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Our Faculty & Staff

DIRECTOR
Denise A. Seachrist
Denise A. Seachrist
Interim Associate Provost and Director of the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music
dseachri@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2172
BRASS
Michael Chunn
Michael Chunn
Professor
mchunn@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-9234
John DiCesare
John DiCesare
jdicesar@kent.edu
Kent Larmee
Kent Larmee
Associate Professor
klarmee@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-6278
David Mitchell
Assistant Professor
demitche@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-5255
COMPOSITION AND THEORY
Richard Devore
Richard Devore
Associate Professor
rodevore@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2409
Thomas Janson
Thomas Janson
Professor
tjanson@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-0449
Ralph Lorenz
Ralph Lorenz
Assoc Dean, the Arts
rlorenz@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-8383
Frank Wiley
Frank Wiley
Professor
fwiley@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2172
CONDUCTING
Scott MacPherson
Scott MacPherson
Associate Professor
smacpher@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2909
Marcus Neiman
Marcus Neiman
Assistant Professor (Term)
mneiman@kent.edu
Jeffrey Heisler
Jeffrey Heisler
Assistant Professor
jheisle3@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-9235
Liza Grossman
Liza Grossman
Assistant Professor (Term)
lgrossm4@kent.edu

ENSEMBLES
Chas Baker
Associate Professor
chbaker@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-4545
Frank Cosenza
Frank Cosenza
fcosenza@kent.edu
David DeBolt
David DeBolt
Professor
ddebolt@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-9244
Liza Grossman
Liza Grossman
Assistant Professor (Term)
lgrossm4@kent.edu
Jeffrey Heisler
Jeffrey Heisler
Assistant Professor
jheisle3@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-9235
Scott MacPherson
Scott MacPherson
Associate Professor
smacpher@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2909
Diane McCloskey
Diane McCloskey
dmcclosk@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-9247
Kazadi Mukuna
Kazadi Mukuna
Professor
wcary@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-3041
Marcus Neiman
Marcus Neiman
Assistant Professor (Term)
mneiman@kent.edu
Ted Rounds
Ted Rounds
Associate Professor
trounds@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2522
Linda Walker
Linda Walker
Professor
lwalker@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2431
Frank Wiley
Frank Wiley
Professor
fwiley@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2172
GUITAR
George Bachmann
George Bachmann
Assistant Professor
gbachman@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2172
JAZZ STUDIES
Chas Baker
Associate Professor
chbaker@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-4545
Robert Selvaggio
Assistant Professor (Term)
rselvagg@kent.edu
MUSIC EDUCATION
Patricia Grutzmacher
Patricia Grutzmacher
Associate Professor
pgrutzma@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-3871
Michael Lee
Assistant Professor (Term)
melee@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-9246
Craig Resta
Craig Resta
Assistant Professor
cresta@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-4803
Christopher Venesile
Christopher Venesile
cvenesil@kent.edu
Linda Walker
Linda Walker
Professor
lwalker@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2431
MUSICOLOGY AND ETHNOMUSICOLOGY
Theodore Albrecht
Theodore Albrecht
Professor
talbrech@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-9249
Kazadi Mukuna
Kazadi Mukuna
Professor
wcary@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-3041
Andrew Shariari
Andrew Shariari
Assistant Professor
ashahria@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2172
OPERA
Marla Berg
Marla Berg
Assistant Professor
mberg4@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2172
Jay White
Jay White
Associate Professor of Voice
jwhite99@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-9237
PERCUSSION
Ted Rounds
Ted Rounds
Associate Professor
trounds@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2522
PIANO
Donna Lee
Donna Lee
dlee3@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-9241
Jerry Wong
Jerry Wong
Associate Professor
jwong1@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2172
CLASS PIANO
Dana Brown
Dana Brown
Assistant Professor
dabrown@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-9236
Racquel Teare
Assistant Professor (Term)
rteare@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2172
PIANO STAFF ACCOMPANISTS
Yewon Lee
Faculty PT Workshop Instructor
ylee22@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2172
H. Gerrey Noh
Assistant Professor (Term)
hnoh@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2172
Cathleen Poremba
Assistant Professor (Term)
cporemba@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2172
Deborah Yasutake
Term Position
dyasutak@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2172
STRINGS
Mark Atherton
Assistan Professor (Term)
matherto@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2172
Yu Jin
Yu Jin
Assistant Professor (Term)
yjin@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2172
Cathy Meng Robinson
Cathy Meng Robinson
Assistant Professor (Term)
crobins3@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2172
Keith Robinson
Keith Robinson
Assistant Professor (Term)
krobins2@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2172
Bryan Thomas
Bryan Thomas
Assistant Professor (Term)
bcthomas@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2172
VOICE
Marla Berg
Marla Berg
Assistant Professor
mberg4@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2172
Tim Culver
Tim Culver
Associate Professor
tculver@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-9240
Jane Dressler
Jane Dressler
Professor
jdressle@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-9239
Lara Troyer
Lara Troyer
Assistant Professor (Term)
ltroyer5@kent.edu
Jay White
Jay White
Associate Professor of Voice
jwhite99@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-9237
WOODWINDS
David DeBolt
David DeBolt
Professor
ddebolt@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-9244
Mark DeMio
Mark DeMio
Assistant Professor
mdemio@kent.edu
Jeffrey Heisler
Jeffrey Heisler
Assistant Professor
jheisle3@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-9235
Diane McCloskey
Diane McCloskey
dmcclosk@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-9247
Dennis Nygren
Emeritus Professor of Music
dnygren@kent.edu
Danna Sundet
Danna Sundet
Assistant Professor
dsundet@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2172
Amitai Vardi
Amitai Vardi
avardi@kent.edu
REGIONAL CAMPUS FACULTY
Sebastian Birch
Associate Professor
sbirch@kent.edu
Phone: 330-244-3359
Melissa Fucci
Lecturer
mfucci@kent.edu
Phone: 330-332-0361
Daniel Grimminger
Adjunct 3-C
dgrimmin@kent.edu
Kenneth Kramer
Kenneth Kramer
Associate Professor
Eve McPherson
Eve McPherson
Assistant Professor
emcpher1@kent.edu
Phone: 330-675-8823
Milagros Quesada
Associate Professor
mquesada@kent.edu
Phone: 330-339-3391
Laurel Seeds
Associate Professor
lseeds@kent.edu
Phone: 330-244-3358
PERFORMING ARTS LIBRARY
Joe Clark
Joe Clark
Head, Performing Arts Library, Assistant Professor
jclark88@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-1667
Amanda Evans
Amanda Evans
Sr Library Associate
aevans8@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-1668
Peter Lisius
Peter Lisius
Music and Media Catalog Librarian, Assistant Professor
plisius@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-6316
STAFF
Linda Iceman
Secretary
liceman@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2172
Julie Trask
Administrative Secretary
jtrask1@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-0447
Henry Tregaskis
Account Clerk 2
htregask@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2172
Blaine Vesely
Piano Technician
bvesely@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2898