Our illustrious faculty of artist-teachers is known for individualized instruction that equips musicians with the skills and experience necessary to develop their own esteemed careers.
Current Faculty
Dean of the Shepherd School of Music
Violin
Paul Kantor
Cho-Liang Lin
Kathleen Winkler
Viola
James Dunham
Ivo-Jan van der Werff
Cello
Norman Fischer
Desmond Hoebig
Brinton Averil Smith
Double Bass
Flute
Leone Buyse
Marianne Gedigian (Beginning July 2023)
Oboe
Clarinet
Bassoon
Horn
Trumpet
Trombone
Tuba
Percussion
Harp
Piano
Brian Connelly
Jeanne Kierman Fischer
Sohyoung Park
Jon Kimura Parker
Robert Roux
Virginia Weckstrom
Organ
Voice
Ana María Martínez
Robin Rice
Nova Thomas
Opera Studies
Debra Dickinson
Susan Lorette Dunn
Vocal Coaching
Conducting
Composition & Theory
Karim Al-Zand
Damian Blättler
Anthony Brandt
Shih-Hui Chen
Arthur Gottschalk
Pierre Jalbert
Richard Lavenda
Kurt Stallmann
Robert Yekovich
Musicology
Gregory Barnett
David Ferris
Alexandra Kieffer
Peter Loewen
Danielle Ward-Griffin
Orchestral & Chamber Repertoire
Joan DerHovsepian
Christopher French
Eric Halen
Thomas LeGrand
Janet Rarick
Michael Webster
Lecturers
Mario Aschauer
Karol Bennett
Rachel Buchman
Rick Erickson
Terry Gaschen
Christina Greenwood
Mary Greitzer
Jerry Hou
JJ Penna
Don Schleicher
Peter Shaw
Robert Simpson
Chapman Welch