Faculty

Administration

Robert T. Stroker, Dean
Richard Brodhead, Associate Dean
Ed Flanagan, Associate Dean
Steven Kreinberg, Associate Dean
Janet M. Yamron, Associate Dean
David Brown, Assistant Dean
Sue Alcedo, Director of Finance
Florence Brown-Palmore, Executive Assistant to the Dean
Aaron Fisher, Administrative Assistant for Music Education and Therapy
Barbara DiToro, Associate Director, Temple University Prep
Mark Huxsoll, Director, Temple University Prep
James Johnson, Producer, Temple Opera Theater
Irene Petratos, Director of College Relations and External Affairs
Janine Scaff, Director of Development
Eric Schweingruber, Coordinator of Instrumental Ensembles
James Short, Director of Music Admissions and Recruitment

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.

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.

Assistant Professor

Lawrence Indik, D.M.A., Manhattan School of Music.

Affiliate Faculty

Elise Auerbach, Vocal Coach; M.M., College Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati.
Greta Csonka, Assistant Professor Emeritus; Vocal Coach.
Laurence P. Devlin, Vocal Coach; Graduate Performance Diploma in Orchestral Conducting, Peabody Conservatory; M.M., Temple University.
Lorie Gratis, Lecturer in Voice; D.M.A., Temple University, M.M., Opera, The Curtis Institute of Music; M.M., Performance and Literature, The Eastman School of Music; M.M., West Chester University.
George Gray, Lecturer in Voice; B.M.E., Westminster Choir College, Mannes College of Music, Academy of Vocal Arts; M.M. (Opera), Temple University.
 Randi Marrazzo, Lecturer in Voice; M.M., Catholic University.
William M. Mayo, Lecturer in Voice; M.M., Temple University.
Carlos Serrano, Lecturer in Voice; Artist's Diploma, The Curtis Institute of Music; Studies at the Academy of Vocal Arts.
Laura Ward, Lecturer in Voice; D.M.A., University of Michigan.

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

Oleg Maslov, Lecturer in Keyboard; D.M.A., Temple University; M.M., Kharkov State Conservatory; Postgraduate Studies, Kiev State Conservatory; studies with Regina Horowitz and Harvey Wedeen; winner, Ukranian National Piano Competition, 1979.
James Smith, (Secondary Organ) M.M., Indiana University

Instrumental Studies

Professor

Luis Biava, Director of the Temple University Symphony Orchestra; Post Graduate Diploma in conducting, Manhattan School of Music; Diploma: Atlantico University (Colombia) and Academia Santa Cecilia (Rome); retired principal second violin and Conductor-in-Residence, The Philadelphia Orchestra.
Arthur D. Chodoroff, (Clarinet), Chair, Conductor, Wind Symphony, Director of Bands; M.M., Temple University; private studies (clarinet) with Joseph Gigliotti, Donald Montanaro, and William Stubbins; (conducting) Elizabeth A.H. Green.
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 Advisor, 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.

Assistant Professor

Timothy W. Oliver, Director of Athletic Bands, Associate Director of Bands; Ph.D. (Music Education), Florida 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.
 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
Arthur D. Chodoroff, Professor, Conductor, Wind Symphony, Director of Bands; M.M., Temple University; private studies (clarinet) with Joseph Gigliotti, Donald Montannaro, and William Stubbins; (conducting) Elizabeth A.H. Green.
Ricardo Morales, Lecturer; Artist Diploma, Cincinnati College Conservatory; principal clarinet of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
Ronald Reuben, Lecturer (Clarinet and Saxophone); Diploma, The Curtis Institute of Music; member of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
Lawrence Wagner, Professor Emeritus; M.M., The Catholic University of America.

Bassoon
Angela Anderson, Lecturer; member of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
Bernard Garfield, Adjunct Professor; M.M., Columbia University; former principal bassoon of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
Daniel Matsukawa, Lecturer; Principal Bassoon, The Philadelphia Orchestra.

Saxophone
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 Université de Paris.

French Horn
Michael Johns, Lecturer; D.M.A., Temple University.
Jeffrey Kirschen, Lecturer; B.M., Temple University; Graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music, member of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
Shelley Showers, Lecturer; member of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
Adam Unsworth, Lecturer; 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. (By special appointment)
Roger Blackburn, Lecturer; member of The Philadelphia Orchestra, B.M., The Curtis Institute of Music.
Jeffrey Curnow, Lecturer; Associate Principal Trumpet, The Philadelphia Orchestra.
Robert Earley, Lecturer; member of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
Eric Schweingruber, Lecturer; Coordinator of Instrumental Ensembles, B.M., Temple University.

Trombone
Blair Bollinger, Lecturer; Graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music; bass trombone of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
Tyrone Breuninger, Lecturer; Graduate of West Chester University and Temple University; private studies with Henry C. Smith and Robert Harper; retired Associate Principal Trombone of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
Paul Bryan, Lecturer; M.M., Temple University.
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.
Matthew Vaughan, Lecturer; Associate Principal Trombone, The Philadelphia Orchestra.

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.
William Kerrigan
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.
Glenn A. Steele, Professor (Percussion); M.M., Temple University; private studies with Alan Abel, Charles Owen, and Fred Hinger.
Angela Zator-Nelson, Lecturer; M.M., Temple University; 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.
Elizabeth Hainen, Lecturer, Principal Harp, 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.
Davyd Booth, Lecturer; member of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
Min-Soo Chang, Adjunct Assistant Professor; D.M.A., Temple University.
William dePasquale, Lecturer; Co-Concertmaster of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
Kimberly Fisher, Lecturer; Principal Second Violin, 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.
 Helen Kwalwasser, Professor (Violin), Artistic Advisor, 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.
Dmitri Levin, 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.
Booker Rowe, Lecturer; Member of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
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.
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.
Xiao Fu Zhou

Cello
Orlando Cole, Professor (Cello); B.Mus., The Curtis Institute of Music; private studies with Felix Salmond; founding member of the Curtis String Quartet.
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.
Jeffrey Solow, Professor (Cello); B.A., University of California at Los Angeles; advanced studies with Gregor Piatigorsky.

Double Bass
Arnold Gregorian, Lecturer; member of the Baltimore Symphony.
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.
Robert Kesselman, Lecturer; member 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

John Johnson, M.M., University of Texas.
Jan Krzywicki, M.M., Philadelphia Musical Academy.

Associate Professor

Alexander Brinkman, Ph.D., Eastman School of Music.
Cynthia Folio, Chair; Ph.D., Eastman School of Music.

Assistant Professor

Michael Klein, Ph.D., SUNY, Buffalo.
Edward Latham, Ph.D., Yale University.

Music Composition

Professor

Matthew Greenbaum, Ph.D., City University of New York.
Maurice Wright, Chair, Laura H. Carnell Professor of Music; D.M.A., Columbia University.

Associate Professor

Richard Brodhead, A.M., University of Pennsylvania.

Assistant Professor

David Laganella, Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania.

Music History

Associate Professor

David Cannata, Ph.D. New York University.
Steven Kreinberg, Ed.D., Temple University.
Stephen Willier, Chair, Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Assistant Professor

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; Ph.D., Rutgers 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, MT-BC, Ph.D., New York University.
Cheryl Dileo, MT-BC, Ph.D., Louisiana State University.
Robert Stroker, Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Darrel Walters, Ph.D., University of Michigan.

Associate Professor

Beth Bolton, Chair, Ph.D., Temple University.
Darlene Brooks, Ph.D., Temple University.
Alison Reynolds, Ph.D., Temple University
Deborah Sheldon, Ph.D., Florida State University.

Affiliate Faculty

Brad Biederman, Lecturer in Guitar; M.M.T., Temple University.
Roger Harrington, Lecturer in String Education.
Patricia McCarrick, Lecturer in Teaching Music to Exceptional Children; Ph.D., Temple University.

Jazz Studies Program

Assistant Professor

Terell Stafford, Director of Jazz Studies and Ensembles, M.M., Rutgers University.

Bill Cunliffe, Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies.

Instructor

Ben Schachter, Lecturer in Saxophone and Jazz Theory; M.M., New England Conservatory.

Affiliate Faculty

Bruce Barth, Lecturer in Jazz Piano and Jazz Composition; M.M., New England Conservatory.
Don Collins, Lecturer in Jazz Trombone and Ensemble; B.A., University of Virginia; M.D., Medical College of Virginia.
Lou DeLise, Lecturer in Jazz Arranging and Pop Composition; B.M., Temple University.
Vince Fay, Lecturer in Jazz Bass.
Michael Frank, Lecturer in Jazz Piano and Jazz Theory; M.M., Temple University.
Tom Giacabetti, Lecturer in Jazz Guitar and Ensemble.
Erik Johnson, Lecturer in Jazz Drums and Ensemble; B.M., Temple University.
William 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.
Dan Monaghan, Lecturer in Jazz Theory and Ensemble; B.M., Temple University.
Carl Mottola, Lecturer in Jazz Percussion; B.M., Beaver College.
Michael Natale, Lecturer in Trumpet, Ensemble, and Improvisation .
Arcenia Rosal, Lecturer in Voice; B.S. in Music Education, Temple University.

Emeritus Faculty

Professor

David L. Stone (1916 - 2001), Founding Dean
Helen Laird, Dean Emeritus
Florence Berggren
Matthew Colucci
Roger Dean
Marian Demand
Paul Epstein
Maryan Filar
Arthur Frank
Allen M. Garrett
Edwin E. Gordon
George McKinley
Eve R. Meyer
Klara B. Meyers
June Ottenberg
Mildred Parker
Gail Poch
George Sementovsky
Jonathan Sternberg
Lawrence Wagner

Associate Professor

Sophia Melvin

Assistant Professor

Greta M. Csonka