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Become the Musician the World Needs You To Be.
Update on coronavirus response.
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Spring break is extended from Monday, March 16th-Friday, March 27th.
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Longy’s buildings will remain closed until further notice.
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Monday, March 30th, all Longy classes will transition to online teaching.
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All concerts and masterclasses are cancelled for the duration of the spring semester.
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All staff will work remotely (except those whose jobs require them being on campus).
Students and faculty may view our updated academic policies and links for assistance (password-protected):
Longy is grateful to all who support Boston’s arts organizations–especially during this difficult time. Without your generosity, arts experiences–like those at Longy–would simply not exist.
Preparing musicians to make a difference in the world.
The world needs music now more than ever. At Longy, we prepare students to become exceptional musicians who can engage new audiences inside and outside the concert hall, who can teach anyone, anywhere, and who can use their artistry to change lives in communities around the world. Join us, and become the musician the world needs you to be.
- Nadia Shpachenko, UD ’97
Concert Pianist
2020 Grammy winner for her recording The Poetry of Places as well as multiple Grammy nominations
“One of today’s foremost promoters of contemporary music” (Textura Magazine)
Professor of Music at Cal Poly Pomona University
- Mahan Esfahani, Historical Performance Program
Harpsichord soloist, performances include Zürich Tonhalle, Wigmore Hall, Petronas Hall (Kuala Lumpur), and with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
BBC New Generation Artist (2008–2010)
Three-time nominee, Gramophone Artist of the Year
- Ann Moss, MM ’02
Soprano soloist with the San Francisco Symphony
Worked closely with composers Jake Heggie, John Harbison, Kaija Saariaho, Aaron Jay Kernis, and David Conte
Artistic Director, CMASH (Chamber Music Art Song Hybrid)
- Simon Tedeschi, AD ’11
Piano soloist, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Opera House
Awarded the Centenary of Federation Medal
Recording artist, Sony Music Australia, Universal/ABC
- Tobias Steymans, AD ’01
Violinist, principal concertmaster of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Ensemble Chamäleon
Founder of the Suavis String Quartet
- Angelica Cortez, MAT ’15
Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Manager for YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles)
Oversees YOLA National programs
- Polina Sedukh, AD ’02
Violinist, San Francisco Symphony, Boston Symphony Orchestra
Soloist with St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Boston Virtuosi Orchestra, St. Petersburg Capella Symphony Orchestra
- Anton Kuerti, Longy 1951
Iconic piano soloist
Recipient of nine honorary degrees
Recipient of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award in Canada for Lifetime Artistic Achievement
Political activist
- Sarah Brady, MM ’00, AD ’02
Flutist, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Odyssey Opera
Founding Member of Radius Ensemble
Director and Associate Professor, Boston Conservatory at Berklee
- Heather Gilligan, MM ’02
Composer, Pianist
Associate Professor of Music at Keene College
- Ashley Hall, AD ’07
Longy Career Coaching Manager
Founding Member of trumpet quintet Fifth Bridge
Associate Professor of Trumpet
- Elliott Carter, Longy c. 1926
Composer, “one of the most important and enduring voices in contemporary music” (The New York Times)
Winner of two Pulitzer Prizes
Studied at Longy with composition faculty Nadia Boulanger
- Sergey Antonov, AD ’10
Cello soloist, Moscow Philharmonic, WGBH, NHK Japan
Recipient of the Gold Medal at the 2007 International Tchaikovsky Competition
- Kaley Lane Eaton, MM ’13, MAT ’14
Composer, commissioned by Derek Bermel and the Seattle Symphony for their new high-tech performance space, Octave 9
Soprano, co-founder of Stack Effect,
a flute and voice duo
Co-director of Kin of the Moon
- Anna Marie Williams, MM ’11, GPD ’12
Founding Member of Neave Trio
Longy Violin Faculty and Artist-in-Residence
- Mikhail Veselov, GPD ’10, MM ’12
Founding Member of Neave Trio
Longy Cello Faculty and Artist-in-Residence
- Tahanee Aluwihare, MM ’14
Mezzo-soprano, soloist with the Symphony Orchestra of Sri Lanka, principal roles with Opera Classica Europa (Germany), City Lyric Opera (New York), Opera Charlottesville, Opera Memphis
- Jeremy Van Buskirk, MM ’00
Longy Assistant Dean, Department Chair of Composition and Theory, Acting Chair of Historical Performance
Compositions performed at Carnegie Hall and Chicago Symphony Center
- Yi-Li Chang, MM ’15, GPD ’16
Faculty at University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Modern and Baroque Violinist, Gambist, Keyboardist
- Harold Shapero, Longy 1942–43
Composer, central figure of the American Neo-Classical style
Professor at Brandeis University
Awarded two Guggenheim Fellowships, two Fulbright Fellowships, composer-in-residence at the American Academy in Rome
- Attila Dobak, GPD ’14
Singer at the Hungarian National Opera - Justin Croushore, MM ’15
Trombonist with the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra
Founding member of Some Assembly Required
Certified Teaching Artist and El Sistema Volunteer
- Hillary Harder, MAT ’16
El Sistema Coordinator at Horizon Education Alliance
- Sara Matayoshi, MM ’11
Violinist, United States Marine Chamber Orchestra
- Andrew Davidson, MM ’99
Opera and theater director, including work in London, Sydney, Singapore, and Adelaide.
- Michelle Trainor, MM ’06
Soprano, Odyssey Opera, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Brookline Symphony Orchestra, New World Chorale, Boston Lyric Opera
- Tony Solitro, MM ’09
Composition Fellow and Artist-in-Residence
Recipient of the Grand Prize in the David Walter Composition Competition
- Heather Gallagher, Opera Program
Mezzo-Soprano, Boston Lyric Opera, Odyssey Opera, Boston Opera Collaborative
- Davron Monroe, Opera Program
Lyric Stage Company of Boston, New Repertory Theatre, The Company Theater, Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston, Boston Center for the Arts
- Melissa Carubia, MM ’06
Composer and lyricist of T: An MBTA Musical.
A musical about the T is returning to ImprovBoston (Finally, an MBTA experience people will actually enjoy)—Boston.com - Jonathan Shin, AD ’19, MM ’18
Pianist and composer
His song cycle The Other Merlion and Friend has been called “probably the most compelling and worthwhile new work from any Singaporean composer in recent years.”
- Milos Bjelica, AD ’20, MM ’18, GPD ’17
Founding member of the Nevski Clarinet Quartet, an ensemble that fuses elements of theater and dance with classical performance
- Liubomyr Senyshyn, AD ’20, GPD ’18
Violinist
Toured Europe with the K&K Philharmoniker
- Paulius Pancekauskas, AD ’20, MM ’18
PianistPerformed with the Lithuanian State Symphonic Orchestra and the Klaipe˙da Chamber Orchestra
- Sadie Gustafson-Zook, MM ’19
Multi-instrumentalist and songwriterPerformed at renowned folk venues and festivals including Club Passim, The Purple Fiddle, Radio Bean, Walnut Valley Festival, Red Wing Roots
