Our faculty of outstanding and internationally recognized performers, composers, scholars and researchers is dedicated to providing our diverse student body with a rich musical environment and an excellent education through private lessons, large and small ensembles, mentoring, and highly interactive classes.
Our nearly 200 faculty and staff members include winners of prizes from the National Endowment for the Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts, Grammy Awards, Emmy Awards, Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Guggenheim Fellowship, Fulbright Fellowship and soloists with world-renowned opera companies and symphony orchestras.
Gideon F. Alorwoyie |
Professor of Percussion Director of the African Percussion Ensemble |
José M. Aponte |
Principal Lecturer of Drum Set and Latin Percussion Director of the Latin Jazz Lab Band |
Steve Barnes |
Adjunct Instructor - Percussion (Jazz Drum Set) |
Michael Crawford |
Lecturer in Music Education |
Quincy Davis |
Associate Professor of Percussion (Jazz Drum Set) |
Mark Ford |
Coordinator of Percussion Regents Professor of Percussion (Marimba, Ensembles) |
Dave Hall |
Associate Professor of Percussion (Marimba, Timpani, Ensembles) |
Stockton Helbing |
Adjunct Instructor - Percussion (Jazz Drum Set) |
Paul Rennick |
Associate Professor of Percussion (Snare Drum, Ensembles) |
Sandi Rennick |
Adjunct Faculty - Percussion (Marimba) |
Ed Smith |
Adjunct Instructor - Vibraphone Director of the Bwana Kumala Gamelan Ensemble |
Poovalur Sriji |
Adjunct Instructor - Percussion Director of the South Indian Cross-Cultural Ensemble |