Former Students

Over the last few decades, many, many outstanding artists have worked in the Case early music program, whether as Case degree students or performing in our ensembles as CIM students in our Joint Music Program, whether taking first steps in historical performance or finishing their professional training. We give here an alphabetical list. If you are a former student working professionally in early music and are not listed here, or if any of the information needs updating or correcting, please email Dr. Duffin. See also the list of current students.

Julie Andrijeski

baroque & Renaissance violin & viola, medieval fiddle, Irish fiddle, baroque dancer. Case DMA (2006). Former concertmaster and former director of the Case/CIM Baroque Orchestra; lecturer on baroque dance; member, Chatham Baroque, Cecilia's Circle; baroque choreographer. Visiting faculty at Case for 2007-08.

Christina Babich

baroque cello, gamba, medieval fiddle. CIM MM (2003), Case doctoral studies (2004-06). Former principal cello of the Case/CIM Baroque Orchestra; member, Collegium Musicum & Viol Consort. Former principal cello with New Trinity Baroque in Atlanta; solo appearances with Seattle Baroque Orchestra, Tafelmusik.

Joseph Baldassare

guitar, lute. DMA (1985). Member, Collegium Musicum. Prof. of Music at Boise State.

Lewis Baratz

keyboard, recorder. Case PhD (1993). Harpsichord with the Case/CIM Baroque Orchestra; recorder in the Collegium Musicum. Articles in the New Grove, MGG; performances on historical keyboards.

Letitia (Tish) Berlin

recorder. Case MA (1992). Recorder in the Collegium Musicum. Member, Farallon Recorder Quartet, duo Tibia; performances with Atlanta Baroque Orchestra, Carmel Bach Festival; workshop teacher at Amherst, Port Townsend.

Joanna Blendulf

baroque cello, gamba. CIM BM (1994). Member Viol Consort. Performances with Portland Baroque Orchestra, New York Collegium, Apollo's Fire, American Bach Soloists, Musica Angelica; Boston, Berkeley, & Carmel Festivals; member, Bimbetta, Mirable, & Florilegia.

Christine Brandes

soprano. Case MA (1994). Member, Early Music Singers. International opera and recital star with many major opera companies & orchestras, both modern and baroque, from Los Angeles to Moscow.

Shannon Canavin

soprano. Case MA (2002). Member, Early Music Singers. Founder, Exsultemus Period Vocal Ensemble. General Manager, Boston Early Music Festival.

Kathleen Cantrell

soprano. Case MA (2002). Member, Early Music Singers. Member, Apollo's Singers.

David Dolata

lute & theorbo. Case PhD (1998). Member, Case/CIM Baroque Orchestra, Collegium Musicum. Performances with Glimmerglass Opera, Boston Early Music Festival, Apollo's Fire, NPR, BBC. Associate Professor and Collegium director at Florida International University

Tina Dreisbach

traverso. Case PhD (1997). Member, Case/CIM Baroque Orchestra, Early Music Singers. Chair of Music, Hiram College.

Mark Duer

baritone. CIM MM (1991). Member, Early Music Singers; Sylvan in Oberon. Member of Pomerium; performances with Handel & Haydn.

Daniel Elyar

baroque viola & violin. CIM MM (1994). Member, Case/CIM Baroque Orchestra, Collegium Musicum on Renaissance cello (Oberon). Member, Rebel, Tempesta di Mare.

Elizabeth Etter

harpsichord & fortepiano. Case doctoral studies (1992-98), CIM DMA (1999). Director, Allegheny Music Festival.

Lisa Ferguson

baroque violin. CIM BM (1996). Member, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; performances with Apollo's Fire, New York Collegium.

Adam K. Gilbert

Medieval, Renaissance & baroque winds. Case PhD (2003). Former director, Collegium Musicum. Performances with Waverly Consort, Ensemble for Early Music, Piffaro; director, Ciaramella. Director of early music at University of Southern California.

Rotem Gilbert

Medieval & Renaissance winds & baroque recorder. Case DMA (2005). Former director of the Collegium Musicum. Member, Piffaro, Ciaramella. Workshop teacher at Amherst, Madison, Oberlin BPI. Faculty member at USC.

José Gotera

baritone. Case MA (2003). Member, Early Music Singers. Performances with Apollo's Fire. Voice faculty at Hiram College.

Christopher Haritatos

baroque cello. CIM MM (1992). Member, Case/CIM Baroque Orchestra, Collegium Musicum on Renaissance cello. Performances with Harp Consort, Tafelmusik, New York Collegium, Concert Royal, Apollo's Fire. Teaches at Texas State-San Marcos and coaches at North Texas.

Miho Hashizume

baroque violin. Former director, Case/CIM Baroque Orchestra. Member, Cleveland Orchestra; performances with Apollo's Fire.

Tinsley (Rip) Jackson

harpsichord, organ, conductor. Case doctoral studies (1993-2000). Former director, Case/CIM Baroque Orchestra; member, Early Music Singers. Director of baroque concerted works in New England; director, Concerts Spirituels.

Min Young Kim

baroque violin. Former concertmaster, Case/CIM Baroque Orchestra. Member, Daedalus Quartet; performances with Apollo's Fire. Faculty, Columbia University.

Carrie Krause

baroque violin. CIM MM (2005). Former concertmaster, Case/CIM Baroque Orchestra; member of Collegium Musicum on Renaissance violin & rebec. Member, New Trinity Baroque in Atlanta; performances with Seattle Baroque Orchestra, Apollo's Fire.

Anna Levenstein

soprano. Case DMA (2006). Member, Early Music Singers; lead in Il Pastor Fido. Member, Sequentia Women's Schola, Ciaramella; performances with Chatham Baroque and Apollo's Fire.

Anne Lockard

harpsichord. CIM MM (1985). Runner-up, Bodky Competition (1985).

John McElliott

countertenor. Case graduate study (1994-96). Member, Early Music Singers; lead in Il Pastor Fido. Member, Apollo's Singers. President, McFarlane Artists Management.

Colleen McGary(-Smith)

baroque cello, gamba. CIM BM (1993). Member, Case/CIM Baroque Orchestra, viol consort. Member, Boston Baroque, Handel and Haydn Society, Newton Baroque and Columbia's Musicke; performances with Washington Bach Consort.

Vivian Montgomery

 harpsichord, fortepiano. Case DMA (2007). BM, MM, UMichigan. Former director, Case/CIM Baroque Orchestra. Member, Cecilia's Circle, duo with Clea Galhano; former director, Ex Machina; performances with Julianne Baird. Former faculty, Vanderbilt, Luther College, Dickinson College. Faculty at UCincinnati.

Debra Nagy

Medieval, Renaissance, & baroque winds. Case DMA (2007). Former and current director, Collegium Musicum; member, Case/CIM Baroque Orchestra, Early Music Singers. Member, Ciaramella; performances with American Bach Soloists, Trinity Consort, Musica Angelica, Rebel, Les Boréades, Newberry Consort, Blue Heron. Winner, ABS Young Artist Competition (2002).

Mary Oleskiewicz

traverso. Case MA (1991); Duke PhD (1999). Member, Case/CIM Baroque Orchestra, Collegium Musicum on Recorder. Performances at Lincoln Center, Library of Congress, Handel & Haydn. Winner, International Baroque Flute Competition (2001). Associate Professor at UMass-Boston.

Judith Overcash

soprano. Case DMA (2001). Member, Early Music Singers; lead in Il Pastor Fido. Soloist with Apollo's Fire, Seattle Baroque, Atlanta Baroque Orchestra.

Lisa Rautenberg

baroque violin. Former concertmaster, Case/CIM Baroque Orchestra (1987). Member, Concert Royal, Fanfare Consort, American Classical Orchestra; performances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln & Kennedy Centers.

Katie Rietman

baroque cello. CIM MM (1994). Member, Case/CIM Baroque Orchestra, Collegium Musicum on Renaissance cello (Oberon). Member Quatuor Romantique; performances with Concerto Köln, Capella Coloniensis, Musica ad Rhenum, Le Parlement de Musique, Clarion Ensemble.

John Mark Rozendaal

baroque cello, gamba. CIM MM (1985). Founding member, Case/CIM Baroque Orchestra, Viol Consort. Director, Chicago Baroque; member, Trio Settecento, Second City Music; performances at Boston Festival; workshop teacher at Amherst, Madison, Viola da Gamba Society.

Erin Sammon

baroque violin. CIM BM (2000). Member, Case/CIM Baroque Orchestra. Performances with Apollo's Fire.

Karina Schmitz

baroque & Renaissance viola & violin, medieval fiddle. CIM BM (2002). Former concertmaster, Case/CIM Baroque Orchestra; member Collegium Musicum on vielle. Member, Apollo's Fire, Trinity Consort, Tempesta di Mare.

Maia Silberstein

baroque violin. CIM MM (1992). Member, Case/CIM Baroque Orchestra; member, Collegium Musicum on Renaissance violin. Member, Les Arts Florissants, La Petite Bande, Ricercar Consort; performances with American Bach Soloists and Apollo's Fire.

William Skeen

baroque cello, gamba. CIM MM (1996). Member, Case/CIM Baroque Orchestra.  Member, Musica Angelica, Seattle Baroque Orchestra, American Bach Soloists; co-founder of La Monica; performances with El Mundo, Baroque Northwest, Hesperus, Voxfire, and Just Strings.

Craig Trompeter

gamba, baroque cello. CIM MM (1993). Member, Viol Consort. Director, Urban Baroque; member, Forces of Virtue, Second City Musick; performances with Newberry Consort; workshop teacher at Amherst, Viola da Gamba Society.

Nathaniel Wood

 sackbut, Renaissance winds. Case MA (2007). BM Oberlin. Member, Orchestra of the 17th Century; performances with Spiritus Collective, San Francisco Bach Choir. Semi-finalist, International Early Brass Competition, Toulouse (2006). Fulbright study in Basel 2007-08.

Marlisa del Cid Woody

baroque violin. CIM MM (1999). Member, Case/CIM Baroque Orchestra. Performances with Apollo's Fire, Bach Sinfonia.

Janet Youngdahl

soprano. Case DMA (2003). Member, Early Music Singers; lead in Il Pastor Fido. Member, Sequentia Women's Schola, Cecilia's Circle; conductor, Calgary Bach Society; lutesong duo with Victor Coelho; performances at Lincoln Center, Royal Albert Hall, Utrecht Festival.