List of Boston Conservatory people

This is a partial listing of alumni and professors and faculty of The Boston Conservatory.

Notable alumni

The Music Division

• Lily Afshar, classical guitarist
• Gustavo Assis-Brasil, guitarist and composer
• George Bassman, Broadway orchestrator and songwriter^[1]
• Edward Boatner, composer and arranger
• Molly Bouchard, Miss Maine 2012
• John Godoy, timpanist, conductor, founder/artistic director of Lux Musicae Chamber Group
• Patrick Greene, composer and classical musician
• Gigi Gryce, jazz musician and composer
• Louise Le Baron, opera and musical theatre singer
• Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, opera singer
• Victoria Livengood, opera singer
• Andreas Poulimenos, professor of music at the Jacobs School of Music
• Don Redman, jazz musician, arranger, and composer
• Sam Rivers, jazz musician and composer
• Rudolf Rojahn, composer of classical music
• Geoff Sewell, professional singer
• Slam Stewart, jazz musician
• Elizabeth Borton de Trevino, Newbery Award-winning author

The Theater Division

• Gerard Alessandrini, creator and lyricist, Forbidden Broadway
• Marlen Angelidou, Greek pop singer, competed for Cyprus in Eurovision Song Contest 1999
• David Benoit, Broadway: Les Miserables, Avenue Q, Jekyll and Hyde, and touring productions of Phantom of the Opera, All Shook Up, Young Frankenstein, Forbidden Broadway alum
• Jennifer R. Blake, Off-Broadway: The Donkey Show, original cast; Bukowsical! (New York International Fringe Festival, show received Outstanding Musical Award); Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actress in a Musical for the role of Susan in [title of show], StagesceneLA's Best of LA Theatre Awards 2009-2010; created, co-produced and starred in McCready the Musical, Los Angeles, 2015
• Measha Brueggergosman, Canadian opera singer
• Angela Christian, Broadway: Anne Catherick in The Woman in White, Dorothy Brown in Thoroughly Modern Millie
• Barbara Cook, Tony Award-winning actress, honorary degree 2009^[2]
• Erin Davie, on Broadway as Charlotte in A Little Night Music, Niki Harris in Curtains, and Little Edie in Grey Gardens
• Josh Grisetti, Broadway, TV and film actor, in Broadway Bound, Enter Laughing
• Josie de Guzman, Broadway actor and singer
• Meredith Hagner, actress
• Jason Jurman, TV and film actor, in The Bedford Diaries, Cougar Club, Law & Order
• Chad Kimball, Broadway actor and singer in Memphis as Huey (lead) on Broadway
• Eddie Korbich, Broadway actor, singer, and dancer
• Rachael MacFarlane, voice actress and singer
• Constantine Maroulis, American Idol Season 4 contestant (1998—2002), Broadway actor and singer, 2009 Tony Nominee for Leading Actor in a Musical for Rock of Ages^[3]
• Katharine McPhee, American Idol Season 5 contestant (2003—2005), actor and recording artist (attended but did not graduate)
• Jack Noseworthy, Broadway actor and singer
• Carlos Pena, Jr., finalist on MTV's Making Menudo and Nickelodeon show Big Time Rush
• Hayley Podschun, Broadway and film actor, singer, dancer (Broadway: The Sound of Music, Tammy in Hairspray, Sunday in the Park with George, Pal Joey, Anything Goes, Mildred Harris in Chaplin; film: Tammy in Hairspray; national tour: Glinda in Wicked - 2nd national tour)
• Peter Reckell, TV actor
• Reva Rice, stage actress
• Claire Rochester, vaudeville
• Mary Rodgers, Broadway composer, honorary degree 2009^[2]
• Drew Sarich, Broadway, European actor and singer
• Keesha Sharp, Monica on Girlfriends, Pam in Why Did I Get Married, NAACP Image Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress
• Nikki Snelson, Broadway actress and singer
• Stephanie Umoh, Broadway actress (Sarah in 2009 revival of Ragtime)^[4]
• Alysha Umphress, Broadway actress and singer; original cast of American Idiot and Bring It On the Musical, original revival cast of On the Town and On a Clear Day You Can See Forever; appeared in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
• Matt Walton, actor

Class of 2011

• Kimiko Glenn, Spring Awakening 1st national tour (Thea), Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (Yoshimi), Orange Is the New Black (Brook Soso)

Notable faculty

Aldo Abreu, Venezuelan recorder player Jonathan Bass, pianist Joe Bennett, Dean and Vice-President for Academic Affairs Maureen Brennan, Musical Theater Teacher (Tony Award nominee and Theater World Award winner) Marilyn Bulli, Instructor of Voice (District Metropolitan Opera Audition winner) Christopher Caggiano, musical-theater historian, author of the blog Everything I Know I Learned From Musicals, musicals and theater expert at About.com Pamela Dellal, mezzo-soprano, instructor of voice Doriot Anthony Dwyer, flautist (first woman named Principal Chair of a major U.S. symphony) Rebecca Folsom, Instructor of Voice Osvaldo Golijov, composer Thomas Gregg, Instructor of Voice Max Levinson, Instructor of Piano Rictor Noren, Instructor of Violin and Viola, Chamber Music, and String Pedagogy Michael Norsworthy, Instructor of Clarinet, chamber music and woodwind admissions director Richard Ortner, President of the Conservatory Kenneth Radnofsky, saxophone Rhonda Rider, Instructor of Cello, Chair of Chamber Music Jan Swafford, Instructor of Music History and Composition Patty Thom, Head of the Voice and Opera Department Andy Vores, Head of the Theory and Composition department Janice Weber, pianist Cathy Young, Director of Dance Division Presidents of The Boston Conservatory Julius Eichberg (1867–1893) R. Marriner Floyd (1893–1920) Agide Jacchia (1920–1932) Mme. Ferrabini Jacchia (1932–1933) Albert Alphin (1933–1967) George A. Brambilla (1967–1979) Dale A. DuVall (1979–1981) William A. Seymour (1981–1998) Richard Ortner (1998–present) References "George Bassman". Internet Broadway Database. "Boston Conservatory to Honor Barbara Cook & Mary Rodgers". The Boston Conservatory. Gans, Andrew (7 August 2009). "Tony Nominee Constantine Maroulis to Rock Joe's Pub". Playbill. Retrieved 2015-04-26. Itzkoff, David (27 August 2009). "Casting Announced for 'Ragtime' Revival". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2012-09-30. External links The Boston Conservatory