music

Music Faculty

Information For

Robert Aldridge - Director of the Music Department

Nancy Rao - Associate Director of Academic Studies

Darryl Bott - Associate Director of Performance Studies
Ellen Leibowitz - Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies
Karina Bruk - Graduate Advisor/Coordinator of Graduate Studies

Alphabetical Listing of Faculty

BRASS | CHAMBER MUSIC | CHORAL STUDIES | CLASSICAL GUITAR |

COMPOSITION | CONDUCTING | GENERAL MUSIC STUDIES | JAZZ | KEYBOARD | MUSIC

EDUCATION | MUSICOLOGY | MUSIC TECHNOLOGY | MUSIC THEORY |

PERCUSSION | STRINGS | VOICE AND OPERA | WOODWINDS

Brass

Alan Baer - Area Coordinator of the Brass Program

Jerry Peel - Associate Coordinator of the Brass Program

Chamber Music

Alan Stepansky - Area Coordinator of the Chamber Music Program

Karina Bruk - Associate Coordinator of the Chamber Music Program

Choral Studies

Patrick Gardner - Area Coordinator of Choral Activities (Rutgers Kirkpatrick Choir and Rutgers University Glee Club)

Brandon Williams

Classical Guitar

Jorge Caballero

Christopher Kenniff

Composition

Nancy Rao - Area Coordinator of the Composition Program

Robert Aldridge
Richard Chrisman
Christopher Doll
Charles Fussell
Steven Kemper
Tarik O'Regan

Conducting

Patrick Gardner - Area Coordinator of the Conducting Program

William Berz (Rutgers Symphony Band)

Darryl Bott (Instrumental Conducting and Rutgers Symphony Winds)
Patrick Gardner (Choral Conducting, Rutgers Kirkpatrick Choir, and Rutgers University Glee Club)
Conrad Herwig (Rutgers Jazz Ensembles)
Kynan Johns (Orchestral Conducting, Rutgers Symphony Orchestra, HELIX!, and Sinfonia)
Timothy Smith (Director of Athletic Bands, Rutgers Concert Band, Rutgers Pep Band)
Joseph Tompkins (Rutgers Percussion Ensemble)

Brandon Williams (Voorhees Choir)

Kraig Alan Williams (Rutgers Wind Ensemble)

General Music Studies

Douglas Lundeen

Jazz

Conrad Herwig - Area Coordinator of Jazz Studies
Marc J. Stasio - Managing Area Coordinator of Jazz Studies

Robby Ameen (Drums)

Ralph Bowen (Saxophone, jazz improv)
Kenny Davis (Bass and jazz history)
Mark Gross (Saxophone)
Fred Hersch (Piano)
Conrad Herwig (Trombone, Jazz Ensemble, jazz composition/arranging)
Vic Juris (Guitar)
Victor Lewis (Drums)
Joe Magnarelli (Trumpet)
Bill O'Connell (Piano, jazz composition/arranging)
Eddie Palmieri (Piano, jazz composition/arranging)

Gary Smulyan (Baritone Saxophone)