Faculty by area of study
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Our highly experienced faculty offer a broad in-depth approach to developing artists who are actively engaged with the rapidly expanding and dynamic range of artistic practice.
- Spencer Arias, assistant teaching professor of music theory
- Jonathan Davis, assistant professor of oboe
- Fernando Garibay, professor of practice
- Katie Gerrich, clinical assistant professor of music learning and teaching
- Idris Goodwin, associate professor of dramatic writing
- Daniel Shineberg, clinical assistant professor of music therapy
- Frank Watkins, director of choral activities and associate professor
- Josef Burgstaller, professor of trumpet
- Bradley Edwards, professor of trombone
- John Ericson, professor of horn
- Deanna Swoboda, co-associate director and professor of tuba and euphonium
- Spencer Arias, assistant teaching professor
Gabriel Bolanos, associate professor
- Douglas Harbin, faculty associate
- Fernanda Navarro, assistant professor
- Christopher Norby, instructor
- Garth Paine, professor
- Lindsey Reymore, assistant professor
- Jody Rockmaker, associate professor
- Daniel Bernard Roumain, associate professor
- Nicholas Shea, assistant professor
- Alex Temple, assistant professor
- Jason Caslor, director of bands and associate professor
- Brian DeMaris, artistic director of Music Theatre and Opera and professor
- Julie Desbordes, faculty associate
- Jamal Duncan, associate director of bands and assistant professor
Joseph Felice, faculty associate
- Alejandro Gómez Guillén, assistant professor of conducting and director of orchestras
- James Hudson, director of athletic bands and professor of practice
- Michael Kocour, director of jazz studies and professor
- Jeffrey Libman, clinical assistant professor
- Simone Mancuso, faculty associate
Nathan Myers, associate professor
- Ted Solis, professor
- Frank Watkins, director of choral activities and associate professor
- LaTasha Barnes, associate professor
- Nicole Bradley Browning, clinical assistant professor
- Carley Conder, clinical associate professor
- Becky Dyer, coordinator and associate professor
- Mary Fitzgerald, artistic director and professor
MK Ford, clinical assistant professor of dance and media design
- Carolyn Koch, clinical associate professor
- Elizabeth Lerman, Institute professor
- Jorge Magana, clinical assistant professor
- David Olarte, clinical assistant professor
- Shola K. Roberts, assistant professor
- Karen Schupp, associate director and professor
- Keith Thompson, assistant director and associate professor
- LaTasha Barnes, Associate Professor
- Carley Conder, Clinical Associate Professor
- Becky Dyer, Coordinator & Associate Professor
Mary Fitzgerald, Program Director (ACD) & Professor
Carolyn Koch, Clinical Associate Professor
- Elizabeth Lerman, Professor
- Jorge Magana, Clinical Assistant Professor
- David Olarte, Clinical Assistant Professor
- Shola K. Roberts, Assistant Professor
- Karen Schupp, Associate Director (ACD) & Professor
- Keith Thompson, Assistant Director (ACD) & Assoc Profr
- Martha Masters, assistant professor
- Jeff Libman, jazz guitar
- David Oliverio, popular music guitar
- Adam Armijo, popular music guitar
- Richard Brennan, faculty associate
- Robby Carrillo, assistant teaching professor of jazz
- Corcoran Holt, assistant professor
- Michael Kocour, director of jazz studies and professor
Jeffrey Libman, clinical assistant professor
- Lewis Nash, professor of practice
Bryon Ruth, instructor
- Katie Gerrich, clinical assistant professor
- Joyce McCall, associate professor
- Sandra Stauffer, Vice Dean and professor
- Erin Cole Steele, clinical assistant professor
- Jill Sullivan, professor
- Evan Tobias, associate professor
- Chelsea Anderson, faculty associate
- Michelle Chin, faculty associate
- Brian DeMaris, professor and artistic director of Music Theatre and Opera (on leave 2025-26)
- Joo Jang, faculty associate
- Mary Lajoie Plutnicki, faculty associate
- Robert Mills, clinical associate professor
- David RadamésToro, assistant professor and acting director of Opera
- Toby Yatso, clinical assistant professor and acting director of Music Theatre
Melita Belgrave, Associate Dean and associate professor
- Eugenia Hernandez Ruiz, associate professor
- Daniel Shineberg, assistant clinical professor
- Jayson Davis, instructor
- Sabine Feisst, professor
- Dave Fossum, assistant professor
- Bliss Little, faculty associate
- Kay Norton, professor
Catherine Saucier, associate professor
- Andrea Shaheen Espinosa, associate professor
- Ted Solis, professor
- Christi Jay Wells, associate professor
- Kimberly Marshall, professor
- Michael Compitello, associate professor
- Simone Mancuso, faculty associate
- Matthew Prendergast, faculty associate
- Miki Aoki, Assistant Professor of Collaborative Piano
- Cathal Breslin, Associate Professor of Piano
- Andrew Campbell, Professor of Collaborative Piano
- Hannah Creviston, Clinical Professor of Piano Pedagogy
- Baruch Meir, Associate Professor of Piano
- Caio Pagano, Regents Professor of Piano
- Adam Armijo, faculty associate
- Erin Barra-Jean, program director and assistant professor
- Tony Brant, instructional professional
- Tuo Clark, faculty associate
- Diana Cohen, faculty associate
- Typhanie Monique Coller, clinical associate professor of popular music and voice
- Jorge Costa, assistant professor, studio engineering and recording
- Jonathan Diaz, faculty associate
- Patrick Driscoll, instructional professional
Jacob Eary, faculty associate, drum set
- Fernando Garibay, Professor of Practice
- Mikaela Hannon, faculty associate
- Scott Leader, faculty associate, music production
- Anthony Obr, assistant teaching professor, music production
- Alex (David) Oliverio, faculty associate, guitar
Samuel Pena, assistant program director and clinical assistant professor
- McKaylee Todd, faculty associate
- Marcus Weeden, faculty associate
- Marin Wilts, faculty associate
- Raul Yanez, instructor, piano
- Mario Yniguez, faculty associate, voice
- Nancy Buck, associate professor of viola
- Danwen Jiang, professor of violin
- Thomas Landschoot, professor of cello
- Charles Lynch, faculty associate of harp
- Katherine McLin, professor of violin
- Catalin Rotaru, professor of double bass
- Jonathan Swartz, professor of violin
Rachel Bowditch, program director and professor
- Heather Feeney, clinical associate professor
- Rachel Finley, assistant professor
- Constance Furr, assistant director and professor
- Lance Gharavi, professor
- Oscar Giner, professor
- Idris Goodwin, associate professor of dramatic writing
- Kelly Hawkinson, clinical assistant professor
- Kristin Hunt, assistant director and associate professor
- Daniel Jaquette, lecturer
- Robert Farid Karimi, assistant professor
- Karen Jean Martinson, assistant professor
- Mary McAvoy, associate professor
Sven Ortel, professor of practice
- Katie Peavey, clinical assistant professor
- Amanda Pintore, assistant professor
- Guillermo Reyes, artistic director and professor
- Jerry Ruiz, associate professor of theater directing
- Joya Scott, associate teaching professor
- Tamara Underiner, Associate Dean and associate professor
- Nate Wheatley, assistant professor of lighting design
- Weidi Zhang, assistant professor
- Mary McAvoy, associate professor
- Amanda Pintore, assistant professor
- Typhanie Monique Coller, clinical associate professor of popular music voice
- Amanda DeMaris, clinical associate professor
- Carlos Feliciano, faculty associate
- Carole Fitzpatrick, associate professor
- Gordon Hawkins, professor
- Nathan Myers, associate professor
- Stephanie Sadownik, faculty associate
- Stephanie Weiss, associate professor
- Andrea Will, assistant teaching professor
- Jeff Anderle, assistant professor of clarinet
- Elizabeth Buck, professor of flute
- Christopher Creviston, professor of saxophone
- Jonathan Davis, assistant professor of oboe
- Joshua Gardner, associate professor of clarinet
Albie Micklich, professor of bassoon