Bill Gustafson
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gustafson@newschool.edu
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An award-winning stage director, teacher, and administrator, William Gustafson has been praised by the Denver Post for staging that was “a success in every way,” by The Boston Globe for productions that were “lively, amusing, and well worked out,” and as having showed “a well–judged sense of theater” by Opera News.
In his time at Mannes, Gustafson has produced and directed a number of productions including the academic premiere of Dust by Robert Ashley at the College of Performing Arts. Zachary Woolfe of the New York Times hailed this production of Dust as “the most tantalizing operatic offering by a New York conservatory this season” and one of “The Best Opera and Vocal Performances of 2017.” Other productions at Mannes have included the Philip Glass opera, The Fall of the House of Usher, Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice, and Purcell’s The Fairy Queen.
Gustafson has held positions at the New England Conservatory of Music, the University of Colorado at Boulder, and Long Island University. As Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Mannes, he is deeply involved with faculty and curricular development, strategic planning, assessment, faculty recruitment, and enrollment management.
Current Courses
Independent Study: CoPA
COPA 4999, Summer 2025
Mobility CoPA
CMOB 3900, Summer 2025
Future Courses
ESL: Performance Workshop
CAPR 0500, Fall 2025
ESLM 7 Add'l Lesson Fee
CAML 0700, Fall 2025, Spring 2026
ESLM 7 Lesson Fee
CAML 0500, Fall 2025, Spring 2026
ESLM Music Coursework
CAPR 0100, Fall 2025
GR 2 cr. Major Lessons
CAML 5000, Fall 2025
GR 4 cr. Major Lessons
CAML 5550, Fall 2025
GR 5 cr. Major Lessons
CAML 5560, Fall 2025
GR Dictation Placement
CATM 5011, Fall 2025
GR Ear Training Placement
CATM 5009, Fall 2025
GR Music Theory Placement
CATM 5010, Fall 2025
Introduction to GR Studies
CBMH 5000, Fall 2025
Mannes Small Ensemble
CAPR 5003, Fall 2025
Mannes Small Ensemble
CAPR 1500, Fall 2025
UG 2 cr. Major Lessons
CAML 3000, Fall 2025
UG Dictation Placement
CATM 0003, Fall 2025
UG Ear Training Placement
CATM 0002, Fall 2025
UG Music Theory Placement
CATM 0001, Fall 2025
Past Courses
ESL: Performance Workshop
CAPR 0500, Fall 2024
ESLM 7 Add'l Lesson Fee
CAML 0700, Fall 2024, Spring 2025
ESLM 7 Lesson Fee
CAML 0500, Fall 2024, Spring 2025
ESLM Music Coursework
CAPR 0100, Fall 2024
GR 2 cr. Major Lessons
CAML 5000, Spring 2025
GR 4 cr. Major Lessons
CAML 5550, Spring 2025
GR 5 cr. Major Lessons
CAML 5560, Spring 2025
GR Dictation Placement
CATM 5011, Fall 2024
GR Ear Training Placement
CATM 5009, Fall 2024
GR Music Theory Placement
CATM 5010, Fall 2024
Independent Study
COPA 5999, Fall 2024, Spring 2025
Independent Study: CoPA
COPA 4999, Spring 2025
Mannes Small Ensemble
CAPR 1500, Spring 2025
Mannes Small Ensemble
CAPR 5003, Spring 2025
Music in the Community
COPA 5460, Fall 2024
Performance Class: Bassoon
CAPR 3508, Spring 2025
Performance Class: Oboe
CAPR 5510, Spring 2025
Performance Class: Oboe
CAPR 3507, Spring 2025
UG 2 cr. Major Lessons
CAML 3000, Spring 2025
UG Dictation Placement
CATM 0003, Fall 2024
UG Ear Training Placement
CATM 0002, Fall 2024
UG Music Theory Placement
CATM 0001, Fall 2024