AIMS in Graz Faculty 2009
Updated May 21, 2009
The American Institute of Musical Studies Faculty is a group of practicing teachers and artists from North America and Europe who are brought together each year to share their artistic and technical knowledge with AIMS IN GRAZ participants. We proudly present the Faculty and Staff for 2009.

To read individual Faculty Biographies, click here.
  FACULTY ROSTER 2009

Vocal Instruction

  Alison Acord
  Alfonse Anderson
  J. David Brock, Coordinator
  Linda DiFiore
  Gustavo Halley
  Lori McCann
  Jonathan Retzlaff
  Dean Southern
  Barbara Steinhaus

Musical Preparation
  Patricia Amato
  Darryl Cooper, Coordinator
  Nico de Villiers
  Dorit Hanak
  Vicki King
  John Kolody
  Anna Margulis
  John Simmons
  Wei-Zhi Weng
  Wayne Wyman
  Russell Young

Lieder Preparation
  Betty Bullock
  John Mueter

Diction Coaching
 German Diction
  Isolde Haas
  Penny Johnson
  Wolfgang Lockemann
  Nina Radtke
 French/Italian Diction
  Carolyna Cotchett
 Russian Diction
  Tatiana Afanasievskaya

German Instruction
  Werner Haas, Coordinator
  Kathryn A. Corl
  Richard Rogan
  Heimy Taylor

Stage Artistry
  Patricia-Maria Weinmann
  Bodo Igesz
  Karen Coe Miller

Audition Training Seminar
  Lisbeth Brittain Carter
  Andrea Huber
  Thomas King

Piano Instruction
  James Douglass

 

Master Classes
  Barbara Bonney
  Cato Brink
  Patricia Craig
  Michéle Crider
  Gerhard Kahry
  Gabriele Lechner
  Walter Moore
  Bo Skovhus

Special Lecturers/Artists Agents
  Peter Brenner
  Roberta Cunningham
  Uwe Drechsel
  Philip Grenêche
  Dean Southern
  Neil Thornborrow

Repetitoren
  Tatiana Afanasievskaya
  Mark Alexander
  Charlene Harb, Coordinator
  Janet Kao
  Hye-Young Kim
  Karen McCann
  Christopher Mokrzewski
  Jennifer McGuire
  Francoise Papillon
  Robert Rocco
  Willem van Schalkwyk

Conductors
  Alexander Kalajdzic
  Edoardo Mueller
  David Stahl

Orchestra
  David DiGiacobbe, Manager
  Yuriy Bekker, Concertmaster
  Mimi McShane, Lower Strings
      Coordinator

Administration
  Thomas King, Co-Artistic Director
  Robert Thieme, Co-Artistic Director
  Henry Sauls, Director
      Operations and Finance
  Barbara von Künsberg-Sarre,
      Executive Director in Graz
  Sarah Halley, Administrative Director
  Brian Bridges, Asst to Director
  Tracy Brighty, Gen'l Librarian
  Emilia Brown, German Intern
  MacKensie Gallinger,
      Operations Manager
  Mahina Johnson, Admin Asst
  Emil Las, Bursar
  Theresa Ruperd, Admin Asst
  Manfred Stangl, Piano Technician
  Stacey Stofferahn, Info Desk

To read individual Faculty Biographies, click here.


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