Beginning in 1992, when his group New Klezmer Trio “kicked open the door for radical experiments with Ashkenazi roots music” (SF Chronicle), clarinetist Ben Goldberg has established himself as “one of the most vibrant, flexible, and inventive clarinetists in jazz and improvised music” (Downbeat). NPR calls Ben “an artist who seems to find beautiful melodies … Continue Reading »
Francesco Spagnolo is a multidisciplinary scholar focusing on Jewish studies, music and digital media. At the University of California, Berkeley, he is the Curator of The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life and an Associate Adjunct Professor in the Department of Music. He is also an affiliated faculty with the Berkeley Center for the Study of Religion, the Institute of … Continue Reading »
Nikolas Nackley is the Coordinator of Vocal Studies and a private vocal instructor at UC Berkeley. Nikolas has served as a full time and visiting lecturer at universities around the greater Bay Area and is sought after as a master vocal and choral clinician and competition adjudicator. He is also currently a member of the … Continue Reading »
Carla Shapreau is the Curator of the Ansley K. Salz Collection of Stringed Instruments. She brings to this position a background of violin making, restoration, and service as a member of the non-profit American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers, the Violin Society of America, the International Council of Museum’s Committee of Museums and Collections … Continue Reading »
Jeanne Bamberger has an established record as one of the seminal figures in the fields of music cognition and child development. In addition to being an emeritus from MIT, she has also taught as a visiting professor at the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University.
Renowned Central Javanese musician and puppet master (dhalang) Ki Midiyanto, teaches and performs as Lecturer and Co-Director of Gamelan Sari Raras at University of California, Berkeley, and also as guest artist and instructor throughout the U.S., Indonesia, and internationally. Born in Wonogiri, a rural district in the southern part of Central Java, Midiyanto comes from … Continue Reading »
Director of the UC Berkeley Gospel Choir