The Music Conservatory of Chicago College of Performing Arts

The Music Conservatory was founded in 1867 as the Chicago Musical College, a conservatory whose primary focus was the intensive and rigorous training of young men and women preparing for careers as professional musicians. In 1954, the Chicago Musical College became part of Roosevelt University, enhancing this tradition by adding the multifaceted educational opportunities aff orded by a major University. In 1997, the Chicago Musical College joined with the University’s theater program to become the College of the Performing Arts; and in 2000, it was renamed The Music Conservatory of the Chicago College of Performing Arts.

Today, the mission of The Music Conservatory is to offer a musical education of the highest possible quality within the diverse, intellectually challenging setting of a major university, located in a world-class city, with programs of study that are relevant to the performing, composing, and teaching of music in today’s complex world. The goals of The Music Conservatory are to do the following:

*Develop students’ individual professional excellence.

*Provide a well-rounded education in music and related fields.

*Acquaint all students with past musical traditions and with the music of today

*Stress creative performance and skills.

*Prepare graduates for successful employment in all fields of music.

*Broaden the base of participation in the musical life of the city and nation.

*Identify, enroll, and prepare talented young men and women from around the world.

Students of The Music Conservatory regularly place high in or win local, regional, and national competitions. Many graduates occupy important positions as members of major orchestras; school music teachers and supervisors; college administrators; and teachers, performers, conductors, and creative artists in this country and abroad. They are living proof of the Conservatory’s standards and aims as well as of the professional standing of its faculty. The Music Conservatory is organized into departments coordinated by the director. Curricula with a major in piano, string (including guitar), wind, or percussion instruments, voice, orchestral studies, composition, music education, and jazz studies lead to the degree of Bachelor of Music. An individualized program of studies in music combined with course work in a second discipline leads to the Bachelor of Musical Arts degree.

Faculty

Conductors
*Stephen Squires,
*Principal Conductor
*Jay Friedman,
*Principal Guest Conductor
*Jane Glover,
*Guest Conductor 2007-2008
*Leonardo Vordoni,
*Guest Conductor 2007-2008
*Cheryl Frazes Hill,
*Dir. of Choral Activities
*Anne Heider,
*Women's Chorus

Violin
*Shmuel Ashkenasi
*Laura Park Chen
*Robert Chen
*Nathan Cole
*Cyrus Forough
*Teresa Fream
*Vadim Gluzman
*Stefan Hersh
*Yang Liu

Viola
*Li-Kuo Chang
*Roger Chase
*Lawrence Neuman

Cello
*Tanya Carey
*Barbara Haffner
*Richard Hirschl
*Ken Olsen
*John Sharp
*Wendy Warner

Bass
*Andrew Anderson
*Steve Lester

Flute
*Dionne Hansen-Jackson
*Donald Peck

Oboe/English Horn
*Eugene Izotov
*Peggy Michel
*Grover Schiltz

Clarinet
*Carolee Smith
*Gregory Smith
*John Bruce Yeh

Bassoon
*Dennis Michel
*Theodore Soluri

Saxophone
*Jan Berry

Horn
*Dale Clevenger
*Alice Render

Trombone
*Jay Friedman

Trumpet
*Tage Larsen
*Chris Martin (masterclasses)
*Channing Philbrick
*Mark Ridenour

Tuba
*Gene Pokorny (masterclasses)
*Charlie Schuchat

Harp
*Sarah Bullen

Percussion
*Ed Harrison
*Vadim Karpinos

Orchestral Seminar
*Henry Fogel

Piano
*Emilio del Rosario
*Ani Gogova
*Kuang-Hao Huang
*Ludmila Lazar
*Meng-Chieh Liu
*Solomon Mikowsky
*Jorge Federico Osorio
*Nobumasa Fujiwara, technician

Guitar
*Denis Azabagic
*Paul Henry
*Pamela Kimmel

Voice
*David Holloway
*Michael Best
*Matthew Chellis
*Mark Crayton
*Judith Haddon
*Jonita Lattimore
*Elizabeth Norman
*Samuel Ramey
*Roger Scanlan
*Richard Stilwell
*Tracy Watson
*Dana Brown,vocal coach
*Scott Gilmore, opera, vocal coach
*Cheryl Frazes Hill, chorus
*James Gandre, performance class
*Anne Heider, chorus
*Guilio Favario, vocal coach

Theory & History
*Charles Brauner
*Donald Chen
*Stuart Folse
*Sevgi Giles
*Ani Gogova
*William Hussey
*Amanda King
*Rudy Marcozzi
*Gregory Reish
*David Schrader

Composition
*Kyong Mee Choi
*Stacy Garrop

Music Education
*Cheryl Frazes Hill
*Mary Jo Ferneding
*Charles Groeling
*Mark Taylor

Jazz Studies
*Jerry DiMuzio, saxophone
*Jim Gailloreto, saxophone
*Paul Mertens, saxophone
*Mike Smith, saxophone
*Brad Wheeler, saxophone

*Carey Deadman, trumpet
*Art Hoyle, combo coach
*Roger Ingram, trumpet
*Rob Parton, trumpet
*Ron Ruvio, trumpet

*Steve Berry, trombone
*John Blane, trombone
*Tom Garling, trombone/comp.

*Neal Alger, guitar
*Henry Johnson, guitar
*John McLean, electric guitar
*Dave Onderdonk, guitar

*Rob Amster, bass
*Scott Mason, bass
*Marlene Rosenberg, bass

*Ruben Alvarez, Latin percussion
*Phil Gratteau, drum set
*Paul Wertico, drum set

*Jo Ann Daugherty, piano
*Roger Harris, piano
*Fred Simon, piano
*Jim Trompeter, piano

*Jackie Allen, voice
*Linda Clifford, voice
*Michael Molloy, voice
*Jeff Morrow, voice
*Judy Roberts, voice
*Colleen Timler, voice

External links

* [http://ccpa.roosevelt.edu Chicago College of Performing Arts]
* [http://ccpa.roosevelt.edu/music Chicago College of Performing Arts - The Music Conservatory]
* [http://ccpa.roosevelt.edu/theatre Chicago College of Performing Arts - The Theatre Conservatory]