Conservatory of Music

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Susan Van Vorst, Dean, Conservatory of Music

Charles Rochester Young, Associate Dean, Conservatory of Music

Matthew Miller, Associate Director of Admission, Conservatory of Music

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BW Conservatory faculty are educators and mentors committed to your personal and professional success. They are renowned artists and scholars with impressive credentials and decades of real-world experience. They’ll help you achieve technical precision, artistic expression and foster important real-world opportunities for your studies.

Bachelor of Music (BM) – Performance

Music Performance: Keyboard: Primary Faculty
Primary faculty instruct keyboard performance majors.
Mary Dobrea-Grindahl
Professor of Keyboard and Music Theory
M.M., Ithaca College
Sungeun Kim
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
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
Music Performance: Strings: Full-Time Faculty
Julian Ross
Chair, String 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
Music Performance: Voice: 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
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
Leilani Barrett
Lecturer in Voice
B.A., The Ohio State University
Tracy Grady
Lecturer in Voice
M.M., Ohio University
Ellen Rooney
Lecturer in Opera
Ph.D., Bowling Green State University
Sandra Simon
Lecturer in Voice
M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music
Susan Wallin
Lecturer in Voice
B.M., Kent State University
Music Performance: Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion: 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
Marisa Esposito
Professor of Bassoon
M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music
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
George Pope
Lecturer in Flute
M.M., Northwestern University
Jeffrey Rathbun
Lecturer in Oboe
M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music
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: Music Theatre
Victoria Bussert
Director, Music Theatre
Professor of Theatre
M.F.A., M.A., Northwestern University
www.victoriabussert.com
Colleen Longshaw Jackson
Lecturer in Music Theatre
M.F.A., Kent State University
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
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
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

Music Composition: 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
Music History & Literature: 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
Music Theatre Direction: Music Theatre
Victoria Bussert
Director, Music Theatre Program
Professor of Theatre
M.F.A., M.A., Northwestern University
www.victoriabussert.com
Matthew Webb
Music Theatre Music Director
Assistant Professor of Music Theatre
B.A., Baldwin-Wallace College
Keyboard
Mary Dobrea-Grindahl
Chair, Keyboard Department
Professor of Keyboard and Music Theory
M.M., Ithaca College
Sungeun Kim
Professor of Keyboard
D.M.A., Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University
Robert Mayerovitch
Professor of Keyboard
D.M., Indiana University
Music Theory: 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
Megan Kuhar
Assistant Professor of Music Technology
M.M., The University of Akron
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
Marta Perez-Stable
Lecturer in Music Theory and Keyboard
M.M., Ithaca College
Music Therapy: Lalene DyShere Kay
Director, Music Therapy Consortium
Lecturer in Music Therapy
M.M., Michigan State University
Carol Shively Mizes
Lecturer in Music Therapy
B.M., Cleveland State University

Music Education: Full-Time Faculty
David Pope
Chair, Professional Studies Department
Associate Professor of Music Education
Ph.D., Florida State University
Jami Lercher
Assistant Professor of Choral Music Education
D.M.A., University of Miami - The Frost School of Music
Andrew Machamer
Assistant Professor of Music Education
D.M.A., University of Minnesota
Adjunct Faculty
Drew Andreatta
Lecturer in Music Education
D.M.A., University of Arizona
Kevin Gulden
Student Teacher Supervisor
M.Ed., Cleveland State University
Laura Webster
Lecturer in Music Education
M.M.Ed., Case Western Reserve University

Arts Management & Entrepreneurship: 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
D.M.A., 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
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
Music Industry: 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
D.M.A., 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
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

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Conservatory of Music

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Bachelor of Music (BM) – Performance

Primary Faculty

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ADJUNCT FACULTY

Music Theatre

DANCE

ACTING

VOICE

Bachelor of Music (BM)

Full-Time Faculty

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Adjunct Faculty

Music Theatre

Keyboard

Full-Time Faculty

Adjunct Faculty

Bachelor of Music Education (BME)

Full-Time Faculty

Adjunct Faculty

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Full-Time Faculty

Adjunct Faculty

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