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Undergraduate Bulletin Updated for 1997-1998

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Esther Boyer College of Music Faculty

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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Faculty

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.

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

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

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

AFFILIATE FACULTY

• 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.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

• 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.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

• 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.

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; 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; 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.
• Kathleen Vigilante, Lecturer; D.M.A., Temple University; private studies with Bernard Garfield; former principal bassoon, Hague Philharmonic.

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.
• 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.

Trumpet

• 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.

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 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.

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 PerformerÕs Certificate, Indiana University; principal tuba of The Philadelphia Orchestra.

Percussion

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

Violin

• 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.

Viola

• 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.

Cello

• 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.

Double Bass

• 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

• 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 College -- Columbia 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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