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Esther Boyer College of Music Faculty

Administration

• Jeffrey Cornelius, Dean
• Janet M. Yamron, Associate Dean
• Steven Kreinberg, Assistant Dean
• Richard Brodhead, Executive Director of The New School Institute
• David Brown, Director of Music Communications/Public Relations
• Florence Brown-Palmore, Administrative Assistant to the Dean
• Steven Estrella, Director of Computer/Media Services
• Cheryl Foat, Coordinator of Event Operations
• Catherine Grudzinski, Coordinator of Recruitment
• Irene Petratos, Director of Concerts and Special Events
• Eric Schweingruber, Coordinator of Instrumental Ensembles
• Walter Weidenbacher, Director of Budget and College Scheduling
• Linda White, Director of Music Admissions

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Faculty

Vocal Instruction

PROFESSOR

• Phillip Cho, M.M. and Opera Diploma, The 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.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

• 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.
• John Douglas, M.M., Bowling Green University.
• Dugg McDonough, Producer/Director of Temple University Opera Theater; M.A., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

• Lawrence Indik, D.M.A., Temple University.

AFFILIATE FACULTY

• Keith Crawford, Lecturer in Voice; Graduate Studies at Temple University; private studies with Robert Grooters.
• Lorie Gratis, Lecturer in Voice; M.M., Opera, The Curtis Institute of Music; M.M., Performance and Literature, The Eastman School of Music; M.M., West Chester University.
• Phyllis Lewis, Lecturer in Voice; M.M., College Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati.
• William M. Mayo, Lecturer in Voice; M.M., Temple University.
• Robert McFarland, Lecturer in Voice; Graduate Studies, Indiana University, Professional Opera Singer with the New York City Opera, Covent Garden, Glyndebourne Opera Festival, San Francisco Opera, Sachsisch Staatsoper Dresden and the Salzburg Festival.
• Laurent Phillippe, Vocal Coach; D.M.A., University of Washington.
• Debra Scurto-Davis, Lecturer in Voice; M.M., Baylor University.
• Carlos Serrano, Lecturer in Voice; Artist's Diploma, The Curtis Institute of Music; Studies at the Academy of Vocal Arts.

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.
• 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.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

• Charles Abramovic (Piano), D.M.A., Temple University; private studies with Leon Fleisher and Harvey Wedeen.
• Joyce Lindorff (Harpsichord and Piano), D.M.A., The Juilliard School of Music

AFFILIATE FACULTY

• James Smith (Secondary Organ)
• Michael Sheadel, Lecturer in Piano; D.M.A., Temple University.
• Alexander Panku, Lecturer in Piano; D.M.A., Temple University.
• May Phang, Lecturer in Piano; M.M. McGill University.
• Joanne Kirchner, Lecturer in Piano; M.M., Piano Pedagogy, Temple University, studies with Harvey Wedeen.

Instrumental Ensemble and Orchestral Studies

PROFESSOR

• Arthur D. Chodoroff (Clarinet), Chair, 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), Artistic Adviser, String Instruction; 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.
• Jeffrey Solow (Cello), B.A., University of California at Los Angeles; advanced studies with Gregor Piatigorsky.
• Lawrence Wagner (Clarinet), Artistic Adviser, Winds, Brass, and Percussion Instruction; M.M., The Catholic University of America.

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.

BANDS

• Arthur Chodoroff, Director of Bands; M.M., Temple University.
• Bradley Townsend, Director of Athletic Bands; D.Ed., Pennsylvania State University.

AFFILIATE FACULTY

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.

Oboe

• 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; retired 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.

Clarinet

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

Bassoon

• 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.

Saxophone

• 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.

French Horn

• Joseph DeAngelis, Lecturer; Graduate of The Juilliard School of Music; studies with James Chambers.
• Michael Johns, Director of Brass Ensembles; D.M.A., Temple University.
• Jeffrey Kirschen, Lecturer; B.M., Temple University; Graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music, member of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Daniel Williams, Lecturer; member of The Philadelphia Orchestra, Diploma, The Curtis Institute of Music.

Trumpet

• David Bilger, Lecturer; principal trumpet of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Roger Blackburn, Lecturer; member of The Philadelphia Orchestra, B.M., The Curtis Institute of Music.
• Robert Earley, Lecturer; member of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Seymour Rosenfeld, Adjunct Professor; Alumnus, The Curtis Institute of Music; retired member of The Philadelphia Orchestra.

Trombone

• 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 of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Nitzan Haroz, Lecturer; principal trombone of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• Philip McClelland, Lecturer; Graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music; private studies with Henry Smith and Dee Stewart.

Tuba

• 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 Performer's Certificate, Indiana University; principal tuba of The Philadelphia Orchestra.

Percussion

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

Harp

• 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.
• Margarita Montanaro, Lecturer; Diploma, The Curtis Institute of Music; private studies with Carlos Salzedo and Marilyn Costello; associate principal harpist of The Philadelphia Orchestra.

Violin

• Silvia Ahramjian, Lecturer; M.M., Indiana University, studies with Josef Gingold; studies with Ivan Galimian at The Juilliard School of Music.
• David Arben, Lecturer; retired associate concert master 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.
• 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.

Viola

• Choong-Jin Chang, Lecturer; associate principal viola, The Philadelphia Orchestra.
• 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.
• Anastasia Solberg, Lecturer; international solo and chamber music artist.
• Ira Weller, Lecturer; M.M., The Juilliard School of Music; private studies with Ivan Galamian, Walter Trampler, and Michael Tree; founding member of the Mendelssohn String Quartet.

Cello

• Kathryn Picht-Read, 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.

Double Bass

• Neal Courtney, Lecturer; member of The Philadelphia Orchestra, B.M., Eastman School of Music.
• 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.

Classical Guitar

• 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

• 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, Chair; Ph.D., Eastman School of Music.
• Jan Krzywicki, 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

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.
• Robin Moore, Ph.D., University of Texas.
• Steven Zohn, Ph.D., Cornell University.

AFFILIATE FACULTY

• Edith Saltzberg, Lecturer in Music History; M.M., Temple University.
• Martha Schleifer, Lecturer in Music History; Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College.
• David Tokar, Lecturer in Music History; M.M., Temple University.
• Nancy W. Hess, Lecturer in Music History; Director, Music Preparatory Division and Community Music Teaching Program; M.M., Temple University.
• Tara Webb Duey, Lecturer in Music History; M.M., Temple University.
• Robert Wiemken, Lecturer in Early Music Ensembles; M.A., Washington University.

Music Education and Music Therapy

PROFESSOR

• Kenneth E. Bruscia, Coordinator of Music Therapy Programs; 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.
• Cheryl Dileo, R.M.T./B.C., Ph.D., Louisiana State University.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

• Darrel Walters, Ph.D., University of Michigan.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

• Beth Bolton, Early Childhood Music Specialist; Ph.D., Temple University.
• Kathy Robinson, Director of the Sophomore Field Experience Program; Ph.D., University of Michigan.
• Bradley Townsend, Secondary Music Education; D.Ed., Pennsylvania State University. Director of Athletic Bands.

AFFILIATE FACULTY

• Steven Estrella, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Temple University.
• Roger Harrington, Lecturer in String Education
• Kathy Murphy, MMT, MT-BC, Temple University.

Jazz Studies Program

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

• Ed Flanagan, Director of Jazz Studies; M.A., Temple University.
• Terell Stafford, Lecturer in Trumpet and Ensemble, M.M., Rutgers University.

AFFILIATE FACULTY

• Donna Jean Cocchia, Lecturer in Jazz Voice.
• Lou DeLise, Lecturer in Pop Composition; M.M., Temple University.
• Vince Fay, Lecturer in Jazz Bass.
• Tom Giacabetti, Lecturer in Jazz Guitar and Ensemble
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• 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 and Jazz Theory, 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
• B. Stimson Carrow
• Elva S. Daniels
• Marian Demand
• Maryan Filar
• Arthur Frank
• Allen M. Garrett
• Edwin E. Gordon
• George McKinley
• Eve R. Meyer
• June Ottenberg
• Mildred Parker
• George Sementovsky
• Jonathan Sternberg

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

• Sophia Melvin

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

• Greta M. Csonka

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Boyer College of Music web site: www.temple.edu/music/