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Links for faculty
FACULTY, 2008-09
Irene Girton, Associate Dean of the College for
Academic Affairs; Music Department Chair
igirton@oxy.edu
323.259 2590, Booth
M24 and Johnson 109.
Fall 2008 office hours: MW 3:30-4:30 and by appointment, Booth
M24.
Teaches courses in music theory
and special topics in art song,
Bach and the Enlightenment, and 20th-century
music. Education: B.Mus., Oberlin Conservatory of Music; M.Phil. and
Ph.D., Yale University.
Professional work: author and multimedia developer and consultant.
Professor Girton's website
Allen
Gross agross@oxy.edu 323.259 2574,
Booth 209.
Director of Instrumental Music
Fall 2008 office hours:
TBA.
Teaches courses in conducting, orchestral
literature, and materials of music. Conductor of the Occidental-Caltech
Orchestra. Education: B.A., Queens College;
M.A., University of California, Berkeley;
D.M.A., Stanford
University. Professional
work: Artistic Director and Conductor of the Santa Monica Symphony; guest
conductor and orchestral clinician.
David
Kasunic
kasunic@oxy.edu 323.259 xxxx, Booth 215.
Fall 2008 office hours:
TBA
Teaches courses in Music History, Opera, and the
Cultural Studies Program. Education: A.B., Amherst College; M.A. and Ph.D.,
Princeton University.
Andre
K. Myers amyers@oxy.edu 323 259 1448, Booth M25.
Fall 2008 office hours:
TBA
Teaches
courses in composition and music theory. Education: B. Mus., Eastman
School of Music;
A.Mus.D. University
of Michigan.
Professional work: Composer-in-residence for the Plymouth Symphony
Orchestra (2004-05), author of educational workshops & a DVD for the
Plymouth/Canton (Michigan) school system. Works played by the orchestras of
Detroit, Plymouth, University of Michigan and Occidental/Caltech.
Professor Myers's website
Desiree
LaVertu
dlavertu@caltech.edu,
323.259 xxxx, Booth
220.
Interim Director of Choral Music
Fall 2008 office hours:
TBA
Conducts the Occidental Glee Clubs. Education:
B.Mus., California State University, Fullerton; M.M., University of Nevada,
Reno. Professional work: Choir faculty and vocal coordinator,
Idyllwild School for the Arts; voice instructor, California State
University, Los Angeles; founding member, Diva Complex; member, the Donald
Brinegar Singers; choral clinician.
Glee
Club website
Jennifer Logan jlogan@oxy.edu 323.259 1469, Booth 201
Fall 2008 office hours:
TBA
Teaches courses in Music Theory and Musicianship,
Materials of Music, and Electronic Music. Education: B.A., M.A. (Composition,
Piano Performance) California State
University, Fresno;
Visiting Doctoral Researcher (Computer Music Aesthetics), l'Université Paris
VIII; Ph.D. (Composition), University
of California, Santa
Barbara. Professional work: Editor, Spectrum New Music Press; Co-Artistic Director,
Los Angeles Sonic Odyssey; composer; pianist.
G. Simeon Pillich
pillich@oxy.edu
323.259 2878, Booth 216
Fall
2008 office hours: TBA
Teaches courses in World Music and Jazz
History. Education: B.A., M.A. University of California, Los
Angeles; Ph.D. in progress, University
of California, Los
Angeles. Professional work: consultant on musical
style and culture to the film industry; session musician.
Applied
Music Faculty. Applied
faculty can be contacted either by email, or by phone at 323.259 2785.
Galina
Barskaya, piano and collaborative piano. gbarskaya@oxy.edu
Ronald Berman, classical and jazz guitar. rberman@oxy.edu
William Bing, Director,
Caltech-Occidental College Concert Band. wbing@oxy.edu
Dawn Blasco, classical and jazz guitar. dblasco@oxy.edu
Scott Blois, voice. sblois@oxy.edu
Catherine Del
Russo, oboe. cdelrusso@oxy.edu
Timothy Emmons, Director, Jazz
Ensemble. Electric and acoustic bass. temmons@oxy.edu
Michael Englander, percussion. menglander@oxy.edu
Junko Ueno Garret, piano. junko@oxy.edu
Larry Hughes, clarinet and saxophone. lhughes@oxy.edu
Larry Karush, jazz piano,
improvisation (all instruments). lkarush@oxy.edu
Gloria Lum, cello. lumg@oxy.edu
Frances Marsden, Alexander Technique. fmarsden@oxy.edu
Loren Marsteller, trombone.
l.marsteller@verizon.net
Stephanie O'Keefe, French horn. sokeefe@oxy.edu
Dina Ormenyi, class piano and piano proficiency. dormenyi@oxy.edu
Alma Ponce, voice. aponce@oxy.edu
Neil Roberts, harpsichord and fortepiano. nroberts@oxy.edu
Allen Savedoff, bassoon.
asavedoff@oxy.edu
Riner Scivally, classical and jazz guitar. rscivally@oxy.edu
Amy Shulman, harp. ashulman@oxy.edu
Lawrence
Sonderling, violin. lsonderling@oxy.edu
Diane Thomas, voice. dthomas@oxy.edu
Raymond Tischer, viola. rtischer@oxy.edu
Douglas
Tornquist, tuba. dtorn@oxy.edu
Robert Ward, piano. rward@oxy.edu
Gary Woodward, flute. gwood@oxy.edu
Emeritus Faculty
Richard Grayson, Professor
Emeritus rgrayson@oxy.edu
Education: A.B., Ph.D., University
of California, Los
Angeles; M.A., University
of Chicago. Professional
work: composer; concert pianist, including improvisation; clinician
and ajudicator for Yamaha Music Corporation; organist.
Professor Grayson's homepage
Thomas Somerville, Professor Emeritus bachster1@earthlink.net
Former conductor of the
Oxy choral ensembles. Education: B.A., B.M., University
of Dubuque; M.M., D.M.A., University
of Southern California.
Professional work: Artistic Director and Conductor of the Los Angeles Bach
Festival; Director of Music at the First Congregational Church of Los
Angeles; Director and Associate Teacher of the Master Class in Conducting
Choral/Orchestral Music at the Oregon Bach Festival, University of Oregon;
guest conductor and choral clinician.
Department Staff
Norma Navarro, Department Administrative Assistant nnavarro@oxy.edu 323.259 2785
Lisa Nitsch, Music
Librarian lnitsch@oxy.edu 323.259 2942
Galina Barskaya,
principal staff accompanist. 323.259 2785
Last updated
08/22/2008
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