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.
- Instructors are asked to submit accompanying requests for their studios by the deadline emailed by Dr. Bruk.
- 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 2025
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.
Recital and/or Additional Rehearsal Fees: Whether a pianist is scheduled via Standard or Alternate Route, recitals and/or any additional rehearsal hours are not covered by the department. Payments for services rendered are provided directly by the student to the pianist. A “Recital/Extra Rehearsal” log must be filled out by the student 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
Alternate Route Accompanying Log
Mason Gross Accompanist Roster
Abraham Alinea abraham.alinea@gmail.com 732-491-9526
Carlos Avilla carlosavila@gmail.com (203) 887-3147
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
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
Janet Wan-Lin Yu wy200@scarletmail.rutgers.edu 347-207-7707