Department Chair

Margaret (Midge) Thomas, Sylvia Marx Professor of Music, Chair of the Music Department

Margaret (Midge) Thomas

Sylvia Marx Professor of Music, Chair of the Music Department

Tonal and non-tonal music theory • Issues of rhythm and time in contemporary music • Music theory pedagogy • Analysis of jazz and popular music


Faculty

Gary A. Buttery, Adjunct Professor of Music, Director of Bands and Jazz Ensembles

Gary A. Buttery

Adjunct Professor of Music, Director of Bands and Jazz Ensembles

Tuba • Euphonium • Conductor • Arranger/Composer


John Clark, Adjunct Professor of Music

John Clark

Adjunct Professor of Music

Jazz • American music • History of western music


Ryan Foley, Adjunct Instructor of Music

Ryan Foley

Adjunct Instructor of Music

Flute


Andrew Greenwald, Associate Professor of Music

Andrew Greenwald

Associate Professor of Music

(Sabbatical Academic Year 2026-2027)

Music Theory • Composition • Algorithmic Music • Hip-Hop • Rock and Roll • American Music • Experimental Music • Electronic Music, Intermedia, Jazz


Maksim Ivanov Zhdanovskikh, Adjunct Professor of Music

Maksim Ivanov Zhdanovskikh

Adjunct Professor of Music

Voice


Katie Kennedy, Adjunct Instructor of Music

Katie Kennedy

Adjunct Instructor of Music

Cello


Nathan Lassell, Adjunct Instructor of Music

Nathan Lassell

Adjunct Instructor of Music

Percussion


Jaroslaw Lis, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music

Jaroslaw  Lis

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music

Violin • Viola


Shou Ping Liu, Assistant Professor of Music

Shou Ping Liu

Assistant Professor of Music

Conducting • Orchestral Studies • Opera Directing • Choir • Class Piano • Music and the Holocaust


Patrice Newman, Adjunct Associate Professor of Music

Patrice  Newman

Adjunct Associate Professor of Music

Piano


Rebecca Noreen, Adjunct Professor of Music

Rebecca Noreen

Adjunct Professor of Music

Bassoon


Kelli O'Connor, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music

Kelli O'Connor

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music

Clarinet


Samuel Oram, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music

Samuel Oram

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music

Piano


Megan Sesma, Adjunct Associate Professor of Music

Megan Sesma

Adjunct Associate Professor of Music

Harp


Kim Soby, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music

Kim Soby

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music


Joshua Thomas, Adjunct Associate Professor of Music

Joshua Thomas

Adjunct Associate Professor of Music

Saxophone


Libby Van Cleve, Adjunct Professor of Music

Libby Van Cleve

Adjunct Professor of Music

Oboe


Gino Villarreal, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music

Gino Villarreal

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music

Trumpet


Jurate Švedaite Waller, Adjunct Professor of Music

Jurate Švedaite Waller

Adjunct Professor of Music

Vocal instruction • Opera


James Dale Wilson, Professor of Music

James Dale Wilson

Professor of Music

(Sabbatical Academic Year 2026-2027)

Ethnomusicology • Jazz Composition • Guangdong ritual and ritual music • Southeast Chinese perspectives on migration and transnationalism


Snow Wilson, Adjunct Instructor of Music

Snow Wilson

Adjunct Instructor of Music

Piano



Staff

, On-Call Choral Accompanist

Eun Joo Lee

On-Call Choral Accompanist


, On-Call Audio Technician

Pete Vegeto

On-Call Audio Technician


, Academic Department Assistant

Kristin Vegeto

Academic Department Assistant


Paul Althouse, Professor Emeritus of Music

Paul Althouse

Professor Emeritus of Music

Choral music • Recordings


In Memoriam

John P. Anthony

Professor Emeritus of Music

 

Frank Church

Associate Professor Emeritus of Music

 

Arthur Kreiger

Sylvia Pasternack Marx Professor Emeritus of Music

 

Thomas Labadorf

Adjunct Associate Professor of Music

 

Kumi Ogano

Adjunct Professor of Music

 

Thomas Stoner

Professor Emeritus of Music