Staff: Arts
Chief of Staff
艾米丽是一位经验丰富的专业人士,在丹佛中心戏剧学院有多年的教学经验. She holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Oklahoma.
Chair - Dance
Randy Duncan, a native Chicagoan, 有幸三次获得芝加哥著名的鲁思·佩奇年度杰出编舞奖. 他在世界各地任教,在过去的22年里一直在学院任教.
Chair - Media Arts
Sarah Hiatt is an artist and educator born and raised in the Ozarks. 她用摄影来探索悲伤、天真和成长的概念. 她的作品曾在美国各地和国际各地展出. Hiatt currently resides in Chicago, IL.
Chair - Music
Rachel Brown is a Chicago-based chamber musician, soloist, orchestral performer, educator, and arts administrator. 在芝加哥市立交响乐团担任了三年正式成员之后, 她现在是南本德交响乐团的副首席第二小提琴手,并与伊利诺伊州交响乐团合作演出, Rockford Symphony Orchestra, American Music Festivals Orchestra, and Fort Wayne Philharmonic.
雷切尔还担任古典小提琴和中提琴教练和音乐教练.
Chair - Musical Theatre
安德鲁·罗宾逊在罗德学院获得了英语和宗教文学学士学位, 获得了哥伦比亚大学联合神学院的神学硕士学位, 并获得纽约大学教育戏剧硕士学位. 十年来,他一直是马车轮剧院的创意合作伙伴,在那里他演出并执导了数十场演出.
Chair - Visual Arts
玛吉·斯托弗自2003年起任教于该学院,自2008年起担任视觉艺术系系主任. 她拥有普拉特学院的美术学士学位和纽约州立大学布法罗分校的美术硕士学位.
Brenda Moore是一位芝加哥的视觉艺术家,由Linda Warren Projects代理. She has taught at The Academy since 2003.
新音乐乐团总监,流行/摇滚乐团总监,古典吉他导师
Jesse Langen is a guitarist who specializes in new music. 他经常与在世的作曲家合作,每个季度都会首演数十首作品. Equally comfortable on classical and electric guitar, 他试图推动乐器的技术界限和概念功能. He has taught at The Academy since 2002.
Assistant Chair of the Dance Department
Patrick simonello于1993年在纽约市的Joffrey II Dancers开始了他的职业舞蹈生涯. He was soon promoted to the main company of The Joffrey in 1994.
David Sprecher is an artist and educator living in Chicago. 2006年毕业于马里兰艺术学院艺术学士学位,2016年毕业于西北大学艺术理论与实践专业艺术硕士学位. 他在《大发彩票平台登录》上发表过文章,并在纽约展出过作品, Chicago, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Berlin, and Sapporo.
Jake Hinkson is the author of several books, including the novels Hell On Church Street, The Posthumous Man, and No Tomorrow, the short story collection The Deepening Shade, and the essay collection The Blind Alley: Exploring Film Noir’s Forgotten Corners. 他于2016年初在该学院担任客座讲师,后来加入该学院.
Director of Jazz Combos, Jazz Saxophone Instructor
萨克斯管演奏家和作曲家格雷戈里·杜兹恩斯基过着不断运动的生活. After years of travel, 他已经成为芝加哥强大的音乐家和即兴表演者社区的一员. 他的原创音乐曾在弹性艺术基金会的字谜系列中亮相, the Actual Jazz Series at Cafe Mustache, 以及在Green Mill举办的芝加哥爵士作曲家集体音乐会,以及在普罗维登斯AS200举办的Is This Jazz系列音乐会, Rhode Island, the International Saxophone Symposium in Fairfax, Virginia, and the Salerno Jazz Festival in Salerno Italy.
Director of Recording Arts and Commercial Music
杰克·默里(Jack Murray)是伊利诺伊州内珀维尔(Naperville)人,四岁时开始学习古典钢琴. 在过去的四年里,杰克在音频行业的职业生涯令人印象深刻. Before joining the faculty at The Chicago Academy for the Arts, Jack was involved in numerous recording, live sound, 以及与当地明星合作的电视节目, national touring acts, and seasoned music legends.
Vocal Jazz Ensemble Co-Director, Jazz Voice Instructor
Callandra (Cal) Youngleson是南非爵士歌手、作曲家和教育家. 她曾与一些南非和美国最伟大的爵士音乐家合作进行国际演出. 卡拉德拉是北德克萨斯大学音乐学院的一名自豪的毕业生,她于2019年完成了爵士乐研究的音乐硕士学位,在那里她还是一名爵士声乐教学研究员,并有机会在芝加哥各地巡回演出, 纽约和达拉斯,并在UNT期间获得了Downbeat学生音乐奖.
Classical Harp Instructor
妮可尔对竖琴的热爱和她出色的表演使她成为芝加哥和伊利诺伊州北部最受欢迎的竖琴演奏家之一. She specializes in performing for special celebrations, helping to create a soundscape that enhances the moment, creating a moment in time that will be remembered forever.
奥尔加·迈耶毕业于巴库阿塞拜疆国立学院,并在国家音乐学院获得音乐硕士学位. She taught and concertized before coming to the United States in 1981. She has been at The Academy since 1985.
Drum Set Instructor
约拿拉撒路是一个多乐器演奏家,作曲家和教育家,从橡树公园,伊利诺伊州. Coming from a family of Jewish artists, social workers and educators, he grew up learning to improvise musically with his two brothers. At Macalester College, Jonah worked under Sowah Mensah, studying and playing various genres of Ghanaian and African music. In Salvador, Brazil, he studied and collaborated with Iuri Passos, Bira Santos, Letieres Leite, and Beto Martins. In Chicago, Jonah focuses his energy on teaching as well as composing, performing and recording for his family band, Family Junket.