Meet Our Faculty
Department Chair
Mina Kim
Assistant ProfessorOrchestra Directormina.kim@purchase.edu- BM, Busan National University
- MM, Artist Diploma, Purchase College, SUNY
- Professional Studies Diploma, Mannes College, The New School for Music
Strings
Faculty
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Timothy Cobb
Associate Professor of Music (Part-time), Basstimothy.cobb@purchase.edu- BM, Curtis Institute of Music
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Beatriz Martin-Ruiz
Lecturer of Music (Part-time), Harpbeatriz.martin-ruiz@purchase.edu- BM, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- Performance Diploma and Artist Diploma, Real Conservatorio Superior de Musica, Madrid (Spain)
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Caleb van der Swaagh
Lecturer of Music, Cello (Part-time)caleb.vanderswaagh@purchase.edu- BA, Columbia University, The Julliard School joint program
- MM, The New England Conservatory of Music
- Professional Studies Certificate, Manhattan School of Music
Piano
Program Head
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Stephanie Brown
Associate Professor of Music, PianoProgram Head, Pianostephanie.brown@purchase.edu- BM, The Juilliard School
Faculty
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Stephen Buck
Visiting Assistant Professor of MusicHead of Music History, Theory, Solfège, and Keyboard Studiesstephen.buck@purchase.edu- BA, Johns Hopkins University
- MM, University of Michigan
- MMA, DMA, Yale University
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Vanessa Perez
Lecturer of Music, Piano (Part-time)vanessa-m.perez@purchase.eduYale University - Performance certificate
Imola, Italy Accademia Pianistica Incontri Col Maestro
Royal Academy of Music, London, England. LRAM Teaching license, Professional Certificate with Honors -
Jennifer Undercofler
Associate Professor of Practice in Musicjennifer.undercofler@purchase.edu- BM, MM, The Juilliard School
- DMA, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester
Brass
Program Head
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Graham Ashton
Professor of Music, TrumpetCo-Program Headgraham.ashton@purchase.edu- Performance Diploma, Royal Academy of Music (England)
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Jack Schatz
Lecturer of Music (Part-time), TromboneCo-Program Headjack.schatz@purchase.edu- BA, BM, Queens College, City University of New York
- MM, The Julliard School
Faculty
Percussion
Program Head
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Christopher Graham
Lecturer, Percussion (Part-time)Co-Program Headchristopher.graham@purchase.edu- BM, Purchase College, SUNY
- MM, Stony Brook University
- DMA, Stony Brook University
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Russell Greenberg
Lecturer, Percussion (Part-time)Co-Program Headrussell.greenberg@purchase.edu- BA, University of California Berkeley
- MM, SUNY Stony Brook
- DMA, SUNY Stony Brook
Woodwinds
Program Head
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Kemp Jernigan
Lecturer (Part-time), Oboekemp.jernigan@purchase.edu- BM, The Hartt School at The University of Hartford
- Performer’s Certificate, Purchase College, SUNY
- MM, Yale University
Faculty
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Isabel Lepanto Gleicher
Lecturer, Flute (Part-time)BM, Purchase College, SUN
MM, Yale University
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Ayako Oshima Neidich
Assistant Professor of Music (Part-time), Clarinetayako.oshima@purchase.edu- BM, Toho School of Music (Tokyo)
- additional studies, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester
Classical Guitar
Program Head
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Oren Fader
Lecturer (Part-time), Guitaroren.fader@purchase.edu- MusB, Purchase College, SUNY
- MM, Florida State University
Ensembles
Faculty Emeriti
Dominic Donato
Assistant Professor Emeritus of Music- BA, MM, Stony Brook University, SUNY
- DMA, Manhattan School of Music
Robert Fertitta
Associate Professor Emeritus of Music- BA, Hunter College, City University of New York
- MA, Queens College, City University of New York
- Studied with Nadia Boulanger at L’Écoles d’Art Americaines de Fontainebleau
Frederic Hand
Lecturer Emeritus in Music- BM, Mannes College of Music
- Guitar studies with Leonid Bolotine, Julian Bream, Albert Valdes-Blain, and Jim Hall
Anthony Kadleck
Lecturer Emeritus of Classical Music, Trumpetanthony.kadleck@purchase.edu- BM, Manhattan School of Music
Marianna Khazanova-Salzman
Associate Professor Emerita of Music- Diploma, Moscow State Conservatory of Music
- MPP, Gnesin Musical and Pedagogical Institute (Moscow)
Julia Lichten
Associate Professor Emerita of Music, Cellojulia.lichten@purchase.edu- BA, Harvard University
- MM, New England Conservatory
Steven Lubin
Professor Emeritus of Music- BA, Harvard University
- MM, The Julliard School
- PhD, New York University
Anthony Newman
Professor Emeritus of Music- Diplome Superieure, l’Ecole Normale de Musique (Paris)
- BS, Mannes College of Music
- MA, Harvard University
- DMA, Boston University
Paul Ostrovsky
Professor Emeritus of Music, Pianopaul.ostrovsky@purchase.edu- MM, Moscow State Conservatory of Music
Tara Helen O’Connor
Associate Professor Emerita of Music, Flutetara.oconnor@purchase.edu- BA, MM, DMA, Stony Brook University, SUNY
Peter Reit
Lecturer Emeritus of Music, French Hornpeter.reit@purchase.eduBM, Manhattan School of Music
Daphne Spottiswoode
Associate Professor Emerita of Music- Scholarship studies, Royal Academy of Music (England)
Carmit Rinehart Zori
Assistant Professor Emeritus of Music, Violincarmit.rinehart@purchase.edu- BM, Curtis Institute of Music
