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Music Faculty & Staff Directory

Full Time Faculty

Dr. Carl Patrick Bolleia

Piano, Director of New Music

Office: Shea 111

973-720-2592

bolleiac@wpunj.edu

Prof. Bill Charlap

Director of Jazz Studies

Office: Shea 158

973-720-3471

charlapw@wpunj.edu

Dr. David Demsey

Improvisation, Arranging, Coordinator of Jazz Studies and Performance

Office: Shea 155

973-720-2268

demseyd@wpunj.edu

Dr. Diane Falk-Romaine

Music Education

Office: Shea 116

973-720-3197

falkd@wpunj.edu

Dr. Carol Frierson-Campbell

Music Education

Office: Shea 169

973-720-3639

friersoncampbellc@wpunj.edu

Dr. David Weisberg

Music Theory, Composition, Music Technology

Office: Shea 113

973-720-3160

weisbergd@wpunj.edu

Dr. Christopher Dylan Herbert

Voice, Music History

Office: Shea 172

973-720-2334

herbertc5@wpunj.edu

Dr. Payton MacDonald

Music Department Chair

Percussion

Office: Shea 171

973-720-3667

macdonaldp@wpunj.edu

Prof. Pete McGuinness

Jazz Studies

Office: Shea 159

973-720-3387

mcguinnessp1@wpunj.edu

Dr. Timothy Newman

Jazz Performance, Jazz History and Scholarship

Office: Hunziker 106A

973-720-2372

newmant@wpunj.edu

Prof. David Philp

Music & Entertainment Industries and Popular Music Studies

Office: Shea 120

973-720-3802

philpd@wpunj.edu

Dr. Teresa C. Purcell-Giles

Director of Bands

Office: Shea 114

973-720-3935

purcellgilest@wpunj.edu

Music Department Office Staff

May Chabayta, Department Secretary, (973) 720-2268, Shea 164

Office of Music Admissions and Recruitment

Skyler Hagner, (973) 720-3466, Shea 138

Music Department Adjunct Faculty

  2. Kevin Antreassian - Sound Engineering Arts
  3. Michael Baker - Trumpet
  4. M’bemba Bangoura - African Drumming
  5. Bruce Barth - Jazz Piano
  6. Gregg Bendian - Popular Music
  7. Colleen Bernstein - Percussion
  8. Johnathan Blake - Jazz Drums
  9. Andre Bregegere - Theory
  10. Cecil Bridgewater - Jazz Arranging
  11. Kathleen Butler Hopkins - Violin
  12. Gary Capetandes - Trombone
  13. Hannah Carr - Director of Choral Activities
  14. Kevin Carrillo - Sound Engineering Arts
  15. Nancy Chamberlain - Staff Pianist
  16. Tanya Chanphanitpornkit - Double Bass
  17. Richard Clark - Trombone
  18. Darian Clonts - Voice
  19. Matthieu Cognet - Vocal Coach
  20. Hannah Comia - Vocal Coach, Piano
  21. Ardith Collins - Orff Schulwerk
  22. Kristin Dabaghian - Class Piano
  23. Sandra Dackow - Strings Music Education
  24. Sarah Davol - Oboe
  25. Jon DiFiore - Jazz for Music Ed
  26. Vincent Ector - Understanding Jazz
  27. Frank Fagnano - Sound Engineering Arts
  28. John Ferrari - Percussion, New Music
  29. Rob Fusari - Popular Music
  30. Ron Garofalo - Music Technology
  31. Mika Godbole - Percussion
  32. Bill Goodwin - Jazz Drums
  33. Sarah Griffiths - Voice
  34. Karl Guthrie - Music & Ent. Industries
  35. Tom Hefter - Music & Ent. Industries
  36. Andrea Herr - Bassoon
  37. Vincent Herring - Jazz Saxophone
  38. Seth Himmelhoch - Classical Guitar
  39. Carolyn Leonhart - jazz voice
  40. Samuel Lord Kalcheim - Theory
  41. Ahran Kim - Class Piano
  42. Joe Kimura - Cello
  1. Andy Lamy - Clarinet
  2. Michael LeDonne - Jazz Piano
  3. Steve Leeds - Music & Ent. Industries
  4. Jee Hyun Lim - Voice
  5. John Maiello - Athletic Bands
  6. June Marano-Murray - Vocal Coach
  7. Marcus McLaurine - Jazz Bass
  8. Chico Mendoza - Latin Jazz
  9. John Mosca - Jazz Trombone
  10. Ed Neumeister - Jazz Arranging
  11. Stephen Myerson - Jazz Ear Training &
  12. Steve Nelson - jazz vibes
  13. James Noyes - Saxophone
  14. Angelo Panetta - Sound Engineering Arts
  15. Soyeon Park - Piano
  16. Caroline Parody - Class Piano, Staff Pianist
  17. Thomas Paster - Popular Music
  18. Matthew Paterno - Brass Music Education
  19. Jeremy Pelt - Jazz Trumpet
  20. Rich Perry - Jazz Saxophone
  21. Tami Petty - Voice
  22. Lisa Pike - Horn, General Studies
  23. Dante Portella - Sound Engineering Arts
  24. Paul Scott - Tuba
  25. Chris Sholar - Pop Guitar
  26. Dayna Stephens - Jazz Ear Training
  27. Dave Stryker - jazz guitar
  28. Brian Timmons - Music Education
  29. Pat Van Dyke - Music & Ent. Industries
  30. Nathan Webb - Music Education
  31. Justin Weiss - Theory
  32. Sarah Wolfson - Voice
  33. David Wong - jazz bass