Administration and Staff

Ajay Kapur
Associate Provost for Creative Technologies
Director, Music Technology: Interaction, Intelligence and Design (MTIID)
akapur@calarts.edu
661-255-1050 x2544
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Ajay Kapur is currently the director of Music Technology at California Institute of the Arts. He received an interdisciplinary Ph.D. in 2007 from University of Victoria combining computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, music and psychology with a focus on intelligent... Continue reading »

Amy Knoles
Associate Dean for Enrollment Management and Special Projects
Larry Levine Chair in Contemporary Music
aknoles@calarts.edu
661-253-7816
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Amy Knoles, Director of the Electronic Percussion Studios and Interim Head of Percussion at California Institute of the Arts, has headlined on major festivals throughout the world. Her music has been described as being of: "frightening beauty, fascinating, complex" by National Public Radio and... Continue reading »

Volker Straebel
Dean, School of Music
Richard Seaver Distinguished Chair in Music
vstraebel@calarts.edu
661-253-7816
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Volker Straebel is a musicologist, composer, and curator. He grew up in Berlin (West), Germany, and received his M.A. in musicology, philosophy, and library studies from the Technical University of Berlin. After a career in music journalism, Volker served as a curatorial advisor to the annual... Continue reading »

Robert Wannamaker
Associate Dean for Academic and Special Projects
Coordinator: Shared Curriculum
rwannama@calarts.edu
661-255-1050 x2547
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Robert Wannamaker is a composer, improviser, music theorist, mathematician, and educator. He has written music for large and small ensembles, solo instruments, live electronics, and installations, as well as electroacoustic and algorithmic music. His music reflects his interests in the... Continue reading »

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