Faculty
The students and faculty are the heart and soul of the School of Music. Both pursue growth and significance in their life work; each spurs the other on toward excellence. We invite you to look at our faculty’s bios. Many of our faculty members are already internationally renowned; other younger professors, we anticipate, will soon become equally well known. Some may be less familiar names to you, but these professors are among the most dedicated and accomplished professionals in the nation. They care about their students and delight in seeing them develop as scholars, teachers, composers, and performers. The faculty has vibrant, brilliant, personable, and encouraging members. They will impart to you all that you are open to learn from them. We have fine facilities and a great library, but we believe that it is our faculty that will draw you here.
| Name | Division | Title |
| Alexander, C. Reid | Piano Pedagogy, Chair | Professor and Chair of Piano Pedagogy |
| Allen, David | Outreach and Public Engagement | Coordinator, Outreach and Public Engagement |
| Alwes, Chester L. | Choral | Associate Professor of Choral Music |
| Asnawa, I Ketut Gede | Musicology/Gamelan | Visiting Professor of Musicology/Gamelan |
| Aznavoorian, Ani | Strings | Assistant Professor of Cello |
| Bashford, Christina | Musicology | Assistant Professor of Strings/Musicology |
| Bergonzi, Louis | Music Education | Professor of Conducting and Music Education/Strings, Chair of Music Education, and Conductor of the UI Philharmonia Orchestra |
| Bernhardsson, Sibbi | Strings, Pacifica Quartet | Assistant Professor of Violin |
| Besharse, Kari | Composition-Theory | Visiting Lecturer in Composition-Theory (Fall 2008) |
| Blume, Philipp | Composition-Theory | Visiting Assistant Professor in Composition-Theory |
| Bridgewater, Ron S. | Jazz Studies | Associate Professor of Saxophone |
| Browning, Zack D. | Composition-Theory | Associate Professor of Composition-Theory |
| Buchanan, Donna A. | Musicology | Associate Professor of Musicology (On leave AY 2007-8) |
| Burbank, Richard | Music Library | Associate Professor of Library Administration and Music Catalog Coordinator |
| Byl, Julia S. | Musicology | Visiting Assistant Professor in Ethnomusicology (2008-2009) |
| Cameron, Michael J. | Strings | Professor of Double Bass and Coordinator of Graduate Studies |
| Capwell, Charles | Musicology | Associate Professor Emeritus |
| Carrillo, Tito | Jazz | Assistant Professor of Jazz Trumpet |
| Chasanov, Elliot L. | Brass, Chair | Associate Professor of Trombone |
| Coleman, Barrington L. | Voice | Associate Professor of Voice |
| Conde, Moussa Bolakada | Center for World Music | Visiting Lecturer |
| Dalheim, Eric | Accompanying | Professor Emeritus of Accompanying |
| Davis, Ollie Watts | Voice, Chair | Professor and Chair of the Voice Division |
| Dee, John | Woodwinds | Bill A. Nugent Endowed Professor of Performance Studies (Oboe) |
| DeNardo, Gregory F. | Music Education | Associate Professor of Music Education |
| Diazmuñoz, Eduardo | Opera | Professor and Chair of Opera; Conductor-Musical Director of the New Music Ensemble |
| Dougan, Kirstin | Music Library | Assistant Professor of Library Administration and Music User Services Coordinator |
| Ehlen, Timothy J. | Piano | Associate Professor of Piano |
| Ewald, Michael E. | Brass | Professor of Trumpet and Chair of the Brass Division |
| Flores, Ricardo | Percussion | Associate Professor of Percussion |
| Ganatra, Simin | Strings, Pacifica Quartet | Assistant Professor of Violin |
| Garnett, Guy E. | Composition-Theory | Associate Professor of Composition-Theory |
| George, Roby | Bands | Visiting Associate Professor of Band |
| Grant, Joe W. | Music Education, Chair | Associate Professor of Music Education |
| Grashel, John W. | Music Education | Associate Professor of Music Education |
| Gray, Lawrence | Jazz | Assistant Professor of Jazz (double bass) |
| Griffin, Peter J. | Bands | Assistant Professor of Bands, Director of the Marching Illini |
| Gunn, Julie Jordan | Accompanying | Associate Professor of Accompanying |
| Gunn, Nathan | Voice | Professor of Voice |
| Gushee, Lawrence | Musicology | Professor Emeritus of Musicology |
| Haken, Rudolf | Strings | Associate Professor of Viola |
| Hall, Dana | Jazz Studies | Assistant Professor of Jazz |
| Harris, Dawn | Voice | Lecturer in Voice (Soprano) |
| Harris, J. David | Woodwinds | Associate Professor of Clarinet and Chair of the Woodwind Division |
| Harwood, Eve E. | Music Education | Associate Professor of Music Education |
| Haymon-Coleman, Cynthia | Voice | Assistant Professor of Voice |
| Hedlund, Ronald W. | Voice | Professor Emeritus of Voice |
| Heiles, William | Piano, Chair | Professor and Chair of Piano |
| Helmrich, Dennis | Accompanying, Chair | Associate Professor and Chair of Accompanying |
| Herrera, Ricardo | Voice | Assistant Professor of Voice |
| Hickey, Joan B. | Jazz Studies/Piano Pedagogy | Lecturer of Jazz Studies and Piano Pedagogy |
| Hill, John W. | Musicology | Professor Emeritus of Musicology |
| Hobson, Ian | Piano | Swanlund Professor of Piano |
| Kaper, Hans | Composition-Theory | Adjunct Professor in Composition-Theory |
| Keeble, Jonathan | Woodwinds | Assistant Professor of Flute |
| Keene, James F. | Bands, Chair | Professor Emeritus of Music and Chair of the University Bands Division |
| Kellman, Herbert | Musicology | Professor Emeritus of Musicology |
| Kim, Hee Yun | Composition-Theory | Visiting Lecturer in Composition-Theory (Fall semester) |
| Kinderman, William A. | Musicology | Professor of Musicology |
| Kramer, Karl P. | Director of the School of Music | Professor of Music Director of the School of Music |
| Lawrence, Lucinda J. | Bands | University Bands Librarian |
| Lin, Mei-Fang | Composition-Theory | Visiting Assistant Professor of Composition-Theory |
| Lund, Erik R. | Composition/Theory, Chair | Associate Professor of Composition-Theory |
| Lupu, Sherban | Strings | Associate Professor of Violin |
| Machala, Kazimierz W. | Brass | Professor of Horn |
| Magee, Gayle Sherwood | Musicology | Assistant Professor of Musicology |
| Magee, Jeffrey | Musicology | Associate Professor and Chair of Musicology |
| Manfredo, Joseph | Music Education | Assistant Professor of Music Education |
| Mattax Moersch, Charlotte | Organ/Harpsichord, Chair | Associate Professor of Harpsichord and Chair of the Harpsichord/Organ Division |
| McGovern, Timothy S. | Woodwinds, Chair | Associate Professor of Bassoon |
| McNeill, Charles | Jazz Studies, Chair | Associate Professor and Chair of Jazz Studies |
| McPherson, Gary | Music Education | Zimmerman Professor of Music Education |
| Milenkovich, Stefan | Strings | Associate Professor of Violin |
| Mitchell, Rachel | Composition-Theory | Visiting Lecturer of Composition-Theory |
| Moersch, William | Percussion, Chair | Associate Professor and Chair of Percussion |
| Moore, Mark E. | Brass | Associate Professor of Tuba and Euphonium |
| Nettl, Bruno | Musicology | Professor Emeritus of Musicology (Spring 2009) |
| Paquette-Abt, Mary | Musicology | Visiting Appointment in Musicology (2008-2009) |
| Prescott, Anne | Musicology | Assistant Professor of Musicology; Associate Director and Outreach Coordinator, Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies |
| Pugh, James | Jazz | Professor of Jazz Studies (Trombone and Composition/Arranging) |
| Ramirez, Abel | Bands | Associate Professor of Band |
| Rath, Edward | Administration | Associate Director and Assistant Professor of Music; Webmaster |
| Redman, Yvonne | Voice | Associate Professor of Voice |
| Reese, Sam | Music Education | Associate Professor Emeritus of Music Education |
| Richtmeyer, Debra A. | Woodwinds | Professor of Saxophone |
| Robinson, Dana M. | Organ/Harpsichord | Assistant Professor of Organ |
| Romm, Ronald | Brass | Professor of Trumpet |
| Rostad, Masumi | Strings, Pacifica Quartet | Assistant Professor of Viola |
| Schleicher, Donald J. | Orchestra, Chair | Associate Professor and Chair of the Orchestra Division (On leave Spring 2009) |
| Schleis, Thomas H. | Opera, Manager | Lecturer of Opera Studies |
| Sennet, Rochelle | Piano | Teaching Associate in Piano |
| Siena, Jerold | Voice | Professor of Voice |
| Solis, Gabriel | Musicology | Associate Professor of Musicology (On leave Fall 2008) |
| Stephens, John | Jazz Studies | Associate Professor of Jazz Studies (Piano) |
| Stoltzfus, Fred A. | Choral, Chair | Professor and Chair of Choral Music |
| Stone, Sylvia | Voice | Professor of Voice |
| Syer, Katherine | Musicology | Assistant Professor of Musicology (On leave AY 2007-8) |
| Taube, Heinrich K. | Composition-Theory | Associate Professor and Chair of Composition-Theory |
| Taylor, Stephen A. | Composition-Theory | Associate Professor of Composition-Theory |
| Temperley, Nicholas | Musicology | Professor Emeritus of Musicology |
| Tharp, Reynold | Composition-Theory | Assistant Professor of Composition-Theory |
| Thibeault, Matthew | Music Education | Assistant Professor of Music Education |
| Tipei, Sever | Composition-Theory | Professor of Composition-Theory |
| Tsitsaros, Christos | Piano Pedagogy | Associate Professor of Piano Pedagogy On leave Spring 2009 |
| Turino, Thomas R. | Musicology | Professor of Musicology and Anthropology On leave Spring 2009) |
| Vamos, Brandon | Strings, Pacifica Quartet | Assistant Professor of Cello |
| Von Gunden, Heidi C. | Composition-Theory | Associate Professor Emerita of Composition-Theory |
| Wagstaff, John | Music Library | Associate Professor of Library Administration and Music Librarian |
| Ward, Tom R. | Musicology | Professor of Musicology |
| Wilson, Glenn | Jazz | Visiting Lecturer in Jazz |
| Wong, Isabel K. | Musicology | Assistant Professor of Musicology, Emerita |
| Wustman, John | Accompanying | Professor Emeritus of Accompanying and Center for Advanced Studies Professor Emeritus of Music |
| Wyatt, Scott A. | Composition-Theory | Professor of Composition-Theory and Director of the Experimental Music Studios |
| Yampolsky, Philip | Director, Center for World Music |
| Yeung, Ann | Strings, Chair | Associate Professor of Harp and Chair of the String Division |