Faculty & Contacts

Primary Faculty

Primary faculty instruct keyboard performance majors. 

Mary Dobrea-Grindahl
Professor
M.M., Ithaca College

Sungeun Kim
Associate Professor
D.M.A., Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University

Robert Mayerovitch
Professor
D.M., Indiana University

Nicole Keller
Lecturer in Organ
M.M., Eastman School of Music

Secondary faculty instruct non-keyboard-performance majors. 

James Hirt
Lecturer in Piano
D.M.A., University of Cincinnati–College-Conservatory of Music

Anthony Fuoco
Professor in Piano
M.M., University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana

Christine Fuoco
Professor in Piano
M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music

Gregory Upton
Lecturer in Piano
M.M., University of Cincinnati–College-Conservatory of Music

Marta Perez-Stable
Lecturer in Piano
M.M., Ithaca College

Zarina Melik-Stepanova
Lecturer in Piano
D.M.A., Eastman School of Music

Full-Time Faculty

Julian Ross
Chair, Instrumental Studies Department
Professor of Violin
D.M.A., Rutgers University

Tiffany Chang
Interim Director of Orchestral Studies
Assistant Professor
D.M.A., Boston University

Regina Mushabac
Professor of Cello
M.M., Indiana University School of Music

Adjunct Faculty

Charles Carleton
Lecturer in Double Bass
B.M., The Juilliard School

Colin Davin
Lecturer in Guitar
M.M., The Juilliard School 

Jody Guinn
Lecturer in Harp
M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music

Barton Samuel Rotberg
Lecturer in Violin
D.M.A., Michigan State University

Lembi Veskimets
Lecturer in Viola
M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music

Full-Time Faculty

Marc Weagraff
Chair, Vocal Studies Department
Associate Professor
D.M.A., The University of Michigan

JR Fralick
Professor
D.M.A., The Ohio State University

Dirk Garner
Chair, Conducting and Ensembles Department
Professor
D.M.A., University of Iowa

Gregory Harrell
Associate Professor
M.M., University of Idaho Lionel Hampton School of Music

Nancy Maultsy
Associate Professor
B.M., Westminster Choir College

Cynthia O'Connell
Associate Professor
M.M., West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Scott Skiba
Director, Opera Studies
Associate Professor
M.M., Oberlin Conservatory of Music

Joanne Uniatowski
Associate Professor
D.M.A., The Cleveland Institute of Music

Adjunct Faculty

Jason Aquila
Lecturer
M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music

Tracy Grady
Lecturer
M.M., Ohio University

James Mismas
Lecturer
M.M., The University of Akron

FULL-TIME FACULTY

Josh Ryan
Professor
M.M., Peabody Conservatory of Music

Brendan Caldwell
Associate Professor
Director, Wind Ensembles
D.M.A., University of Minnesota

Daniel McKelway
Professor
B.M., The New England Conservatory

ADJUNCT FACULTY

John Brndiar
Lecturer
M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music

David Brockett
Lecturer
M.M., Univeristy of Akron

Sean Gabriel
Lecturer
M.M., The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music

Ken Heinlein
Lecturer
M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music

Ryan Korb
Lecturer

Tom Lempner
Lecturer
M.M., Kent State University

Jesse McCormick
Lecturer
B.A., The Julliard School

Dennis Nygren
Lecturer
D.M., Northwestern University

George Pope
Lecturer
M.M., Northwestern University

Jeffrey Rathbun
Lecturer
M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music

Jonathan Sherwin
Lecturer
M.M., Northwestern University

Richard Stout
Lecturer

Jack Sutte
Lecturer
M.M., The Juilliard School

Music Theatre

Victoria Bussert
Director, Music Theatre Program
Professor of Theatre
M.F.A., M.A., Northwestern University
www.victoriabussert.com

Beth Burrier
Associate Professor
Music Director, Music Theatre Program
M.M., Ithaca College 

DANCE

Gregory Daniels
Associate Professor of Dance
A.A.S., Onondaga Community College

Heidi Glynias
Lecturer in Dance

Rebecca Leuszler
Lecturer in Dance
B.F.A. Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts

Rachael Palermo
Lecturer in Dance
M.A., New York University

Sara Whale
Instructor of Dance
B.F.A., Pacific Northwest College of Art

Alyssa Lee Wilmot
Lecturer in Dance
M.F.A., Mills College, Calif.

ACTING

Adam Heffernan
Chair, Theatre and Dance Department
Associate Professor of Theatre
M.F.A., The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Anjanette Hall
Assistant Professor of Theatre
M.F.A., Rutgers University-Mason Gross School of the Arts

VOICE

Marc Weagraff
Chair, Vocal Studies Department
Associate Professor of Voice
D.M.A., The University of Michigan

JR Fralick
Professor of Voice
D.M.A., The Ohio State University

Gregory Harrell
Associate Professor of Voice
M.M., University of Idaho, Lionel Hampton School of Music

Nancy Maultsby
Associate Professor of Voice
B.M. Westminster Choir College

Cynthia O'Connell
Associate Professor of Voice
M.M., West Chester University, Pennsylvania

Joanne Uniatowski
Associate Professor of Voice
D.M.A., The Cleveland Institute of Music

Tracy Grady
Lecturer in Voice
M.M., Ohio University

James Mismas
Lecturer in Voice
M.M., University of Akron

Full-Time Faculty

Clint Needham
Composer-in-Residence
Associate Professor
D.M., Indiana University Jacobs School of Music

Jonathan Sokol
Assistant Professor
D.M., Indiana University Jacobs School of Music

Full-Time Faculty

Beth Hiser
Chair, Academic Studies Department
Associate Professor
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin

Kent Cleland
Professor
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati–College-Conservatory of Music

Christina Fuhrmann
Professor 
Editor, BACH: Journal of the Riemenschneider Bach Institute
Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis

Danielle Kuntz
Assistant Professor, Advisor of the Riemenschneider Bach Institute, and Editor-in-Chief of the Bach Journal
Ph.D., University of Minnesota 

Michael Strasser
Professor
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Adjunct Faculty

Chrisine Dorey
Lecturer
Ph.D., The University of Kentucky

James Hirt
Lecturer
D.M.A., University of Cincinnati–College-Conservatory of Music

Gregory Upton
Lecturer
M.M., University of Cincinnati–College-Conservatory of Music

Full-Time Faculty

Beth Hiser
Chair, Academic Studies Department
Associate Professor
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin

Kent Cleland
Professor
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati–College-Conservatory of Music

Mary Dobrea-Grindahl
Professor
M.M., Ithaca College

Jessica Narum
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Michael Strasser
Professor
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Gene Willet
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

Adjunct Faculty

Jennifer Conner
Lecturer
D.M.A., Cleveland Institute of Music

Christine Dorey
Lecturer
Ph.D., The University Kentucky

James Hirt
Lecturer
D.M.A., University of Cincinnati–College-Conservatory of Music

Megan Kuhar
Lecturer
M.M., The University of Akron

Andrew Machamer
D.M.A., University of Minnesota 
Lecturer

Marta Perez-Stable
Lecturer
M.M., Ithaca College

Gregory Upton
Lecturer
M.M., University of Cincinnati–College-Conservatory of Music

Lalene DyShere Kay
Director, Music Therapy Consortium
Lecturer
M.M., Michigan State University

Edie Steiner
Lecturer
M.Ed., Grand Canyon University

Full-Time Faculty

Herbert David Marshall
Chair, Professional Studies Department
Professor
Ph.D., Temple University

Laura Joss
Assistant Professor
M.M., Loyola Univeristy

Jordan Saul
Associate Director, Choral Studies
Assistant Professor
M.M., Westminster Choir College

Adjunct Faculty

Drew Andreatta
Lecturer
D.M.A., University of Arizona

Rachel Gamin
Lecturer
M.A., Case Western Reserve University

Kevin Gulden
Student Teacher Supervisor
M.Ed., Cleveland State University

Jill Pongracz Murrell
Lecturer
M.A., Marygrove College

Alice Rudolph
Lecturer
M.M., University of Michigan

Full-Time Faculty

Bryan Bowser
Program Director and Assistant Professor, Arts Management & Entrepreneurship
Department Chair, Interdisciplinary Studies (Arts Management & Music Theatre)
MBA, Baldwin Wallace University

Adjunct Faculty

Erika Haskell
Concerts and Events Manager
Lecturer
B.A., Baldwin Wallace University

Adam Sheldon
Director, Community Music School 
Lecturer
MBA, Baldwin Wallace University

Kathleen Cerveny
Lecturer
M.F.A., University of Southern Maine