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    Corey Silberstein

    COLLABORATIVE PIANIST
    1388 Bedford Ave, Apt 2
    Brooklyn, NY 12116
    coreysilberstein@gmail.com

    EDUCATION

    Eastman School of Music


    Doctor of Musical Arts, Accompanying and Chamber Music 2019
    Master of Arts, Theory Pedagogy 2020

    Indiana University Jacobs School of Music


    Master of Music, Solo Piano Performance 2015

    Swarthmore College 2012


    Bachelor of Arts in Music

    TEACHING AND COLLABORATIVE EXPERIENCE

    Freelance Pianist, New York, NY 2024-present

    ● Collaborate with young singers and instrumentalists in auditions, demo


    recordings, and private lessons
    ● Teach piano privately in Brooklyn, NY
    ● Concertize with vocalists and instrumentalists in the New York area

    Luther College, Decorah, IA 2020-2024


    Staff Collaborative Pianist and Instructor of Music Theory
    ● Coached and performed with undergraduate vocalists, wind players, and
    string instrumentalists in preparation for degree recitals, juries, and studio
    classes
    ● Served as instructor for Vocal and Instrumental Accompanying class, a
    performance seminar for undergraduate pianists to develop and refine
    accompanying skills
    ● Taught courses in the undergraduate theory sequence focusing on
    counterpoint, model composition, and harmonic analysis
    ● Coached undergraduate instrumentalists on collaborative repertoire,
    including duo repertoire and chamber music
    ● Served as collaborative artist for faculty recitals and guest artist recitals,
    including annual Brass Symposium performances

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    Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY 2016-2019
    Doctoral Teaching Assistant to Jean Barr
    ● Mentored collaborative pianists, string instrumentalists, and vocalists in their
    preparation of lessons, studio classes, recitals, and juries
    ● Coordinated graduate accompanying auditions
    ● Performed for lessons and recitals in a wide variety of string, wind, and vocal studios
    ● Vocal masterclasses with Susan Graham, Jake Heggie, and Adam Guettel
    ● Instrumental masterclasses with Miriam Fried and Paul Watkins

    Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY 2018-2020


    Graduate Assistant in Music Theory
    ● Taught freshman aural skills and written music theory in Eastman’s core
    undergraduate curriculum
    ● Designed and implemented lesson plans to develop skills including harmonic
    analysis, four-part writing, and species counterpoint
    ● Tutored undergraduate students in written and aural theory

    Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY 2019-2020


    Graduate Assistant in Opera
    ● Coached singers in artistry and diction and served as rehearsal pianist for
    Eastman’s mainstage opera productions during the 2019/20 season
    ● Works prepared included Der Kaiser von Atlantis (Viktor Ullman),
    Mahagonny-Songspiel (Weill), and Sweeney Todd (Sondheim).

    State University of New York at Geneseo 2018 (Fall)


    Instrumental Collaborative Pianist
    ● Coached undergraduate music majors in sonata and concerto repertoire
    ● Performed in studio classes, lessons, recitals, juries, and concerto
    competitions
    ● Accompanied musical theater students in end-of-semester departmental
    showcases

    Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Bloomington, IN 2015-2016


    Associate Instructor of Piano
    ● Taught three group piano courses per semester to undergraduates, both
    music majors and non-majors, in introductory and intermediate keyboard
    skills.
    ● Managed a studio of 4 private piano students per semester, including
    undergraduate music majors studying piano as a secondary instrument
    ● Accompanied students in flute, clarinet, violin, viola, and voice studios
    ● Served as primary studio pianist for the classes of Andreas Poulimenos
    (voice)

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    SUMMER FESTIVALS AND FELLOWSHIPS

    Tanglewood Music Center 2022, 2023


    Vocal Collaborative Piano Program
    ● Performed vocal and instrumental chamber music in Seiji Ozawa Hall and
    Studio E at the Tanglewood Learning Institute
    ● Collaborative Masterclasses with Dawn Upshaw, Stephanie Blythe, Astrid
    Schween, and Erin Morley
    ● Solo masterclasses with Jonathan Biss and Emanuel Ax

    Aspen Music Festival 2016, '18, '19


    Instrumental Collaborative Piano Program
    ● Accompanied and performed for a wide variety of instrumental studios,
    including those of Connie Heard, Richard Aaron, and James Dunham
    ● Masterclasses with Donald Weilerstein, Heidi Castleman, and Joseph
    Kalichstein
    ● Performances in numerous venues including Harris Concert Hall

    Music Academy of the West 2017


    Instrumental Collaborative Piano Fellow
    ● Appeared as collaborative pianist in daily public masterclasses and
    performances in Santa Barbara, California
    ● Accompanied in numerous studios including those of Glenn Dicterow,
    Kathleen Winkler, and Pamela Frank
    ● Performed in several area venues including Hahn Hall
    ● Masterclasses with Jeremy Denk and Cynthia Phelps

    SELECTED RECENT PERFORMANCES


    Luther College Faculty Recital with Kacy Clopton, cello. 2024 (Feb)
    Works by Brahms, Beach, and Tsintsadze.

    First round of Boulanger Competition for Voice and Piano 2023 (Oct)
    with Elana Bell, voice. Conservatoire national supérieur
    d’art dramatique, Paris, France.

    Luther College Faculty Recital with Deborah Gover, soprano. 2023 (Sep)
    Fauré: La bonne chanson and other works. Noble Recital Hall,
    Decorah, IA.

    Songs by Charles Ives with Bella Adamova, voice. 2023 (July)


    Seiji Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood, Lenox, MA.

    Ravel: Chansons madécasses with Gabrielle Barkidjija, voice. 2023 (July)


    Studio E, Tanglewood.

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    Song cycle The Prairie Sings, Viola Sonata, and Violin Sonata 2023 (Apr)
    by Philip Wharton. The Porter House, Decorah, IA.

    Faculty Recital with Lynne Hart, saxophone. 2023 (Mar)


    Works by Phillip Wharton and Piet Swerts. Noble Recital Hall,
    Luther College, Decorah, IA.

    Faculty Recital with Michael Chesher, alto saxophone and clarinet. 2022 (Oct)
    Works by Lunde, Lantier, and Milhaud. Noble Recital Hall, Luther College.

    Ania Vu, 2+ for Piano and Percussion with Tanner Tanyeri, percussionist. 2022 (Aug)
    Seiji Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood Music Center.

    George Walker, Sonata for Cello and Piano with Tsz To Wong, cello. 2022 (Aug)
    Studio E, Tanglewood Music Center.

    Guest Faculty Artist Chamber Music Recital. Works by Janáček, 2022 (Apr)
    Debussy, and Beethoven. Sooah Jung, violin and Henry Myers, cello.
    Performance Hall, Truman State University, Kirskville, MO.

    Faculty Recital with Jonathon Struve, voice. 2022 (Mar)


    Schubert, Die Schöne Müllerin. Noble Recital Hall, Luther College.

    Brass Symposium. Performed duo repertoire with members of the Iowa 2022 (Mar)
    Brass Quartet. The Center for Faith and Life, Luther College.

    RECITALS DURING ACADEMIC RESIDENCY

    DMA Voice Recital: “Verwandlung: An Art Song Drama.” Curated 2018 (April)
    groupings of art song with spoken program notes. Performed works by
    Strauss, Marx, Wolf, Schubert, and Brahms. ESM, Rochester, NY.

    DMA Chamber Music Recital: performed Debussy, Cinq poèmes de 2018 (March)
    Baudelaire and Beethoven, Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2. ESM,
    Rochester, NY.

    DMA Instrumental Recital: performed Enescu, Violin Sonata No. 2 and 2017 (February)
    Ives, Violin Sonata No. 2. ESM, Rochester, NY.

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    SELECTED MUSICOLOGICAL AND MUSIC THEORY RESEARCH

    “Duo Repertoire in the Theory Classroom: Encouraging Collaborative 2020


    Artistry Through Analysis.” Masters Thesis. Eastman School of Music,
    Rochester, NY.

    “Spanish Influence in Debussy’s Violin Sonata.” 2019 (April)


    DMA Lecture Recital. Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY.

    “Mann, Kundera, and Beethoven’s Op. 111 Sonata.” 2012 (April)


    Lecture-recital. Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA.

    “Distant Ballrooms: The Influence of the Mazurka in Chopin’s Waltzes.” 2011-2012


    Independent study with Barbara Milewski. Swarthmore College,
    Swarthmore, PA.

    AWARDS AND HONORS


    Jesse Kneisel Lieder Competition (Rochester, NY) 2019
    1st Prize in Vocal Accompanying. Randall Scarlata, adjudicator

    Barr Award (Eastman School of Music, Rochester NY) 2019


    Recognizes distinguished achievement at the Eastman School of Music
    and promise for future success in the accompanying profession

    Excellence in Accompanying Award (ESM, Rochester, NY) 2018

    PRINCIPLE TEACHERS
    Jean Barr
    Eastman School of Music

    Jean-Louis Haguenauer
    Indiana University Jacobs School of Music

    James Goldsworthy
    Westminster Choir College

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