FACULT Y APPOINTMENTS
Craig Cramer
Elaina B. McKie
Gerald Martin Moore
Dr. Craig Cramer joined the faculty as visiting professor of organ at the School of Music and the Institute of Sacred Music for the 2020–2021 academic year. One of the most traveled organists of his generation, Cramer maintains an active recital career in North America and Europe and is regularly invited to play some of the most important historic organs in the world. He has made 15 recordings for various labels and has been featured in performance on American Public Radio’s nationally syndicated program Pipedreams. Cramer holds degrees from Westminster Choir College and University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music, where he earned a doctor of musical arts degree in organ performance and was awarded a prestigious performer’s certificate. Cramer retired in June from his position as professor of organ at the University of Notre Dame, where his teaching was recognized with a Kaneb Distinguished Faculty Award.
Elaina B. McKie joined the faculty as a lecturer in musicianship and analysis for the fall 2020 semester. Prof. McKie is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music, where she is completing her dissertation, The Business of Music Theory: Problems of Disciplinarity and Canon as Manifestations of Intersectional Inequity. At the University of Rochester, McKie is the undergraduate coordinator for the Department of Computer Science at the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Her previous experience at the University of Rochester includes work as an instructor in the Department of Music and the Writing, Speaking, and Argument Program. In 2019, McKie was the recipient of the University of Rochester’s Edward Peck Curtis Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate Student. McKie earned a master of arts degree in music theory pedagogy from University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music and a bachelor of music degree in piano performance from Furman University.
Gerald Martin Moore joined the faculty as director of Yale Opera, professor in the practice of voice, and coordinator of vocal studies. He previously served as artistic associate at Carnegie Hall’s SongStudio program and has been engaged as a consultant to the conductor for opera productions at the Edinburgh International Festival, English National Opera, La Scala, Opéra National de Paris, and Festival d’Aix-en-Provence. Moore has worked with such acclaimed performers as Renée Fleming, Erin Morley, Sabine Devieilhe, Natalie Dessay, Dame Sarah Connolly, Magdalena Kožená, Elīna Garanča, Isabel Leonard, and Javier Camarena and has extensive experience and credits as a collaborative artist for opera and recital recordings and film and television productions. He has given master classes at the Merola Opera Program, Los Angeles Opera Young Artist Program, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Moore studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and at the National Opera Studio in London.
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