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.

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Department Leadership
Steven Kemper
Director
Associate Professor, Music Technology and Composition
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Maureen Hurd
Associate Director
Head of Woodwinds, Clarinet
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Faculty
Andrew Adelson
Part-Time Lecturer, Oboe
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Robert Aldridge
Head of Composition
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Robby Ameen
Part-Time Lecturer, Jazz Percussion
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Alan Baer
Part-Time Lecturer, Tuba
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Noreen Baer
Part-Time Lecturer, Trombone
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Julia Baumanis
Assistant Director of Bands
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Ralph Bowen
Professor, Jazz Saxophone
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Anthony D.J. Branker
Part-Time Lecturer, Jazz Trumpet
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Karina Bruk
Teaching Instructor, Piano
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Abraham Burton
Part-Time Lecturer, Jazz Saxophone
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Eduardo Chama
Head of Voice, Co-Head of Opera
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Susannah Chapman
Part-Time Lecturer, Cello
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Elena Chernova-Davis
Coordinator of Strings and Chamber Music
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Nicholas Chong
Assistant Professor, Musicology
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Rachel Yunkyung Choo
Part-Time Lecturer
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Andrea Christie
Part-Time Lecturer, Contemporary Performance Practice
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Timothy Cobb
Part-Time Lecturer, Double Bass
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Paul Cohen
Part-Time Lecturer, Saxophone
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Stephanie Cronenberg
Head of Music Education
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George Curran
Part-Time Lecturer, Bass Trombone
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Rebecca Cypess
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Dean's Office
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Kenny Davis
Part Time Lecturer, Jazz Bass
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Richard Deane
Part-Time Lecturer, Horn
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Kenneth DeCarlo
Head of Brass, Trumpet
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Javier Diaz
Part-Time Lecturer, Percussion
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Christopher Doll
Associate Professor, Music Theory
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Mark Dover
Part-Time Lecturer, Clarinet
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Melissa Dunphy
Part-Time Lecturer, Composition
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Orrin Evans
Part-Time Lecturer, Jazz Studies
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Bart Feller
Part-Time Lecturer, Flute
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Patrick Gardner
Director of Choral Activities
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Jason Geary
Dean
Dean's Office
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Barbara González-Palmer
Associate Professor, Keyboard and Voice
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Robert Grohman
Assistant Teaching Professor
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Nancy Gustafson
Part-Time Lecturer, Voice and Opera
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Amanda Harberg
Part-Time Lecturer, Composition
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Conrad Herwig
Head of Jazz Studies, Trombone
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Kaoru Hinata
Part-Time Lecturer, Flute
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Maureen Hurd
Associate Director
Head of Woodwinds, Clarinet
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Kynan Johns
Professor, Conducting
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Douglas Johnson
Head of Musicology
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Taina Kataja
Part Time Lecturer, Voice and Opera
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Steven Kemper
Director
Associate Professor, Music Technology and Composition
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Dawn Kotoski-Shicoff
Part-Time Lecturer, Voice and Opera
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Min Kwon
Professor, Piano
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Ching-Chun Lai
Director of Orchestral Activities and Engagement
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Louis Levitt
Part-Time Lecturer, Double Bass
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Victor Lewis
Part-Time Lecturer, Jazz Percussion
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Douglas Lundeen
Associate Professor, General Studies
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David Martin
Part-Time Lecturer, Music Education
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Burt Mason
Part-Time Lecturer, Trombone
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Todd Nichols
Assistant Professor
Director of University Bands and Athletic Bands
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Judith Nicosia
Associate Professor, Voice and Opera
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Alex Norris
Part Time Lecturer, Jazz Trumpet
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Roger Nye
Part-Time Lecturer, Bassoon
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Hirono Oka
Part-Time Lecturer, Violin
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Scott Ordway
Assistant Professor, Composition/Music Theory
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Daniel Panner
Part-Time Lecturer, Viola
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David Peel
Part-Time Lecturer, Horn
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John Perry
Part Time Lecturer, Piano
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Jessica Phillips
Part Time Lecturer, Clarinet
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Todd Phillips
Part Time Lecturer, Violin
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Susan Quittmeyer
Part Time Lecturer, Voice and Opera
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Nancy Yunhwa Rao
Head of Music Theory
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Marjoris Regus
Assistant Professor, Music Education
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Sasha Romero
Part Time Lecturer, Trombone
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John Sheppard
Part Time Lecturer, Trumpet
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Benjamin Spierman
Director, Opera Theater Rutgers
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Jonathan Spitz
Head of Strings, Cello
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Marc J. Stasio
Coordinator of Jazz Studies
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George B. Stauffer
Distinguished Professor, Musicology
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Leelanee Sterrett
Part Time Lecturer, Horn
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Dave Stryker
Part-Time Lecturer, Jazz Guitar
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Ian Sullivan
Part Time Lecturer, Percussion
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Brennan Sweet
Part Time Lecturer, Violin
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Andre Tarantiles
Part Time Lecturer, Harp
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Mark Timmerman
Part Time Lecturer, Bassoon
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Joseph Tompkins
Head of Percussion
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Mike Truesdell
Part Time Lecturer, Percussion
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Timothy Urban
Part Time Lecturer, Music Theory
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Vladimir Valjarevic
Part Time Lecturer, Piano
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Aaron VanderWeele
Part Time Lecturer, Euphonium
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Kristen Wallentinsen
Assistant Professor, Music Theory
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Jennifer Wharton
Part-Time Lecturer, Bass Trombone
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Christopher Wickham
Part Time Lecturer, Bassoon
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Brandon Williams
Associate Professor, Choral Studies/Music Education
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Kraig Alan Williams
Associate Professor, Conducting
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Yen Yu
Part Time Lecturer, Violin
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Shelley Zhang
Lecturer, Ethnomusicology
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Carmit Zori
Part Time Lecturer, Violin
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Staff
J.J. Cooper
Manager, Kirkpatrick Chapel
Dean's Office
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Christopher Delgado
Administrative Coordinator; RCA Private Lesson Instructor, Trumpet
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Ximena Dilizia
Business Assistant
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Jennifer Guarino
Front Office Manager
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Adam Klein
Recording Studio Manager
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Ellen Leibowitz
Advisor of Music Undergraduate Studies
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Patricia Mancuso
Business Manager III Supervisor
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David John Miller
Coordinator of Keyboard Instruments
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Lisa Passalacqua
Departmental Administrator for Academic Affairs
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Jessalyn Traino
PR and Print Materials Specialist
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