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!
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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