Over 1,000 students have been trained at the Institute of the European American Musical Alliance. Here is a representative sampling of their accomplishments and affiliations. We are always updating this page, please send us your news!
Composer Commissions
Metropolitan Opera, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Nico Muhly
Philadelphia Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Amy Scurria
Washington National Opera, Michael Gilbertson
New York Philharmonic, Julia Adolphe
Seattle Symphony, Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum
Toronto Symphony, Kati Agócs
New York Youth Symphony, Eric Guinivan
Metropolitan Orchestra Sorel Recording Grant, Jocelyn Hagen
Koussevitsky Foundation, Nina C. Young
Entrepreneurs
Founders of Via (Vision into Art), Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum and Paola Prestini
Co-Founder of Juventas New Music Ensemble, Erin Huelskamp
Executive and Creative Director of National Sawdust, Paola Prestini
Founder and Artistic Director of Lorelei Ensemble (Boston, MA), Beth Willer
Founding Conductor, Voices of Hope (Minnesota Correctional Facility), Amanda Weber
Co-founder and Associate Director of the Boston Composers’ Coalition, Bret Abigaña
Founder of CAZevi (Jazz Home) and Müzikal Kumpanyası (Musical Company), Ünal Murat Asil
Founder and Artistic Director The Little Orchestra (London) Nicholas Little
Executive Director of Eureka Ensemble, J. Andrés Ballestero
Founding member and former Artistic Director for Decoda, Brad Balliett
Co-founder, Subpatch, an intermedia collective, Jared Bennett
Founder and Artistic Director The Little Orchestra (London) Nicholas Little
Conductors: Academic and Professional Appointments
- Johns Hopkins Peabody Institute, Associate Professor/Director of Choral Studies/Ensembles, Beth Willer
Composers: Academic and Professional Appointments
- Opera of Huntsville, Artistic and General Director Erin Huelskamp Bohn
- Cedarville University: Professor of Music Theory and Composition, Austin Jaquith
- Concordia University, Saint Paul, Minnesota,Adjunct Music Faculty, Abbie Betinis
- Curtis Institute of Music: Faculty in Composition, Amy Beth Kirsten
- Curtis Institute of Music: Faculty in Counterpoint, Harmony, Music History, Eric Sessler
- Eastman School of Music: Associate Professor of Music Theory, Zachary Bernstein
- Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Composer in Residence (2011-2014), Robert Rival
- Harvard University, Music Theory, Derek David
- Hiram College: Associate Professor of Music, Chair of Music Department, Dawn Sonntag
- Johns Hopkins Peabody Institute, Lecturer, Brad Balliett
- James Madison University, Assistant Professor, Composition, Eric Guinivan
- The Juilliard School: Professor in Composition, Amy Beth Kirsten
- The Juilliard School: Professor Musicianship, Kyle Blaha
- The Juilliard School: Professor of Musicianship and Department Chair, Wayne Oquin
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lecturer in Music; Music Director, A Besere Velt (Yiddish Chorus of the Boston Workers Circle) Derek David
- New England Conservatory: Professor in Composition, Kati Agócs
- Opera of Huntsville, Artistic and General Director Erin Huelskamp Bohn
- Pacific Lutheran University, Lecturer, Dawn Sonnag
- Roosevelt University: Assistant Professor in Music, Teddy Niedermaier
- San Francisco Conservatory of Music: Musicianship and Music Theory, Harry Whitney
- Seton Hall University: Professor of Composition, Analysis and Music History, Raphael Fusco
- SMU Meadows School of the Arts: Senior Lecturer in Music Theory and Composition, Co-Chair of Music Theory and Composition, Director of SYGYZY, Lane Harder
- SUNY New Paltz: Music Theory, Barney Johnson
- SUNY Stony Brook, Assistant Professor of Composition, Matthew Barnson
- Tel Aviv University: Adjunct Lecturer Computer Aided Composition, Hadas Pe’ery
- The Glimmerglass Festival, Young Composer in Residence, Nicolas Lell Benavides
- University of Colorado Boulder, Assistant Professor of Composition, Director of
Pendulum New Music, Annika Socolofsky - University of Ottawa, Composition and Theory, Robert Rival
- USC Thornton, Lecturer, Nicolas Lell Benavides
- Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Composer in Residence, Harry Stafylakis
- Yale University, Music Faculty, Katherine Balch
Film Composers
Composers Awards and Grants
Jordyn Davis, New Work (World Premiere—New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with The Juilliard School and American Composers Forum)
The American Academy of Arts and Letters: Matthew Barnson, Katherine Balch, Michael Gilbertson
Charles Ives Fellowships: Michael Gilbertson, David Herzberg, Orianna Webb
NATS Art-Song Competition: Matt Boehler, Benjamin C. S. Boyle, David Conte, Ericsson Hatfield, Philip Lasser
Sorel Foundation Grant: Jocelyn Hagen
Jerome Grant: Jocelyn Hagen
Simon Guggenheim Foundation: Matthew Barnson, Vivian FungThe Barlow Endowment, Matthew Barnson
Fromm Foundation Commission: David Hertzberg, Nathan Shields, Annika Socolofsky, Nina C. Young
Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award: Julia Adolphe
McKnight Artist Fellowship: Jocelyn Hagen, Abbie Bettinis
ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composers Awards: Katherine Balch, Julia Carey, Michael Gilbertson, Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum
Palmer-Dixon Prize: Matthew Fuerst, Michael Gilbertson, Matthew Schultheis
Tanglewood Institute Fellows: Katherine Balch, David Hertzberg, Michael Parsons, Nathan Shields
Aaron Copland Award from Copland House: David Hertzberg
BMI William Schuman Prize: David Hertzberg
BMI Young Composer Award: Katherine Balch, Jonathan Cziner, Matthew Schultheis, Amelia Brey, Justin Zeitlinger
Young Concert Artists (YCA) Composer in Residence Awards: Benjamin CS Boyle, David Hertzberg
The Catherine Doctorow Prize of the Gotham Chamber Opera: David Hertzberg
Conductors: Professional Activities and Appointments
The Little Orchestra (London): Artistic Director, Nicholas Little
Chicago Opera Theater: Music Director, Lidiya Yankovskaya
Indiana State University: Director of String Activities and Orchestra, Erik Rohde
Park Avenue Christian Church (NY): Director of Music Ministry, Saya Callner
Pittsburgh Symphony: Resident Conductor, Fawzi HaimorOpera Philadelphia, Assistant Chorus Master, Conducting Faculty, Temple University, Emily Sung
Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra, Music Director, Yuga Cohler
Symphony Orchestra Augusta: Music Director,(2009-2016) Shizuo Kuwahara”
University of Oklahoma: Director of Bands, Shanti C. Simon
University of Northern Iowa, Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Orchestral Activities. Erik Rohde
Young Musicians Foundation, Music Director, Yuga Cohler
Conductors Awards
The American Prize for Professional Conductors – Conductors in Opera – First Prize (2022), Shizuo Kuwahara