Directory of Music Department Faculty

The Music Department has a distinguished faculty whose members are active in the musical life of New York City and in professional circles in the United States and abroad. Current members of the faculty include:

• Full-Time Faculty
• Part-Time Faculty
• Performance Instructors
• Ensemble Directors

Full-Time Faculty

(click on a name for additional biographical information)

Reuben Blundell (DMA, Eastman School of Music) - symphony, violin, music literature
Email: reuben.blundell@hunter.cuny.edu
Office: Room 527 Hunter North
Phone: 212-396-6254

Victor V. Bobetsky (DMA, University of Miami School of Music) - music education
Email: victor.bobetsky@hunter.cuny.edu
Office: Room 400c Hunter North
Phone: 212-650-3574

Richard Burke (Ph.D., City University of New York) - music history and literature
Email: rburke@hunter.cuny.edu
Office: Room 400g Hunter North
Phone: 212-772-5537

Geoffrey Burleson (DMA, Stony Brook University) piano, chamber music, music literature
Email: geoffrey.burleson@hunter.cuny.edu
Office: Room 400h Hunter North
Phone: 212-772-4023

L. Poundie Burstein (Ph.D., City University of New York) - music theory
Email: HunterMusT@aol.com
Office: Room 400d Hunter North
Phone: 212-772-5152

Michele Cabrini (Ph.D., Princeton University) - music history and literature
Email: mcabrini@hunter.cuny.edu
Office: Room 400i
Phone: 212-772-5531

Catherine Coppola (Ph.D., City University of New York) - music history and literature
Email: ccoppola@hunter.cuny.edu
Office: Room 400a Hunter North
Phone: 212-650-3784

Ruth DeFord (Ph.D., Harvard University) - music history and literature
Email: ruth.deford@hunter.cuny.edu
Office: Room 416 Hunter North
Phone: 212-772-5020

Philip Ewell (Ph.D., Yale University) - music theory
Email: pewell@hunter.cuny.edu
Office: Room 527 Hunter North
Phone: 212-396-6253

Susan Gonzalez (DMA, Eastman School of Music) - voice, music theater/opera, music literature
Email: susangonzalez@optonline.net
Office: Room 415 Hunter North
Phone: 212-650-3566

Barbara L. Hampton (Ph.D., Columbia University) - ethnomusicology
Email: bhampton@hunter.cuny.edu
Office: Room 400f Hunter North
Phone: 212-772-5153

Ryan Keberle (Artist Diploma, Juilliard) - jazz studies
Email: ryan@ryankeberle.com
Office: Room 635e Hunter North
Phone: 212-396-6256

Shafer Mahoney (Ph.D., Eastman School of Music) - composition and music theory
Email: smahoney@hunter.cuny.edu
Office: Room 401a Hunter North
Phone: 212-772-5150

Paul F. Mueller (DMA, Indiana University) - college choir, chambers singers, music literature
Email: paul.mueller@hunter.cuny.edu
Office: Room 416 Hunter North
Phone: 212-772-5026

Mark Spicer (Ph.D., Yale University) - music theory, popular music studies
Email: mark.spicer@hunter.cuny.edu
Office: Room 400b Hunter North
Phone: 212-772-5024

Jewel Thompson (Ph.D., Eastman School of Music) - music theory, musicianship
Email: jewel.thompson@hunter.cuny.edu
Office: Room 400e Hunter North
Phone: 212-650-3608

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Part-Time Faculty

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Ozan Aksoy - world music
Maria Argyros - vocal performance
James Bartow - world music and culture
Raül Benavides - music literature
Daniel Burwasser - music education
David DeMotta - music theory, world music
Benjamin Dumbauld - music literature
Drew Fleming - music theory
Dag Gabrielsen - music literature
Bradford Garvey - music literature
Patricia Glunt - strings
Steven Graff - music literature, music theory, piano performance
Gary Hammond - music literature, piano performance
Noby Ishida - coach/accompanist
D.D. Jackson - jazz performance
Judith Katz - woodwind methods
Robert Keiser - muisc theory, piano class
Peter Leibensperger - music theory
Janice Mahinka - music literature, world music
Thomas Millioto - guitar performance
Quynh Nguyen - music literature, piano performance
Scott Noriega - music literature
Sara Overholt - guitar performance
Priscilla Owens - jazz vocal performance
Matthew Rupcich - choral conducting
Jordan Stokes - music history
Loretta Terrigno - music theory
James Wetzel - choral conducting
Emily Williamson - music literature, world music
Jaeseong You - music theory
Helen Zalantis - music education

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Performance Instructors

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Bassoon: Stephanie Corwin, Maureen Strenge
Cello: André Emelianoff, Eugene Moye
Clarinet: Pascal Archer, Chris Cullen, Kara Dago-Clark
Double Bass: Marji Danilow
Flute: Mary Barto, Diane Taublieb
Fortepiano: Gwendolyn Toth
French Horn: Alexander Gusev
Guitar (Classical): Sara Overholt, Thomas Millioto
Guitar (Jazz): Rick Stone
Harp: Alyssa Reit
Harpsichord: Gwendolyn Toth, Paul F. Mueller, Geoffrey Burleson
Oboe: Bert Lucarelli, Catherine Gerardi
Organ: Paul F. Mueller
Percussion: John Ferrari, Thomas Mattioli, Brad Wentworth
Piano: Geoffrey Burleson, Peter Basquin, Cathy Coppola, Marcia Eckert, Steven Graff, Gary Hammond, Quynh Nguyen
Saxophone: James Noyes
Trombone: Ryan Keberle, Jonathan Greenberg
Trumpet: Nathan Botts, David Krauss
Viola: Reuben Blundell, Jessica Thompson
Violin: Reuben Blundell, Olivier Fluchaire
Voice (Classical): Susan Gonzalez, Maria Argyros, Fred Martell, Elise Quagliata, Deric Rosenblatt
Voice (Jazz): Priscilla Owens

Piano Class: Quynh Nguyen
String Methods: Reuben Blundell, Olivier Fluchaire, Patricia Glunt
Woodwind Methods: Judith Katz
Brass Methods: Ryan Keberle
Percussion Methods: Daniel Burwasser

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Ensemble Directors

Chamber Music Workshop: Quynh Nguyen
Chamber Singers: Paul F. Mueller
Choir: Paul F. Mueller, Matthew Rupcich, James Wetzel
Jazz Ensembles (Instrumental): Ryan Keberle; D.D. Jackson
Jazz Ensembles (Vocal): Priscilla Owens
Opera: Susan Gonzalez
Piano Performance Class: Geoffrey Burleson
Symphony: Reuben Blundell
Vocal Performance Class: Susan Gonzalez
Accompanist: Noby Ishida

For more information, contact Geoffrey Burleson, Director of Performance Studies.

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