UCSC mariachi ensemble at the music center recital hall.

People

Music Department Chair (2024-25) – Amy C. Beal – chair.music@ucsc.edu

Music Department Director of Graduate Studies (2024-25) – Nicol Hammond – musicdgs@ucsc.edu

Music Department Committees & Posts – Click Here

Music Department Faculty

Name	Title	Phone	Campus Email	Other Email	Office Location
Jay Afrisando	Assistant Professor of Music Assistant Professor of Music	831-459-2292 831-459-2292	jafrisan@ucsc.edu jafrisan@ucsc.edu		284 284
Amy C Beal	Professor of Music; Music Department Chair Professor of Music; Music Department Chair	831-459-5585 831-459-5585	abeal@ucsc.edu abeal@ucsc.edu	abeal@ucsc.edu abeal@ucsc.edu
Benjamin L Carson	Professor, Music Department Professor, Music Department		blc@ucsc.edu blc@ucsc.edu		148 148
Nicol Claire Hammond	Associate Professor Associate Professor	8314592019 8314592019	nihammon@ucsc.edu nihammon@ucsc.edu		290 290
Yolande Constance Harris	Assitant Professor in Teaching Assitant Professor in Teaching		yharris@ucsc.edu yharris@ucsc.edu		000# 000#
Karlton E Hester	Director Of Jazz Studies Director Of Jazz Studies	831-459-2575 831-459-2575	hesteria@ucsc.edu hesteria@ucsc.edu	hesteria@ucsc.edu hesteria@ucsc.edu
Bruce Anthony Kiesling	Associate Professor Associate Professor	(831) 459-2292) (831) 459-2292)	bkieslin@ucsc.edu bkieslin@ucsc.edu	bruce@ucsc.edu bruce@ucsc.edu
Hi Kyung Kim	Professor Professor	831-459-3191 831-459-3191	hkim@ucsc.edu hkim@ucsc.edu	hkim@ucsc.edu hkim@ucsc.edu
Tanya Heather Merchant	Associate Professor Associate Professor	831-459-5762 831-459-5762	merchant@ucsc.edu merchant@ucsc.edu		286 286
Akua Naru			anaru@ucsc.edu anaru@ucsc.edu
Dard A Neuman	Associate Professor of Music Associate Professor of Music	831-459-2292 831-459-2292	dneuman@ucsc.edu dneuman@ucsc.edu		Music 287 Music 287
Russell C Rodriguez	Assistant Professor Assistant Professor	831-459-3117 831-459-3117	rucrodri@ucsc.edu rucrodri@ucsc.edu
Matthew Thurman Schumaker	Assistant Professor Assistant Professor		mschumak@ucsc.edu mschumak@ucsc.edu		333 333
Nina K Treadwell	Professor Professor	831-459-4264 831-459-4264	treadwel@ucsc.edu treadwel@ucsc.edu		289 289
James Gordon Williams	Assistant Professor of Composition Assistant Professor of Composition	000-000-0000 000-000-0000	jwilli46@ucsc.edu jwilli46@ucsc.edu	jgwcomposer@ucsc.edu jgwcomposer@ucsc.edu	291 291

Affiliated Faculty

Name	Title	Department	Phone	Campus Email	Office Location
Anna Friz	Associate Professor Associate Professor	Film and Digital Media Department Film and Digital Media Department	831-459-4514 831-459-4514	afriz@ucsc.edu afriz@ucsc.edu	125 125
Eric C Porter	Professor Professor	History Department History Department	831-459-5287 (office, voice mail checked infrequently) 831-459-5287 (office, voice mail checked infrequently)	ecporter@ucsc.edu ecporter@ucsc.edu	235 235

Music Department Lecturers

Name	Title	Phone	Campus Email	Other Email	Office Location
Francis Kofi Akotuah	Lecturer Lecturer	5165037291 5165037291	fakotuah@ucsc.edu fakotuah@ucsc.edu	fkakotuah@gmail.com fkakotuah@gmail.com	114 114
Ashwin K Batish	Mr. Mr.	8314231699 8314231699	asbatish@ucsc.edu asbatish@ucsc.edu	batishs@sbcglobal.net batishs@sbcglobal.net	287 287
Brian James Baumbusch	Lecturer Lecturer	(571) 217-1640 (571) 217-1640	bbaumbus@ucsc.edu bbaumbus@ucsc.edu	bbaumbusch@gmail.com bbaumbusch@gmail.com	Gamelan Building Gamelan Building
Nathaniel Aaron Berman	Conductor, UCSC Concert Choir and Wind Ensemble Conductor, UCSC Concert Choir and Wind Ensemble	831-459-5106 831-459-5106	natb@ucsc.edu natb@ucsc.edu	natberman1@gmail.com natberman1@gmail.com	145 145
Paul D Contos	Lecturer Saxophone Lecturer Saxophone	831-251-8576 831-251-8576	pcontos@ucsc.edu pcontos@ucsc.edu	pdcontos@gmail.com pdcontos@gmail.com	831-459-2292 831-459-2292
William D Coulter	Senior Lecturer in Guitar Senior Lecturer in Guitar	831-566-2081 831-566-2081	billski@ucsc.edu billski@ucsc.edu	billski@ucsc.edu billski@ucsc.edu
Maria V Ezerova	Lecturer Piano Lecturer Piano	831-459-2292 831-459-2292	mvezerov@ucsc.edu mvezerov@ucsc.edu	mvezerov@ucsc.edu mvezerov@ucsc.edu
Giacomo Fiore	Continuing Lecturer Continuing Lecturer	(831) 459-2164 (831) 459-2164	gfiore@ucsc.edu gfiore@ucsc.edu		126 126
Bruce Foster			brfoster@ucsc.edu brfoster@ucsc.edu
Ed Garcia			elgarcia@ucsc.edu elgarcia@ucsc.edu
Viviana Guzman	Flute Faculty Flute Faculty		viguzman@ucsc.edu viguzman@ucsc.edu
Charles R Hamilton	Big Band Ensemble/ Small Combo Director Big Band Ensemble/ Small Combo Director	5106105961 5106105961	chrhamil@ucsc.edu chrhamil@ucsc.edu	flugelboneprod@aol.com flugelboneprod@aol.com	Room 114 Room 114
Madison Erin Heying	Lecturer Lecturer	(858)7222709 (858)7222709	mheying@ucsc.edu mheying@ucsc.edu	madisonhkant@gmail.com madisonhkant@gmail.com	N/A N/A
Erin C Irvine	Lecturer in Music Lecturer in Music	8315294801 8315294801	eirvine@ucsc.edu eirvine@ucsc.edu	erin-irvine@hotmail.com erin-irvine@hotmail.com	N/A N/A
Faith S Lanam	Continuing Lecturer / Dr. Continuing Lecturer / Dr.		flanam@ucsc.edu flanam@ucsc.edu		Room 126 Room 126
Scott C Makson	Media Systems Engineer Media Systems Engineer	(831)502-8488 (831)502-8488	smakson@ucsc.edu smakson@ucsc.edu	smakson@ucsc.edu smakson@ucsc.edu	47 47
Roy T Malan	Lecturer Violin/Viola Lecturer Violin/Viola	831-459-2292 831-459-2292	rmalan@ucsc.edu rmalan@ucsc.edu	rmalan@ucsc.edu rmalan@ucsc.edu
Christopher Boyd Mallett	Guitar Lecturer Guitar Lecturer	6198405927 6198405927	cmallett@ucsc.edu cmallett@ucsc.edu	cbmgeetar@gmail.com cbmgeetar@gmail.com	277 277
George E Marsh	Lecturer Drum Set Lecturer Drum Set	831-459-2292 831-459-2292	gmarsh@ucsc.edu gmarsh@ucsc.edu	marshdrum@icloud.com marshdrum@icloud.com
Michael J Mcgushin	Staff Accompanist Staff Accompanist	831-459-5582 831-459-5582	mjmcg@ucsc.edu mjmcg@ucsc.edu	mjmcg@ucsc.edu mjmcg@ucsc.edu
Daniel L Munoz	Lecturer Lecturer	(714) 655-1079 (714) 655-1079	danielm@ucsc.edu danielm@ucsc.edu		Remote work location Remote work location
Alexander James Nunes			anunes@ucsc.edu anunes@ucsc.edu		N/A N/A
Christopher J Pratorius	Continuing Lecturer Continuing Lecturer	(831) 459-2292 (Music Center) (831) 459-2292 (Music Center)	seixas@ucsc.edu seixas@ucsc.edu	cpratorius@yahoo.com cpratorius@yahoo.com	126 126
Richard S Roper	Continuing Lecturer Music- Trumpet Continuing Lecturer Music- Trumpet	(831) 459-2292 (831) 459-2292	rsroper@ucsc.edu rsroper@ucsc.edu	richardroper1@yahoo.com richardroper1@yahoo.com	138 138
Vanessa Ruotolo	Applied Faculty Applied Faculty	4153172147 4153172147	vruotolo@ucsc.edu vruotolo@ucsc.edu	vanessa123@earthlink.net vanessa123@earthlink.net	268 268
Emily Victoria Sinclair	Continuing Lecturer, Voice Continuing Lecturer, Voice		evsincla@ucsc.edu evsincla@ucsc.edu	evsinclair@gmail.com evsinclair@gmail.com	278 278
David Olof Smith	Jazz Bass Lecturer Jazz Bass Lecturer	8313348688 8313348688	dsmith32@ucsc.edu dsmith32@ucsc.edu	crookedtoemusic@gmail.com crookedtoemusic@gmail.com	Bass Studio Bass Studio
Avi Tchamni	Lecturer in Music Lecturer in Music	831-459-2019 831-459-2019	atchamni@ucsc.edu atchamni@ucsc.edu	avitc@yahoo.com avitc@yahoo.com	126 126
Magdalena Vega	Lecturer Lecturer	(831) 459-2292 (831) 459-2292	msvega@ucsc.edu msvega@ucsc.edu		n/a n/a
Susan C Vollmer	Lecturer Horn Lecturer Horn	6505751586 6505751586	svollmer@ucsc.edu svollmer@ucsc.edu	svollmer2001@yahoo.com svollmer2001@yahoo.com	271 271
Sheila Kay Willey	Lecturer Lecturer	831-334-9700 831-334-9700	swilley@ucsc.edu swilley@ucsc.edu	Sheilakwilley@gmail.com Sheilakwilley@gmail.com
William K Winant	Lecturer Percussion Lecturer Percussion	831-459-2292 831-459-2292	wwinant@ucsc.edu wwinant@ucsc.edu	steakatto@hotmail.com steakatto@hotmail.com
Chia-Lin Yang	Lecturer in Piano Lecturer in Piano	415-518-8329 415-518-8329	cyang67@ucsc.edu cyang67@ucsc.edu
Gabriel Wilcox Young	Lecturer in Music – Oboe Lecturer in Music – Oboe	5413269045 5413269045	gyoung5@ucsc.edu gyoung5@ucsc.edu	gabey07@gmail.com gabey07@gmail.com	271 271

Music Department Staff

Name	Title	Phone	Campus Email	Office Location	Office Hours
Weslynn Paige Cedeno	Graduate Programs Coordinator Graduate Programs Coordinator	(831) 459-3199 (831) 459-3199	wcedeno@ucsc.edu wcedeno@ucsc.edu	244 244	Monday – Friday, approx. 9AM – 5PM (hybrid) Monday – Friday, approx. 9AM – 5PM (hybrid)
William D Coulter	Senior Lecturer in Guitar Senior Lecturer in Guitar	831-566-2081 831-566-2081	billski@ucsc.edu billski@ucsc.edu
Susan A Gautieri	Music Center Facilities Manager Music Center Facilities Manager	831-459-5475 831-459-5475	susang@ucsc.edu susang@ucsc.edu		Monday, through Thursday 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (Wednesday remote) – Friday, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.emails checked outside of these hours Monday, through Thursday 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (Wednesday remote) – Friday, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.emails checked outside of these hours
Adriana Gonzalez	Department Assistant Department Assistant	(831) 459-2292 (831) 459-2292	agonz419@ucsc.edu agonz419@ucsc.edu	244# 244#
Cory Michael Graves-Montalbano	Assistant Department Manager & Undergraduate Programs Coordinator Assistant Department Manager & Undergraduate Programs Coordinator	831-459-2804 831-459-2804	cgravesm@ucsc.edu cgravesm@ucsc.edu	246 246
Colin Dahl Hannon	Staff Accompanist Staff Accompanist		colinh@ucsc.edu colinh@ucsc.edu
Ricardo Lomelí Gómez	Department Manager Department Manager	(831) 459-2809 (831) 459-2809	rilomeli@ucsc.edu rilomeli@ucsc.edu	246 246	Monday – Friday, approx. 9AM – 5PM (hybrid) Monday – Friday, approx. 9AM – 5PM (hybrid)
David C Morrison	Technical Director Technical Director	831-459-4238 831-459-4238	davemorr@ucsc.edu davemorr@ucsc.edu	152 152	Variable Variable
Luke Lawrence Shepherd	Senior Lead Staff Acompanist Senior Lead Staff Acompanist	8016809773 8016809773	llshephe@ucsc.edu llshephe@ucsc.edu	Music Center #125 Music Center #125
Andrew Zenczak	Electronic Music Studios Technician Electronic Music Studios Technician	831-588-7307 831-588-7307	azenczak@ucsc.edu azenczak@ucsc.edu	188 188	Mon – Thu 10AM-3PM Mon – Thu 10AM-3PM

Music Department Graduate Students

Name	Title	Campus Email	Website
Ontario Ontario Alexander		loalexan@ucsc.edu loalexan@ucsc.edu
Monica Francesca Ambalal	Phd candidate Phd candidate	mambalal@ucsc.edu mambalal@ucsc.edu	https://www.merritt.edu/music/monica-ambalal/ Merritt College Faculty Page https://www.merritt.edu/music/monica-ambalal/ Merritt College Faculty Page
Forrest Balman		wbalman@ucsc.edu wbalman@ucsc.edu
Siamak Barghi	PhD Student in Ethnomusicology PhD Student in Ethnomusicology	sbarghi@ucsc.edu sbarghi@ucsc.edu
Lydia Wallace Barrett		lywbarre@ucsc.edu lywbarre@ucsc.edu
Nina Barzegar	DMA Candidate in Composition DMA Candidate in Composition	nbarzega@ucsc.edu nbarzega@ucsc.edu	https://www.youtube.com/@ninabarzegar4169/null youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@ninabarzegar4169/null youtube channel
Keshav Ram Batish	DMA Candidate DMA Candidate	kbatish@ucsc.edu kbatish@ucsc.edu	http://www.keshavbatish.com Website http://www.keshavbatish.com Website
Vannah Bourne		smbourne@ucsc.edu smbourne@ucsc.edu
Drew Michael Daniels-Rosenberg		dmdaniel@ucsc.edu dmdaniel@ucsc.edu
Benjamin Neil Dorfan	DMA Student DMA Student	bdorfan@ucsc.edu bdorfan@ucsc.edu
Rodrigo Díaz Barriga López	Graduate Student Graduate Student	rdiazbar@ucsc.edu rdiazbar@ucsc.edu	https://rodrigobarriga.com/ Main Website https://rodrigobarriga.com/ Main Website
Pierre Eghdami		peghdami@ucsc.edu peghdami@ucsc.edu
Christopher Everingham	Graduate Student Faculty Graduate Student Faculty	cpeverin@ucsc.edu cpeverin@ucsc.edu
Joseph Finkel	Graduate Candidate Graduate Candidate	jofinkel@ucsc.edu jofinkel@ucsc.edu	https://scalar.usc.edu/works/john-cages-mycology-collection/index “If I had my live to love over again, I would be a Botanist”: John Cage’s Mycology Collection https://scalar.usc.edu/works/john-cages-mycology-collection/index “If I had my live to love over again, I would be a Botanist”: John Cage’s Mycology Collection
Michael John Fleming		mjflemin@ucsc.edu mjflemin@ucsc.edu
Seth Glickman		sglickma@ucsc.edu sglickma@ucsc.edu
Vahid Jahandari	Doctoral Student (DMA) Doctoral Student (DMA)	vjahanda@ucsc.edu vjahanda@ucsc.edu	https://www.youtube.com/@vahidjahandari YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@vahidjahandari YouTube Channel
Dohyun Jeon		dojeon@ucsc.edu dojeon@ucsc.edu
Sean Albert Keenan	PhD Candidate in Cross-Cultural Musicology PhD Candidate in Cross-Cultural Musicology	sakeenan@ucsc.edu sakeenan@ucsc.edu
Maisha Lani		mlani@ucsc.edu mlani@ucsc.edu
David Reeves Long		drlong@ucsc.edu drlong@ucsc.edu
Shireen Nabatian	PhD candidate PhD candidate	snabatia@ucsc.edu snabatia@ucsc.edu
Balakrishnan Raghavan	Mr. Mr.	braghava@ucsc.edu braghava@ucsc.edu
Kolawole James Rasheed	Mr. Mr.	krasheed@ucsc.edu krasheed@ucsc.edu
Savanna Lynn Solian	M.A. M.A.	ssolian@ucsc.edu ssolian@ucsc.edu
Wesley Edward Somers		wsomers@ucsc.edu wsomers@ucsc.edu
Vidula Sonagra	NA NA	vsonagra@ucsc.edu vsonagra@ucsc.edu
Grijda Spiri		gspiri@ucsc.edu gspiri@ucsc.edu
Ashwin Suseendran		asuseend@ucsc.edu asuseend@ucsc.edu
Arya Tavallaei	Graduate Student Graduate Student	artavall@ucsc.edu artavall@ucsc.edu
Tyler John Thom	Graduate Student Graduate Student	tyjthom@ucsc.edu tyjthom@ucsc.edu
Stephanie Francis Valadez	PhD Student PhD Student	sfvalade@ucsc.edu sfvalade@ucsc.edu	https://www.xicameri.com Xicameri Productions https://www.xicameri.com Xicameri Productions
Alexander Michael Wand		awand@ucsc.edu awand@ucsc.edu

Postdoctoral Scholars

Name	Title	Campus Email	Website
Jonathan B Myers	Assistant Researcher in Systematic Musicology Assistant Researcher in Systematic Musicology	jbmyers@ucsc.edu jbmyers@ucsc.edu	https://swara.studio Swara.Studio: Interactive Digital Transcription and Analysis Platform https://swara.studio Swara.Studio: Interactive Digital Transcription and Analysis Platform

Music Department Emeriti

Name	Title	Department	Campus Email
David H Cope	Professor Professor	Music Department Music Department	howell@ucsc.edu howell@ucsc.edu
Walter S Dudley			sdudley@ucsc.edu sdudley@ucsc.edu
David Dean Dunn			dddunn@ucsc.edu dddunn@ucsc.edu
Edward F Houghton			houghtn@ucsc.edu houghtn@ucsc.edu
David Evan Jones	Professor Professor	Music Department Music Department	dej@ucsc.edu dej@ucsc.edu
Anatole Leikin	Professor Professor	Music Department Music Department	asl@ucsc.edu asl@ucsc.edu
Leta E Miller	Professor Professor	Music Department Music Department	leta@ucsc.edu leta@ucsc.edu
Gordon Mumma			gmumma@ucsc.edu gmumma@ucsc.edu
Nicole A Paiement	Professor Professor	Music Department Music Department	ichi@ucsc.edu ichi@ucsc.edu
John M Schechter			jschech@ucsc.edu jschech@ucsc.edu
Undang Sumarna	Lecturer Gamelan Lecturer Gamelan	Music Department Music Department	kumis@ucsc.edu kumis@ucsc.edu

Music Department Alumni

Will McIntyre, B.M., ’07

(B.M., American Studies/Music -Percussion, ’07) is a composer for major network T.V. series, for which he has won two ASCAP awards. He plays with the Nublu Orchestra and The Lucky Cheng Orchestra and is composer for Shore and Tomboy.

~Alumni Will McIntrye’s duo Tomboy has been featured on Buzzfeed’s article “10 Queer Lady Musicians You Seriously Need In Your Life Right Now” Also, check out their Youtube Page!

Kendra Mckinley, ’12

Since graduating from the UCSC music department in 2012, Kendra McKinley has jumped headfirst into a life of songwriting and live performance. Beginning with a job performing on a river boat tour in Portugal, she spent ninety days traveling in eight European countries playing concerts, writing songs, and studying with the local musicians she met along the way.
Now residing in San Francisco’s Mission District, she continues to write and perform original music both as a solo act and with her full electric band, which features her older brother, and fellow UCSC music alum, A.J McKinley. She also works as a music teacher and is a committed member of the San Francisco music industry meet up called Balanced Breakfast: a weekly forum for music professionals of all trades to discuss the state of the music industry, plan events, and provide community for the local scene.
McKinley is currently recording her second album at Tiny Telephone Recording Studios (SF) to be released in 2016.
Highlights:
-Performing at The Fillmore (Jan. 2015) in the first all female line-up in the history of the venue.-SXSW (2015)

-Cover story in Santa Cruz Weekly:http://www.santacruz.com/news/kendra_mckinley_poised_for_big_things.html-Listed one of “Best New Bands”: http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/passion-psychedelic-pop-kendra-mckinley/

Nilu, B.A. ’11

Nilu has been performing her compositions and arrangements in the LA area. She is recording her first album with her music manager American Idol judge and Grammy winner, Randy Jackson. nilu’s arrangement of “How To Save A Life” by The Fray, was in the episode of the hit show “Grey’s Anatomy”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwmVmz38ANg She also recently performed at His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday celebration.

Elliot Nguyễn, B.M., ’14

(B.M. Music – Voice ’14) is the Choral Director for St. Mary’s High School. Elliot holds a private teaching studio in Livermore, and made his debut with a few different opera companies in the Bay Area. He is also singing Count Ceprano in Rigoletto with Island City Opera in Jan.

Zachary Peletz, ’06

(Individual Major: Music Performance and Production, ’06). Zach is a lighting and video design programmer specialist. In this capacity he has worked for various productions including: 2008 Beijing Olympics, Red Hot Chili Peppers tour, Jennifer Lopez (J.Lo) tour and Miley Cyrus “Bangerz” tour.

Aura Riddell, ’05

Aura Ruddell graduated in ’05 with highest honors with piano as her primary instrument and was active in the world music ensembles during her time at UCSC. She has since been teaching a full private piano studio, in addition to recording and performing with various bands all over the Seattle area. She has recently released a highly anticipated debut solo album – a blend of folk, pop, and Japanese traditional music. Website: www.auraruddell.com

Website: http://auraruddell.com

Kent Nagano, B.A. ’74

(B.A., sociology/music, ’74) is an internationally renowned conductor, currently serving as music director of the Bavarian State Opera. He has won two recent Grammy Awards for Best Opera Recording and for Best Spoken Word Album for Children.

Dr. Jonathan C Hoefs, D.M.A ’17

https://www.freshears.org

Rubina Hovhannisyan, M.A. ’23

MA Student in Performance Practice (Voice)

Ryan Lambe, Ph.D. ’23

Ryan Lambe is a Ph.D. Candidate studying cross-cultural musicology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. His dissertation is an ethnographic study of performance and emotion in US queer open mics examined through queer and critical race lenses. Ryan earned his Bachelor of Music Education at Idaho State University before teaching general and vocal music to underserved populations in New Jersey public schools. His MA in Music from the UC, Santa Cruz examined queer musical hermeneutics in US pop and art musics. In his free time, Ryan enjoys cooperative games, cartoons, and playing early music. He teaches music history, theory, world music, and cultural studies using active and inclusive pedagogies derived from queer open mic practices.

Melodie Michel, Ph.D.

Early Music Performer, I travelled around the world to meet musician from different classical music cultures, creating discussions about common issues. Through my UCSC PhD I wish to create bridges between performance and research, early music and ethnomusicology, and between culturally informed performance practice and personal creativity.

Selected Performances:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQucfZACCCoWjzNomVcZ82g7eXjeyoBeI

Samuel Shalhoub, M.A. Performance Practice Alum ’16

Graduated from the University of California Santa Cruz in June, 2016, with his Master of Art degree in Music. His emphasis was renaissance lute and classical guitar performance practice, yet he cultivated many of his other talents as well, including conducting wind ensemble, composing for various experimental ensembles, and teaching theory and musicianship to undergraduates. Currently, Samuel performs regularly as a soloist, and with his early music ensemble Apostasy. He is active throughout the central coast, from San Luis Obispo to Santa Cruz, and is currently running for a Board of Trustees seat on the Coast Unified School District School Board. In the future, Samuel hopes to produce his opera, “Music, the Tormentor” which features a guitar orchestra, and open the Cambria Academy of Music in an effort to preserve and cultivate musical arts in his community. At present, Samuel is working as a Music Lecturer for Summer Session’s MUSC 6 Classical Guitar Ensemble.

Sudhu Tewari, Ph.D.

Research Interests:

Sound Art, experimental musical instruments, improvisation, recording technology and electronic music.

Website:

www.sudhutewari.com

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