Faculty /Staff Directory

Faculty / Staff Directory

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Department Chair

D. Thomas Toner, Professor, Department Chair

Woodwinds

Nadine Carpenter, Affiliate Artist, oboe
Rachael Elliott, Affiliate Artist, bassoon
Anne Janson, Affiliate Artist, flute
Steve Klimowski, Affiliate Artist, clarinet and saxophone
Michael Zsoldos, Affiliate Artist, jazz saxophone

Brass

Rick Davies, Affiliate Artist, jazz trombone
Alan Parshley, Affiliate Artist, horn
Ray Vega, Senior Lecturer, trumpet
C. Robert Wigness, Affiliate Artist, trombone and low brass

Percussion

Steve Ferraris, Affiliate Artist, hand drums
Jeff Salisbury, Affiliate Artist, drum set
D. Thomas Toner, Professor, Department Chair, percussion

Strings

Andrew Albright, Affiliate Artist, double bass
Paul Asbell, Affiliate Artist, jazz guitar
Joe Capps, Affiliate Artist, jazz guitar
John Mantegna, Affiliate Artist, classical guitar
Suzanne Polk, Affiliate Artist, cello
Evelyn Read, Affiliate Artist, violin and viola
John Rivers, Affiliate Artist, jazz bass
Heidi Soons, Affiliate Artist, harp

Voice

Amber deLaurentis Cleary, Affiliate Artist, jazz voice
Evelyn Kwanza, Affiliate Artist, voice
David Neiweem, Professor, voice

Keyboard

Tom Cleary, Affiliate Artist, jazz piano
David Neiweem, Professor, University Organist
Paul Orgel, Affiliate Artist, piano
Sylvia Parker, Senior Lecturer, piano

Jazz Studies

Paul Asbell, Affiliate Artist, jazz guitar
Joe Capps, Affiliate Artist, jazz guitar
Tom Cleary, Affiliate Artist, jazz piano, Jazz Combos, Improvisation
Amber deLaurentis Cleary, Affiliate Artist, jazz voice, Jazz Vocal Ensemble
Steve Ferraris, Affiliate Artist, hand drums
Patricia Julien, Associate Professor, Jazz Composition and Arranging
John Rivers, Affiliate Artist, jazz bass
Jeff Salisbury, Affiliate Artist, drum set
Alex Stewart, Associate Professor, Jazz Ensemble, Jazz History, Improvisation
Ray Vega, Senior Lecturer, trumpet, Jazz Combos, Latin Jazz Ensemble, Jazz History
Michael Zsoldos, Affiliate Artist, jazz saxophone

Music History, Music Theory, Composition, and Music Technology

David Feurzeig, Assistant Professor, Music Theory, Composition
Patricia Julien, Associate Professor, Music Theory, Jazz Composition and Arranging
Sylvia Parker, Senior Lecturer, Music Theory
Alan Parshley, Lecturer, Music Theory
Wayne Schneider, Associate Professor, Music History

Music Education

Patricia Riley, Associate Professor

Ensembles

Tom Cleary, Affiliate Artist, Jazz Combos
David Neiweem, Professor, University Concert Choir and Catamount Singers
Evelyn Read, Affiliate Artist, Chamber Ensembles
Jeff Salisbury, Affiliate Artist, Percussion Ensemble
Alex Stewart, Associate Professor, University Jazz Ensemble
D. Thomas Toner, Professor, Concert Band, Vermont Wind Ensemble
Ray Vega, Senior Lecturer, Jazz Combos

Dance

Paul Besaw, Associate Professor
Clare Byrne, Lecturer

Staff