Faculty & Staff
Office of the Dean
Kay Hoke Dean, DePauw University School of Music
Kay Hoke earned a B.A. in Music from the University of Kentucky and Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. She began her academic career in Indiana, serving on the music faculty at Butler University for twenty years before accepting the position of Chair of the Division of Fine Arts and Professor of Music at Brevard College in North Carolina.
Caroline Jetton Associate Dean for Academics and Advising
OFFICE HOURS: 8 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M., MONDAY-FRIDAY
HOURS ON-CAMPUS: Working Remotely
PREFERRED METHOD OF CONTACT: EMAIL
Caroline Jetton serves as Associate Dean of Academics and Advising for the School of Music, Director of Music Teacher Education, and Professor of Music. Her teaching responsibilities are in the area of music education and have included elementary and secondary general music, early childhood, diverse needs, foundations of music education, and student teaching supervision.
Annie Weltz Administrative Executive Assistant
Annie received her B.A. in English from Marietta College in 1996 and her M.Ed. in 2000 from Indiana Wesleyan University. She was a public school teacher for 13 years (mainly junior high/middle school English) before making the switch to come work at DePauw. She started working at DePauw as the secretary of the Women's Center in the fall of 2010, and in the fall of 2013, she began working as the secretary of the English Department. Annie moved to the School of Music as the Administrative Executive Assistant in October of 2021.
Admission and Recruiting
George Palton Associate Director of Music Admission
OFFICE HOURS: by appointment
Hours On-Campus: by appointment
Preferred Method of Contact: Email
George Palton is currently the Associate Director of Admissions for the School of Music at DePauw University. He holds degrees in Tuba Performance from the University of Kentucky (DMA, MM) and Music Education (BMME, BM) from Bowling Green State University.
Performing Arts Production Staff
Steven R. Linville Director of Productions
OFFICE HOURS: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday
Hours On Campus: 9 a.m to 5 p.m., M/W/F
Preferred Method of Contact: Email
Click here to review available times via Google Calendar.
Steven Linville received his Bachelor of Music degree from DePauw School of Music and his Master of Music degree from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. He has performed in a variety of roles, including "Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec" in the world premiere of Bernard Rands’ opera Vincent (available on Naxos Recordings), "Mayor Upfold" in Albert Herring, and the tenor role in the Midwest premiere of Scott Perkins’ Charon.
Jaye Beetem Design and Technical Director
OFFICE HOURS/ON Campus: 8 A.M. TO 5 P.M., MONDAY-FRIDAY
PREFERRED METHOD OF CONTACT: EMAIL
Jaye designs scenery/lighting, builds sets for the theatre program and the School of Music, and handles technical needs for Green Guest Artists and other guests. When not in the GCPA Shop, she can be found at Opera in the Ozarks where she has been the Technical Director for the past four summer seasons.
Matt Johnson Audio Technician and Assistant Technical Director
OFFICE HOURS/On Campus: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday
Preferred Method of Contact: Email
View available times via Google Calendar
Matt Johnson began recording and producing music while completing his bachelor's degree in trombone performance at the University of Iowa. After earning his Bachelor of Music degree he spent an additional year in Iowa City working for the University of Iowa recording studio. Now working for DePauw, Matt oversees the recording studio, operates live sound equipment, and also assists the technical director.
Kate Grimm Event Production Coordinator
OFFICE HOURS/On Campus: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday
Preferred Method of Contact: Email
Kate Grimm is a 2015 graduate of DePauw University. She joined the DePauw team in 2017.
Jonathan Kroeger Arts Administration Graduate Intern
OFFICE HOURS/ON Campus: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday
Preferred Method of Contact: Email
Jonathan just graduated from DePauw University as part of the class of 2021 with a Bachelors of Music in Vocal Performance. He decided to remain at DePauw for a year before pursuing a Masters in Music Composition. In his free time, he writes music, paints, builds furniture, and cooks all different kinds of food.
Jenny Von Gerlachter Grant Writer
After graduating with her B.F.A. degree in Dance Performance from Butler University in 2009, Jennifer Von Gerlachter spent six years working at Louisville Ballet, performing, teaching and managing its outreach programs. Currently, she serves as the grant writer for the DePauw University School of Music and teaches ballet at Fleur-De-Lis Academy of Ballet.
21st Century Musician Initiative
Eliza Brown 21CM Curriculum Faculty Coordinator
OFFICE HOURS: GOOGLE CALENDAR
HOURS ON-CAMPUS: BY APPOINTMENT
PREFERRED METHOD OF CONTACT: EMAIL
Eliza Brown is a composer of concert music, music-theater, and opera. Her works have been performed throughout the Americas and Europe by leading interpreters of new music, including Ensemble Dal Niente, Spektral Quartet, ensemble recherche, International Contemporary Ensemble, Network for New Music, Ensemble SurPlus, Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble, and Wild Rumpus New Music Collective.
Steven R. Linville 21CM Center
OFFICE HOURS: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday
Hours On Campus: 9 a.m to 5 p.m., M/W/F
Preferred Method of Contact: Email
Click here to review available times via Google Calendar.
Steven Linville received his Bachelor of Music degree from DePauw School of Music and his Master of Music degree from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. He has performed in a variety of roles, including "Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec" in the world premiere of Bernard Rands’ opera Vincent (available on Naxos Recordings), "Mayor Upfold" in Albert Herring, and the tenor role in the Midwest premiere of Scott Perkins’ Charon.
Benjamin Smith 21CM Faculty He/Him
OFFICE HOURS: BY APPOINTMENT
PREFERRED METHOD OF CONTACT: EMAIL
Benjamin Aaron Smith, DM is a dedicated arts advocate, a champion of new music, and a proponent of arts entrepreneurship and career advancement training preparing musicians for a career in the 21st Century. Smith is a teacher, and tenor, receiving his Doctorate of Music in Voice at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music in Bloomington, Indiana studying with Patricia Havranek and Dr. Brian Horne. At DePauw, Benjamin has taught several 21CM courses, also serving as faculty for the 21st Century Musician Institute on Music Entrepreneurship.
Cheridan Ross 21CM Arts Administration Graduate Intern
OFFICE HOURS/ON CAMPUS: 9 A.M. TO 5 P.M. MONDAY-FRIDAY
PREFERRED METHOD OF CONTACT: EMAIL
Cheridan graduated from DePauw University with the class of 2021, earning her Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance. She plans on pursing a Masters in Violin Performance after her time at DePauw. When not working, Cheridan enjoys teaching, running, and composing.
Woodwinds
Alistair Howlett Flute
Alistair Howlett was born in Sydney, Australia, and received his Bachelor of Music degree from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. He later completed his Masters in Performance at the Hochschule for Music and Theater Munich, Germany, with flute professor András Adorján. From 2006 to 2013, he was Utility Flute with the Opera Australia Orchestra, which performs at the iconic Sydney Opera House.
Candice Kiser Clarinet
Candice Kiser joined the DePauw faculty in 2019 and has been a member of the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra as Second Clarinet since 2003. She holds the same chair in the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra (Virginia), and has performed with numerous ensembles such as the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Akron Symphony Orchestra, the Erie Philharmonic, the Louisiana Philharmonic, the Baton Rouge Symphony and the Evansville Philharmonic, among others. As a studio recording artist, Ms. Kiser has recorded diverse commercial, educational, and religious musical projects at studios in the Indianapolis area, including many projects for the Hal Leonard Corporation.
Leonid Sirotkin Oboe
As an orchestral performer, Leonid Sirotkin is a member of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic and Des Moines Metro Opera. A native of St. Petersburg, Russia, he served for almost a decade as principal English horn with the Kirov Opera and Symphony Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater under Maestro Valery Gergiev.
Scotty Stepp Saxophone
During 2001-2003 Scotty Stepp was granted a Fulbright Fellowship and a Harriet Hale Wooley scholarship to study in Paris, France, under the direction of acclaimed saxophonist Jean-Yves Fourmeau. Stepp has performed throughout the United States, Europe and China.
Kara Stolle Bassoon
Kara Stolle is principal bassoonist with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra. An active recording studio and chamber ensemble musician, Kara has also performed as a baroque bassoonist with the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra and as an extra musician with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
Brass
Leonard Foy Trumpet
Leonard (Lennie) Foy is Professor of Trumpet at the DePauw University School of Music. A native of the “City of Arts and Innovation”, Winston-Salem, NC, he was born to both a musically dedicated community and musically gifted family. His mother, Elsie Griffin Foy, is a retired soprano and distinguished music educator while his father, the late Bernard T. Foy, Sr., was a renowned pianist and former Supervisor of Music for the Winston-Salem and Forsyth County schools. In 2017, his alma mater R. J. Reynolds Senior High School––a nationally celebrated arts magnet for the past decade––honored the first of its most creative alumni by inducting Lennie as an inaugural member of the Arts Hall of Fame.
James Beckel Trombone and Euphonium
James Beckel is the principal trombonist with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and is also a member of the Carmel Chamber Brass Choir. He has appeared as a soloist on many occasions, including with the Indianapolis Symphony.
Robert Danforth Horn
The principal horn of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Danforth has been a member of the symphony orchestras of Grand Rapids, Toledo, and Omaha, and has performed with the Detroit and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestras.
William Rabun Trumpet
Mr. Rabun is the former principal trumpet of the Artic Chamber Orchestra, Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra, and Opera Fairbanks. Opera Fairbanks is under the direction of Gregory Buchalter- Maestro di Banda for the Metropolitan Opera. As a guest artist, he has performed with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Wind Symphony, and the Mat-Su concert band, the University of Alaska Fairbanks Jazz Festival, and the Valley Jazz Festival in Palmer, Alaska. He has also had the opportunity to play lead trumpet in jazz big bands behind jazz legends such as Bill Watrous, and Tom “Bones” Malone. As a member of the United States Army, Mr. Rabun performed in the brass quintets for the First Cavalry Division Band, and the Artic Warrior Band and served as the brass quintet leader in the Arctic Warrior Band.
Orcenith Smith Tuba | Woodwind, Brass, and Percussion Area Coordinator
OFFICE HOURS: 1:30-2:00 M,T,W,TH AND 3:00-3:15 M,W,TH
PREFERRED METHOD OF CONTACT: EMAIL
The New York Times headline read, “One Who Dares to Reveal a Tuba’s Discreet Charms,” when describing Orcenith Smith’s recital at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall in October of 1997.
Percussion
Ming-Hui Kuo Percussion
Ming-Hui Kuo studied percussion with Dr. Pei-Ching Wu and Mr. Tzong-Ching Ju and was an intern member of Ju Percussion Group from 1993 to 2002. During her time with JPG, she performed in over 500 concerts and hundreds of music-related activities. Her international appearances with JPG include performances in Taiwan, China, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong-Kong, Macao, Spain, Hungary, Australia, Canada, and the United States.
Strings
Nicole Brockmann Viola | String and Chamber Ensembles Area Coordinator
Nicole M. Brockmann enjoys a multifaceted career of performance, teaching, and scholarship. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Carnegie Mellon University and her Master of Music, Artist Diploma, and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from Yale University. Her viola teachers include Jesse Levine, Paul Silver, and Isaias Zelkowicz.
Andre Gaskins Violoncello
Principal Cellist of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Andre J. Gaskins enjoys a diverse musical career as cellist, conductor, composer and music educator. Maintaining an active schedule as a performing cellist, his recording of Martinu’s Concertino for the Summit Records label was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Awards, in the category of "Best Performance by a small ensemble (with or without conductor)".
Davis Brooks Violin He/Him
Davis Brooks comes from a diverse musical background as soloist, pedagogue, orchestral musician, studio musician, concertmaster on Broadway, conductor, and chamber musician. His teaching experience has included faculty appointments at Baylor University, Wayne State University, the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire, Bucknell University, and Butler University, where he is Professor of Violin Emeritus. Dr. Brooks also held the 2015-2016 University of Alabama School of Music Endowed Chair in Music Composition.
Harriet Moore Harp and Folk Guitar
Harriet Thompson Moore has performed solo and symphonic works with many orchestras throughout the United States, including the North Carolina, Duke University, University of North Carolina, and Indiana University symphony orchestras. She has recorded numerous CDs with DePauw and Indiana State University faculty.
Piano Performance
May Phang Piano | Keyboard Area Coordinator
May Phang performs regularly as soloist and chamber musician, in venues such as the Goethe Institute in Bangkok, Tianjin Conservatory Concert Hall in China, Victoria Concert Hall in Singapore, Place-des-Arts in Montreal, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Kennedy Center for the Arts in Washington D.C., Chicago Cultural Center, Detroit Institute of Art, and at festivals such as the Singapore Festival of Arts, Montreal International Piano Festival, Karol Szymanowski Festival, Poland, and Festival de música de cámara de Aguascalientes, Mexico.
Secondary Piano & Staff Accompanist
Laura Brumbaugh Staff Accompanist | Vocal Coach
OFFICE HOURS: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday
Hours On-Campus: As Needed
Preferred Method of Contact: Email
Laura Brumbaugh is a vocal coach and staff accompanist at DePauw University School of Music. She is also on the faculty of the Savannah Voice Festival and serves as music director for the Centerstage Theatre Company’s summer productions in Boulder, Colorado.
Sean Cavanaugh Staff Accompanist
Pianist Sean Cavanaugh has been recognized for his electric and engaging interpretations of music across a wide range of musical styles. He has performed numerous solo and chamber music recitals across the United States, as well as a number of concerto performances.
Amanda Hopson Secondary Piano | Vocal Coach | Senior Staff Accompanist | Accompanying and Secondary Piano Coordinator
Amanda Hopson is a summa cum laude graduate of Augustana College, where she earned her bachelor's degree in piano with Sharon Kleinhuizen Jensen. She earned master’s and doctoral degrees at The University of Texas at Austin, studying with Danielle Martin.
Natalia Rachford Secondary Piano | Staff Accompanist
Russian born pianist Natalia Rachford started her music education at the age of seven in the music school of her native city Rostov-on-Don. She studied under Vera Klyachko, student of the famous Russian pianist Vladimir Sofronitsky, who was a student and friend of Alexander Scriabin.
Tony Weinstein Secondary Piano | Vocal Coach | Staff Accompanist
OFFICE HOURS: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday
Hours On-Campus: Mondays only
Preferred Method of Contact: Email
Tony Weinstein's principal teachers have included the eminent Luba Edlina-Dubinsky at Indiana University, Sedmara Rutstein and Haewon Song at Oberlin, and Derison Duarte at Cincinnati’s School for Creative and Performing Arts.
Secondary Piano
Maureen Carkeek Secondary Piano
Maureen Carkeek received her degrees from DePauw University as an organ major and a SMM from Union Theological Seminary in New York City. She held positions at St. George's Episcopal Chapel and the Dutch Reformed Church in Jersey City.
Voice
Thomas King Tenor
PREFERRED METHOD OF CONTACT: EMAIL
Thomas King, tenor, has performed over 50 roles in opera, operetta and musicals from 1969 to 2021, including the Witch in Hansel and Gretel, Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus, The Conferencier in Cabaret, Old Deuteronomy in Cats, and Pedrillo in The Abduction from the Seraglio. He was often engaged as soloist for oratorios. He has presented solo recitals in over 15 states and Germany and Austria. He was a faculty member and later the Artistic Director of the American institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria. He has been engaged as a voice professor at Austin Peay State University, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and DePauw University School of Music.
André Campelo Baritone
Brazilian baritone André Campelo is increasingly recognized for his abilities—as both a singer and as an actor—in a wide range of musical genres, from madrigal to opera, and art song to oratorio.
Mary Martin Soprano She/Her
OFFICE HOURS: Thursdays 12:30-1:30 and BY APPOINTMENT
PREFERRED METHOD OF CONTACT: EMAIL
Ms. Martin earned her B.M. and M.M. Vocal Performance degrees from the University of Michigan, where she had the honor of singing the Star-Spangled Banner for President Obama in the Michigan Football Stadium. She is currently completing her doctorate degree at Indiana University, where she studies with Carol Vaness and was a recent recipient of the Sarah Joan Tuccelli-Gilbert Memorial Fellowship.
Jessica Usherwood Soprano
Soprano Jessica Usherwood is an active performer and soloist. As a recitalist, she has performed works including Messiaen’s Chants de terre et de ciel, William Bolcom’s Let Evening Come, André Previn’s Honey and Rue, and Eric Whitacre’s Five Hebrew Love Songs. She serves as the soprano of the International Chamber Artists (ICA) of Chicago. With ICA, Jessica has performed on Chicago’s “Live from WFMT” recital series and presented works such as Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, Mozart’s Requiem, Britten’s Les Illuminations, Ginastera’s Cantos Del Tucumán, Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915, and Morton Feldman’s Journey To The End Of Night.
Jazz Studies
Leonard Foy Trumpet
Leonard (Lennie) Foy is Professor of Trumpet at the DePauw University School of Music. A native of the “City of Arts and Innovation,” Winston-Salem, NC, he was born to both a musically dedicated community and musically gifted family. His mother, Elsie Griffin Foy, is a retired soprano and distinguished music educator while his father, the late Bernard T. Foy, Sr., was a renowned pianist and former Supervisor of Music for the Winston-Salem and Forsyth County schools. In 2017, his alma mater R. J. Reynolds Senior High School––a nationally celebrated arts magnet for the past decade––honored the first of its most creative alumni by inducting Lennie as an inaugural member of the Arts Hall of Fame.
Steven Snyder Director of University Jazz Ensembles | Jazz Piano
Steven Snyder is a pianist and organist who maintains an active playing schedule locally, nationally and internationally. Snyder was selected as one of 66 pianists from all over the world to compete in the Martial Solal International Jazz Piano Competition, which was held in Paris, France, in October 2002.
Sandy Williams Jazz Guitar
OFFICE HOURS: By appointment
hours on campus: by Appointment
Preferred Method of Contact: Email
Sandy Williams has been a fixture on the Indiana music scene for several decades. His live performance credits span performing with Idina Menzel, John Waters, Liza Mennelli, Marvin Hamlisch, alt-country rocker Steve Earle, Michael Feinstein’s live PBS special, the Steve Allee Big Band, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra.
Dance
Deborah Grammel Dance
Under the direction of George Verdak, Deborah Grammel has performed in the following classical ballets: Les Sylphides, Swan Lake, Raymonda, The Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty. In conjunction with her studies at Butler University, she also trained in Michigan City, New York City, Houston, Chicago, and Miami.
Core Musicianship
Matthew Balensuela Music History
OFFICE HOURS: by appointment
Hours On-Campus: by appointment
Preferred Method of Contact: Email
Matthew Balensuela’s books include Music Theory from Boethius to Zarlino (co-authored with David Russell Williams, Pendragon Press, 2007) and the critical edition of the Ars cantus mensurabilis mensurata per modos iuris (Nebraska, 1994).
Nicole Brockmann Musicianship
Nicole M. Brockmann enjoys a multifaceted career of performance, teaching, and scholarship. She received her Bacholer of Fine Arts degree from Carnegie Mellon University and her Master of Music, Artist Diploma, and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from Yale University. Her viola teachers include Jesse Levine, Paul Silver, and Isaias Zelkowicz.
Eliza Brown Theory and Musicianship | Composition | Composition Area Coordinator
OFFICE HOURS: google calendar
Hours On-Campus: by appointment
Preferred Method of Contact: Email
Eliza Brown is a composer of concert music, music-theater, and opera. Her works have been performed throughout the Americas and Europe by leading interpreters of new music, including Ensemble Dal Niente, Spektral Quartet, ensemble recherche, International Contemporary Ensemble, Network for New Music, Ensemble SurPlus, Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble, and Wild Rumpus New Music Collective.
Elissa Harbert Music History
OFFICE HOURS: by appointment
Preferred Method of Contact: Email
Elissa Harbert is a musicologist specializing in music of the United States, focusing especially on cultural memory and historical representation in dramatic productions for stage and screen. She previously taught at Northwestern University and as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Macalester College.
Will Pearson Musicianship
OFFICE HOURS: by appointment - Google calendar
Hours On-Campus: As Needed
Preferred Method of Contact: Email
William Pearson, a composer and organist, studied composition at SUNY Purchase with Suzanne Farrin, Du Yun and Huang Ruo, and at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with Erik Lund and Erin Gee. He also briefly studied organ and harpsichord with David Higgs and Bill Porter at the Eastman School of Music.
Scott Spiegelberg Theory and Musicianship | Core Music Studies Area Coordinator
Scott Spiegelberg is interested in the perception of timbre, theory pedagogy, improvisation, and popular music analysis. He is researching how much average listeners are aware of timbre, what timbral sources they can identify, and how much information about timbral sources and qualities affect music enjoyment.
Music Education
Caroline Jetton Director of Music Teacher Education | Music Education Area Coordinator
Caroline Jetton received her B.M.E from Murray State University, M.M. from the University of Memphis, and Ed.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. At UIUC, she was the recipient of the Marilyn Pflederer Zimmerman Doctoral Fellowship in Music Education.
Amy Mougey
Amy S. Mougey is a member of the music education division teaching the Brass Techniques course. Prior to joining DePauw in 2020, she taught at the University of Indianapolis, Wartburg College, and grades K-12 in the Ohio public schools in instrumental music and general music.
Abby Means
OFFICE HOURS: MF, 8-10AM
HOURS ON-CAMPUS: mf, 8-11:30AM
PREFERRED METHOD OF CONTACT: EMAIL
Abby Means is a new adjunct faculty member serving in the field of music teacher education. She has taught courses at several universities in the area of music teacher education, including courses centered on elementary general music, early childhood music methods (for both early childhood education majors and music education majors), special music education, and student teaching supervision.
Jodi Lach Program Coordinator for the Music Teacher Education Program
After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary education from Cedarville University, Jodi spent several years in the field of education, including classroom teaching, overseeing an after-school learning center, and working with individuals with dyslexia. She now serves as the Program Coordinator for the Music Teacher Education Program.
Ensembles
Craig Paré Director of University Bands; Large Ensemble Area Coordinator
Appointed to the School of Music faculty in 1993, Craig Paré directs the University Band and Symphonic Band, as well as teaches conducting, Percussion Techniques, Brass Techniques, and Music Education Lab. Under his direction, the DePauw University Band has produced ten critically acclaimed compact discs through its CD Recording Project, issued commercially on the Mark Masters label.
Eric Schmidt Director of University Choirs
OFFICE HOURS: by appointment
Hours On-Campus: 3-4PM, M,W & by appointment
Preferred Method of Contact: Email
Hailing from Germany, Eric Schmidt went to Salt Lake City in 2012 to study choral conducting at the University of Utah. Since then, he has performed with numerous groups on the choral landscape in Utah and served as both the associate conductor of Utah Chamber Artists and as the assistant conductor of the Utah Symphony Chorus. In 2016, he made his debut with the Utah Symphony at Abravanel Hall.
Orcenith Smith Director of University Orchestras
OFFICE HOURS: 1:30-2:00 M,T,W,Th and 3:00-3:15 M,W,Th
Preferred Method of Contact: Email
Named “Outstanding Professor of Music” three times at DePauw, Orcenith Smith also was the inaugural recipient of the Cassel Grubb University Professorship in Music from 1999 to 2003. He has conducted over 800 performances of orchestral, operatic, and choral/orchestral repertoire for which critical acclaim has come both here and abroad.
Steven Snyder Director of University Jazz Ensembles
Steven Snyder is a pianist and organist who maintains an active playing schedule locally, nationally and internationally. Snyder was selected as one of 66 pianists from all over the world to compete in the Martial Solal International Jazz Piano Competition, which was held in Paris, France, in October 2002.
Music Library and Technology
Lynn Rodriguez Hohenstein Music Library Manager
Lynn Rodriguez Hohenstein was classically trained on piano, performed with obscure rock bands on the East Coast in the ’80s, studied jazz at Berklee College of Music, and studied history at Thomas Edison State University. While raising her children, she taught music classes, ensembles and individuals. After living in all of the major urban areas along the East Coast, she now enjoys a quieter life living on a small farm in Indiana—except when she cruises around on her noisy Harley-Davidson or is practicing her bagpipes!
Veronica Pejril Coordinator of the Music Instructional Technology Center (mitc)
OFFICE HOURS: Google calendar
Hours On-Campus: as needed
Preferred Method of Contact: Email
Veronica Pejril composes new and experimental music and teaches methods in contemporary music making with digital tools. An alumna of the Experimental Music Studios at the University of Illinois and the Computer Music Center at Princeton, she studied composition with Paul Lansky, Steven Mackey and Milton Babbitt.
Z. Sylvia Yang Music and Performing Arts Librarian
OFFICE HOURS: By appointment
music library hours: 9am-6pm M,T,W,TH, 9AM-5PM F, 12PM-5PM SUN
Preferred Method of Contact: Email
Zoua Sylvia Yang joined the DePauw community in 2016 as the Music and Performing Arts Librarian. She holds master’s degrees in Library and Information Science and in Music History and Literature from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and has served as an Association of Research Libraries/Music Library Association Diversity & Inclusion Initiative Fellow.