Our faculty come from leading orchestras, chamber ensembles, conservatories and university programs. They come to Sewanee each summer to perform, teach and inspire the next generation.
Strings
Eva Cappelletti Chao
Violin
Gregory Lee
Violin Area Coordinator
Philippe Chao
Viola
Jason Calloway
Cello
Sam Suggs
Bass
Jessica Dan Fan
Violin
Brittany MacWilliams
Violin
Hillary Herndon
Viola
Natasha Farny
Cello
Meghan Berindean
String Chamber Music
Coordinator
Lin He
Violin
Jonathan Magness
Violin Sabbatical 2022
Sheldon Person
Viola
Tim Pearson
Bass
Mari-Liis Päkk
String Academy, Chamber Music & Sectionals
Woodwinds
Donna Shin
Flute
Chad Burrow
Clarinet
Robert Stephenson
Oboe
Gabriel Beavers
Bassoon
Nancy Ambrose-King
Oboe 1 Week Residency 2022
Carl Rath
Bassoon
Brass
Peter Bond
Trumpet
Joshua Bynum
Trombone
Jason Allison
Horn
Eric Bubacz
Tuba
Caroline Kinsey
Horn
Percussion
Timothy K. Adams, Jr.
Matthew Strauss
John Kilkenny
Phillip O’Banion
Harp
Gaye LeBlanc
Piano
Steve Beck
Amy I-lin Cheng
Conducting Institute
Gene Moon
Program Director
Composition
Jorge Variego
Program Director
Vincent Oppido
Film Score Composer
Opera
Laura Brooks Rice
Program Director
Master Teacher
Kathleen Kelly
Conductor/Director
Elizabeth Koch
Language Coach
Patrick Hansen
Conductor/Director
Dugg McDonough
Stage Director / Drama Coach
Elena Kholodova
Conductor/Director
Karma Camp
Character / Movement Coach
String Academy
Veronica Jackson
String Academy Director
Mari-Liis Päkk
String Academy Faculty
Mindfulness & Wellbeing
Eva Cappelletti Chao
Life Coach
Robie Jackson
Yoga Instructor
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