Music · Worship · Arts Congratulations to the Class of 2009
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2009 late spring vol xvii · no 7 music · worship · arts Prismyale institute of sacred music common ground for scholarship and practice Congratulations to the Class of 2009 Compiled by John Allegar The newest ISM alumni, pictured below, were honored at the annual commencement banquet on Saturday, May 23 at the Race Brook Country Club. Many of them accepted our invitation to share something about their experience at the Institute, and their plans and hopes for the future. John Allegar (MM—Organ) will continue his organ studies in the fall at the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester, where he will pursue a Doctorate of Musical Arts in organ. John is incredibly thankful for the unique opportunities that the ISM has made possible during his two years, including (but not limited to) the trip to the Balkans, his work with colloquium partner Jennifer Freeman, and the opportunity for four recitals during his degree program. After completing her Master of Divinity and Anglican Diploma in May 2009, Kat Banakis (MDIV) will continue to build upon her skills for ministry by working in development and fund-raising in the San Francisco area. She looks forward to extending the artistic spirit and community fostered by the ISM as she pursues free-lance preaching and writing engagements in the coming years. Kat will be ordained in the Episcopal Church in June 2011. After spending the summer composing and studying scores, Brian Bartoldus (MM—Choral Conducting) will return to the Institute of Sacred Music in the fall to pursue the MMA in choral conducting. He has enjoyed his time at the ISM over the past two years, and looks forward to working further with his colleagues, especially in the capacity of co-director of the Battell Choir. Katie Bugyis (MAR) will be starting her doctoral studies in medieval studies at the University of Notre Dame’s Medieval Institute to continue her education under the direction of Professors Margot Fassler, Kathryn Kerby-Fulton (formerly visiting faculty at the ISM), and Ann Astell. She is incredibly thankful for the faculty and staff continued on page 2 Class of 2009 continued from page 1 for his time at the Institute, which has opened his eyes to the depth and breadth of the Christian liturgical tradition, and has restored to him a deep and abiding belief in the power and importance of the arts. Jennifer Freeman (MAR) intends to work full time for the next year and will be applying to PhD programs in the fall. She hopes to continue studying the relationship between theology and the visual arts, which she fell in love with at YDS! Jennifer greatly enjoyed her time at the ISM; she Thomas Murray at the piano learned a lot at Colloquium and looks forward to staying in touch with the great friends and of the ISM for their challenging encouragement, collaborators she met there. thoughtful insights, and unfailing generosity. She Anna Halpine (MAR) will be returning to work has become a better scholar, collaborator, and artist with her foundation (the World Youth Alliance) as a result of the time she spent at the ISM. in New York. After examining the development of Chelsea Chen (MM—Organ) would like to thank the intellectual and philosophical underpinnings the ISM for last year’s opportunity to explore and of modernity, Anna will be returning to the learn about the Balkans. It opened the door for implementation of ideas in the global public her to truly connect with ISM students from other square. The ISM’s commitment to interdisciplinary fields. This August, Chelsea will move to New study and the integration of study and experience, York City where she will be Artist-in-Residence at as evidenced in the trip to the Balkans last year, Emmanuel Presbyterian Church in Morningside provided a fascinating complement to studies at Yale. Heights. There she plans to continue performing, During her time at the ISM, Ahreum Han composing, and sharing Christ’s love with others. (MM—Organ) has won a number of competitions Over the summer she will be teaching at three and has performed numerous solo recitals in Pipe Organ Encounters and performing in venues United States and Europe. While she was at including Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center and New Jersey’s Ocean Grove Auditorium. She is also continued on page 3 excited about visiting Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Kaliningrad for the Mikael Tariverdiev International Organ Competition in September. Dominick DiOrio (MMA—Choral Conducting) has thoroughly enjoyed his time at the ISM, especially conducting the Yale Camerata, Marquand Chapel Choir, the University Church Choir, and other ensembles on campus. He wishes to thank his teachers and mentors at the Institute for all of their gracious time and energies, most especially his major instructors Maggie Brooks and Simon Carrington. After graduation, Dominick plans to continue composing, as a new publishing agreement with Oxford and commissions from various choruses are in the works. Next October, Simon Carrington, Serena Blocker, and Dean Robert Blocker of Yale he will travel to Sweden as one of only twelve School of Music young conductors from around the world invited to participate in the 2009 Eric Ericson Award, the top international competition in choral conducting. Finally, Dominick will be saying goodbye to New England and moving to Houston Prism is published ten times a year by next year, where he will work full-time as Assistant the Yale Institute of Sacred Music Professor and Director of Choirs at Lone Star Martin D. Jean, director College-Montgomery, conducting the Concert Choir and Chamber Choir and teaching the ear- 409 Prospect Street training curriculum. New Haven, Connecticut 06511 telephone While this will be his last year at the ISM, Jamie 203.432.5180 fax Dunn (MDIV) is planning to remain at YDS for 203.432.5296 two more years, where he will be working part-time editor Melissa Maier towards an S.T.M. In the longer term he hopes to [email protected] return to his native England for doctoral work in alumni and job placement editor Leslie Smith theology, and to spend time discerning a possible [email protected] call to ordained ministry. He is deeply grateful layout and design Elaine Piraino-Holevoet, PIROET Vasileios Marinis Appointed to ISM Faculty Martin D. Jean I am delighted to announce the appointment of His publications range on a variety of topics Vasileios Marinis as assistant professor of Christian from early Christian tunics decorated with New Art and Architecture at the Yale Institute of Sacred Testament scenes to medieval tombs and Byzantine Music and Yale Divinity School. His first three-year transvestite nuns. He is currently preparing a term will begin July 1, 2009. monograph on the interaction of architecture and ritual in the medieval churches of Constantinople. The personal statement Vasili wrote back in 2001 when he applied for the Master of Arts in Religion program here gives an excellent introduction to his work as a scholar and teacher: “The experience that profoundly influenced my thinking and affected later decisions in my life is the period of time that I spent at the Byzantine monastery of Hosios Loukas, which is situated near my hometown. I enjoyed the peacefulness of the place, the discipline of the monks, and, most of all, their theological discussions on every matter of faith, from liturgics and history of the church to ethics and dogma. Even though I was a teenager A native of Greece, Dr. Marinis completed and did not have a good perception of matters, his undergraduate training at the University of the exposure to modern theological thinking – all Athens in the history of art and architecture. He the fathers had university degrees in theology then continued at the Sorbonne where he received – gave me a broad background, which proved to the D.E.A. in 1998. Following this, he received be extremely useful in my later studies. Also, their the Master of Arts in Religion from the ISM and way of life taught me the practical and living aspect YDS in 2003, where he concentrated principally of theology.” in Religion and the Arts and Liturgical Studies. I want to express my sincere thanks to all His PhD was earned from the University of those who participated in this search process. Illinois in 2006 where his doctoral advisor was These include the applicants, those who Robert Ousterhout. He has taught on the faculty interviewed and those who wrote in thoughtful of Queens College (CUNY) since 2006 where he support of candidates. Thanks especially to is currently Kallinikeion Assistant Professor of members of the search committee who labored Byzantine Art. hard for a year: Harold Attridge, Teresa Berger, He has held fellowships at numerous Peter Hawkins, Robert Nelson, Sally M. Promey, prestigious institutions, such as Dumbarton Oaks, and Bryan Spinks. the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Coleman Senior Please join me in welcoming Vasileios Marinis Fellowship) and the Pontifical Institute of Medieval to Yale University. Studies (University of Toronto) where he earned the L.M.S. Courtesy Thomas Murray Class of 2009 continued from page 2 the ISM, Ahreum had wonderful church music experiences as organist at St. Andrew’s Anglo- Catholic church in Stamford, at Marquand Chapel at the Divinity School, and as a music director at Berkeley Divinity School. She especially enjoyed sharing musical ideas with organist colleagues and interacting with Divinity students. She will continue her pursuit of solo concerts, church music and start recording projects. Cory Hunter (MDIV) will be attending Princeton University in the fall to pursue a PhD in Thomas Murray (left) and Martin Jean (far right) with organ Musicology.