A Sunderman Conservatory education is distinguished by the close bonds that form between students and their teachers.
As a student, you’ll work one-on-one with faculty artists and scholars who have earned national and international reputations for their strengths in a comprehensive range of music traditions. Conservatory faculty are skilled performers, composers, conductors, and scholars. They are noted authorities on classical music, world music, contemporary music, jazz, music education, opera, and other areas. Most important, they are outstanding teachers adept at maximizing every student’s potential.
On this page:
Administration
James Day, Associate Professor
Director of the Sunderman Conservatory
Amanda Heim, Lecturer
Coordinator of Recruitment and Outreach
Shelley Stoner, Senior Academic Administrative Assistant
Liz Hedin-Schmidt, Academic Administrative Assistant and Teacher Certification Assistant
Band
Steven Marx, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Director of Marching and Symphony Bands
Russell McCutcheon, Professor
Director of Bands, Music Education, Conducting
Brass
Kenneth Bell, Adjunct Assistant Professor
French Horn, Sunderman Woodwind Quintet, Chamber Music
John Cradler, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Tuba, Euphonium
Steven Marx, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Trumpet
Zenas Kim-Banther, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Trombone
Choral
Robert Natter, Associate Professor
Director of Choral Activities, Conducting, Voice, Music Technology
Conducting
Russell McCutcheon, Professor
César Leal, Associate Professor
Robert Natter, Associate Professor
Guitar
Ian Hrdlicka, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Jazz Studies
Eric Byrd, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Jazz Combos, Improvisation
Amanda Heim, Lecturer
Coordinator of Jazz Studies, Director of Jazz Ensemble
Alphonso Young, Jr, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Percussion
Keyboard
Jocelyn Swigger, Professor
Area coordinator, Piano, Music History
Kevin Gorman, Adjunct Instructor
Piano
Scott F. Crowne, Collaborative Pianist
Collaborative Piano, Keyboard Harmony, Opera Workshop
Music Education
Parker Fadoul, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Teaching and Learning Percussion
Amanda Heim, Lecturer
Teaching and Learning Woodwinds
Susan Hochmiller, Associate Professor
Teaching and Learning Voice
Krista Kriel, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Teaching and Learning Strings
Steven Marx, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Teaching and Learning Brass
Russell McCutcheon, Professor
Coordinator of Music Education, Teaching and Conducting Instrumental Ensembles, Supervising Student Teachers
Kyle Weary, Visiting Assistant Professor
Music Education
Music Theory, History & Composition
Avner Dorman, Professor
Theory, Composition
Amanda Heim
Theory, Aural Skills
Larissa Irizarry, Visiting Assistant Professor
Ethnomusicology, Musicology, Africana Studies
César Leal, Associate Professor
Musicology
William O'Hara, Associate Professor
Theory, Aural Skills
Orchestra
César Leal, Associate Professor
Director of Orchestral Activities
Percussion
Parker Fadoul, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Percussion, Percussion Ensemble
Alphonso Young, Jr., Adjunct Assistant Professor
Percussion
Strings
Elly Toyoda, Visiting Assistant Professor
Coordinator of Strings
Violin
Ismar Gomes, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Cello
Devin Howell, Adjunct Instructor
Bass
Michaela Trnkova, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Harp, Chamber Music
Nana Vaughn, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Viola
Voice
Susan Hochmiller, Associate Professor
Coordinator of Voice/Opera, Opera Workshop
Jeffrey Fahnestock, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Voice, Vocal Literature and Diction
Robert Natter, Associate Professor
Director of Choral Activities, Conducting, Voice, Music Technology
Matthew Osifchin, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Voice
Woodwinds
Amanda Heim, Lecturer
Saxophone, Theory, Aural Skills, Chamber Music
Sarah McIver, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Flute, Chamber Music, Sunderman Wind Quintet
Lynn Moncilovich, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Bassoon, Chamber Music, Sunderman Wind Quintet
Aaron Scott, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Clarinet, Chamber Music, Sunderman Wind Quintet
Stephanie Ying, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Oboe, Chamber Music, Sunderman Wind Quintet