The DePauw Music Alumni Network

The DePauw Music Alumni Network is a resource that enables current DePauw students to seek guidance & mentorship from former School of Music students, to network with them and ask questions, and to contribute to and help sustain a vibrant and supportive DPU Music Community.

The directory below, organized by current occupation, provides information about each member of the Alumni Network.

If you are interested in reaching out to an alumni, please don’t hesitate to fill out the form at the bottom of this page. Thank you!

    • Benware, Tyler ‘15 Oboe

      Director of Operations and ASYO at Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    • Brown, Andrew Michael Paul ‘19 Piano

      Associate Director of Annual Giving, University of Indianapolis

    • Cao, Jingbin ‘20 Violin

      Warner Music Group (Data Scientist)

    • Chase, Ann ‘16 Voice

      Previous experience in Opera Administration

    • Collins, Benjamin ‘22 Flute

      DePauw Arts Administration Intern

    • Conerly, Trevor ‘21 Saxophone

      Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra box office

    • Gilbert, Adam ‘10 Voice

      Musical Theatre performer in Chicago & Small business manager for theater group

    • Jagla, Claire ‘12 Voice

      Nonprofit arts management (MA in Arts administration and an MBA) / Nonprofit fundraiser

    • McWilliams, Kenna ‘18 Voice

      Indianapolis Opera Patron and Communications Coordinator

    • Messick, Joseph ‘19 Viola

      R & D Associate at Allied Arts Ok, Violiniste w/ Mariachi Orgullo de América

    • Papi, Federico Mattia ‘15 Cello

      Head of Artistic Planning, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

    • Ross, Cheridan ‘21 Violin

      Grants and contracts representative/ violin teacher/ MS in Music Technology masters student

    • Scherer, Emma ‘13 Music Business

      Executive Director of Santa Fe Symphony

    • Sender, Molly ‘12 Clarinet

      Special Projects Officer, Philanthropy - San Francisco Symphony

    • Wiggins, Caleb Michael ‘22 Cello

      House Manager at Carmel Center for Performing Arts and Cello Teacher

    • Wilson, Jennifer Ann ‘12 Voice

      Administrator/Teacher for Palm Beach Opera High School Program

    • Alsop, Michael ‘10 Music Ed

      Assistant Professor of Music Education at the University of Louisville

    • Berlin, Renata ‘12 Music Ed: Choral

      Director of Choral Activities at Davidson College, Music Director at church in Charlotte, NC.

    • Bernardi, Riley ‘19 Music Ed

      K-5 General Music Teacher

    • Bowman, Mallory ‘22 Music Ed

      Band Director at Eastern Greene Schools

    • Chubb, Halea ‘22 Music Ed

      Choir Teacher grades 6-12

    • Curdt, Thomas ‘22 Trombone

      High School Teacher

    • Edwards, Jaimie ‘19 Music Ed: Instrumental

      Instrumental Music Education K-12

    • Fendrich, Lauren ‘11 Music Ed: Vocal

      Elementary Music Teacher at Farmersville Elementary in Mt.Vernon, IN, Private and group lesson instructor for voice and piano

    • Fry, Caitlin (Brown) ‘10 Music Ed: Choral

      Asst. Director of a private preschool

    • Masterson, Sarah ‘06

      Associate Professor of Piano and Music Theory at Newberry College in Newberry, SC

    • Mazzone, Gabriela Noel ‘19 Viola/Violin/Piano

      Teacher at Vivace Music Academy

    • Metcalf, TJ ‘11 Bassoon

      Middle School Teacher

    • Muth, Andrew ‘12 Music Ed

      Director of Bands Westfield High School

    • Pearson, Nicholas ‘10 Music Ed: Choral

      Choral Director, Center Grove Middle School North and Music Director, Saints Francis and Clare Parish (Greenwood, IN)

    • Rushing, Alison ‘15 Music Ed: Instrumental

      Middle School (6-8th grade) String Orchestra Teacher

    • Speranza, Bridget (Parker) ‘11 Music Ed: Percussion

      Music Teacher - Elliott Elementary School

    • Staerkel, Matthew ‘22 Flute

      Educational representative for Music and Arts

    • Stepp, Erika (Matson) ‘13 Music Ed

      Band Director at Plainfield Community Middle School

    • Tebbe, Jonathon ‘21 Music Education/Anthropology

      Director of Bands at Crawfordsville Community Schools

    • Wilson, Karah ‘13 Music Ed: Instrumental

      6th-8th grade orchestra teacher

    • Allen, Katie ‘19 Violin

      Violinist in California Symphony (subs with San Francisco Ballet Orchestra and other Bay Area orchestras)

    • Bailey, Jackson ‘18 Violin

      Violinist in Colorado Springs Philharmonic & Cheyenne Symphony (ACM), Arranger, Luthier Apprentice

    • Beckemeyer, Blake ‘18 Voice /Mathematics Professional Choral Singing (Tenor), Platform Engineer

    • Benedict, Megan ‘13 Music Ed/Flute

      Flute and Piano/Harp Duo

    • Bock, Melissa ‘10 Clarinet

      Performs with Alton Symphony Orchestra and Alton Municipal Band

    • Buckingham, Mary ‘20 Voice

      Performer and Music Teacher

    • Gray, Yazid ‘16 Voice

      Freelance Opera Singer

    • Hammond-Leppek, Joseph ‘15 Voice

      Freelance Operatic Singer

    • Hilkert, CPT Adam K. ‘08 Conducting, String Bass

      U.S. Army Officer and Bandmaster

    • Kaercher, Chris ‘18 Performance U.S. Navy musician

    • Orsborn, Elizabeth ‘11 Voice

      Wedding Singer and Wedding Planner

    • Perdew, Alexandra ‘00 Harp Harpist, harp and piano teacher, middle school English and social studies teacher, tech start up owner. Former international music business sales manager.

    • Pistorius, Sarah ‘17 Voice

      Opera chorus member, Gothenburg Opera (Sweden)

    • Rushing, Josiah Quinn ‘13 Percussion/French Percussion

      Instrumentalist in the Quantico Marine Corps Band.

    • Tsui, Seth ‘11 Trombone

      Video Game Composer

    • Wong, Jeremy ‘12 Voice

      Singer, co-Artistic Director, Education Outreach Coordinator, Cantus Vocal Ensemble

    • Alexander, Lauren ‘22 Voice

      Musicology graduate student at University of Kentucky

    • Brown, Justin ‘22 Saxophone

      Graduate Teaching Assistant at University of Louisville (pursuing MM in Saxophone Performance)

    • Collins, Elena ‘22 Clarinet

      Master’s student at UMKC Conservatory

    • Diaz, J ‘13 Piano/Composition

      PhD student at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Research on how race, gender, and disability can inform music compositional practice.

    • Dobbs, Katherine ‘22 Voice

      MM Vocal Performance at The Shepherd SoM, Rice University

    • Dolquist, Devin ‘19 Bassoon

      Master's student in Speech-Language Pathology

    • Foehrkolb, Abby ‘21 Percussion

      GTA and Master’s Student at UMKC

    • Gordon, David ‘15 Conducting/Trumpet

      Doctoral student in orchestral conducing at the University of South Carolina

    • Hernandez-Rivera, Io ‘22 Violin/French

      Masters student at NYU for Performing Arts Administration

    • Kroeger, Jonathan ‘21 Voice

      Composer/Web Designer, Grad School

    • Miedema, Genevieve ‘21 Cello

      Graduate student: MA in Music and Music Entrepreneurship Certificate, Cello teacher at the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra

    • Plett, Cal A. ‘22 Harp

      Ethnomusicology Grad Student

    • Stibich, Gretchen ‘17 Clarinet

      Current student at Harvard Graduate School of Education

    • Taller, Mariah ‘18 Percussion

      DMA Student

    • Taylor, Bryce ‘22 Music Ed

      Grad Student at Texas Tech University

    • Welp, Lindsey ‘19 Saxophone/French

      University of Georgia for a DMA in Performance. Member of Mixed Media saxophone quartet and active in other chamber settings

    • Woods, Grant ‘19 Saxophone

      PhD candidate in Historical Musicology at Columbia University

    • Axelrod, Nicole ‘20 Voice

      Flight Atendant

    • Benedict, Megan ‘13 Music Ed/Flute

      7th Grade Math Teacher

    • Bock, Melissa ‘10 Clarinet

      Business Manager at Alton Mental Health Center

    • Brunell, Elizabeth ‘19 Voice

      Consultant (Employee Engagement, HR, Communications, Organization Development)

    • Chase, Ann ‘16 Voice

      CSM at a tech company

    • Fujisato, Mei ‘18 BMA Violin

      Accountant, Graduate studies at Royal College of Music in London

    • Gilbert, Adam ‘10 Voice

      Advertising Agency Executive

    • Hallier, Jack ‘20 Violin

      Wealth Management

    • Hart, Dana ‘16 Voice

      Social Media at Vera Bradley

    • Jurgen Meyer, Peter ‘12 Percussion

      Director of Operations @ Sankofa School

    • Luciano, Vinny ‘21 Tuba

      Sales at Google

    • Martin, Abigail ‘19 Voice

      Education and international development

    • Nelson, Emma ‘20 Voice

      Research Technician at the University of Wisconsin-Madison studying stem cells/retinal development

    • Nicieja, Peter ‘20 Voice

      Realtor in Chicago

    • Ramos, Benjamin ‘15 Piano/Theater

      Lead Carpenter Chicago Scenic Studios

    • Robin, Rachel Piano

      Technology Consultant

    • Salazar, Lisa ‘16 Viola

      Marketing for ‘Home Chef’

    • Uelk, Katie Owens ‘12 Voice

      Senior Research Scientist, University of Chicago's Urban Education Institute

    • Yeshayahu, Zoe ‘19 Oboe

      Marketing coordinator

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