Department Chair and Staff

• Paul Besaw, Chair
• Patricia Riley, Associate Chair
• Kelly Dutra, Department Administrator
• Andrea Aquino, Administrative Assistant
• Bert Crosby, Sound/Light Technician

Woodwinds

• Nadine Carpenter, oboe
• Max Grube, bassoon
• Anne Janson, flute
• Steve Klimowski, clarinet
• Brian McCarthy, saxophone
• Tony Pietricola, woodwind techniques (Spring 2019)

Brass

• Travis Dobson, trombone
• Yutaka Kono, tuba
• Joshua Thompson, horn
• Jason Whitcomb, trumpet

Percussion

• Scott Dean, conga/Latin percussion
• Jeff Salisbury, drumset
• Stuart Paton, taiko
• D. Thomas Toner, percussion

Strings

• John Mantegna, classical guitar
• Suzanne Polk, cello
• Evelyn Read, violin, viola
• Heidi Soons, harp
• Emily Taubl, cello
• William Tilley, bass

Voice

• Amber deLaurentis, jazz voice
• Melissa Dickerson, voice
• Adam Hall, voice
• David Neiweem, voice

Keyboard

• Tom Cleary, jazz piano
• Melissa Dickerson, piano
• David Neiweem, organ
• Paul Orgel, piano
• Sylvia Parker, piano

Jazz Studies

• Paul Asbell, guitar
• Steve Blair, guitar
• Joe Capps, guitar
• Tom Cleary, piano
• Amber deLaurentis, voice
• Travis Dobson, trombone
• Patricia Julien, arranging, history
• Geoff Kim, guitar
• Brian McCarthy, saxophone
• John Rivers, bass
• Jeff Salisbury, drumset
• Alex Stewart, improvisation, history
• Ray Vega, trumpet

Music History, Theory, & Composition

• David Feurzeig, theory, composition
• Patricia Julien, composition/arranging, theory, history
• Matt LaRocca, theory, piano
• Brooke McCorkle, history, literature
• Sylvia Parker, theory
• Clyde Stats, history
• Alex Stewart, world music

Music Education

• Tim Buckingham, instrumental practicum (Spring 2019)
• Patricia Riley, methods, field experiences
• Yutaka Kono, conducting

Music Technology and Business

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

Ensembles

• Joe Capps, guitar ensemble
• Tom Cleary, jazz combo
• Amber deLaurentis, jazz vocal ensemble
• Yutaka Kono, orchestra
• David Neiweem, choirs
• Evelyn Read, chamber music
• D. Thomas Toner, concert band, percussion ensemble
• Larry Solt, wind ensemble (Spring 2019)
• Alex Stewart, jazz ensemble
• Ray Vega, Latin jazz, post-bop, nonet