Background
Jakuc, Monica was born on November 20, 1943 in Newark. Daughter of William Vincent and Helen Ann (Dziuban) Jakuc.
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Monica Jakuc
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Monica Jakuc, Music educator, pianist, fortepianist. Jerene Appleby Harnish Fund grantee Smith College, 1986, 88, 92. Member county, president Broad Brook Coalition, Florence, Massachusetts, since 1992; mem.Westfield Center for Early Keyboard Studies. Member Early Music American, Ednl. Kinesiology Foundation, International Alliance for Women in Music.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Juilliard School Music, 1964; Master of Science, Juilliard School Music, 1966; student of Leon Fleisher, Peabody Conservatory Music, 1967-1969; student of Russell Sherman, New England Conservatory, Boston, 1970-1973; postgraduate, Amherst College, 1982; postgraduate, Georgy Sebok Ernen (Switzerland) Musikdorf, 1983; postgraduate, Alexandra and Roger Pierce Movement for Musicians, 1984; postgraduate, Cornell Univercity, 1987; postgraduate, Columbia University, 1993.
Career
Graduate teaching fellow in literature and materials of music, Juilliard School Music, New York City, 1964-1966;
graduate teaching fellow in piano, Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, 1967-1969;
piano instructor, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1966-1967;
member of faculty, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, since 1969;
professor music, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, since 1988. Radio appearances include National Public Radio, 1990, 91, 92, Interview with Tim Morton, Station WHRO-FM, Norfolk, Virginia, 1992, Interview with Kit Pfeiffer, Maine Public Broadcasting Network, 1992, The Listening Room with Bob Sherman, Station WQXR, New York City, 1986, Morning Pro Musica with Robert J. Lurtsema, Eastern Public Radio Network, 1985, Smith College solo and chamber music recitals, Station WFCR-FM, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1971-1992. Lecturer, fortepiano recital Tidewater Music Teachers Forum and Old Dominion U., Norfolk, Virginia, 1992.
(video) recital with Margaret Irwin-Brandon in Arcadia Players: A Baroque Celebration.
Achievements
Membership
Member county, president Broad Brook Coalition, Florence, Massachusetts, since 1992. Mem.Westfield Center for Early Keyboard Studies. Member Early Music American, Ednl.
Kinesiology Foundation, International Alliance for Women in Music.
