Faculty
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.

WOODWINDS

Cecilia Kang
clarinet
Nermis gives the camera a soft smile. There is a reflection of magenta light around her hair as she rests her oboe against her shoulder.
Nermis Mieses
oboe
Amy Pollard
bassoon
Donna Shin
flute
Jessica Smithorn
Oboe; Woodwind Student Chamber Coordinator
Maya Stone headshot
Maya Stone
bassoon
Mingzhe Wang
Clarinet

BRASS

Jason Allison
horn
Caroline Kinsey
horn
Peter Bond
trumpet
Imani Duhe
trumpet
Joshua Bynum
trombone
Alexander Lapins
tuba
Doug Tornquist
tuba

PERCUSSION

Ji Hye Jun
percussion
W. Lee Vinson
percussion

PIANO

Steve Beck
piano
Adam Clark
piano
Eileen Downey
collaborative pianist
Megan Gale
collaborative pianist
Xavier Suarez
collaborative pianist

HARP

Gaye LeBlanc

STRINGS

Jessica Dan Fan
violin
Lin He
violin
Andrii Isakov
violin
Brittany MacWilliams
violin
Anna Reider
violin
Jane Stewart
violin
Philippe Chao
viola
Hillary Herndon
viola
Sheldon Person smiles and holds his viola in front of him.
Sheldon Person
viola
Meghan Berindean
cello, String Student Chamber Coordinator
Natasha Farny
cello
Daniel Saenz
cello
Taylor Brown
double bass
Tim Pearson
double bass
Sam Suggs
double bass, week 2

COMPOSITION

Jorge Variego
Program Director
TBD
Guest Composer

OPERA

Laura Brooks Rice smiles looking up at the camera
Laura Brooks Rice
Program Director
Martin Dubé
pianist
Elena Kholodova smiles at the camera
Elena Kholodova
conductor / coach
Dugg McDonough smiles at the camera.
Dugg McDonough
stage director / drama coach
Jordan Schreiner
coach

MINDFULNESS & WELL-BEING

Eva Cappelletti Chao
Life Coach
TBD
Yoga Instructor

PRE-COLLEGE EXPERIENCE

Ross Macdonald
Instructor
Emily Puckette
Instructor
Woody Register
Instructor
W. Grady Wells
Instructor
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