SIGAL MUSIC MUSEUM - Key Persons


ALEXANDRA CADE

Job Titles:
  • Adjunct Curator

Andrew Sigal

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR

ANDREW WILLIS

Job Titles:
  • Member of the BOARD
  • Distinguished Professor, UNC Greensboro School of Music

Andy White

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR

ANNE ACKER

Job Titles:
  • Member of the BOARD
  • Senior Editor, Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments

Beth Marr Lee

With advanced degrees in Piano and Adult Education and graduate study at the Juilliard School, Beth was a pioneer in Arts Administration throughout the development of the National Endowment for the Arts (1965-present.) Founder, Past President, and Director of multiple Community organizations, between Michigan, Kentucky, and South Carolina, she continues to be a loyal Advocate of the Museum and Music Education.

Brett Hurt

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR

CATALINA VICENS

Job Titles:
  • Member of the BOARD
  • Curator Tagliavini Collection

Charles Davis - Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR
  • Treasurer

CHRIS STACK - CMO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Marketing

DARCY KURONEN

Job Titles:
  • Member of the BOARD
  • Curator Emeritus, Boston Museum of Fine Arts

DAVID SIMS

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director

Debra Strange

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR
  • Director of Community Engagement
Debra Strange is a graduate of Columbia Junior College with a background in Illustration and Graphic Design. Debra is currently serving the Sigal Music Museum as Director of Community Engagement, assisting with the management of events and programs at the Museum.

DR. ALBERT R. RICE

Job Titles:
  • Member of the BOARD
  • Author and Appraisals

Gustavo Nieves

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR

Joe Blake

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR

John Beckford - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • DIRECTOR

JOHN KOSTER

Job Titles:
  • Member of the BOARD
  • Curator Emeritus, the National Music Museum

John Stewart

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR
  • Vice - Chair

JOHN WATSON

Job Titles:
  • Member of the BOARD
  • Curator Emeritus, Colonial Williamsburg

Jon Grier

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR

Kathy McKinney

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR

LAURENCE LIBIN

Job Titles:
  • Member of the BOARD
  • Curator Emeritus, New York Metropolitan Museum

LIAM FARRAR

Job Titles:
  • Research Specialist

Linda Archer

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR

MADELEINE WIGGS

Job Titles:
  • Communications & Exhibits Manager

Margaret Jenkins

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR

MARIANNE JONES

Job Titles:
  • Weekend Visitors Assistant

Marshall Winn

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR
  • Secretary

MICHAEL LYNN

Job Titles:
  • Member of the BOARD
  • Professor of Recorders and Baroque Flutes Oberlin College

Ruby Morgan

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR

Steven Bichel

Steven Bichel, a piano performance major before earning a BS in Electrical Engineering from Clemson University, is now quite active as a Real Estate Investor and an Arts Advocate. Steven is presently President of the Greenville County Youth Orchestra and has also been a Board member of several arts organizations. He is the sponsor of the Junior Artist Piano Competition at the Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities since its inception and contributes widely to the arts.

Susan Thompson

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR

THOMAS STRANGE

Job Titles:
  • Curator & Artistic Director
Thomas Strange holds a BS and PhD in Physics, as well as a BFA in Art Studio, from the University of South Carolina. He is a Technologist and founding member of Maven Capacitor, SC Launch, and SCBIO, and is an early keyboard authority and sponsor of the "Changing Keys" exhibit at Colonial Williamsburg.