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Faculty

Sandra Schwartz, Interim Director
Woodwinds
Nina Assimakopoulos, Flute
Cynthia Anderson, Oboe
Andy Sledge, Bassoon
John Weigand, Clarinet
Jeffrey Siegfried, Saxophone

Brass

Robert Sears, Trumpet
Albert Houde, Horn
Hakeem Bilal, Trombone
Carson McTeer, Tuba/Euphonium


Percussion

George Willis, Percussion
Brian Wolfe, Drumset
Michael Vercelli, World Music

Strings

Mary Grace Johnson, Violin
Andrea Priester Houde, Viola
Erin Ellis, Cello
Andrew Kohn, Double Bass
Christine Mazza, Harp

Ensembles

Rotem Weinberg, Director of Orchestra
Cheldon Williams, Associate Director of Bands
Kym Scott, Director of Choral Activities
Jared Sims, Director of Jazz
Scott Tobias, Director of Bands
Michael Vercelli, Director of World Music
Karen Verm, Director of Opera and Vocal Coaching

Conducting

Rotem Weinberg, Director of Orchestra
Kym Scott, Director of Choral Activities
Scott Tobias, Director of Bands

Composition and Theory

Jay Chattaway, Distinguished Composer in Residence
Matthew Heap
Andrew Kohn
Jacob Sandridge
Andy Sledge
Alan Hankers

Lecturers

Chanler Bailey
Hooi Yin Boey
Timothy DeWitt
Rebecca Kreider
Adam Osmianski
Stacey Russell
Renee Wyatt
Judith Hudnall
Andrew Aycoth

Musicology & Ethnomusicology

Katelyn Best
Travis Stimeling
Michael Vercelli
Jennifer Walker

Music Education

Jason Gossett
Angela Munroe
Sandra Schwartz

Keyboard

Peter Amstutz, Classical Piano
Lucy Mauro, Classical Piano
Alton Merrell, Jazz & Popular Piano
William Haller, Organ, Emeritus
Sun Jung Lee, Staff Accompanist

Voice

Hope Koehler, Voice
William Koehler, Voice
Laura Knoop Very, Voice
Thomas Erik Angerhofer, Voice

Recording Technology

Mark Benincosa

Music Industry

Joshua Swiger
Darko Velichkovski

Music Therapy

Hannah Ivey Bush
Emily Lambert
Erin Rosen

Jazz

Jared Sims
Lisa Bleil
Alton Merrell
Paul Thompson

Brian Wolfe

Robert Sears


Staff

Mattie Jones, Administrative Associate
Tim Richards, Piano Technician
Kirill Tyulkov, Piano Technician
Brandon Lojewski, Program Assistant, Bands
Eftihia Arkoudis, Community Music Program Director


A listing of Faculty Emeriti is included in the WVU Catalog.

Books and Recordings by School of Music faculty