The heart of the Aaron Copland School of Music is our exceptional faculty—a distinguished group of award-winning scholars, performers, composers, and educators with accolades spanning prestigious international competitions, Grammy recognitions, groundbreaking compositions, and award winning books.Â
Composition
Bruce Saylor
Professor – Composition
Jeff Nichols
Professor – Composition
David Schober
Associate Professor – Composition, Music Theory & Piano
Musicology
Emily Wilbourne
Karen Henson
Nandini Banerjee
Dongmyung Ahn
Susan Hellauer
Wendy Powers
Diana Maron
Adjunct Lecturer – Musicology
Robert Wrigley
Adjunct Lecturer – Musicology
Lindsay Campbell
Adjunct Lecturer – Musicology
Max Keller
Graduate Center Fellow – Musicology
Madison Spahn
Graduate Center Fellow – Musicology
Lindsey Williams
Graduate Center Fellow – Musicology
Music Theory
Mark Anson-Cartwright
Associate Professor – Music Theory
Gilad Rabinovitch
Associate Professor – Music Theory
Roy Nitzberg
Lecturer – Music Theory
Eric B. Chernov
Adjunct Assistant Professor – Music Theory
Donna Doyle
Adjunct Assistant Professor – Music Theory
Annie Beliveau
Graduate Center Fellow – Music Theory
Hang Ki Choi
Graduate Center Fellow – Music Theory
Vlad Praskurnin
Graduate Center Fellow – Music Theory
Music Education
Susan A. Davis
Claudia Calì
Richard Fields
Visiting Assistant Professor – Music Education
Karen Ajamian Smaldone
Adjunct Lecturer – Music Education
Claire Marie Lim
Adjunct Lecturer – Music Education
Alice Tsui
Adjunct Lecturer – Music Education
Stephanie Merten
Adjunct Lecturer – Music Education
Rudy Johnson
Adjunct Lecturer – Music Education
Ed Chiarello
Adjunct Lecturer – Music Education
Robert Johnston
Adjunct Lecturer – Music Education
Eric Davis
Adjunct Lecturer – Music Education
Edward Norris
Adjunct Lecturer – Music Education
Elena Blyskal
Adjunct Assistant Professor – Music Education
Jazz Studies
Dennis Mackrel
David Berkman
Antonio Hart
Professor – Saxophone
Michael Mossman
Professor – Composition, Trumpet
Lauren Kinhan
Adjunct Lecturer – Voice
Joe Martin
Adjunct Lecturer – Bass
Tim Armacost
Adjunct Lecturer – Saxophone
Ricky Riccardi
Adjunct Lecturer –Â History
Paul Bollenback
Jeb Patton
Luis Perdomo
John Yao
Music Production
Bill Moss
Adjunct Lecturer – Recording Technology
Peter Calandra
Adjunct Assistant Professor – Recording Technology
Fawn Segerson
Adjunct Lecturer – Recording Technology
Performance | Brass
David Jolley
Professor – French Horn
Haim Avitsur
Adjunct Assistant Professor – Trombone
Elliot Brown
Mary Hastings
Adjunct Lecturer – Trumpet
Tom Hoyt
Adjunct Lecturer – Trumpet
Frank Huber
Adjunct Assistant Lecturer – Trumpet
Brad Siroky
Adjunct Professor – Trumpet
Ryan Fisk
Adjunct Lecturer – Tuba
Performance | Conducting
James John
Professor – Choral Conducting
Tim Cho
Adjunct Associate Professor – Instrumental Conducting
Performance | Guitar
William Anderson
Performance | Piano
Donald Pirone
Adjunct Professor – Piano
Joseph Liccardo
Adjunct Lecturer – Piano
Sahun Sam Hong
Adjunct Lecturer – Piano
Javor Bracic
Adjunct Lecturer – Piano
Konstantza Chernov
Adjunct Assistant Professor – Piano
Fang Luo
Adjunct Associate Professor – Piano
Edna Golandsky
Adjunct Lecturer – Piano
Masayuki Maki
Adjunct Assistant Professor – Harpsichord and Organ
Yuri Kim
Performance | Percussion
Michael Lipsey
Professor – Percussion
Andy Blanco
Adjunct Lecturer – Percussion
Performance | Strings
Marcy Rosen
Professor – Cello
Daniel Phillips
Professor – Violin
Arik Braude
Adjunct Lecturer – Violin
Gregory K. Williams
Adjunct Assistant Professor – Viola
Daniel Krekeler
Adjunct Lecturer – Bass
Kinga Augustyn
Adjunct Lecturer – Violin
Sam Katz
Performance | Voice
Sherry Overholt
Lecturer – Voice Performance
Mary Nessinger
Adjunct Lecturer – Voice Performance
Jennifer Grimaldi Toohey
Adjunct Lecturer – Voice Performance
Andrew Wannigman
Adjunct Lecturer – Voice Performance
Louis Burkot
Adjunct Professor – Voice Performance
Daniel Klein
Adjunct Lecturer – Voice Performance
Performance | Voice Accompanist
Nobuko Amemiya
Vocal Coach/Accompanist
Kelly Horsted
Vocal Coach/Accompanist
Youn Ju Namkoong
Vocal Coach/Accompanist
Max Midroit
Vocal Coach/Accompanist
Violetta Zabbi
Vocal Accompanist
Alexander Paul Sheerin
Adjunct Lecturer – Opera Director
Performance | Winds
Judith Mendenhall
Substitute Professor – Flute
Michael Alampi
Adjunct Lecturer – Flute
Susan Rothholz
Adjunct Assistant Professor – Flute
Keith Underwood
Adjunct Lecturer – Flute
Mark Dover
Adjunct Lecturer – Clarinet
Hsuan-Fong Chen
Adjunct Lecturer – Oboe
Timothy Ruedeman
Adjunct Assistant Professor – Saxophone
Shelley Monroe
Adjunct Assistant Professor – Bassoon
Ensembles
Timothy Cho
Adjunct Associate Professor – Orchestra
David Jolley
Professor – Chamber Music & Ensembles
Daniel Phillips
James John
Marcy Rosen
Timothy Ruedeman
William Anderson
Thomas Oberle
Michael Lipsey
Professor – Percussion Ensemble & Balinese Gamelan
Frederick Trumpy
Adjunct Lecturer – Balinese Gamelan
Joslyn Thomas
Administration
Emily Wilbourne
Mark Anson-Cartwright
Michael Lipsey
Thomas Lee
Alexandra Cohen
Teresa Sanchez
Janice Raskin
Rick Krahn
