Faculty & Staff

Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion – Strings – Piano & Keyboards – Jazz Studies – Voice

Composition/Music Theory – Music Education – Music Technology – Musicology/Ethnomusicology – Conducting– Staff

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Name	Contact Info	Area
Woodwind, Brass, and Percussion
Mr. Matt Belzer	Office: 410-455-3123 Room: PAHB 265 belzer@umbc.edu	Senior Lecturer Saxophone Director of Jazz Studies Jazz Ensemble Jazz Combos
Dr. Lisa Cella	Office: 410-455-1405 Room: PAHB 264 cella@umbc.edu	Department Chair Professor Director of Certificate Programs Flute Musicianship Career Development for the Musician
Ms. Chandra Cervantes	chandra.cervantes5@gmail.com	Affiliate Artist Horn
Dr. Patrick Crossland	jpcross@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Trombone Musicianship Jazz History New Music Ensemble
Ms. Fatma Daglar	fdaglar@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Oboe
Mr. Tom Goldstein	Office: 410-455-3911 Room: PAHB 259 goldstei@umbc.edu	Associate Professor Percussion Percussion Ensemble Percussion Methods History of Jazz
Dr. Natalie Groom	ngroom@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Clarinet
Mr. Brian Kaufman	brian.kaufman@umbc.edu Office: 410-455-6586 Room: PAHB 257	Associate Professor Tuba/Euphonium Conducting Music Education Wind Ensemble
Dr. Lori Kesner	lkesner@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Flute
Ms. Amy McCabe	amymccab@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Trumpet
Mr. Mark Merella	mmerell1@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Drum Set and Latin Percussion
Mr. Richard Spittel	rspittel@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Bassoon
Strings
Dr. Nathan Cornelius	ncornel1@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Guitar Theory
Mr. Nicholas Currie	nwcurrie8@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Violin
Dr. Renate Falkner	renatefalkner@hotmail.com	Affiliate Artist Viola
Ms. Gita Ladd	GitaLadd@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Cello
Ms. Jacqueline Pollauf	jpharp@jpharp.com	Affiliate Artist Harp
Ms. Laura Ruas	lruas@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Double Bass
Dr. Airi Yoshioka	Office: 410-455-3960 Cell: 443-386-7913 Room: PAHB 262 airiyoshioka@gmail.com	Professor Strings Area Coordinator Violin Chamber Players
Piano & Keyboards
Ms. Deborah Allen	410-381-0133 thallenpos@msn.com	Staff Accompanist
Dr. Audrey Andrist	andrist@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Piano
Dr. Hui-Chuan Chen	huichuan@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Piano Staff Accompanist
Dr. Daniel Pesca	Office: 410-455-3190 Room: PAHB 260 dpesca@umbc.edu	Assistant Professor Piano Composition
Jazz Studies
Mr. Harry Appelman	appelman@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Jazz Piano
Mr. Tom Baldwin	tbaldwin@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Electric Bass
Mr. Matt Belzer	Office: 410-455-3123 Room: PAHB 265 belzer@umbc.edu	Associate Department Chair Senior Lecturer Director of Jazz Studies Saxophone Jazz Ensemble Jazz Combos
Mr. Tom Lagana	tlagana@comcast.net	Affiliate Artist Electric Guitar
Mr. Tom Williams	tw@tomwilliamsnet.com	Affiliate Artist Jazz Trumpet
Voice
Mr. James Bailey	Office: 410-455-2990 Room: PAHB 238 jamesbailey@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Voice Department Manager Business Services Specialist
Ms. Janice Jackson	Office: 410-455-3520 Room: PAHB 255 jackson@umbc.edu	Voice Jubilee Singers Vocal Methods
Dr. Seyoung Jeong	jeongs@umbc.edu	Part-time adjunct lecturer Voice Diction
Mr. Sammy Huh	sammyhuh@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Voice Opera Workshop
Dr. Kevin O’Brien	Room: PAHB 254 obrienk@umbc.edu	Visiting Lecturer Camerata
Mr. Jason Widney	jwidney1@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Voice
Composition/Music Theory
Dr. Linda Dusman	Office: 410-455-2026 Room: PAHB 263 dusman@umbc.edu	Professor Composition Music Theory
Dr. Daniel Pesca	Office: 410-455-3190 Room: PAHB 260 dpesca@umbc.edu	Assistant Professor Piano Composition
Dr. Joseph Siu	Room: PAHB 259 Office: 410-455-8043 jsiu@umbc.edu	Associate Department Chair Undergraduate Program Director Lecturer Academic Advising Music Theory Keyboard Skills Music Cognition and Perception
Music Education
Mrs. Angelica Brooks	brooksan@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Music Education
Dr. Edryn J. Coleman	edrync1@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Choral Methods
Ms. Ashley Cuthbertson		Affiliate Artist Music Education Planning and Instruction in the Vocal/General Classroom
Mr. James Dorsey	jdorse1@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist General Music Methods
Mr. Yoshiaki Horiguchi	hyoshi1@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist String Methods
Ms. Janice Jackson	Office: 410-455-3520 Room: PAHB 255 jackson@umbc.edu	Voice Jubilee Singers Vocal Methods
Mr. Don Johns	donjohns@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Percussion Methods
Mr. Brian Kaufman	Office: 410-455-6586 Room: PAHB 257 brian.kaufman@umbc.edu	Associate Professor Tuba/Euphonium Conducting Music Education Wind Ensemble
Mr. Michael Martin	martinme@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Music Education
Dr. Elizabeth Palmer	espalmer@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Music Education Secondary Instrumental Methods
Ms. Krystal Williams	kmwillia@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Music Education
Ms. Bri’Ann Wright	bwright5@umbc.edu	Affiliate Artist Popular Music Pedagogy
Music Technology
Mr. Greg Kalember	PAHB 138 gkalembe@umbc.edu	Professor of the Practice Music Technology
Mr. Alan Wonneberger	Office: 410-455-8769 PAHB 139 awonn2345@umbc.edu	Principal Lecturer Director of Recording Music Technology
Musicology/Ethnomusicology
Ms. Gina Beck	gbeck1@umbc.edu	Part-Time Lecturer Ethnomusicology Gamelan
Dr. Lindsay Johnson	Office: 410-455-2941 Room: PAHB 258 lmjohnson@umbc.edu	Senior Lecturer – Department of Music Affiliate Faculty – Department of Gender and Women’s Studies Collegium Musicology
Conducting
Dr. Philip Mann	philipma@umbc.edu	Assistant Professor Conducting Orchestra
Mr. Brian Kaufman	Office: 410-455-6586 Room: PAHB 257 brian.kaufman@umbc.edu	Associate Professor Tuba/Euphonium Conducting Music Education Wind Ensemble
Staff
Mr. James Bailey	Office: 410-455-2990 Room: PAHB 238 jamesbailey@umbc.edu	Department Manager Business Services Specialist Affiliate Artist Voice
Ms. Sarah Baugher	Office: 410-455-5945 Room: PAHB 256 sbaugher@umbc.edu	Music Technical Coordinator
Ms. Katie Bogdan	Office: 410-455-2942 Room: PAHB 238 kbogdan1@umbc.edu	Administrative Assistant II
Mr. McCoy Chance	Office: 410-455-1404 Room: PAHB 238 chancem1@umbc.edu	Multimedia Technician
Mr. Jeremy Keaton	Office: 410-455-5974 Room: PAHB 238 jkeaton1@umbc.edu	Concert Coordinator