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John. J. Cali School of Music
Montclair State University — College of the Arts
McEachern Hall
Montclair, New Jersey 07043
Telephone: 973.655.7212
Fax: 973.655.5279


General Questions: Andrew Pecota (973.655.7212)

School Admission Questions: Dr. Ting Ho (973.655.7610)

Specific Program Questions: Contact the Program Coordinators

 

 

 



SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION


Director's Office—


Director
Dr. Robert Aldridge (973.655.7212; McEachern 2)

School Administrator
Gina Balestracci (973.655.7219; McEachern 2)

Concert Manager
Martha Learner , ( 973.655.7263; McEachern 48)

Department Secretary
Andrew Pecota (973.655.7212; McEachern 3A)



Department Auditions/ Admission Coordinator—

Dr. Ting Ho (973.655.7610)

 

Undergraduate Advisors—


Music Therapy

Karen Goodman Program Coordinator (973.655-5268)


Performance

Jeffrey Gall (973.655.7213)
Stephen Oosting ( 973.655.7927)
David Singer (973.655.7217)
David Witten (973.655.4379)


Theory/Composition

Dr. Ting Ho (973.655.7221)

 

Graduate Advisors—


Music Education
Dr. Lisa DeLorenzo (973.655.7220)

Music Therapy
Karen Goodman (973.655.5268)

Performance
David Witten (973.655.4379)

Theory/Composition
Dr. Ting Ho (973.655.5279)

  MUSIC FACULTY (by program & specialization)

 

Music Education—

Dr. Lisa DeLorenzo Graduate Coordinator (973.655.7220)
Dr. Jeffrey Kunkel Undergraduate Coordinator (973.655.7215)
Dr. Mary Ann Craig
Heather Buchanan
Art Martin
Cynthia Longley

 

Music Therapy—

Karen Goodman Program Coordinator (973.655.5268)
Amy Clarkson
Louise Montello
Dorita Berger
Madelaine Ventre

 

Musical Theatre —

Clay James Program Coordinator (973-655-7341)
Stephen Oosting
Scott Richards

Notes: (1) Musical Theatre faculty for theater and dance may be found within the Theatre & Dance Directory; (2) Faculty for voice may be found within the Cali School's Voice section

 

 Performance—


Brass-Percussion

Angela Cordell ( French Horn)
Jeff Scott (French Horn)
Don Batchelder (Trumpet)
Charles Bumcrot (Trumpet)
Anthony Mazzocchi (Trombone)
Dr. Mary Ann Craig (Euphonium)
Klye Turner (Tuba)
Barry Centanni (Percussion)
Steve Johns (Percussion)
Michael Lipsey (Percussion)
Thomas Mulvaney (Percussion)  

 
Conducting — Large Ensembles

Heather Buchanan Director of Choral Activities (973-655-7913)
Thomas McCauley Director of Bands (973-655-7036)
Paul Hostetter Director of Orchestral Studies (973-655-7584)

 

Jazz

Dr. Jeffrey Kunkel Program Coordinator (973-655-7215)
Stephen Benson
David Bixler
Steve Johns
Art Martin
TK Blue

 

Keyboard

Prof .David Witten Program Coordinator ( 973 655-4379)
Dr. Jeffrey Kunkel (Piano)
Mark Pakman (Piano)
Prof. Ruth Rendleman (Piano)
Alexander Slobodyanik (Piano)
Kenneth Hamrick ( Organ/Harpsichord)
Magdalena Baczewska (Secondary Piano) 
Crystl Baltazar (Secondary Piano)
Dr. Lisa DeLorenzo (Secondary Piano
Mansoon Han Kim (Secondary Piano)
Valerie Van Hoven (Secondary Piano)

 

Strings — Harp — Guitar

Yi Wen Jiang (Violin)
Weigang Li (Violin)
Maria Radicheva (Violin)
Honggang Li (Viola)
Nicholas Tzavaras (Cello)
Linda McKnight (Double Bass)
Andre Tarantiles (Harp)
Stephen Benson (Jazz Guitar)
Dennis Cinelli (Guitar/Lute)
Darren O'Neill(Guitar)

 

Woodwinds

Susan Palma Nidel (Flute)
Stefani Starin (Flute)
Marsha Heller (Oboe)
Jacqueline Leclair (Oboe)
David Singer ( Clarinet)
Dennis Smylie (Clarinet/Bass Clarinet)
David Bixler (Saxophone)
Paul Cohen (Saxophone)
Harry Searing (Bassoon)

 

Theory — Composition

Dr. Ting Ho  Program Coordinator (973.655.7221)
Dr. Robert Aldridge
Patrick Burn
Dean Drummond
Marla Meissner
Matthew Pierce
Dr. Ruth Rendleman

 

Voice — Opera — Musical Theater

Prof. Jeffrey Gall  Program Coordinator ( 973. 655.7213)
Patrizia Conte
Sandra Darling
Peter Gillis
Gregory Lamar
Stephen Oosting
Scott Richards
Peter Stewart
Anastasia Swope
Debra Wiley-Hart
James Wilson
Caroline Parody ( Secondary Voice)
Valerie Van Hoven (Secondary Voice)

 

Accompanists

Crystl Baltazar
Rebecca Eng
Carolyn Guzski
Mansoon Han Kim
Dmitri Komeev
Won Kyung Lee
Sergi Tekin

 

Music History—

Dean Drummond
Jeffrey Gall
David Witten

 

General Education—

Crystl Baltazar
Robert Butts
Joe Coco
Dean Drummond
Tatyana Kebuladze
Art Martin

David Singer
Joseph Smith
Diane Farrell 

 

Emeriti—

Jerome Landsmann (Strings)
Donald Mintz (Music History)
Brenda Miller-Cooper (Voice)
Mario Oneglia (Music Education/Jazz)
Oscar Ravina (Violin)
Murray Present (Piano)
Barbara Wheeler (Music Therapy)
Chaim Zemach (Cello)