School of Music

Olesia Pupina, PhD, is a laureate of international competitions, a pianist, music educator, and scholar. She is Vice President of the Bloomington-Normal Music Teachers Association and a member of both the Music Teachers National Association and the Suzuki Association of America.  Dr. Pupina  was a member of the European Suzuki Association and held a board position as Deputy Country Director of the Ukrainian National Suzuki Association of Suzuki Teachers. She is the author of 16 publications.

Until 2022,  Dr. Pupina  was an Associate Professor in the Chamber Ensemble Department of the National University of Arts in Ukraine.  In 2019, she was honored to be selected for the highly competitive DAAD Scholarship (German Academic Exchange Service), which provided her the opportunity to further her expertise at three prestigious German music institutions: Hochschule für Musik in Freiburg, Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Leipzig, and Universität der Künste in Berlin.  Also she holds a Master’s degree in Collaborative Piano from Illinois State University. 

Dr. Pupina  has had the honor of performing at numerous artistic showcases and international concerts, showcasing her skills as a solo pianist, accompanist, and ensemble artist across Ukraine, Sweden, Poland. In the United States she has served  as a collaborative pianist  for the Illinois State University Wind Symphony and Symphony Orchestra, the Illinois Symphony Orchestra, as well as actively collaborating with instrumentalists and vocalists.