Dina Lentsner

Professor

Department

• Music

Contact Information

• 614-236-6952
• dlentsne@capital.edu
• Conservatory Complex 124

Biography

A native of St. Petersburg, Russia, Dr. Dina Lentsner joined the faculty of Conservatory of Music in 2004. As a musicologist, Dr. Lentsner is interested in the intersection of music and literature, primarily focusing on contemporary music. She has been active on the American and international musicological scene as a presenter at the numerous international, national, and regional conferences. Her other professional engagements include a three-month research grant at Paul Sacher Foundation -international center for studying 20th century music - and teaching seminars on musico-poetic analysis at the University of Basel (2006) and Estonian Academy of Music (2015). Lentsner’s articles, focusing on music of contemporary composers, including Hungarian György Kurtág, American George Crumb, and Estonian Lepo Sumera have been published in musicological journals in France, Hungary, Switzerland, Canada and Georgia (forthcoming). She has contributed a chapter on György Kurtág and George Crumb in Centre and periphery, roots and exile: Interpreting István Anhalt and György Kurtág (Wilfrid Laurier University Press, Canada, 2011), and one of her articles on Kurtág’s use of paratext has recently been published in SEEJ - Slavic and Eastern European Journal 62.1, 2018.

As a pedagogue, Dr. Lentsner is interested in transforming and improving traditional method of teaching music classes using Dee Fink's philosophy of "significant learning" through active student engagement. She is a strong supporter and promoter of interdisciplinary projects and undergraduate students scholarship. Under her supervision, music students have been presenting annually at the Undergraduate Scholarship Symposium as well as at the National Conference of Undergraduate Research. In 2007 National Organization for Women-Capital University recognized Dina Lentsner with the Inspiring Female Teacher Award.