Faculty & Contacts

Primary Faculty

Primary faculty instruct keyboard performance majors. 

Mary Dobrea-Grindahl
Professor of Keyboard and Music Theory
M.M., Ithaca College

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

Robert Mayerovitch
Professor of Keyboard
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 Keyboard, Music Theory, History & Literature
D.M.A., University of Cincinnati–College-Conservatory of Music

Anthony Fuoco
Lecturer in Keyboard
M.M., University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana

Christine Fuoco
Lecturer in Keyboard
M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music

Gregory Upton
Lecturer in Keyboard, Music Theory, History & Literature
M.M., University of Cincinnati–College-Conservatory of Music

Marta Perez-Stable
Lecturer in Keyboard and Music Theory
M.M., Ithaca College

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

Full-Time Faculty

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

Soo Han
Director of Orchestral Studies
Associate Professor of Conducting
D.M.A., Michigan State University College of Music

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

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

Bryan Reichert
Lecturer in Guitar
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

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

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

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

Gregory Harrell
Associate Professor
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 of Pennsylvania

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

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

Adjunct Faculty

Jason Aquila
Opera Music Director
Lecturer in Opera Studies
M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music

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

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

Sandra Simon
Lecturer in Voice
M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music

Susan Wallin
Lecturer in Voice
B.M., Kent State University

FULL-TIME FACULTY

Josh Ryan
Chair, Woodwinds, Brass & Percussion Department
Professor of Percussion
M.M., Peabody Conservatory of Music

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

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

Gabriel Piqué
Assistant Professor of Saxophone & Jazz Studies
M.M., Eastman School of Music

ADJUNCT FACULTY

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

David Brockett
Lecturer in Horn
M.M., University of Akron

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

Ken Heinlein
Lecturer in Trombone and Euphonium
M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music

Ryan Korb
Lecturer in Percussion
B.M., Lawrence University

Jesse McCormick
Lecturer in Horn
B.A., The Julliard School

Dennis Nygren
Lecturer in Clarinet
D.M., Northwestern University

George Pope
Lecturer in Flute
M.M., Northwestern University

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

Jonathan Sherwin
Lecturer in Bassoon
M.M., Northwestern University

Richard Stout
Lecturer in Trombone and Euphonium
B.M., Curtis Institute of Music

Jack Sutte
Lecturer in Trumpet
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 Theatre
Music Director & Area Coordinator, Music Theatre
M.M., Ithaca College

Matthew Webb
Music Theatre Music Director
Assistant Professor of Music Theatre
B.A., Baldwin-Wallace College

DANCE

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

Heidi Glynias
Lecturer in Dance

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

ACTING

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 of Composition
D.M., Indiana University Jacobs School of Music

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

Full-Time Faculty

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

Danielle Kuntz
Assistant Professor of Music History & Literature
Riemenschneider Bach Institute Scholar-in-Residence
Ph.D., University of Minnesota 

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

Adjunct Faculty

Christine Smith Dorey
Lecturer in Music History & Literature
Ph.D., University of Kentucky

James Hirt
Lecturer in Music History & Literature, Keyboard and Theory
D.M.A., University of Cincinnati–College-Conservatory of Music

Gregory Upton
Lecturer in Music History & Literature and Keyboard
M.M., University of Cincinnati–College-Conservatory of Music

Full-Time Faculty

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

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

Mary Dobrea-Grindahl
Chair, Keyboard Department
Professor of Music Theory and Keyboard
M.M., Ithaca College

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

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

Adjunct Faculty

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

James Hirt
Lecturer in Music Theory, Keyboard and Music History & Literature
D.M.A., University of Cincinnati–College-Conservatory of Music

Megan Kuhar
Lecturer in Music Theory
M.M., The University of Akron

Marta Perez-Stable
Lecturer in Music Theory and Keyboard
M.M., Ithaca College

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

Edie Steiner
Lecturer in Music Therapy
M.Ed., Grand Canyon University

Full-Time Faculty

David Pope
Chair, Professional Studies Department
Associate Professor of Music Education
Ph.D., Florida State University

Andrew Machamer
Assistant Professor of Music Education
D.M.A., University of Minnesota

Michelle Wank
Associate Professor of Choral Music Education
M.M. Ed., The University of Michigan

Adjunct Faculty

Drew Andreatta
Lecturer in Music Education
D.M.A., University of Arizona

Rachel Gamin
Lecturer in Music Education
M.A., Case Western Reserve University

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

Jill Pongracz Murrell
Lecturer in Music Education
M.A., Marygrove College

Alice Rudolph
Lecturer in Music Education
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

Sean Murphy
Assistant Professor of Arts Management & Entrepreneurship
M.M., University of North Texas

Adjunct Faculty

Ross Binnie
Lecturer in Arts Management & Entrepreneurship
MBA, Southern Methodist University

Kathleen Cerveny
Lecturer in Arts Management & Entrepreneurship
M.F.A., University of Southern Maine

Maureen DeVito
Lecturer in Arts Management & Entrepreneurship
J.D., Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

Patricia Egan
Lecturer in Arts Management & Entrepreneurship
MBA, Cleveland State University

Erika Haskell
Concerts and Events Manager
Lecturer in Arts Management & Entrepreneurship
B.A., Baldwin Wallace University

Adam Sheldon
Director, Community Music School 
Lecturer in Arts Management & Entrepreneurship
MBA, Baldwin Wallace University