Department of Music - Faculty
In addition to their teaching, our faculty maintain active careers as performers and composers.
Full Time Faculty & Staff
Dr. Shaun Amos
Director of Choral Activities
Dr. Christopher Arrell
Director of Theory and Composition
Dr. Sharyn Battersby
Director of Music Education
Mr. Alexander Benford
Staff Accompanist
Dr. Patrick Carney
Director of Bands, Instrumental Music Education
Dr. Gina Harvey
Assistant Professor of Voice
Dr. Michiko Otaki
Director of Keyboard Studies
Mrs. Delores Toothaker
Administrative Assistant
Dr. Douglas Wheeler
Department Head, Music History and Percussion
Dr. Kurt-Alexander Zeller
Director of Opera and Vocal Studies
Adjunct Faculty
Ms. Lisa Bartholow, Flute
Ms. Amy Black
Music Literature and Appreciation, French Horn
Mr. Phil Elkins, Trumpet
Dr. William Hearn
Guitar, Music Theory and World Music
Mr. Stacey Houghton
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz History, Saxophone
Ms. Nan Kemberling, Violoncello
Ms. Lisa Leong, Piano
Mr. John Peskey, Violin and Viola
Dr. Jacqueline Pickett, Double Bass
Dr. Daniel Pyle
Music Appreciation and Harpsichord
Mr. Brent Vokes
Trombone, Tuba, and Euphonium