Graduate School Bulletin

Spring 2025

Faculty of the Department of Music

Professors

Anderson, Ray, Director of Jazz Studies, B.A., 2010, Empire State College: Jazz studies and jazz improvisation. Carr, Colin, Certification of Performance, 1974, Yehudi Menuhin School: Cello.

Dahl, Christina, Chair of the Department; M.M. 1989, Peabody Conservatory of Music: Piano, accompaniment, chamber music. Dutton, Lawrence, M.M., 1978, The Juilliard School of Music; Mus.D., 1995, Middlebury College: Viola: chamber music.

Goldstein, Perry,3, 5 Chair, Director of Musicianship, D.M.A.,1986, Columbia University: Analysis; Composition; musicianship; analysis; theory.

Haas, Arthur, Director of the Stony Brook Baroque Players, M.A., 1974, University of California, Los Angeles: Harpsichord; performance of early music.

Kalish, Gilbert, B.A., 1956, Columbia University: Piano; chamber music; 20th-century piano repertory.

Lochhead, Judith,4 Ph.D., 1982, Stony Brook University: Theory and history of music of the present; phenomenology and music; performance and analysis.

Schedel, Margaret, Co-Director of the Creative Music Technologies; D.M.A., 2007, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music: Composition; computer music; digital music and art.

Setzer, Philip,6 M.M., 1974, The Juilliard School of Music; Mus.D., 1995, Middlebury College: Violin; chamber music.

Weymouth, Daniel, Co-Director of Creative Music Technologies; Ph.D., 1992, University of California, Berkeley: Composition; computer music; analysis; multimedia and performance technologies; theory.

Associate Professors

Adams, Margarethe, Ph.D., 2011, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Kazakhstan and Northwest China; political ideology; popular culture; Islam in Central Asia.

Barnson, Matthew, D.M.A., 2012, Yale University: Composition; theory; analysis.

Honisch, Erika Supria,8 Ph.D., 2011, University of Chicago: 16th- and 17th-century sacred music; historical sound studies; historiography of Central Europe.

Leandro, Eduardo, Director of the Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players, M.M., 1999, Yale University: Percussion; chamber music.

Minor, Ryan, Ph.D., 2005, University of Chicago: Opera studies and dramaturgy; performance studies; 19th-century musical cultures; Wagner; nationalism.

Semegen, Daria, Director of the Electronic Music Studio; M.Mus., 1971, Yale University: Composition; electronic music; history and aesthetics of electronic music; theory.

Smith, Stephen Decatur, Ph.D., 2012, New York University: 19th- and 20th-century Germany; musical modernism; music and philosophy, especially the Frankfurt School and German Idealism.

Tausig, Benjamin,11 Ph.D., 2013, New York University: Thai and Southeast Asian music; sound studies; protest movements; labor and migration

Assistant Professors

Fenn, Nirmali, D.Phil., 2010, Oxford University: Composition; collaborative music with theater and dance; acoustics, aesthetics of sound.

Holt, Kevin C.,10 Ph.D., 2018, Columbia University: 20th- and 21st-century popular music, Africana studies, ethnography, hip-hop studies, performance studies

Sheehy, August,9 Ph.D., 2016, University of Chicago: History of music theory and analysis; musical subjectivity; improvisation studies; music and ethics.

Visiting Assistant Professor

Kaczorowska, Joanna, Director of Undergraduate Performance; D.M.A., 2008, Stony Brook University: Violin; chamber music.

Stephens, Dayna, Certificate, 2003, University of Southern California: Jazz Studies.

Visiting Artist Faculty

Rojak, John, B.M., 1980, The Juilliard School: Trombone; chamber music.

Stout, Rick, B.M., 1987, The Curtis Institute: Trombone; chamber music.

Lecturer

Heckert, Deborah, Ph.D., 2003, Stony Brook University: Undergraduate Program Director; Music of Britain; 19th- and early 20th-century music; music and the visual arts.

Performing Artists in Residence

Beckwith, Daniel, M.M., 1979, Westminster Choir College: Opera studies, vocal coaching, organ, conducting.

Bernat, Nina, M. M., 2023, The Juilliard School: Double Bass; chamber music.

Cobb, Kevin, M.M., 1995, The Juilliard School: Trumpet; chamber music.

Cuffari, Gina, D. M. A., 2016, Stony Brook University: Bassoon; chamber music.

Finckel, David, Mus.D., 1995, Middlebury College: Chamber music; career development.

Frautschi, Jennifer, Performance Certificate, 1998, The Juilliard School of Music: Violin; chamber music.

Harris, Brenda, Executive Director, Stony Brook Opera, B.M. and B.M.E., 1979, Illinois Wesleyan University, Graduate Study University of Illinois: Voice: opera studies.

Hinson, Blake, B.M., 2010, The Curtis Institute of Music: Bass; chamber music.

Jolley, David, M.S., 1971, The Juilliard School of Music: Horn; chamber music.

Kay, Alan, Executive Director, Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra, M.M., 1983, The Juilliard School of Music: Clarinet; chamber music; orchestra.

Lavendera, Pablo, D.M.A., 2009, Stony Brook University: Undergraduate piano; chamber music.

Little, Jeremy, D.M.A., 2017, Stony Brook University: Voice; opera studies

Lipman, Mathew, M.M., 2016, The Juilliard School of Music: Viola; chamber music.

Luiz, João Rezende Lopes, D.M.A., 2016, Manhattan School of Music: Guitar; chamber music, jazz, Brazilian music.

Manuel, Thomas, D.M.A., 2016, Stony Brook University: Jazz Studies.

Shaham, Hagai, M.A., 1984, Brandeis University: Violin; chamber music.

Smith, James Austin, M.M, 2008, Yale School of Music: Oboe; chamber music.

Sussmann, Arnaud, M.M., 2007, The Juilliard School of Music: Violin; chamber music.

Wincenc, Carol, M.M., 1972, The Juilliard School of Music: Flute; chamber music.

 

Emeritus Faculty

Fuller, Sarah,1 Ph.D., 1969, University of California, Berkeley: Medieval and Renaissance music; history of music theory.

Kramer, Richard, Ph.D., 1974, Princeton University: 18th- and 19th-century music history and theory.

Lawton, David, Ph.D., 1973, University of California, Berkeley: Opera workshop; 19th-century studies.

Mount, Timothy, D.M.A., 1981, University of Southern California: Director of Choral Studies.

Silver, Sheila, Ph.D., 1976, Brandeis University: Composition; analysis; orchestration; theory.

Winkler, Peter,2 M.F.A., 1967, Princeton University: Composition; theory and history of popular music.

Quartet-in-Residence

The Emerson String Quartet: In Fall 2002, the celebrated Emerson String Quartet became the quartet-in-residence at Stony Brook. This prestigious ensemble presents a series of concerts, chamber music instruction, and workshops at the University every year.

Drucker, Eugene,7 Mus.D., 1995, Middlebury College: Chamber music.

Dutton, Lawrence,6 M.M., 1978, The Juilliard School of Music; Mus.D., 1995, Middlebury College: Viola; chamber music.

Setzer, Philip,6 M.M., 1974, The Juilliard School of Music; Mus.D., 1995, Middlebury College: Violin; chamber music.

Watkins, Paul,7 Certificate of Performance, 1988, The Menuhin School: Cello; chamber music.

Directors

Deaver, Susan, D.M.A., 1994, Manhattan School of Music: Director of the University Orchestra.

Gnonlonfoun, Jean Eudes, A.A./A.S., 2018, Queensborough Community College: Director of VOLTA West African Music Ensemble. Hershkowitz, Shoshana, M.M., 2001, Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam: Director of the Stony Brook Chorale and Camerata Singers.

Stolarik, Justin, D.M.A., 2008, The University of Texas-Austin: Director of the Stony Brook Wind Ensemble and Director of Athletic Bands.

Number of teaching, graduate, and research assistants, Fall 2020: 70 (full or partial support)

  1. Recipient of the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1984
  2. Recipient of the State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1977
  3. Recipient of the President’s Award and the State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1997
  4. Recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service, 2004
  5. Recipient of SUNY Distinguished Service Professor, 2016
  6. Recipient of SUNY Distinguished Professor, 2015
  7. Recipient of SUNY Honorary Medallion of Distinction, 2016
  8. Recipient of the College of Arts and Sciences Godfrey Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2022
  9. Recipient of the Graduate School Dean’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching, 2022
  10. Recipient of the Graduate School Dean’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching, 2024
  11. Recipient of the Graduate School Dean’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Mentorship, 2024