Conservatory of Music

Department Chair

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  Tara Helen O’Connor

  Associate Professor of Music, Flute

  • BA, MM, DMA, Stony Brook University, SUNY

  tara.oconnor@purchase.edu 

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  Tara Helen O’Connor

  Associate Professor of Music, Flute

  • BA, MM, DMA, Stony Brook University, SUNY

  tara.oconnor@purchase.edu 

Faculty

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  Laura Kaminsky

  (on leave: 2022-2023)

  Professor of Music/Head of Composition (Part-time)

  • BA, Oberlin College
  • MA, City College of New York

  laura.kaminsky@purchase.edu 
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  Kamala Sankaram

  Lecturer of Music (Part-time)

  • BA, Sarah Lawrence College
  • MA, PhD, New School for Social Research

  kamala.sankaram@purchase.edu 

Program Head

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  Jacque Trussel

  Professor of Music

  • BS, MM, Ball State University

  • SUNY Research Foundation Award Honoring Research and Scholarship in the Arts, 2007

  jacque.trussel@purchase.edu 

Faculty

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  Thomas Baird

  Lecturer of Dance; Lecturer of Music (Part-time)

  • BA, Empire State College, SUNY

  thomas.baird@purchase.edu 
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  Bonnie Hamilton

  Assistant Professor of Music (Part-time)

  • BA, Florida State University

  bonnie.hamilton@purchase.edu 
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  Hugh Murphy

  Associate Professor of Music

  • BM, MM, Peabody Conservatory of Music, Johns Hopkins University

  hugh.murphy@purchase.edu 
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  Djordje Nesic

  Lecturer (Part-time)

  • BM, Belgrade University of the Arts

  djordje.nesic@purchase.edu 
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  Sherry Overholt

  Assistant Professor of Music (Part-time)

  • BM, University of Miami
  • MM, MMA, DMA, Yale University

  sherry.overholt@purchase.edu 
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  Kaori Sato

  Assistant Professor of Music (Part-time)

  • BM, Miyagi Gakuin Women’s University (Japan)
  • MM, Mannes College of Music

  kaori.sato@purchase.edu 
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  Margaret Vignola

  Lecturer (Part-time)

  • MusB, Purchase College, SUNY

  margaret.vignola@purchase.edu 

Program Head

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  David DeJesus

  Assistant Professor of Music

  Latin Jazz Orchestra Conductor

  • MusB, Purchase College, SUNY
  • MM, Manhattan School of Music

  david.dejesus@purchase.edu 

Faculty

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  Adam Birnbaum

  Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies

  • B.S. Boston College
  • A.D.The Juilliard School

  adam.birnbaum@purchase.edu 
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  Alexis Cole

  Lecturer, Jazz Studies (Part-time), Jazz Voice

  • BM, William Paterson University
  • MM, Queens College, City University of New York

  alexis.cole@purchase.edu 
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  Jon Faddis

  Professor of Music , Trumpet

  • Studied at the Manhattan School of Music

  jon.faddis@purchase.edu 
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  Andy Farber

  Lecturer of Jazz Studies, Arranging (Part-time)

  BM, Manhattan School of Music

  andrew.farber@purchase.edu 
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  Pasquale Grasso

  Visiting Affiliate Artist (Part-time), Guitar

  • BM, Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini, Bologna, Italy
  • MM, Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini, Bologna, Italy

  pasquale.grasso@purchase.edu 
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  David Hazeltine

  Visiting Affiliate Artist (Part-time), Piano

  • BA, University of Wisconsin

  david.hazeltine@purchase.edu 
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  Knoelle Higginson

  Lecturer, Soul Voices (Part-time)

  Knoelle.Higginson@purchase.edu 
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  Ralph Lalama

  Lecturer of Music (Part-time), Saxophone

  • BMEd, Youngstown State University

  ralph.lalama@purchase.edu 
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  Andy LaVerne

  Visiting Affiliate Artist (Part-time), Piano

  • Studied at The Juilliard School, Berklee College, and New England Conservatory

  andrew.laverne@purchase.edu 
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  Pete Malinverni

  Associate Professor of Jazz Studies , Piano

  • BM, SUNY Potsdam
  • MM, Purchase College, SUNY

  peter.malinverni@purchase.edu 
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  Ugonna Okegwo

  Lecturer in Jazz Studies (Part-time)

  Bass

  • BFA, Long Island University

  ugonna.okegwo@purchase.edu 
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  Caili O’Doherty

  Lecturer of Music, Jazz Studies Composition (Part-time)

  BM, Berklee Colleg of Music
  MM, Queens College, Aaron Copland School of Music

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  Albert Rivera

  Lecturer, Jazz Studies (Part-time)

  Albert.Rivera@purchase.edu 
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  Gary Smulyan

  Lecturer of Music (Part-time), Saxophone

  Studied at SUNY Potsdam and Hofstra University

  gary.smulyan@purchase.edu 
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  Noriko Ueda

  Lecturer of Jazz Studies, Composition (Part-time)

  BM, Berklee College of Music

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  Kenny Washington

  Lecturer of Music (Part-time), Drums

  Studied with Rudy Collins

  kenneth.washington@purchase.edu 
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  Matthew Wilson

  Visiting Affiliate Artist (Part-time), Drums

  • BM, Wichita State University

  matthew.wilson@purchase.edu 
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  David Wong

  Affiliate Artist, Jazz Bass (Part-time)

  David.Wong@purchase.edu 

Program Head

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  Rebecca Haviland

  Assistant Professor of Music and Technology

  Co-Program Head Studio Composition (Undergraduate Studies)

  • MusB, Purchase College, SUNY

  rebecca.haviland@purchase.edu 

Faculty

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  Chris Anderson

  Lecturer of Music (Part-time)

  • BM, Hartt School of Music, University of Hartford
  • MM, Purchase College, SUNY

  christopher.anderson@purchase.edu 
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  Nicholas Barbato

  Lecturer, Studio Composition (Part-time)

  BM, Berklee College of Music
  MM, New York University

  nicholas.barbato@purchase.edu 
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  Jakub Ciupiński

  (on leave: Fall 2022-Spring 2023)

  Associate Professor of Music

  • MA, Academy of Music in Krakow (Poland)
  • MM, The Juilliard School

  jakub.ciupinski@purchase.edu 
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  Henry Hey

  Visiting Artist, Studio Composition (Part-time)
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  Howard Kenty

  Lecturer of Studio Composition (Part-time)
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  Darren Solomon

  Visiting Affiliate Artist (Part-time)

  • BA, New York University

  darren.solomon@purchase.edu 
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  Haralabos (Harry) Stafylakis

  Lecturer of Music, Studio Composition (Part-time)

  • BMus, McGill University
  • MA, DMA, The Graduate Center, CUNY
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  Alba Torremocha

  Lecturer, Studio Composition (Part-time)

  • BM, Salamanca Conservatorie, Spain
  • BM, Musikene Conservatoire, Spain
  • MM New York University
    
    

  alba.torremocha@purchase.edu 

Faculty

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  Silas Brown

  Assistant Professor of Music

  • MusB, Purchase College, SUNY

  silas.brown@purchase.edu 
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  Christopher Greco

  Visiting Affiliate Artist (Part-time)

  • Diploma, DeVry University

  christopher.greco@purchase.edu 
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  Jonathan Jetter

  Lecturer of Music (Part-time)

  • MusB, MM, Purchase College, SUNY

  jonathan.jetter@purchase.edu 
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  Phil Joly

  Visiting Affiliate Artist (Part-time)

  • MusB, Purchase College, SUNY

  philip.joly@purchase.edu 
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  Phil Moffa

  Lecturer of Music (Part-time)

  • BM, Purchase College, SUNY
  • MM, Purchase College, SUNY

  philip.moffa@purchase.edu 
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  Mark Schwartz

  Lecturer of Music (Part-time)

  • BA, Cornell University
  • JD, University of California, Los Angeles

  mark.schwartz@purchase.edu 
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  Michael Umile

  Lecturer of Music (Part-time)

  • MusB, Purchase College, SUNY
  • MS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  michael.umile@purchase.edu 

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  Bradley Brookshire

  Professor of Music

  • BM, University of Michigan
  • MM, Mannes College of Music
  • PhD, Graduate Center, City University of New York

  • Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities

  bradley.brookshire@purchase.edu 
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  Stephen Buck

  Visiting Assistant Professor of Music

  • BA, Johns Hopkins University
  • MM, University of Michigan
  • MMA, DMA, Yale University

  stephen.buck@purchase.edu 
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  Gerard Hecht

  Associate Professor of Music

  • BA, Yale University
  • MM, Manhattan School of Music

  • Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

  gerry.hecht@purchase.edu 
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  Katie Kresek

  Lecturer of Music, Academics (Part-time)

  BFA, Purchase College, State University of New York
  MM, Mannes College of Music
  PhD, Columbia University

  katharine.kresek@purchase.edu 
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  Yoon Lee

  Lecturer of Music (Part-time)

  • BM, Manhattan School of Music
  • MM, Manhattan School of Music
  • GD, The Juilliard School
  • DMA, Manhattan School of Music

  yoon.lee@purchase.edu 
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  Esther Lim

  Lecturer of Music (Part-time)
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  David Srebnik

  Lecturer of Music History and Theory (Part-time)

  BM, University of Southern California

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  Sayaka Tanikawa

  Lecturer of Music (Part-time)

  • BA, Columbia University
  • MM, Artist Diploma, Yale University
  • DMA, Manhattan School of Music

  sayaka.tanikawa@purchase.edu 
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  Jennifer Undercofler

  Associate Professor of Practice in Music

  Director, Conservatory of Music

  • BM, MM, The Juilliard School
  • DMA, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester

  jennifer.undercofler@purchase.edu 

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  Allyson Bellink

  Associate Professor Emerita of Music

  • BM, Manhattan School of Music
  • MM, Purchase College, SUNY

  allyson.bellink@purchase.edu 
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  Todd Coolman

  Professor Emeritus of Music, Acoustic Bass

  • BM, Indiana University
  • MM, Manhattan School of Music
  • PhD, New York University

  • Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
  • SUNY Research Foundation Award Honoring Research and Scholarship in the Arts, 2006
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  Raymond Des Roches

  Associate Professor Emeritus of Music

  • BM, MM, Manhattan School of Music
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  Dominic Donato

  Assistant Professor Emeritus of Music

  • BA, MM, Stony Brook University, SUNY
  • DMA, Manhattan School of Music
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  Joe Ferry

  Professor Emeritus of Music

  • BS, Long Island University
  • MFA, Purchase College, SUNY
  • PhD, Kennedy-Western University

  • Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

  joseph.ferry@purchase.edu 
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  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
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  Hal Galper

  Lecturer Emeritus in Music, Piano

  • Diploma, Berklee College of Music
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  Frederic Hand

  Lecturer Emeritus in Music

  • BM, Mannes College of Music
  • Guitar studies with Leonid Bolotine, Julian Bream, Albert Valdes-Blain, and Jim Hall
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  Dennis Helmrich

  Assistant Professor Emeritus of Music

  • BM, MM, Yale University
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  Marianna Khazanova-Salzman

  Associate Professor Emerita of Music

  • Diploma, Moscow State Conservatory of Music
  • MPP, Gnesin Musical and Pedagogical Institute (Moscow)
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  Julia Lichten

  Associate Professor Emerita of Music, Cello

  • BA, Harvard University
  • MM, New England Conservatory

  julia.lichten@purchase.edu 
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  Steven Lubin

  Professor Emeritus of Music

  • BA, Harvard University
  • MM, The Julliard School
  • PhD, New York University
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  Humbert Lucarelli

  Assistant Professor Emeritus of Music

  • BM, Chicago Musical College, Roosevelt University
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  Donald MacCourt

  Professor Emeritus of Music

  • BA, San Francisco State College
  • MM, Manhattan School of Music
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  James McElwaine

  Professor Emeritus of Music

  • BM, University of North Texas
  • MM, Yale University

  • Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service
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  Sandra Miller

  Professor Emerita of Music

  • BM, Curtis Institute of Music
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  Doug Munro

  Professor Emeritus of Music, Guitar

  • BS, Westchester Conservatory/Mercy College
  • BSEd, SUNY Cortland
  • MFA, Purchase College, SUNY
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  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
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  David F. Ostwald

  Assistant Professor Emeritus of Music

  • BA, Reed College
  • MFA, PhD, Carnegie Mellon University
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  Ted Piltzecker

  Associate Professor Emeritus of Music

  • BM, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester
  • MM, Manhattan School of Music

  ted.piltzecker@purchase.edu 
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  Daphne Spottiswoode

  Associate Professor Emerita of Music

  • Scholarship studies, Royal Academy of Music (England)