The School of Music’s excellence in training is best exemplified by the accomplishments of its alumni. Former students of the School have distinguished themselves around the world through solo, chamber music and orchestral performances.
| René Barbera |
Tenor, First Prize Winner in Placido Domingo Opera at 2011 Operalia Competition in Moscow |
| Lynn Bernhardt |
Percussion, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra |
| Gwendolyn Bradley |
Soprano, Metropolitan Opera |
| Richard Buckley |
Conductor, Chicago Lyric Opera |
| Marian Buswell |
Oboe, Phoenix Symphony Orchestra |
| Javier Calderon |
Guitar, University of Wisconsin at Madison |
| John Cheek |
Bass-Baritone, Metropolitan Opera |
| James Crawford |
Concertmaster, Grand Rapids (Mich.) Symphony |
| Patricia Dixon |
Guitar, Wake Forest University |
| Shayne Doty |
Vice President - The Asia Society |
| Randall Ellis |
Oboe, New York Chamber Symphony |
| Jerry Folsom |
Horn, Los Angeles Philharmonic, retired |
| Kenneth Frazelle |
Award-winning Composer, Winston-Salem, N.C. |
| Robert Franz |
Music Director - Boise Philharmonic and Assoc. Conductor - Houston Symphony |
| Margo Garrett |
Piano, The Juilliard School, New England Conservatory |
| Joseph Genualdi |
Violin, Chicago Chamber Musicians |
| Laurence Glazener |
Principal Double Bass, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra |
| Neal Goren |
Conductor, Gotham Chamber Opera |
| Dawn Hannay |
Viola, New York Philharmonic |
| Mark Hill |
Oboe, New York Chamber Symphony |
| Stefan Jezierski |
Horn, Berlin Philharmonic |
| Ulla Miilmann Jorgensen |
Principal Flute, Danish Radio Symphony |
| Thomas Kikta |
Guitar, Duquesne University |
| Frank Koonce |
Guitar, Arizona State University |
| Esther Lamneck |
Clarinet, New York University |
| Charles Lazarus |
Trumpet, Minnesota Orchestra |
| James Lyon |
Violin, Pennsylvania State University |
| Karl Mailand |
Trumpet, Army Band |
| Jon Metzger |
Percussion, Free-lance Jazz Vibist, Elon College |
| Michael Morgan |
Conductor, Queensland Conservatory, Australia |
| Elizabeth Myers |
Film and commercial composer, conductor and songwriter |
| Mark Niehaus |
Principal Trumpet, Milwaukee Symphony |
| Robert Oppelt |
Principal Double Bass, National Symphony |
| Danny Phipps |
Bassoon, U.S. Air Force Band |
| Ruth Rendleman |
Piano, Montclair State College |
| Robby Robinson |
Cello, Thouvenel String Quartet |
| Sharon Robinson |
Cello, Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio |
| Jennifer Ross |
Principal Second Violin, Pittsburgh Symphony |
| Gary Simpson |
Baritone, Metropolitan Opera |
| Renee Siebert |
Flute, New York Philharmonic (retired) |
| Margaret Tate |
Cello, San Francisco Symphony |
| Kirk Trevor |
Conductor, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra and Missouri Symphony |
| Sandy Yamamoto |
Violin, Miro String Quartet and University of Texas at Austin |
| Sarah Brough |
Violin, Pittsburgh Symphony |
| Daniel DeVany |
Vice President and FM General Manager of WETA, Washington DC’s classical music radio station |
| John Mangan |
Vice President and Dean of the Curtis Institute of Music |
| José Ochoa |
Executive Director of ChiArts, Chicago's High School for the Arts |
| Ben Robinette |
Saxophone, First Prize Winner, 2011 Rosen-Shaffel Young Artists Competition |
