Brent Reidy ’05 ~ Consultant, AEA Consulting, Beacon, NY The music major taught me to be curious and rigorous. I now work in the arts professionally, but even when I did not, the education I received was tremendously useful — not for knowing when Beethoven wrote the 9 th or what a sonata rondo form is, but for knowing how to assault complicated problems in imaginative and effective ways.
[more]Oliver Caplan ’04 ~ Composer An intimate six-person seminar with Professor Steve Swayne my freshman year was one of those quintessential Dartmouth experiences I will remember for the rest of my life. A half dozen more music classes "just for fun" began to form the backbone of a major, and I saw my calling. In the Dartmouth Music Department, I learned to understand artists as philosophers and to engage with music as something deeply human that touches a part of us where words cannot always reach. Now I am a professional classical music composer living in Boston.
[more]John Brandsema ’02 ~ Attending Physician, Neuromuscular/ General Neurology & Electromyography, Division of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
[more]Robert Mirakian ’01 ~ Assistant Director, Toledo Opera; Music Director, Perrysburg Symphony Orchestra; Orchestra Director, University of Toledo; Youth Orchestra Conductor, Toledo Symphony Orchestra Dartmouth provided me with opportunities to work closely with artist faculty, and with resources that enabled me to begin seriously exploring a career as a musician. It also equipped me with a much wider set of skills than a conservatory could have, helping me become a better musician and leader.
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Deirdre Brenner ’01 ~Pianist - Vienna, Austria
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