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

Instructor of Tuba and Euphonium

Ben Medler

Instructor of Trombone

Composition

Michael Johanson

Professor of Music, Director of Composition and Music Theory

Rebecca Jordan Smith

Instructor of Songwriting

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

Instructor of Jazz Guitar, Instructor of Jazz Combos

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

Instructor of Chamber Music

Michael Johanson

Professor of Music, Director of Composition and Music Theory

Mindy Johnston

Instructor of Gamelan

Susan McBerry

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

John C. Mery

Instructor of Guitar and 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

Instructor of Jazz Guitar, Instructor of Jazz Combos

Julia Banzi

Instructor of World Music, Flamenco Guitar, and Folk Guitar

Olivia Duffy

Instructor of Mandolin

Jeffrey Leonard

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

John C. Mery

Instructor of Guitar and Classical Guitar, Director of Guitar Ensemble

Jazz Studies

Bill Athens

Instructor of Bass

Joe Bagg

Instructor of Jazz Piano

Dan Balmer

Instructor of Jazz Guitar, Instructor of Jazz Combos

Zsofia Csikos-Tardy

Instructor of Jazz Voice

Charles Doggett

Instructor of Jazz Drum Set

David Evans

Instructor of 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

Instructor of Harpsichord

Susan DeWitt Smith

Department Chair and Associate Professor of Music; Director of Piano
Stephanie Thompson, Instructor of Piano, Staff Accompanist

Stephanie Thompson

Instructor 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

Instructor of Jazz Drum Set

Brett EE Paschal

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

Strings

Bill Athens

Instructor of Bass

David Eby

Instructor of Cello

Nancy Ives

Instructor of Chamber Music

Luke Price

Instructor of Fiddle

Vocal and Choral Performance

John K. Cox

Visiting Professor of Music

Zsofia Csikos-Tardy

Instructor of Jazz Voice

Katherine FitzGibbon

Professor of Music, Director of Choral Activities

Anna Haagenson

Instructor of Voice

Carl Halvorson

Instructor of Voice

Susan McBerry

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

Lisa Neher

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

Michael Stirling

Instructor of Hindustani Voice (Raga Singing)

Woodwinds

David Evans

Instructor of Saxophone

Ben Greanya

Instructor of Bassoon

Dunja Marcum

Instructor of Clarinet

World Music

Alex Addy

Director of Ghanaian Music and Dance and West African Rhythm

Julia Banzi

Instructor of World Music, Flamenco Guitar, and Folk Guitar

Nathan Beck

Director of Zimbabwean Music Ensemble

Olivia Duffy

Instructor of Mandolin

Mindy Johnston

Instructor of Gamelan

Kaley Mason

Associate Professor of Music, Area Coordinator for World Music

Luke Price

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

Michael Stirling

Instructor of Hindustani Voice (Raga Singing)

Yumi Torimaru

Instructor of 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