Sunderman Conservatory of Music

Jocelyn Anne Kovaleski Swigger is the pianist of the Sunderman Trio and Coordinator of Keyboard Studies in the Sunderman Conservatory. Known for her expressive playing, varied programming, and informative concert lectures, she performs as a solo and collaborative pianist in the United States, Europe, and South America. Principal teachers include Rebecca Penneys, Joseph Schwartz, and Evelyne Brancart. A passionate advocate of new music, Swigger has premiered works by composers including Dennis DeSantis, Payton MacDonald, Gavin Chuck, Aaron Grad, Buzz Jones, Greg Mertl, and Forrest Pierce. Before coming to Gettysburg College, Swigger taught at Fort Lewis College, the Hochstein Music School, CUNY Queensborough, and Adelphi University, and played as a collaborative artist and accompanist for the Manhattan School of Music, the Quartet Program, the Boys Choir of Harlem, and the Juilliard School. She has also regularly appeared as performer and teacher at the Ameropa International Chamber Music Festival in Prague, the Czech Republic, and Madrid, Spain. She spent the summer of 2008 in Asunción, Paraguay, on a Fulbright Scholar Teaching Grant. In addition to performing on the piano, fortepiano, and harpsichord, she also enjoys making music on the accordion and as an enthusiastic choir alto. Swigger can be heard on Con Brio Recordings.