Music
Faculty & Staff
Students work closely with our distinguished faculty, who boast careers of international prominence. Our performance faculty includes acclaimed soloists and chamber musicians, as well as members of the New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, New York City and American Ballet Theater Orchestras, American Symphony, and other ensembles throughout the New York City area and beyond.
The members of our award-winning composition faculty work in all genres, including those that integrate multimedia and new technologies. Our internationally renowned faculty in musicology, music theory, and music education help students to hone their skills in research and teaching, preparing them for lives as scholars and educators.
Department Leadership
Maureen Hurd
Associate Director
Head of Woodwinds
Associate Professor, Clarinet
Head of Woodwinds
Associate Professor, Clarinet
Music
Community Arts
Community Arts
Faculty
Julia Baumanis
Associate Director of University Bands
Assistant Professor, Music Education and Conducting
Assistant Professor, Music Education and Conducting
Music
Community Arts
Community Arts
Anthony D.J. Branker
Lecturer, Jazz Studies
Director, Rutgers Jazz Lab Big Band
Jazz Composition/Arranging
Jazz Historiography
Avant Garde Ensemble
Director, Rutgers Jazz Lab Big Band
Jazz Composition/Arranging
Jazz Historiography
Avant Garde Ensemble
Music
Stephanie Cronenberg
Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Director of Research
Associate Professor
Director of Research
Associate Professor
Dean's Office
Music
Music
Jason Geary
Distinguished Professor of Music
Executive Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs
Provost
Executive Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs
Provost
Music
Barbara González-Palmer
Associate Professor, Collaborative Piano, Vocal Coaching, and Chamber Music
Music
Robert Grohman
Coordinator of Graduate Studies; Coordinator of the Piano Area; Assistant Teaching Professor, Piano and Piano Literature
Music
Maureen Hurd
Associate Director
Head of Woodwinds
Associate Professor, Clarinet
Head of Woodwinds
Associate Professor, Clarinet
Music
Community Arts
Community Arts
Ching-Chun Lai
Director of Orchestral Activities and Engagement, Associate Professor
Music
Todd Nichols
Director of University Bands and Athletic Bands; Associate Professor, Conducting
Music
Community Arts
Community Arts
Scott Ordway
Head of Composition; Associate Professor, Composition and Music Theory
Music
Marjoris Regus
Director of Clinical Experience and Practice
Assistant Professor, Music Education
Assistant Professor, Music Education
Music
Jonathan Spitz
Head of Strings; Rutgers University String Ensemble; Associate Professor, Cello
Music
Community Arts
Community Arts
Marc J. Stasio
Coordinator of Jazz Studies
Assistant Teaching Professor
Assistant Teaching Professor
Music
Community Arts
Community Arts
Joseph Tompkins
Head of Percussion; Rutgers Percussion Ensemble; Associate Professor
Music
Staff
Christopher Delgado
Administrative Coordinator, Coordinator of Large Ensembles, Instrument Office Manager
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