Keyboard Department

Faculty

	Catherine Kautsky, Professor of Music Chair, Keyboard Department Catherine Kautsky returned in Fall 2008 as Professor of Music and Chair of Keyboard Studies at Lawrence after a six-year hiatus as Prof. of Music and then Chair of the Piano Dept. at the University of WI-Madison. Ms. Kautsky has concertized throughout the United States and abroad as a recitalist, soloist with orchestra, and chamber musician, appearing in venues such as Alice Tully Hall and Carnegie Recital Hall in New York, Jordan Hall and the Gardner Museum in Boston, the Phillips Collection in Washington D.C., and the Cultural Center in Chicago. Ms. Kautsky holds a bachelor’s degree from the New England Conservatory, a master’s degree from the Juilliard School, and a doctoral degree in performance from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where she studied under Gilbert Kalish.
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	Anthony Padilla, Associate Professor of Music A graduate of the Eastman School of Music, Anthony Padilla studied with Jorge Bolet, Nelita True, Jeffrey Kahane and Natalya Antonova. Awarded the prestigious Beethoven Fellowship by the American Pianists Association, Mr. Padilla is also a laureate of the Gina Bachauer, Cleveland, William Kapell, and Walter Naumburg International Piano Competitions. He recently won the prestigious Concert Artists Guild Competition in New York City. As a soloist and collaborative pianist, he has performed throughout the United States and in Europe, including concerts at the Ravinia, Holzhausen, Bay View, and San Luis Obispo Mozart Festivals. He joined the Lawrence Conservatory faculty in 1997.
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	Michael Mizrahi, Assistant Professor of Music Michael Mizrahi has appeared as concerto soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, and music educator in major concert halls including Carnegie Hall in New York, the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, Jordan Hall and the Gardner Museum in Boston, the Kennedy Center and Phillips Collection in Washington, DC, the Chicago Cultural Center and Houston’s Jones Hall. He has been on the Artist Roster of Astral Artists since 2005, and was a member of Carnegie Hall’s Academy program from 2007-2008. Michael Mizrahi received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia, and holds master’s and doctoral degrees from the Yale School of Music. He joined the Lawrence Conservatory faculty in 2009.
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	Bonnie Koestner, Associate Professor of Music Bonnie Koestner has served as vocal coach, pianist, chorus master and assistant conductor with opera companies throughout the United States, including San Francisco Opera, where, in addition to traditional repertoire, she prepared the American premieres of Reimann's Ghost Sonata and Tippett's King Priam. She has also worked with the Baltimore, Atlanta, Sarasota, Des Moines Metro, Utah, San Diego, Nevada, Sacramento, Shreveport, and Lake George Operas, and the Florida Grand Opera, where she recently served as chorus master and head of music staff. In addition, she was for sixteen years the head opera coach for the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Currently she is chorus master and coach/pianist for the Glimmerglass Opera summer festival.
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	Mary Van De Loo, Specialist in Music-Piano Pedagogy Mary Van De Loo teaches piano pedagogy and coordinates the keyboard skills program at the Lawrence Conservatory. She is a sought-after workshop clinician and adjudicator, and she has had articles published in Clavier and Keyboard Companion magazines. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree in piano from Lawrence University and a Master of Music degree in piano and piano pedagogy from the University of Oklahoma. She has studied piano with Theodore Rehl and Digby Bell and pedagogy with Kathleen Murray, Jane Magrath, and E.L. Lancaster. Ms. Van De Loo joined the Lawrence Conservatory faculty in 1993.
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	Kathrine Handford, Lecturer in Music and University Organist Kathrine Handford was the winner of the 35th International J.S. Bach Competition held at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. in 1993. In the same year, she received first prize in the John R. Rodland Scholarship Competition, sponsored by the New Jersey Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. She has been the recipient of many other grants and awards, including the National Endowment for the Arts. In the Twin Cities, Ms. Handford is active as a free-lance musician. She has been a Visiting Assistant Professor at St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota, and has led numerous sessions during the summer Liturgical Music Workshops which draws individuals from throughout the United States and Canada.
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	Nicholas Towns, Collaborative Pianist and Coach
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Design by John Gale. Updated January 2008.