Departmental Leadership

Charles J. Smith
Associate Professor of Music Theory
Chair of the Department of Music

Jeffrey Stadelman
Associate Professor of Composition
Associate Chair of the Department of Music

Michael Long
Associate Professor of Musicology
Director of Graduate Studies

Jon Nelson
Associate Professor of Music
Director, UB Concert Band and Genkin Philharmonic
Teacher of Trumpet, Brass Area Coordinator
Director of Undergraduate Studies

Composition

David Felder, Coordinator of Composition
Professor & Birge-Cary Chair in Composition
Director, Center for 21st-Century Music
Artistic Director, June in Buffalo Festival

Cort Lippe
Associate Professor
Director of the Lejaren Hiller Computer Music Studios

Jeffrey Stadelman
Associate Professor

Jonathan Golove
Assistant Professor of Performance [‘Cello]

Librarianship

Nancy Nuzzo
Director of the Music Library

Theory

Charles J. Smith, Coordinator of Theory
Associate Professor & Ziegele Chair in Music Scholarship

Alan Street
Slee Professor of Music Theory (Spring 2008)

Jonathan Dunsby
Visiting Professor (Fall 2007)

Martha Hyde
Associate Professor

Krista Johnson, Theory for Non-Majors
Lecturer

Otto Muller, Second-year Theory (Spring 2008)
Lecturer

Robert Phillips, First-year Theory
Lecturer

Musicology

Michael Long, Coordinator of Musicology
Associate Professor

James Currie
Assistant Professor

Kerry S. Grant
Professor

Stephanie Van der Wel
Visiting Assistant Professor (Spring 2008)

Nancy Nuzzo, Music Librarianship
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Director of the Music Library

Dan Robinson , Music Appreciation
Lecturer

Performance

Jonathan Golove, Cello & Coordinator of Performance
Assistant Professor

Tony Arnold, Voice
Assistant Professor

James Avery, Piano
Visiting Professor

Alexander Hurd , Voice
Assistant Professor

Jean Kopperud, Clarinet
Associate Professor

Jon Nelson, Trumpet
Associate Professor of Music
Director, UB Concert Band and Genkin Philharmonic
Teacher of Trumpet, Brass Area Coordinator
Director of Undergraduate Studies

 

Alison d'Amato, Vocal Coaching & Accompanying
Visiting Assistant Professor

Christian Baldini, Conducting
Director, UB Symphony Orchestra

Cheryl Gobbetti-Hoffman, Flute
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Harold Rosenbaum, Choral Conducting
Visiting Associate Professor
Director, UB Choir & UB Chorus

 

Joanne Castellani, Guitar
Lecturer

Janz Castelo-De Armas, Viola
Lecturer

Glenn Einschlag, Bassoon
Lecturer

Harry Fackelman, Saxophone
Lecturer

Dinesh Joseph, Percussion
Lecturer

James Kurzdorfer, Double Bass & Electric Bass
Lecturer

Daniel Leung, Violin
Lecturer

Jonathan Lombardo, Trombone
Lecturer

Jacek Muzyk, Horn
Lecturer

Roland Martin, Organ & Harpsichord
Lecturer

Marc McAneny, Basic Keyboard
Lecturer

Rin Ozaki, Percussion
Lecturer

Pierre Roy, Oboe
Lecturer

David Schiavone, Jazz Ensembles
Lecturer
Director, UB Jazz Ensembles

Kristen Moss Theriault, Harp
Lecturer

Edward Yadzinski, Saxophone
Lecturer

Emeriti

Frina Boldt

Carol Bradley
Mike Burke
Frank J. Cipolla

Sylvia Dimiziani

David R. Fuller

William Kothe

Stephen Manes
Robert Mols

Jeremy Noble

Allen Sigel

Harriet Simons

Edmond Strainchamps

William Thomson

Jan Williams

Muriel Wolf

Staff

Debbie Kiel
Secretary, Office of the Department Chair

Dusti S. Dean
Business Administrator/Assistant to the Chair

Melinda J. Wesolowski
General Office Administrator

Karen Sausner
Director of Student Programs

Brenda D. Harris
Secretary, Music Programs Office

J.T. Rinker
Managing Director of the Center for 21st
Century Music

 

Philip Rehard
Concert Manager, Slee Hall

Alana Jagodzinski
Assistant to the Concert Manager

Christopher Jacobs
Director of Music Technology

Gary Shipe
Piano Technician