crane school of music

head: jill r. pearon

secretary: margaret w ball

tel: (315) 267-2775 fax: (315) 267-2413 c218 bishop hall

name	contact information
rebecca a anderson visiting artist: violin crane school of music rebecca a anderson visiting artist: violin crane school of music bishop hall c202 andersra@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2431 violinist rebecca anderson has appeared worldwide as a recitalist and chamber musician. known for her "incisive musicality" (the oregonian), recent appearances include chamber music performances at carnegie hall, the alumni continuum series at kneisel hall chamber music festival, and tours across europe, asia, and south america. ms. anderson's passion for chamber music has led to festival appearances with music@menlo, chamber music northwest, the savannah music festival, music from angel fire, and verbier festival. performance highlights include collaborations with ani and ida kavafian, itzhak perlman, andre watts, david shifrin, ben folds, and questlove. she has performed in concerts presented by the chamber music society of lincoln center and the philadelphia chamber music society, and has performed at carnegie hall, the kennedy center, baryshnikov arts center, and library of congress. ms. anderson's solo appearances have taken her across the country with the philadelphia orchestra, oregon symphony, olympia symphony, and columbia symphony orchestras, and to europe with a recital at the conservatorio de bologna in italy. she was a first prize winner at the 2013 american string teachers association national solo competition. other awards include the bronze medal and bach award at the stulberg international string competition, as well as the youngarts gold award, which led to being named a presidential scholar in both the arts and academics. a frequent guest with conductorless chamber orchestras, ms. anderson has toured with a far cry, the knights, and orpheus chamber orchestras. she has served as guest principal second violin with the national arts centre orchestra in ottawa, and is concertmaster of the new orchestra of washington in washington, d.c. she is also a member of new york-based quodlibet ensemble. as an arts advocate and educator, ms. anderson spent two formative years with ensemble connect, a fellowship based at carnegie hall that combines artistic excellence with a focus on the social and community impact of the arts. she performed at carnegie hall and at community venues throughout new york city, including public schools, low income housing centers, and correctional facilities. in 2010, she was one of twenty individuals selected to take part in the americans for the arts national arts policy roundtable at sundance, an arts advocacy summit including business leaders and artists from across the country. ms. anderson currently assists in teaching the studio of ronald copes at the juilliard school. she was lead faculty for the summer performing arts with juilliard program in switzerland in 2018, and has also served as a faculty member for the bennington chamber music conference. ms. anderson worked as a partner teacher for two years with the public school students at brooklyn high school of the arts, and has led workshops with students at connecticut, skidmore, and wheaton colleges. in 2018, ms. anderson co-founded votesart, a non-partisan organization that uses music to promote voter registration and creative civic engagement across the country. ms. anderson co-founded the anderson-sasaki duo in 2019, creating residencies that strengthen community through varied interactive performances and presented recitals. the anderson-sasaki duo has recently commissioned composer emily cooley for a new work to be premiered in the 2020-21 season. originally from portland, oregon, ms. anderson is an alumna of the curtis institute of music, the juilliard school, the royal conservatory of music, and ensemble connect (formerly ensemble acjw). more info	andersra@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2431
margaret w ball administrative assistant 1 crane school of music margaret w ball administrative assistant 1 crane school of music bishop hall c218 ballmw@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2812 more info	ballmw@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2812
lauren f becker assistant professor: horn crane school of music lauren f becker assistant professor: horn crane school of music schuette hall a109 beckelaf@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2440 //www.laurenbeckermusic.com lauren becker is assistant professor of horn at the crane school of music at the state university of new york at potsdam. active as a freelance musician, she has performed with ensembles throughout the united states and beyond, including the rochester philharmonic orchestra, detroit symphony orchestra, buffalo philharmonic orchestra, albany symphony orchestra, symphoria, kuala lumpur international festival orchestra, and north country chamber players. as a member of the american wild ensemble, dr. becker has performed world premieres of newly commissioned works in concert halls, fields, mountain tops, and caves across the united states. the ensemble has toured extensively, performing at schools and universities, the smithsonian american art museum, george eastman museum, avaloch farm music institute, and indoors and outdoors at san juan island and saint-gaudens national historical parks and olympic, mount rainier, north cascades, shenandoah, great smoky mountains, mammoth cave, and hawai'i volcanoes national parks. the american wild ensemble's album, music in the american wild, was released in 2018 and can be found online at bandcamp. she has appeared on many other recordings, including the eastman wind ensemble's collaboration with the canadian brass entitled manhattan music (opening day entertainment group) and the buffalo philharmonic's recording of selected works of bartók (naxos records). dr. becker frequently performs as member of the potsdam brass quintet and has presented at many conferences, including the international brass festival at the university of florida school of music at gainesville, the northeast regional tuba and euphonium conference, the erie county music educators association western new york conference day, nafme eastern division conference, and nyssma winter conference. prior to her appointment at crane in 2015, dr. becker taught horn at nazareth college, the university of rochester, and the eastman community music school. she has also been a horn instructor and chamber music coach at kendall betts horn camp, crane youth music, the new york summer music festival, and the summer youth music school at the university of new hampshire. dr. becker holds a doctor of musical arts degree and performer's certificate from the eastman school of music, where she was awarded the 2013 teaching assistant prize for excellence in collegiate teaching. she received a master of music degree from eastman in horn performance and literature and a bachelor of music in music education from the university of new hampshire. more info	beckelaf@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2440
russell j biczo visiting instructor: music education crane school of music russell j biczo visiting instructor: music education crane school of music schuette hall a335 biczorj@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3228 russell biczo is a graduate of arizona state university with a b.m. in music education and m.m. in music education. he is presently completing his ph.d. in music education from arizona state university. during his time as a graduate assistant at arizona state university, mr. biczo worked and taught classes emphasizing the use and negotiation of music technology in music learning and practices of contemporary musicianship in the music education classroom. in his continued interest of music technology and music pedagogy, mr. biczo facilitated learning and worked with local community groups, boys and girls club and project amp, where youth explored music creation and music integration in film, processing, and video game design. mr. biczo's public school teaching contributions involved high school and middle school bands in the chandler district (chandler, az) and high school instrumental, choral, and general music in the madison district (phoenix, az). his current research interests include technology use and access in the classroom for music creation, collaboration, and learning, and the use of digital badges as assessment and achievement tools. correlating with his research, mr. biczo presented at the mountain lake colloquium, society of music teacher education symposium, artswork graduate student research colloquium, and has been invited to present at the association for popular music education. more info	biczorj@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3228
brianne l borden visiting assistant professor: trumpet crane school of music brianne l borden visiting assistant professor: trumpet crane school of music schuette hall a109 bordenbl@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2439 dr. brianne borden is a trumpet player and recently appointed visiting assistant professor of trumpet at suny potsdam and member of the potsdam brass quintet. as a teacher, dr. borden's primary goal is inspiring musicians to be skillful instrumentalists, collaborative musical community members, creative leaders, and set up for a sustainable career in their chosen field. dr. borden is an active clinician and soloist, having presented recitals and masterclasses at numerous universities and conferences around the country. these include colburn conservatory, ithaca college, university of north carolina greensboro, university of northern arizona, the hawaii youth symphony, the international trumpet guild conference and the international women's brass conference, among more. dr. borden has competed in the national trumpet competition as both a soloist and an ensemble member, as well as having coached students successfully into the semi-final rounds of the competition. dr. borden completed her doctoral studies in trumpet performance at arizona state university, where, alongside her playing and appointment as teaching assistant, she researched heavily in the field of wellness for musicians and served as instructor for a weekly class titled movement for musicians. dr. borden is enthusiastic about performance as a tool for educational outreach and leadership. evidence of this is shown in her participation as a founding member and serving as personnel director of the phoenix brass collective and involvement in outreach programs such as the aspen music festival and school with the backcountry brass quintet. as an entrepreneur, dr. borden currently acts as co-owner and ceo of a virtual yoga studio, yoga for all musicians, catering specifically to the physical and emotional needs of musicians. she has published multiple articles and developed workshops on ways to incorporate wellness into a musician's lifestyle in order to counteract repetitive motion injuries, battle performance anxiety, and maintain a sustainable music career. dr. borden received her master's degree in trumpet performance from the university of colorado - boulder where she taught as a teaching assistant as well as performed with the graduate brass quintet. she is also a proud alumna of suny potsdam where she received a bachelor's degree in trumpet performance and her love of brass chamber music was established in the frackenpohl honors brass quintet. her principal trumpet teachers include david hickman, dr. john ellis, terry sawchuk, justin bartels, and herb smith. more info	bordenbl@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2439
shannon g boyle graduate assistant crane school of music shannon g boyle graduate assistant crane school of music boylesg@potsdam.edu more info	boylesg@potsdam.edu
riki l braunstein adjunct instructor / off-campus teaching supervisor crane school of music riki l braunstein adjunct instructor / off-campus teaching supervisor crane school of music braunsrl@potsdam.edu riki braunstein - coordinator of field experience, music education riki braunstein earned both a bachelor of arts and a master of arts in music from brooklyn college. she taught instrumental music on the middle school level in the new york city public school system. after 25 years as a classroom teacher, she left the classroom to become a middle school principal and finally retired in 2009. during her tenure as a classroom teacher, riki braunstein served as associate conductor of the brooklyn borough-wide orchestra and created several inter-visitation programs to introduce the musical ensemble experience to young school musicians. she was the recipient of the teacher of the year award and the arts teacher of the year award in brooklyn community school district 21. she has directed the music education since 2005 where she has overseen the training of new music teachers. more info	braunsrl@potsdam.edu
erin m brooks assistant professor: music history crane school of music erin m brooks assistant professor: music history crane school of music schuette hall a102 brooksem@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2759 erin brooks is a musicologist specializing in multimedia genres such as opera, incidental music, and film music. her research focuses on musics of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with interests in transnational reception history, memory, gesture, the voice, embodiment, and gender. she earned her ph.d. in musicology from washington university in st. louis, where her dissertation analyzed relationships between french actress sarah bernhardt and fin-de-siécle musical culture. erin has published articles on the operas of camille saint-saeëns and the relationship between theater music and early film; she is currently completing works on memory and performance in tosca and stage music and trauma during world war i. she has presented her research at conferences on saint-saëns (centro luigi boccherini, lucca), the music of war (british library, london), and music and antiquity (massenet festival, saint-étienne), as well as national and regional meetings of the american musicological society and the north american conference on nineteenth-century music. erin graduated with a b.a. in music, summa cum laude, from the university of arkansas and continues to perform on the viola and viola da gamba. prior to joining the crane school faculty in 2016, she taught at the university of wisconsin-madison, the colburn school (los angeles), and ucla. she has also worked with precollege and continuing studies programs at several institutions. erin has taught courses on a wide variety of topics, including music history surveys, music appreciation, and musics of the world, as well as seminars on opera, music and games, and music and gender. more info	brooksem@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2759
sarah j burgess administrative assistant 1 crane school of music sarah j burgess administrative assistant 1 crane school of music schuette hall a321 burgessj@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2411 more info	burgessj@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2411
gary d. busch professor: piano, music history crane school of music gary d. busch professor: piano, music history crane school of music bishop hall c201 buschgd@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2408 Dr. Busch holds degrees in Music History and Performance from the University of Washington and the D.M.A. in Piano Performance from the Manhattan School of Music, with Piano studies under Béla Siki, Randolph Hokanson, and Artur Balsam. He has appeared as performer in numerous solo, chamber music, and lieder recitals and is widely known among piano teacher organizations in the U.S. and Canada as lecturer, adjudicator, and presenter of master classes. On the Piano and Music History faculties at SUNY Potsdam since 1983, he has served on the board of directors of the New York Federation of Music Clubs, on the executive board of the New York State Music Teachers Association, and as Chair of Theory, History & Composition at Crane. dr. Busch is also known to teachers and students nationally as author of a number of annotated Urtext editions of piano works, published by FJH Music in the FJH Classic Editions series. more info	buschgd@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2408
stephen d button adjunct instructor: entertainment law crane school of music stephen d button adjunct instructor: entertainment law crane school of music bishop hall c210 buttonsd@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2458 stephen d. button currently serves as st. lawrence county attorney, a position he has held since 2015. originally from the dallas, texas area, and a baylor university graduate of both their undergraduate and graduate schools, mr. button has been a practicing litigator for the past eleven years. following graduation from western new england university school of law in 2006, mr. button took a position with a law firm based out of willimantic, connecticut focusing his practice in workers' compensation, social security, civil litigation and governmental representation. in 2009, mr. button started as an assistant public defender in the st. lawrence county office of the public defender. in 2011, mr. button was appointed to a term as st. lawrence county chief public defender, a position he held until his appointment as county attorney until february of 2015. during his tenure as county attorney, he has worked to establish a program to remediate potentially environmentally contaminated properties, in conjunction with the new york state department of environmental conservation, the new york state comptroller's oil spill fund and the united states environmental protection agency. he has also actively pursued legislation in the field of justice reform and indigent defense. in 2016, for his work on behalf of indigent defense and fighting county unfunded mandates under the 5th and 6th amendment of the u.s. constitution, mr. button was the co-recipient of the new york state defenders association service of justice award with deputy majority leader senator john defrancisco (r-syracuse) and assemblywoman patricia fahy (d-albany). separately, in 2015, mr. button was appointed to the alumni board of directors of the western new england university school of law where, in 2016, mr. button was elected to serve as president of the alumni board of directors. the western new england school of law alumni can be found in 112 countries, 49 states and consist of a body of more than 7800 members. mr. button also serves as an adjunct faculty member at the state university of new york (suny) at potsdam, on the board of directors of the county attorney association of the state of new york and on the curriculum board of the legal studies program of suny canton, as well. mr. button is licensed to practice law in the state of new york, state of connecticut, before the supreme court of the united states and before various lower federal courts. more info	buttonsd@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2458
evan l campbell visiting instructor: music theory crane school of music evan l campbell visiting instructor: music theory crane school of music bishop hall c210 campbeel@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2458 evan campbell has a phd in music theory from mcgill university, montreal. his dissertation, "psalm-tone tonality, system, and transposition in claudio monteverdi's psalm and canticle settings, 1610-1650," focuses on the distinction between mode and psalm tone, as well as the emerging role of transposition in music beginning around 1600. he has presented at conferences throughout north america and europe, including the society for music theory conference, the medieval and renaissance music conference, the monteverdi 450 conference, the west coast conference of music theory and analysis, and the biennial conference of nineteenth-century music. his research interests include system, temperament and counterpoint in the renaissance and early baroque, harmonic thinking in the late renaissance, and spectral music. he recently published an article in philomusica on line titled, "psalm-tone tonality in monteverdi's vespers of 1610." more info	campbeel@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2458
mark campbell professor: music education crane school of music mark campbell professor: music education crane school of music crane music center a302 campbemr@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3229 mark robin campbell is professor of music education. his study of music teacher education, emphasizing personalized learning built on empirical research and principled practice has established him as a leader in the field. known for its excellence, and backed by 30 years of teaching in k-12 schools and higher education, campbell's work has led to involvement in numerous educational and leadership projects around the nation. recent collaborations have focused on designing inquiry-based learning and change agency as a basis for living a creative and vitalized life in music teaching. campbell regularly appears at state and national conferences, and his published work can be found in handbooks and journals ranging from classroom teaching to curriculum and research design. he is coauthor of constructing a personal orientation to music teaching (routledge), editor of musicality and milestones (university of illinois), and coeditor of advances in music education research (information age publishing). campbell's teaching has been recognized as important in helping young music teachers clarify reasons for teaching and for creating powerful pedagogical repertoires for student learning. a graduate of the university of illinois and a recipient of a "teacher of the year" award in the illinois, campbell was raised in a musically active family and is a "music maker and taker" of all kinds. he is a committed and lifelong "student of music teaching." more info	campbemr@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3229
richard c. cayward jr. library clerk 2/crane library crane school of music, libraries richard c. cayward jr. library clerk 2/crane library crane school of music libraries schuette hall a241 caywarrc@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2449 more info	caywarrc@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2449
david p cerullo adjunct instructor: long island area off-campus teaching supervisor crane school of music david p cerullo adjunct instructor: long island area off-campus teaching supervisor crane school of music schuette hall a321 cerulldp@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2411 more info	cerulldp@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2411
margaret c chalker visiting assistant professor: voice crane school of music margaret c chalker visiting assistant professor: voice crane school of music bishop hall c301 chalkemc@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2401 four years ago, in order to settle close to her daughter and family, margaret chalker moved to massena, ny from zürich, switzerland where she was a soprano soloist with the world renowned opernhaus zürich for 25 years, singing roles ranging from pamina to donna elvira to sophie to agatha, gilda to elizabetta, including operas of the 20th century (henze's "der prinz von homburg",(prinzessin natalie) with thomas hampson as well as frank martin's "le vin herbé" as iseut to piotr beczala's tristan in the marvelous marco marelli production and the world premiere of "harley" by edward rushton as well as ligetti's "le grande macabre". a native of waterloo, n.y. in the finger lakes, margaret earned a bme from baldwin wallace college, ohio, (studio of sophie ginn-paster) studied six months in italy, returned and taught intermediate and high school music for a year in the seneca falls school district before receiving a graduate teaching assistantship to syracuse university to study with helen boatwright. while a masters student in syracuse, margaret gained experience with the syracuse opera company and conducted the church choir at north presbyterian church in geneva, n.y. upon graduation she spent some time in new york city, (studio of marlena malas) won several contests including first place in the prestigious baltimore opera competition and then took a position on the voice faculty of suny at fredonia. while teaching, her performance career continued to blossom as she sang with the orchestras and/or opera companies of seattle, buffalo, syracuse, erie, columbus, el paso, and the st. paul chamber orchestra. ms. chalker resigned from suny in order to devote herself full time to performing. she had successes from chautauqua to glimmerglass, omaha, to houston, to ft. lauderdale, and new york city before a well known agent recruited her for the deustche oper am rhein in düsseldorf, germany and her european career was launched. after two and a half years in the düsseldorf ensemble she was asked to join the company of the zürich opera. in zürich alone, she sang over 700 performances of over 60 different roles and she sang many guest performances in berlin, hamburg, cologne, leipzig, dortmund, munich, prague, bratislava, belgrade, graz and salzburg, st. gallen, and le grande théâtre de genève among others. margaret maintains a small teaching studio in zürich where she returns regularly to mentor her students, including younger colleagues, now enjoying fine professional careers themselves. ms. chalker is joyfully anticipating a year on the faculty at crane and the opportunity to share her 40 years of professional experience in both performance and teaching. more info	chalkemc@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2401
dianne s chappell administrative assistant 1 crane school of music dianne s chappell administrative assistant 1 crane school of music bishop hall c221 chappeds@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2417 fax: (315) 267-2413 more info	chappeds@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2417 fax: (315) 267-2413
drew x coles visiting assistant professor: music business crane school of music drew x coles visiting assistant professor: music business crane school of music bishop hall c209 colesdx@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2103 drew x coles is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, producer, serial entrepreneur, and educator. drew serves as an applied lessons instructor, ensemble facilitator, and adjunct professor of music entrepreneurship at teachers college, columbia university. drew also teaches music entrepreneurship at the manhattan school of music, and will be serving as a visiting faculty member and program coordinator for the music business program at the crane school of music at the state university of new york at potsdam. his scholarly interests include; the construct of success as it applies to post-secondary music students, culturally responsive pedagogy in the music classroom, the use of technology in the applied studio, jazz pedagogy, improvisation pedagogy, comprehensive musicianship coursework and curricula, artistic entrepreneurship, and quantitative research methods in music education. drew holds a bachelor of music degree from the crane school of music at the state university of new york at potsdam, a masters degree in jazz performance from queens college of the city university of new york, and an m.b.a. from the metropolitan college of new york. drew earned his doctorate in music education at teachers college, columbia university after defending his dissertation on the perceptions among musicians on the construct of career success as it applies to them as well as their peers. drew has served as the executive director of the international chamber orchestra of america. drew is also a co-founder of pro arts management and consulting llc and serves as the musical director to the metropolitan players, an award-winning new york city-based wedding entertainment collective. among other scholarly affiliations, drew is a board member of the society for arts entrepreneurship education. in his applied studio, drew focuses on using technology to incite and support self-directed learning, both in digital music-based students as well as in traditional instrumental students. more info	colesdx@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2103
caron l. collins professor: music education/chair of music education department crane school of music, faculty emeriti caron l. collins professor: music education/chair of music education department crane school of music faculty emeriti schuette hall a314 collincl@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2404 caron l collins, department chair and professor of music education, teaches undergraduate courses in instrumental and general music methods, as well as online graduate music education courses. she developed the "curious, collaborative creativity" instructional approach to musical ensembles utilized in many schools across the country and the suny potsdam campus-community band, an inclusive organization of collaborative musicians. dr. collins earned her ph.d. in music from the ohio state university (2007), the master in the art of teaching (2002) from marygrove college in detroit, and her bachelor of music education (1978) from indiana university, bloomington. dr. collins taught instrumental and general music for 25 years in the diocese of columbus (ohio), designed and coordinated the diocesan-wide music events, supervised instrumental music teachers, and earned the romana hemmelgarn outstanding teacher of the year award (1995). she has published articles and presented workshops for the ohio music educators association, new york state school music association, national association for music education (nafme), suncoast music education research symposium, and the national catholic band association (ncba). her book, messengers of music: the legacy of julia e. crane, information age publishing (2011), shares the inspirational stories of graduates of the crane school of music paired with the philosophy of the school's founder. she has co-authored curious, collaborative creativity: a guide to transforming music ensembles (2017), an e-book available in kindle and ibook formats. dr. collins is a member of pi kappa lambda, phi kappa phi, nafme where she serves on the innovations council, and as webmaster for the national catholic band association. more info	collincl@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2404
miles d decastro musical instrument technician crane school of music miles d decastro musical instrument technician crane school of music crane music center b168 decastmd@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2467 miles decastro is the instrument repair technician at the crane school of music, where he teaches courses in instrument repair technology, and is responsible for repairing and maintaining over 1200 instruments. he received his certificate of band instrument repair technology from renton technical college in 2008 and his bachelor of music education from mansfield university in 2005. prior to joining crane in july of 2016, miles has held the following positions: general manager of bridgepoint music in menlo park, ca; shop foreman at maytan music center in reno, nv; and band director in the baltimore city public school system. miles is an active member of the national association of professional band instrument repair technicians, where he currently serves as vice president. he has attended every national conference since becoming a member in 2007, presented and hosted clinics at the regional, national, and international level, and has served on the finance committee. miles has studied repair with morrie backun, is a straubinger certified technician, a yamaha certified sales professional, has completed the yamaha service advantage program, and has led bridgepoint music to becoming a namm top 100 dealer four years in a row. more info	decastmd@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2467
jean desmarais visiting assistant professor: piano crane school of music jean desmarais visiting assistant professor: piano crane school of music bishop hall c122 desmarj@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2692 jean desmarais studied with monique collet-samyn, anisia campos, monique deschaussées, joanna stieler and dalton baldwin. desmarais has won international competitions, and has performed with orchestras and as a chamber musician in europe and north america, and his radio, tv and cd recordings received international recognitions. he has also performed more than 200 premieres of new compositions. he was guest coach for many productions at canadian opera company including don carlos, rusalka, dié zauberflöte, war and peace, carmen, and don quichotte. desmarais' students have studied in major music institutions like manhattan school of music, cleveland music institute, la sorbonne and have performed themselves at carnegie hall, muzikverein and other prestigious concert halls. desmarais has been on the faculty at the university of ottawa, carleton university, académie internationale d'été de nice, zukerman academy and the conservatoire de musique du québec, and he serves as the music director of strings of st. john's, a chamber orchestra in ottawa. in 1992, desmarais received the commemorative medal for the 125th anniversary of the confederation of canada for his remarkable contribution to the arts here and abroad. more info	desmarj@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2692
robert k docker assistant professor, string education crane school of music robert k docker assistant professor, string education crane school of music schuette hall a313 dockerrk@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3241 dr. robert k. docker is an assistant professor of string music education, joining the faculty in 2015. at the crane school he works with the national string project and teaches string techniques and string methods courses. he previously held a position as a visiting assistant professor at the university of arkansas school of music where he taught string music education courses, aural perception and graduate courses in curriculum design, testing and measurement and music psychology in addition to working with the university of arkansas / arkansas philharmonic string coalition youth orchestra. while at the u of a he worked with undergraduates to build a school orchestra program in the fayetteville public schools. dr. docker earned a ph.d. from penn state university where he held a university fellowship. at penn state he taught undergraduate music education courses while finishing coursework in music education with dual cognates in the sociology of schools and string pedagogy. his dissertation was on the subject of music teacher retention and attrition in high poverty urban school districts. he has presented research at national and state conferences and published in state journals of music education. dr. docker's elementary and secondary teaching experience includes a decade as an orchestra and strings specialist in high-poverty schools in virginia and north carolina and two years at the grier school, an international boarding school in pennsylvania. he holds bachelors and masters degrees from the university of north carolina at greensboro and served there as an instructor as well. as a cellist he has extensive orchestral experience having previously played with the arkansas philharmonic orchestra, the lynchburg (virginia) symphony orchestra and serving as principal cello of the altoona (pennsylvania) symphony and the fayetteville (arkansas) opera company, in addition to performances with chamber groups and professional and amateur theatre companies. he has a passion for traditional fiddle and guitar music and folk art. more info	dockerrk@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3241
liesl schoenberger doty assistant professor: violin crane school of music liesl schoenberger doty assistant professor: violin crane school of music bishop hall c202 dotyls@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2431 though originally from quaint cape girardeau, mo liesl's career has taken her well beyond the banks of the mississippi river. hailed for her "magnetic presence", she has performed across north america and europe, appearing at major venues including carnegie hall's stern auditorium, weill recital hall, zankel hall, the musikverein, the kravis center, the kennedy center and performs actively as a soloist having worked with several orchestras in the united states. she has appeared as a recitalist and chamber musician in numerous festivals and concert series including yellow barn, skaneateles chamber music festival, ottawa chamber fest, white mountain chamber music festival, norfolk chamber music festival, sarasota music festival, new music new haven, chamber music at yale, orford centre d'arts, sommerakademie mozarteum in salzburg and ferme de villefavard in france. as a crossover artist, she released three commercial fiddle albums in collaboration with musical legends, buddy spicher and david grier, and has appeared as a guest artist at the grand old opry in nashville, tennessee. since 2009, ms. doty has been featured as a soloist in composer/pianist eric genuis' national tours. in 2012, liesl became a "crier" in boston's own chair-less, conductor-less chamber orchestra, a far cry [grammy nominated in 2015!!] and has enjoyed touring, recording and collaborating with all 16 of her co-artistic directors in the collective. her favorite "crier" in the orchestra is her husband, bassist karl doty, with whom she performs regularly as part of their classical and crossover duo, "the dotys" (www.thedotysduo.com) liesl earned her bachelor and master of music from indiana university under the instruction of mimi zweig and mauricio fuks and an artist diploma from yale university as a student of ani kavafian. liesl is a candidate in the doctor of musical arts program at new england conservatory and was the teaching assistant to lucy chapman during her studies there. previous faculty appointments include dartmouth college, university of new hampshire, saint anselm college and southeast missouri state university. she is currently assistant professor of violin at the crane school of music at suny potsdam. liesl plays a 1919 carl becker violin. www.fiddlingliesl.com more info	dotyls@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2431
brian k. doyle professor: director of bands crane school of music brian k. doyle professor: director of bands crane school of music crane music center b137 doylebk@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2428 brian k. doyle (director of bands) joined the crane faculty in 2006. he conducts the crane wind ensemble and symphonic band, and also teaches courses in conducting. a michigan native, he received all of his degrees in his home state. at michigan state university, he received a bme and two mm (saxophone and wind conducting) degrees. his principal teachers included john whitwell, joseph lulloff and james forger. at the university of michigan, he received the amusd in wind conducting under the mentorship of michael haithcock. dr. doyle's former teaching posts include faculty positions at indiana university, the university of north carolina - chapel hill, duke university, and as a public school music educator in imlay city, mi. while in north carolina, dr. doyle served as the resident conductor of the triangle british brass band from 1999 until 2002. dr. doyle has also served on the summer conducting faculty of the renowned interlochen arts camp, as well as the new england music camp. dr. doyle now spends his summer as the conductor of the crane youth music wind ensemble. more info	doylebk@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2428
brian d dunbar assistant professor: flute crane school of music brian d dunbar assistant professor: flute crane school of music bishop hall c124 dunbarbd@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2445 //www.briandunbarflute.com dr. brian dunbar, a native of St. Augustine, FL, enjoys performing as a soloist, orchestral performer, and chamber musician, in addition to his activities as a Professor. He earned a Doctorate in Musical Arts from Louisiana State University & A&M College, a Master's degree from the university of michigan, and a Bachelor's degree from Stetson University. Prior to his appointment at The crane school of music, he held teaching positions at Southern University, Southeastern Louisiana University, and Louisiana State University. brian has been recognized in numerous competitions including the 2017 monroe symphony league marjorie stricklin emerging artists, stetson university (2008) and louisiana state university (2013) concerto, 2014 sankyo flutes orchestral excerpts, 2015 music teachers national association and the louisiana flute society (2014, 2015) competitions. in 2018, he received first prize in the inaugural international low flutes festival alto flute competition held in reston, va. he has performed at the national flute association annual convention in chicago, san diego, orlando and salt lake city, and has also presented at the florida flute convention and mid-south flute festival. brian has participated in performances in france, germany, belgium, and throughout the united states. he has also appeared as a guest lecturer and performer at the initiatives meetings and publications on artistic research "hands on flute" conference in aveiro, portugal (2017, 2018). he has performed in the flute sections of the louisiana philharmonic orchestra, acadiana symphony, adrian symphony, battle creek symphony, and dearborn symphony, rapides symphony, and sphinx symphony orchestra, among others. during his time in louisiana, dr. dunbar performed and premiered numerous works at the marigny opera ballet as a member of the new resonance orchestra in new orleans. additionally, he was a featured collaborator at the annual new music on the bayou summer festival. Prioritizing engagement in the broader community, dr. Dunbar is a former Teaching Artist and Development Officer for Kids' Orchestra, an El-Sistema inspired non-profit organization in Baton Rouge, LA. He is also a member of several dynamic music organizations, including The National Flute Association; where he serves on the diversity & Inclusion Committee, Florida Flute Association, Music Teachers National Association, and is a member of the globally recognized Sphinx Organization; which aims to promote inclusion and diversity in the arts. his primary teachers include susan mcquinn, amy porter, and katherine kemler. brian has also received performance guidance from artists such as julien beaudiment, julia bogorad-kogan, adrian brett, leone buyse, marianne gedigian, michael hasel, beate-gabriela schmitt, ransom wilson. more info	dunbarbd@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2445
john r. ellis professor: trumpet crane school of music john r. ellis professor: trumpet crane school of music schuette hall a108 ellisjr@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2439 //www.johnellistrumpet.com dr. ellis is a native of chicago illinois and has performed as soloist and chamber musician throughout the united states, canada and europe. he holds the degree of doctor of music from arizona state university. dr. ellis has appeared with a variety of musical organizations and artists including the canadian brass, the us army brass band, calgary philharmonic, the moody blues, as well as grammy award winners diana krall, tony bennett and anne murray. he has been heard internationally on cbc-radio canada, and has presented clinics and recitals at prestigious institutions and festivals throughout the world, including the juilliard school, cincinnati conservatory, summit brass, the banff festival, and the raphael mendez brass festival. he is currently principal trumpet of the ottawa symphony orchestra and the orchestra of northern new york. more info	ellisjr@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2439
jeffrey d. francom associate professor: choral conductor crane school of music jeffrey d. francom associate professor: choral conductor crane school of music crane music center b136 francojd@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2399 jeffrey francom is associate professor and coordinator of the choral area at suny potsdam's crane school of music, where he directs the crane chorus and concert choir, and teaches courses in conducting and choral methods. he serves on the faculty of crane youth music and was previously the director of the potsdam community chorus. under his direction, the crane chorus and crane symphony orchestra appear annually on public television stations in over 25 states. he recently conducted or prepared world premieres of works for chorus and orchestra by gregory wanamaker, gary fry, william averitt and michael sitton, as well as the u.s. premiere of ben parry's flame. in 2014, the crane men's ensemble was featured on the delos album all the heart of me: the choral music of margaret ruthven lang. previously, dr. francom resided on long island where he directed the stony brook camerata singers and the babylon chorale. he taught at two suffolk county community college campuses, and conducted performances with the suffolk singers and college choir. he was the recipient of stony brook university's ackerman prize, as well as the ralph vaughan williams research fellowship sponsored by the carthusian trust. dr. francom has been the guest conductor of many county and regional all-state choirs, and has conducted opera and musical theater productions with stony brook opera, the lynn clark summertime players and bellport high school. for three years, dr. francom was the choral director at mandarin high school in jacksonville, florida. as a conductor, baritone, and concerto soloist on piano, dr. francom has collaborated with orchestras across the country, including the new west symphony, louisiana philharmonic orchestra, and san diego symphony. he has prepared choirs for joann falletta, duain wolfe, joseph flummerfelt, larry rachleff, christof perick, ann howard jones, helmuth rilling, and others, for performances at carnegie hall, the lincoln center for the performing arts, and on the suny potsdam campus. he has conducted and presented at nyssma and acda conferences and recently served as a board member of ny-acda. dr. francom holds degrees in conducting from stony brook university (dma) and the university of florida (mm), and in piano performance from utah state university. more info	francojd@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2399
marie-elaine c gagnon assistant professor: cello crane school of music marie-elaine c gagnon assistant professor: cello crane school of music bishop hall c204 gagnonmc@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2421 //www.marieelainegagnon.com/ canadian cellist marie-elaine gagnon, is a first prize-winner of numerous music competitions in canada, which led to many solo performances in her native home. in 2000, she was chosen amongst several young candidates to perform a cello recital for the prestigious canadian broadcasting company program: "jeunes artists." gagnon has performed in many music festivals, including: le festival international du domaine forget, the penderecki string quartet chamber workshop, orford music center and the national youth orchestra of canada. in may 2002, she was the first cellist to win a scholarship from the d. robinson foundation to study at the aspen music festival. her participation in these many music festivals gave her the opportunity to study with well-known cellists such has leslie snider (quebec), sharon robinson (indiana), desmond hoebig (cleveland), philipe muller (paris), roland pidoux (trio pasquier), paul watkins (london), and david ellis (alcan string quartet). an avid chamber music player, marie-elaine was a member of the rawlins piano trio from 2007 to 2017, in residence at the university of south dakota. the trio has formed a reputation as a preeminent interpreter of 19th and early 20th century american music. owing to its expertise, the ensemble has recorded four cds of these works on the albany records label. the fourth disc- american discoveries-, released in july 2009-is "...another winner from the rawlins trio...they continue their work of bringing us american composers' music that is worth hearing...their playing is artful, suave and pleasing." (morrison) since joining the rawlins piano trio in 2007, dr. gagnon has toured in taiwan, south korea and panama. she has performed to prestigious music conferences such as the chamber music society in new york and the college music society national conference in san diego. a strong advocate for music education and outreach, dr. gagnon has taught at the barry university in miami and prior to join the music faculty at the university of south dakota, taught at the université de montréal for the preparatory program. she was associate professor of cello and chamber music at the university of south dakota since 2007. raised in québec, she received her diplôme d'étude supérieur i at the conservatoire de musique de montréal, her diplôme d'étude supérieur ii from the conservatoire de musique de québec, m.m. from the florida international university and finally her d.m.a from the university of miami. several times a year, she performs with her newly formed ensemble, the zapateado duo with venezuelan-born pianist angelica sganga. gagnon is principal cello for the sioux city symphony since 2015 and owns a cello made in 1904 by the french master paul bailly. it is with enthusiasm that marie-elaine is joining the crane school of music as assistant professor of cello. more info	gagnonmc@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2421
matthew a gatti facilities manager crane school of music matthew a gatti facilities manager crane school of music crane music center b113 gattima@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2466 bachelors of music, music performance, suny potsdam: crane school of music, 2010 masters of music, music performance, temple university, 2013 dma, music performance, temple university, 2018 matthew gatti is a 2010 graduate in tuba performance from the crane school of music. during his time at crane, matthew was a member of the frackenpohl honors brass quintet and a winner of the 2009 crane concerto competition. he also holds master's and doctoral degrees in tuba performance from temple university. his teachers include charles guy and jay krush. as a doctoral candidate, matthew performed daniel nelson's tuba concerto, metallëphônic remix, with the temple university wind symphony under the direction of emily threinen. since working on his doctorate, matthew developed an interest in disability and music, and consequently wrote his dissertation on the representations of invisible illness in the who's rock opera, quadrophenia. he presented on his research in 2018 at a joint conference of the allegheny, capital, and mid-atlantic chapters of the american musicological society at the university of delaware. in a production/facilities role, matthew has worked at the interlochen summer arts camp in michigan, university of pennsylvania, santa fe chamber music festival, and philadelphia fringe arts. since graduating from crane, he has returned every summer to work as the stage manager for crane youth music. more info	gattima@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2466
john d. geggie adjunct instructor: string bass crane school of music john d. geggie adjunct instructor: string bass crane school of music schuette hall a104 geggiejd@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2402 john geggie is established in the international music world as a versatile performer and creative composer. he studied at indiana university with lawrence hurst and bruce bransby. his jazz studies included work with david baker, gary peacock, palle danielsson and anders jormin. he frequently plays in the national arts centre orchestra (ottawa) and the 13 strings chamber ensemble; mr. geggie has appeared on the ottawa international chamber music festival. he has recorded or performed with a who's who of creative improvised music: bela fleck, donny mccaslin, ben monder, craig taborn, sheila jordan, david murray, matt brubeck, marilyn crispell, cuong vu and mark dresser. he is regularly heard on cbc broadcasts. more info	geggiejd@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2402
donald george professor: voice crane school of music donald george professor: voice crane school of music bishop hall c302 georged@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2429 donald george is currently a full professor at the crane school of music, suny potsdam, honored professor with shenyang (china) conservatory and was guest artist at west virginia university. he is the recipient of a suny potsdam presidential award for research and creativity, in addition to the award for research mentorship from the center for student research. his student research projects have been selected from over 3,500 applicants for three national council of undergraduate research conferences. his students appear consistently in leading opera roles at crane and have appeared internationally and with the lake george festival, stephanie blythe's fall island festival, utah festival opera, glimmerglass festival, kentucky opera, owensboro and lafayette symphony orchestras as well as first places at mtna, nats and the civic morning musical competition in syracuse, and other national and international venues. as board member for performance for cms ne, he hosted the college music society regional conference at the crane school of music, suny potsdam april 4-5, 2014. his publications include articles for die tonkunst, american music teacher, society of american music bulletin,noa opera journal and classical singer magazine. his book for oxford university press entitled master singers: advice from the stage, which consists of interviews with current opera stars such as jonas kaufmann, stephanie blythe, joyce didonato, joseph calleja and thomas hampson, was published in hardcover, paper back and on-line editions such as amazon's kindle and barnes and noble nook. he also co-published with kishor vaidya the online book celebrity for the curious, which kann be found in a kindle edition. donald george is a tenor, and has performed at la scala, milan; san carlo, naples; la fenice, venice; teatro reggio, turin; teatro carlo felice, genoa; the paris opra bastille and thtre du chtelet, the royal opra of brussels, kennedy center in washington dc, the state operas of berlin, hamburg, vienna and copenhagen, the teatro coln in buenos aires, the new national theatre of tokyo, new israeli opera in tel aviv, the salzburg festival, bbc proms, the flanders festival, the perth festival (australia), the blossom festival (usa) among others. he has sung with conductors leonard bernstein, kurt masur, yehudi menuhin, jeffry tate, steven white, vladimir jurowski, simone young and recorded for cd and dvd with sony, naxos, phillips classic, teldec, discover international, and bavarian radio, among others, including: mendelsohn's elijah, verdi's requiem, rossini's aurelieano in palmira, le nozze di teti e peleo (the world premiere recording) and bernstein's candide. he filmed carmina burana scenically with daniel nazareth and the mdr leipzig radio symphony orchestra. this film has been broadcast internationally including pbs and cbc. his recording of the songs of margaret lang love is everywhere was music web international's cd of the year and together with volume 2 new love must rise nominated for a grammy in the first round. his cd the songs and arias of joseph weigl (1766-1843) was released at the esterhzy festival in eisenach, austria. he produced a recording of the choral works of margaret lang at the crane school of music with the combined choirs and orchestra, entitled all the heart of me. american record review stated that a winning case is made for the choral legacy of margaret ruthven lang... the soloists-mostly voice teachers at the school-are very good. opera news wrote that this cd makes a "strong case for lang's...music," and that "george is the accomplished soloist on two tracks." he has prepared the complete songs of nadia boulanger, the famous pedagogue who was also a guest at the crane school of music on four occasions. with students of crane, he has obtained copies of the manuscripts from the boulanger foundation of paris, which have been transcribed for performance. the world premiere performance took place in december 2015 at the musikhochschule mnchen with soprano christiane iwen and mezzo rachel wilson. this live recording will be heard on spotify. the crane school of music faculty performance is available on the crane youtube channel. more info	georged@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2429
nathan j giroux adjunct instructor: jazz theory crane school of music nathan j giroux adjunct instructor: jazz theory crane school of music bishop hall c124 girouxnj@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2423 //www.nategiroux.com nate giroux, saxophonist and clarinetist, is the director of the 2019-2020 crane jazz band at suny potsdam. he holds a b.m. in jazz studies and performance from william paterson university. in addition to playing over 1,000 engagements in new york's capital region, nate has performed at many festivals across the northeast, including the detroit jazz festival, burlington jazz festival, pittsfield jazz festival, villanova jazz festival, albany riverfront jazz festival, and the international society for improvised music conference, among others. he has also performed with some of today's most noted jazz icons, including frank wess, maria schneider, bucky pizzarelli, mulgrew miller, steve davis, rich perry, scott robinson, brian lynch, joe magnarelli, james weidman, steve laspina, kevin norton and paul meyers. nate is an active clinician and master class presenter. he has previously worked with students of the empire state youth orchestra jazz ensemble, the skidmore jazz institute, and the signature music camp, along with many other appearances in upstate ny public schools. Nate continues to perform and record as both a leader and sideman. In 2016, Nate and his brother Tyler Giroux (graduate of the crane school of music & Frost School of Music in Miami) co-founded their band Giroux Brothers, playing new arrangements of jazz standards alongside their original music. To listen to the band or to find Nate's performance schedule, visit www.nategiroux.com. more info	girouxnj@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2423
casey t grev assistant professor: saxophone crane school of music casey t grev assistant professor: saxophone crane school of music schuette hall a144 grevct@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2444 casey grev is assistant professor of saxophone at the crane school of music. a dedicated performer of contemporary music, dr. grev was an invited performer at the hot air music festival, san francisco center for new music, resonant bodies festival, society of composers inc. national conference, northwestern university new music conference, the ohio state university contemporary music festival, and was selected to study at the 2016 darmstadt summer courses for new music. as a chamber musician, dr. grev performs regularly with the viridian saxophone quartet and the protean duo. he has received awards at the coleman, fischoff, music teachers national association, and north american saxophone alliance chamber music competitions. dr. grev received both his masters and doctoral degrees from michigan state university, where he was a recipient of the university distinguished fellowship and studied with joseph lulloff. dr. grev's undergraduate degrees in music education and music performance are from ohio state university, where he studied with james hill. more info	grevct@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2444
steven m groth visiting artist: voice crane school of music steven m groth visiting artist: voice crane school of music bishop hall c306 grothsm@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2538 dr. steven groth, baritone, is a classical vocalist and voice professor who currently divides his time between northern new york and the front range in colorado. recent performances include the king in montsalvage's puss in boots, escamillo in bizet's carmen, with boulder opera and his european debut last summer as the title character in verdi's rigoletto with voci di novafeltro in the rimini region of italy. in light of the covid-19 pandemic cancelling many performances throughout the country, he has continued to support and contribute to "quarensings" with small companies across the midwest and eastern colorado. being a versatile performer, steven has performed operatic roles in the midwest and the front range of colorado. these include alfio in boulder opera's production of cavalleria rusticana, don alfonso in mozart's così fan tutte with loveland opera theater, polinesso in handel's ariodante, shrank in bernstein's west side story with eklund opera, mr. webb in rorem's our town, and count almaviva in mozart's le nozze di figaro with show-me opera and baron douphol in verdi's traviata with missouri symphony. he has participated in the university of colorado's cu now program as a guest artist to perform new music where he was coached by jake heggie and gene scheer. steven also worked with the university of colorado's composer fellows' initiative, helping student composers learn to write operatic literature and performing these works' premieres. as a collaborator, steven has served as a rehearsal pianist, vocal coach, and recitalist at the piano. he has regularly accompanied students at competitions, lessons, and juries and has played a variety of vocal and instrumental recitals. he regularly directs a variety of small choral ensembles and plays organ at local front range churches in longmont and loveland colorado. steven earned his doctorate of musical arts in vocal performance and pedagogy from the university of colorado-boulder. steven's research and his passion revolves around the development of young university singers; using bel canto pedagogical principles to guide repertoire choice. he earned a pair of master of music degrees from the university of missouri-columbia in vocal performance and collaborative piano. he earned his bachelor of music education degree from the university of wisconsin-madison with choral and general certifications, a french major, and a european studies minor. steven is currently serving as a visiting artist at suny-potsdam while maintaining an active studio on the front range. previously, he served as an adjunct voice faculty member at colorado-mesa university in grand junction, colorado. more info	grothsm@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2538
maxwell j grube adjunct instructor: music history crane school of music maxwell j grube adjunct instructor: music history crane school of music schuette hall a123 grubemj@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2424 dr. maxwell grube is an adjunct instructor at the crane school of music. a ny-based freelance bassoonist and educator, grube is also the owner of basso vento bassoon reeds, which is an online company specializing in handcrafted bassoon reeds (www.bassovento.com). he serves as substitute 2nd bassoonist with symphoria (formerly the syracuse symphony orchestra) as well as second bassoonist of the orchestra of northern new york. he had the pleasure of performing with the ensemble signal orchestra and quintet during the 2017 lincoln center festival series, ornette coleman: tomorrow is the question. grube also served as acting principal bassoonist for the orchestra of the southern finger lakes during the 2013-2014 season, and he has appeared with the rochester philharmonic orchestra as substitute bassoonist on several occasions. he was awarded the eastman performer's certificate in 2014 and the eastman teaching assistant prize in 2015. grube holds degrees from mansfield university of pennsylvania, arizona state university, and the eastman school of music, where he studied with dr. susan laib, dr. albie micklich, and mr. john hunt, respectively. more info	grubemj@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2424
charles v. guy Professor: Tuba & Euphonium/Co-Chair of Music Performance crane school of music charles v. guy Professor: Tuba & Euphonium/Co-Chair of Music Performance crane school of music schuette hall a107 guycv@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2437 charles guy is professor of tuba and euphonium at the crane school of music at the state university of new york at potsdam. he performs with the potsdam brass quintet, orchestra of northern new york, and the northern symphonic winds. prior to his current appointment, charles held a similar position at the lawrence university conservatory of music and performed with the lawrence brass, the oshkosh symphony and the green bay symphony orchestra. as a soloist, he has performed recitals at several international tuba and euphonium association conferences and in 1999 he won the prestigious leonard falcone festival artist division solo tuba competition. he has also presented numerous master classes and clinics for music educators and tuba-euphonium students at conventions and in schools. his orchestral experience includes performances with the syracuse symphony, rochester philharmonic, michigan opera theatre, and midland symphony orchestras. he has published articles and reviews in the international tuba and euphonium association journal and has been recorded on the mark and bernel labels. in the summers, he taught tuba and euphonium at the interlochen arts camp for over ten years. he earned both the masters of music and doctor of musical arts degrees from michigan state university and a bachelor of music performance degree from the university of akron. when not teaching or performing, he enjoys time with his wife, lorie, and two boys, ethan and miles. more info	guycv@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2437
rachel m harris adjunct instructor: opera crane school of music rachel m harris adjunct instructor: opera crane school of music harrisrm@potsdam.edu //rharrisdirector.wixsite.com/rachel-harris-opera dr. rachel m. harris is a free-lance opera director based in baton rouge, la. she began her directing career in 1997 working with boston university and the boston university tanglewood institute. dr. harris holds a dma from louisiana state university, a mm in opera from binghamton university in conjunction with the tri-cities opera artist residence training program, and a bm in vocal performance from fredonia state university. dr. harris is a guest artist stage director for heartland opera theatre, joplin; the varna international opera academy, varna bulgaria; southeastern louisiana university, hammond; and a former guest artist director for the university of utah, logan. her free-lance credits include: opera louisiane, baton rouge; university of missouri, kansas city; loyola university, new orleans; university of alabama, tuscaloosa; sam houston state, huntsville, tx and louisiana state university, baton rouge. her award-winning productions have been recognized by the american prize competitions in the performing arts, the national opera association, and the big easy, tribute to the classical arts. her publication: cendrillon by pauline viardot with english translation by rachel m. harris, scena music publishing, has been widely performed throughout the united states, canada, and the united kingdom. active in the national opera association, dr. harris has served on the board of directors, as the regional southern governor, and sits on several committees including as a judge for the opera scenes and the opera production competitions. more info	harrisrm@potsdam.edu
mark s. hartman distinguished teaching professor crane school of music mark s. hartman distinguished teaching professor crane school of music schuette hall a109 hartmams@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2452 a member of the crane school of music faculty for 28 years, mark hartman is the trombone studio professor at the state university of new york at potsdam. during his tenure in potsdam, he has been a soloist with bands and orchestras throughout the northeast and presented numerous recitals and clinics at major conventions, universities and colleges. he has performed or presented at five international trombone festivals, numerous new york state school music conferences, the summit brass music festival and the skyline brass music festival. mark also served as the acting associate dean of the crane school of music during the 2010 - 2011 academic year. in addition to his position as principal trombonist with the orchestra of northern new york mark performs with the northern symphonic winds, potsdam brass quintet and the burlington choral society orchestra. he has performed with the ottawa symphony, vermont symphony orchestra, the phoenix symphony orchestra, the brevard music center festival orchestra, the upstate new york trombone ensemble, skyline brass ensemble and summit brass. he can be heard on two potsdam brass quintet cd's entitled, "la rejouissance" and "the art of brass: the compositions and transcriptions of arthur frackenpohl". mark is the recipient of the international trombone association's 'president's award' for "distinguished service as director of the 1999 international trombone festival" held at the crane school of music. he has also received a lifetime membership from the international trombone association in the spring of 2001 and was selected for the mansfield university music alumni honor roll in 1992. mark is the past director of crane youth music (2004 - 2008) and sponsor of a cym wind band commission "beacon fires" by dr. rob smith. currently the director of the crane trombone ensemble, mark is also the trombone instructor at the crane youth music camp. in 2010 mark initiated the first crane alumni trombone ensemble that will become a quinquennial event in 2015. more info	hartmams@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2452
anna hendrickson professor: oboe crane school of music anna hendrickson professor: oboe crane school of music bishop hall c114 hendriak@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2839 anna hendrickson (oboe) is associate professor of oboe at the crane school of music suny potsdam. as an orchestral player, dr. hendrickson performs regularly with the national arts centre orchestra in ottawa, on and with the summer britt festival orchestra in jacksonville, oregon. she also plays principal oboe in the orchestra of northern new york. her previous orchestral positions include the thunder bay symphony orchestra (ontario) and the rochester philharmonic orchestra. dr. hendrickson is equally at home playing chamber music. she has been selected to play at several international double reed society conferences as a member of chamber groups. she also has performed at the us embassy in paris, the american church in paris, and the château de champs with pianist mieko hironaka bergt while spending a year in france as a fulbright scholar. as a faculty member of the crane school of music, dr. hendrickson performs regularly with the aria reed trio and the potsdam woodwind quintet. she holds the doctor of musical arts and master of music degrees from the eastman school of music where she studied with richard killmer, and the bachelor of music degree from the university of wisconsin-madison as a student of marc fink. she previously held teaching positions at suny geneseo, the community music school of the eastman school of music, and the hochstein music school, where she performed on the live radio broadcast recital series and other faculty recital series. a student of dr. hendrickson recently won second place in the first annual international double reed society young artist competition; many of her students have attended prestigious summer festivals and graduate schools throughout the nation. more info	hendriak@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2839
christopher f hernacki visiting assistant professor: trombone crane school of music christopher f hernacki visiting assistant professor: trombone crane school of music schuette hall a110 hernaccf@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2452 //www.chrishernacki.com/ a native of los angeles, christopher hernacki is an international award winning freelance musician/educator and has served as the bass trombonist of the san antonio symphony, the finnish radio symphony orchestra, the phoenix symphony, and symphony silicon valley. he has also performed with such notable groups as the san francisco symphony, the bay brass, the utah symphony, the finnish national opera and ballet, the detroit symphony orchestra, and the detroit jazz festival orchestra, among many others. in addition to regularly playing in symphony orchestras, he maintains an active performing schedule with various chamber music groups, opera orchestras, musical theater productions, and jazz ensembles worldwide. as a soloist, mr. hernacki was the winner of the 2011 international trombone festival's donald yaxley solo competition and has been featured with the los angeles symphonic winds, the grace baptist church praise orchestra, the idyllwild arts summer music festival's wind ensemble, the pokorny low brass seminar faculty, and the detroit chamber winds and strings. he has also appeared with such artists as christian mcbride, buddy collette, george benson, alfie boe, gene pokorny, randall hawes, and sergio carolino. an avid educator, in addition to his position as visiting professor of trombone at the crane school of music at suny potsdam, mr. hernacki currently serves on the faculty at idyllwild arts as a summer low brass instructor - a position he has held since 2012. prior to his appointment at suny potsdam in 2020, he held positions at eastern michigan university, as a lecturer in music education, and the new world school of the arts, as the low brass instructor. in 2018, mr. hernacki co-founded and served as the artistic director and conductor of the michigan youth trombone ensemble, an ann arbor-based trombone ensemble for high school students. mr. hernacki gathers inspiration from many different genres of music, spanning everything from 60's fusion to french electro swing, modern pop to swedish space folk, heavy metal to the world of black midi. chief among these is video game music; as a huge nerd of video game music, he works to cultivate an artistic and academic appreciation of the genre that has similarly already developed for the film industry. influenced by this music, he writes, performs, and records various arrangements, some of which can be viewed on his youtube channel: //www.youtube.com/christoflur. an advocate for the arts, mr. hernacki strives to be an agent of change in helping aspiring performers and educators realize their utmost potential, creating connections between audiences of musicians and non-musicians alike, and elevating the music field so that it will always have a place to thrive for generations to come. mr. hernacki earned his bachelor of music degree from the university of michigan, a master of music degree from the san francisco conservatory of music, a professional studies certificate from the colburn school, a fellowship with the new world symphony, and is currently completing his doctor of musical arts degree at the university of michigan. more info	hernaccf@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2452
ivette herryman rodriguez assistant professor: music theory, composition crane school of music ivette herryman rodriguez assistant professor: music theory, composition crane school of music schuette hall a310 herrymi@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2422 a native from cuba, ivette herryman rodrguez holds a b.m in music composition from the instituto superior de artes (higher institute of arts), in havana, a m.m in music composition from baylor university, and a m.m in music theory and d.m.a in music composition from michigan state university. she studied composition with juan piñera, scott mcallister, ricardo lorenz, and zhou tian. ivette's music has been described as "absolutely exquisite" and "breathtakingly beautiful" (kevin noe-artistic director of the pittsburgh new music ensemble and director of orchestras at michigan state university). her piece sigue, for women's choir, became a bestseller in the year of its publication, selling over 5000 copies. her zarzuela cerca del rìo won a cubadisco special award in 2010. her work memorial, for soprano, cello, and piano is scheduled to be released on a cd that will feature works composed by cintas fellows. she is the recipient of the 2015-16 prestigious brandon fradd fellowship in music composition. ivette's most recent commissions include a second piece for the pittsburgh new music ensemble, a new work for the michigan state university symphony band, which will be premiered to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the msu band's program, and a new composition commissioned by the illinois state music teachers association (ismta). she is the winner of the 2019 ismta composer commissioning program. ivette has taught music theory and composition at the instituto superior de artes, the opera of el salvador (opes), the university of illinois at urbana-champaign, and western illinois university, where she also taught class piano. currently, ivette is an assistant professor of theory and composition at the crane school of music at suny potsdam, ny. more info	herrymi@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2422
sarah s. hersh associate professor: string music education, violin crane school of music sarah s. hersh associate professor: string music education, violin crane school of music schuette hall a322 hershss@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2406 dr. hersh mentors string players and teachers. her work has three components: applied violin and chamber music; string music education; and development of string communities through a local pre-college program, regional concerts, and national presentations. dr. hersh draws upon multiple approaches to playing and teaching the violin, including the galamian and delay traditions, rolland's work, her three years of study with dr. shinichi suzuki, and her research in music education and related fields. she is the principal second violinist of the orchestra of northern new york. a graduate of the oberlin conservatory, dr. suzuki's research institute in japan, and the university of minnesota, she is a designated teacher trainer for the suzuki association of the americas. her doctoral dissertation is music educator shinichi suzuki: his teacher development program and studio teaching. as director of crane's national string project, she helps university and community students share music through the violin, cello, bass, and harp. this project, now in its tenth year, is part of a consortium of more than 30 university-based projects across the country. dr. hersh has presented over 20 sessions at national conferences of the american string teachers association (asta), the suzuki association of the americas (saa), and the national association of music educators (menc). in 2005 she was awarded both a certificate of recognition from asta and the teacher of the year award from crane student chapter of menc. while on sabbatical leave, dr. hersh wrote the manuscript for a book on violin teaching and created a teaching edition of the bach sonatas and partitas for her studio use. she presented sessions at the university of texas-austin and the asta national conference in atlanta. her keynote address to an earlier saa leadership conference was re-broadcast as part of a virtual conference for all saa members. she participated in the starling-delay symposium on violin studies at the juilliard school, where she learned from itzhak perlman, david kim, monica huggett, paul kantor, and other luminaries of the violin world. 2009-10 events include the mark o'connor new york string camp; the international conference of suzuki teacher trainers; a research project with faculty from three universities on the processes of studying violin at the university level; and on-going research to provide windows into string practices, using computers to connect members of string education communities. more info	hershss@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2406
shoshana hershkowitz adjunct instructor / off-campus teaching supervisor crane school of music shoshana hershkowitz adjunct instructor / off-campus teaching supervisor crane school of music hershks@potsdam.edu shoshana hershkowitz holds degrees in music education and vocal performance from the crane school of music at suny potsdam. she is an artist in residence at stony brook university, where she conducts the stony brook chorale and camerata singers, and prepares choirs for the opera productions. she is the founding conductor of metropolitan youth orchestra of new york's suffolk symphonic choir, which debuted in 2013. from 1999-2009, mrs. hershkowitz taught at commack high school, where she directed mixed and women's choirs. as a guest conductor, mrs. hershkowitz has conducted choirs of all age levels for nyssma, vermont acda, vermont music educators association, nassau music educators association, suffolk county music educators association, and the hamptons music educators association. as a clinician, mrs. hershkowitz has presented workshops for nyscame, scmea, the society for ethics in education, and the balanced mind conference, as well as with school choirs and choral directors across long island. mrs. hershkowitz is a proud member of the evoco voice collective, a semi-professional chamber choir. more info	hershks@potsdam.edu
david d heuser associate dean of music/ professor: music theory, composition crane school of music david d heuser associate dean of music/ professor: music theory, composition crane school of music bishop hall c222 heuserdd@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2453 //www.davidheuser.com/ david heuser's music has been called "thoughtful, beautiful, and wonderfully made" (san antonio express-news), "all-american music at its most dynamic and visceral" (houston chronicle), and "just the sort of music classical music needs more of" (pittsburgh post-gazette). david heuser began composing almost immediately after his first piano lessons at the age of seven, writing short tunes in imitation of the exercises he was studying. he continued to write music throughout his childhood, some for piano, chorus, and wind ensemble, and some for the rock bands he was in. after high school, he attended the eastman school of music and then the indiana university school of music, where he received his doctorate degree in music composition in 1995. a native of new jersey, heuser is the associate dean at the suny potsdam crane school of music. prior to coming to the crane school, he taught for fourteen years at the university of texas at san antonio. heuser is a storyteller, crafting emotional journeys for listeners, but his stories go beyond words to things only music can speak to. his over 70 compositions range from exuberant orchestral works to intimate chamber pieces. his most characteristic works are rhythmically active, strongly melodic, and often deal with extremes of tempo, dynamics and register. just as a painter fills space, a composer fills time, and it is heuser's goal to lead the listener through the time his music occupies in a way that is compelling and moving. heuser's music has been performed by various groups and individuals and on festivals and conferences throughout the united states and abroad. he has received commissions from such ensembles as the san antonio symphony, the new york youth symphony, the soli chamber ensemble, and the texas music festival orchestra. heuser's music has won various awards, including the columbia orchestra american composer competition, the fauxharmonic orchestra composition contest, and the new england string quartet's international composition competition. he has received grants from organizations such as the artist foundation of san antonio and the american music center. heuser's music is published by non sequitur music, and works of his can be found on recordings on the albany, capstone, and equilibrium labels. heuser is also a founding member of the composers alliance of san antonio (casa). more info	heuserdd@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2453
christine e hoerning visiting instructor: clarinet crane school of music christine e hoerning visiting instructor: clarinet crane school of music bishop hall c110 hoernice@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2448 a new york native now based in montreal, christine hoerning is an accomplished clarinetist, director, teacher, and creator across a multitude of genres. an active freelancer with classical background, christine fills clarinet positions in numerous orchestras throughout new york and quebec, including principal clarinet of l'orchestre philharmonique de musiciens de montreal, and second clarinet with l'orchestre symphonique de musiciens du monde. she has also filled auxiliary positions with the kingston symphony and the orchestra of northern new york. as founder and artistic director of the interdisciplinary chamber music collective verisimo, christine has curated over 20 performances throughout quebec, ontario, and new york, which showcased classical and contemporary chamber music performed in synchronicity with original films. beyond the administrative duties of managing an ensemble, christine is the filmmaker and editor behind verisimo's films. most recently, verisimo is launching a new concert series entitled filmprov screens original and repurposed silent films accompanied by a live improvisatory soundtrack. her passion and enthusiasm for new music has lead to collaborations with creative minds and seeking out non-traditional performances spaces and opportunities. she works frequently with creator andre pappathomas and his ensemble mruta mertsi in various performance installations focusing on creation and improvisation. a particular highlight was her role in the premiere of slideshow, an opera by composer rachel burman which allowed for the exploration of sound, music, and movement. she is a featured soloist on the album "voyages", a collection of works by swedish composer jonathan ostlund released in 2019, as well as his album "mistral" released in 2020 under the divine record label. she is currently working with contemporary composers on a digital project commissioning and recording live performances of new works for solo clarinet and bass clarinet. she graduated from the crane school of music at suny potsdam in 2009 with degrees in music education and performance. she graduated from mcgill university with a master's degree in orchestral performance in 2014. more info	hoernice@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2448
clark n hunt visiting assistant professor: trumpet, jazz studies crane school of music clark n hunt visiting assistant professor: trumpet, jazz studies crane school of music schuette hall a106 huntcn@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2436 *clark hunt* received his masters of music in trumpet performance/jazz studies at georgia state university, where he was the recipient of the lead trumpet graduate assistantship. prior to his graduate studies, hunt received a bachelor's degree in music education from jacksonville state university. hunt recently taught at reinhardt university as the adjunct trumpet instructor from 2015-2017. hunt is currently entering the exam phase of his doctorate of music degree in trumpet performance at the indiana university jacobs school of music. hunt has been the lead trumpet player for one of the top collegiate jazz bands in the country, the brent wallarab jazz ensemble. while at indiana university, he has also performed with the iu faculty brass quintet, philharmonic orchestra, symphony orchestra, the singing hoosiers, and played principal in the university orchestra. hunt was a marching member and soloist for spirit of atlanta from 2001 to 2005. in 2006, he was selected as a member of the inaugural cast of inergy in indianapolis, where he served as a featured trumpet soloist. hunt was also a soloist for the atlanta corpsvets in 2009 and 2010 and was on staff as the trumpet instructor from 2011-2014. in addition to working with atlanta corpsvets, hunt was the high brass coordinator at spirit of atlanta from 2011 through 2013 and has served as the co-brass caption supervisor in 2016-17. hunt has also served as a brass instructor with the cavaliers since 2014. hunt has been a clinician, guest artist, and given masterclasses for many music programs around the country. professionally, hunt has performed with jazz greats, roger ingram, gregory porter, joe lovano, wycliffe gordon, carmen bradford, francine reed, matthew morrison, vince mendoza, carl fischer, dave douglas, steve houghton, duffy jackson, terrell stafford, paquito d'rivera, jerry weldon, eddie daniels, and vince gardner, alex iles. hunt is the band leader for the drive-by big band and a founder/coordinator of the beltline brass quintet. hunt toured frequently with blair crimmins and the hookers, a 1920's dixieland ragtime jazz group out of atlanta and served as the solo eb soprano cornet with the georgia brass band from 2011 to 2016. hunt has also been a guest principal trumpet for the atlanta symphony orchestra on several occasions. other performance groups include salsa great; orquestra macuba, the tommy dorsey orchestra, the joe gransden big band, buselli-wallarab jazz orchestra, sean imboden large ensemble, the don krekel orchestra, columbus indiana philharmonic, the atlanta pops orchestra, and the macon pops orchestra. hunt remains one of the top call lead/commercial players throughout the country. more info	huntcn@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2436
julie e hunter associate professor: ethnomusicology interdisciplinary studies, crane school of music julie e hunter associate professor: ethnomusicology interdisciplinary studies crane school of music bishop hall c317 hunterje@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2403 julie hunter is an associate professor of ethnomusicology at suny potsdam's crane school of music. she has a secondary appointment in interdisciplinary studies and teaches courses in the africana and women's and gender studies programs. hunter founded the crane west african drum and dance ensemble in 2013-an inclusive and dynamic group dedicated to performing traditional music from ghana and togo. hunter joined the faculty at suny potsdam in 2012 after previously teaching at boston college (2008-2012) and bryant university (2010). she received her ph.d. and m.a. in ethnomusicology from brown university, and b.m. in music history and literature from vanderbilt university. hunter's major research interests include music in africa, ewe music, ghanaian dance-drumming, music and gender, highlife, the african diaspora, postcolonial studies, world music pedagogy, and applied ethnomusicology. hunter's dissertation research explored the rise of women's drumming in west africa through the lens of ewe female drummers, singers, composers, and dancers and their unique expressions of gender, and musical innovations, in ewe associations known as habobo. this was the first in-depth ethnographic study on female drummers in africa or the diaspora. she co-organized an african music festival at brown university with kwaku kwaakye obeng, and edited an extensive digital collection of african field recordings by james koetting which highlights kasena music and culture of northern ghana in collaboration with the brown university library. at suny potsdam, hunter teaches music and liberal arts majors in a range of courses, supervises undergraduate ethnomusicology projects, and organizes global music events. she has served on numerous committees including the president's taskforce on diversity, equity, and inclusion (contributing to the university's dei strategic plan for 2016-2021); the diversity attribute review committee; connecting globally committee for potsdam pathways; and the crane undergraduate program committee. courses taught include global popular music, music of africa, introduction to ethnomusicology, world music cultures, music and politics in west africa, gender and music, world music pedagogy, west african ensemble, and music history iii. hunter has been fortunate to study from expert artists in west africa and the united states including kwaku kwaakye obeng, manavi deku, kwabena boateng, daniel atiso, stephen atiso, and kwasi dunyo with a focus on ewe, akan, and ga music traditions from southern ghana. hunter has presented at regional and national conferences since 2008. she's been an active member of the society for ethnomusicology since 2000 and served as student representative on the organization's council. she has received research funding from suny potsdam, the west african research association, brown university, and the u.s. department of education. more info	hunterje@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2403
keilor l kastella staff pianist crane school of music, contractors keilor l kastella staff pianist crane school of music contractors crane music center b108 kastelkl@potsdam.edu more info	kastelkl@potsdam.edu
jennifer kessler lecturer: music education crane school of music jennifer kessler lecturer: music education crane school of music schuette hall a307 kesslejk@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3216 jennifer kessler received the bachelor of music degree in violin performance from the crane school of music and the master of arts degree in elementary education from the college of william and mary in williamsburg, va. at crane, she currently teaches foundations courses in music education and is a supervisor for the general music practicum. before coming to crane, mrs. kessler's professional career included teaching in williamsburg, va for 5 years as the first teacher/director for a new elementary strings program. while in this position, she maintained a private violin studio, was a member of the williamsburg youth orchestra board of directors and worked as a free-lance violinist around the hampton roads/tidewater area. after relocating to new york state, she directed the 5th grade strings program for the warwick valley central school district in orange county and then worked in potsdam, directing the strings program for grades 5-12. her career also includes teaching 4 years of general music to grades pk-6. her writing has been published in the american strings teacher association (asta) journal. more info	kesslejk@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3216
nicholas a kilkenny visiting assistant professor: voice crane school of music nicholas a kilkenny visiting assistant professor: voice crane school of music bishop hall c316 kilkenna@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2611 //www.nicholaskilkennybass.com dr. nicholas kilkenny, bass-baritone, is a classical vocalist and voice professor located in the western new york area. recent performance engagements include raimondo in lucia di lammermoor with hudson opera theatre, masetto in don giovanni with geneva light opera, judge in the world premiere of nettles' the fall of stag lee with buffalo opera unlimited, lino in the orchestral premiere of john musto's bastianello with rochester lyric opera, and bartolo in le nozze di figaro with eastman opera theater. being a versatile performer, nicholas has performed in operas around the northeast region of the united states. his roles include guglielmo in così fan tutte and méphistophélès in faust with buffalo opera unlimited, dulcamara in l'elisir d'amore with houghton lyric theater, il sagrestano in tosca, notary in don pasquale and king balthazar and the page in amahl and the night visitors with nickel city opera, betto in gianni schicchi, figaro (cover) and antonio in le nozze di figaro, basilio (cover) and fiorello in il barbiere di siviglia, and foreman in trial by jury with hubbard hall opera theater, as well as bartolo in le nozze di figaro, elviro in serse, second commissioner in dialogue/s of the carmelites, and olsen in street scene with eastman opera theater. in may 2014, nicholas made his carnegie hall debut singing the role of jewel scrooby in howard hanson's merry mount with the rochester philharmonic orchestra. as a concert soloist, he has performed with the buffalo philharmonic chorus, eastman school symphony orchestra, olean chamber music society, eastman wind ensemble, orchard park chorale, first presbyterian church of east aurora, eastman chorale, and buffalo state philharmonia. his concert repertoire includes handel's messiah, mendelssohn's elijah, bach's magnificat, christmas oratorio, and st. matthew passion, the mozart, fauré, durufleé, and brahms requiems, schubert's mass in g and stabat mater, haydn's paukenmesse, scarlatti's il primo omicidio, vaughan williams's dona nobis pacem and five mystical songs, and bernstein's chichester psalms. he has also performed recitals in western new york, long island, and cheshire, united kingdom. nicholas earned his doctor of musical arts and master of music degrees from the eastman school of music and bachelor of music education degree from suny buffalo state college. he is currently on faculty as a visiting assistant professor of voice at the crane school of music at suny potsdam, adjunct assistant professor of voice at the greatbatch school of music at houghton college, lecturer of applied voice at nazareth college, and has served as instructor of voice at finger lakes community college. more info	kilkenna@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2611
julianne kirk doyle professor: clarinet / director crane youth music crane school of music, crane youth music julianne kirk doyle professor: clarinet / director crane youth music crane school of music crane youth music bishop hall c103 kirkj@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2419 //jkdoyle77.wix.com/craneclarinetstudios crane youth music contact information: phone: 2616 fax: 2413 email: cym@potsdam.edu webpage: www.wordsofeverytype.com/cym julianne kirk doyle joined the faculty of the crane school of music in 2006 and serves as professor of clarinet and director of the crane youth music camp. dr. doyle is co-director of the crane clarinet choir, crane clarinet ensembles and co-coordinates the acclaimed potsdam single reed summit. dr. doyle has given master classes for the southeast asian youth orchestra and wind ensemble, aria summer music academy, blue lake fine arts camp as well as university of michigan, university of north carolina-greensboro, louisiana state university, university of arkansas-ft. smith, bowling green state university, oakland university, and nazareth college. she has also performed and presented at numerous conferences including the midwest band and orchestra clinic, international clarinet association clarinetfest, international double reed society conference, new york state school music association conference, new york state band directors association, mid-america center for contemporary music and the oklahoma clarinet symposium. an active soloist and chamber musician, she is a member of the aria reed trio and the eastman triana, both ensembles have performed on wxxi rochester's live at hochstein radio broadcast. dr. doyle has two cd projects underway, one with the aria reed trio and a recording of unrecorded works for solo clarinet and clarinet and piano, both projects are currently in editing stages. dr. doyle is also very passionate about research involving the velopharyngeal insufficiency (vpi/soft palatal air leak) in wind playing with plans to publish articles and methods of alleviation and prevention. she has assisted numerous professionals and students with minimizing and correcting soft palate problems and her articles can be found in the clarinet journal and online published by dansr/vandoren. she serves as co-principal clarinet with the orchestra of northern new york, principal clarinet of the northern symphonic winds, and has also played with the lake placid sinfonietta, richmond symphony orchestra, amici orchestra, light opera oklahoma, tulsa philharmonic, oklahoma city philharmonic, eastman wind ensemble including a tour to japan, taiwan and macau, eastman philharmonia and eastman opera orchestra, tulsa philharmonic and oklahoma city philharmonic. prior to joining the faculty at crane, she held teaching positions at ball state university, university of rochester, eastman school of music, eastman community music school, hochstein school of music and nazareth college. she holds the doctorate of musical arts and master of music degrees in performance and literature and arts leadership certificate from the eastman school of music and a bachelors of music from the university of oklahoma. her primary teachers include jon manasse, david etheridge and bradford behn. she is an artist with both backun musical services and dansr/vandoren performing on the the moba cocobolo gold clarinets, vandoren m30d mouthpiece, and rue lepic 56 and v21 reeds. more info	kirkj@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2419
nils h klykken assistant professor: choral conducting crane school of music nils h klykken assistant professor: choral conducting crane school of music schuette hall a305 klykkenh@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2435 driven by his passion for a vast body of music, conductor and educator dr. nils klykken seeks innovative ways to breathe new life into old masterpieces. whether working on a bach cantata chamber project, icelandic folk-music, or a late-haydn mass, klykken's focus on conscious improvisation as musical agency allows his ensembles to reinterpret musical meaning and relevancy in the 21st century. klykken enjoys collaborating with vocal soloists and instrumentalists within the confines of chamber ensembles, where he cultivates soloistic singing and playing within the larger texture. in september 2016, klykken employed these techniques in his lecture-recital entitled, "warum? seeking an improvisatory model for performing the brahms motets," in which he explored ideals of historical performance practices and 21st-century improvisation with his choir, the blue flower singers. as assistant professor of choral music at the crane school of music at suny potsdam, dr. klykken conducts hosmer choir and the treble-chamber ensemble phoenix club, teaches choral methods and conducting courses, and supervises undergraduate conductors in advanced conducting tutorials. as a music educator, klykken is committed to exploring ways in which music and performing ensembles can become more inclusive in the 21st century. dr. klykken earned his doctorate of musical arts and master of music degrees at the eastman school of music (esm), and his bachelor of music education degree at the university of michigan (um). klykken has studied conducting under william weinert (esm), jerry blackstone (um), brad lubman (esm), paul rardin (um), and julie skadsem (um). a tenor, klykken has studied voice under stephen west (um), rico serbo (um), natalie buickians, and matthew valverde. klykken lives with his husband, maxwell grube, in potsdam, ny, where he can be found playing board games in his spare time. more info	klykkenh@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2435
edward m. komara distinguished librarian crane library crane school of music, libraries edward m. komara distinguished librarian crane library crane school of music libraries schuette hall a202 komaraem@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3227 edward komara (crane librarian) has directed the julia crane memorial library since 2001. in addition to supervising library services and providing research assistance to students and faculty, he also teaches music research methods, and he gives lectures about american music including blues and jazz. komara holds degrees from the state university of new york at buffalo (m.a., music history; m.l.s., library and information science) and st. john's college, annapolis, md (b.a., liberal arts). previously he served as the music librarian/blues archivist at the university of mississippi (1993-2001). he is a member of the music library association, the american musicological society, and the blues foundation (memphis tn). an authority on american blues, he has published several books including 100 books every blues fan should own (lanham, md: rowman and littlefield, 2014), the road to robert johnson (milwaukee: hal leonard, 2007) and the two-volume encyclopedia of the blues (new york: routledge, 2006). chief among the honors awarded to him for his scholarship are the suny chancellor's award for scholarship and creative activities (2011) and the music library association's richard s. hill award (2009). more info	komaraem@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3227
ching-chun lai associate professor: director of orchestras crane school of music ching-chun lai associate professor: director of orchestras crane school of music schuette hall a120 laic@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2425 //www.chingchunlai.com conductor ching-chun lai has held the post of director of orchestras and assistant professor of music at the crane school of music, state university of new york at potsdam since 2011. during her brief tenure, the crane symphony orchestra has advanced swiftly in both quality of performance and reputation. in 2014, the crane symphony orchestra was invited to perform at the annual conference of the new york state school music association. in addition, the orchestra has performed in prestigious venues such as lincoln center and carnegie hall. in potsdam (ny), dr. lai appears annually in potsdam's traditional holiday "candlelight concert", which is broadcasted nationwide by pbs. as part of crane's educational mission, dr. lai and the orchestra tour regularly to various school districts throughout the northeastern united states. a committed educator and experienced ensemble clinician, dr. lai has worked with numerous youth orchestras and university ensembles in taiwan, canada, and united states. recently, she has conducted honor orchestras in new york state and massachusetts, given master classes at national chia-yi university in taiwan, and served as ensemble clinician in wisconsin and at the kiwanis music festival in canada. in 2015, dr. lai conducted a joint concert of rochester philharmonic orchestra and rochester philharmonic youth orchestra, performed in kodak hall at eastman theater. with her deep interest in opera and new music, dr. lai has conducted the world premiere of maura bosch's opera art and desire, a university of wisconsin-madison commission, as well as jerry hui's comic opera wired for love. she has also worked on opera productions of debussy's pelléas et mélisande, donizetti's don pasquale, l'elisir d'amore and maria stuarda, handel's alcina, massenet's thaïs, and britten's turn of the screw. in 2009, dr. lai conducted the madison bach musicians for performances of bach's st. matthew passion. a great success, the performances were described in isthmus as "consistently excellent, from the opening triple-chorus to the final double chorus, while the harmonized chorales were soaring anthems of faith." she has also collaborated with the contemporary chamber ensemble at university of wisconsin-madison, and was a founding member of the group, new muse. with these dynamic musicians, dr. lai undertook several significant projects including fully staged performances of eight songs for a mad king by peter maxwell davies, and performances of schoenberg's pierrot lunaire. dr. lai made her conducting debut at the age of 19 with taiwan's national cheng kung university wind ensemble and was appointed conductor of that ensemble soon after her first engagement. during her tenure, this ensemble won music competitions in taiwan, became one of the top university wind ensembles in the country, and was invited by the asian pacific band festival to perform in the sydney opera house in australia. throughout her conducting career, dr. lai has performed in jordan hall in boston, overture center and music hall in madison, wisconsin, chung-hsin concert hall in taiwan. she has served as cover conductor for gunther schuller, as well as christof perick, larry rachleff, and duain wolfe in the lougheed-kofoed festival of the arts, worked with renowned artists, such as percussionist aiyun huang and the berlin philharmonic woodwind quintet. dr. lai received the church memorial conducting award twice from university of wisconsin-madison, in recognition of emerging conductors who show great professional promise. she has recently been granted a competitive research award, the dr. nuala mcgann drescher leave program sponsored by the state of new york/united university professions joint labor-management affirmative action/diversity committee. upcoming project includes collaboration with trombonist burt mason and violinist jessica mcjunkins for the untold legacies residency at suny-potsdam, a series of concerts and discussions about diversity in classical music world. a former faculty at mount holyoke college, dr. lai studied conducting with gunther schuller, james smith, and charles peltz. master classes include work with gustav meier, joann falletta, ken kiesler, neil varon, and frank battisti. dr. lai holds a doctor of musical arts degree in orchestral conducting from the university of wisconsin-madison, master of music degrees in conducting and music education with distinguish performance and academic honors from the new england conservatory of music. dr. lai also holds master of science degree in aeronautics and aeronautics engineering from the national cheng kung university in taiwan. more info	laic@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2425
william l lake assistant professor: band crane school of music william l lake assistant professor: band crane school of music schuette hall a325 lakewl@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3231 dr. william l. lake, jr. joins the crane school of music from southeastern university, where he is director of the southeastern university wind ensemble, symphony orchestra, wind chamber ensemble, and athletic band. his additional academic responsibilities include teaching conducting, wind repertoire lab, and music appreciation. dr. lake received the doctor of musical arts degree in instrumental conducting from the university of north carolina at greensboro under the mentorship of drs. john r. locke and kevin geraldi in may of 2018. as a graduate student, dr. lake was principal conductor of the university of north carolina university band and guest conductor of the wind ensemble, symphonic band, casella sinfonietta chamber ensemble, and symphony orchestra. dr. lake also taught undergraduate courses in conducting. dr. lake is the recipient of two master's degrees, the first from boston university in music education (2011), and the second from the university of maryland, college park in wind conducting (2014) under the mentorship of dr. michael votta, jr. in may 2006, dr. lake received the bachelor of music liberal arts-jazz studies piano performance degree from the university of maryland, college park as a student of jon ozment and christopher vadala. dr. lake maintains an active performance and clinician schedule across the country. he was a finalist for the 2017-2018 ernst bacon memorial award for the performance of american music and the band conducting division of the american prize. in march 2018, dr. lake was invited to present a position paper, "the oak is inside the acorn: fostering potential through mentorship" for the eastern division of the college band director association at yale university in new haven, ct. he is a member of the conductor's guild, the college band directors national association, kappa kappa psi, national honorary band fraternity, inc., an honorary member of tau beta sigma, national honorary band sorority, inc., phi mu alpha, sinfonia, and alpha phi alpha, fraternity, inc. more info	lakewl@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3231
jarrett p larson staff pianist crane school of music, contractors jarrett p larson staff pianist crane school of music contractors crane music center b108 larsonjp@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2984 more info	larsonjp@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2984
jean-hee lee adjunct instructor crane school of music jean-hee lee adjunct instructor crane school of music schuette hall a113 leej@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2394 jean-hee lee is based in canada, where she is an adjunct professor at the university of ottawa. she has been a member of the national arts centre orchestra of canada, odense and aarhus symphony orchestras, and has also worked in the royal danish orchestra. jean-hee's awards include prizes from wamso young artist competition, ntdtv international violin competition, canadian music competition, and mtna chamber music competition. she has been heard on cbc and npr radio, and has performed as a chamber musician at numerous festivals including banff, domaine forget, norfolk, schleswig-holstein, toronto summer music, sarasota, and ottawa's music and beyond. jean-hee studied at the university of michigan with yehonatan berick, the cleveland institute of music with william preucil, the glenn gould school (royal conservatory of canada) with mark fewer, and the university of ottawa with david stewart. in her free time, jeanie enjoys knitting (usually while watching tv), photography, and reading almost anything. more info	leej@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2394
erica p levenson assistant professor: music history crane school of music erica p levenson assistant professor: music history crane school of music schuette hall a308 levensep@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2410 erica levenson is a musicologist whose primary research focuses on baroque music, with an emphasis on the international circulation of opera and theater during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. she is currently working on a book project that examines the history of british nationalism in opposition to london multiculturalism through the lens of the french operatic and theatrical invasion in the early eighteenth century. she also studies musical borrowing and the history of sampling in popular music. an advocate of building collaborations across diverse intellectual communities, erica has presented her research at national and international conferences, including the international conference on baroque music (2014, 2016), the translation in music international symposium at cardiff university, and national meetings of the american musicological society. these conferences have led to interdisciplinary publications, including a book chapter, titled "translating myth through tunes," that will be published in the volume music, myth, and story in medieval and early modern europe (forthcoming). her research has been supported by the american musicological society and the society for the humanities at cornell university. erica teaches courses on a wide range of topics, including seventeenth- and eighteenth-century music, performance practice, music and politics, american popular music, and opera. as a harpsichordist and organist, she integrates performance with teaching and research. erica first pursued her interests in early music performance and interdisciplinary scholarship when she was an undergraduate at the university of california, berkeley, where she received a b.a in music and english literature. before coming to suny potsdam, erica taught at ithaca college, syracuse university, and suny buffalo. she earned her phd in musicology from cornell university. more info	levensep@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2410
judy lewis assistant professor: music education crane school of music judy lewis assistant professor: music education crane school of music schuette hall a327 lewiju@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2665 judy lewis is assistant professor in music education at suny potsdam. she is a graduate of hebrew university in jerusalem, israel (b.a. music education) and teachers college, columbia university (m.a. and ed.d in music and music education). dr. lewis also held a two-year postdoctoral research post at the institute for urban and minority education based at columbia university where she conducted research in the area of urban music education, popular music, pedagogy and social justice. prior to suny potsdam, dr. lewis served as assistant professor of music education at the university of southern california and director of the master of music in k-12 contemporary teaching practices at usc. before joining usc, she taught music education at queensborough community college in new york city and popular songwriting and entrepreneurship at the musrara college for new music in jerusalem, israel. prior to her work in higher education, dr. lewis spent twenty five years as a k-12 public school music teacher and community music facilitator. dr. lewis's research interests include social justice and critical pedagogy in music education, urban music education, digital technology and multimodality in contemporary musical engagement, and popular music pedagogy. she is a member of two international music education research consortia, culture, criticism, and community and futured both supported by the norwegian research council and producing cross-cultural research in the area of music education practices in higher education. she has presented and given keynote speeches at national and international conferences. her scholarly writings have appeared in music educators' journal, the international journal of community music, philosophy of music education review, school music news, psychomusicology: music, mind, and brain and the edited volume narrative inquiry in music education: listening to voices seldom heard. more info	lewiju@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2665
tracy d lipke-perry assistant professor: functional keyboard crane school of music tracy d lipke-perry assistant professor: functional keyboard crane school of music schuette hall a126 lipkeptd@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2441 //tracylipkeperry.weebly.com dr. tracy lipke-perry enjoys a notably invigorating and eclectic career as a versatile performer, collaborator, and coach; enthusiastic teaching artist; and researcher. highlights of her performing career include recitals with artists such as renowned flutist, amy porter; alicia mcquerrey of the saint paul chamber orchestra; yamaha artist, mary karen clardy; international bass trombonist, jonathan warburton; and canadian brass trombonist, achilles liarmakopoulos. a champion of new and contemporary music, she has commissioned and premiered works by libby larsen, john luther adams, laura kaminsky, and gwyneth walker. dr. perry's pedagogical and research interests focus on underrepresented pedagogical and concert repertoire and enhancing understanding of piano technique. her current work utilizes digital motion capture technology to analyze kinematics of pianists' movements. she performs and presents her work across the country and around the world, most recently at the 2018 minnesota music teachers association annual convention; 2018 congress of the european college of sport science in dublin, ireland; 2017 neurosciences vi international symposium in boston; the 2017 college music society world conference in sydney, australia; and 2016 international society for music education world conference in glasgow, scotland. dr. perry holds a d.m.a. degree in piano performance with a minor in neurophysiology from the university of arizona, an m.m. degree from the university of utah, and undergraduate degrees in both piano performance and mathematics from the university of wisconsin-stevens point. dr. perry previously served as a faculty member at the university of idaho and at the university of minnesota duluth where she chaired the piano area and was a fellow of the university of minnesota institute on the environment. she is currently assistant professor at the crane school of music, suny potsdam. more info	lipkeptd@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2441
ling lo adjunct instructor: accompanist crane school of music ling lo adjunct instructor: accompanist crane school of music schuette hall a166 lol@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2822 ling lo is concurrently completing a doctor of musical arts degree in piano performance and a master of music degree in collaborative piano from michigan state university. she also carries degrees in piano performance from boston university and soochow university. as a soloist ms. lo has competed in such prestigious competitions as the international bohemia metro cup and taiwan cultural cup music competition. ms. lo, a founding member of the connexion piano trio, has given duo recitals and chamber concerts in michigan, kentucky, california, new york, and abroad. she has spent several summers in italy as a collaborative pianist for the musical program "centro studi della giacoma," collaborating with vocalists, cellist, clarinetists, and pianists. ms. lo has served as a faculty pianist for both the leonard falcone international euphonium and tuba festival and midwest regional tuba euphonium conference. in addition to performing and competing, ms. lo spends a week every summer participating in "celebrating of spectrum: a festival for music and life" as program assistant, a program for young autistic pianists, sponsored by michigan state university and the raind program. ms. lo had the opportunity to present research from this experience at the doctrid and mtna conferences located in ireland and texas. her notable teachers include deborah moriarty, zhihua tang, paval nerssesian, konstantinos papadakis, and lihui chen. ms. lo is currently an adjunct faculty member at the crane school of music. more info	lol@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2822
carol c. lowe professor: bassoon crane school of music carol c. lowe professor: bassoon crane school of music bishop hall c117 lowecc@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3240 //redbassoon.com carol lowe (bassoon) teaches courses in bassoon performance, reed-making, repertoire and pedagogy, and orchestral studies at the crane school of music. she is a native of brevard, north carolina and has performed throughout the united states and europe. while living in the atlanta area dr. lowe performed frequently with the atlanta symphony, including a 1996 tour to carnegie hall and subsequent recording of mahler\'s symphony no. 6. she has toured and recorded in london, paris, and munich with various ensembles and was a member of the taft quintet, first-prize winners of the 1989 fischoff international chamber music competition. as an active member of the international double reed society, dr. lowe has presented recitals at their annual conferences in austin, muncie, ithaca, and provo. her degrees are from the university of north carolina at greensboro, the university of cincinnati college-conservatory of music, and the university of wisconsin-madison. her primary teachers have included william winstead, otto eifert, richard lottridge, and michael burns. dr. lowe recently completed a dissertation on bassoon pedagogue norman herzberg. prior to joining the crane school of music faculty dr. lowe taught at furman university, the university of south carolina, agnus scott college, and erskine college. dr. lowe is currently principal bassoon for the orchestra of northern new york and is a member of the potsdam wind quintet and the aria reed trio. more info	lowecc@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3240
andrea maas assistant professor: music education crane school of music andrea maas assistant professor: music education crane school of music schuette hall a332 maasa@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2454 andrea maas, ed.d andrea draws on her broad experiences in pk-12 and collegiate music education in diverse settings to inform her work with pre-service music educators. she comes to potsdam from nyc where, after serving as director of student teaching and completing her doctoral work at teachers college, columbia university, she was director of curriculum for musicfirst and substitute lecturer of music education at the aaron copland school of music, queens college. before returning to ny, andrea taught pk-12 general music and choir in vermont public schools, founded and directed community youth and show choirs and maintained a private voice studio. since then, she has conducted numerous choral festivals and worked with undergraduate and graduate level students to develop skills, understandings and approaches toward music education in both music and non-music classrooms. andrea's musical training and teaching include piano, voice, general music, choir, band, theory and musical theater. these broad experiences coupled with her interests in the ways we understand musical expression, drive andrea to challenge students and teachers toward deeper meaning-making during musical encounters. this work continues to inform andrea's commitment to music education and vocal expression through her approaches to music teacher preparation, curriculum development and engagements with musical works. her dissertation, "musical expression in the high school choral classroom" is available online. a product of nyssma herself, andrea feels privileged to have the opportunity to give back to future generations of music educators here in nys at the crane school of music. more info	maasa@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2454
james t. madeja professor: music education, trumpet crane school of music james t. madeja professor: music education, trumpet crane school of music schuette hall a107 madejajt@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2436 james madeja teaches courses in instrumental music education and studio trumpet at the crane school of music. he received his bs, ms, and edd degrees in music education from the university of illinois at urbana-champaign. he is a founding member of the orchestra of northern new york and northern symphonic winds. he has been a member of the potsdam brass quintet since 1985 and has toured as cornetist with keith brion's new sousa band. dr. madeja served as conductor of skyline brass, a professional large brass ensemble based in harrisonburg, va and currently conducts the crane concert band and crane brass ensemble. from 1978 to 1985, he directed two high school wind band programs in the state of illinois and served as director of the judson college wind ensemble before joining the faculty of the crane school of music in 1985. his ensembles have performed for both presidents ronald reagan and george h. w. bush. from 1990 to 2002, dr. madeja served as associate editor of the journal of the international trumpet guild. his research interests include the history of the american wind band and in particular the contribution of herbert l. clarke. his written work has appeared in the journal of band research, college band directors national association (cbdna) journal, the journal of the international trumpet guild, the instrumentalist, the brass player, new york state school music news, association for recorded sound collections (arsc) journal, and music educators journal (mej). he is recipient of the menc excellence in teaching award and the suny potsdam president's award for excellence in academic advising. more info	madejajt@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2436
michelle r martin-atwood adjunct instructor: music theory, organ crane school of music michelle r martin-atwood adjunct instructor: music theory, organ crane school of music schuette hall a328 martinmr@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2455 michelle rae martin-atwood, originally from unity, saskatchewan, canada, holds a doctor of musical arts (2009) and a master of music (2001) in organ performance, and a sacred music diploma (2009) from the eastman school of music, where she studied with david higgs. she earned a bachelor of music (1999) in organ from the university of alberta, under the tutelage of dr. marnie giesbrecht. additional instructors include j. biggers, c. crozier, hans-ola ericsson, m.gailit, ac galán, r. glasgow, m. haselböck, j-p. leguay, a. marçon, s. preston, and c. terry. in 2010, michelle joined the faculty of the crane school of music, state university of new york at potsdam, where she has taught a wide variety of courses including music theory and accelerated music theory for non-majors, secondary organ lessons, history of sacred music, and aural skills i and ii. for nearly a decade, she taught organ and piano through the center for lifelong education and recreation at suny-potsdam to individuals from various countries (studying or teaching at clarkson university), including iran, iraq, afghanistan, africa, pakistan, croatia, argentina and many more, and has served as organ faculty for canada's summer institute of church music. in addition, she has served as a judge for multiple organ and chamber ensemble competitions. dr. martin-atwood has been invited to perform as a soloist at events and conferences such as the xxi international organ festival of guanajuato, mexico (2018), the inauguration of the 16th president of the state university of new york, aspects of american organ building in the twentieth-century (eroi), the american guild of organists young artists recital, and a memorial concert in göteborg, sweden, for the victims of the 2004 indian ocean tsunami. michelle was a semifinalist in the 2002 royal bank calgary international organ competition, a competitor in the national young artists competition in organ performance (2003-04), and a finalist in the international bach organ competition (2000). michelle has won multiple grants and scholarships including the johann strauss scholarship for the advanced study of music in austria, canada arts council ($25,000) and saskatchewan arts board grants ($15,000). in the spring of 2014, michelle was awarded a chancellor's award for excellence in adjunct teaching by the state university of new york and has three times in seven years been awarded the suny potsdam emerging leaders "favorite professor in the theory/history department." she won multiple scholarships based on scholastic achievement including the eastman school of music graduate fellowship every year from 1999-2005, university of alberta universiade scholarships, peace river pioneer and beryl barns scholarships in music as well as the university of alberta alumni academic excellence scholarship. michelle particularly enjoys collaborative performances and has accompanied orchestras and choirs, focusing on large works such as maurice duruflé's requiem and various bach cantatas. she has worked under the baton of world-renowned conductors including maestro duain wolfe in a performance at carnegie hall, new york city with the crane school of music symphony orchestra and chorus, hart godden and the regina philharmonic chorus and orchestra, dr. nils klykken, dr. jeffrey francom, and kenneth andrews of the crane school of music. she has also performed with the elizabeth clark dance ensemble and for events such as the nadia boulanger symposium and women in music festivals. she specializes in minimalist music (especially that of philip glass) and has commissioned several new works for organ solo (such as tremors of nostalgia) by aaron travers and organ with other instruments and technology. more info	martinmr@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2455
deborah p. massell associate professor: voice crane school of music deborah p. massell associate professor: voice crane school of music bishop hall c304 masseldp@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3193 deborah massell, soprano, holds over two decades' experience in vocal performance in europe and north america. she has appeared in leading roles such as pamina, susanna, despina, sophie, zerlina, servilia, semele, bastienne, euridice, and belinda, as well as several world premiers, and performed as soloist in a great number of concerts, oratorios, recitals, and chamber music, including in many works composed especially for her voice. she has sung in acclaimed opera houses such as the hamburg state opera, theater basel, the gärtnerplatz theater and the salzburg mozarteum, as well as the vienna, schleswig-holstein, gmunden, st. bart's, princeton, and caramoor festivals. she has performed in concert venues such as the united nations, the metropolitan museum of art and town hall, as well as in many museums, churches and university concert halls across the united states and europe. she has also sailed the mediterranean visiting twenty-one countries while singing opera, chamber music and art song on the cunard cruise line. she has worked with noted conductors including julius rudel, lukas foss, michel corboz, rené jacobs and will crutchfield, and stage directors peter ustinov, herbert wernicke, and john neumeier. in recital she has been heard with artists such as warren jones, walter berry and emile naoumoff, and has had intensive study in art song and operatic vocal literature with the legendary elisabeth schwarzkopf, gérard souzay, dalton baldwin, hugues cuénod, judith raskin, and rosemarie landry. in master classes she has sung for nicolai gedda, giorgio tozzi and maureen forrester. she has also performed educational programs of operatic arias and scenes for families through the metropolitan opera guild, the children's free opera of new york (orchestra of st. luke's), the orchestra of northern new york, and the mexico city opera. ms massell has also performed on the video ears wide open, an introduction to classical music for children. in addition to recording for austrian, german, and swiss radio, her discography includes gluck's echo et narcisse (cd and video), the songs of jacques leguerney with kurt ollmann and mary dibbern in close collaboration with the composer, (both for harmonia mundi), and the award winning video the bald soprano with the center for contemporary opera in nyc. dr. massell has been on the faculty of crane since 2000. she holds a b.a. degree with honors in music from hamilton college, a masters degree from the mannes college of music, and a doctorate from the university of montreal. in 2003 she completed a nationally acclaimed voice teaching internship sponsored by the national association of teachers of singing. more info	masseldp@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3193
david g mathie adjunct instructor: brass techniques crane school of music david g mathie adjunct instructor: brass techniques crane school of music schuette hall a113 mathiedg@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2394 david mathie is a professor emeritus at boise state university, where he was professor of trombone, euphonium and music education from 1992 until his retirement in 2014. he was also the associate chair of the music department for seven years. prior to his appointment at boise state he taught at southwestern college, the national music camp at interlochen, and the public schools in new york and connecticut. dr. mathie holds a bm in music education from ithaca college, a mm in trombone performance from the juilliard school, and a dma in trombone performance from the university of georgia. as a performer, dr. mathie was the second trombonist in the boise philharmonic for 20 years. he was associate principal trombone in the hartford, ct symphony, and principal in the stamford, ct symphony and the hudson valley philharmonic. after graduation was a free-lance trombonist in new york city and performed with the metropolitan opera as an extra on trombone and euphonium. as a transcriber and arranger, dr. mathie has published music for trombone ensembles and various brass ensembles. his publishers include alessi publications, balquhidder music, cherry classics, kagarice brass editions, and tuba-euphonium press. his large brass ensemble transcriptions have been played world-wide by brass players from the los angeles, san francisco, berlin, israel and vienna symphonies, while his works for trombone choir have been performed by choirs throughout the united states and canada. he is a member of ascap as a brass arranger. more info	mathiedg@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2394
kathleen a mccarty student teaching supervisor crane school of music kathleen a mccarty student teaching supervisor crane school of music mccartka@potsdam.edu more info	mccartka@potsdam.edu
peter m. mccoy professor: music education/chair of music education crane school of music peter m. mccoy professor: music education/chair of music education crane school of music schuette hall a329 mccoypm@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3210 dr. peter mccoy teaches music courses in music technology, instrumental music, and general music. he has taught in public and private schools, performed, conducted, and adjudicated nationally since 1985. dr. mccoy received the bachelor of music education degree from iowa state university and the master of music and ph.d. degrees from northwestern university. he is a regular presenter and clinician at national and regional conferences on the topics of technology in music education, classroom-based composing, and portfolio development. dr. mccoy holds membership in the international trombone association, national association for music education, international society for music education, college music society, center for black music research, and technology institute for music educators. dr. mccoy currently serves as coordinator of music technology for the crane school of music. more info	mccoypm@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3210
john mcginness professor: music theory crane school of music john mcginness professor: music theory crane school of music schuette hall a121 mcginnjr@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2460 professor of music theory john mcginness received his ph.d. from the university of california, santa barbara. his scholarly interests include the relationship between music analysis and reception, modern/postmodern aesthetics, and the ballets russes. essays and articles on a variety of topics, including the music of debussy, stravinsky, and ives, have appeared in the musical quarterly, music theory spectrum, and cahiers debussy, among others. with pieter c. van den toorn, he published stravinsky and the russian period: sound and legacy of a musical idiom in 2012 (cambridge university press). most recently, an essay about the importance of public education appeared in things that matter (open space, ed. boretz). as a pianist, dr. mcginness has recorded for crs and radio nederland. before coming to crane in 1998, he taught at the university of california, santa barbara and the university of california, riverside. more info	mcginnjr@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2460
douglas j mckinnie audio/video engineer crane school of music douglas j mckinnie audio/video engineer crane school of music bishop hall c312 mckinndj@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2442 Douglas McKinnie began as Audio & Video-Streaming engineer at the crane school of music in the Autumn of 2014. He held the position of Chief Engineer of Live Sound for the Tanglewood Festival for over 20 years, and continues to work for the Boston Symphony as an audio engineer at Tanglewood each summer. Before coming to Crane, dr. McKinnie has had full-time faculty positions: in the department of Recording Arts of the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, and in the department of Recording Industry at Middle Tennessee State University. douglas has been an audio engineer for the cleveland institute of music and a staff engineer at cleveland's commercial recording studios inc. his recording credits include compact discs for telarc and mcgill records, radio production and demonstration recordings for the bbc, as well as many live radio broadcasts. dr. mckinnie holds a ph.d. from the university of surrey (u.k.), where his bbc-funded research focused on the influence of spatial envelopment and localization accuracy on the perceived sound quality of surround-sound playback systems. he received his master of music degree in sound recording from mcgill university, where he engaged in research on techniques for evaluating the sound-quality of low-bit-rate audio. while at mcgill, he assisted in the selection of critical listening materials for the electronic industries association/national radio standards committee, and at canada's communications research centre in ottawa he administrated extensive listening tests for the nrsc which were used to assess the sound quality of competing systems before the 2002 adoption of hd-radio by the us fcc. more info	mckinndj@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2442
catherine meunier adjunct instructor: percussion crane school of music catherine meunier adjunct instructor: percussion crane school of music crane music center b176 meuniec@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2469 catherine meunier is the first percussionist to win the prestigious prix d'europe. her debut cd night chill is acclaimed by critics: "montreal percussionist catherine meunier shines throughout" (the wholenote, december 2009). as a soloist and chamber musician, catherine meunier has given concerts in canada, mexico, taiwan and japan. she has been a guest soloist with the orquesta sinfónica nacional of mexico, the orchestre symphonique de sherbrooke, the orchestre symphonique longueuil and ensemble prestissimo. she is an active performer of contemporary music, having premiered many works for marimba or percussion. catherine meunier completed her doctor of music in performance at the université de montréal. she also holds degrees from the peabody institute of the johns hopkins university, mcgill university and university of sherbrooke. catherine meunier is an artist sponsored by the pearl/adams. more info	meuniec@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2469
julie w. miller adjunct instructor: accompanist/piano crane school of music julie w. miller adjunct instructor: accompanist/piano crane school of music bishop hall c125 millerjw@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3232 julie welsh miller has been teaching piano at the university level for thirty years, and her former students teach at every level from elementary to university. one of her principal interests is collaborating with other musicians; she performs in 60-100 recitals yearly. she has developed an extensive repertoire playing for students, colleagues, and guest artists. miller's other principal interest is editing, publishing, and performing the music of keith gates (1948-2007). for more information and recordings, see keithgates.com. miller holds degrees in piano performance from the university of oklahoma and the university of illinois. she graduated from ou with highest honors, and was the outstanding senior in the college of fine arts. she has done post-graduate work at michigan state university and the university of southern california. she has taught at henderson state university, ouachita baptist university, mcneese state university, and suny potsdam. miller lives in potsdam with her husband lane, son ben, and daughter sarah. more info	millerjw@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3232
karen l miller administrative assistant 2 crane school of music karen l miller administrative assistant 2 crane school of music bishop hall c220 millerkl@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3418 more info	millerkl@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3418
kathleen a miller associate professor: voice crane school of music kathleen a miller associate professor: voice crane school of music bishop hall c322 millerka@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2426 dr. kathleen miller is an associate professor of voice at the crane school of music, suny, potsdam. she earned both her master of music and doctor of musical arts degrees in voice performance from the university of cincinnati college-conservatory of music. while studying at the university of cincinnati kathleen developed an interest in russian music. she pursued this interest at the britten-pears school for advanced musical studies in aldeburgh, england with sergei leiferkus. she has given the american premier of the song cycle russkaya tetrad' by russian composer valery gavrilin and continues to perform this cycle throughout the united states. her most recent performance of russkaya tetrad' was in honolulu, hawaii. kathleen is a frequent recitalist, often focusing on twentieth century music and has worked with many composers including witold lutoslawski and john corigliano and with vocal coaches such as mary dibbern, warren jones and mitsuko shirai. kathleen was a winner of the ohio vocal arts resource network recital competition presenting a recital of twentieth century russian vocal works. recent performances include a recital of nineteenth century vocal music at the instituto de cultura de baja california in mexicali, mexico. kathleen's other performance experience includes opera, drama and oratorio. she has performed such operatic roles as dido in dido and aeneas, poppea in the coronation of poppea, and the mother in amahl and the night visitors. other stage experience includes performing the roles of mother superior in nunsense, louise in always patsy cline and mother abbess in the sound of music. kathleen has performed as a soloist with the richmond symphony, the champlain valley oratorio society, cleveland bach and handel society, cleveland opera and cleveland ballet. upcoming engagements include a recital of american art and theatrical song as well as master classes at the university of baja, california in ensenada, mexico. more info	millerka@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2426
lane e. miller sr. piano technician crane school of music lane e. miller sr. piano technician crane school of music bishop hall b173 millerle@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2468 lane miller has been a professional piano technician for over 30 years. he received his initial training under owen jorgensen at michigan state university, and also holds a master's degree in mathematics. miller has previously held full-time positions at west virginia university and the university of southern california. he has done work for many other universities, including: university of michigan, rice university, michigan state university, university of illinois, mcneese state university, northeastern state university, oakland university, and others. in addition, miller has worked for noted fortepiano builder john lyon. miller has prepared pianos for vladimir ashkenazy, ruth slenczynska, lambert orkis, robert roux, count basie, mischa dichter, ursula oppens, maria van epenhuysen rose, jerome rose, ralph votapek, kenneth drake, george winston, fernando laires, nelita true, et al. miller has enjoyed the longest tenure of any full-time piano technician in crane's history. more info	millerle@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2468
andre g mount associate professor: music theory crane school of music andre g mount associate professor: music theory crane school of music schuette hall a301 mountag@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2459 andre mount received a doctorate in music theory from the university of california at santa barbara, where he studied a wide range of analytical models and approaches with pieter van den toorn, lee rothfarb, and patricia hall. his dissertation, a chapter of which was awarded the roger chapman prize in music theory, uses the music of frank zappa as a springboard for exploring complex interactions between experimental art music and popular culture in the 20th century. he has presented on this and similar topics at national meetings of the american musicological society, the international association for the study of popular music (us chapter), and the society for american music, among others. an article on john cage's televised performances appears in the fall 2011 issue of music and the moving image. having collaborated with lee rothfarb and john hajda on an extensive online music theory curriculum at uc santa barbara, andre maintains an active interest researching online applications for music theory pedagogy. he has also contributed to projects intended for general readership including the encyclopedia of american music and culture. more info	mountag@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2459
susan s olinsky adjunct instructor / off-campus teaching supervisor crane school of music susan s olinsky adjunct instructor / off-campus teaching supervisor crane school of music olinskss@potsdam.edu more info	olinskss@potsdam.edu
matthew p orwick adjunct instructor / off-campus teaching supervisor crane school of music matthew p orwick adjunct instructor / off-campus teaching supervisor crane school of music orwickmp@potsdam.edu matthew orwick taught orchestra and instrumental music lessons for thirty-two years, eleven in the east ramapo central school district and twenty-one in the wappingers central school district. in addition to his teaching responsibilities, matthew also served several years as vice-president of rockland county music educators association and helped host several nyssma solo, area all-state and all-county music festivals. his high school orchestras consistently received top ratings from adjudicators at nyssma and national music festivals. he is a past-president of the putnam chorale. matthew received his bachelor of music in music education from the crane school of music at suny potsdam and his masters of science in music education from western connecticut state university. currently, matt is the supervisor of student teachers for the hudson valley region. he lives in poughkeepsie, ny with his wife janet and three daughters, karina, kimberly and alexis. more info	orwickmp@potsdam.edu
jill r. pearon dean of music (interim) crane school of music jill r. pearon dean of music (interim) crane school of music bishop hall c219 pearonjr@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2812 jill pearon (soprano) holds degrees from the university of evansville (bmmt, music therapy), southern methodist university (mm, voice performance and mmt, music therapy) and the university of michigan (dma, voice performance and graduate certificate, music theory pedagogy) having studied with professionals such as shirley verrett, martin katz, lorna haywood, and robin rice. she is an active recitalist of both art song and chamber music with previous performance venues including the ann arbor art song festival, the brave new works concert series (ann arbor, mi), suny potsdam, longy school of music, st. lawrence university, university of evansville, kenyon college, southern methodist university, university of wisconsin in whitewater, onondaga community college, university of michigan, capital university, ohio state university, and cedar valley college. she has enjoyed concert and operatic work with organizations such as the orchestra of northern new york, st. lawrence university chorus, trinity concert series (watertown, ny), several ensembles at the crane school of music, toledo opera, bay view music festival, cincinnati pops orchestra, and the classical music festival with performances in austria, slovakia, and hungary. she was a semifinalist in montreal's international czech and slovak music competition, a finalist for the national opera association competition and has recently received the distinguished music alumnus award from the university of evansville. dr. pearon is currently on the faculty of the crane school of music (suny potsdam) and has previously held faculty positions at capital university, kenyon college. she was selected to participate in the 2000 national association of teachers of singing internship program where she studied with shirlee emmons and has been honored to present master classes from massachusetts to california. more info	pearonjr@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2812
james j. petercsak suny distinguished teaching professor: percussion crane school of music james j. petercsak suny distinguished teaching professor: percussion crane school of music crane music center b176 petercjj@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2469 james petercsak is head of the percussion area at the crane school where he teaches applied percussion and directs the award winning crane percussion ensemble. his students hold professional positions in colleges, public schools , and in leading orchestras and ensembles throughout the world. jim is in demand as a performer, conductor, clinician, consultant, as well as, a music industry personality and visionary. he is a suny distinguished teaching professor, university scholar, and a uup "suny best" award winner. he is also the recipient of the 2010 distinguished alumni award from the manhattan school of music, where he received his master of music degree. james petercsak is a yamaha/sabian performing artist. more info	petercjj@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2469
joshua a rabinowitz visiting assistant professor: music business crane school of music joshua a rabinowitz visiting assistant professor: music business crane school of music rabinoja@potsdam.edu josh rabinowitz is an acknowledged global thought leader in that space where music, media, brands and creative content intersect. during his 20 + year career he has produced and or music supervised over 10,000 tracks for brands, cinema, recording labels and television. rabinowitz has been called a "new music mogul" by fast company, "the voice" of the music-branding space in the news, and a "branding power player" by billboard, where he was also a 'celebrity' columnist for "with the brand." he's been adjunct professor at the new school and nyu since 2007, and has been cited in the ny times, rolling stone, time, the new yorker, ny magazine, the wsj, vulture, crain's, variety, adage, forbes, etc., and, has appeared on bloomberg tv news and npr (national public radio) rabinowitz was chosen to be the inaugural president of the cannes lions (festival of creativity) music jury in 2016, where he was called "a musical genius." he's presented recent keynotes at cannes lions, spot (denmark), ade (amsterdam), sxsw, xponorth (inverness, scotland), output belfast, the whext festival (sao paulo), music matters (singapore), tokyo music market, el dorado (bogota, colombia), billboard film and tv (los angeles) and the sync summit (new york city). he has been a successful bandleader and trombonist, weaned on the streets of the world's cultural capital - brooklyn, usa - way before it was cool. he resigned his position as evp/director of music at grey group in 2019 to start a music and sound consultancy called the brooklyn music experience. more info	rabinoja@potsdam.edu
daryle j. redmond adjunct instructor: percussion crane school of music daryle j. redmond adjunct instructor: percussion crane school of music bishop hall b176 redmondj@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2469 more info	redmondj@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2469
douglas rubio professor: classical guitar crane school of music douglas rubio professor: classical guitar crane school of music bishop hall c314 rubiod@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3222 //www.douglasrubio.com classical guitarist douglas rubio has performed throughout the united states as a solo recitalist and chamber musician, and as a featured concerto soloist. his avalon guitar duo won first prize in the 1985 guitar foundation of america international duo guitar competition, and is featured on the compact disc gfa winners circle 1982-1993. dr. rubio performs frequently with flutist jill rubio as the rubio duo. he received his bachelor's degree from the university of california at irvine, and holds both master of music and doctor of musical arts degrees in classical guitar performance from the university of southern california's thornton school of music, where he studied with spanish virtuoso pepe romero. prior to moving to upstate new york, rubio directed a very successful guitar program at illinois state university. more info	rubiod@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3222
jill m rubio adjunct instructor: flute crane school of music jill m rubio adjunct instructor: flute crane school of music schuette hall a123 rubiojm@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2424 jill rubio is adjunct instructor of flute at the crane school of music, teaching studio flute and assisting with crane flute ensemble. she holds bachelors and masters degrees in flute performance from the thornton school of music at the university of southern california, where she was named outstanding graduate. a pupil of roger s. stevens, she also received instruction from james walker, mitchell lurie, michel debost and toshio takahashi. in 2016, rubio was honored with suny potsdams presidents award for adjunct teaching and received the new york state band directors association distinguished service award. ms. rubio is principal flutist and personnel manager of the orchestra of northern new york. she was featured soloist with the orchestra 2013, in the premiere of a concerto by paul siskind. this work was composed with her eclectic musical background in mind, including elements of rock, jazz and extended flute technique. she is principal flutist and a founding member of the northern symphonic winds. rubio has been a featured soloist with that group, with the st. lawrence university orchestra, and the st. lawrence university bach marathon. an aficionado of music theatre, she performs most summers as a pit musician with community performance series. a frequent chamber music collaborator, jill is half of the rubio flute and guitar duo, with her husband, doug. as a full-time music teacher at potsdam central school, jill conducts the high school and 7th-8th grade bands, jazz band, and teaches music theory and instrumental lessons from grades 4-12. her 7th-8th grade band was selected to perform for the new york state band directors symposium, she has presented clinics on repertoire, flute pedagogy and music teacher evaluation at the county, regional and state levels. her conducting credits include crane youth music, regional all-county junior and senior high bands and pit orchestras. rubio is co-chair of community performance series advisory board in potsdam, served 6 years as secretary of the new york state band directors association, and is active in the national flute association. jill is an all-state adjudicator and is a contributing editor for the nyssma manual. more info	rubiojm@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2424
philip f salathe visiting Assistant professor: music theory & Composition crane school of music philip f salathe visiting Assistant professor: music theory & Composition crane school of music bishop hall c325 salathpf@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2430 the music of phil salathé ranges widely in scale and scope, from multi-movement orchestral pieces to hand-programmed "chiptunes" for independent video game publishers. his works have been performed in the united states, canada, south america, europe, and asia, and at festivals and conferences including the wintergreen festival, the sebago-long lake festival, the cape may music festival, the charlotte new music festival, the nief-norf summer music festival, the ncounters conference in edmonton, the festival eleazar de carvalho in fortaleza, the asian double reed association conference in mahidol, and the international double reed society conference. he studied composition at bennington college, the university of hartford, and most recently stony brook university (ph.d., 2014), where he served on the faculty in 2015 before coming to the crane school of music in 2016. his teaching history includes courses in music theory and analysis, composition, aural skills, music technology, and jazz improvisation, among other topics. he recently completed imaginary birds: music for oboe and english horn, a cd recording project with longtime collaborators oboe duo agosto, to be released in february 2019 on ravello records. other upcoming projects for 2019 include the premieres of newly commissioned works for oboist ursula sahagian and flautist jill rubio, and travel to belgium for the college music society's 2019 international conference, which will feature his piece on the beach for cello and electronics and his presentation "metrical dissonance as signifier of the progressive in rock music". in addition to composing and teaching, he has written for the hartford courant, contributed musical analysis and commentary to julian palacios's book syd barrett and pink floyd: dark globe, and penned liner notes for the cd release max reger: music for clarinet and piano (bridge records, 2016). outside of music, he enjoys playing chess, learning languages, and exploring offbeat cinema. in 2015 he successfully competed on the television show jeopardy!, winning one episode. more info	salathpf@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2430
jonathan g schaller visiting instructor: music education crane school of music jonathan g schaller visiting instructor: music education crane school of music schuette hall a315 schalljg@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2948 jonathan schaller is a visiting music education faculty member at suny potsdam and is a ph.d. candidate in music education at the university of illinois at urbana-champaign. he holds a master of music in music education from duquense university and a bachelor of science in music education from indiana wesleyan university. prior to his arrival at illinois, he was a music educator for eight years in the marion center area school district in western pennsylvania. while at marion center, jon taught band and instrumental lessons to grades 7-12 as well as elementary instrumental lessons and chorus to students in grades 4-6. while at illinois, jon was a teaching assistant for music education courses in technology, differentiation, adolescent music-making, and choral and instrumental methods. he was also a student teaching supervisor. his research interests include place-based pedagogies, instrumental music education, popular/vernacular music, and lgbtq issues in music education. jon has published articles in the music educators journal and the journal of popular music education and has presented at the college music society national conference, american educational research association, the nafme music research and teacher education national conference, illinois music education conference, and the pennsylvania music educators association. more info	schalljg@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2948
joseph d sferra visiting assistant professor: music theory crane school of music joseph d sferra visiting assistant professor: music theory crane school of music schuette hall a103 sferrajd@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2167 joe sferra writes music that entertains with popular gestures while revealing a love for the harmonic and formal ideas of modernist concert music. featured in performances in the usa, canada, and spain, his music has also been performed at aspen, the university of nebraska-kearney new music festival, and at the imani winds chamber music festival. he studied composition at saint olaf college, the ohio state university, and stony brook university. he has maintained an active career as a clarinetist and vocalist, performing in wind ensembles, chamber settings, and most recently with traditional american music group the deep roots ensemble based on long island. as a theorist, joe is particularly interested in the music of living american composers. he presented his paper "gabriel kahane's bradbury pieces as popular and derridean deconstructions" at several conferences. a firm believer in incorporating the liberal arts approach in all music classrooms, he has previously taught at earlham and vassar college. more info	sferrajd@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2167
kathryn d. sherman associate professor: piano pedagogy crane school of music kathryn d. sherman associate professor: piano pedagogy crane school of music bishop hall c102 shermakd@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3230 kathryn sherman, associate professor of piano pedagogy, directs the undergraduate and graduate programs in piano pedagogy and teaches keyboard skills courses at the crane school of music suny potsdam. a nationally certified teacher of music through the music teachers national association, she also serves as co-director of the biennial crane piano pedagogy conference. dr. sherman frequently adjudicates for local festivals and auditions, and her teacher workshops have been presented throughout the united states. in addition to teaching, she regularly performs with crane colleagues and guest artists. dr. sherman earned a dma in piano performance with an emphasis in piano pedagogy from the university of oklahoma, where she was awarded a prestigious campus-wide graduate teaching award through the office of the provost. she also holds an mm from the university of kansas and bm and ba degrees from the university of nebraska-lincoln. she previously served on the faculty of oklahoma city university, teaching collegiate class piano, applied piano, and piano pedagogy. more info	shermakd@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3230
colleen e skull assistant professor: voice crane school of music colleen e skull assistant professor: voice crane school of music bishop hall c321 skullce@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3147 colleen has performed with canada's leading orchestras under such conductors as david atherton, richard bradshaw, martin isepp, julian kovatchev, nicola luisotti, julian reynolds, and timothy vernon. in opera miss skull has worked with directors tim albery, tom diamond, atom egoyan, françois girard, colin graham, christopher newton, and james robinson. she has performed/covered over thirty operatic roles at venues including the canadian opera company, pacific opera victoria, manitoba opera, esprit orchestra, the toronto symphony orchestra, winnipeg symphony, and many others. she recently triumphed in the title role of ariadne auf naxos. times colonist reviewer, kevin bazzana noted, "colleen skull has the plush, robust tone and commanding presence befitting both incarnations of her character." miss skull is well versed in both soprano and mezzo-soprano repertoire, having performed professionally in both fachs. recent roles include the title roles of ariadne, in ariadne auf naxos, elle, in la voix humaine and jenůfa. other roles include, dido, queen of carthage in dido and aeneas, mrs. grosse in the turn of the screw, wellgunde in gotterdämmerung, alice ford in falstaff, fiordiligi in così fan tutte, agatha in der freischütz, jocasta in oedipus rex, lisa in pique dame, liu in turandot, marina in boris godunov, waltraute, rossweise, and siegrune in die walkre, zulma in l'italiana in algeri, and mère marie de l'incarnation in dialogues des carmélites. equally active in orchestral and recital repertoire, she has performed as a soloist in works including: verdi's requiem, handel's messiah, bruckner's mass in d minor, beethoven's 9th symphony and mass in c, and mahler's 2, 3, and 4th symphonies. colleen is a past member of the prestigious coc ensemble and has won many awards and prizes including the metropolitan opera district competition, a chalmers award and a professional artist grant from the canada council for the arts. radio and television appearances include performances on cbc radio, ctv, definitely not the opera with sook-yin lee, breakfast television, tvo, and ytv. miss skull has completed her doctorate in musical arts, specializing in voice performance at the university of toronto. her dissertation investigated a model of factors that lead to the sustaining of elite performance in opera. colleen won the graduate award for the best research paper from the international symposium on performance science where she was a featured keynote speaker. dr. skull's research was also featured at 52nd conference of the national association of teachers of singing in orlando. dr. skull currently teaches applied voice, introduction to diction, and vocal techniques at the crane school. she has also been on faculty at mount allison university as an assistant professor, where she taught applied voice, vocal pedagogy, and was the director of opera workshop. while completing her doctorate, colleen taught song interpretation as a sessional instructor at the university of toronto. more info	skullce@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3147
alan l. solomon professor emeritus, adjunct instructor: music therapy, music psychology crane school of music, faculty emeriti alan l. solomon professor emeritus, adjunct instructor: music therapy, music psychology crane school of music faculty emeriti solomon@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2775 more info	solomon@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2775
jerod p sommerfeldt Associate professor: music theory, composition, Electronic Music/Co-Chair of Music Theory, History & Composition Dept. crane school of music jerod p sommerfeldt Associate professor: music theory, composition, Electronic Music/Co-Chair of Music Theory, History & Composition Dept. crane school of music schuette hall a101 sommerjp@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2446 a graduate of the university of wisconsin-la crosse, the peck school of the arts at the university of wisconsin-milwaukee, and the college-conservatory of music at the university of cincinnati, jerod sommerfeldt's music focuses on the creation of algorithmic and stochastic processes, utilizing the results for both fixed and real-time composition and improvisation. his sound world explores digital audio artifacts and the destruction of technology, resulting in work that questions the dichotomy between the intended and unintentional. an active performer as both soloist and collaborator in interactive digital music and live video, he is assistant professor of electronic music composition and theory at the state university of new york at potsdam crane school of music and director of the suny-potsdam electronic music studios (poems). jerod's music, art, and research have been included at the cincinnati ballet, international computer music conference, seamus national conference, new york city electroacoustic music festival, the qubit noise nonference, electronic music midwest, society of composers national conference, college music society great lakes regional conference, front wave new music festival, soundon festival of modern music, midwest composers symposium, studio 300 festival of digital art and music, la crosse new music festival, music from almost yesterday concert series, unruly music concert series, sonic explorations, performance time and arts series, by the noise ensemble, thelema trio, commissions from concert:nova and the university of wisconsin-la crosse, and art exhibits in madrid, spain and trieste, italy. jerod is a member of the international computer music association (icma), society for electroacoustic musicians in the united states (seamus), the electronic music foundation (emf), the wisconsin alliance for composers, the society of composers, the college music society, and ascap. a strong supporter of creative commons licenses, albums of his music have been released on petcord, haze, don't be a stranger, bohn media, and can be found on soundcloud, last.fm, youtube, and vimeo. more info	sommerjp@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2446
brianne a sterling music education field experience coordinator crane school of music brianne a sterling music education field experience coordinator crane school of music sterliba@potsdam.edu brianne (wicks) sterling is a native of gouverneur, ny. she received her bachelor's degree from the crane school of music at suny potsdam, graduating summa cum laude with a major in music education. she received her master's degree in music education with distinction from crane. she was the recipient of the julia e. crane award, the distinguished service award, and a 2-time departmental scholar in her time at crane. she teaches vocal and choral music at madrid-waddington high school and serves as a member of the crane school of music's alumni board of trustees. more info	sterliba@potsdam.edu
michael j struzik adjunct instructor / off-campus teaching supervisor crane school of music michael j struzik adjunct instructor / off-campus teaching supervisor crane school of music struzimj@potsdam.edu michael struzik is a 1988 graduate of the crane school of music, suny potsdam. he is currently a teacher at brighton high school in rochester, new york. he has been at brighton high school for the past 26 years. his current responsibilities include directing the wind ensemble, symphonic band, and jazz band, as well as teaching brass and percussion lessons to students in grades nine through twelve. he also teaches music theory and advanced placement music theory. in addition, he directs the pit orchestra for the annual spring musical. mr. struzik also serves as a music facilitator for the district. mr. struzik has conducted all-county and honor band festivals in several counties in new york state as well as the state of virginia. he is a past recipient of the university of rochester's excellence in secondary education award. he is also the 2011 recipient of the distinguished service award from the new york state band directors association. in 2019, he received the helen hosmer excellence in teaching award from the crane school of music. in 2020, he received the excellence in music education award from the rochester philharmonic orchestra. mr. struzik is an all-state certified adjudicator, and is also an adjudicator for major organization festivals. during the summer, he teaches at crane youth music in potsdam, new york. mr. struzik is a free-lance musician in the rochester area, and performs regularly with the orchestra of northern new york, northern symphonic winds, and the penfield symphony orchestra. he is a member of nyssma, nafme, the international trombone association and has served on the executive board of the new york state band director's association in a variety of positions, currently as their executive director. he is also a past-president of the monroe county school music association. mr. struzik lives in webster, new york with his wife katie and enjoys spending time with his two grown sons christopher 24, and matthew 22. more info	struzimj@potsdam.edu
jessica r. suchy-pilalis professor: music theory, harp crane school of music jessica r. suchy-pilalis professor: music theory, harp crane school of music schuette hall a118 suchyjr@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2447 //www2.potsdam.edu/suchyjr/harp/ performed both in the us and abroad as a recitalist and soloist with orchestra. dr. suchy-pilalis holds advanced degrees in harp performance and theory from the univeristy of wisonsin-milwaukee, the eastman school of music and indiana university. in 1988, she was awarded a master fellowship by the indiana arts commission/national endowment for the arts. she has also toured greece as a soloist under the auspices of the us state department, while also representing the us at the international music festival diethnis mousikes hmeres and giving performances on greek national radio-television. she is featured on several compact disc releases of new-music compositions and is on the artist roster of pennsylvania performing arts on tour. more info	suchyjr@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2447
lorraine yaros sullivan associate professor: voice crane school of music lorraine yaros sullivan associate professor: voice crane school of music bishop hall c324 sullivly@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2420 lorraine yaros sullivan, mezzo-soprano, is an active and versatile performer, enjoying success in a variety of genres and styles including opera, oratorio, chamber music, and art song. some of her favorite opera credits include dorabella in mozart's così fan tutte and ottavia in monteverdi's l'incoronazione di poppea, which opera praised as "regal" and "affecting." she is in demand for her concert and oratorio work in the us and canada, with recent performances including a range of styles from bach to libby larsen. dr. sullivan has a special interest in the intimate collaborations of chamber music and art song. she appeared at the kennedy center's terrace theater and travels nationally and internationally as a recitalist. one tour included a series of recitals in taiwan performing american art song and musical theatre, culminating in a performance at the national chiang kai-shek cultural center. dr. sullivan specializes in turn of the 20th century music and contemporary american music. she is a featured soloist on the delos recording all the heart of me!: the choral music of margaret ruthven lang. she recently performed in the workshop premiere of three new works by anthony davis, lori laitman, and tom cipullo, three of four finalists in the domenic j. pellicciotti opera composition prize. she served as executive director of the fall island vocal arts seminar during its 2016 and 2017 seasons. currently, dr. sullivan is associate professor of voice at the crane school of music at suny potsdam. she previously served on the voice faculty at bowling green state university in bowling green, ohio, where the undergraduate student government awarded her the college of musical arts faculty member of the year. she was selected to participate in the 2009 nats (national association of teachers of singing) intern program, where she worked with master teacher carmen balthrop. committed to teaching healthy, functional singing in any musical style (not just classical!), dr. sullivan attended the contemporary commercial music vocal pedagogy institute at shenandoah university. she is level iii certified in somatic voicework™ - the lovetri method. she also has additional performance experience in musical theatre, vocal jazz, and pop music. dr. sullivan completed the doctor of musical arts in voice performance at the university of michigan, where she studied with freda herseth and coached frequently with renowned collaborative pianist martin katz. in addition to the distinguished faculty at um, she studied with voice teachers melissa malde and barbara dalheim. she also holds a bm in voice performance from millikin university and a double mm in voice performance and choral conducting from the university of northern colorado. she lives in potsdam, new york with her composer/theorist husband, tim sullivan, and their dog, sisko. more info	sullivly@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2420
timothy r sullivan professor: music theory, composition/Co-Chair of Music Theory, History & Composition Department crane school of music timothy r sullivan professor: music theory, composition/Co-Chair of Music Theory, History & Composition Department crane school of music schuette hall a314 sullivtr@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2684 tim sullivan is an active composer, theorist, and percussionist. he holds a ph.d. in music theory and composition from the university of michigan, where he studied composition with bright sheng, william bolcom, betsy jolas, and karen tanaka, and various aspects of music theory and compositional systems with andrew mead. his compositions have been performed by ensembles and soloists throughout the u.s., including the colorado symphony, moravian philharmonic, alea iii, nicholas deyoe, eliot gattegno, marian lee, reiko manabe, and lorraine yaros sullivan. he has presented his research at several major conferences including the society for music theory, "gérard grisey, the spectral moment and its legacy," and "emigration, integration and creative productivity: alfred schnittke in hamburg, 1990-1998." publications include an article in /perspectives of new music/ and a forthcoming paper in a german/english monograph on alfred schnittke. also an accomplished jazz drummer prior to his time in potsdam, he performed and recorded as a member of the boulder creative music ensemble, and was a member of trumpeter ron miless band for several years." more info	sullivtr@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2684
rosemarie suniga assistant professor: functional keyboard crane school of music rosemarie suniga assistant professor: functional keyboard crane school of music schuette hall a127 sunigar@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3244 rosemarie suniga has taught at the crane school of music since 2012. she teaches collegiate class piano and piano pedagogy; she also performs as recitalist and accompanist in bach and 20th-century music. dr. suniga holds degrees from the university of south carolina (d.m.a, piano pedagogy), carnegie mellon university, pittsburgh (m.m., piano performance, with certificate in piano pedagogy) and the university of manitoba (b.mus., piano performance). she also holds a grade 10 certificate of piano from the royal conservatory of music (toronto). her principal teachers included scott price, enrique graf, and david moroz; she had also taken master classes with pianists earl wild, john perry and marc durand. a native canadian, she has given concerts there and in the united states. she was the recipient of a manitoba arts council grant for graduate study in piano performance (2002). as a music teacher, her previous posts have been at the yamaha music schools, carnegie mellon preparatory division, and the university of south carolina community music school. chief among her awards and prizes in teaching are the mtna 'star' award (2004), and paid residency at the heifetz international music institute (new hampshire) as a piano pedagogy fellow, sponsored by the surdna foundation (2008). more info	sunigar@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3244
jenna c tabakaru office assistant 1 crane school of music jenna c tabakaru office assistant 1 crane school of music crane music center b113a tabakajc@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2418 more info	tabakajc@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2418
young-ah tak associate professor: piano crane school of music young-ah tak associate professor: piano crane school of music bishop hall c108 taky@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3190 praised for her "thrilling blend of fury and finesse" (san antonio express-news) and her "winning combination of passion, imagination, and integrity" (new york concert review), pianist young-ah tak enjoys a remarkable career that has taken her throughout the united states, canada, austria, germany, italy, korea, and japan. young-ah tak made her new york city debut at lincoln center for the performing arts' alice tully hall with the juilliard orchestra. she has since appeared with numerous orchestras including the roanoke, lansing, north arkansas, imperial, venice, filharmonia pomorska (poland), oltenia philharmonic (romania) and, in her native korea, with the seongnam, busan, ulsan, and the korean symphony orchestra. other notable performances by dr. tak have taken place at the john f. kennedy center for the performing arts, carnegie hall's weill recital hall, kimmel center's perelman theater in philadelphia, seoul arts center, jordan hall in boston, columbia university, philadelphia chamber music society, dame myra hess memorial concert series, ravinia festival and music@menlo. she has also appeared at major concert halls and international music festivals in korea, including those of busan, seoul and tongyeong. her performances have been broadcast on wqxr (new york city), wrti (philadelphia), wmft and loop (chicago), wbjc (baltimore), wclv (cleveland), ckwr (ontario), and korea's kbs and arte tv. active as a chamber musician, young-ah tak has collaborated with the late violinist robert mann, cellist bonnie hampton, the ma'alot quintet, and members of the florestan trio. she is also a passionate advocate of contemporary music; she has performed at sequenza 21 and at the piano century concert series in new york city. young-ah tak has been awarded top prizes in numerous international competitions including: san antonio international piano competition, italy's valsesia-musica international piano competition, korea's isang yun international music competition, corpus christi international competition, and germany's ettlingen international piano competition. dr. tak received her bachelor of music from the juilliard school; her master of music and graduate diploma from the new england conservatory; and doctor of musical arts from the peabody institute of johns hopkins university. she studied principally with martin canin, yong hi moon, leon fleisher, russell sherman, wha kyung byun and young ho kim. she was a faculty member at the preparatory division of the peabody institute and at southeastern university in florida. dr. tak currently serves as an associate professor of piano and head of the piano area at the crane school of music of the state university of new york at potsdam, and is the founding artistic director of the crane international piano festival. young-ah tak's debut recording of judith zaimont's wizards - three magic masters was released by albany records to critical acclaim. her debut solo cd - an album of haydn, schumann, liszt and kirchner - is available on msr classics. her recordings are also available on steinway's spirio, and her newest solo cd, an all-beethoven program is released on the steinway and sons label in november 2019. dr. tak is a steinway artist. [www.youngahtak.com] more info	taky@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3190
shelly tramposh professor: viola crane school of music shelly tramposh professor: viola crane school of music bishop hall c308 tramposh@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2443 dr. shelly tramposh has enjoyed a varied career as a chamber musician, orchestral player, and teacher. she has performed as recitalist in venues across the united states and canada and in central america and europe, including the american viola society national conference. dr. tramposh has also presented lectures and master classes at the asta national conference and various colleges and music schools in the united states and abroad; her first article will be published by the strad in the october 2011 issue. her cd "sprezzatura" with pianist cullan bryant will be released by parma recordings in october, and features music by hindemith, britten, crane composer paul siskind, and paul chihara. dr. tramposh has been performing with pianist cullan bryant for the last five years; in addition to the works featured on the cd, they have performed works by hindemith, shostakovich, brahms, enesco, kiel, clarke, and milhaud. other chamber music affiliations include the perron trio, the potsdam piano quartet, and the ariel chamber players. dr. tramposh is currently the coordinator for the string area at crane. in addition to viola studio and chamber music, she teaches a course called "the art of practicing" and maintains a relationshiop with the instituto nacional de la musica in costa rica, where several crane performance majors have held internships with the sinfonica nacional. before joining the crane school faculty in 2005, dr. tramposh was principal viola of the mercury ensemble and associate principal viola of the colorado springs symphony. her orchestral career also included positions in the colorado symphony, the rochester philharmonic, and the berkeley symphony. festival appearances include the taos school of music, the spoleto festival, and the national repertory orchestra. she has coached with members of the emerson, guarneri, and american string quartets and participated in numerous master classes. her principal teachers include martha katz, steven tenenbom, erika eckert, burton kaplan, and don ehrlich. dr. tramposh holds degrees from the san francisco conservatory of music, the eastman school of music, and the university of colorado at boulder. dr. tramposh plays a copy of a 1780 testore made by al stancel. more info	tramposh@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2443
jess b. tyre associate professor: music history crane school of music jess b. tyre associate professor: music history crane school of music schuette hall a304 tyrejb@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3247 jess tyre (music history) earned his ph.d. in musicology at yale university, where his research focused on french music criticism at the turn of the twentieth century. his publications include articles in the journal of musicology, the proceedings of the american historical association, the journal of music education research, the library of essays on music, politics, and society, the journal of the haydn society of north america, and the beethoven journal. he has given papers on the music and reception of beethoven, brahms, schumann, and the austro-german orchestral tradition in france at local and national meetings of the american musicological society, the american historical association, the international conference on romanticism, the haydn bicentenary conference of 2009, and the north american conference on nineteenth-century music. professor tyre also maintains interests in aesthetics and issues of performance practice in the nineteenth century. he is currently conducting research into the reception of fin-de-siécle french composers in the united states, and is developing a project on intertextual relationships in the nineteenth-century tone poem. professor tyre regularly offers courses in the post-romantic era, wagner, verdi, film music, the historical development of the musical, and european folk music. more info	tyrejb@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3247
hannah r van wickler graduate assistant crane school of music hannah r van wickler graduate assistant crane school of music vanwichr@potsdam.edu more info	vanwichr@potsdam.edu
david k via visiting assistant professor: music business crane school of music david k via visiting assistant professor: music business crane school of music viadk@potsdam.edu david via has 35 years of sales and marketing experience in the music products industry. he has conducted business in over 35 countries around the world. Since 2017 Via has been Vice President of Marketing at Zoom North America. Previously he served as Vice President of International Business Development at D'Addario & Company, where he was responsible for expanding D'Addario business in emerging markets such as Africa, Middle East, India, Southeast Asia and China, including the executive management responsibility for D'Addario China. From 2006 - 2015 Via was the Vice President of Sales at D'Addario. Prior to joining D'Addario, Via was the Senior Vice President of Sports & Music for SKB Cases, and also served as Vice President of Sales & Marketing at SABIAN Ltd. He started his music products career working for the multi-national Yamaha Corporation in the areas of artist relations, district sales, and product management and marketing. Before joining Yamaha, Via was the manager of the Percussive Arts Society. in addition to his business accomplishments, via is a sought after speaker at conventions, conferences, and universities in the united states and abroad. he was the inaugural executive in residence at the crane music business institute at suny potsdam and was guest lecturer at the chinese university of hong kong, shenzhen center for innovation, design, and entrepreneurship. additionally, he served as guest lecturer and entrepreneurship advisor at the manhattan school of music, center for music entrepreneurship. via holds a bachelor of science in music business from millikin university, a master of music in percussion from northwestern university, and an mba degree from the olin school of business at babson college. via is currently on the namm board of directors. more info	viadk@potsdam.edu
michael a vitalino associate professor - music theory crane school of music michael a vitalino associate professor - music theory crane school of music schuette hall a331 vitalima@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3478 michael vitalino received a ph.d. in music theory (2014) and m.m. in choral conducting (2013) from the university of california, santa barbara. before moving to the west coast, he received a m.m. in music theory (2008) from the university of massachusetts, amherst and a dual b.a. in psychology and music (2006) with a concentration in conducting from suny albany. michael has studied theory with several outstanding scholars including lee rothfarb, pieter van den toorn, gary karpinski, brent auerbach, and aleksandra vojcic. his dissertation focused on the songs of franz liszt. using a modified form of schenkerian analysis, he identified underlying relationships between liszt's revisions and established a new taxonomy for their classification. michael has presented his research at the centro luigi boccherini (2017), music theory society of new york state (2016), society of music theory (2015), music theory society of the mid-atlantic (2013), and the west coast conference of music theory and analysis (2011). as a student of michel marc gervais, michael conducted the ucsb women's choir. his prior conducting experience, under the guidance of david janower, includes directing the suny albany concert band and university chorale. he also held a post as orchestra director for the albany academy in addition to numerous other engagements as a guest conductor. as a performer, michael has sung with several ensembles including the adelfos ensemble, all saints-by-the-sea episcopal church, the ucsb chamber choir, first presbyterian church of santa barbara, and summerland presbyterian church. he studied voice with benjamin brecher, paul sahuc, and frances pallozzi wittmann. he also studied violin with ann-marie schwartz. michael's research interests include schenkerian analysis, music cognition, music theory pedagogy, and the history of music theory. he recently collaborated with benjamin brecher (tenor) and robert koenig (piano) to release forgotten liszt (ms1538), a cd of previously unrecorded liszt songs. more info	vitalima@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3478
gregory r. wanamaker professor: music theory, composition crane school of music gregory r. wanamaker professor: music theory, composition crane school of music bishop hall c207 wanamagr@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2297 //www.gregorywanamaker.com over the past several years, musicians and critics alike have praised gregory wanamaker's music as "compelling," "outstanding," "cutting-edge," "skillful," and "a technical tour de force" in publications including fanfare, american record guide, and audiophile audition. his earliest musical training began at age 6 in professional summer stock theater companies, and continued through both schooled and self-guided explorations through the american folk music of the 1960s, bebop and free jazz, and western classical music of the late 20th century. he continues his study of sounds to those from around the world, to draw from a variety of music to inform his continually evolving voice. his music has been commissioned and performed all over the world by soloists and ensembles including prism quartet, trujillo symphony orchestra, capitol quartet, timothy mcallister, robert spring, christopher creviston, oren fader, masato kumoi saxophone quartet, the maverick ensemble, velocity2, the donald sinta quartet, the gregg smith singers, mana trio, deborah bish, ensemble radieuse, the three reeds duo, lynn mcgrath, and the society for new music. prolific in all musical media, wanamaker's best-known works are his chamber works that exploit unique timbral characteristics and technical extensions of wind instruments. to date, his virtuosic duo sonata for clarinet and saxophone has received over 300 performances world-wide and is featured on five commercial recordings. his sonata deus sax machina is one of the required pieces for finalists of the 2014 adolphe sax international competition in dinant, belgium. gregory wanamaker's multimedia collaboration with 2013 macarthur fellowship award winner carrie mae weems, a story within a story, was commissioned in 2011 by the syracuse-based society for new music, and was supported in part by a national endowment for the arts 2011 access to artistic excellence grant. he also is the recipient of a 2012 individual artist commission from the new york state council on the arts and 20 consecutive standard awards from ascap in addition to awards from the national association of composers/usa and britten-on-the-bay. wanamaker is currently professor of composition and theory at the crane school of music at suny potsdam where he has taught since 1997. he studied composition with william averitt, thomas albert, anthony branker and ladislav kub ík. gregory wanamaker has several recorded works on the innova, albany, centaur, kcm, mark, white pine and summit labels. he publishes his own music, which is available exclusively through his website: www.gregorywanamaker.com. more info	wanamagr@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2297
tracy s wanamaker adjunct instructor: special music education crane school of music tracy s wanamaker adjunct instructor: special music education crane school of music schuette hall a334 wanamats@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2433 tracy s. wanamaker, mt-bc is a visiting instructor at the crane school of music where she coordinates the music in special education program. ms. wanamaker received a bachelor of music in music therapy from shenandoah university in winchester, va and a masters of science in special education from suny potsdam. ms. wanamaker is a board-certified music therapist with over 20 years of experience working in a wide range of clinical areas including special education, adults with developmental disabilities and dementia care settings. in addition to her duties at crane, she maintains a private practice in northern new york, providing both individual and group music therapy sessions. active as a guest music therapy supervisor for the jamaican field service project, ms. wanamaker has supervised music therapy students from across the united states in providing music therapy services in schools of hope and infirmaries in multiple locations around jamaica. ms. wanamaker is active as a consultant and clinician for professionals, teachers and parents across the united states, and has presented her research at many local, state, and national conferences including the american music therapy association national conference, and the mid-atlantic amta regional conference. more info	wanamats@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2433
heather l. wheeler associate professor: functional keyboard crane school of music heather l. wheeler associate professor: functional keyboard crane school of music schuette hall a125 wheelehl@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3192 heather wheeler holds a bm in piano performance from the catholic university of america where she studied under bela nagy and fernando laires. she received her master of music in music education from the crane school of music suny potsdam and currently serves as associate professor of keyboard and keyboard area coordinator at crane. in addition to teaching group piano, heather offers introductory music classes for toddlers and maintains a private piano studio. a nationally certified teacher of music through the music teachers national association, ms. wheeler stays active co-directing the crane piano pedagogy conference and adjudicating and coordinating piano festivals. she has presented workshops across the state and nation and has been an instructor and piano area coordinator at crane youth music. her performance experience has included a wide range of styles that has taken her to asia and central america as well as across the southern and northeastern united states. more info	wheelehl@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-3192
kendra m wheeler visiting artist: saxophone crane school of music kendra m wheeler visiting artist: saxophone crane school of music schuette hall a144 wheelekm@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2444 kendra wheeler is a chicago born saxophonist, chamber musician, and educator, with academic emphases in musicology and music theory. she has been an active advocate for music education, as well as, for the inclusion, visibility, and engagement of the underrepresented within the composition, performance, and academic disciplines within classical music. moreover, she is passionate about exploring and applying the concepts of intersectionality, critical race theory, and identity to herself as an artist and within her artistry and teaching. her work, while often political in nature, focuses on creating, promoting, advocating, and performing new works from a multitude of cultures and perspectives, while also working in close collaboration with composers, performers, and interdisciplinary artists. wheeler is also a part of the alecto duo, along with kakia gkoudina (composer, electronics, visuals). alecto duo's work is audiovisual, consisting of elements of contemporary music and cinematic tradition. the audiovisual nature of our work, as well as the way that we try to form our narratives - on the meeting point of musical and extra musical traditions - is a core part of who we are. the duo was formed in 2018 and since has performed in croatia at the world saxophone congress, cincinnati ohio and the 2018 biennial nasa conference, and the women composers festival in hartford, connecticut. kendra has a master of music degree in saxophone performance under preston duncan from the university of minnesota where she also received her bachelor of music education degree under eugene rousseau. wheeler has been the recipient of numerous scholarships, grants, and awards including prizes from panamerican international saxophone competition, north international music competition, thursday musical, vandoren emerging artist, and downbeat magazine. wheeler has begun her doctor of musical arts (dma) degree at michigan state university under the study of joseph lulloff in the fall of 2018. more info	wheelekm@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2444
tom d whitesell piano technician crane school of music tom d whitesell piano technician crane school of music bishop hall b173 whitestd@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2468 more info	whitestd@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2468
lonel woods professor: voice/co-chair of music performance crane school of music lonel woods professor: voice/co-chair of music performance crane school of music bishop hall c206 woodsl@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2465 doctor of musical arts (performance): university of michigan master of music (vocal pedagogy): catholic university of america bachelor of music (music education): depaul university lonel woods (tenor) is an active recitalist and performer of opera, oratorio, and musical theatre. he has performed with the michigan opera theater, the washington national opera, lyric opera of chicago, toledo opera, chicago opera theatre, chamber opera chicago and houston grand opera. he also performed, on broadway and national tour, in hal prince's tony award winning revival of showboat. an avid choral music enthusiast, he has also performed as a professional chorister with the chicago symphony chorus, grant park symphony chorus, the william ferris chorale, and the master chorale of washington dc. philosophy of education (studio): in order to be a healthy, efficient, performer of vocal music a student must both understand the functional unity of singing as well as be willing to explore the emotions of human nature. i believe these two concepts are inextricably linked and each student must learn the fundamentals of their instrument (anatomy and physiology) and the fundamentals of singing (alignment, breath, resonance, tone, etc.) while working to develop their skills as a singing actor. it is my job to help the student build their vocal technique while guiding them as they develop the artistry to become a successful, performing musician/actor. through weekly lessons, studio class, and open communication, we will build a rigorous, healthy, honest, trusting, caring atmosphere in which i believe is the most conducive for learning. At Crane, Dr. Woods teaches and/or has taught undergraduate and graduate Applied Voice, English Diction I & II, Class Voice I & II, Vocal Techniques I & II, Phoenix Club (SSAA Choir), and Crane Live! dr. Woods also serves as Voice Area Coordinator and Co-Chair of the Performance Department. He has served on the faculty of Spring Arbor University, Georgetown Day School, and Aurora Public Schools. in addition, dr. woods maintains professional affiliations with the national association of teachers of singing (nats), the american guild of musical artists (agma) and, the national association for music education (nyssma). more info	woodsl@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2465
robert r zolner assistant audio engineer crane school of music robert r zolner assistant audio engineer crane school of music schuette hall a112 zolnerrr@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2957 besides his role as an adjunct instructor with the crane institute of music business and entrepreneurship, rob zolner is also the assistant audio engineer for crane. his responsibilities consist of setting up sound reinforcement for the school's many events, overseeing the recording of student recitals, and providing students with sound playback when requested for a recital. rob has accumulated a wealth of music retail experience with his many years of employment at potsdam's northern music and video where his primary areas of expertise were both home and mobile audio. he was also responsible for designing and installing sound systems for clubs, restaurants, and in consumer's homes. rob operated a successful local recording enterprise in canton, ny, called judson street studios which catered to independent artists. he has been credited for engineering and producing many projects released on vinyl, compact cassette, and cd. he also worked on many spoken word and radio advertising productions. as an accomplished guitarist, rob is currently performing regularly with the group double axel which has a loyal following among many potsdam and clarkson alumni. he is also working in an acoustic duo called 12 struck. being a charter member of the business administration advisory council for suny potsdam gives him the opportunity to participate in events that are designed to enhance potsdam college students' understanding of how the business world works. more info	zolnerrr@potsdam.edu tel: (315) 267-2957