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Faculty and Staff Directory

Program Head and Staff

David Feurzeig

Interim Music Program Head (Spring 2025) • Professor, Music Theory and Composition

David.Feurzeig@uvm.edu (802) 656-1498

Yutaka Kono

Music Program Head • Director of Orchestras

Yutaka.Kono@uvm.edu (802) 656-7767

Faculty

Mark Alpízar

Symphony Orchestra conductor (Spring 2025)

Mark.Alpizar@uvm.edu

Steve Blair

Affiliate Artist, Jazz Guitar

Jazz guitar

Stephen.Blair@uvm.edu

Bethany Blake

Lecturer, Music History and Piano

Music history & piano

Bethany.Blake@uvm.edu

Cameron Brownell

Affiliate Artist, Voice

Caleb Bronz

Affiliate Artist, Drum Set

Drum set

Caleb.Bronz@uvm.edu

Joe Capps

Senior Lecturer, Jazz Guitar and Studio Recording • Director, Jazz Guitar Ensemble

Studio recording, jazz guitar

Joseph.Capps@uvm.edu

Tom Cleary

Artist/Teacher, Jazz Piano and Improvisation • Director, Chromaticats Jazz Combo

Thomas.Cleary@uvm.edu

Joshua Collier

Affiliate Artist, Voice

Private voice lessons

Joshua.Collier@uvm.edu

Amber deLaurentis Cleary

Affiliate Artist, Jazz Voice • Director, Jazz Vocal Ensemble

Vocal jazz

Amber.deLaurentis@uvm.edu

Scott Dean

Affiliate Artist, Conga/Latin Percussion

Conga, Latin percussion

Scott.Dean@uvm.edu

Patricia Julien

Professor, Music Theory and Jazz Composition

Patricia.Julien@uvm.edu (802) 656-7760

Geoff Kim

Affiliate artist, jazz guitar

Jazz guitar

Geoffrey.Kim@uvm.edu

Jane Kittredge

Affiliate Artist, Violin

Violin

Jane.Kittredge@uvm.edu

Steve Klimowski

Affiliate Artist, Clarinet

MUL B - Applied Lessons, clarinet

Steven.Klimowski@uvm.edu

Matt LaRocca

Senior Lecturer, Music Theory

Music theory

Matthew.Larocca@uvm.edu

Jiwon Lee

Affiliate Artist, Cello

Jiwon.Lee@uvm.edu

Nathaniel Lew

Conductor, Concert Choir and Catamount Singers

Nathaniel.Lew@uvm.edu

Andrea Maas

Program Coordinator • Senior Lecturer, Music Education, Vocal Area Coordinator

Music Education, Teacher Preparation, Vocal Education

Andrea.Maas@uvm.edu (802) 656-7770

Peter Matthews

Affiliate Artist, Classical Guitar

Classical guitar

Peter.Matthews@uvm.edu

Brian McCarthy

Affiliate Artist, Saxophone

Saxophone & jazz saxophone

Brian.McCarthy@uvm.edu

Kyra Miller

Affiliate Artist, Voice • Lecturer

Kyra.Wegman@uvm.edu

Natalie Neuert

Lecturer, Arts Management

Arts management, music industry, Lane Series Director

Natalie.Neuert@uvm.edu (802) 656-5806

Paul Orgel

Affiliate Artist, Piano

Paul.Orgel@uvm.edu

Stuart Paton

Lecturer, Taiko Drumming

MU 095 - Intro Taiko Japanese Drumming

Stuart.Paton@uvm.edu

John Rivers

Affiliate Artist, Jazz Bass

John.Rivers@uvm.edu

Ana Ruesink

Affiliate Artist, Viola

Viola

97aruesi@uvm.edu

Tim Sessions

Affiliate Artist, Trombone

Trombone/low brass, all styles

Timothy.Sessions@uvm.edu

Clyde Stats

Lecturer, Music History

Contemporary music history and literature

Clyde.Stats@uvm.edu

Alex Stewart

Professor, Jazz Studies and Ethnomusicology • Director, University Jazz Ensemble

Jazz studies, improvisation, ethnomusicology

Alexander.Stewart@uvm.edu (802) 656-7766

Emily Taubl

Affiliate Artist, Cello • Chamber Ensembles Director

Cello, chamber ensembles

etaubl@uvm.edu

William Tilley

Affiliate Artist, Double Bass

MUL T - Applied Lessons, double bass

William.Tilley@uvm.edu

D. Thomas Toner

Professor • Percussion, Conductor of Concert Band and Vermont Winds

Concert Band, percussion, world music

D.Toner@uvm.edu (802) 656-7774

Ray Vega

Senior Lecturer, Jazz History and Trumpet • Director, Nonet, Post Bop Ensemble, and Latin Jazz Ensemble

Jazz combos, trumpet, jazz history

Raymond.Vega@uvm.edu (802) 656-1927

Rachel Weinfeld

Affiliate Artist, Voice

Voice studies

Rachel.Weinfeld@uvm.edu

Jason Whitcomb

Affiliate Artist, Trumpet

Trumpet

Jason.Whitcomb@uvm.edu