As a student at the Mary Pappert School of Music, you study with professors internationally
acclaimed in their fields. Many of them, including those who are also members of the
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, are GRAMMY Award-winning artists. Others have a variety
of other distinguished awards and accolades to their names. Our faculty's diverse
musical backgrounds create an exceptional learning environment.
With a 4-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio, you're certain to receive the personal attention necessary to truly perfect your
talents, whether your career aspirations are to be in front of an audience, in the
recording studio, or in a classroom, church, or therapy setting.
Music for Distant & Fabled Lands, presented by Dr. Joe Sheehan and Kinetic, is a concert weaving together music, maps, and imaginary places. Inspired by Umberto Eco’s The Book of Legendary Lands, and a love of maps, the concert premieres new jazz-influenced pieces about fabled lands such as Atlantis
In addition to our extremely talented faculty, the staff of the Mary Pappert School
of Music are an extraordinarily dedicated and hard-working group of people who form
the backbone of the day-to-day operations of our school.
