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Piano Accompanist Info

Accompanying services information, procedures and guidelines
Karina Bruk, Coordinator of Accompanying Services: bruk@mgsa.rutgers.edu

There are three (3) types of accompanying services:

Staff Accompanists: pianists hired by the department
DA Accompanists: graduate pianists receiving working awards
Studio Accompanying for Credit accompanists: graduate and undergraduate pianists taking Studio Accompanying (07:701:451 or 08:703:505) as a required course for their respective degrees (the instrumentalist or vocalist’s teacher will grade the accompanists work)

Please refer to the specific procedures listed below. For any questions, please contact the Coordinator of Accompanying Services, Karina Bruk, at bruk@mgsa.rutgers.edu

 

For Students:

  • Accompanying requests should be submitted only by the primary lesson instructors (not students). Requests for a particular accompanist will be considered but cannot be guaranteed.
  • Upon completion of the assignments, two (2) rosters will be sent out to students and faculty:  one by professors’ name and one by the accompanist’s name. Each roster will contain the email addresses of the pianists.

 

Students are responsible for contacting their assigned pianists immediately and providing scores by the deadlines outlined in the  Guidelines for Accompaniment Assignments  Staff Accompanying Alternating weeks Fall 2024

 

Standard Route:  Alternating weeks based on a permanently set schedule of each student for the semester.   A faculty member should request pianists by filling out an Accompanist Request form by the deadline.  A pianist will be assigned by the Accompanying Coordinator to each student who has a regularly scheduled day/time of lesson for the semester.

 

Alternate Route: Independent hiring.  For all whose lessons may shift in day/time.  Staff accompanists (from the roster below) may be independently contacted by an instructor to accompany their students. A log must be filled out and signed by all parties (student, instructor, and pianist) and submitted to the Coordinator (Karina Bruk) by the end of the semester.

 

Accompanying Assignment Flowchart        Accompanying Log for Recitals and Extra Hours

 

Mason Gross Accompanist Roster

Abraham Alinea  abraham.alinea@gmail.com 732-491-9526

Carlos Avilla carlosavila@gmail.com (203) 887-3147

Hanna Chung hcpiano1220@gmail.com  201-655-3375

Jayeon Chung  yeon7428@gmail.com  201-937-5763

Yun Kyung (Rachel) Choo yc620@mgsa.rutgers.edu 917-670-6408

Paul Conrad pconrad511@gmail.com 973-738-7278

Doug Han  doughinoebasta@gmail.com  415-238-0317

David Ji  esdavidji@gmail.com  917-678-0515

Yidi Jiao  jiaoyidi@gmail.com  848-313-3736

Jiin Jung    jiin.piano@gmail.com   617-642-7181

Minyoung Kang  minyoung.kang1021@gmail.com   585-683-1095

Jamin Kim  jaminkim0227@gmail.com  201-787-0260

Sherry Kim sherrykimpiano@gmail.com 702-882-0227

Justine Langman justine.m.langman@gmail.com 908-797-4224

Hyewoon (Kate) Lim  ssmhw22@hotmail.com  732-485-3951

Jessica Xylina Osborne   xylina79@gmail.com  812-345-4029

Janet Wan-Lin Yu wy200@scarletmail.rutgers.edu 347-207-7707