Graduate Students
Composition
James Robert Budinich
Student
James Budinich composes music inspired by minimalism, Croatian folk traditions, and American popular music. He has written for orchestra, voice, chamber ensembles, solo instruments, and electronics. He has collaborated with Lindsay Brown (Love’s Lost Words for mezzo-soprano, cello, and piano),... Full Profile »
Brooks Jeffrey Frederickson
Student
Composer Brooks Frederickson writes patient music that is grounded in long lines of slowly evolving textures with understated rhythmic drive. As an active participant in Brooklyn's vibrant contemporary music scene, he has worked with leading new music ensembles Sō Percussion, JACK Quartet,... Full Profile »
Dayton Louise Kinney
Student
Office: 046 Biddle Music Building
Office Hours: by appointment
Massachusetts-native, Dayton Kinney, creates music that has won and has been recognized for numerous competitions at the international, national, and state levels. Performed in the U.S. and abroad, Dayton’s music has had notable performances by the International Contemporary Ensemble, the Merce... Full Profile »
Owen Sidney Richardson
Student
Office: 047 Biddle Music Building
Office Hours: By Appointment, 047 Biddle Music Building
Composer Sid Richardson (b. 1987) writes concert music that imbues modern idioms with emotional grit and cerebral wit. He has collaborated on projects with artists such as Conrad Tao, The Da Capo Chamber Players, Deviant Septet, Ensemble Amarcord, and yMusic. Sid’s arrangement of the Bach Double... Full Profile »
Ethnomusicology
Musicology
Ka Man Misty Choi
Student
Education MPhil Historical Musicology, The Chinese University of Hong KongMA Music The Chinese University of Hong KongBA, MPhil Linguistics, The City University of Hong Kong Professional qualificationsLicentiate diploma in Music Theory (LMusTCL), Trinity College of LondonMember of Chartered... Full Profile »
Jon Churchill
Student
Research interests include Ralph Vaughan Williams, semiotics, and the intersection of music and trauma.
Karen Elaine Hovey Messina
Student
Office Hours: Office: Biddle 044
Karen's research interests center on the analysis and interpretation of operatic and vocal music in an effort to determine how these genres express, support, and augment their texts. Her dissertation project, titled “Dramatic Impulse: Diegetic Music in the Operas of Giacomo Puccini,” delves into... Full Profile »
Nicholas Mark Smolenski
Student
Nicholas Smolenski is a musicologist interested in sacred music of Jacobean and Caroline England, specifically the anthems and services of Thomas Tomkins; other interests include English Civil War politics and aesthetics in Renaissance England. He holds a master's degree in musicology from The... Full Profile »
