Faculty & Staff 2011-2012

Dinah Dodds, Department Chair

Denise Gerhardt, Administrative Coordinator

Faculty

Elenora Beck - Musicology

Franya Berkman - Ethnomusicology

Katherine FitzGibbon - Director of Choral Activities

Michael Johanson - Composition, Music Theory

Jeffrey Leonard - Electronic Music, Jazz Studies

Brett EE Paschal - Director of Bands & Percussion Studies, Music Theory

Susan DeWitt Smith - Director of Piano, Music Theory

Jeffrey Specht - Director of Orchestra, Music Theory

 

Concentrations

ACADEMIC

Composition

Michael Johanson

 

Electronic Music/Jazz

Jeffrey Leonard

 

Ethnomusicology/World Music

Franya Berkman

John Mery - Latin American Music

Gilbert Seeley - Intro to World Music

 

Music Education

Katherine FitzGibbon

Susan McBerry

Brett EE Paschal

Susan Smith

Nancy Teskey

 

Musicology

Elenora Beck

 

PERFORMANCE 

Brass

Stan Bock - Trombone

James O’Banion - Trumpet

Jeffrey Specht - Tuba

William Stalnaker - Horn

 

Guitar/Mandolin/Banjo

Julia Banzi - Flamenco Guitar

Dan Balmer - Jazz Guitar

 Tim Connell - Mandolin 

Jack Dwyer - Mandolin

Mitch Iimori - Banjo

Joshua Feinberg - Sitar

Jeffrey Leonard - Electric Bass

John Mery - Classical Guitar

Mike Pardew - Jazz Guitar

 

Keyboard

Susan DeWitt Smith- Director of Piano 

Carol Biel - Piano

Deborah Cleaver - Piano

Lee Garrett - Organ

Randy Porter - Jazz Piano

Stephanie Thompson - Piano

 

Percussion

Brett Paschal- Director of Bands and Percussion, Drumset, Mallets

Obo Addy - Ghanaian Drumming

Nathan Beck - African Marimba, M’bira

Rik Masterson - Tabla

 

Strings

Dave Captein - Bass

Dorien de León - Cello

Miriam English Ward - Viola

Greg Ewer - violin

Jennifer Craig-Ironside - Harp

Jason Schooler - Double Bass

 

Voice

Susan McBerry - Director of Voice

Anna Haagenson

Carl Halvorson

 

Woodwinds

David Evans - Saxophone

Mark Eubanks - Bassoon

Mitch Iimori- Oboe, English Horn

Dunja Jennings - Clarinet

Nancy Teskey - Flute

 

World Music

Obo Addy - Ghanaian Drumming

Nathan Beck - African Marimba, M’bira

Joshua Feinberg - Sitar

Mindy Johnston - Gamelan

Rik Masterson - Tabla

Michael Stirling -Hindustani Vocal

 

Ensembles

Obo Addy - Ghanaian Drumming & Dancing

Dan Balmer- Jazz Combos

Nathan Beck - African Marimba Ensemble

Dorien de León - Chamber Music

Katherine FitzGibbon - Cappella Nova,  Community Chorale

Margaret Green - Women’s Chorus

Susan McBerry - Musical Theatre/Opera

Brett Paschal - Percussion Ensemble, Wind Symphony

Jeffrey Specht - Orchestra

 

Faculty Ensembles

Friends of Rain - Michael Johanson, director

Faculty Chamber Players - Susan Smith, director

 

Emeritus Faculty

Dave Becker

Lee Garrett

Vincent McDermott

Ann Miller

Reinhard Pauly 

Gilbert Seeley