A vibrant group of active alumni who serve as ambassadors for the School.
The purpose of the Alumni Council is to serve both the needs of Manhattan School of Music and alumni with the overall goal of improving and developing greater connections among alumni and with the School.
Justin Bischof, Chair BM ’90, Organ; MM ’92, Organ; DMA ’98, Organ New York, NY Artistic Director & Conductor, The Modus Opera & Orchestra; International guest conductor & concert organist
Wendy Talio, Vice-Chair BM ’83, Piano Cortlandt Manor, NY Independent Consultant, Marketing Data Analyst Founder, Living Artist Society
John Blanchard, Interim Alumni Staff Liaison MM ’89
Elaine Alvarez BM ’02, MM ’04
Helena Claesson Hallberg MM ’20, Musical Theatre Student Representative New York, NY
Sharon Daley-Johnson BM ’88, Violin; MM ’89, Music Education Washington Heights, NY Performing Arts Director, Riverside School for Makers and Artists; Founder and Director Emeritus, Reaching for the Arts, Inc.
David Eisenbach Faculty Representative
Michael Fahie MM ‘02
Captain Kenneth R. Force, USMS (Ret) Honorary Council member BM ’64, Trumpet; MM ’65, Music Education; PD ’70, Music Supervision and Administration Port Chester, NY Former Director of Music, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; Former President, Goldman Memorial Band
Heather Hamilton MM ’93, Piano Performance; MM ’95, Orchestral Piano Fairfield, CT Director of Music, Saugatuck Church, UCC; Owner, Hamilton Music Services, Fairfield, CT
Savannah Harris MM ‘19
Brian Holman MM ’04
Shelen Hughes, Student Representative MM ’20
Eunbi Kim MM ’12
Yahan Liu MM ’19, Piano New York, NY Asian Business Development Representative, Steinway & Sons
Christopher Nappi BM ’86, MM ’88
Penny Prince BM ’74, MM ’76
Shannyn Rinker MM ’20
Jeffrey Scott BM ’90
Eganam Segbefia MM ’18, Trumpet Bronx, NY Freelance musician
Chandler Sinks, Student Representative
Alexa Smith MM ’10, Voice New York, NY Chief of Staff and Assistant Vice President for Special Initiatives, Manhattan School of Music
Richard Adams Louis Alexander Mercedes Alicea Gail Archer Alexandra Bacon Phyllis Beeson Susen Barbash (deceased) Paul Beck Blanche Heisler Blitstein Darrin Blumfield Marc Chazaud Barron Coleman Anthony de Mare Salvatore Di Vittorio Brenda Earle Dianne Danese Flagello Anna Gabriel Kathleen Hegierski Andrea Huber Dennis Jeter III Michael Kaplan Irwin Katz Richard Kessler Jonathan Klibonoff Doris Konig Cornelius Claudio Kreusch Esther Lee John Lewis (deceased) Daniel Lorusso Shirley Manuel (deceased) Ann McKinney Paula Mondschein-Daly Steven Nugget (student representative) Charles Bryan Nelson, Jr. James Petercsak Chris Rosenberg Alex Shapiro Kathleen Suss Barbara Tischler Marilyn (Teitler) Tyler (deceased) Eric Umble Elizabeth R. Van Arsdel Jacqueline Venable Michael Wang Lola Cummings Weiss
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