Meet Our Faculty
Chamber Music
- Matthew Albert, Chair (violin/viola)
- Amy I-Lin Cheng (piano)
- Annie Fullard (violin)
- Joseph Gascho (harpsichord)
- David Jackson (trombone)
- Bill King (clarinet)
- Kathryn Votapek (violin/viola)
Composition
- Erik Santos, Chair
- Evan Chambers
- Michael Daugherty
- Roshanne Etezady
- Kristin Kuster
- Garrett Schumann
- Bright Sheng
Conducting
- Eugene Rogers, Acting Chair F23
- Jason Fettig (Starts W24)
- Richard Frey
- Kenneth Kiesler
- Joan Noble-Pruet
- Jayce Ogren
- John Pasquale
- Charles Ricotta
- Julie Skadsem
- Courtney Snyder
- Mark Stover
Dance
- Christian Matijas Mecca, Chair
- Ajara Alghali
- Tosha Ayo Alston
- Missy Beck
- Grace Bergonzi
- Jean-Claude Biza
- Caryn (Charli) Brissey
- Amy Chavasse
- Mary Cole
- Krisilyn Frazier
- Shannon Gillen
- Jillian Hopper
- Slava Jelinkova
- Angela Kane
- Fangfei Miao
- Ginger Neslund
- Judith Rice
- Kristen Schuyten
- Amy West
- Cheryl Kita Whyatt
- Robin Wilson
Entrepreneurship & Leadership
- Jonathan Kuuskoski, Chair
- Michael Avitabile
- Antonio Cuyler
- Matthew Dear
- Aaron Dworkin
- Ken Fischer
- Gala Flagello
- Andrew Kuster
- Kari Dion Landry
- Jason LeBoeuf
- Robin Myrick
- John (Jay) Pension
- Jesse Rosen
- Omari Rush
- Anna Sampson
- Ari Solotoff
Music Education
- Michael Hopkins, Chair
- Stephanie Christensen
- Colleen Conway
- Kate Fitzpatrick
- Jed Fritzemeier
- Marie McCarthy
- Carlos Rodriguez, Chair of Music Theory
- Julie Skadsem
Jazz & Contemporary Improvisation
- Andrew Bishop, Chair (saxophone)
- David Alvarez III (drums)
- Chris Buzzelli (guitar)
- Vincent Chandler
- Brian DiBlassio
- Michael Gould (drums/percussion)
- Marion Hayden (bass)
- Robert Hurst (bass)
- William Lucas (trumpet)
- Marcus Elliot Miller (bass)
- Andy Milne (piano)
- Bradley Phillips (strings)
- Ellen Rowe (piano)
- Edward Sarath (consciousness studies)
- Christopher Smith
- Martha Travers (consciousness studies)
- Dennis Wilson (trombone)
- Nate Winn (drums)
Music Theory
- Karen Fournier
- Leah Frederick
- Patricia Hall
- Marc Hannaford
- Patrick Harlin
- Aine Heneghan
- John Knoedler
- Kevin Korsyn
- Nathan Martin
- Nancy Murphy
- Wayne Petty
- Rene Rusch
- Ramon Satyendra
- Christopher Smith
- Joshua Tanis
- Aleksandra Vojcic
- Yanchen Ye
Musical Theatre
- Linda Goodrich, Chair
- Jessica Bogart
- Vincent Cardinal
- Jason DeBord
- Ronald De Jesus
- Tyler Driskill
- Caroline Helton
- Lisa Ann Mayer
- Eiji Miura
- Chelsea Packard
- Sara Randazzo
- Lynne Shankel
- Brent Wagner, Emeritus
- Catherine Walker
- Ann Watson
- Cynthia Westphal
Musicology
- Gabriela Cruz, Chair
- Ryan Bodiford
- James Borders
- Christi-Anne Castro Salazar
- Mark Clague
- Charles Garrett
- Inderjit Kaur
- Andrew Kohler
- Joseph Lam
- Charles Lwanga
- Stefano Mengozzi
- Diane Oliva
- J. Mackenzie Pierce
- Louise Stein
Organ
- Tiffany Ng, Chair (carillon)
- Joseph Gascho (harpsichord)
- Balint Karosi
- Nicole Keller (organ)
- Peter Sykes
- Jeremy Tarrant
Performing Arts Technology
- Sile O’Modhrain, Chair
- Anıl Çamcı
- Jason Corey
- Paul Dooley
- Jeremy Ryan Edwards
- John Granzow
- Michael Gurevich
- Andrew Kirshner
- Zeynep Ozcan
- Stephen Rush
- Eric Wojahn
Piano
- Christopher Harding, Chair
- Matthew Bengtson
- Amy Cheng
- Katherine Collier
- John Ellis
- Arthur Greene
- Christopher Harding
- Aya Higuchi
- Martin Katz
- John (Logan) Skelton
Strings
- David Halen, Chair (violin)
- Richard Aaron (cello)
- Danielle Belen (violin)
- Aaron Berofsky (violin)
- Caroline Coade (viola)
- Amir Eldan (cello)
- Annie Fullard
- Joan Raeburn Holland (harp)
- Fabiola Kim (violin)
- Yizhak Schotten (viola)
- Nicholas Walker (double bass)
Theatre & Drama
- Tiffany Trent, Chair
- Raja Benz
- Daniel Cantor
- Jose Casas
- Shavonne Coleman
- Mark Colson
- Antonio Disla
- Jess Fialko
- Jenna Gerdsen
- Jungah Han
- Jake Hooker
- Amy Hughes
- Kevin Judge
- Tzveta Kassabova
- Halena Kays
- Ashley Lucas
- Christianne Myers
- Mbala Nkanga
- Sarah Oliver
- Geoff Packard
- Emilio Rodriguez
- Elizabeth Sandmaier
- Jeremy Sortore
- Christina Traister
- D. Malcolm Tulip
- Nancy Uffner-Elliott
- Karin Waidley
Voice
- Scott Piper, Chair
- Timothy Cheek
- Freda Herseth
- Stephen Lusmann
- Caitlin Lynch
- Amanda Majeski
- Rose Mannino
- Stanford Olsen
- Kirk Severtson
- George Shirley, Emeritus
- Matthew Thompson
- Antoinette (Louise) Toppin
- Daniel Washington
- Stephen West
- Mo Zhou
Wellness
- Catherine Matuza (yoga)
- Michelle Obrecht (Alexander Technique)
- Paola Savvidou (Wellness Initiative)
Winds & Percussion
- Daniel Gilbert, Chair (clarinet)
- Ian Antonio (percussion)
- Chad Burrow (clarinet)
- Jeremy Epp (percussion)
- David Jackson (trombone)
- Bryan Kennedy (horn)
- Nancy Ambrose King (oboe)
- Jeffrey Lyman (bassoon)
- Timothy Mcallister (saxophone)
- Douglas Perkins (percussion)
- Amy Porter (flute)
- Tom Sherwood (percussion)
- Robert Sullivan (trumpet)
- Adam Unsworth (horn)
- David Zerkel (tuba/euphonium)
Boundless Opportunities. Extraordinary Education.
Unparalleled Performing Arts.
SMTD’s unique position as a school of performing arts housed within a large university offers our students singular advantages. Robust academic offerings sustain artistic and scholarly traditions, while complementary experiential programs encourage students to grow beyond them.