Department of Music
The Department of Music is a member of the National Association of Schools of Music.
Distinguished Professors:
Conrad Herwig, B.A., Goddard College; M.A., Queens (Canada)
Nancy Yunhwa Rao, B.A., National Taiwan Normal; M.M., Ph.D., Michigan
George B. Stauffer, B.A., Dartmouth; M.A., Bryn Mawr College; M.Ph., Ph.D., Columbia
Professors:
Robert L. Aldridge, B.A., Wisconsin (Madison); M.A., M.M.A., New England Conservatory; D.M.A., Yale
Ralph Bowen, B.M., M.M., Rutgers
Eduardo Chama, B.A. Mus., M.A. Mus., Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance (Israel)
Amanda Eubanks Winkler, B.M., Illinois State; M. A., Ph.D., Michigan
Kynan Johns, B.M., Adelaide (Australia)
Douglas Johnson, B.A., Hamilton; M.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Min Kwon, B.M., Curtis Institute of Music; M.M., D.M.A., Juilliard
Associate Professors:
Stephanie Cronenberg, B.M.E., Wingate; M.A., Maryland; Ed.M., Harvard; Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
Christopher Doll, B.A., Case Western Reserve; M.M., Cincinnati (Conservatory); Ph.D., Columbia
Barbara Gonzalez-Palmer, B.M., Oberlin; M.M., Juilliard
Maureen Hurd Hause, B.M., Iowa; M.M., M.M.A., D.M.A., Yale
Ching-Chun Lai, B.S., M.S., National Cheng Kung; M.M., New England Conservatory of Music; D.M.A., Wisconsin (Madison)
Todd Nichols, B.A., New Jersey; M.M., Messiah
Judith Nicosia, B.M.E., Ithaca; M.M., Indiana
Scott Ordway, B.A., Puget Sound; M.M., Oregon; Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Jonathan Spitz, B.M., Curtis Institute of Music
Joseph Tompkins, B.M., Eastman; M.M., Manhattan
Brandon Williams, B.A., Western Illinois; M.M.E., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign); D.M.A., Michigan State
Kraig Alan Williams, B.A., California State (San Bernardino); M.M., California State (Northridge); D.M.A., Texas (Austin)
Assistant Professors:
Julia Baumanis, B.M., M.M., Ph.D., Florida State
Christina Bouey, B.M., Boston Conservatory; M.M., Manhattan School of Music; A.D., Juilliard
Bille Bruley, B.M., M.M., Baylor; A.D., Indiana; D.M.A., Arizona State
Nicholas Chong, M.M., Cincinnati (Conservatory); Ph.D., Columbia
Kenneth DeCarlo, B.M., Manhattan
Kevin Farrell, B.F.A., California Institute of the Arts; M.M., Southern California
Saleel Menon, B.M., Houston; M.M., Michigan State
Marjoris Regus, B.M., M.M., Utah; Ph.D., Michigan
Lauren Ryals, B.S., Colorado (Boulder); M.Med., Vandercook (Music); Ph.D., Temple
Kristen Wallentinsen, B.M., Arizona; M.M., Massachusetts (Amherst); Ph.D., Western Ontario
Shelley Zhang, B.M., M.A., Toronto; Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Teaching Instructors:
Karina Bruk, B.M., M.M., Manhattan School; D.M.A., Rutgers
Robert Grohman, B.M., B.A., Northwestern; M.M., Mannes; D.M.A., Rutgers
Marc Stasio, B.M., Berklee; M.M., Rutgers
Lecturers:
Andrew Adelson, B.M., M.M., Juilliard
Robert Ameen, B.A., Yale
Alan Baer, B.M., Cleveland Institute of Music
Noreen Baer, B.M., M.M., California State; D.M.A., Southern California
Robert Bernotas, B.A., Rutgers; M.A., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins
Anthony D.J. Branker, Ed.D., Ed.M., Columbia Teachers College
Abraham Burton, B.M., Hartford; M.M., Rutgers
Lee Caplan, B.A., M.A., Rutgers
David Chapman, B.M., Rhode Island; M.M., Yale; Ph.D., Rutgers
Yun Kyung Choo, D.M.A., Rutgers
Andrea Christie, B.M., British Columbia; D.M.A, SUNY Stonybrook
Timothy Cobb, B.M., Curtis Institute of Music
Paul Cohen, B.M., Baldwin-Wallace; M.M., D.M.A., Manhattan
Paul Conrad, B.M., M.M., Rutgers
Luiz Cruz, B.M., Berklee; M.A., Hunter; Ph.D., Rutgers
Sara Cyrus, B.M., Indiana; M.M., Juilliard
Kenneth Davis, B.A., Northeastern; M.A., Rutgers
Mark Dover, B.M., Michigan; M.M., Manhattan
Melissa Dunphy, B.M., West Chester; Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Orrin Evans
Bart Feller, B.M., Curtis Institute of Music
Kathryn Felt, B.M., Rice; M.M., Juilliard
Jack Frerer, B.M., Juilliard; M.M., Yale
Solomon Guhl-Miller, B.M., M.M., Peabody; Ph.D., Rutgers
Kaoru Hinata, B.M., Northwestern; M.M., A.D., Yale
Sung Won Hwang, Dpl., Hochschule fur Musik und darstellende (Vienna); Dpl., B.M., Sibelius Academy (Helsinki)
Mark Hyczko, B.A.; B.M., Rutgers; M.M., Mannes
Taina Kataja, B.M., Sibelius (Finland); Diploma, Hochschule für Musik (Austria)
Ahran Kim, B.M., New England; M.M., Manhattan; D.M.A., Rutgers
Dawn Kotoski-Shicoff, M.M., Manhattan School of Music
Louis Levitt, B.M., Diploma, Cincinnati College Conservatory
Victor Lewis, B.M.; B.M.E., Nebraska
Alex Lough, B.A., Wesleyan University; M.M., Florida International University; Ph.D., University of California Irvine
David Martin, B.A., Rutgers; M.M., Northwestern; D.M.A., Rutgers
Burt Mason, B.M., Crane School of Music (SUNY Potsdam); M.B.A., Binghamton University; M.M., Manhattan School of Music
Deanne Meek, B.M., Peabody Institute of John Hopkins University; M.F.A., Goddard College
Jessica Morel, B.M., Indiana University; M.M., University of Las Vegas; D.M.A., University of North Texas
Angelique Mouyis, B.M., M.M., University of the Witwatersrand; M.F.A., New York (NYU), Tisch School of the Arts; Ph.D., Rutgers
Michael Noordzy, B.M., M.M., Rutgers
Alex Norris, B.M., Peabody Institute of the John Hopkins University; M.M., Manhattan School of Music; D.M.A., University of Miami Frost School of Music
Roger Nye, B.M., Eastman School; M.M., Southern California
Louie Ocampo, B.S., University of the East; M.F.A., Ohio State
MyungJin Oh, B.M., Academic Musical College of the Moscow State Conservatory; M.M., Manhattan School of Music; D.M.A., Rutgers
Hirona Oka
Daniel Panner, B.A., Yale; Diploma, Curtis; M.M., Juilliard; D.M.A., CUNY
David Peel, B.M., M.M., Miami
Todd Phillips, Juilliard School; Salzburg Mozarteum
Anthony Rideout, B.S., West Chester University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Montclair State
Greg Rosetti, B.A., Muhlenberg; M.A., Montclair; Ph.D., Rutgers
Carol Sharar, B.M., Montclair; M.M., William Paterson
Ronald John Sheppard, B.M., Manhattan
Jo-Ann Sternberg, B.A., Tufts; B.M., New England; M.M., The Juilliard School
Dave Stryker
Ian Sullivan
Brennan Sweet, B.M., A.D., Indiana
André Tarantiles, B.M., M.M., Indiana
Mark Timmerman, B.M., Curtis Institute of Music
Wilson Torres, B.M., M.M., Manhattan
Mike Truesdell, B.M., Lawrence; M.M., D.M.A., Juilliard
Timothy Urban, M.M., M.F.A., Binghamton; D.M.A., Rutgers
Aaron Vader-Collins, B.S., Liberty; M.M., Valley Forge; M.A., Liberty; Ph.D., Rutgers
Vladimir Valjarevic, B.M., M.M., Mannes; D.M.A., Rutgers
Aaron VanderWeele, LTCL, Trinity (London)
Jennifer Wharton, B.M., New England Conservatory; M.M., New Jersey City
Michael Zavorskas, B.A., Stevens Institute of Technology; M.M., Rowan; Ph.D., Rutgers
Zhuo Zhao, B.A., M.A., Inner Mongolia; M.M., New England; Ph.D., Rutgers
Carmit Zori Rinehart, B.M., Curtis Institute of Music