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
Guest Artist Master Class & Recital: José Gómez, clarinet
Master Class
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
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