Faculty and Staff

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Administration
Robert Thompson: Interim Dean
Saul Spangenberg: Assistant Dean
Beatriz Martin-Ruiz: Conservatory Coordinator
Curtis St. John: Director of Operations
Andrew Cardeñas: Chief Studio Engineer
Jerry Mitkowski: Piano Technician
Jeff Alterman: Assistant Piano Technician
Carrie Moskowitz: Administrative Assistant
Margaret Vignola: Administrative Assistant

Faculty: Area Chairs (2008–09)
Graham Ashton: Brass; Professor of Trumpet
Bradley Brookshire: Graduate Studies (Musicology Faculty)
Todd Coolman: Jazz Studies; Professor of  Jazz Bass
Dominic Donato: Percussion
Suzanne Farrin: Composition
Joe Ferry: Studio Production
Steven Lubin: Piano
Julia Lichten: Strings; Professor of Cello
Tara O'Connor: Woodwinds; Professor of Flute
Ted Piltzecker: Studio Composition
Jacque Trussel: Voice

Faculty
Michael Adelson: Guest conductor
John Abercrombie: Jazz Guitar
Eric Alexander: Jazz Saxophone
Thomas Baird: Voice
Allyson Bellink: Studio Composition
Charles Blenzig: Jazz Piano
Ipek Brooks: Secondary Keyboard
Stephanie Brown: Piano
Stephen Buck: Theory
Daniel Castellani: Studio Composition
Timothy Cobb: Bass
Wilson "Chembo" Corniel: Jazz Percussion
Peter Denenberg: Studio Production
Du Yun: Composition
Paul Lustig Dunkel: Guest Conductor
Kermit Driscoll: Jazz Bass
Ann Ellsworth: Horn
Jon Faddis: Jazz Trumpet
John Fedchock: Jazz Trombone
Hal Galper: Jazz Piano
Annmarie Gatti: Studio Composition
David Gluck: Studio Composition
Marc Goldberg: Bassoon
Thomas Goodheart: Voice
Jimmy Greene: Jazz Saxophone
Bonnie Hamilton: Voice
Frederic Hand: Classical Guitar
David Hazeltine: Jazz Piano
Gerard Hecht: General Education and Solfege
Ryan Homsey: Studio Composition
Stuart Isacoff: Music History
Jonathan Jetter: Studio Production
Randy Johnston: Jazz Guitar
Laura Kaminsky: Composition, School of the Arts Faculty at Large
Margaret Kampmeier: Piano
Mina Kim: Piano
Jon Klibonoff: Piano
James Koeppel: Studio Composition
Joan Krueger: Vocal Coach/Accompanist
Ralph Lalama: Jazz Saxophone
Frank London: World Music, Klezmer Ensemble
Steven Lubin: Piano
Pete Malinverni: Jazz Piano
James Markey: Classical Trombone
James McElwaine: Studio Composition
Emily Mitchell: Harp
Philip Moffa: Studio Production
Richie Morales: Jazz Drums
Jared Mumford: Studio Production
Doug Munro: Jazz Guitar
Hugh Murphy: Vocal Coach/Accompanist
Derin Oge: Secondary Keyboard
Arturo O'Farrill: Latin Jazz Orchestra and Jazz History
Ayako Oshima: Clarinet
Paul Ostrovsky: Piano
Sherry Overholt: Voice
Ted Piltzecker: Studio Composition and Jazz Vibraphone
David Recca: Chorus and Solfege
Pablo Rieppi: Percussion
John Riley: Jazz Drums
Marcus Rojas: Tuba
Jim Rotondi: Jazz Trumpet
Huang Ruo: Composition and Theory
David Ruffels: Jazz Bass
Kaori Sato: Voice
Laurie Smukler: Violin
Stephen Taylor: Oboe
Joel Thome: Composition & Studio Composition
Mark Vinci: Jazz Saxophone
Kenny Washington: Jazz Drumset
Doug Weiss: Jazz Bass
Ira Weller: Viola
Scott Wendholt: Jazz Trumpet
Calvin Wiersma: Violin
Steve Wilson: Jazz Saxophone

Faculty Emeriti

Updated Aug. 21, 2008