W. Ronald YaDeau

Associate Professor W. Ronald YaDeau has taught piano, music theory, and class piano at Millikin since 1978. Through First Step Records, he has released a CD recording of 24 Preludes and Sonatina Iumoreska by Belarusian composer Petr Podkovyrov, and of Metamorfózy by Slovakian composer Eugen Suchon. He studied with Marian Filar from 1990 to 1999. Dr. YaDeau presented recitals and papers in Minsk, Belarus in 1997 for the combined conference of the Belarusian, Russian and Ukrainian chapters of the European Piano Teachers Association (EPTA), and also in 2002 for a conference celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Belarusian State Academy of Music. His article "Thoughts on Medical Problems of Performing Artists" appeared in a 1995 issue of The American Music Teacher. An active member of the Music Teachers National Association, he has served on its Board of Directors and as East Central Division President, as well as President of the Illinois State Music Teachers Association.

e-mail: ryadeau@mail.millikin.edu
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Judith Mancinelli

Judith Mancinelli (MM, University of Tulsa) has taught piano at Millikin since 1980 and is also supervisor of accompanying. Professor Mancinelli performs as pianist with the Kirkland Trio, and serves as a frequent adjudicator, notably for the National Guild of Piano Teachers. She has appeared as soloist in recent years with area orchestras, performing Beethoven's Triple Concerto, Mendelssohn's Double Concerto, and Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals. The Kirkland Trio toured Taiwan in 1996 and have recently produced their first CD.

e-mail: jmancinelli@mail.millikin.edu
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Dr. Susan Schroeder Cobb

Dr. Susan Schroeder Cobb teaches studio piano, class piano, and piano pedagogy at Millikin University. She is past director of the Millikin Preparatory Department, a non-credit division of over 600 students. Professor Cobb received her DMA degree from University of Oklahoma and her MM and BM degrees in piano performance from the University of Illinois. An active solo and collaborative recitalist, she gave her first solo recital at the age of 12 and at age 13 she was concerto soloist with the Tri-City Symphony Orchestra of Rock Island, Moline, and Davenport.

Dr. Cobb is currently Director of Bella Musica – Millikin in Italy, a chamber music program in Urbania, Italy, which combines intensive music and Italian coursework with cultural excursions. In the summer of 2006 she presented a faculty recital with vocal professors Daniel Carberg and Matthew Leese at Centro Studi Italiani in Urbania and served as vocal accompanist for weekly student recitals. As coordinator of the chamber music division she coached student ensembles; as pianist for faculty chamber ensembles she presented recitals in Urbania, Pergola, Urbino, and Piobbico.

e-mail: susancobb@aol.com
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Dr. Bruce Gibbons

Dr. Bruce Gibbons performs as a collaborative pianist in approximately thirty student recitals and ten faculty recitals per year at Millikin University, and has played for numerous NATS events throughout Illinois. He regularly assists with graduate recitals at the University of Illinois, Illinois State University, and Western Illinois University, and has toured the southeastern United States and Canada. Adjunct Professor of Piano since 1985, he holds the DMA from Louisiana State University.

e-mail: bgibbons@mail.millikin.edu
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Dr. Grace Huang

Dr. Grace Huang is Adjunct Assistant Professor at Millikin, where she teaches class piano and preparatory piano. A prizewinner in several young artist competitions in the Midwest, she has performed recitals throughout the U.S. as soloist and collaborative artist. Festival appearances have included Aspen, Madeline Island, Eastern, and Hampden-Sydney. Also an active teacher, adjudicator, and clinician, Dr. Huang has presented guest lectures and workshops, and recently published an article in the Fall 2006 issue of Georgia Music News.

Dr. Huang received her MM and DMA degrees in performance from the University of Minnesota under pianist Lydia Artymiw, and her BM from Vanderbilt University under Craig Nies. She has taught on the faculties of the University of Georgia, St. Cloud State University (MN), St. Joseph's School of Music (MN), and the Blair School of Music (TN).

email: ghuang@millikin.edu
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Soohyun Yun

Soohyun Yun, born in Korea, holds BM in Piano Performance from Yonsei University in Korea and the MM in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Illinois, where she is completing a DMA in Piano Performance. Ms. Yun is Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music and teaches class piano as well as studio piano in the Preparatory Department.

Her exploration of solo and ensemble has been extended to organ, harpsichord, fortepiano as well as piano music from baroque to contemporary. Yun has performed in Gewandhaus Concert Hall and Mendelssohn Hall in Leipzig, Liszt Haus in Weimar, Germany, Krannert Center in Champaign, Northshore Performing Arts Center in Skokie, New York Mannes School, University of Michigan, Colorado University, University of Iowa and Ball State University.

email: syun@millikin.edu

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