Faculty and Staff

Excellent student-faculty relationships are essential to any musician's education and training. Our faculty have come from four continents and every region of the country to work with music students in a uniquely personal and professional setting.
Director
Mario Pelusi
 
Composition & Theory Music Education
*David Vayo *Shela Bondurant-Koehler
Patricia Burt Deanne Bryant
Mario Pelusi Dan Swallow
Joe Plazak  
Daniel Swilley  
   
Music History Keyboard
Stephen Press *R. Kent Cook
Adriana Ponce Patricia Burt
    Joy Doran
String Eva Ferguson
*Vadim Mazo - Violin/Viola Susan Klotzbach
Nina Gordon  - Cello Erin Mulliken
Chen-Yu Huang  - Harp  
Trevor Jones  - Double Bass & Electric Bass   Woodwind, Brass, & Percussion
Lisa Nelson - Violin/Viola *Steven Eggleston - Trumpet
Mark Anderson - Classical Guitar Anne Dervin - Clarinet
  Nellie Dixon - Bassoon
Voice Roger Garrett - Clarinet
*J. Scott Ferguson Jae Lyn Hepner - Flute
Linda Farquharson Kelly Langenberg - Horn
Jonathan Green Amanda Legner - Percussion
Jennifer Hilbish Schuetz Jordan Olive - Trumpet
William Hudson Tim Pitchford - Trombone
Robert Mangialardi Ed Risinger  - Tuba/Euphonium
Carren Moham Jill West  - Oboe
Sam Scifres William West - Flute/Saxophone
   Keith Zimmerman  - Saxophone
 

Accompanists

  
*Eva Ferguson  
Gretchen Church  
Sarah Dale  
Joy Doran  
Momoko Gresham  
Susan Klotzbach  
Nancy Pounds  
Maxie Scifres  
Elaine Vogt  
Rachel West  
Lu Witzig  
   

 Staff

  
Laura Dolan-Music Admissions  
Stephanie Kohl Ringle-Operations Coordinator  
George Krippenstapel-Piano Technician *Indicates Department Head