Mannes College of Music Faculty
David Mannes; founder and concertmaster of the New York Symphony. Conducting and Violin Teacher.
Clara Damrosch Mannes; co-founder and sister of Walter Damrosch. Chamber Music Teacher.
Carl Bamberger; conducting teacher.
Howard Brockway; piano teacher
Anthony Coleman; improvisation teacher
Floyd Cooley; tuba teacher
Robert Cuckson; composition, theory, and analysis.
Mario Davidovsky; composition teacher
Elaine Douvas; oboe teacher
Timothy Eddy; cello teacher
Ruth Falcon; voice teacher
Vladimir Feltsman; piano teacher
Felix Galimir; violin and chamber music teacher.
Shirley Givens; violin teacher
Joel Lester; theory, chamber music teacher.
Lowell Liebermann; composition, director of the Mannes American Composers Ensemble.
Leopold Mannes; theory teacher.
Missy Mazzoli; composition teacher.
Judith Mendenhall; flute teacher.
Philip Myers; horn
Charles Neidich; clarinet teacher
Paul Neubauer; viola teacher
Michael Newman; guitar teacher
Lucie Robert; violin teacher.
Beth Roberts; voice teacher.
Felix Salzer; from 1940, teacher of music theory and reorganized the theory program in the Techniques of Music department.
Rosario Scalero; teacher of solfege, theory and composition.
Carl Schachter; Salzer's student. theory teacher.
Faye-Ellen Silverman; music theory teacher.
Ronald Thomas; cello, chamber music teacher.
William Vaccahiano; trumpet teacher.
Isabelle Vengerova; piano teacher.
Frederic Waldman; opera coach, staff conductor.
Hans Weisse; teacher from 1931-1940; theory and composition teacher.
John Wummer; flute teacher.
Clara Damrosch Mannes; co-founder and sister of Walter Damrosch. Chamber Music Teacher.
Carl Bamberger; conducting teacher.
Howard Brockway; piano teacher
Anthony Coleman; improvisation teacher
Floyd Cooley; tuba teacher
Robert Cuckson; composition, theory, and analysis.
Mario Davidovsky; composition teacher
Elaine Douvas; oboe teacher
Timothy Eddy; cello teacher
Ruth Falcon; voice teacher
Vladimir Feltsman; piano teacher
Felix Galimir; violin and chamber music teacher.
Shirley Givens; violin teacher
Joel Lester; theory, chamber music teacher.
Lowell Liebermann; composition, director of the Mannes American Composers Ensemble.
Leopold Mannes; theory teacher.
Missy Mazzoli; composition teacher.
Judith Mendenhall; flute teacher.
Philip Myers; horn
Charles Neidich; clarinet teacher
Paul Neubauer; viola teacher
Michael Newman; guitar teacher
Lucie Robert; violin teacher.
Beth Roberts; voice teacher.
Felix Salzer; from 1940, teacher of music theory and reorganized the theory program in the Techniques of Music department.
Rosario Scalero; teacher of solfege, theory and composition.
Carl Schachter; Salzer's student. theory teacher.
Faye-Ellen Silverman; music theory teacher.
Ronald Thomas; cello, chamber music teacher.
William Vaccahiano; trumpet teacher.
Isabelle Vengerova; piano teacher.
Frederic Waldman; opera coach, staff conductor.
Hans Weisse; teacher from 1931-1940; theory and composition teacher.
John Wummer; flute teacher.
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Legendary conductor, composer, author, producer, pianist and educator who arrived in the USA in 1871. He was educated in New York public schools and studied music with his father Leopold Damrosch, Rischbeiter, Urspruch, and Von Bulow. He was awarded honorary degrees from New York University, Princeton University, Columbia University, the University of Pennsylvania, Brown University, New York State University, and Washington & Jefferson College. He was accompanist to August Wilhelmj on his US tour, and permanent conductor of the Newark Harmonic Society. Succeeding his father as Wagnerian director for the Metropolitan Opera (1885-1891), he also conducted the New York Symphony and the Oratorio Society of New York, and produced a series of Wagner operas at Carnegie Hall in 1893-1894. In 1895 he organized the damrosch Grand opera Company, became staff conductor of the Metropolitan Opera in 1900, and reorganized the New York Symphony in 1903, which he continued to direct until 1927. During that year, he became a music counsel for NBC, and conducted a series of broadcasts. Also in 1927 (until 1929) he became president of the National Institute of Arts and Letters, and from 1940-1948 he was president of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. During World War II, he founded a school for bandmasters at Fontainebleau, France.New York Symphony conductor and Clara's brother; David's brother-in-law.- Music Department
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Ernest Bloch was born on 24 July 1880 in Geneva, Switzerland. He is known for Short Cuts (1993), The Hand of God (2021) and Woman in Gold (2015). He was married to Margarethe Augusta Schneider. He died on 15 July 1959 in Portland, Oregon, USA.teacher of theory and composition.- Actress
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Elizabeth Aaron is known for White Devil (2017), San Francisco Stories (2021) and Game Night (2011).ear training, theory- Composer
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Michael Bacon is an accomplished composer for film and television, with numerous awards to his credit. He is represented for film and television by First Artists Management. His recent film score projects include: The Buddha for PBS by David Grubin. Teddy: In His Own Words for HBO (Emmy Winner for HBO), Gloria Steinem: In Her Own Words, Boy Interrupted (Sundance selection) for HBO, The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer for PBS, the theme for Bill Moyer's Journal, and African American Lives (1 and 2). Broadcasts this year included This Emotional Life, Faces of America, Rescuing Russia. Other credits include: Carl Colby: The Rise and Fall of a Spy by Carl Colby, Oprah's Roots by Kuhnhardt Productions, The Jewish Americans and Marie Antoinette, by David Grubin, Berga: Soldiers of Another War, by Charles Guggenheim, the features Loverboy and Red Betsy (with Sheldon Mirowitz), and Downtown Express soon to be released. Others include King Gimp (the Academy Award Winner in the Short Documentary category) RFK and Secret Life of the Brain, by David Grubin, (Emmy winner) the critically acclaimed five hour documentary on PBS. Bacon was nominated for an Emmy for his score for the David Grubin's PBS documentary Young Dr. Freud. Ernest Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance an Emmy winner recently re-aired on PBS. The Hampton's a four hour show directed by Barbara Kopple was broadcast in 2003 on ABC. The four-hour Emmy Award winning documentary Truman was shown on PBS. Others include TR, Reagan, America 1900, The Wright Stuff, Carnegie and MacArthur. Peter Jennings' series The Century, 26 hours for ABC was broadcast in 1999. Abraham and Mary Lincoln was broadcast in 2000 as well as numerous other shows on all major networks. The feature film Losing Chase premiered at Sundance and won 2 Golden Globe Awards. Bacon won an Emmy for his original score for The Kennedy's, an Ace Award nomination for his original score for The Man Who Loved Sharks, as well as the BMI Television Music Award and The Chicago International Film Festival Gold Plaque Award for music in LBJ. Shows he has scored have won three Academy Awards (The Johnstown Flood, A Time For Justice, and King Gimp) and numerous Emmy Awards. Jerry Lee Lewis, Carlene Carter, Peter Yarrow and Claude Francois are just a few of the artists that have recorded songs written by Bacon. He and his brother, Kevin, perform music live as "The Bacon Brothers." They have appeared on The Tonight Show, Rosie O'Donnell, The Early Show, The View, Vibe, Prime Time Country, Conan O'Brian, Donny and Marie, The Howard Stern Show, Bravo on Broadway and The Today Show. Their live DVD was released in the fall of 2004 and their 6th CD was released in 2009. Bacon has a degree in music from Lehman College where he studied composition and orchestration with John Corigliano.
He is now a distinguished Lecturer teaching film scoring at Lehman College.film composition- Music Department
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Semyon Bychkov was born on 30 November 1952 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]. He is known for Camera Three (1955), Opening Concert of the 126th Season (2021) and Mozart: Cosi fan tutte (2018).conducting teacher- Thomas Cabaniss is known for This Time Round (2023) and The Lunch Date (1989).reflective practice, art of engagement.
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Joseph Colaneri is known for The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977), Live from Lincoln Center (1976) and Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles (2019).Director of Opera program.- Music Department
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Alfred Cortot was born on 26 September 1877 in Nyon, Switzerland. He is known for Swing Kids (1993) and Children's Corner (1936). He was married to Renée Chaine, Clotilde Breal and Clotilde Bréal. He died on 15 June 1962 in Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland.piano teacher- Composer
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George Enescu was born on 19 August 1881 in Liveni, Romania. He was a composer, known for The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Colonia Ingerilor (2011) and George Enescu - Alesul lui Dumnezeu (1996). He was married to Maria Cantacuzino. He died on 4 May 1955 in Paris, France.interpretation instructor- Actress
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Lillian Fuchs is known for Pitch (2006).violin and chamber music teacher.- Music Department
Marc Goldberg is known for Point of Contact (2006), American Identity (2007) and Grace Bedell (2010).bassoon teacher- Director
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Richard Goode was born on 29 November 1922 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Lux Video Theatre (1950), Matinee Theatre (1955) and For Your Pleasure (1948). He died in July 1972 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA.piano teacher- Arthur Haas is known for Guerres civiles en France (1978).harpsichord teacher
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David Hayes is known for Fame: The Musical (2010) and Zombie Hotel (2005).conducting teacher; present Director of the Orchestral and Conducting Studies.- Music Department
Tanya Kalmanovitch is known for Ginger Snaps (2000), The Ten (2007) and Missing in Brooks County (2020).Mannes Entrepreneurship Department teacher- Writer
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Charles Kaufman was born on 20 October 1904 in Paterson, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer, known for Freud (1962), Paris Calling (1941) and The Story of Esther Costello (1957). He died on 2 May 1991 in Los Angeles, California, USA.teacher- Music Department
Yakov Kreizberg was born on 24 October 1959 in Leningrad, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]. He is known for Don Giovanni (1995). He was married to Amy Anderson. He died on 15 March 2011 in Monte Carlo, Monaco.conducting teacher- Paul Moravec is known for Born Again: Life in a Fundamentalist Baptist Church (1987), Face to Face: Forgotten Voices Heard (2022) and The Shining.composition teacher
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Bohuslav Martinu was born on 8 December 1890 in Politschka, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Policka, Czech Republic]. He was a composer and writer, known for Giorgino (1994), Our History (1984) and Invasion of the Blood Farmers (1972). He was married to Charlotte Léonie Victorine Quennehen. He died on 28 August 1959 in Liestal, near Basel, Switzerland.composition teacher- Music Department
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A graduate of the Eastman School of Music and a classically trained oboist, Mitch Miller first entered the pop music scene in 1948 at Mercury Records, where he guided such acts as Vic Damone, Frankie Laine and Patti Page to success. In 1950 he was lured by Goddard Lieberson to Columbia Records as that label's A&R director, where he made stars out of Tony Bennett, Johnnie Ray, Guy Mitchell and many others. Miller himself first shot to prominence in the late 1950s with his "Sing Along" series of albums, which ultimately led to his own series, Sing Along with Mitch (1961). His opposition to rock and roll, however, undercut Columbia's market position for several years until after he left the label in 1965. In recent years he has occasionally served as a guest conductor for symphony orchestras across the country.oboe and English horn teacher- Music Department
David Nadien was born on 12 March 1926 in New York City, New York, USA. He is known for Carlito's Way (1993), If Ever I See You Again (1978) and You Light Up My Life (1977). He was married to Margot. He died on 28 May 2014 in New York City, New York, USA.violinist teacher- Actress
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Orin O'Brien is known for Live from Lincoln Center (1976) and The Only Girl in the Orchestra (2023).double bass teacher- Vincent Penzarella is known for Per amore del mio popolo (2014) and Live from Lincoln Center (1976).trumpet teacher
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Erik Ralske is known for Don't Worry Darling (2022), Crater (2023) and Live from Lincoln Center (1976).French horn teacher- Music Department
Todd Reynolds is known for Little Noises (1991).violin and director of the Mannes Orchestra.- Art Department
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Richard Richtaryk was born on 20 July 1894 in Czechoslovakia. He was a set decorator, known for Le père Chopin (1945), The Telltale Clue (1954) and Opera Television Theatre (1950). He died on 10 July 1982 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.stagecraft teacher- Composer
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Caroline Shaw is known for The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021), Bombshell (2019) and Yellowjackets (2021).Co Director; The New School of Chorus.- Music Department
Sol Schoenbach was born on 15 March 1915 in New York City, New York, USA. Sol is known for The Burglar (1957). Sol was married to Bertha Karp. Sol died on 25 February 1999 in Haverford, Pennsylvania, USA.bassoon teacher- Sherry Sylar is known for Live from Lincoln Center (1976).oboe teacher
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George Szell was born on 7 June 1897 in Budapest, Hungary. He is known for Le mirage (1992), Os Maias: Cenas da Vida Romântica (2014) and Orchestra of Exiles (2012). He was married to Helena Schultz Teltsch and Olga Band. He died on 30 July 1970 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.composition, instrumentation, theory teacher- Music Department
David Taylor is known for Teeth (2007) and Love Deposit (2013).bass trombone teacher- Music Department
Roman Totenberg was born on 1 January 1911 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland. He is known for The 400 Million (1939), The Tonight Show (1953) and Zoom (1972). He was married to Melanie Shroder. He died on 8 May 2012 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA.violin teacher- Rosalyn Tureck was born on 14 December 1913 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was married to George Wallingford Downs Jr., James Elliott Armstrong Hainds and Kenneth Klein. She died on 17 July 2003 in Riverdale, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA.piano teacher
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Glen Velez was born in 1949 in Dallas, Texas, USA. Glen is a composer, known for Teeth (2007), Wendigo (2001) and Particle Fever (2013).percussion teacher- Stefan Wolpe was born on 25 August 1902 in Berlin, Germany. He was a composer, known for Dance for the Camera (1994), Stationary Music (2008) and Camera Three (1955). He was married to Ola Okuniewska. He died on 4 April 1972 in New York City, New York, USA.composition teacher
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Jeffrey Zeigler is known for The Fountain (2006), Call Out (2020) and Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back (2019).cello and chamber music teacher- Composer
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John Zorn was born on 2 September 1953 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a composer, known for Funny Games (2007), Funny Games (1997) and Latin Boys Go to Hell (1997).Curator, The Stone Workshops at the New School.