Music Faculty

FACULTY & STAFF

The music faculty at Indiana University Southeast is comprised of professional performers, and nationally recognized composers and scholars, many with advanced degrees from some of the nation's most prestigious schools of music.

Our applied faculty are active performers, including members of several professional ensembles such as:

The Louisville Orchestra

The Kentucky Center Chamber Players

The Louisville Bach Society

ARS FEMINA

Ceruti Chamber Players

Bourbon Baroque

Ut Gret

The New Millennium Duo

Kyene Drum Ensemble

MUSIC DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION

Dr. Mariana Farah Director of Choral Activities,
Advisor for Music Business, Vocal Performance, Instrumental Performance

Dr. Joanna Goldstein Music Department Coordinator,
Advisor for Music Composition and Sound Engineering

Dr. Erich Stem Composer-in-residence,
Advisor for Music Composition and Sound Engineering (on leave 2011-2012)
Director, New Dynamic Records

Ken Atkins
Music & Theatre Coordinator

APPLIED INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL STUDY

Piano and Keyboard

Grace Baugh-Bennett,* piano (M.Mus., B.Mus., University of Louisville)

Dr. Christine Brown, piano, pedagogy (D.Mus.Ed., M.Mus., Indiana University-Bloomington)

Joy Cofield, piano (M.Mus., Southern Methodist University; B.A., Tennessee Temple University)

Marcille Dickinson, piano (M.Mus., B.Mus.Ed., Indiana University-Bloomington)

Dr. Joanna Goldstein, piano (PhD., New York Univ.; M.Mus., Juilliard School of Music; B.Mus., Temple Univ.)

Dr. Janet Hamilton, organ (D.Mus., M.Mus., Indiana University-Bloomington; B.Mus.Ed., Indiana State University)

Strings

Nicolas Fortin, violin (B.Mus., M.Mus, McGill University, Montréal, Québec)

Meghan Casper,* viola (M.Mus., Northern Illinois University; B.Mus., Cleveland Institute of Music)

Allison Braid Olsen,* cello (Professional Studies Program, Cleveland Institute of Music; M.Mus., University of Akron; B.Mus., Rice university)

Karl Olsen,* double bass (M.Mus., Indiana University-Bloomington; B.Mus.Ed., Univ. of Wisconsin-Stevens Point)

Mario DaSilva, guitar (M.Mus., Southern Baptist Seminary; B.Mus., Belmont University)

Andrew Rhinehart, guitar (M.Mus., B.Mus., University of Louisville)

Woodwinds

Margaret Jamner, flute (M.A., B.Mus., University of Louisville)

Trevor S. Johnson,* oboe (M.Mus., The Hart School of Music; B.Mus., University of Iowa)

L. Ernest Gross,* clarinet (M.Mus., Boston University; B.Mus., Baylor University)

Roger Soren,* bassoon (Performer's Certificate, National Orchestral Institute; B.Mus., Indiana University-Bloomington)

John S. Moore, saxophone (M.Mus., Florida State University; B.S., Campbellsville College)

Cory Barnfield, saxophone (M.S., Indiana University; B.M.E., Murray State University)

Brass

Dr. Lynn Steeves, horn (D.M.A., Stony Brook University; M.Mus., Florida State University; B.Mus., University of Kentucky)

J. Jerome Amend,* trumpet (M.Mus., University of Louisville; B.Mus., University of Houston)

Mildred Kemp, trombone (M.Mus., B.Mus., University of Louisville)

Chris Bettler, tuba (M.Mus., Bowling Green State University; B.Mus. University of Louisville)

Percussion

Mark Tate,* percussion (M.Mus., Washington University (St. Louis); B.Mus., University of Kentucky)

Voice

Dr. Anne Gross, soprano (D.M.A., University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance; M.Mus., University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music; B.Mus., Oberlin Conservatory of Music)

Aaron Lundy, tenor (M.Mus., Eastman School of Music; B.Mus., Murray State University)

Richard Rebilas, baritone (M.Mus., Indiana University-Bloomington; B.Mus., Eastern Kentucky University)

*Indicates member of the Louisville Orchestra

MUSIC THEORY AND COMPOSITION

Dr. Erich Stem, composition, music theory (D.M.A., University of Maryland; B.Mus., James Madison University)

Dr. Joanna Goldstein, music theory (PhD., New York Univ.; M.Mus., Juilliard School of Music; B.Mus., Temple Univ.)

Dr. Christine Brown, music theory, aural skills (D.Mus.Ed., M.Mus., Indiana University-Bloomington)

MUSIC TECHNOLOGY AND MUSIC BUSINESS

Tim Haertel, music technology, sound engineering (B.A.S., University of Louisville)

Deanna Hoying, performing arts center management (B.Mus., Cleveland Institute of Music)

Scott Johanningsmeier, music technology, music for video (B.A., Indiana University)

Tyson Knight, electronic studio resources (M.S., Indiana University-Purdue University; B.A., Indiana University)

Laura Landenwich, music law (J.D. University of Louisville; B.A., Indiana University Southeast)

Dr. Erich Stem, music technology, arts management (D.M.A., Univ. of Maryland; B.Mus., James Madison Univ.)

MUSIC HISTORY

Ann Glazer Niren, music history and literature (M.Mus., Northwestern University; B.Mus., Indiana University-Bloomington)

Angela Scharfenberger, ethnomusicology (M.A., Indiana University; B.A., University of Louisville)

Paul Curry, history of rock and pop music (J.D., University of Louisville; B.A., Hanover College)

CORE MUSICIANSHIP

Dr. Mariana Farah, music appreciation (D.M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City; M.Mus., University of Iowa; B.M., Universidade Estadual de Campinas - SP)

Kathryn Burger Johnson, music fundamentals (M.S.Mus., Indiana University-Purdue University; B.Mus., DePauw University)

Ana Sarbu, music appreciation (M.Mus., University of Louisville; B.Mus., University of Colorado at Boulder)

Dr. Allison Ogden, rudiments of music (Ph.D., University of Chicago; B.Mus., Eastman School of Music)

Dr. Lynn Steeves, rudiments of music, music appreciation (D.M.A., Stony Brook University; M.Mus., Florida State University; B.Mus., University of Kentucky)

ENSEMBLES

J. Jerome Amend,* Commonwealth Brass Band (M.Mus., Univ. of Louisville; B.Mus., Univ. of Houston)

Dr. Mariana Farah, Concert Choir and Community Chorus (D.M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City; M.Mus., University of Iowa; B.M., Universidade Estadual de Campinas - SP)

Dr. Joanna Goldstein, Orchestra (PhD., New York Univ.; M.Mus., Juilliard School of Music; B.Mus., Temple Univ.)

Anita Cocker Hunt, Commonwealth Brass Band Associate Director (M.Mus., B.Mus., Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music)

Donald McMahel, Concert Band (M.Mus., B.Mus., Indiana University-Bloomington)

Andrew Rhinehart, Guitar Ensemble (M.Mus., B.Mus., University of Louisville)

Mark Tate,* Percussion Ensemble (M.Mus., Washington University (St. Louis); B.Mus., University of Kentucky)

Philip Thomas, Concert Band Associate Director (M.S., Indiana University Southeast; B.M.E., DePauw University)

*Indicates member of the Louisville Orchestra

STAFF

Ken Atkins, Music & Theatre Coordinator (B.Mus., DePauw University)