FACULTY & STAFF

  • Dr. Katie Kresek

    DIRECTOR

    VIOLIN, ARRANGING, ENSEMBLE, PEDAGOGY

    Tony-winning Orchestrator, Concertmaster of Moulin Rouge! The Musical.

    Adjunct Faculty: Columbia University Teachers College

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  • Colin Pip Dixon

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

    VIOLIN, FELDENKRAIS, ENSEMBLE, COMPOSITION

    Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner, The Elsewhere Ensemble, & Virtuosity Online

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  • Dr. Barbara Podgurski

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

    PIANO, THEORY, ENSEMBLE

    Musica Reginae, City University of New York, New York University

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  • Dr. Arnaud Ghillebaert

    VIOLA, ENSEMBLE

    The University of Oregon. Principle Viola, The Eugene Symphony. Eugene Opera & Oregon Mozart Players

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  • Michael Tafforeau

    CELLO

    Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Rueil-Malmaison, Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris

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  • Rolando Garza Rodriguez

    CONDUCTOR, COLLABORATIVE PIANO, VOCAL COACH

    Studienleiter Theater Bremen

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  • Jessica Constant, ANP

    FESTIVAL NURSE PRACTITIONER

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  • Olive Fretts Howard

    FESTIVAL ASSISTANT

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  • Melissa Tong

    YOGA

    STAFF ACCOMPANIST

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ARTISTIC ADVISORY

  • DAVID KRAKAUER

    ARTISTIC ADVISOR

    Please note that David Krakauer will not be at KIISS 2026. We are grateful for his kindness and support in furthering his mother’s important musical legacy.