Carole Blankenship, Department Chair
History, Literature, & Ethnomusicology
John Bass
Thomas Bryant
Elizabeth Cawein
Tyler Fritts
Vanessa Rogers*
Francisco Lara
Debbie Smith
Jacob Sunshine
Theory and Composition
Thomas Bryant
Courtenay Harter*
Jonathan Schallert
David Shotsberger
Keyboard Performance
Thomas Bryant*
Alex Benford, collaborative pianist
Brian Ray
Debbie Smith
Kate Stimson
Yukiko Whitehead
Vocal Performance
Carole Blankenship*
Marcus King
Desiree Soto Howe
Orchestral Performance
(In Score Order)
Jenny Davis, flute
Courtenay Harter, oboe
Rena Feller, clarinet
Carl Wolfe, saxophone
James Currence, horn
Mark Vail, trombone/tuba
Mike Assad, percussion
Alaina Graiser, harp
Michael Brennan, violin
Barrie Cooper, violin
Jane Schranze, viola
Sean O'Hara, double bass
Alisha Rufty, cello
Jacob Sunshine*
Jazz Performance
John Bass, guitar
Sylvester Sample, jazz bass
Gerald Stephens, jazz piano
Carl Wolfe, saxophone
Guitar Performance
John Ross*
David Lay
Dance Performance
Whitney Branan, dance & choreography
Ensemble Instructors
Jonathan Schallert, Rhodes Orchestra & Rhodes 100 Pep Band
David Shotsberger, Rhodes Jazz Ensemble
Will Lang, Rhodes Jazz Combo
Music Staff
John Bass, Director, Mike Curb Institute of Music
Erika Pope, Musical Arts Coordinator
Dennis Holland, Piano Technician
Alex Benford, Collaborative Pianist
Brian Ray, Collaborative Pianist
Debbie Smith, Collaborative Pianist
*Area coordinator
