Faculty
Tenure and Tenure Track Faculty
Adam Schoenberg, chair; designated transfer adviser
Associate Professor
B.M., Oberlin Conservatory of Music; M.M., D.M.A., The Juilliard School
Ramona Gonzalez
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow, Music
A.B., Occidental College; M.A., University of California, Los Angeles
Stephen S. Hudson
Assistant Professor
B.A., University of California, Davis; Ph.D., Northwestern University
David Kasunic
Professor
Director of the John Branca Institute for Music
B.A., Amherst College; M.F.A., Ph.D., Princeton University
Shanna Lorenz
Associate Professor
B.A., Reed College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., New York University
Non-Tenure Track Faculty
Desiree La Vertu, associate chair
Resident Professor; Director of Choral and Vocal Activities
B.Mus., California State University, Fullerton; M.M. University of Nevada, Reno
Joe Addington
Visiting Instructor; Director of the Afro-Cuban Drumming Ensemble
Stephen Cabell
Visiting Assistant Professor
B.M., The Curtis Institute; M.M., The Juilliard School
Anthony Cardella
B.A., Lawrence University; doctoral candidate, University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music
César Castro
Visiting Instructor
Max Foreman
Resident Assistant Professor; Director of the Choi Family Music Production Center
B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz; M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts
Edmond Johnson
Affiliated Faculty; Senior Director of Advising
B.A., Lawrence University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Chris Kim
Resident Professor; Choi Family Director of Instrumental Music
B.M., Northwestern University; M.M., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Daniela Smolov Levy
Visiting Assistant Professor
B.A., Princeton University; M.A., New York University; Ph.D., Stanford University
Daniel Ryan Long
Visiting Instructor
B.A., University of Virginia
Celka Ojakangas
Visiting Assistant Professor
B.A., Drury University; M.M., D.M.A., University of Southern California
Jonathan Richards
Visiting Assistant Professor; Director of the Occidental Jazz Ensemble
B.A., University of Southern California; M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts
Daniel Rotem
Visiting Instructor
B.M., Berklee College of Music
Daniel Wohl
Visiting Assistant Professor
B.A., Bard College; M.A., University of Michigan School of Music; Ph.D.., Yale School of Music
Alexander Zhu
Visiting Assistant Professor
B.M., New England Conservatory; M.M., DMA, University of Southern California
Applied Music Faculty
Joe Addington
Director of the Afro-Cuban Drumming Ensemble, Visiting Instructor, Music
Eliana Athayde
Jazz & Commercial Bass Instructor
Jason Arimoto
Ukulele Instructor
Ryan Baird
Classical Bass Instructor
Aroussiak Baltaian
Violin Instructor
Galina Barskaya
Piano and Collaborative Piano Instructor
Loren Battley
Jazz & Commercial Voice Instructor
Ronald Berman
Classical and Jazz Guitar Instructor
Alison Bjorkedal
Instructor of Applied Harp
Scott Blois
Voice Instructor
Tony Cardella
Piano Instructor
Jin-Shan Dai
Violin Instructor
Catherine Del Russo
Oboe Instructor
Junko Ueno Garrett
Piano Instructor
Steve Gregory
Instructor of Rock Guitar
Karen Hogle Brown
Voice Instructor
Yuri Inoo
Percussion Instructor
Jay Jennings
Instructor of Jazz Trumpet
Michael Larco
Viola Instructor
Gloria Lum
Cello Instructor
Frances Marsden
Alexander Technique Instructor
Rachel Mellis
Flute Instructor
Danielle Ondarza
French Horn Instructor
Ryan Phipps
Cello Instructor
Vicki Ray
Instructor of Applied Piano
Daniel Rotem
Saxophone Instructor
Allen Savedoff
Bassoon Instructor
Riner Scivally
Classical and Jazz Guitar Instructor
Laura Stoutenborough
Clarinet Instructor
Miro Sprague
Jazz Piano Instructor
Jamey Tate
Drum Set Instructor
Douglas Tornquist
Tuba Instructor
Other faculty associated with the Music department can be viewed here.