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Undergraduate Bulletin 1996-1998

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Administration

• Jeffrey Cornelius, Dean
• Janet M. Yamron, Associate Dean
• Steven Kreinberg, Assistant Dean
• Linda White, Director of Music Admissions
• Helen Gelles, Assistant to the New School Institute
• David Brown, Assistant to the Dean
• Irene Petratos, Manager, Concert
• Bureau and Coordinator of Ensembles
• Walter Weidenbacher, Director of Budget and College Scheduling
• Steven Estrella, Coordinator of Recruitment and Computing Services

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Vocal Instruction

PROFESSOR

• Phillip Cho, M.M. and Opera Diploma, Juilliard School of Music; Honorary Doctor of Music, Duquesne University; private studies with Jan Peerce, Mme. Freschl, and Jennie Tourel.
• Klara B. Meyers, Attended Academy of Music, Debrecen, Hungary and National Academy, Budapest; private studies with Mme. Freschl and Martin Rich.

• Christine Anderson, Chair; D.M.A., College Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati; private studies with Andrew White, Lorenzo Malfatti, Helen Laird, and John Alexander.
• Dugg McDonough, Producer/Director of Temple University Opera Theater; M.A.; University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

• John Douglas, M.M., Bowling Green University.

• Debra Scurto-Davis, Lecturer in Voice; M.M., Baylor University.
• Laurence Indik, Lecturer in Voice; M.M., Temple University.
• Hugh Kronrot, Lecturer in Voice; M.A., Brooklyn College and City University of New York.
• Susan Munzer, Lecturer in Voice; B.S.Ed., Temple University.

Choral Activities

PROFESSOR

• Jeffrey Cornelius, Dean, Ed.D.; Temple University.
• Alan Harler, Chair and Director of Choral Activities; M.M., University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music; private studies with Walter Susskind and Julius Herford.
• Gail B. Poch, Ed.M., Temple University.
• Janet Yamron, Associate Dean, Ed.M., Temple University.

Keyboard Instruction

PROFESSOR

• Alexander Fiorillo (Piano), M.M., The Catholic University of America; private studies with Victor Babin and Vladimir Horowitz.
• Lambert Orkis (Piano), Coordinator of the Master of Music Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music Program; M.M., Temple University; private studies with Eleanor Sokoloff and Maryan Filar.
• George Sementovsky (Piano), B.A., University of Pennsylvania; private studies with Isabella Vengerova and Rosina Lhevinne.
• Maria del Pico Taylor (Piano), Coordinator of Class Piano; M.M., Northwestern University; private studies with Pauline Lindsey, Paul Stassevich, Adele Marcus, and Dorothy Taubman.
• Harvey Wedeen (Piano), Chair; M.S., The Juilliard School of Music; private studies with Robert and Gaby Casadesus, Alexander Borovsky, Adele Marcus, and Isabella Vengerova.

• Charles Abramovic (Piano), D.M.A., Temple University; private studies with Leon Fleisher and Harvey Wedeen.

AFFILIATE FACULTY

• John Binsfeld, Lecturer in Organ; Graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music.
• Elaine Kligerman, Lecturer in Piano; Graduate of Manhattan School of Music; private studies with Dora Zaslowsky, Arthur Balsam, and Harvey Wedeen.

Instrumental Ensemble and Orchestral Studies

The New School Institute

• Richard C. Brodhead, Department Chair and Executive Director of The New School Institute.
• Helen Kwalwasser, Artistic Adviser, String Instruction.
• Lawrence Wagner, Artistic Adviser, Winds, Brass, and Percussion Instruction.

PROFESSOR

• Jascha Brodsky (Violin), Free Artist
• degree, University of Tiflis; B.Mus., The Curtis Institute of Music; private studies with Lucien Capet, Eugene Ysaye, and Efrem Zimbalist; first violinist of the Curtis String Quartet for over 50 years.
• Arthur D. Chodoroff (Clarinet), Director of Bands; M.M., Temple University.
• Orlando Cole (Cello), B.Mus., The Curtis Institute of Music; private studies with Felix Salmond; founding member of the Curtis String Quartet.
• Helen Kwalwasser (Violin), private studies with Efrem Zimbalist at The Curtis Institute of Music and with Ivan Galamian at The Juilliard School; member of the New York Chamber Soloists; winner, Juilliard Award.
• Glenn A. Steele (Percussion), M.M., Temple University; private studies with Alan Abel, Charles Owen, and Fred Hinger.
• Lawrence Wagner (Clarinet), M.M., The Catholic University of America.

• Jeffrey Solow (Cello), B.A., University of California at Los Angeles; advanced studies with Gregor Piatigorsky.
• Orchestra Program
• Luis Biava, Artistic Director and Conductor, Temple University Symphony Orchestra; Diploma: Atlantico University (Colombia), Academia Santa Cecilia (Rome), Manhattan School of Music; principal second violin, The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Lawrence Wagner, Professor and Resident Conductor, Temple University Symphony Orchestra; M.M., The Catholic University of America.

AFFILIATE FACULTY

Bands

• Douglas Jordan, Assistant Director of Bands; Ph.D., University of Miami.

Flute

• David Cramer, Lecturer; B.M., The Curtis Institute of Music; private studies with Murray Panitz, William Hebert, and James Pappoutsakis; associate principal flute of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Loren Lind, Lecturer; Member of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Kazuo Tokito, Lecturer; Member of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Adeline Tomasone, Lecturer; B.M., The Curtis Institute of Music; private studies with Murray Panitz, Julius Baker, and Kenton F. Terry; principal flute with the Opera Company of Philadelphia, The Pennsylvania Opera Theater, and The Performance Organization; solo flute with the Davidsbund Chamber Players.

• Jonathan Blumenfeld, Lecturer; B.A., Haverford College; graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music; private studies with Richard Woodhams; member of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Stevens Hewitt, Lecturer; Graduate of The Juilliard School of Music; private studies with Clemont Lenom and Harold Gomberg; former member of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Louis Rosenblatt, Adjunct Professor
• (Oboe and English Horn), Graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music; member of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Peter Smith, Lecturer; Associate Principal oboe of The Philadelphia Orchestra; graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music.
• Richard Woodhams, Adjunct Professor; Principal oboe of The Philadelphia Orchestra; private studies with John DeLancie at the Curtis Institute of Music.

• Anthony Gigliotti, Adjunct Professor; Graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music; principal clarinet of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Ronald Reuben, Lecturer (Clarinet and Saxophone); Diploma, The Curtis Institute of Music; member of The Philadelphia Orchestra.

• Bernard Garfield, Adjunct Professor; M.M., Columbia University; Principal bassoon of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Karin Meyer, Lecturer; M.M., Temple University; member of Pennsylvania Ballet Orchestra.
• Kathleen Vigilante, Lecturer; D.M.A., Temple University; private studies with Bernard Garfield; former principal bassoon, Hague Philharmonic.

• Frank Mazzeo, Lecturer; M.M.; Temple University.
• Ronald Reuben, Lecturer (Saxophone and Clarinet); Diploma, The Curtis Institute of Music; member of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Marshall Taylor, Lecturer; M.M., Northwestern University; attended Conservatoire Nationale Superior de Musique and Universite de Paris.

• Joseph DeAngelis, Lecturer; Graduate of The Juilliard School of Music; studies with James Chambers.
• Randy Gardner, Lecturer; B.Mus., Indiana University; private studies with Philip Farkas and Christopher Leuba; second horn of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Marion Hesse, Lecturer; M.M., Yale University, member of the Chestnut Brass Company.
• Michael Johns, Director of Brass Ensembles; M.M., Temple University.
• Jeffrey Kirschen, Lecturer; B.M., Temple University; graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music.

• Bruce Barrie, Lecturer; B.Mus., Philadelphia Musical Academy; member of the Chestnut Brass Company.
• David Bigler, Lecturer; Principal Trumpet of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Donald E. McComas, Lecturer; M.M., Catholic University; member of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Robert Earley, Lecturer; member of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Christopher Moore, Lecturer; member of the Chestnut Brass Company.
• Seymour Rosenfeld, Adjunct Professor; Alumnus, The Curtis Institute of Music; retired member of The Philadelphia Orchestra.

• Tyrone Breuninger, Lecturer; Graduate of West Chester University and Temple University; private studies with Henry C. Smith and Robert Harper; associate principal trombone of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Blair Bollinger, Lecturer; Graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music; bass trombone The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Eric Carlson, Lecturer; Graduate of the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University; second trombone of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Hal Janks, Lecturer; Principal bass trombone of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
• Philip McClelland, Lecturer; Graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music; private studies with Henry Smith and Dee Stewart.
• Brett Shuster, Lecturer; Member of The Chestnut Brass Company.

• Jay Krush, Lecturer; M.M., Northwestern University; private studies with Abe Torchinski, Cherry Beauregard, and Arnold Jacobs; founding member of The Chestnut Brass Company.
• Paul Krzywicki, Lecturer; M.M. and PerformerÕs Certificate, Indiana University; principal tuba of The Philadelphia Orchestra.

• Alan Abel, Adjunct Professor; Graduate of The Eastman School of Music; member of The Philadelphia Orchestra.

• Sophia Bruno, Lecturer; B.M., The Curtis Institute of Music; private studies with Marilyn Costello and Alice Chalifeux; principal harpist with The Opera Company of Philadelphia.
• Marilyn Costello, Lecturer; Graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music; private studies with Carlos Salzedo; former principal harpist of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Margarita Montanaro, Lecturer; Diploma, The Curtis Institute of Music; private studies with Carlos Salzedo and Marilyn Costello; Associate principal harpist of The Philadelphia Orchestra.

• Jonathan Beiler, Lecturer; B.A., Yale University; graduate study at Indiana University; private study with Broadus Erle, Syoko Aki, and Joseph Gingold; member of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Luis Biava, Director of the Temple University Symphony Orchestra; principal second violin, The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Davyd Booth, Lecturer; Member of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Min-Soo Chang, Adjunct Assistant Professor; D.M.A., Temple University.
• William dePasquale, Lecturer; 2nd Concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Larry Grika, Lecturer; M.M., Chicago Musical College/Roosevelt University; private studies with Paul Stassevitch and S. Arron; member of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Arnold Grossi, Lecturer; Member of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Herold Klein, Lecturer; Member of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Diane Monroe, Lecturer.
• Charles Parker, Lecturer; B.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook; Artistic Director of the Davidsbund Chamber Players.
• Yumi Ninomiya Scott, Lecturer; Graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music; private studies with Jascha Brodsky, Ivan Galamian, and Paul Makanawitsky; former member of the Curtis String Quartet; member of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Barbara Sonies, Lecturer; M.S., The Juilliard School of Music.

• Sidney Curtiss, Lecturer; Attended The Philadelphia Conservatory of Music; private studies with Leonard Mogill; member of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Evelyn Jacobs Luise, Lecturer; Graduate of Temple University and The Curtis Institute of Music; private studies with Max Aronoff; principal viola of The Opera Company of Philadelphia and the Bethlehem Bach Festival.
• Leonard Mogill, Lecturer; Graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music; former member of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Anastasia Solberg, Lecturer; international solo and chamber music artist.
• Emanuel Vardi, Lecturer; Graduate of The Juilliard School; Director, The Westchester Chamber Music Festival.
• Ira Weller, Lecturer; M.M., The Juilliard School; private studies with Ivan Galamian, Walter Trampler, and Michael Tree; founding member of the Mendelssohn String Quartet.

• Kathryn Picht, Lecturer; M.M., Boston University; private studies with Lowell Creitz, Gabriel Magyar, and George Neikrug; member of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Deborah Reeder, Lecturer; M.M., Philadelphia Musical Academy; former member of The Philadelphia Orchestra; private studies with Lorne Munroe.

• John Hood, Lecturer; Member of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Anne Peterson, Lecturer; Graduate of The New School of Music.
• Henry Scott, Lecturer; B.M., Eastman School of Music; private studies with Ferdinand Maresh, Roger M. Scott, and Oscar Zimmerman; Ph.D., in psychoanalysis, Heed University; conductor of the Main Line Symphony and the Little Symphony of Philadelphia; member of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• R. Michael Shahan, Lecturer; Graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music; private studies with Roger M. Scott; assistant principal double bass of The Philadelphia Orchestra.

• Allen Krantz, Lecturer; M.A. in early music performance practice, Stanford University; private studies with Michael Lorimer, Robert Strizich, and Stanley Beautens.
• Ricardo Cobo, Lecturer; D.M.A., Florida State University; international solo artist.

Theory

PROFESSOR Bruce Archibald, Ph.D., Harvard University. Matthew J. Colucci, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania. Paul Epstein, M.A., University of California at Berkeley. John Johnson, M.M., University of Texas. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Cynthia Folio, Ph.D., Eastman School of Music. Jan Krzywicki, Chair; M.M., Philadelphia Musical Academy. Composition PROFESSOR Maurice Wright, Chair, Laura H. Carnell Professor of Music; D.M.A., Columbia University. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Richard Brodhead, A.M., University of Pennsylvania. Matthew Greenbaum, Ph.D., City University of New York. Music History PROFESSOR Eve R. Meyer, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Steven Kreinberg, Assistant Dean; Ed.D., Temple University. Stephen Willier, Chair, Ph.D., University of Illinois. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR David Cannata, Ph.D., New York University. INSTRUCTOR Tara Webb Duey, M.M., Temple University. AFFILIATE FACULTY Martha Schleifer, Lecturer in Music History; Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College. Nancy W. Hess, Lecturer in Music History; Director, Music Preparatory Division and Community Music Teaching Program; M.M., Temple University. Robert Wiemken, Lecturer in Early Music Ensembles; M.A., Washington University. Music Education and Music Therapy PROFESSOR Kenneth E. Bruscia, C.M.T./B.C., Ph.D., New York University. Roger A. Dean, Chair, Coordinator of Undergraduate and Graduate Programs in Music Education, and Director of Presser Learning Centers; D.M.A., University of Oregon. Arthur Frank, Coordinator of the Music Supervisory Certification Program; D.M.A., Temple University. Cheryl Maranto, Coordinator of Music Therapy Programs; R.M.T./B.C., Ph.D., Louisiana State University. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Darrel Walters, Ph.D., University of Michigan. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Beth Bolton, Curriculum Director of the Early Childhood Music Foundations Program at TUCC; Ph.D., Temple University. Kathy Robinson, Director of the Sophomore Field Experience Program; M.M., Northwestern University. AFFILIATE FACULTY Steven Estrella, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Temple University. Virginia Herrmann, Lecturer in String Education; M.M., Temple University. Ida Dark, R.M.T, M.A., Teachers CollegeÑColumbia University. Jazz Studies Program ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Ed Flanagan, Director of Jazz Studies; M.A., Temple University. INSTRUCTOR Don Glanden, Instructor in Piano, Composition, Jazz Theory, and Ensemble; B.M., North Texas State. AFFILIATE FACULTY Donna Jean Cocchia, Lecturer in Jazz Voice. Lou DeLise, Lecturer in Pop Composition; M.M., Temple University. Ron DiStefano, Lecturer in Jazz Percussion. Vince Fay, Lecturer in Jazz Bass. Ed Flanagan, Lecturer in Jazz Guitar and Ensemble. Tom Giacabetti, Lecturer in Jazz Guitar and Ensemble. Bill Jones, Lecturer in Business of Music; B.M., University of the Arts. Greg Kettinger, Lecturer in Jazz Theory and Ensemble; B.M., Temple University. Tom Lawton, Lecturer in Piano and Ensemble. Larry McKenna, Lecturer in Saxophone, Jazz Theory, Arranging, and Ensemble. Carl Mottola, Lecturer in Jazz Percussion.; B.M., Beaver College. Michael Natale, Lecturer in Trumpet, Ensembles, and Improvisation. Arcenia Rosal, Lecturer in Voice; B.S. in Music Education, Temple University. Ben Schachter, Lecturer in Saxophone, M.M., New England Conservatory. Maurice Wright, Chair; Professor of Composition; D.M.A., Columbia University. Emeritus Faculty PROFESSOR David L. Stone, Founding Dean Emeritus Helen Laird, Dean Emeritus Florence Berggren Elaine I. Brown B. Stimson Carrow Elva S. Daniels Marian Demand Maryan Filar Allen M. Garrett Edwin E. Gordon *Robert E. Grooters George McKinley June Ottenberg Mildred Parker Jonathan Sternberg ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Sophia Melvin ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Greta M. Csonka *deceased

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