Faculty

A Sunderman Conservatory education is distinguished by the close bonds that form between students and their teachers. As a student, you'll work one-on-one with faculty artists and scholars who have earned national and international reputations for their strengths in a comprehensive range of music traditions. Conservatory faculty are skilled performers, composers, conductors, and scholars. They are noted authorities on classical music, world music, contemporary music, jazz, music education, opera, and other areas. Most important, they are outstanding teachers skilled at maximizing every student's potential.

Director of the Sunderman Conservatory
Kay Hoke, Professor
B.A., University of Kentucky; M.A. (en passant), University of Iowa;
Ph.D., University of Iowa

Music Theory, History and Composition
Paul Austerlitz, Assistant Professor; Ethnomusicology, Musicology
B.A., Bennington College; M.A., Teacher's College, Columbia University;
MA., Ph.D. Wesleyan University

John William Jones, Professor; Theory, Composition, Jazz Studies
B.S., Lebanon Valley College; M.M.Ed, Towson State University;
D.M.A., Temple University

Marta Robertson, Associate Professor; Musicology
B.M., University of Kansas; M.M., Ph.D. University of Michigan

Band
Russell McCutcheon, Assistant Professor; Director of Bands,
Music Education, Conducting
B.M., University of Florida; M.S., Troy State University; Ph.D., University of Florida

Brass
Kenneth Bell, Adjunct Assistant Professor; French Horn, Sunderman Woodwind Quintet
B.M. Eastman School of Music; M.M., Catholic University

John Pursell, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Trumpet
B.S., M.M., West Chester University; D.M.A. University of Maryland

James Ryon, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Low Brass
B.M., East Carolina University; M.M., Peabody Institute; D.M.A., Catholic University

Choral
Robert Natter, Associate Professor; Director of Choral Activities, Conducting,
Voice, Music Technology
B.A., M.A., University of California, Santa Cruz;
D.M.A., University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

Guitar
James Hontz, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Guitar, Music Theory
B.M., M.M., Temple University; D.M.A., Peabody Conservatory of Music

Orchestra
Alexander Kahn, Assistant Professor; Director of Orchestral Activities,
Conducting, Music History
B.S.O.F., Indiana University; M.A., Ph.D. candidate, University of California, Berkeley

Percussion
Timothy Sestrick, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Percussion, Music Librarian
B.A., Goddard College; B.M., Nazareth College;
M.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania;
M.L.S., State University of New York at Buffalo.

Keyboard
Jocelyn Swigger, Assistant Professor
Area coordinator, Piano, Music History, Sunderman Piano Trio
B.A., Oberlin College; B.M., Oberlin Conservatory;
M.M., M.A., D.M.A., Eastman School of Music

Scott F. Crowne, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Collaborative Piano, Class Piano
B.M., Catholic University of America; M.M., D.M.A., University of Maryland

Felix Hell, Adjunct Instructor; Organ
B.M., Curtis Institue of Music; M.M., Peabody Conservatory of Music

Strings
Yeon-Su Kim, Visiting Assistant Professor; Area coordinator, Violin, Viola,
Music Appreciation, Sunderman Strings, Sunderman Piano Trio
B.M., Guildhall School of Music and Drama (England);
M.M., Yale School of Music; D.M.A., Boston University

Duane Botterbusch, Adjunct Assistant Professor
String Bass, String Methods, Performance Studies Seminar
B.S., Mansfield University of Pennsylvania;
M.M., West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Daniel Levitov, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Cello, Sunderman Piano Trio
B.M., Oberlin Conservatory of Music; M.M., Manhattan School of Music;
D.M.A., City University of New York

Voice
Kathleen Sasnett, Assistant Professor; Area coordinator, Voice, Opera
B.A., University of Washington; M.M., Central Washington University;
D.M.A. Ohio State University

Jeffrey Fahnestock, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Voice, Vocal Literature and Diction, Opera Class
B.M., M.M., Eastman School of Music;
Artist Diploma, Peabody Conservatory of Music

Leah Crowne, Adjunct Instructor: Voice, Group Voice Class
B.A., University of Maryland Baltimore County; M.M., Towson University

Susan Hochmiller, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Voice, Aural Theory
B.M., Susquehanna University; M.M., D.M.A., Eastman School of Music

Robert Natter, Associate Professor; Director of Choral Activities, Conducting,
Voice, Music Technology
B.A., M.A., University of California, Santa Cruz;
D.M.A., University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

Woodwinds
Teresa Bowers, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Area coordinator, Flute, Chamber Music, Sunderman Woodwind Quintet,
Coordinator for Recruitment and Outreach
B.M.E., Susquehanna University; M.M., Ohio State University;
D.M.A., University of Maryland

Anna Clair Ballard-Ayoub, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Bassoon, Chamber Music, Sunderman Woodwind Quintet
B.M., University of North Texas; M.M., Peabody Conservatory

Stephen Fieldhouse, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Saxophone, Jazz Improvisation
B.M., M.M., University of North Texas

Colleen Hartung, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Clarinet, Sunderman Woodwind Quintet
B.M., M.M., North Carolina School of the Arts;
Ph.D., Michigan State University

Edward Stanley, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Oboe, Chamber Music, Music Theory,
Performance Studies Seminar, Sunderman Woodwind Quintet
B.S., Western Carolina University;
M.M., University of Oklahoma

Administration
Diane MacBeth, Office Administrator

Teresa Bowers, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Flute, Chamber Music, Sunderman Woodwind Quintet
Coordinator for Recruitment and Outreach
B.M.E., Susquehanna University; M.M., Ohio State University;
D.M.A., University of Maryland