College of Arts and Sciences

Program in Music

Faculty and Staff Directory

Matt LaRocca, music theory (photo: Matthew Thorsen)
Birdcode duo (jazz faculty Amber deLaurentis and Tom Cleary)
Faculty Scholarship Concert - Tom Cleary, Patricia Julien, Ray Vega (photo: Mike Lawler)
Yutaka Kono, Symphony Orchestra conductor (photo: Sally McCay)
Ray Vega, trumpet, jazz trumpet, jazz combos

Program Head and Staff

Music@uvm.edu : General Inquiries
Yutaka Kono, Program Head
Kelly Dutra, Department Administrator
Andrea Aquino, Administrative Assistant
Padraic Reagan, Sound and Light Engineer

Ensembles

Joe Capps, jazz guitar ensemble
Tom Cleary, jazz combo
Amber deLaurentis, jazz vocal ensemble
Yutaka Kono, orchestra
Andrea Maas, Catamount Singers and Concert Choir
Alex Stewart, jazz ensemble
Emily Taubl, chamber music
D. Thomas Toner, concert band, percussion ensemble, wind ensemble
Ray Vega, Latin jazz, post-bop, nonet

Music Technology and Business

Joe Capps, studio production
David Feurzeig, technology
Yutaka Kono, technology
Natalie Neuert, arts management
Alex Stewart, music business
Zach Williamson, sound engineering

Music History, Theory, & Composition

Mary Jane Austin, theory, piano
Bethany Blake, history & piano
David Feurzeig, theory, composition
Patricia Julien, composition/arranging, theory, history
Matt LaRocca, theory, piano
Clyde Stats, history
Alex Stewart, world music
Ray Vega, jazz history

Music Education

Yutaka Kono, conducting
Kathleen Kono, string techniques
Andrea Maas, methods and field experiences

Jazz Studies

Paul Asbell, guitar
Matthew Avery, trombone
Steve Blair, guitar
Caleb Bronz, drum set
Joe Capps, guitar
Tom Cleary, piano
Amber deLaurentis, voice
Gabe Jarrett, drum set
Patricia Julien, composition/arranging, jazz harmony, history
Geoff Kim, guitar
Brian McCarthy, saxophone
John Rivers, bass
Alex Stewart, improvisation, history
Ray Vega, trumpet, history & improvisation

Woodwinds

Max Grube, bassoon
Anne Janson, flute
Steve Klimowski, clarinet
Brian McCarthy, saxophone

Brass

Michael Colburn, euphonium
Mia Fritze, horn
Yutaka Kono, tuba & trombone
Tim Sessions, trombone
Jason Whitcomb, trumpet

Percussion

Scott Dean, conga/Latin percussion
Stuart Paton, taiko
D. Thomas Toner, percussion

Strings

Ana Ruesink, viola
Jane Kittredge, violin
Kathleen Kono, string techniques
Jiwon Lee, cello
Peter Matthews, classical guitar
Heidi Soons, harp
Emily Taubl, cello
William Tilley, bass

Voice

Keyboard

Mary Jane Austin, piano
Bethany Blake, piano
Tom Cleary, jazz piano
Paul Orgel, piano
Amy Shortt, University Organist