Graduate School Bulletin

Graduate Faculty

Roberta M. Marvin, Professor (Musicology) and Chair of the Department of Music and Dance, B.M., Boston Conservatory, 1975; M.A., Tufts, 1986; Ph.D., Brandeis, 1992. 

Edward Arron, Assistant Professor (Cello), B.M., Julliard, 1998.

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

Owen Belcher, Lecturer (Theory), Ph.D., Eastman School of Music, 2018; M.M., University of Cinncinati College-Conservatory of Music, 2013 ; B.M., Furman University, 2011.

Eric Berlin, Associate 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, Associate Professor (Violin), B.A., Harvard, 1985; M.M. University of Massachusetts, 2011.

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

Romie de Guise-Langlois, Assistant Professor (Clarinet), 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, Adjunct Lecturer (Music appreciation), 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.

Jamie-Rose Guarrine, Assistant Professor (Voice), B.M.E, Illinois Wesleyan, 2000; M.M., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2002; D.M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Thomas Hannum, Senior Lecturer (Percussion), 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, Assistant PRofessor (Voice), B.M., University of Kansas, 1982; M.M., Boston Conservatory, 1984.

Jeffrey Holmes, Professor (Jazz / African-American Music Studies), B.M., Eastman School of Music, 1977; M.M., 1979.

Jason Hooper, Senior Lecturer (Theory), B.M., Indiana at Bloomington, 2003; M.M., 2005; Ph.D., City University of New York, 2016.

Catherine Jensen-Hole, Senior Lecturer (Jazz / African-American Music) Studies, Ph.D., University of North Texas, 2005; M.M., University of North Texas, 1995; B.M., Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts, 1988.

Gary S. Karpinski, Professor (Theory), 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, Associate Professor (Musicology), 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, Senior Lecturer (Viola), B.M., Queensland Conservatorium, Australia, 1989; M.M., Southern California, 1994.

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

Marjorie Melnick, Senior Lecturer (Voice), M.M. The Juilliard School, 1977; B.A., Wesleyan University, 1972. 

Joshua Michal, Assistant Professor (Horn), B.M., Indiana at Bloomington, 2006; M.M., Northwestern, 2008; D.M.A., Ohio State, 2014.        

Morihiko Nakahara, Assistant Professor (Orchestra), B.M., Andrews University, 1998; M.M., Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, 2000. 

Stephen Paparo, Associate Professor (Music Education), B.M., Ithaca College, 1996; M.M., Syracuse University, 1998, Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2011.

Emiliano Ricciardi, Assistant Professor (Musicology), Laurea 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 Ritchey, Assistant Professor (Musicology), B.A., Lewis and Clark College, 1999; M.A., California at Los Angeles, 2008; Ph.D., 2011.

Mark Rodgers, Lecturer (Musicology), B.A., University of Califnornia, Berkeley 2011; M.St., New College, University of Oxford, 2012; M.A. and M. Phil., Yale, 2015; Ph.D., 2018.

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

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

Jacqueline Smith, Lecturer (Music Education), B.M., Eastman School of Music, 1985; M.C.A.T, Drexel University, 1987; Ph.D., University of Hartford, 2017. 

Rémy Taghavi, Lecturer (Bassoon), B.M. University of Southern California, 2012; M.M., Juilliard, 2014; D.M.A, Stony Brook University, 2018. 

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

Fumi Tomita, Assistant Professor (Jazz / African-American Music Studies), B.M., McGill University, 1996; M.M. Manhattan School of Music, 2000; D.M.A., Eastman School of Music, 2015.

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

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

Christopher White, Assistant Professor (Theory). B.A., Oberlin Conservatory, 2005; M.A., Queens College, 2007; Ph.D., Yale, 2013.

 

Faculty Emeriti

Wayne Abercrombie, Professor Emeritus (2007).

Jeffrey Cox, Professor and Chair Emeritus (2016).

John Jenkins, Professor Emeritus (2013).

Laura Klock, Professor Emerita (2014).

Lynn Klock, Professor Emeritus (2014).

Ernest D. May, Professor Emeritus (2015).

Peggy Schwartz, Professor Emerita (2011).

David Sporny, Professor Emeritus (2008).

Michael Sussman, Professor Emeritus (2016).