Graduate Faculty

Roberta M. MarvinProfessor and Chair of the Department of Music and Dance, B.M., Boston Conservatory, 1975; M.A., Tufts, 1986; Ph.D., Brandeis, 1992. 

Brent Auerbach, Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director, B.A., Harvard, 1997; M.M., Eastman School of Music, 2000; Ph.D., 2005.

Edward ArronAssistant Professor (Cello), B.M., Julliard, 1998.

Eric Berlin, Assistant Professor (Trumpet), B.M., New England Conservatory, 1991.

John Bottomley, Senior Lecturer (Tuba/Euphonium), B.M., Wisconsin at Madison, 1991; M.M., Manhattan School of Music, 1993; D.M.A., Ohio State, 2009.

Elizabeth Chang, Assistant Professor (Violin), B.A., Harvard, 1985.

Fredric Cohen, Professor, B.M./B.M.Ed., Philadelphia Musical Academy, 1970.

Romie de Guise-LangloisLecturer, B.M., McGill, Montreal, 2004; M.M., Yale, 2007. 

Cornelius du Toit, Assistant Professor (Flute), B.M., Pretoria, South Africa, 2006; M.M., Colorado at Boulder, 2010; D.M.A., 2014.

Robert Eisenstein, Lecturer, B.A., Antioch, 1973; M.F.A., Sara Lawrence, 1976.

Thomas Giampietro, Senior Lecturer (Jazz drumset), B.M., Miami at Coral Gables, 1992; M.M.,  Northern Iowa, 2005.

Thomas Hannum, Senior Lecturer, B.S., West Chester, 1980; M.M., Massachusetts at Amherst, 1984.

Willie L. Hill, Professor, B.S., Grambling State, 1968; M.M., Colorado, 1972; Ph.D., 1987.

William Hite, Senior Lecturer II (Voice), M.M., Boston Conservatory, 1984.

Jeffrey Holmes, Professor, B.M., Eastman School of Music, 1977; M.M., 1979.

Jason Hooper, Senior Lecturer (Theory), B.M., Indiana at Bloomington, 2003; M.M., 2005.

Sara JonesAssistant Professor, B.M., Baylor, 2001; M.M., Michigan State, 2010; Ph.D., Northwestern, 2014.

Gary S. Karpinski, Professor, B.M., Temple, 1979; M.M., 1980; Ph.D., City University of New York, 1991.

Ayano Kataoka, Assistant Professor (Percussion), B.M., Tokyo National University, Japan, 1997; M.M., Peabody Conservatory, 2003; Artist Diploma, Yale School of Music, 2005.

Erinn Knyt, Assistant Professor, B.A., California at Davis, 2003; Ph.D., Stanford, 2010.

Lisa Lehmberg, Associate Professor, B.M., Illinois, 1978; M.M., 1980; Ph.D., South Florida, 2008.

Kathryn Lockwood, Lecturer (Viola), B.M., Queensland Conservatorium, Australia, 1989; M.M., Southern California, 1994.

Salvatore Macchia, Professor, B.M., Hartt College of Music, 1970; M.M., Yale, 1972; M.M.A., 1973; D.M.A., 1978.

Joshua MichalAssistant Professor, B.M., Indiana at Bloomington, 2006; M.M., Northwestern, 2008; D.M.A., Ohio State, 2014.         

Morihiko NakaharaAssistant Professor, B.M., Andrews University, 1998; M.M., Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, 2000. 

Emiliano Ricciardi, Assistant Professor, Luarea in Lettere e Filosofia, University of Rome, Italy, 2004; Diploma, Conservatory of Rome, Italy, 2005; M.Phil., Cambridge, England, 2007; Ph.D., Stanford, 2013.

Marianna RitcheyAssistant Professor, B.A., Lewis and Clark College, 1999; M.A., California at Los Angeles, 2008; Ph.D., 2011.

Felipe Salles, Associate Professor (Saxophone), B.M., Campinas, Brazil, 1994; M.M., New England Conservatory, 1998; Doc. Jazz, Manhattan School of Music, 2005.

Nadine Shank, Professor, B.M., Oberlin, 1976; M.M., Indiana, 1978.

Tony Thornton, Associate Professor, B.M., Westminster Choir College, 1990; M.M., Louisiana State, 1992; D.M.A., Arizona, 2008.

Gilles Vonsattel, Associate Professor, B.A., Columbia, 2002; M.M., Juilliard, 2005.

Matthew Westgate, Assistant Professor, B.M., Western Michigan, 2000; M.M., 2006; D.M.A., Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, 2009.

Christopher WhiteAssistant Professor. B.A., Oberlin Conservatory, 2005; M.A., Queens College, 2007; Ph.D., Yale, 2013.

 

Faculty Emeriti

Wayne Abercrombie, Professor Emeritus (2007).

Jeffrey CoxProfessor and Chair Emeritus (2016).

John JenkinsProfessor Emeritus (2013).

Laura KlockProfessor Emerita (2014).

Lynn KlockProfessor Emeritus (2014).

Ernest D. MayProfessor Emeritus (2015).

Peggy SchwartzProfessor Emerita (2011).

David Sporny, Professor Emeritus (2008).

Michael SussmanProfessor Emeritus (2016).

 

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