Duane Funderburk began his musical studies in the Pacific Northwest studying with Marcile Mack at Seattle Pacific University and Randolph Hokanson at the University of Washington. While in Seattle he performed with cellist Carter Enyeart and violist Alan Iglitzen, both members of the Philadelphia String Quartet. Summer studies included the Aspen Music Festival and the Tanglewood Institute where he studied with Bela Nagy, Samuel Lipman, Ruth Laredo and Edith Oppens.
Dr. Funderburk holds a Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance from Seattle Pacific University, a Master of Music degree in piano performance from Boston University, and a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree from the University of Southern California in collaborative piano. While in Boston he won first place in the Aaron Richmond Piano Competition, performed live on Boston Public Radio, as well as giving recitals at the Gardner Museum, Worcester Art Museum and Goethe Institute. International orchestral performances include appearances with the Berlin Chamber Orchestra, the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Panevezys Chamber Orchestra in Lithuania. He has performed as soloist in Cairo and Alexandria Egypt, and has performed in Seoul, Korea with the touring Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra from Ukraine. As duo recitalist with violinist Alex Russell, he performed at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and The Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China, as well as appearances in Sweden, Australia, Singapore, Korea, Ukraine, Armenia, Canada, as well as numerous venues in the United States.
Some of Dr. Funderburk's works for violin and piano based on hymn melodies will be published in 2010 by MorningStar Music. As an arranger and conductor, he has produced numerous albums for instrumental and vocal artists, including Jane Thorngren of the New York City Opera and baritone Simon Estes of the Metropolitan Opera Company.
Dr. Jamie Rankin
Senior Lecturer in German, Jamie Rankin has coordinated the language program of the German department at Princeton University since 1991. In addition to teaching language courses and seminars on Second Language Acquisition, he has collaborated with graduate TA’s to develop a wide range of internet projects (both for classroom use and TA training) and to engage in classroom research. He has published numerous articles on second language education, several in collaboration with graduate TA’s in the department; is co-author of the widely used intermediate German textbook Handbuch zur deutschen Grammatik; and is currently developing a first-year textbook emphasizing input processing and lexical development. He is the recipient of the 1996 President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, and received a teaching award in 2008 by the Princeton chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.
Senior Lecturer in German, Jamie Rankin has coordinated the language program of the German department at Princeton University since 1991. In addition to teaching language courses and seminars on Second Language Acquisition, he has collaborated with graduate TA’s to develop a wide range of internet projects (both for classroom use and TA training) and to engage in classroom research. He has published numerous articles on second language education, several in collaboration with graduate TA’s in the department; is co-author of the widely used intermediate German textbook Handbuch zur deutschen Grammatik; and is currently developing a first-year textbook emphasizing input processing and lexical development. He is the recipient of the 1996 President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, and received a teaching award in 2008 by the Princeton chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.