The NIU School of Music faculty is committed to excellence in instruction, creativity, scholarship, and public and professional service. Faculty members come from all parts of the United States as well as Germany, Israel, Trinidad and Tobago, Mexico, Korea, and Taiwan. Recognized by numerous awards, grants, commissions, and fellowships, the NIU music faculty is active professionally throughout the United States and around the world, including performances, recordings, publications, presentations, and guest lectures.
Each faculty member's name below links to his/her biography and contact information,and may also have a link to a personal home page.
Name |
Areas of Expertise |
| Clifford Alexis | steel pans |
| Orna Arania | voice, diction |
| Gregory Barrett | clarinet |
| Paul Bauer | trombone, chamber music |
| Greg Beyer | percussion |
| Tom Bough | Huskie Bands, Wind Symphony |
| Geof Bradfield | saxophone, jazz studies |
| James Russell Brown | organ, harpsichord |
| Ronald Carter | jazz studies |
| Ricardo Castañeda | oboe |
| Robert Chappell | tabla, jazz studies |
| Glenda Cosenza | music education |
| Art Davis | trumpet, jazz |
| Anthony Devroye | viola, chamber music |
| Mary Lynn Doherty | music education |
| John Fairfield | horn, chamber music |
| Robert Fleisher | music theory, aural skills, composition |
| John Floeter | string bass |
| Tom Garling | trombone, jazz studies |
| William Goldenberg | piano, chamber music, accompanying |
| Jennifer Griffin | general education music studies |
| Fareed Haque | guitar, jazz |
| Brian Hart | music history |
| Janet Hathaway | music history, Early Music Ensemble |
| Ted Hatmaker | music theory, aural skills, composition |
| Richard Holly | percussion, jazz |
| Eric Johnson | choral activities |
| JeongSoo Kim | piano pedagogy & literature, applied piano |
| Edward Klonoski | music theory, aural skills |
| William Koehler | piano, piano literature |
| Cheng-Hou Lee | violoncello, chamber music |
| Blaise Magniere | violin, chamber music |
| David Maki | music theory, aural skills, composition |
| Lucia Matos | Philharmonic, Opera Workshop |
| Peter Middleton | flute, recording techniques |
| Michael Mixtacki | percussion, world music |
| Ann Montzka-Smelser | violin, viola |
| Jeremy Moeller | trombone (classical) |
| Rich Moore | saxophone (classical, jazz studies) |
| Myron Myers | voice, diction |
| Dan Nichols | recording services, woodwind & double reed techniques, musical telepresence |
| John Novak | music theory, aural skills |
| Anthony Perrella | stage director, opera theater |
| James Phelps | electronic and computer music |
| Willie Pickens | jazz piano |
| Mark Ponzo | trumpet |
| Diane Ragains | voice, diction |
| Amy Rhodes | bassoon |
| Charles Schuchat | tuba, euphonium |
| Faye Seeman | harp |
| Kelly Sill | jazz bass |
| Robert Sims | voice, diction |
| Linc Smelser | string techniques |
| Mathias Tacke | violin, chamber music |
| Liam Teague | steel pan |
| Rodrigo Villanueva | jazz studies, Jazz Lab Band |
| Jui-Ching Wang | world music, music education |
| Marie Wang | violin, chamber music |
| Ronnie Wooten | music education, Wind Ensemble |
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