On April 26, the Department of Music hosted a graduation brunch with senior undergraduates, MA and PhD graduates, and their families to celebrate the accomplishments of the class of 2015. The gathering took place in the William Pitt Union where copious offerings of food from Campus Catering and an overflowing sense of accomplishment shared by those in attendance combined for a truly celebratory atmosphere.
Department of Music Chair Andrew Weintraub offered words of welcome and congratulations to the students and their families and introduced the faculty and staff. He turned the podium over to Director of Undergraduate Studies Adriana Helbig who shared words of praise she had gathered from the rest of the faculty about each graduate .
Director of Graduate Studies Deane Root presented our MA and PhD graduates and their research directors who in turn, described the work and accomplishments of each of the degree recipients.
The 2014–15 Academic year was filled with inspired music making and insightful scholarship. We are grateful for all our graduates contributed to the Department during their time at Pitt. It was wonderful to celebrate their accomplishments knowing that are many more to come as they embark on the next phase of their careers.
Class of 2015
BA
Hamid Anthony Campbell
Music and Applied Mathematics with minors in Chemistry and Physics
Daniel Fried-Petersen
Music and Psychology
Devra Marie Gatling
Music and Linguistics and an Asian Studies Certificate
Eric Anthony Gratta
Music and Computer Science
Gregory Arthur Hill
Music
William Middleton II
Music and Computer Science
John O’Brien
Music, Philosophy, and Economics
Terence O’Toole
Music and English Literature
Cailyn Susany Pease
Music and Biological Sciences, minor in Chemistry
Vincent Daniel Rossi
Music and Physics
Shu Ying Tan
Music, Finance Major in the College of Business Administration, minor in Economics
MA
Brian Riordan, Composition and Theory
PhD
Matthew Aelmore, Composition and Theory
Jonghee Kang, Composition and Theory
Graduates from December and August, 2014
BA
Thomas Gower
Music
John McKenna
Music
Robert Nolte
Music
David Lee Rohr
Music, College of Business Administration Finance Major
Nicholas Paul Stamatakis
Music, Industrial Engineering
PhD
Indra Ridwan
Ethnomusicology
*graduates