Department of Music

The Department of Music is a member of the National Association of Schools of Music.

Interim Director: Min Kwon

Associate Director: Nancy Rao

Coordinator of Graduate Programs: William Berz

Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies: Ellen Leibowitz  

Distinguished Professor:

Patrick Gardner, Choral Studies; B.A., California State (Hayward); M.M., D.M.A., Texas; Riverside Choral Society 

Professors:

Robert Aldridge, Composition; B.A., Wisconsin (Madison); M.M., New England Conservatory; Ph.D., Yale

William Berz, Music Education; B.M., M.M., Ph.D., Michigan State

Ralph Bowen, Jazz Saxophone; B.M., M.M., Rutgers; A.D., Indiana

Conrad Herwig, Jazz Trombone; B.M., North Texas

Douglas Johnson, B.A., Hamilton College; M.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)

Min Kwon, Piano; B.M., Curtis Institute of Music; M.M., D.M.A., Juilliard School of Music

Nancy Rao, Music Theory; B.A., National Taiwan Normal; M.M., Ph.D., Michigan

George B. Stauffer, Organ; B.A., Dartmouth College; M.A., Bryn Mawr College; M.Ph., Ph.D., Columbia 

Associate Professors:

Darryl Bott, Conducting; Director of Wind Bands; B.S., William Paterson; M.M., Rutgers 

Eduardo Chama, Voice; B.A., M.A., Rubin Music Academy (Jerusalem)

Rebecca Cypess, Musicology; B.A., Cornell; M.M., Royal College of Music, London; M.A., Yale; M.A., Yeshiva; M.Ph., Ph.D., Yale

Christopher Doll, Music Theory and Composition; B.A., Case Western Reserve; M.M.,Cincinnati Conservatory; Ph.D., Columbia

Barbara González-Palmer, Collaborative Piano; B.M., Oberlin Conservatory of Music; M.M., Juilliard School of Music

Maureen L. Hurd, Clarinet; B.M., Iowa State; M.M., D.M.A., Yale

Kynan Johns, B.M., Adelaide (Australia); M.M., Sydney (Australia) 

Kynan Johns, Conducting, Orchestra; B.M., (hons) Elder Conservatorium, M.M., Sydney Conservatorium and Rubin Academy, Tel Aviv; New York City Opera, Palau de les Arts, Valencia, Orquesta Clásica Santa Cecilia

Douglas Lundeen, General Studies; B.S., Plymouth State College; M.M., South Florida; D.M.A., Cincinnati Conservatory

Judith Nicosia, Voice; B.M., Ithaca College; M.M., Indiana

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

James Busuito, Wind Bands; B.M.E., M.M., Western Michigan

Nicholas Chong, Musicology; B.A., Yale; M.M., Cincinnati; M.A., M.Ph., Ph.D., Columbia 

Stephanie Cronenberg, Music Education; B.M.E., Wingate; M.A., Maryland (College Park); Ed.M., Harvard Graduate School of Education; Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
 
Pamela Gilmore, Voice; B.A., Mount Holyoke College; M.M., Catholic
 
Eduardo Herrera, Musicology; Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
 
Steven Kemper, Music Technology; B.A., Bowdoin College; M.M., Bowling Green State; Ph.D., Virginia

Todd Nichols, Music Education and Wind Bands; B.A., College of New Jersey; M.M., Messiah College

Scott Ordway, Music Theory; B.A., Puget Sound; M.M., Oregon; A.M., Ph.D., Pennsylvania

Jonathan Spitz, Cello; B.M., Curtis Institute of Music; New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber
 
Joseph Tompkins, Percussion; B.M., Eastman School of Music; M.M., Manhattan School of Music; New York Philharmonic, Orchestra of St. Luke's

Brandon Williams, Music Education and Choral Studies; B.A., Western Illinois; M.M.Ed., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign); D.M.A., Rutgers

Assistant Instructors:

Karina Bruk, Piano; B.M., M.M., Manhattan School of Music; D.M.A., Rutgers

Patricia Howland, Music Theory; B.S., Maryland; M.M., Brooklyn College; Ph.D., CUNY

Ellen Leibowitz, Advising; B.M., SUNY (Fredonia); M.Ed., Rutgers

Marc Stasio, Jazz Piano, Composition and Arranging, Jazz Studies; B.M., Berklee College of Music; M.M., Rutgers

Adjunct Faculty:

Andrew Adelson, Oboe; B.M., M.M., Juilliard School of Music; The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra

Sherry Alban, Stage Movement for Singers, Special Topics in Opera

Robert Ameen, Jazz Drums 

Christopher Arneson, Special Topics in Opera

Val Azzoli, Music History

Noreen Baer, Trombone; B.M., M.M., California State (Long Beach); D.M.A., Southern California 

Erin Banholzer, Oboe; B.M., Northwestern; M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music; D.M.A., Rutgers

Robert Bernotas, Jazz Appreciation; B.A., Rutgers; M.A., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins 

Jorge Caballero, Classical Guitar

Alexa Canales, Music Theory; B.A., Boston College; M.A., Rutgers

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; A.D., Lynn; D.M.A., Rutgers

Jennifer Cho, Percussion Techniques; B.M., West Chester; M.M., Rutgers, Mason Gross School of the Arts (expected graduation May 2019)

Tim Cobb, String Bass; B.M., Curtis Institute of Music

Paul Cohen, Saxophone; B.M., Baldwin-Wallace; M.M., D.M.A., Manhattan School of Music

Luis Cruz, Music Theory; B.M., Berklee College of Music; M.A., CUNY (Hunter College) CUNY

George Curran, Bass Trombone; B.M.E., Central Michigan; M.M., Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music; New York Philharmonic

Kenneth Davis, Jazz Bass and Jazz History; B.A., Northeastern Illinois; M.A., Rutgers

Kenneth DeCarlo, Trumpet; B.M., Manhattan School of Music; New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, American Ballet Theater Orchestra

Richard Dean, Horn; B.M., University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music; M.M., Juilliard School of Music; Associate Principal Horn, New York Philharmonic

Francesca DePasquale, Violin; The Colburn School Conservatory of Music; M.M., Juilliard School of Music; Soloist, Chamber Musician, Faculty at Heifetz International Music Institute, Assistant Faculty, Juilliard School of Music

Javier Diaz, Jazz Studies; B.M., Southern California; M.M., Juilliard School of Music

Mark Dover, Clarinet; B.M., University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance; M.M., Manhattan School of Music; Imani Winds

Daniel Epstein, Piano; B.M., M.M., Juilliard School of Music; Raphael Trio Music Workshop

Faith Esham, Special Topics in Opera

Bart Feller, Flute; B.M., Juilliard School of Music

David Floyd, Music Theory; B.M., Tennessee (Knoxville)

Chris Frisco, Special Topics in Opera

Charles Fussell, Composition; B.M., M.M., Eastman School of Music

Michael Goetjen, Musicology; B.A., College of William and Mary; M.A., Ph.D. Candidate, Rutgers

Robert Grohman, Piano; B.M., B.A., Northwestern; M.M., Mannes School of Music, D.M.A., Rutgers

Mark Gross, Jazz Saxophone; B.A., Berklee College of Music

Nancy Gustafsen, Voice

Amanda Harberg, Composition

Fred Hersch, Jazz Piano

Kaoru Hinata, B.M., Northwestern; M.M., Artist Diploma, Yale

Ikumi Hiraiwa, Aural Skills; B.A., California (Los Angeles); M.M., Westminster Choir College of Rider University; ARCT, Royal Conservatory of Music; NCTM, Music Teachers National Association; Westminster Conservatory of Music

Nathan Hughes, Oboe; B.M., Cleveland Institute of Music; M.M., Juilliard School of Music; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Sungwon Hwang, Aural Skills; B.M., M.M., Eastman School of Music; D.M.A., Rutgers 

Mark Hyczko, Music Theory; B.A., B.M., Rutgers; M.M., Mannes College of Music

Vic Juris, Jazz Guitar 

Taina Kataja, Diploma, Sibelius Academy (Helsinki); Diploma, Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst (Vienna)

Dmitri Korneev, Piano

David Krauss, Trumpet; B.M., M.M., Juilliard School of Music; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Yoon Kwon, Violin; B.M., Iowa State; M.M., D.M.A., Yale

Brian Landrus, Composition; B.M., Nevada (Reno); M.M., New England Conservatory-Jazz Composition; M.M., New England Conservatory-Jazz Woodwinds; D'Addario, Silverstein Works, Lebayle Mouthpiece, and Selmer Paris Artist

Yura Lee, Viola

Richard Leech, Voice; Eastman School of Music, Binghamton

Blythe Gaissert Levitt, Voice; B.A., Texas Wesleyan; M.M., A.D., Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music; Metropolitan Opera, Opera Colorado, Los Angeles Philharmonic

Louis Levitt, String Bass; B.M., A.D., Cincinnati Conservatory of Music; SYBARITE5, IRIS Chamber Orchestra, Bright and Shiny Things

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

Dietllinde Maazel, Acting for Singers, Special Topics in Opera 

Joseph Magnarelli, Jazz Trumpet; B.A., SUNY (Fredonia)

Brent Mah, Jazz Studies

Mary Maliszewski, Music Education

Reid Masters, Choral Studies; B.M., M.M., Westminster Choir College; D.M.A. Candidate, Rutgers, Choral Conducting; New Jersey Chamber Singers, Kinnara Ensemble, Presbyterian Church at Shrewsbury

Christopher Martin, Trumpet

David Martin, Music Education; B.A., Rutgers; M.M., Northwestern

Taylor Meyers, Music Theory

Joseph Mosello, Jazz Trumpet; B.M., Eastman School of Music; Freelance/Studio/Broadway NYC

Angelique Mouyis, Music Theory

Matthew Muckey,Trumpet; B.M., Northwestern; New York Philharmonic

Craig Mumm, Viola; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Thomas Nazziola, Composition; B.M., Eastman School of Music; M.M., Brooklyn College; Ph.D. candidate, Rutgers 

Edward Neumeister, Jazz Trombone; Professor, University of the Performing Arts, Graz Austria; Composer, Conductor, Trombone Soloist with concerts, clinics and workshops throughout the U.S., Europe, and Japan; Duke Ellington Orchestra, Mel Lewis, Gerry Mulligan, Jerry Garcia

Roger Nye, Bassoon; B.M., Eastman School of Music; M.M., Southern California, School of Music; New York Philharmonic

William O'Connell, Jazz Piano

Tarik O'Regan, Composition; B.A. Hons (Oxon.), M.A. (Oxon.), Oxford; M.Phil. (Cantab.), Cambridge

Eddie Palmeri, Jazz Piano

Daniel Panner, Viola; B.A., Yale; Diploma, the Curtis Institute of Music; M.M., Juilliard School of Music; D.M.A., CUNY; Mendelssohn String Quartet, New York City Opera

David Peel, Horn; B.M., M.M., Miami

Jessica Phillips Rieske, Clarinet; B.A., Columbia; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Todd Phillips, Violin; Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Orian String Quartet

Susan Quitmeyer, Voice; B.M., Illinois Wesleyan; M.M., Manhattan School of Music; Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Vienna State Opera, Paris Opera

Blake Ritchie, Music Theory; B.M., Stephen F. Austin State; M.M., Oklahoma, Ph.D., candidate, Rutgers

Steven Sabet, Music Technology

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

Alan Stepansky, Chamber Music

Leelanee Sterrett, Horn; B.M., Wisconsin (Madison); M.M., Yale School of Music; New York Philharmonic

Sarah Stine, Voice Class; B.M., Susquehanna; M.M. candidate, Rutgers

Brennan Sweet, Violin; B.M., Indiana University Jacobs School of Music; Associate Concertmaster, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra

Andre Tarantiles, Harp; B.M., M.M., Indiana; Glimmerglass Opera Festival, Princeton
Symphony

Robert Taub, Piano; B.A., Princeton University; M.M., D.M.A., Juilliard School of Music; International concert tours and recording artist; Previously Visiting Professor, Princeton University; Kingston University (London); Artist in Residence, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton

Colin Thibadeau, Recording Arts; B.A., Bowdoin College; M.M., New York

Michael Truesdell, Percussion

Timothy Urban, Music Theory; B.S., M.S., M.M., SUNY (Binghamton); M.F.A., Sarah Lawrence; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers

Vladmir Valjarevic, Piano; B.M., M.M., Mannes School of Music; P.S.D., Geneva Conservatory (Switzerland); D.M.A., Rutgers; Piano faculty at Mannes and 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

Colin Williams, Trombone

Chia Yi Wu, Music Theory

Yen Yu, Violin

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