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Piano Accompanist Info

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

Fall 2025 Accompanying services starting date:  Tuesday, September 30 

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.  Guidelines for Accompaniment Assignments Staff Accompanying Alternating weeks Spring 2025
  • 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 pianists (from the roster below) may be independently contacted by an instructor to accompany their students. An “Alternate Route” log must be filled out by the instructor and signed by all parties (instructor, student, and pianist) and submitted to the Coordinator (Karina Bruk) by the end of the semester. See document here.

 

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.  See document here.

 

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

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

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

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

Lynda Chen   lyndamusic15@gmail.com 973-255-5716
Xiaoya (Sisi) Gao xiaoyagao@myyahoo.com 201-253-9759