People

Cyrus Ginwala
Professor
Director, School of Music
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Hannah Wendell
Professor
Music Education
Brad Hogarth
Assistant Professor
Wind Ensemble Conductor
Modirzadeh playing the saxophone; photographer: Walter Wagner
Professor
Creative/World Music
Victoria Neve
Professor
Classical Music
Benjamin Sabey
Assistant Professor
Composition
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Professor
Jazz Performance
Dean Suzuki
Professor
Music History
Roger Woodward
Professor
Classical Piano
David Xiques
Professor
Choral Conductor
Mark Almond
Lecturer Faculty
Horn
Allen Biggs, a white man with long blonde hair, seated behind a drum kit wearing a white tie tuxedo and smiling at the camera
Lecturer Faculty
Drums, Percussion and Timpani
Jeffrey Budin
Lecturer Faculty
Trombone
John Calloway a man with greying hair in 3/4 profile wearing a dark button-down shirt and holding a flute in his hands
Lecturer Faculty
Afro-Cuban Ensemble
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John Daniel Clay (He/Him/His)
Lecturer Faculty
Composition
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Matthew Creer (They/Them/Theirs)
Lecturer Faculty
Electronic Music
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Lecturer Faculty
History
Karl Evangelista headshot, a young man with dark brown hair in a three-quarter profile
Karl Evangelista (He/Him/His)
Lecturer Faculty
Jazz Guitar
Lawrence Ferrara
Lecturer Faculty
Classical Guitar
Laura Gaynon headshot against a background of blurred trees. She has shoulder-length brown hair and a red sleeveless shirt and is holding a cello while smiling at the camera.
Laura Gaynon (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Fculty
Cello
Michael Gilbertson
Lecturer Faculty
Composition
Karen Gottlieb
Lecturer Faculty
Harp
Zakarias Grafilo
Lecturer Faculty
Violin (Alexander String Quartet)
Steve Horowitz
Lecturer Faculty
Composition, Music for Games and Film
Jonathan Kornfeld
Lecturer Faculty
Music Theory
Sean Krissman, a young man with dark hair and glasses, smiles at the camera wearing a grey button-down shirt.
Sean Krissman (He/Him/His)
Lecturer Faculty
clarinet
Yuchen Liu, a young Asian woman with shoulder-length dark hair and a black long-sleeved top looks at the camera and holds her Double-Bass against her body
Yuchen Liu (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
bass
Adam Luftman
Lecturer Faculty
Trumpet
Linda Lukas
Lecturer Faculty
Flute
Daniel Mcneill
Lecturer Faculty
Bassoon
Nikolas Nackley
Lecturer Faculty
Classical Voice
Jerome Rossen headshot, a balding white man wearing a blue shirt and smiling at the camera
Jerome Rossen (He/Him/His)
Lecturer Faculty
Composition
David Samuel
Lecturer Faculty
Viola
Liam Shy
Lecturer Faculty
Electronic Music
Jim
Lecturer Faculty
Jazz Guitar
Reuben  Zellman
Lecturer Faculty
Ear Training, Treble Singers
Michael Zisman
Lecturer Faculty
Jazz Bass
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Anthony Del Barrio (They/Them/Theirs)
Staff
Staff Accompanist
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Nicole Gluckstern (She/Her/Hers)
Staff
Assistant Academic Office Coordinator
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Aaron Nee (He/Him/His)
Staff
Staff Accompanist
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Irving Santana (He/Him/His)
Staff
Music Administrative Coordinator
Paul Wilson
Staff
Department Technician