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Department of Performance

  • Areas:
    Voice Area
    Areas of Expertise:

    Voice Répétiteurs

  • Biography: The Canadian violinist and violist, Hélène Plouffe, started both violin and piano at the age of 5, joined her first symphony orchestra at the age of 10, and entered and won her first competition at the age of 12. Having studied under such notable...
    Areas:
    Early Music/Harpsichord Area
    Instrument(s):

    baroque viola, baroque violin

  • Title(s):

    Assistant Professor

    Biography: Pianist Ilya Poletaev is quickly becoming recognized as one of today’s most original and compelling artists. In July 2010, he captured First Prize at the prestigious XVII International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition in Leipzig and, as the winner...
    Areas:
    Piano Area
    Instrument(s):

    Piano

  • Biography: Ever since her sensational 1994 debut on short notice in Berlioz’s Les Troyens with Sir Colin Davis and the London Symphony Orchestra, Canadian-born mezzo-soprano Annamaria Popescu has established herself as a force on opera stages around the world...
    Areas:
    Voice Area
    Instrument(s):

    Voice

  • Areas:
    Organ & Church Music Area
    Degrees:

    B.Mus.(Oberlin), M.M., M.M.A., DM.A. (Yale)

    Areas of Expertise:

    Improvisation

  • Title(s):

    Associate Professor (Voice)

    Biography: Winston Purdy began his early musical training on the clarinet and played a movement of the Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra conducted by the legendary Wilfrid Pelletier. He was also a member of the National Youth...
    Areas:
    Voice Area