William Paterson University College of the Arts & Communication

 


Faculty and Staff Directory

Classical Applied

Accompanying

Warren Helms
Linda Miksza
Frank Pavese
Mary Pinto
Dalia Sakas

Brass

* Joel Craig Davis - trumpet
Gary Capetandes - trombone
Richard Clark - trombone
Ivan Miller - trumpet
Matthew Paterno - brass
Lisa Pike - horn
Paul Scott - tuba

Guitar

Gabriel Handy
Seth Himmelhoch

Percussion

John Ferrari
Peter Jarvis

*Payton MacDonald
Gary Van Dyke

Piano

Elka Kirkpatrick
*Gary Kirkpatrick
Frank Pavese

Piano Technician / Piano Tuning

Robert Dowling

Strings

Sandra Dackow • string methods
Franco Gennarelli - violin
Ann Roggan - viola
Frances Rowell - cello
Jonathan Storck - bass

Voice

*Stephen Bryant
*Nan Guptill Crain
Anastasia Swope

Woodwinds

*Karen Demsey • flute
Robert Gray • double reeds
Andrew Lamy - clarinet
Miriam Lockhart - clarinet
Erl Nordstrom - woodwind methods
James Noyes - saxophone
Timothy Ruedeman - saxophone

Classical Ensembles

Band - *Joel Craig Davis
Chamber Singers - Fred Irwin
New Music Ensemble - John Ferrari, Peter Jarvis, *Payton MacDonald, Gary Van Dyke
Percussion Ensemble - John Ferrari, Peter Jarvis, *Payton MacDonald, Gary Van Dyke

Composition and Theory

Samantha Bassler
Darren Gage

*Jeffrey Kresky
*John Link
*Lynne Rogers
Robert Thomas
*David Weisberg

Electronic Music /
Music Technology

Edmund Fay
*John Link
*David Weisberg

New Music

Peter Jarvis
 

Jazz Applied

Jazz Brass

Bill Mobley - trumpet
John Mosca - trombone
David Rogers - trumpet

Jazz Saxophone

*David Demsey
Vincent Herring
Rich Perry

Jazz Voice

Nancy Marano

Jazz Guitar

Gene Bertoncini
Paul Meyers

Jazz Piano

Armen Donelian
Harold Mabern

*Mulgrew Miller
Janet Reeves
James Weidman

Jazz Bass

Steve LaSpina
Marcus McLaurine

Jazz Percussion

Horace Arnold
Bill Goodwin
Kevin Norton - mallets

Jazz Arranging

Cecil Bridgewater
*Richard DeRosa
Jim McNeely

Jazz Permanent Artist in Residence

Clark Terry

Jazz Ensembles

All jazz faculty members direct one or more of the 24 small jazz ensembles

Jazz Orchestra • *David Demsey
Latin Jazz Ensemble - Chico Mendoza

Jazz Eartraining

Bill Mobley
Kevin Norton

Jazz History

*Timothy Newman

Music Education

Tom Charsky
*Diane Falk-Romaine
*Carol Frierson-Campbell

David Jones
Jacques Rizzo
Joseph Santini
Linda Verdicchio

Music History & Literature

Peter Coll
*Karen Demsey
Michael Gribbroek
Fred Irwin
Erl Nordstrom
Margaret O'Connor
Scott Simpson

Music Management

George Dassinger
Karl Guthrie
*E. Michael Harrington
Rob Kos
Steve Leeds
*Stephen Marcone
David Philp

Sound Engineering Arts

Frank Fagnano
Gary Fink

*David Kerzner
Randy Taber

*full-time faculty