As a student at the Mary Pappert School of Music, you study with professors internationally acclaimed in their fields. Many of them, including those who are also members of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, are GRAMMY Award-winning artists. Others have a variety of other distinguished awards and accolades to their names.

In addition to these fantastic musicians and teachers, you will have many opportunities to learn from some of the world's finest performers, composers, educators, and therapists. These are some of the incredible artists that students have learned from:

  • Bob Mintzer, jazz saxophonist
  • Eric Whitacre, composer
  • Jonathan Wolff, "That Seinfeld Music Guy" television music composer
  • Alan Parsons, recording engineer and keyboardist
  • John Holiday, countertenor
  • Jon Herington, guitarist for Steely Dan
  • David Gurwin, entertainment lawyer
  • Joe Alessi, Principal Trombone for the New York Philharmonic
  • Raymond Very, tenor
  • Jeff "Tain" Watts, jazz drummer
  • Barbara Nissman, concert pianist
  • John Adams, composer
  • Sir James MacMillan, conductor
  • Steve Vai, guitarist
  • Marcus Miller, bassist
  • Pat Metheny, guitarist and composer
  • Mike Williams, lead trumpet for the Count Basie Orchestra
  • Christopher Azzara, Professor of Music Education at the Eastman School of Music
  • Elliot Scheiner, recording engineer
  • Anne Martindale Williams, Principal Cello for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Upcoming Events

All Master Classes & Guest Artist Events
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Guest Artist Recital: Michael Clark, piano

Michael Clark is a pianist, teacher, and scholar noted for his “natural, clear, and nuanced” performances (Piano Magazine). An advocate for the music of Florence Price, he has presented numerous lecture recitals on her piano music. His debut album Waltzes and Character Pieces of Florence Price, rele

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Master Class: Yeeha Chiu, piano

A Steinway Artist, Yeeha Chiu, Hong Kong-born pianist, studied with Ilona Kabos, Bela Siki, Beveridge Webster, Nadia Reisenberg and Sheila Paige. A graduate of the Royal College of Music in London and the Juilliard School of Music, she has taught at Juilliard and Duquesne University.

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Master Class: Marianne Cornetti, mezzo-soprano

Marianne Cornetti is internationally recognized as one of the leading Verdi mezzo-sopranos of her generation. She has appeared as Amneris in Aida, Azucena in Il Trovatore, Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, and Princess Eboli in Don Carlos at prestigious opera houses across the world, garnering rave reviews a

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Master Class: Dr. Peter Amstutz, piano

Peter Amstutz is Professor of Piano at West Virginia University. A medalist in the Casagrande International Piano Competition in Italy and a prizewinner in the Maryland International Piano Competition (subsequently renamed in honor of William Kapell), Amstutz has performed throughout Europe and the

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