Mannes College of Music Faculty

Legendary conductor, composer, author, producer, pianist and educator who arrived in the USA in 1871. He was educated in New York public schools and studied music with his father Leopold Damrosch, Rischbeiter, Urspruch, and Von Bulow. He was awarded honorary degrees from New York University, Princeton University, Columbia University, the University of Pennsylvania, Brown University, New York State University, and Washington & Jefferson College. He was accompanist to August Wilhelmj on his US tour, and permanent conductor of the Newark Harmonic Society. Succeeding his father as Wagnerian director for the Metropolitan Opera (1885-1891), he also conducted the New York Symphony and the Oratorio Society of New York, and produced a series of Wagner operas at Carnegie Hall in 1893-1894. In 1895 he organized the damrosch Grand opera Company, became staff conductor of the Metropolitan Opera in 1900, and reorganized the New York Symphony in 1903, which he continued to direct until 1927. During that year, he became a music counsel for NBC, and conducted a series of broadcasts. Also in 1927 (until 1929) he became president of the National Institute of Arts and Letters, and from 1940-1948 he was president of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. During World War II, he founded a school for bandmasters at Fontainebleau, France.

Ernest Bloch was born on 24 July 1880 in Geneva, Switzerland. He was a composer, known for Short Cuts (1993), The Hand of God (2021) and Woman in Gold (2015). He was married to Margarethe Augusta Schneider. He died on 15 July 1959 in Portland, Oregon, USA.

Elizabeth Aaron is known for White Devil (2017), San Francisco Stories (2021) and Game Night (2011).

Michael Bacon is an accomplished composer for film and television, with numerous awards to his credit. He is represented for film and television by First Artists Management. His recent film score projects include: The Buddha for PBS by David Grubin. Teddy: In His Own Words for HBO (Emmy Winner for HBO), Gloria Steinem: In Her Own Words, Boy Interrupted (Sundance selection) for HBO, The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer for PBS, the theme for Bill Moyer's Journal, and African American Lives (1 and 2). Broadcasts this year included This Emotional Life, Faces of America, Rescuing Russia. Other credits include: Carl Colby: The Rise and Fall of a Spy by Carl Colby, Oprah's Roots by Kuhnhardt Productions, The Jewish Americans and Marie Antoinette, by David Grubin, Berga: Soldiers of Another War, by Charles Guggenheim, the features Loverboy and Red Betsy (with Sheldon Mirowitz), and Downtown Express soon to be released. Others include King Gimp (the Academy Award Winner in the Short Documentary category) RFK and Secret Life of the Brain, by David Grubin, (Emmy winner) the critically acclaimed five hour documentary on PBS. Bacon was nominated for an Emmy for his score for the David Grubin's PBS documentary Young Dr. Freud. Ernest Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance an Emmy winner recently re-aired on PBS. The Hampton's a four hour show directed by Barbara Kopple was broadcast in 2003 on ABC. The four-hour Emmy Award winning documentary Truman was shown on PBS. Others include TR, Reagan, America 1900, The Wright Stuff, Carnegie and MacArthur. Peter Jennings' series The Century, 26 hours for ABC was broadcast in 1999. Abraham and Mary Lincoln was broadcast in 2000 as well as numerous other shows on all major networks. The feature film Losing Chase premiered at Sundance and won 2 Golden Globe Awards. Bacon won an Emmy for his original score for The Kennedy's, an Ace Award nomination for his original score for The Man Who Loved Sharks, as well as the BMI Television Music Award and The Chicago International Film Festival Gold Plaque Award for music in LBJ. Shows he has scored have won three Academy Awards (The Johnstown Flood, A Time For Justice, and King Gimp) and numerous Emmy Awards. Jerry Lee Lewis, Carlene Carter, Peter Yarrow and Claude Francois are just a few of the artists that have recorded songs written by Bacon. He and his brother, Kevin, perform music live as "The Bacon Brothers." They have appeared on The Tonight Show, Rosie O'Donnell, The Early Show, The View, Vibe, Prime Time Country, Conan O'Brian, Donny and Marie, The Howard Stern Show, Bravo on Broadway and The Today Show. Their live DVD was released in the fall of 2004 and their 6th CD was released in 2009. Bacon has a degree in music from Lehman College where he studied composition and orchestration with John Corigliano.

He is now a distinguished Lecturer teaching film scoring at Lehman College.

Amy Burton is known for Caro nome (1989).

Semyon Bychkov was born on 30 November 1952 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]. He is known for Camera Three (1954), Opening Concert of the 126th Season (2021) and Parsifal (2017).

Thomas Cabaniss is known for This Time Round (2024) and The Lunch Date (1989).

Joseph Colaneri is known for Live from Lincoln Center (1976), Great Performances at the Met (1977) and Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles (2019).

Alfred Cortot was born on 26 September 1877 in Nyon, Switzerland. He is known for Swing Kids (1993) and Children's Corner (1936). He was married to Renée Chaine, Clotilde Breal and Clotilde Bréal. He died on 15 June 1962 in Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland.

George Enescu was born on 19 August 1881 in Liveni, Romania. He was a composer, known for The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Colonia Ingerilor (2011) and George Enescu - Alesul lui Dumnezeu (1996). He was married to Maria Cantacuzino. He died on 4 May 1955 in Paris, France.

Lillian Fuchs is known for Pitch (2006).

Marc Goldberg is known for Point of Contact (2006), American Identity (2007) and Grace Bedell (2010).

Richard Goode was born on 29 November 1922 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Lux Video Theatre (1950), Matinee Theatre (1955) and Kraft Theatre (1947). He died in July 1972 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA.

Arthur Haas is known for Guerres civiles en France (1978).

David Hayes is known for Fame: The Musical (2010) and Zombie Hotel (2005).

Leonard Hindell is known for Live from Lincoln Center (1976).

Tanya Kalmanovitch is known for Ginger Snaps (2000), The Ten (2007) and Missing in Brooks County (2020).

Charles Kaufman was born on 20 October 1904 in Paterson, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer, known for Freud (1962), Paris Calling (1941) and The Story of Esther Costello (1957). He died on 2 May 1991 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Chin Kim is known for Dinner Rush (2000).

Yakov Kreizberg was born on 24 October 1959 in Leningrad, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]. He is known for Don Giovanni (1995). He was married to Amy Anderson. He died on 15 March 2011 in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Paul Moravec is known for Born Again: Life in a Fundamentalist Baptist Church (1987), Face to Face: Forgotten Voices Heard (2022) and The Shining.