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Faculty by Area

Composition

Affiliate Assistant Professor, Composition
William Dougherty, assistant professor of Composition
Assistant Professor of Composition
wd1@uw.edu
Joël-François Durand
Director; Aura B. Morrison Endowed Professor, Composition
jdurand@uw.edu / (206) 543-5015
MUS 106
Faculty Composer Huck Hodge
Chair, Composition; Donald E. Petersen Endowed Professor
hhodge@uw.edu / (206) 543-1232
MUS 325
Faculty composer Richard Karpen. Photo: Steve Korn
Adjunct Professor, Composition
karpen@uw.edu / (206) 543-7130
RAITT 207

Conducting

Professor Geoffrey Boers
Director of Choral Activities; Ruth Sutton Waters Endowed Professor
boersg@uw.edu / (206) 543-9212
Office Hours: Open, by appointment
MUS 222
David Alexander Rahbee (Photo: Steve Korn)
Director, UW Symphony; Chair, Orchestral Conducting; Associate Professor
darahbee@uw.edu / (206) 543-1209
Office Hours: By appointment
MUS 209
Chair, Choral Conducting; Professor, Choral Conducting; Music Faculty Endowed Fund for Excellence
wyersg@uw.edu / (206) 543-1398
Office Hours: listed on syllabi and by appointment
MUS 319

Ethnomusicology

Marisol Berrios-Miranda
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Ethnomusicology
berriosm@uw.edu
Ethnomusicology professor Shannon Dudley (Photo: Steve Korn).
Professor, Ethnomusicology
dudley@uw.edu / (206) 543-6308
MUS 28E
Michelle Habell-Pallán
Adjunct Professor, Ethnomusicology
mhabellp@uw.edu / (206) 543-6981
Jonathan Kertzer
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Ethnomusicology
John-Carlos Perea
Chair, Ethnomusicology; Associate Professor
Adjunct Associate Professor, American Indian Studies
jcperea@uw.edu
Office Hours: by email appointment
MUS 28D
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Ethnomusicology
julius@uw.edu / (206) 543-0974
MUS 28B
Gabriel Solis, divisional dean for the arts
Divisional Dean of the Arts, Professor, Ethnomusicology
Christina Sunardi
Professor, Ethnomusicology; Adelaide D. Currie Cole Endowed Professor; Chair, UW Dance
csunardi@uw.edu / (206) 543-0266
MUS 28C
John Vallier
Affiliate Assistant Professor; Curator, Ethnomusicology Archives
vallier@uw.edu / (206) 616-1210
Office Hours: By appointement
SUZ 370

Instrumental Performance

Saxophonist Michael Brockman
Artist in Residence, Saxophone
brockman@uw.edu / (206) 616-6209
MUS 50
Tekla Cunningham
Artist in Residence; Director, Baroque Ensemble
teklac@uw.edu
Trombonist Eden Garza
Artist in Residence, Trombone
egarza8@uw.edu
David Gordon, trumpet
Chair, Brass; Artist in Residence, Trumpet
dfgordon@uw.edu / (206) 685-2239
MUS 09
Director of Collaborative Piano; Artist in Residence
rkline@uw.edu / (206) 221-5126
MUS 4
Rachel Lee Priday, violin
Chair, Strings Program; Associate Professor, Violin
rlpriday@uw.edu / (206) 221-8470
MUS 22
Ben Lulich, clarinet
Artist in Residence, Clarinet
lulichbe@uw.edu
Michiko Morita Miyamoto Professor, Piano
rmccabe@uw.edu / (206) 543-1223
MUS 204
Artist in Residence, Harp
gordonv@uw.edu / (206) 543-9466
MNY 56
Michael Partington, head of Guitar Studies
Artist in Residence, Guitar
guitar@uw.edu / (206) 543-6939
Office Hours: By appointment
MUS 10
Bassoonist Paul Rafanelli (Photo: Steve Korn).
Artist in Residence, Bassoon
prafan@uw.edu
Piano Professor Craig Sheppard
Chair, Keyboard; Michiko Morita Miyamoto Professor, Piano
mufeng@uw.edu / (206) 543-1279
MUS 206
Donna Shin
Chair; Woodwinds; Associate Professor, Flute
flute@uw.edu
Office Hours: By appointment
MUS 207
John Turman, horn
Artist in Residence, horn
turman@uw.edu
Cristina Valdés, piano
Artist in Residence, Piano; Director, Modern Music Ensemble
cvaldes@uw.edu / (206) 543-6926
MUS 211
Melia Watras (Photo: Michelle Smith Lewis)
Ruth Sutton Waters Endowed Professor; Professor, Viola
mwatras@uw.edu / (206) 543-4889
MUS 16
Bonnie Whiting (Photo: Steve Korn).
Chair, Percussion Studies; Ruth Sutton Waters Endowed Associate Professor of Music
bwhiting@uw.edu
oboe instructor Dan Williams
Artist in Residence, Oboe
danw7@uw.edu

Jazz and Improvised Music

Andrew Munsey
Assistant Professor, Music and Technology
amunsey@uw.edu
Ted Poor
Associate Director; Associate Professor, Drums; Donald E. Petersen Fellowship for Excellence, Jazz Studies
tedpoor@uw.edu / (206) 543-1129
MUS 108
Steve Rodby
Artist in Residence, Bass
srodby@uw.edu
Artist in Residence, Saxophone
sinibald@uw.edu
Chair and Professor, Jazz Studies; Floyd and Delores Jones Endowed Chair in the Arts
cuongvu@uw.edu
MUS 7

Keyboard

Director of Collaborative Piano; Artist in Residence
rkline@uw.edu / (206) 221-5126
MUS 4
Michiko Morita Miyamoto Professor, Piano
rmccabe@uw.edu / (206) 543-1223
MUS 204
Artist in Residence Stephen Price, Organ
Artist in Residence, Organ Studies; Paul B. Fritts Faculty Fellow
sprice87@uw.edu
Office Hours: By Appointment
MUS 9
Pianist Andrew Romanick (’18 DMA, Piano)
Artist-in-Residence, Opera Workshop
ajr795@uw.edu
Piano Professor Craig Sheppard
Chair, Keyboard; Michiko Morita Miyamoto Professor, Piano
mufeng@uw.edu / (206) 543-1279
MUS 206
Cristina Valdés, piano
Artist in Residence, Piano; Director, Modern Music Ensemble
cvaldes@uw.edu / (206) 543-6926
MUS 211

Music Education

J. Christopher Roberts, Music Education
Lecturer, Music Education; Director, Music Teacher Preparation
cr777@uw.edu
MUS 31A
Chair, Choral Conducting; Professor, Choral Conducting; Music Faculty Endowed Fund for Excellence
wyersg@uw.edu / (206) 543-1398
Office Hours: listed on syllabi and by appointment
MUS 319

Strings

Jordan Anderson, double bass
Artist in Residence, Double Bass
jha77@uw.edu
Tekla Cunningham
Artist in Residence; Director, Baroque Ensemble
teklac@uw.edu
Rachel Lee Priday, violin
Chair, Strings Program; Associate Professor, Violin
rlpriday@uw.edu / (206) 221-8470
MUS 22
John Popham (Photo: Pascal Perich)
Assistant Professor, Cello
pophamjp@uw.edu
Melia Watras (Photo: Michelle Smith Lewis)
Ruth Sutton Waters Endowed Professor; Professor, Viola
mwatras@uw.edu / (206) 543-4889
MUS 16

Vocal Performance

Professor Geoffrey Boers
Director of Choral Activities; Ruth Sutton Waters Endowed Professor
boersg@uw.edu / (206) 543-9212
Office Hours: Open, by appointment
MUS 222
Phyllis Byrdwell
Artist in Residence; Director of UW Gospel Choir
phmaby@uw.edu
Associate Professor, Voice
tharper@uw.edu / (206) 543-1219
MUS 324
Kelly Kitchens
Artist in Residence, Vocal Performance (Opera Workshop)
kitchens@uw.edu
Albert Merati
Adjunct Professor, Voice (from UW School of Medicine)

Woodwinds and Brass

Saxophonist Michael Brockman
Artist in Residence, Saxophone
brockman@uw.edu / (206) 616-6209
MUS 50
Trombonist Eden Garza
Artist in Residence, Trombone
egarza8@uw.edu
David Gordon, trumpet
Chair, Brass; Artist in Residence, Trumpet
dfgordon@uw.edu / (206) 685-2239
MUS 09
Ben Lulich, clarinet
Artist in Residence, Clarinet
lulichbe@uw.edu
Bassoonist Paul Rafanelli (Photo: Steve Korn).
Artist in Residence, Bassoon
prafan@uw.edu
Donna Shin
Chair; Woodwinds; Associate Professor, Flute
flute@uw.edu
Office Hours: By appointment
MUS 207
John Turman, horn
Artist in Residence, horn
turman@uw.edu
oboe instructor Dan Williams
Artist in Residence, Oboe
danw7@uw.edu

Percussion

Bonnie Whiting (Photo: Steve Korn).
Chair, Percussion Studies; Ruth Sutton Waters Endowed Associate Professor of Music
bwhiting@uw.edu

Guitar

Michael Partington, head of Guitar Studies
Artist in Residence, Guitar
guitar@uw.edu / (206) 543-6939
Office Hours: By appointment
MUS 10

Harp

Artist in Residence, Harp
gordonv@uw.edu / (206) 543-9466
MNY 56

Orchestral Conducting

David Alexander Rahbee (Photo: Steve Korn)
Director, UW Symphony; Chair, Orchestral Conducting; Associate Professor
darahbee@uw.edu / (206) 543-1209
Office Hours: By appointment
MUS 209

Wind Conducting

Director, UW Concert Bands; Visiting Associate Professor; Alumna

Choral Conducting

Professor Geoffrey Boers
Director of Choral Activities; Ruth Sutton Waters Endowed Professor
boersg@uw.edu / (206) 543-9212
Office Hours: Open, by appointment
MUS 222
Chair, Choral Conducting; Professor, Choral Conducting; Music Faculty Endowed Fund for Excellence
wyersg@uw.edu / (206) 543-1398
Office Hours: listed on syllabi and by appointment
MUS 319

Music History

Katie Hollenbach
Affiliate Assistant Professor
kbhollen@uw.edu
Peter Nicolas
Professor, School of Law; Adjunct Professor, Music History
pnicolas@uw.edu
Jessica Bissett Perea, adjunct faculty Music History
Associate Professor, American Indian Studies; Adjunct Associate Professor, Music History
jbperea@uw.edu
Frederick Reece, Music History
Assistant Professor, Music History
freece@uw.edu
Office Hours: By appointment
MUS 336
Music History faculty Mark Rodgers
Assistant Teaching Professor, Music History
markrodg@uw.edu
Office Hours: By appointment
MUS 202
Stephen Rumph, Music History chair
Chair, Music History, Adelaide D. Cole Endowed Professor; Adjunct Professor, Cinema and Media Studies
srumph@uw.edu / (206) 543-9403
MUS 26

Choral Activities

Professor Geoffrey Boers
Director of Choral Activities; Ruth Sutton Waters Endowed Professor
boersg@uw.edu / (206) 543-9212
Office Hours: Open, by appointment
MUS 222
Phyllis Byrdwell
Artist in Residence; Director of UW Gospel Choir
phmaby@uw.edu
Chair, Choral Conducting; Professor, Choral Conducting; Music Faculty Endowed Fund for Excellence
wyersg@uw.edu / (206) 543-1398
Office Hours: listed on syllabi and by appointment
MUS 319

Voice Program

Associate Professor, Voice
tharper@uw.edu / (206) 543-1219
MUS 324
Kelly Kitchens
Artist in Residence, Vocal Performance (Opera Workshop)
kitchens@uw.edu
Albert Merati
Adjunct Professor, Voice (from UW School of Medicine)
Chair, Choral Conducting; Professor, Choral Conducting; Music Faculty Endowed Fund for Excellence
wyersg@uw.edu / (206) 543-1398
Office Hours: listed on syllabi and by appointment
MUS 319

Band Activities

Director, UW Concert Bands; Visiting Associate Professor; Alumna
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