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Music Performance Faculty

Music Performance encompasses faculty who teach classical applied lessons, jazz studies; as well as ensemble conductors; pedagogy instructors, chamber music and coaches.

Flute

Stefan Hoskuldsson​
Alyce Johnson​
Jenny Shin
Mark Sparks

Flute Studio Page
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Oboe

Oboe Studio Page
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Clarinet

Julie DeRoche​
Wagner Campos
Larry Combs
Stephen Williamson​

Clarinet Studio Page​​
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Bassoon

William Buchman
Keith Buncke
Miles Maner

Bassoon Studio Page
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Saxophone

Jeremy Ruthrauff​​

Saxophone Studio Page​​
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Horn

Oto Carrillo
Neil Kimel
James Smelser​

Horn Studio Page​​
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Trumpet

Matthew Comerford
William Denton
Tage Larsen
Matthew Lee​

Trumpet Studio Page​​
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Trombone

Mark Fisher
Charles Vernon​

Trombone Studio Page​
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Tuba

Floyd Cooley
Scott Tegge​​​

Tuba Studio Page​
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Percussion

Ian Ding
Michael Green
David Herbert
Michael Kozakis
Eric Millstein
Albert Payson
​Cynthia Yeh​

Percussion Studio Page​
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Piano/Keyboard

Vakhtang Kodanashvili
Jason Moy
Kyomi Sugimura
George Vatchnadze​

Piano Studio Page​
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Violin

Ilya Kaler
Olga Dubossarskaya Kaler
I-Hao Lee
Janet Sung

Violin Studio Page
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Viola

Wei-Ting Kuo
Paul Neubauer

Viola Studio Page
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Cello

Stephen Balderston
Brant Taylor​

Cello Studio Page​
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Bass

Jeremy Attanaseo​
Alexander Hanna​
Robert Kassinger​​

Bass Studio Page​
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Guitar

Mark Maxwell​

Guitar Studio Page​
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Voice and Opera

Eric Esparza, Vocal Coordinator

Harry Silverstein

Voice and Opera Studio Page​

Jazz

Scott Burns
Dennis Carroll
Timothy Coffman
Typhanie Coller
Dana Hall
Bob Lark
Thomas Matta
Chad McCullough
Bob Palmieri

Jazz Studies Page
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Ensemble Conductors

Cliff Colnot, DePaul Symphony Orchestra & DePaul Wind Ensemble 
Eric Esparza, Director of Choral Studies
Michael Lewanski, Ensemble 20+ & DePaul Concert Orchestra
Erica Neidlinger​, DePaul Wind Symphony
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Chamber Music, Pedagogy & Coaches

Brandi Berry
Alban “Kit” Bridges
Linda Hirt
Julian Hersh
Michael Hovnanian
Nicholas Hutchinson
Scott Tegge​
Jill Williamson​


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