Directory

School of Music Faculty

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Dr. Catalina Barraza

Violin and Viola; String Area Coordinator

Office: MUS 208

Phone: 408-924-4651

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Tiffany Barry

Music Education

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Christopher Bengochea

Voice

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Sandra Bengochea

On Leave; Voice; Opera Theatre

Phone: 408-924-4658

Dr. Jeffery Benson Headshot

Dr. Jeffery Benson

Director of Choral Activities

Office: MUS 262

Phone: 408-924-4645

Dr. Corie Brown Headshot

Dr. Corie Brown

Choral Activities, Music Education

Dr. Erica Buurman Headshot

Dr. Erica Buurman

Music History, Beethoven Center

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Forrest Byram

Tuba, Euphonium

Phone: 408-924-4653

Dr. Fred Cohen Headshot

Dr. Fred Cohen

Director, School of Music and Dance; Orchestra

Phone: 408-924-4677

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Jon Dryden

Jazz Piano

Phone: 408-924-4679

Dr. Paul Ellison Headshot

Dr. Paul Ellison

Music History, General Music

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Caitlyn Smith Franklin

French Horn

Phone: 408-924-4623

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John Freeman

Trumpet

Phone: 408-924-4653

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Dr. Pablo Furman

Associate Director; Composition Area Coordinator; Keyboard Area Coordinator

Office: MUS 202

Phone: 408-924-4646

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Ren Geisick

Vocal Jazz

Phone: 408-924-4678

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Laura Griffiths

Oboe

Dr. Gordon Haramaki Headshot

Dr. Gordon Haramaki

Music History Area Coordinator; Collegium Musicum; Graduate Coordinator

Office: MUS 107

Phone: 408-924-4634

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Timothy Harris

Music in World Cultures

Phone: 408-924-4673

Dr. Michael Hernandez Headshot

Dr. Michael Hernandez

Woodwind Coordinator, Saxophone; Saxophone Ensemble

Phone: 408-924-4673

Dr. Diana Hollinger Headshot

Dr. Diana Hollinger

Music Education Area Coordinator

Office: MUS 164

Phone: 408-924-4631

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Thomas Hornig

Brass Area Coordinator, Trombone, Euphonium

Office: MUS 270

Phone: 408-924-4647

Tom Langan Headshot

Tom Langan

Jazz Studies, Music Theory, General Studies

Phone: 408-924-4678

Divesh Karamchandani Headshot

Divesh Karamchandani

Percussion Area Coordinator; Percussion Ensemble

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Christy Latham

Music Education

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Frank Lévy

Keyboard Studies

Phone: 408-924-3884

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Jason Lewis

Office: MUS 159

Phone: 408-924-4660

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Jeffrey Lewis

Jazz Trumpet; Jazz Combo; Latin Jazz Ensemble

Office: MUS 187

Phone: 408-924-4680

Dr. Ihang Lin Headshot

Dr. Ihang Lin

Collaborative Pianist

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Dr. Steven Lin

Classical Guitar

Office: MUS 201

Phone: 408-924-4333

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Dr. Aaron Lington

Jazz Studies Area Coordinator; Jazz Orchestra; Jazz Saxophone

Office: MUS 109

Phone: 408-924-4636

Dr. Victoria Lington Headshot

Dr. Victoria Lington

Collaborative Pianist; Music Theory, General Music

Office: MUS 207

Phone: 408-924-4650

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Dr. Christopher Luna-Mega

Computer Music, Composition

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Kate Johnson Metcalf

General Education

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Dr. Gwendolyn Mok

Keyboard Studies

Office: MUS 103

Phone: 408-924-4637

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Bruce Moyer

Double Bass

Office: MUS 102

Phone: 408-924-4668

Dr. Luis Orozco Headshot

Dr. Luis Orozco

Director of SJSU Opera Theater

Office: MUS 246

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Dan Robbins

Jazz Bass

Phone: 408-924-4668

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Abi Ramirez Romero

Music in Latin America; Jazz Studies

Phone: 408-924-3407

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Vince Russo

General Music

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Dr. Robin Sacolick

Music in World Cultures; General Music

Phone: 408-924-4678

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Steve Sánchez

Clarinet, Clarinet Ensemble

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Jacque Wilson Scharlach

Co-Area Coordinator, Voice

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Lucas Schwyter

Audio Technology, Audio Recording

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Jamael Smith

Bassoon

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Jonathan Smucker

Co-Voice Area Coordinator, Voice

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Simona Snitkovskaya

Collaborative Pianist; Chamber Music

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Dr. Namiq Sultanov

Keyboard Studies

Office: MUS 207

Phone: 408-924-4650

Dr. José R. Torres-Ramos Headshot

Dr. José R. Torres-Ramos

Ethnomusicology and Mariachi

Office: MUS 201

Phone: 408-924-4333

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Rick Vandiver

Jazz Guitar

Office: MUS 187

Phone: 408-924-4680

Dr. David Vickerman Headshot

Dr. David Vickerman

Director of Bands

Office: MUS 253

Phone: 408-924-6971

School of Music Staff

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Lucy Yamakawa Cox

Financial Analyst

Office: MUS 179

Phone: 408-924-4672

Ernie Martinez

Ernie Martinez

Piano Technician

Office: 159

Phone: 408-924-4641

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Paul Olivo

Resource Center Librarian

Office: 114

Phone: 408-924-4639

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Eliza Rentschler

Scheduling Analyst

Phone: 408-924-4673

Collaborative Pianists and Staff

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Emily Hsu

Choral Ensemble Accompanying

Dr. Victoria Lington

Dr. Victoria Lington

Collaborative Pianist; Music Theory, General Music

Office: 207

Phone: 408-924-4650

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Simona Snitkovskaya

Collaborative Pianist; Chamber Music