Faculty

Terry Austin, Interim Chair, Director of Bands, Instrumental Music Education Professor

Karmalita Bawar, Financial/HR Assistant

Curt Blankenship, Concert Hall & Facilities Manager

Ben Herzick, Admissions Coordinator

Linda Johnston, Administrative Director

Sara Jones, Academic Advisor

Linda Pasquarell, Music Education Program Assistant

John Patykula, Assistant Chair, Area Coordinator of Guitar

Patrick Smith, Interim Assistant Chair, Coordinator of Music History, Associate Professor of French Horn and Music History

Filipe Leitão, Composition and Sound Design for Cinema, Games, and Motion Media

John Patykula, Assistant Chair, Area Coordinator of Guitar

David Robinson, Adjunct Professor of Guitar

David Toussaint, Adjunct Professor of Guitar

Taylor Barnett, Coordinator of Musicianship Studies, Jazz Arranging, Jazz History, Jazz Pedagogy, Trumpet

Hector “Coco” Barez, Adjunct Professor of Afro-Cuban Percussion

Carlos Chafin, Adjunct Professor of Digital Recording, Advanced Media Production Technology certificate program

Michael Ess, Adjunct Professor of Jazz Guitar, Small Jazz Ensemble

Antonio García, Director of Jazz Studies, Trombone, Jazz Orchestra I, Small Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Theory, Jazz Pedagogy, Music Industry

Thomi Hairston, Adjunct Professor of Music History – Hip-Hop

Wells Hanley, Adjunct Professor of Jazz Piano

Emre Kartari, Adjunct Professor of Small Jazz Ensemble

J.C. Kuhl, Adjunct Professor of Jazz Saxophone

Filipe Leitão, Composition and Sound Design for Cinema, Games, and Motion Media

Tony Martucci, Adjunct Professor of Jazz Drum Set, Small Jazz Ensemble

Rex Richardson, Professor of Trumpet, Jazz Studies

Marlysse Simmons, Adjunct Professor of Small Jazz Ensemble

Eric Wheeler, Adjunct Professor of Jazz Bass and Electric Bass

Toby Whitaker, Jazz Orchestra II, Small Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Improvisation

Terry Austin, Interim Chair, Director of Bands, Professor of Instrumental Music Education

Duane Coston, Associate Director of Bands, Instrumental Music Education

Christine DeSantis Hoffman, Adjunct Professor of Music Education

Sandy Goldie, Director of Music Education, Associate Professor of String Music Education

Robin Moore Yohe, Adjunct Professor of Music Education

Michael Dixon, Adjunct Professor of Music History – American Popular Music

Tabatha Easley, Associate Professor of Flute, Music History – World Music Styles

Thomi Hairston, Adjunct Professor of Music History – Hip-Hop

Alyssa McKeithen, Adjunct Professor of Music History and Oboe

Patrick Smith, Interim Assistant Chair, Coordinator of Music History, Associate Professor of French Horn and Music History

Magdalena Adamek, Assistant Professor of Piano, Keyboard Skills

Taylor Barnett, Coordinator of Musicianship Studies, Jazz Trumpet, Jazz Improvisation, Jazz History

Leilani Fenick, Adjunct Professor, Keyboard Skills

Bruce Hammel, Associate Professor, Music Theory, Bassoon, Coordinator of Winds Brass and Percussion

Kristi Reynolds, Adjunct Professor, Keyboard Skills

Colleen Potter Thorburn, Adjunct Professor of Harp and Music Theory

Sonia Vlahcevic, Professor of Piano, Music Analysis

Robin Rio, Adjunct in Music Therapy

Magdalena Adamek, Assistant Professor of Piano

Sonia Vlahcevic, Professor of Piano, Music Analysis

Yin Zheng, Director of Keyboard Studies, Associate Professor of Piano

Kelly Ali, Adjunct Professor of Double Bass

Sandy Goldie, Director of Music Education, Associate Professor of String Music Education

Susanna Klein, Coordinator of Strings, Associate Professor of Violin

Simon Lapointe, Adjunct Professor of Violin

Dana McComb, Adjunct Professor of Cello

Daniel Myssyk, Director of Orchestral Studies

Stephen Schmidt, Adjunct Professor of Viola

Molly Sharp, Adjunct Professor of Viola

Colleen Potter Thorburn, Adjunct Professor of Harp and Music Theory

Melanie Kohn Day, Director of VCU Opera, Vocal Coach

Cynthia Donnell, Associate Professor of Voice, Lyric Diction

Erin Freeman, Director of Choral Activities

Lisa Fusco, Conductor of Vox Concordia

Michelle Harman Gulick, Adjunct Professor of Voice

James Smith-Parham, Adjunct Professor of Voice, Vocal Coach

Sarah Kate Walston, Adjunct Professor of Voice

Kenneth Wood, Coordinator of Voice, Co-Director of VCU Opera, Voice Pedagogy

Margaret Woods, Adjunct Professor of Voice, Methods and Techniques

Justin Alexander, Director of Percussion Studies, Assistant Professor

Hector “Coco” Barez, Adjunct Professor of Afro-Cuban Percussion

Tabatha Easley, Associate Professor of Flute, Music History – World Music Styles

Matt Evans, Adjunct Professor of Saxophone

Bruce Hammel, Associate Professor of Music Theory and Bassoon, Coordinator of Winds Brass and Percussion

Jeff Hudson, Adjunct Professor of Tuba

Kevin Maloney, Adjunct Professor of Trumpet

Alyssa McKeithen, Adjunct Professor of Music History and Oboe

Rex Richardson, Professor of Trumpet, Jazz Studies

Patrick Smith, Interim Assistant Chair, Coordinator of Music History, Associate Professor of French Horn and Music History

Tiffany Valvo, Assistant Professor of Clarinet

Ross Walter, Associate Professor of Trombone and Euphonium