In September 2021, Dr. Ilona Kubiaczyk-Adler has been appointed as the Acting Director in Ministries in Music and Arts / Organist at Pinnacle Presbyterian Church in Scottsdale, Arizona. Together with…
Author: Karl-Mary Akre
Dr. Ilona Kubiaczyk-Adler and Dr. Lorraine Brugh are appointed musicians at Pinnacle Presbyterian, Scottsdale, AZ Drs. Ilona Kubiaczyk-Adler and Lorraine Brugh are sharing the responsibilities of organist and choir director…
By Dr. Alla A. Borzova Dear Colleagues, I am a musician of many hats: composer, conductor, pianist, organist and soprano. For many years I was on the faculties at Hunter…
By Lynne Davis Contrary to some other schools, our «pandemic« year was almost normal apart from Spring 2020. That, of course, is when everything shut down and we taught remotely,…
By Nancy J. Cooper, DMA A year-plus of distancing and the occasional Zoom lesson has left all of us at the University of Montana craving a return to “normalcy.” This…
By Janette Fishell, DMus While maintaining safe protocols and enjoying a nearly 100% avoidance of Covid among faculty and students, our department enjoyed a relatively ‘normal’ Covid pandemic. We continued…
By Kimberly Marshall I feel incredibly fortunate to have been able to continue teaching my students in person throughout the pandemic. Arizona State University closed for two months right at…
Christine Gevert, holds a master’s degree in organ and early music performance from the Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Hamburg, Germany. After earning a bachelor’s degree in music theory from…
Maria Bucka has been a professional musician in Minneapolis, MN for over 60 years. She did her undergraduate/graduate work as a double major in piano and organ at the University…