Full-time Faculty, Emeritus Faculty, Part-time Faculty and Staff

 

Full Time Faculty

Murry Sidlin, Dean

Dr. Amy Antonelli, Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Studies
 

Dr. Joseph Santo, Assistant Dean of Academics and Graduate Studies

Sharyn Battersby, Ed.D., Assistant Professor, Music Education

Sharon Christman, Associate Professor and Chair of Voice, Soprano

Nikita Fitenko, DMA, Associate Professor, Piano

Jody Gatwood, Associate Professor, Violin, Chamber Music 

Stephen Gorbos, Ph.D, Assistant Professor, Theory

Ivo Kaltchev, DMA, Associate Professor and Chair of Piano Division

Michael Mermagen, Associate Professor, Cello, Chamber Music

Dr. Leo Nestor, Justine Bayard Ward Professor, Chair of Sacred Music
 

Denise Puricelli, Assistant Professor, Musical Theatre 

David Searle, Assistant Professor, Conductor, University Symphony Orchestra

Andrew Simpson, D.M., Associate Professor,Chair of Composition Division

Michael V. Smith, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Chair of Music Education

Steven Strunk, D.M.A., Professor, Composition

Paul Taylor, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Composition

Grayson Wagstaff, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Chair of Musicology Division, Director of the Latin American Music Center

Elaine Walter, Ph.D., Professor of Musicology

Andrew Weaver, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Musicology

  

 

Emeritus Faculty

Thomas Mastroianni, Mus.D.
Professor Emeritus

Barbara English Maris, D.M.A.
Professor Emerita

Helmut Braunlich, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus

Robert Garofalo, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus

Robert Ricks, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus

Ruth Steiner, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita

 

 

Adjunct and Part-time Faculty

Bassoon

Truman Harris, Bassoon

 

Clarinet

Lawrence Bocaner, Clarinet

Eugene Mondie, Clarinet

 

Conducting

John Mitchell, Conductor, CUA Wind Ensemble 

 

Euphonium/Tuba

**David Fedderly, Trombone/Tuba

 

Flute

Dr. Michelle Cho, Flute

Aaron Goldman, Flute

Vanita Jones, Flute

*Toshiko Kohno, Flute

Guitar

Dr. Richard Miller, Guitar and Music Theory

 

Horn

Robert Craven, Horn

 

Musical Theatre

Ellwood Annaheim, Musical Theatre (Vocal Coaching)

Doug Bowles, Musical Theatre (Tenor)

Dr. Eugene Galvin, Musical Theatre (Bass-Baritone)

Pauline Grossman, Musical Theatre (Dance)

Karen Hastings, Musical Theatre (Dance)

Fleta Hylton, Musical Theatre (Soprano)

Maurice Johnson, Musical Theatre (Dance)

James Mahady, Musical Theatre (Acting)

Gabriel Mangiante, Musical Theatre (Vocal Coaching)

N. Thomas Pedersen, Co-Chair of Musical Theatre (Baritone)

Jane Pesci-Townsend, Co-Chair of Musical Theatre (Mezzo-Soprano)

Shannon Quinn, Musical Theatre (Dance)

Shawn Short, Musical Theatre (Dance)

Dominic Traino, Musical Theatre (Tenor)

 

Oboe

Igor Leschishin

 

Organ

Dr. Robert Grogan, Organ

Dr. Edward Alan Moore, Organ

 

Percussion

Albert Merz, Percussion

 

Piano

Dr. James Litzelman, Piano and Piano Pedagogy

Dr. Ralitza Patcheva, Piano

Jose Ramos Santana, Piano

 

String Bass

*Ira Gold, String Bass

 

Theory

Dr. Emily H. Green, Theory

Dr. Jason Lovelace, Theory

 

Trombone

*Matthew Guilford, Trombone

 

Trumpet

Charles Daval, Trumpet

*Steven Hendrickson, Trumpet

 

Viola

*Tsuna Sakamoto, Viola

 

Violin

Emil Chudnovsky, Violin

Amy Beth Horman, Violin

 

Voice

Dr. Nicholas Catravas, Vocal Coaching

Dr. In Dal Choi, Baritone

Rick Christman, Tenor

Rosemarie Houghton, Soprano

Henriette Lund, Vocal Coaching

Susanne Marsee, Mezzo-Soprano

Ekaterina Souvorova, Vocal Coaching

Kevin Strother, Baritone

Arianna Zukerman, Soprano

Please Note: Not all faculty members are engaged for teaching in every semester. Part-time teaching is based upon enrollment and faculty availability.

*=National Symphony Orchestra member/retiree

**=Baltimore Symphony Orchestra member/retiree

 

Administrative Staff

Ryan Cipriano, Assistant to the Dean, Business Manager

Sara Fellman, Assistant to Dr. Santo

Dena Kolb, Assistant to Dr. Antonelli, Enrollment Coordinator

Dominic Traino, Production Manager

Alexander Wolniak, Administrative Coordinator, Academic Records