Sarah Taylor Ellis
Composer, Music Director, and Lecturer, Freelance
Class Year
2008
Professional Background
(Currently collaborating with glanz & krawall and teaching at HfS Ernst Busch, Universität der Künste Berlin, and Universität Bayreuth) Composer and Music Director, UK National Theatre // Head of Music, ArtsEd London // Senior Lecturer in Musical Theatre, University of Chester // Composer-in-Residence, The Nightingale-Bamford School // Teaching Artist, Metropolitan Opera Guild, Roundabout Theatre Company, and Harlem School of the Arts.
How has being an English graduate from Duke University helped shape your professional success?
On a practical level, my English major thoroughly prepared me for the rigor of a Ph.D. program. But on a broader and more lasting scale, the university's passion for lifelong learning has profoundly influenced my personal and professional life, and I daily recognize that my own teaching practice is rooted in the close mentorship and support I felt as an undergraduate at Duke.
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