Faculty
Many faculty members give instruction in several programs as well as in the BFA Music Core Curriculum. The listing below, organized by program, indicates each faculty member's main areas of specialty. Please note an individual faculty member may be doubly or triply listed.
Administration
David Rosenboom - Richard Seaver Distinguished Chair in Music, Dean.
Susan Allen - Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
Jacqueline Bobak - Associate Dean for Academic and Special Projects.
Julie Feves - Associate Dean for Enrollment Management.
Robert Wannamaker - Assistant Dean for Academic and Special Projects.
Performer/Composer Program
David Rosenboom - Coordinator, Performer/Composer Programs: Piano, Composition, and Improvisation.
Wadada Leo Smith - Coordinator, African American Improvisational Music: Trumpet, Composition, History.
Vinny Golia - Michael Colombier Performer/Composer Chair, Winds, Composition & Improvisation.
Composition & Experimental Sound Practices
Michael Pisaro - Co-Chair, Composition Program; Composition, Theory, Experimental Sound Practices.
Mark Trayle - Larry Levine Chair in Contemporary Music; Co-Chair, Composition Program; Composition, Experimental Sound Practices.
Clay Chaplin - Director, Computer Music Studios; Experimental Sound Practices, Music Technology.
Michael Jon Fink - Composition
Arthur Jarvinen - Composition
Ulrich Krieger - Composition, Experimental Sound Practices; Saxophone
Anne LeBaron - Theory, Composition, History, & Literature.
Sara Roberts - Experimental Sound Practices, Integrated Media, History, & Literature.
David Rosenboom - Composition, Experimental Sound Practices.
Barry Schrader - Composition, Analysis.
Wolfgang Von Schweinitz - Roy E. Disney Family Chair in Musical Composition.
Robert Wannamaker - Theory, Composition, History, & Literature.
Music Technology
Ajay Kapur - Director, Music Technology: Interaction, Intelligence, and Design.
Meason Wiley - Graduate Assistant, Music Technology.
Martijn Zwartjes - Lecturer, Music Technology.
Bob Clendenen - Concert Production.
Jazz Programs
David Roitstein - Mel Powell Chair; Chair, Jazz Program: Piano, Arranging.
Charlie Haden - Founder, Jazz Program: Bass.
John Fumo - Trumpet.
Vinny Golia - Winds, Composition.
Alex Iles - Trombone.
Alphonso Johnson - Electric Bass.
Larry Koonse - Guitar.
Joe LaBarbera - Drum Set, History, & Literature.
Paul Novros - Reeds.
Darek Oleszkiewicz - Bass.
Aaron Serfaty - Latin Percussion.
Programs in Performance
African Music & Dance
Andrew Grueschow - African Music and Dance.
Alfred Ladzekpo - African Music and Dance.
Beatrice Lawluvi - African Music and Dance.
Balinese & Javanese Music & Dance
Djoko Walujo - Javanese Music.
Nanik Wenten - Balinese and Javanese Dance
I Nyoman Wenten - Nicholas England Chair: Balinese Music and Dance.
Brass
Edward Carroll - Coordinator, Brass Program: Trumpet.
Robin Graham - French Horn.
James Miller - Trombone.
Doug Tornquist - Tuba / Euphonium.
Guitar
Stuart Fox - Guitar, Lute.
Miroslav Tadic - Guitar.
Harp
Susan Allen - Harp, Improvisation.
North Indian Music
Swapan Chaudhuri - Chair, World Music Programs: North Indian Music, Tabla.
Randy Gloss - World Percussion.
Aashish Khan - North Indian Music: Sarod, Sitar, Voice.
Percussion
David Johnson - Coordinator, Percussion Program: Percussion.
Amy Knoles - Percussion, Electronic Percussion, Skills.
Houman Pourmehdi - Persian Percussion.
Piano/Keyboard
Tisha Mabee - Harpsichord, Organ.
Vicki Ray - Coordinator, Piano/Collaborative Keyboard Program.
Strings
Erika Duke–Kirkpatrick - Cello.
Lorenz Gamma - Violin.
Mark Menzies - Programming Advisor, Programs in Performance and REDCAT: Violin, Viola, Conducting.
Peter Rofé - Contrabass.
Nancy Uscher - Viola.
Voice
Paul Berkolds - Coordinator, Voice Program: Bass Baritone.
Jacqueline Bobak - Soprano.
Kate Conklin - Balkan Vocal Ensembles.
Maria Fortuna Dean - Soprano.
Tali Tadmor - Vocal Coach, accompanist.
Winds
Julie Feves - Director of Instrumental Performance Program: Bassoon.
William Powell - Clarinet.
Rachel Rudich - Coordinator, Chamber Music; Flute.
Allan Vogel - Oboe.
Musical Arts
Susan Allen - Coordinator, Musical Arts Program.
Additional faculty members are drawn from all programs.
Theory, Skills, History and Literature.
Robert Wannamaker - Coordinator: Core Curriculum
Wanda Bryant - Music Cultures.
Marc Lowenstein - Skills, Theory, History and Literature, Conducting.
Paul Vorwerk - Skills, History and Literature, Conducting.