Faculty 2008/2009

Many faculty members give instruction in several programs as well as in the BFA Music Core Curriculum. The listing below, organized by program, indicates each faculty member's main areas of specialty. This listing shows faculty for the 2008-09 academic year.

Administration

David Rosenboom Richard Seaver Distinguished Chair in Music, Dean
Susan Allen Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Jacqueline Bobak Associate Dean for Academic and Special Projects
Julie Feves Associate Dean for Enrollment Management
Robert Wannamaker Interim Assistant Dean for Academic and Special Projects

Performer-Composer Program

Vinny Golia winds, composition, improvisation
David Rosenboom Coordinator, Performer-Composer Program: piano, composition, improvisation
Wadada Leo Smith Coordinator, African American Improvisational Music: trumpet, composition, improvisation, history

Additional faculty members are drawn from all programs.

Composition, Experimental Sound Practices, Music Technology Programs

Clay Chaplin Director, Computer Music/Experimental Media Studios: experimental sound practices, music technologies
Michael Jon Fink composition
Arthur Jarvinen composition
Ajay Kapur Coordinator, Music Technology Program: music technologies
Ulrich Krieger composition, experimental sound practices
Anne LeBaron composition, theory, history and literature
Michael Pisaro Co-Chair, Composition Program: composition, theory, experimental sound practices
Sara Roberts experimental sound practices, integrated media, history and literature
David Rosenboom composition, experimental sound practices
Barry Schrader composition, analysis
Wolfgang von Schweinitz Roy E. Disney Family Chair in Musical Composition: composition
Morton Subotnick Special Instructor, January Interim Session: composition
Mark Trayle Co-Chair, Composition Program: composition, experimental sound practices
Robert Wannamaker theory, composition, history and literature
Martijn Zwartjes music technologies

Jazz Program

John Fumo trumpet
Vinny Golia winds, composition
Charlie Haden Founder, Jazz Program: bass
Alex Iles trombone
Alphonso Johnson electric bass
Larry Koonse guitar
Joe LaBarbera drum set, history and literature
Paul Novros reeds
Darek Oles bass
David Roitstein Mel Powell Chair; Chair, Jazz Program: piano, arranging
Aaron Serfaty Latin percussion

Programs in Performance

Susan Allen harp, improvisation
Paul Berkolds Coordinator, Voice Program: bass baritone
Jacqueline Bobak soprano
Edward Carroll Coordinator, Brass Program: trumpet
Swapan Chaudhuri Chair, World Music Programs: North Indian music, tabla
Kate Conklin Balkan vocal ensembles
Erika Duke–Kirkpatrick cello
Julie Feves Director, Instrumental Performance Programs: bassoon
Maria Fortuna-Dean soprano
Stuart Fox guitar, lute
Lorenz Gamma violin
Randy Gloss world percussion
Robin Graham French horn
Andrew Grueschow African music and dance
David Johnson Coordinator, Percussion Program: percussion
Aashish Khan North Indian music, sarod, sitar, voice
Amy Knoles percussion, electronic percussion, skills
Alfred Ladzekpo African music and dance
Beatrice Lawluvi African music and dance
Tisha Mabee harpsichord, organ
Mark Menzies Programming Advisor, Programs in Performance and REDCAT: violin, viola, conducting
James Miller trombone
Houman Pourmehdi Persian percussion
William Powell clarinet
Vicki Ray Coordinator, Piano/Collaborative Keyboard Program: piano, collaborative keyboard
Mark Robson vocal coach, accompaniment, collaborative keyboard
Peter Rofé contrabass
Rachel Rudich Coordinator, Chamber Music: flute
Miroslav Tadic guitar
Doug Tornquist tuba/euphonium
Nancy Uscher viola
Liam Viney piano, theory
Allan Vogel oboe
Djoko Walujo Javanese music
Nanik Wenten Balinese and Javanese dance
I Nyoman Wenten Nicholas England Chair: Balinese music and dance

Musical Arts

Susan Allen Coordinator, Musical Arts Program

Additional faculty members are drawn from all programs.

Additional Specialties

Wanda Bryant music cultures
Bob Clendenen concert production
Marc Lowenstein skills, theory, history and literature, conducting
Paul Vorwerk skills, history and literature, conducting