TEACHING

DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY
Pittsburgh, PA

Assistant Professor of Piano, 2023–Present

EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Rochester, NY

Applied Piano Instructor (PA 130 & 160), 2020-23
Teaching Assistant of Alexander Kobrin, 2021-23
Recipient, 2022 TA Prize for Excellence in Teaching

Student Accomplishments at Duquesne

BEATRICE KHOR (BM Performance '27)
- Winner, 2024 Pennsylvania State MTNA Performance Competition, Young Artist division.
- Soloist, Duquesne Chamber Orchestra. Mozart: Concerto in D minor, K. 466. Fall 2025.
- Winner, 2025 Pittsburgh Concert Society Auditions, Major Artist division.
- Winner, 2025 Keynotes Music Scholarship, $7500.
- Semi-finalist, 2024 William C. Byrd Young Artist Competition.
- Performer, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra pre-concert reception, Heinz Hall lobby.
EMMA DALE (BS Music Education '25)
- Faculty hire, Pittsburgh Piano Academy.
MAIKOL PÉREZ GÓMEZ (BM Performance '28)
- Contestant, 2025 José Jacinto Cuevas Yamaha International Piano Competition, Mexico.
- Faculty hire, Pittsburgh School of the Arts (Robinson).
- Performer, World Premiere of Timothy Williams: Sonata-Rhapsody (2024).
- Performer, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra post-concert reception, Heinz Hall lobby.
MATTHEW STERBENZ (BM Music Technology '25)
- Endowed Fellow, Duquesne University Honors College, support for senior capstone project, $5000.
SAMUEL PANIZALES (BS Music Education '27)
- Winner, 2025 J. Cornetti Tucci Award for Excellence in Piano.
- Finalist, 2025 Women's Advisory Board Competition at the Mary Pappert School of Music.
ZANE WOODDELL (BM Music Technology '25)
- Winner, 2024 J. Cornetti Tucci Award for Excellence in Piano.
- Finalist, 2024 Women's Advisory Board Competition at the Mary Pappert School of Music.

Student Accomplishments at Eastman/U of Rochester

ATSUO CHIU (UR '23 Biology)
- Winner, 2022-23 UR River Campus Concerto Competition. Beethoven's Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" with Dr. Rachel Waddell and the UR Chamber Orchestra, April 2023
- Runner-up, 2022 NY State Music Teachers Association Heddy Kilian Empire State Competition, collegiate piano division. Mozart, Chopin, and Schoenberg
ELANA ELMAN (UR '23 Computer Science, Math)
- Student Researcher, Harvey Mudd College’s NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates, Summer 2022. Claremont, CA
- Pianist, RIT Game Symphony Orchestra, 2022-23. Rochester, NY
IZABELLA GOZZO (ESM '25 Voice)
- Participant, AIMS in Graz 2023. Opera Studio Curriculum. Graz, Austria
- Choralist, Twelve Corners Presbyterian Church, 2022-23. Rochester, NY
ANTHONY GURUNIAN (UR '21 Biomedical Engineering)
- PhD student, Scripps Research Institute, incoming class 2023. Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Sciences. La Jolla, CA
- JCC Thurnauer Alumni Recital, June 2023: Bach-Busoni's Chaconne, Schumann's Davidsbündlertänze, and Komitas's 7 Armenian Dances
ALEX NAZARETSKI (ESM '24 Guitar)
- Rochester Classical Guitar recital, February 2021: Guitar pieces, plus Chopin's Ballade No. 1
- George Eastman Museum recital, April 2022: Guitar pieces, plus Bach's English Suite No. 2 and Grieg's Piano Concerto (own solo transcription)
- Ciminelli Lounge recital, October 2022: Guitar pieces, plus Perpetual Motion No. 3 (own composition) and Grieg's Piano Concerto (own solo transcription)
- Howard Hanson recital, March 2023: Guitar pieces, plus Haydn's E minor Sonata, Rachmaninoff's Etude Op. 39 No. 1, and Prelude (own composition)
GINA ROMANAZZI (UR '22 Digital Media Studies)
- Grantwinner, NYC Media Lab Museum Initiative Grant. Memorial Art Gallery, 2022-23. Rochester, NY
JACOB ROSE (UR '24 Business)
- Soloist, UR Symphony Orchestra. Debussy: Danses sacrée et profane (harp part played on piano), December 2020
- UR Meliora Scholar. Funded research on Leonard Bernstein at the New York Public Library and the Library of Congress, Winter Break 2021
- Music Director, UR International Theatre Program. Directed and played keys for Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Feb 25 – Mar 5, 2022
LAUREN SWARTZ (ESM '21 Viola)
- MM student, Lynn Conservatory, incoming class 2022. Masters program in viola performance. Boca Raton, FL
RID WU (UR '25 Optics)
- Carillonist, University of Rochester Hopeman Memorial Carillon, 2021-22. Concerts in October, March, and April. Rochester, NY
YUTIANCHENG YANG (UR '24 Business, Brain & Cognitive Sciences)
- Student Researcher, University of Rochester Schwartz Discover Scholar, Summer 2022. Center for Musculoskeletal Research. Rochester, NY