Department of Music

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

Director: Steven Kemper

Associate Director: Maureen Hurd

Graduate Adviser: Robert Grohman

Undergraduate Advisor: Ellen Leibowitz  

Distinguished Professor:

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

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

Professors:

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

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

Conrad Herwig, Jazz Trombone; B.A., Goddard; M.A., Queens 

Kynan Johns, Orchestral Ensemble Conductor; B.M., Elder Conservatorium (Adelaide, Australia); M.M., Sydney Conservatorium, Rubin Academy

Douglas Johnson, Musicology; B.A., Goddard; M.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)

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

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

Associate Professors 

Stephanie Cronenberg, Music Education; B.M.E., Wingate; M.A., Maryland (College Park); Ed.M., Harvard; Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)

Rebecca Cypess, Musicology; B.A., Cornell; M.A., Yeshiva; M.M., Royal College of Music, (London); M.A., 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, Piano; B.M., Oberlin Conservatory of Music; M.M., The Juilliard School

Ching-Chun Lai, Director of Orchestral Activities and Engagement; M.M., New England Conservatory; D.M.A., Wisconsin-Madison

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

Kraig Alan Williams, Wind Ensemble and Aural Skills; B.M., California State (San Bernardino); M.M., California State (Northridge); D.M.A., Texas (Austin)

Assistant Professors:

Julia Baumanis, Wind Bands; B.M., M.M., Ph.D., Florida State

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

Kenneth DeCarlo, Trumpet; B.M., Manhattan School of Music

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

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

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

Marjoris Regus, Music Education; B.M., M.M., The University of Utah  

Kristen Wallentinsen, Music Theory; B.M., Arizona; M.M., Massachusetts (Amherst); Ph.D., Western Ontario

 
Instructors:

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

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

Shelley Zhang, Ethnomusicology; B.Mus., M.A., University of Toronto; Ph.D., Pennsylvania

Part-Time Faculty:

Andrew Adelson, Oboe; B.M., M.M., Juilliard School

Anthony Alms, Graduate Studies; B.A., University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; M.M., Boston; Ph.D., City University of New York

Robert Ameen, Jazz Drums; B.A., Yale

Loni Bach, String Studies; B.M., M.M., Michigan

Alan Baer, Tuba; B.M., Cleveland Institute of Music

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

Anthony Branker, Jazz Studies; B.A., Princeton; M.M., Miami; Ed.M., Ed.D., Columbia

Abe Burton, Jazz Saxophone; B.M., The Hartt School 

Elena Chernova-Davis, Violin; B.M., M.M., Tashkent State Conservatory; M.M.; Diploma, Lynn; D.M.A., Rutgers

Yun Kyung Choo, Classroom Piano; B.M., M.M., The Juilliard School; G.P.D., Peabody

Andrea Christie, Performance Studies; B.M., British Columbia; M.M., D.M.A., SUNY Stony Brook

Sooyun Chung, Vocal Studies; B.M., Oberlin; M.M., University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music

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

Paul Conrad, Classroom Piano; B.M., M.M., Rutgers

Luiz Cruz, Theory; B.M., Berklee; M.A., Hunter, City University of New York

Richard Dean, Horn; B.M., University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music; M.M., The Juilliard School

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

Mark Dover, Clarinet; B.M., Michigan; M.M., Manhattan School of Music

Melissa Dunphy, Composition; BM.M., West Chester; Ph.D., Pennsylvania

Daniel Epstein, Piano; B.M., M.M., The Juilliard School

Orin Evans, Jazz Piano; B.M., Rutgers

Bart Feller, Flute; B.M., Curtis Institute

Kathleen Foster, Viola; B.M., University of Utah; M.M., Mannes

William Grillo, Music Eduction; B.A., M.A., The University of the Arts; Ed.D., Rowan University

Nancy Gustafson, Voice; B.A., Mount Holyoke; M.M., Northwestern

Amanda Harberg, Composition; B.M., M.M., The Juilliard School; Ph.D., Rutgers

Kaoru Hinata, B.M., Northwestern; M.M., A.D., Yale

Nathan Hughes, Oboe; B.M., Cleveland Institute of Music; M.M., The 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, Aural Skills; B.A., B.M., Rutgers; M.M., Mannes College of Music

Taina Kataja-Urrey, Voice; B.M., Sibelius Academy (Finland); Diploma, Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst (Austria)

Ahran Kim, Classroom Piano; B.M., New England Conservatory; M.M., Manhattan School of Music

Adam Klein, Music Technology; B.A., Florida State

Dawn Kotoski-Shicoff, Voice; B.M., M.M., Manhattan School of Music

Yura Lee, Viola; B.M., The Juilliard School; A.D., New England Conservatory; A.D., Indiana; Salzburg Mozarteum (Austria), Kronberg Academy (Germany)

Louis Levitt, String Bass; B.M., A.D., Cincinnati Conservatory of Music

Victor Lewis, Jazz Drums, Nebraska 

David Martin, Music Education; B.A., Rutgers; M.M., Northwestern; Doctoral Studies, Eastman; D.M.A., Rutgers

Jessica Morel, Aural Skills; B.M., Indiana; M.M., University of Nevada Las Vegas; D.M.A., North Texas

Angelique Mouyis, General Music Studies; B.M., M.M., University of the Witwaterstrand, Johannesburg; M.F.A., New York University; Ph.D., Rutgers

Taylor Myers, Theory; B.A., Mount Holyoke; M.A., Rutgers

Louie Ocampo, Vocal Studies; M.F.A., Ohio State

Hirono Oka, Violin; San Francisco Conservatory; Curtis

Risa Okina, Theory; B.M., Toho Gakuen School of Music (Japan); M.M., Indiana, M.M., Ph.D., Temple

Daniel Panner, Viola; B.A., Yale; A.D., Curtis Institute; M.M., The Juilliard School; D.M.A., CUNY

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

Enriqueta Perez-Somarriba, Classroom Piano; B.M., Real Conservatorio de Música de Madrid; M.M., Roosevelt University; Professional Studies Degree, Manhattan School of Music; D.M.A., Rutgers

John Perry, Piano; B.M., M.M., Eastman School of Music

Jessica Phillips, Clarinet; B.A., Columbia

Todd Phillips, Violin; B.M., The Juilliard School

Susan Quittmeyer, Voice; B.M., Illinois Wesleyan; M.M., Manhattan School of Music

Sasha Romero, Trombone; B.M., Baylor; M.M., Rice

Gregg Rossetti, Percussion; B.A., Muhlenberg; M.A., Montclair State; Ph.D., Rutgers

John Sheppard, Trumpet; B.M., Manhattan School of Music

Leelanee Sterrett, Horn; B.M., Wisconsin (Madison); M.M., Yale

Dave Stryker, Jazz Guitar

Ian Sullivan, Percussion; B.M., Michigan; M.M., The Juilliard School

Brennan Sweet, Violin; B.M., A.D., Indiana 

André Tarantiles, Harp; B.M., M.M., Indiana

Michael Truesdell, Percussion; B.M., Lawrence; M.M., D.M.A., The Juilliard School

Timothy Urban, Aural Skills; 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

Aaron VanderWeele, Euphonium; LTCL, Trinity College London

Jennifer Wharton, Bass Trombone; B.M., New England Conservatory

Christopher Wickham, Bassoon; B.M., Portland State; M.M., Temple; P.S.D. (AD), Mannes College of Music; D.M.A., Rutgers

David Wolfson, Theory; B.M., Cleveland Institute of Music; M.A., Hunter; Ph.D., Rutgers

Michael Zavorskas, Music Technology; B.A., Stevens Institute of Technology; M.M., Rowan

Zhuo Zhao, Theory; B.A., M.A., Inner Mongolia; M.M., New England Conservatory

Carmit Zori, Violin; B.M., Curtis Institute