Senior Music Performance Faculty in Violin, Baroque Violin, and Viola
B.M., M.M., New England Conservatory of Music
Professor of Music
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Senior Coach/Collaborative Keyboardist
B.M., M.M, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
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Senior Music Performance Faculty in Piano; Co-Director, Wellesley Chamber Music Society
B.M., M.M., New England Conservatory of Music
Co-Director of the Chamber Music Society
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Music Performance Faculty in Voice
B.A., St. Olaf College
My students will experience a holistic approach to singing, rooted in sound pedagogy, artistic passion, and above all, compassion.
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Senior Music Performance Faculty in Cello
B.M., Oberlin Conservatory; M.M., Juilliard School
In addition to her work in the Music Dept. at Wellesley, Rebecca is currently a member of the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra and has performed with Opera Boston, the Chamber Orchestra of Boston, The Boston Modern Orchestra Project and Cantata Singers.
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Senior Music Performance Faculty in African Diasporic Drumming and Director of Yanvalou
B.A., Wellesley College; M.A., Wesleyan University
Focused on Yanvalou Drumming and Dance Ensemble, and African Diasporic drumming.
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Music Instructor in Guzheng
B.A., Central Conservatory of Music; M.M., The New England Conservatory of Music
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Senior Music Performance Faculty in Jazz Violin and Viola; Director of Wellesley BlueJazz Combos
B.A., Earlham College; M.A., University of Chicago
Jazz violinist and bandleader, jazz violin and viola improvisation instructor, BlueJazz Combo Program Director and Coach