main content Faculty and Staff

Susan DeWitt Smith

Department Chair and Associate Professor of Music; Director of Piano
Becky Guderian

Administrative Specialist

Susan Nunes

Performance Events Coordinator


Faculty by Area


Brass

JáTtik Clark

Adjunct Faculty, Tuba and Euphonium

Joseph Klause

Adjunct Faculty, Trumpet

Ben Medler

Adjunct Faculty, Trombone

Rebecca Olason

Adjunct Faculty, French Horn

Composition

Craig Carothers

Temporary Adjunct Faculty, Songwriting

Michael Johanson

Professor of Music, Director of Composition and Music Theory

Electronic Music

Jeffrey Leonard

Director of Electronic Music and Jazz Studies, Instructor of Electronic Music and Electric Bass

Ensembles

Alex Addy

Director of Ghanaian Music and Dance and West African Rhythm

Dan Balmer

Director of Jazz Combos, Adjunct Faculty of Jazz Guitar

Nathan Beck

Director of Zimbabwean Music Ensemble

John K. Cox

Visiting Professor of Music

Katherine FitzGibbon

Professor of Music, Director of Choral Activities

Lance Inouye

Associate Professor of Music, Director of Orchestral Activities

Nancy Ives

Adjunct Professor, Chamber Music

Michael Johanson

Professor of Music, Director of Composition and Music Theory

Mindy Johnston

Adjunct Faculty, Gamelan

Susan McBerry

Coordinator of Vocal Studies, Adjunct Faculty of Voice, Director of Opera and Music Theatre Workshops

John C. Mery

Adjunct Faculty of Classical Guitar, Director of Guitar Ensemble

Brett EE Paschal

Assistant Professor with Term of Music; Director of Bands and Percussion, Drumset, Mallets

Guitar/Mandolin/Banjo

Dan Balmer

Director of Jazz Combos, Adjunct Faculty of Jazz Guitar

Julia Banzi

Adjunct Professor of World Music, Flamenco Guitar, and Folk Guitar

Olivia Duffy

Adjunct Faculty, Mandolin

Leela Grace

Adjunct Faculty, Banjo

Nisha Joshi

Adjunct Professor, Sitar

Jeffrey Leonard

Director of Electronic Music and Jazz Studies, Instructor of Electronic Music and Electric Bass

John C. Mery

Adjunct Faculty of Classical Guitar, Director of Guitar Ensemble

Jazz Studies

Bill Athens

Adjunct Faculty, Bass

Joe Bagg

Adjunct Faculty, Jazz Piano

Dan Balmer

Director of Jazz Combos, Adjunct Faculty of Jazz Guitar

Zsofia Csikos-Tardy

Adjunct Faculty, Jazz Voice

Charles Doggett

Adjunct Faculty, Jazz Drum Set

David Evans

Adjunct Faculty, Saxophone

Lance Inouye

Associate Professor of Music, Director of Orchestral Activities

Jeffrey Leonard

Director of Electronic Music and Jazz Studies, Instructor of Electronic Music and Electric Bass

Keyboard

Hannah Brewer

Adjunct Faculty, Harpsichord

Susan DeWitt Smith

Department Chair and Associate Professor of Music; Director of Piano

Yoko Greeney

Adjunct Faculty, Piano

Jaebon Hwang

Adjunct Professor, Organ
Stephanie Thompson, Instructor of Piano, Staff Accompanist

Stephanie Thompson

Adjunct Faculty of Piano, Staff Accompanist

Music Theory

John K. Cox

Visiting Professor of Music

Susan DeWitt Smith

Department Chair and Associate Professor of Music; Director of Piano

Lance Inouye

Associate Professor of Music, Director of Orchestral Activities

Michael Johanson

Professor of Music, Director of Composition and Music Theory

Brett EE Paschal

Assistant Professor with Term of Music; Director of Bands and Percussion, Drumset, Mallets

Musicology and Ethnomusicology

John K. Cox

Visiting Professor of Music

Susan DeWitt Smith

Department Chair and Associate Professor of Music; Director of Piano

Katherine FitzGibbon

Professor of Music, Director of Choral Activities

Kaley Mason

Associate Professor of Music, Area Coordinator for World Music

Percussion

Alex Addy

Director of Ghanaian Music and Dance and West African Rhythm

Nathan Beck

Director of Zimbabwean Music Ensemble

Charles Doggett

Adjunct Faculty, Jazz Drum Set

Brett EE Paschal

Assistant Professor with Term of Music; Director of Bands and Percussion, Drumset, Mallets

Strings

Bill Athens

Adjunct Faculty, Bass
Lucia Atkinson

Lucia Atkinson

Adjunct Faculty, Violin

David Eby

Adjunct Faculty, Cello

Nancy Ives

Adjunct Professor, Chamber Music

Shin-young Kwon

Adjunct Professor, Violin

Luke Price

Adjunct Faculty, Fiddle

Dana Rokosny

Adjunct Professor, Viola

Jason Schooler

Adjunct Faculty, Bass

Vocal and Choral Performance

John K. Cox

Visiting Professor of Music

Zsofia Csikos-Tardy

Adjunct Faculty, Jazz Voice

Katherine FitzGibbon

Professor of Music, Director of Choral Activities

Anna Haagenson

Adjunct Faculty, Voice

Carl Halvorson

Adjunct Faculty, Voice

Susan McBerry

Coordinator of Vocal Studies, Adjunct Faculty of Voice, Director of Opera and Music Theatre Workshops
Lisa Neher

Lisa Neher

Adjunct Professor, Voice
Michael Stirling, Disciple of Pandit Pran Nath and student of Maestro Terry Riley.  Instructor of Hindustani Vocal Music (Raga Singing).

Michael Stirling

Director of Indian Music Ensemble, Adjunct Faculty of Hindustani Voice (Raga Singing)

Woodwinds

David Evans

Adjunct Faculty, Saxophone

Ben Greanya

Adjunct Faculty, Bassoon

Catherine Lee

Adjunct Professor, Oboe

Dunja Marcum

Adjunct Faculty, Clarinet

Sarah Tiedemann

Adjunct Faculty, Flute

World Music

Alex Addy

Director of Ghanaian Music and Dance and West African Rhythm

Julia Banzi

Adjunct Professor of World Music, Flamenco Guitar, and Folk Guitar

Nathan Beck

Director of Zimbabwean Music Ensemble

Olivia Duffy

Adjunct Faculty, Mandolin

Leela Grace

Adjunct Faculty, Banjo

Mindy Johnston

Adjunct Faculty, Gamelan

Nisha Joshi

Adjunct Professor, Sitar

Kaley Mason

Associate Professor of Music, Area Coordinator for World Music

Luke Price

Adjunct Faculty, Fiddle
Michael Stirling, Disciple of Pandit Pran Nath and student of Maestro Terry Riley.  Instructor of Hindustani Vocal Music (Raga Singing).

Michael Stirling

Director of Indian Music Ensemble, Adjunct Faculty of Hindustani Voice (Raga Singing)

Yumi Torimaru

Adjunct Faculty, Shamisen

Freddy Vilches

Instructor of Charango and Venezuelan Cuatro

Emeritus Faculty

Aaron Beck

Professor Emeritus of Musicology

David Becker

Director Emeritus of Bands

Lee Garrett

Professor Emeritus of Music

Gilbert Seeley

Professor Emeritus of Music

Alphabetical List of Faculty