The Department of
Music is a member of the National Association of Schools of Music.
Director: Robert Livingston Aldridge
Vice Chair: Darryl Bott
Director of Graduate Programs: Karina Bruk
Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies: Ellen
Leibowitz
Professor Emeritus
Richard A. Chrisman, Music Theory; B.A., California
(Riverside); Ph.D., Yale
Professors:
Robert Aldridge, Composition; B.A., Wisconsin
(Madison); M.M., New England Conservatory; Ph.D., Yale
William Berz, B.M., M.M., Ph.D., Michigan State
Patrick Gardner, Choral Studies; B.A., California
State (Hayward); M.M., D.M.A., Texas; Riverside Choral Society
Floyd Grave, B.M., Eastman School of Music; M.A.,
Ph.D., New York
Conrad Herwig, Jazz Trombone; B.M., North Texas
Paul Hoffmann, B.M., M.M., Eastman School of Music
Douglas Johnson, B.A., Hamilton College; M.A., Ph.D.,
California (Berkeley)
George B. Stauffer, B.A., Dartmouth College; M.A.,
Bryn Mawr College; M.Ph., Ph.D., Columbia
Frederick Urrey, B.M., M.M., Louisiana State; D.M.A.,
Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins
Associate Professors:
Ralph Bowen, Jazz Saxophone; B.M., M.M., Rutgers;
A.D., Indiana
Darryl Bott, Conducting; B.S., William Paterson; M.M.,
Rutgers
Eduardo Chama, Voice; B.A., M.A., Rubin Music Academy
(Jerusalem)
Christopher Doll, Music Theory and Composition; B.A.,
Case Western Reserve; M.M.,Cincinnati Conservatory; Ph.D., Columbia
Barbara González-Palmer, B.M., Oberlin Conservatory of
Music; M.M., Juilliard School of Music
Rhonda Hackworth, Music Education; B.A., Winthrop;
M.M., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Missouri-Kansas City
Conservatory of Music
Maureen L. Hurd, B.M., Iowa State; M.M., D.M.A., Yale
Kynan Johns, B.M., Adelaide (Australia); M.M., Sydney (Australia)
Min Kwon, B.M., Curtis Institute of Music; M.M.,
D.M.A., Juilliard School of Music
Douglas Lundeen, B.S., Plymouth State College; M.M.,
South Florida; D.M.A., Cincinnati Conservatory
Judith Nicosia, B.M., Ithaca College; M.M., Indiana
Nancy Rao, B.A., National Taiwan Normal; M.M., Ph.D.,
Michigan
Kraig Alan Williams, Conducting; M.M., California
State (Northridge); D.M.A., Texas
Assistant Professors:
Alan Baer, Tuba; B.M., Cleveland Institute of Music;
New York Philharmonic, Coordinator of Brass Studies
Rebecca Cypess, Musicology; B.A., Cornell; M.M., Royal
College of Music, London; M.A., Yale; M.A., Yeshiva; M.Ph., Ph.D., Yale
Pamela Gilmore, Voice; B.A., Mount Holyoke College;
M.M., Catholic
Eduardo Herrera, Musicology; Ph.D., University of
Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
Steven Kemper, Music Technology; B.A., Bowdoin
College; M.M., Bowling Green State; Ph.D., Virginia
Joseph Tompkins, Percussion; B.M., Eastman School of
Music; M.M., Manhattan School of Music; New York Philharmonic, Orchestra of St.
Luke's
Assistant Instructors:
Patricia Howland, Music Theory; B.S., Maryland; M.M.,
Brooklyn College; Ph.D., CUNY
Timothy Smith, Conducting; B.M., Rutgers; M.M.,
Messiah College
Marc Stasio, Jazz Piano
Adjunct Faculty:
Stephen Allen, B.A., Birmingham School of Music
(U.K.); Ph.D., Oxford; British National Solo Champion
Robert Ameen, Jazz Drums
Mesia Austin, Percussion; B.M., Kennesaw State; M.M,
Georgia State
Val Azzoli, Music History
Noreen Baer, Trombone; B.M., M.M., California State
(Long Beach); D.M.A., Southern California
Jonathan Blumenfeld, Oboe; B.A. Haverford College;
B.M., Curtis Institute of Music; Philadelphia Orchestra
Karina Bruk, B.M., M.M., Manhattan School of Music
Abraham Burton, Jazz Studies
Choon-Jim Chang, B.M. (violin), Diploma (viola),
Curtis Institute of Music
David Chapman, B.M., Rhode Island; M.M., Yale; Ph.D.,
Rutgers
Elena Chernova-Davis, Violin; B.M., Tashkent State
Conservatory; M.M., Florida International University; A.D., Lynn; D.M.A.,
Rutgers
Richard Chrisman, Music Theory; B.A., California
(Riverside); Ph.D., Yale
Lenuta Ciulei, M.M., Bucharest Music Academy (Romania)
Tim Cobb, B.M., Curtis Institute of Music
Paul Cohen, B.M., Baldwin-Wallace; M.M., D.M.A.,
Manhattan School of Music
Kenneth Davis, Jazz Bass and Jazz History; B.A.,
Northeastern Illinois; M.A., Rutgers
Javier Diaz, Jazz Studies; B.M., Southern
California; M.M., Juilliard School
Robert Earley, Trumpet; B.M., Baldwin-Wallace College;
M.M., New England Conservatory; Philadelphia Orchestra
Daniel Epstein, Piano; B.M., M.M., Juilliard School;
Raphael Trio Music Workshop
Bart Feller, B.M., Juilliard School of Music
Charles Fussell, B.M., M.M., Eastman School of Music
Mark Gross, Jazz Saxophone; B.A., Berklee College of
Music
Jihee Han, Music Theory; B.M. and M.M, Hanyang
University (Seoul, Korea); Professional Studies Diploma, Mannes College the New
School for Music; Ph.D. candidate; Rutgers
Kaoru Hinata, B.M., Northwestern; M.M., Artist
Diploma, Yale
Aurie Hsu, Music Theory; B.M., Oberlin Conservatory of
Music; M.F.A., Mills College; Ph.D.,Virginia
Nathan Hughes, Oboe; B.M., Cleveland Institute of
Music; M.M., Juilliard School; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Mark Hyczko, Music Theory; B.A., Rutgers; B.M.,
Rutgers Mason Gross School of the Arts; M.M., Mannes College of Music
Vic Juri, Jazz Guitar
Taina Kataja, Diploma, Sibelius Academy (Helsinki);
Diploma, Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst (Vienna)
Brian Katona, Music Theory; Conductor; B.M., Western
Michigan; M.M., Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music; D.M.A., Rutgers
Tatyana Kebuladze, Classroom Piano
Chung Eun Kim, Music Theory
David Krauss, Trumpet; B.M., M.M., Juilliard School;
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Yoon Kwon, Violin; B.M., Iowa State; M.M., D.M.A.,
Yale
Richard Leech, Voice; Eastman School of Music,
Binghamton
Craig Levesque, Music Theory; B.A., M.A., New
Hampshire; Ph.D., Rutgers
Victor Lewis, Jazz Drums, Nebraska
Renee Louprette, Organ; Premier Prix, Centre d'Études
Supérieures de Musique et de Danse de Toulouse; Diploma Supérieur,
Conservatoire National de Région de Toulouse; B.M., Graduate Professional
Diploma, Hartt School of Music
Hwei-Lan Luo, Music Theory; B.A., National Taiwan
Normal (Taipei); M.M., New England Conservatory of Music; A.D., Manhattan
School of Music; D.M.A. Candidate, CUNY
Joseph Magnarelli, Jazz Trumpet; B.A., SUNY,
Fredonia
Mary Maliszewski, Music Education
David Martin, Music Education; B.A., Rutgers; M.M.,
Northwestern
Matthew Muckey,Trumpet; B.M., Northwestern; New York
Philharmonic
Craig Mumm, Viola; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Roger Nye, Bassoon; B.M., Eastman School of Music;
M.M., USC School of Music; New York Philharmonic
William O'Connell, Jazz Piano
Christopher Opperman, Composition; B.M., Berklee
College of Music; M.A., Montclair State
Tarik O'Regan, Composition; B.A. Hons (Oxon.), M.A.
(Oxon.), Oxford; M.Phil. (Cantab.), Cambridge
Jerry Peel, Horn; Orchestral and Studio Recording
Artist, Associate Coordinator of Brass Studies
Todd Phillips, Violin; Orpheus Chamber Orchestra,
Orion String Quartet
Michael Powell, Trombone; B.M., Wichita State;
American Brass Quintet
Jessica Phillips Rieske, Clarinet; B.A., Columbia;
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
John Rojak, Trombone; B.M., Juilliard School; American
Brass Quintet
Christopher Sierra, Voice
Sean Smither, Music Theory; B.F.A., New School for
Jazz and Contemporary Music
Gary Smulyan, Jazz Saxophone; B.M., SUNY (Potsdam);
Hofstra
Jonathan Spitz, Cello; B.M., Curtis Institute of
Music, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber
Weston Sprott, Trombone; B.M., Curtis Institute of
Music; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Andre Tarantiles, Harp; B.M., M.M., Indiana;
Glimmerglass Opera Festival, Princeton
Symphony
Timothy Urban, Music Theory; B.S., M.S., M.M., SUNY
(Binghamton); M.F.A., Sarah Lawrence; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers
Aaron VanderWeele, Euphonium
Christopher Wickham, Bassoon; B.M., Portland State;
M.M., Temple; P.S.D. (AD), Mannes College of Music; D.M.A., Rutgers; Riverside
Symphonia
John Wilson, Choral Conducting; B.M., Westminster
Choir College
David Wolfson, Composition; B.M., Cleveland Institute
of Music; M.A., Hunter College; Ph.D. candidate, Rutgers
Kyle Zerna, Percussion; B.M. Manhattan School of
Music; New York Philharmonic
Carmit Zori, Violin; B.M., Curtis Institute of Music;
Soloist, Brooklyn Chamber Music Society
