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Private Study

Students may take private lessons in voice, piano, classical guitar, or an orchestral instrument (including percussion) during their time at Haverford for one-half graded credit per semester.

A roster of excellent teachers who are already approved for study and teach on campus are listed below, many of whom are associated with the Curtis Institute, Temple University, and perform with major musical organizations in the city. In addition, a student may request a teacher for an instrument not currently listed. Instrumental students may ask permission to study with any teacher in the Greater Philadelphia area whose credentials are approved by the Department of Music.

Students must take 10 lessons a semester and perform a jury at the end of the semester to qualify for credit. Lessons are graded on a "pass/fail" basis.

The Department of Music offers subsidies each semester to students who wish to study privately and are active in department-led ensembles. Subsidies range from partial to full subsidy and are awarded depending on student involvement in the program (Music majors and minors receive a greater subsidy).

Choral/Vocal

Keyboard

Instrumental Teachers

  • Legend
  • ** Teaches on Campus
  • ++ Lives Near Campus
  • + Teaches at Swarthmore College

Strings

  • Violin

    • **Charles Parker
      1840 S. 15th Street
      Philadelphia, PA 19145
      (215) 467-4152
      Email: Parker1410 [at] aol.com
      Artistic Director, Davisdbund Chamber Players, Philadelphia Opera, Ballet Orchestra, Temple University

    • **Fran Berge
      Studio: (267) 242-4053
      Home: (215) 724-0656
      Email: auberge4 [at] gmail.com
      Ms. Berge specializes in teaching Baroque performance practice on period and modern instruments.
      Tempesta di Mare, Phoenix Ensemble, Melomanie, Opera Delaware, Fairmount Chamber Ensemble

    • **Barbara Jaffe
      153 Sutton Road
      Ardmore, Pa 19003
      (610) 642-5235
      Philadelphia Opera Company

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  • Viola

    • **Charles Parker
      1840 S. 15th Street
      Philadelphia, PA 19145
      (215) 467-4152
      Email: Parker1410 [at] aol.com
      Artistic Director, Davisdbund Chamber Players, Philadelphia Opera, Ballet Orchestra,
      Temple University Prep

    • **Fran Berge
      Studio: (267) 242-4053
      Home: (215) 724-0656
      Email: auberge4 [at] gmail.com
      Ms. Berge specializes in teaching Baroque performance practice on period and modern instruments.
      Tempesta di Mare, Phoenix Ensemble, Melomanie, Opera Delaware, Fairmount Chamber Ensemble

    • **Carol Briselli
      (484) 841-6445
      Email: CAROLBRISELLI [at] comcast.net

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  • Cello

    • **Michal Schmidt
      (610) 642-1025
      Email: mika.schmidt [at] gmail.com
      Network for New Music, Trio Camille, University of Pennsylvania

    • ++Deborah Reeder
      (610) 664-0346 (home)
      (215) 205-9551 (cell)
      Philadelphia Opera Company, former member Philadelphia Orchestra

    • **Kathyrn Leonard Bobnank
      138 Barrie Road
      Ardmore, PA
      (610) 649-6612
      Email: klbobnak [at] msn.com

    • ** Rachel Henderson Freivogel
      (314) 607-2042
      Email: rachel.freivogel [at] gmail.com
      Cellist, Jasper String Quartet; Co-Artistic Director, Jasper Chamber Concerts; Faculty, Temple University Center for Gifted Young Musicians;  Visiting Artist-in-Residence, Swarthmore College

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  • String Bass

    • **/+Anne Peterson
      13 Single Lane
      Wallingford, PA 19086
      (610) 565-9162
      Philadelphia Opera, Pennsylvania Ballet Orchestra, Santa Fe Opera, Swarthmore College, Temple University

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Woodwinds

  • Flute

    • **Rebecca Simon
      4128 Huey Avenue
      Drexel Hill, 19026
      cell: (610) 996-8437
      Email: beckiflute [at] gmail.com
      Lancaster Symphony Orchestra, teaches privately and coaches chamber music at Swarthmore College, former adjunct professor at Wilkes University, graduate of Peabody Conservatory

    • **Mimi Stillman
      (215) 665-1816
      Email: MimiStillman [at] aol.com
      www.mimistillman.org
      Flutist, Yamaha Performing Artist, Artistic Director, Dolce Suono Ensemble

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  • Oboe

    • **Chang Ho Lee
      jacob0212 [at] yahoo.com () 
      (215) 740-6418

    • Jonathan Blumenfeld
      226 South 21st Street
      Philadelphia, PA 19013
      (215) 564-4169
      member, Philadelphia Orchestra

    • Geoffrey A. Deemer
      (610) 306-0482
      geoffdeemer [at] yahoo.com
      Principal Oboe, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Opera Co. of Philadelphia, substitute Oboe for Philadelphia Orchestra and
      Baltimore Symphony

    • ** Meghan Woodard
      meghan.e.woodard [at] gmail.com
      (203) 206-7755
      Member of Philadelphia-based woodwind quintet, Federal Winds
      Freelance musician in the greater Philadelphia area
      Past orchestral positions: Co-Principal Oboe, Norwalk Symphony Orchestra (Connecticut); Section Oboe, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra (Iowa)

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  • Clarinet and Saxophone
    • Leonardo Dugan
      Email: ldugan [at] haverford.edu

    • ** + Allison Herz (Clarinet only)
      1477 Gradyville Road
      Glen Mills, PA 19342
      (610) 358-9556
      Email: sunfish232 [at] hotmail.com
      Philadelphia Opera, Orchestra 2001, AVA Opera, Swarthmore College, University of Pennsylvania

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  • Bassoon

    **++Maria Buonviri
    Email: mariabuonviri [at] hotmail.com

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Brass

  • French Horn

    Kristina Gannon  
    Email: gannonkristina [at] gmail.com

    Bryn Coveney
    Cell: 518-618-9486
    Email: bryn.dcoveney [at] gmail.com
    https://bryncoveney.com
    Bryn Coveney, a horn player from Albany, New York, is a recent graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music. An active performer in the Philadelphia and New York City regions, Ms. Coveney has performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Radio City Orchestra, Philadelphia Ballet, the Philly Pops, Albany Symphony Orchestra, West Point Band, on Broadway shows, and with many other regional orchestras. She has performed across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, and China

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  • Trumpet

    • **Elin Frazier
      2133 Walnut Street#3-F
      Philadelphia, PA 19103
      (215) 665-1497

    •  **Paul Futer
      Phone: 717-951-4055
      Email: paul.futer [at] gmail.com
      https://symphonyinc.org/paul-futer/
      American trumpeter Paul Futer maintains an active career as a performer and educator throughout the United States. A highly regarded musician, he received critical acclaim for his performances with the Yale Philharmonia at Carnegie Hall, under the direction of William Christie. Futer has recorded and performed with members of The Philadelphia Orchestra, American Brass Quintet, Philadelphia Orchestra Brass Quintet, Yale Brass Trio, Allentown Symphony, and has frequently been presented on WRTI radio. Futer is also the Principal Trumpet of Orchestra 2001, one of Philadelphia’s premier ensembles dedicated to the performance of American contemporary music.

    • ** + John Thyhsen
      1477 Gradyville Road
      Glen Mills, PA 19342
      (610) 358-9556
      Email: hoothaven [at] hotmail.com
      Philly Pops, Festival Brass Quintet, Trumpet progressor, Swarthmore College, Emeritus-Rowan University

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  • Trombone

    ** Justin Moore
    moore.justin [at] me.com
    www.justinmoore.net
    Justin Moore is a freelance trombone player in the Philadelphia area and has performed with The Philly POPS, Philadelphia Ballet Orchestra, Opera Philadelphia, Opera Delaware, Allentown Symphony Orchestra, Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Bay Atlantic Symphony, Ocean City Pops, Symphony in C, Acadiana Symphony Orchestra, Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra and more. Outside of classical music, he has also appeared with The Philly POPS Big Band, Larry McKenna Jazz Orchestra and a variety of commercial artists. In addition to teaching at Temple, Moore is on the faculties of Rutgers University-Camden and the Delaware Governor’s School for Excellence, and also has an active private studio in Cherry Hill, NJ. He was previously on the faculties of the University of Delaware, Immaculata University, Settlement Music School, Play On, Philly! and has been a guest instructor at Swarthmore College and Haverford College.

    ** Matt Gould
    gouldmc26 [at] yahoo.com
    https://cpa.rowan.edu/_bios/gould-matthew.html
    Matthew Gould is a freelance trombone player/teacher in the Greater Philadelphia area.  As a performer, he has appeared with the Pennsylvania Ballet Orchestra, Opera Philadelphia, The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, The Philly POPS!, The Walnut Street Theater, and many others.  As a teacher, Matthew is on faculty at Drexel University, where he teacher low brass lessons.  In 2017, he appeared as guest soloist with the Drexel Concert Band in a performance of John Mackey's Harvest Concerto.  Matthew is also a certified public school music teacher, and served as the instrumental music teacher at Log College Middle School in Warminster, PA for the 2016-2017 school year.  He has a B.M. in Music Education from The College of New Jersey, where he was a student of Robert Gale, and a M.M in Music Performance from Temple University, where he was a student of Matthew Vaughn.

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  • Tuba

    **Steven Lakawicz
    1123 E Berks St Philadelphia, PA 19125
    201-294-8319
    Email: progressivetuba [at] gmail.com
    BM Rutgers University MM Temple University. Beta Test Music, Scranton Brass Orchestra, Patriot Brass Ensemble

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Other Instrumental Teachers

  • Percussion

    • Dr. Nathan Buonviri
      buonviri [at] temple.edu

    • **Bill Kerrigan
      1062 Lancaster Ave, Apt. 110
      Rosemont, PA 19010
      (610) 527-0994
      Orchestra 2001, Ballet Orchestra, Settlement Music School

    • Alyssa Resh
      alyssaresh [at] icloud.com

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  • Harp

    • Kimberly Rowe
      (215) 684-1699
      Email: krowe [at] harpcolumn.com
      Temple University, Network for New Music

    • **André Tarantiles
      (917) 992-4393
      Email: tarantiles [at] aol.com
      The College of New Jersey MMBM, Indiana University
      more info: http://music.pages.tcnj.edu/faculty-staff/adjuncts-2/tarantiles-andre/

    • ** Katherine Ventura
      An experienced orchestral musician, Katherine has performed as guest principal harp with the Chicago, Pittsburgh, Houston, St. Louis, and Milwaukee Symphony Orchestras, the Philharmonia Orchestra (London), and the Rochester and Fort Wayne Philharmonics.   She has performed with the Chicago Lyric Opera, Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, Sun Valley Summer Symphony (ID), and the Charlotte (NC), Colombus (OH), and New World Symphony Orchestras.
      more info: https://www.venturaharp.com

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  • Jazz Improvisation

    **++Charles Cacioppo
    Email: cc829 [at] cornell.edu

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  • Classical Guitar

    • Michael Brodine
      (610) 872-1011
      Email: michaelbrodine [at] comcast.net

    • Orlando Haddad
      (610) 623-3197
      FAX (610) 626-6707

    • Edward Scott
      (215) 567-2972

    • Allen Krantz
      (215) 242-6474

    • Gideon Whitehead
      AD Curtis Institute of Music ('14)
      BM Cleveland INstitute of Music ('12)
      616-490-2081
      gideonwhitehead [at] gmail.com
      www.gideonwhitehead.com

    • ** Emiliano Pardo-Tristán
      Home: 215-765 1227
      Cell: 267-237-2931
      E-mail: epardo [at] temple.edu
      http://www.fermatapub.com
      Was born in Santiago de Veraguas, a tropical city in the middle of Panama, and has resided in Philadelphia since 1992. He attended the Royal Conservatory Superior of Music in Madrid, Spain (1978-1985) and holds a Masters degree in Classical Guitar and a Doctoral degree in composition from Temple University. He was a postdoctoral fellow at NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development from 2008 to 2010.

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  • Drums

    Michael O'Rourke
    700 Ardmore Avenue
    Ardmore, PA 19003
    (610) 642-9311

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