Anne Waller

Senior Lecturer, Guitar

a-waller@northwestern.edu - 847-491-4768
MMus, Southern Methodist University
Recent Activity

Performer as soloist and member of Waller and Maxwell Guitar Duo in concerts and festivals throughout the United States and Europe. Live broadcasts on commercial and public radio and television. Has conducted master classes at universities and festivals throughout North America. Performer in master classes with Andrés Segovia, Oscar Ghiglia, and José Tomás. Studied with Robert Guthrie and Oscar Ghiglia.

Sylvia Wang

Associate Professor, Piano

sylvia-wang@northwestern.edu - 847-491-3906
DMusA, Eastman School of Music
Recent Activity

Solo and collaborative performances throughout the Americas, Europe, and the Far East. Recordings of Debussy on Cadenza Classics, chamber music on Newport Classics and Boston Records, contemporary American music on Northeastern and CRI. Winner and finalist in various competitions, including Royal Overseas League Festival in London, AVANTI award leading to a debut in London's Purcell Room, Yellow Springs Chamber Music Competition, J.S. Bach International Piano Competition. Honorary Associate, Royal Academy of Music in London. Presented as guest teacher/panelist by organizations such as The Chautauqua Institution, United States Information Service, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Yamaha Music Malaysia. Students have won awards at the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, Union League Competition, Tokyo International Piano Duo Competition, Shostakovich Competition in St. Petersburg. Studied with David Burge at the Eastman School of Music and with Hamish Milne and Dennis Murdoch at the Royal Academy of Music as an Associated Board scholar.

Peter R. Webster

John W. Beattie Professor of Music Education and Technology

pwebster@northwestern.edu - 847-467-1682
PhD, Eastman School of Music
Recent Activity

Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs. Music education and music technology specialist. Author of Measures of Creative Thinking in Music, an exploratory tool for assessing music thinking using quasi-improvisational tasks. Coauthor of book and DVD Experiencing Music Technology (Thomson/Schirmer, 2006) and over 70 book chapters and articles on technology, music cognition, and children's creative thinking in music and its assessment. Presents at many state, national, and international meetings and is a frequent keynote speaker. Supervise student teaching. Directs the PhD Program in Music Education and leads the Center for the Study of Education and the Music Experience (CSEME). Editorial board member, Journal of Research in Music Education, Journal for Technology in Music Learning, International Journal of Education in the Arts, Research Studies in Music Education, and the Asia-Pacific Journal for Arts Education. Also teaches in the music cognition and music technology programs. Peter Webster's personal site.

Gail Williams

Professor, Horn

g-williams2@northwestern.edu - 847-491-4765
MMus, Northwestern University

Charles Deering McCormick Professor. Member (1979-98) and associate principal horn (1984-98), Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Principal horn, Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra. Founding member, Chicago Chamber Musicians and Summit Brass. Former principal horn, Lyric Opera of Chicago. Faculty member, Swiss Brass Week. Honorary doctor of fine arts, Ithaca College.

She-e Wu

Associate Professor, Percussion

sheewu@northwestern.edu - 847-491-5254
MMus, University of North Texas

Coordinator, percussion program. Former member of jazz faculties at the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. Studied under Robert Schietroma, Leigh Howard Stevens, Ed Soph, and Tzong-Ching Ju. Member of the Bob Becker Ensemble. Convention appearances as a solo artist include Percussive Arts Society International Conventions, National Percussion Convention of Spain, and the International Percussion Convention. Festival appearances as a solo artist include Journées de la Percussion, NancyPhony Festival, perKumania Festival, PercuPassion Festival, Back Symposium/Bach Variation Festival at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, International Percussion Festival, and Giornate della Percussione in Italy. Active composer, with premieres at the Journées de la Percussion festival and the Taipei International Percussion Convention. Guest recitalist and clinician at universities and conservatories in France, Belgium, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, England and Germany. Served as judge for the PAS Composition Competition and International Percussion Ensemble Competition. Clinician/recitalist for Dynasty, Zildjian and Innovative Percussion.