Our Esteemed Faculty
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. You’ll learn from the best artists and scholars dedicated to nurturing the next generation of musicians.
Composition
Bruce Saylor
Professor – Composition
Jeff Nichols
Professor – Composition
David Schober
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
Gilad Rabinovitch
Roy Nitzberg
Lecturer – Music Theory
Eric B. Chernov
Donna Doyle
Annie Beliveau
Hang Ki Choi
Graduate Center Fellow – Music Theory
Vlad Praskurnin
Graduate Center Fellow – Music Theory
Music Education
Susan A. Davis
Professor – Music Education
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 Lecturer – Music Education
Jazz Studies
Dennis Mackrel
Professor – Jazz Drums, Composition, Arranging
David Berkman
Professor – Jazz Piano
Antonio Hart
Professor – Saxophone
Michael Mossman
Lauren Kinhan
Adjunct Lecturer – Voice
Joe Martin
Tim Armacost
Adjunct Lecturer – Saxophone
Ricky Riccardi
Paul Bollenback
Jeb Patton
Luis Perdomo
John Yao
Music Production
Bill Moss
Peter Calandra
Adjunct Assistant Professor – Recording Technology
Fawn Segerson
Adjunct Lecturer – Recording Technology
Performance | Brass
David Jolley
Professor – French Horn
Haim Avitsur
Elliot Brown
Mary Hastings
Tom Hoyt
Adjunct Lecturer – Trumpet
Frank Huber
Brad Siroky
Ryan Fisk
Adjunct Lecturer – Tuba
Performance | Conducting
James John
Tim Cho
Adjunct Lecturer – Instrumental Conducting
Performance | Guitar
William Anderson
Performance | Piano
Donald Pirone
Joseph Liccardo
Sahun Sam Hong
Javor Bracic
Adjunct Lecturer – Piano
Konstantza Chernov
Fang Luo
Edna Golandsky
Masayuki Maki
Adjunct Lecturer – Harpsichord and Organ
Yuri Kim
Adjunct Lecturer – Piano
Performance | Percussion
Michael Lipsey
Professor – Percussion
Andy Blanco
Performance | Strings
Marcy Rosen
Professor – Cello
Daniel Phillips
Professor – Violin
Arik Braude
Jonathan Weber
Gregory K. Williams
Adjunct Assistant Professor – Viola
Daniel Krekeler
Kinga Augustyn
Adjunct Lecturer – Violin
Sam Katz
Adjunct Lecturer – Violin
Performance | Voice
Sherry Overholt
Mary Nessinger
Adjunct Lecturer – Voice Performance
Jennifer Grimaldi Toohey
Andrew Wannigman
Adjunct Lecturer – Voice Performance
Louis Burkot
Adjunct Professor – Voice Performance
Daniel Klein
Adjunct Lecturer – Voice Performance
Performance | Voice Accompanist
Nobuko Amemiya
Kelly Horsted
Youn Ju Namkoong
Max Midroit
Violetta Zabbi
Alexander Paul Sheerin
Performance | Winds
Judith Mendenhall
Substitute Professor – Flute
Michael Alampi
Susan Rothholz
Keith Underwood
Mark Dover
Hsuan-Fong Chen
Adjunct Lecturer – Oboe
Timothy Ruedeman
Shelley Monroe
Adjunct Lecturer – Bassoon
Ensembles
Timothy Cho
Adjunct Lecturer – Orchestra
David Jolley
Professor – Chamber Music & Ensembles
Daniel Phillips
Professor – Chamber Music & Ensembles
James John
Marcy Rosen
Professor – Chamber Music & Ensembles
Timothy Ruedeman
William Anderson
Thomas Oberle
Michael Lipsey
Professor – Percussion Ensemble & Balinese Gamelan
Frederick Trumpy
Joslyn Thomas
Adjunct Lecturer – Treble Choir
Administration
Emily Wilbourne
Mark Anson-Cartwright
Michael Lipsey
Associate Chair
Thomas Lee
Alexandra Cohen
Teresa Sanchez
Janice Raskin
Rick Krahn
