Music
Faculty
Professors: Burton (Heritage Chair in Music),
Maiello, Shirk (chair), G. Smith
Associate professors: Brawley, Engebretson, Kanyan
(associate chair), Miller
Assistant professors: Neill, Orman
Visiting assistant professor: Carroll
Adjuncts: Beckwith, Berkshire-Brown,
Casagrande, Hearden, Holmes, Little, Maley, Mann,
McCarthy, Otwell, Rendler, Schultz
Applied Music Faculty
Bassoon. Truman Harris, Adjunct Associate Professor.
B.A., North Texas State University; M.M., The Catholic
University of America; bassoonist, National Symphony Orchestra.
Cello. Robert Park, Adjunct Assistant Professor. B.S.,
University of Maryland, College Park; M.M., D.M.A., The
Catholic University of America; principal cellist, U.S. Army
Band of Washington, D.C. (Army Orchestra and Strolling Strings).
Clarinet. Sharon Bonneau, Adjunct Assistant
Professor. B.M., B.M.E., Eastman School of Music; M.A.,
George Mason University; former clarinetist, U.S. Air Force
Band of Washington, D.C.
Lora Ferguson, Adjunct Associate Professor. B.M.,
Oberlin Conservatory; M.M., The Catholic University of
America; clarinetist, Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra;
Capitol Woodwind Quintet.
Joseph M. Kanyan, Associate Professor. B.S., Indiana
University of Pennsylvania; M.M., D.M.A., The Catholic
University of America; principal clarinetist, McLean
(Va.) Orchestra; former clarinetist, U.S. Army Band of
Washington, D.C.
Composition. Stephen Burton, Professor. M.M.,
Peabody Conservatory.
Glenn Smith, Professor. B.A., M.A., California State
University, Hayward; D. Mus., Indiana University.
Conducting. Stanley Engebretson, Associate
Professor. B.A., M.A., University of North Dakota; D.M.A.,
Stanford University; Director of Choral Studies, George Mason
University; artistic director, Masterworks Chorus and
Orchestra; music director, New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church; former associate conductor, Minnesota Chorale.
Anthony Maiello, Professor. B.S., M.S., Ithaca
College; Director of Instrumental Music Studies, George
Mason University; former chairman of performance, Potsdam
College of The State University of New York; former
associate conductor, McLean (Va.) Orchestra.
Euphonium. Roger Behrend, Adjunct Associate
Professor. B.M.E., Michigan State University; M.A., George
Mason University; solo/principal euphoniumist, U.S. Navy
Band of Washington, D.C.
Flute. Judith Lapple, Adjunct Assistant Professor.
B.M., Eastman School of Music; M.M., Northeast Louisiana
University; former principal flutist, U.S. Air Force Band
of Washington, D.C.
Thomas Perazzoli, Adjunct Associate Professor.
Philadelphia Musical Academy; flutist, National
Symphony Orchestra.
Guitar (Classical). Jeffrey Meyerrieck, Adjunct
Associate Professor. B.M., North Carolina School of the Arts;
former student of Andres Segovia; attended the Academia
Musicale Chigiana (Siena, Italy); first American prize winner
in the Palestrina International Guitar Competition (1978);
concert tours in the United States, Europe, South America,
and the Caribbean; former guitarist, U.S. Navy Band of
Washington, D.C.
Larry Snitzler, Adjunct Professor. Former student of
Andres Segovia (guitar) and Nadia Boulanger (theory);
international concert tours; former freelance music producer,
National Public Radio.
Harp. Jeanne Chalifoux, Adjunct Assistant Professor.
Artist Diploma, Curtis Institute of Music; former
harpist, National Gallery Orchestra and National
Symphony Orchestra.
Horn. Edwin Thayer, Adjunct Associate Professor.
B.M., M.M., University of Illinois; principal hornist,
National Symphony Orchestra. David Whaley, Adjunct Associate Professor. B.M.E.,
Drake University; M.M., D.M.A., University of Illinois;
hornist, National Symphony Orchestra.
Koto. Kyoko Okamoto, Adjunct Assistant Professor.
Bachelor in Languages, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies;
Toho Kinshu Kai (Koto School).
Oboe. Lorrie Berkshire, Adjunct Assistant Professor.
B.M., Arizona State University; M.M., Manhattan School
of Music; oboist, U.S. Army Band of Washington, D.C.;
substitute oboist, New York Philharmonic Orchestra.
Ada Saunders, Adjunct Assistant Professor. B.M.,
Cleveland Institute of Music; J.D., George Mason University; soloist
and principal oboist, U.S. Army Band of Washington, D.C.;
former member, Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra,
National Gallery Orchestra, and Filene Center (Wolf Trap) Orchestra.
Joseph D. Shirk, Professor of Music. B.S.M.E.,
University of Illinois; M.M., New England Conservatory;
D.M.A., University of MissouriKansas City Conservatory of
Music; former oboist, Kansas City Chamber Orchestra.
Organ. Celia Amstutz, Adjunct Assistant Professor.
B.A., Oberlin Conservatory; M.M., University of Maryland;
M.M., D.M.A., Peabody Conservatory; recitalist; Director of
Music, Fairfax United Methodist Church; Spivey International
Competition winner.
Percussion. Kenneth Harbison, Adjunct Associate
Professor. B.M., Eastman School; M.M., The Catholic
University of America; assistant principal percussionist, National
Symphony Orchestra.
Piano. Joanne Haroutounian, Adjunct Associate
Professor. B.A., Trenton State College; M.A., The American
University; Ph.D., University of Virginia; pedagogy author,
lecturer, and clinician.
Edward Newman, Adjunct Associate Professor. B.M.,
M.M., Juilliard School of Music; international concert artist.
Margaret Otwell, Adjunct Assistant Professor. B.M.,
The Catholic University of America; M.M., D.M.A.,
University of Maryland; concert/recording artist, chamber
musician; director, Chamber Artists of Washington.
Saxophone. Richard Parrell, Adjunct Assistant
Professor. B.A., B.M., George Mason University; M.M.E., North
Texas State University; solo principal saxophonist, U.S. Army
Band of Washington, D.C.
Dale Underwood, Adjunct Professor. Texas Tech
University; former saxophone soloist, U.S. Navy Band of
Washington, D.C.
String Bass. Glenn A. Dewey, Adjunct Assistant
Professor. B.M., University of Illinois; M.M., Northwestern
University; bassist, U.S. Marine Band of Washington, D.C.;
former double/electric bass instructor, Millikin University.
George Vance, Adjunct Associate Professor. B.A.,
Arizona State University; M.F.A., Carnegie-Mellon
University; director, The Bass Project; former bassist, Birmingham
Symphony and U.S. Army Field Band, Washington, D.C.
Trombone. Paul Schultz, Adjunct Associate
Professor. B.M., North Central College (Illinois); M.M.,
Northwestern University; D.M.A., The Catholic University of
America; Baltimore Opera Orchestra; former trombonist, U.S.
Army Band of Washington, D.C.
Trumpet. Dennis Edelbrock, Adjunct Professor.
B.M.E., University of Iowa; M.A., D.M.A., The Catholic
University of America; trumpeter, U.S. Army Band of Washington,
D.C., and National Gallery Orchestra.
David Flowers, Adjunct Associate Professor. B.M.,
M.M., University of Michigan; D.M.A., The Catholic
University of America; trumpeter, National Symphony Orchestra.
Tuba. Roger Behrend (see listing under Euphonium).
Michael Murray Bunn, Adjunct Assistant Professor.
B.M., M.M., Peabody Conservatory; tubist, Kennedy Center
Opera House Orchestra, Filene Center (Wolf Trap) Orchestra,
and National Gallery Orchestra.
Viola. Steven Day, Adjunct Assistant Professor.
B.M., Brigham Young University; enlisted leader and
principal violist, United States Army Strings.
Ramon Scavelli, Adjunct Associate Professor.
Philadelphia Musical Academy; violist, National Symphony Orchestra.
Viola Da Gamba. Kenneth Slowik, Adjunct Associate
Professor. B.M., M.M., Roosevelt University; principal
viola da gambist and cellist, Smithsonian String
Quartet, Smithsonian Chamber Orchestra, and Smithsonian
Chamber Players.
Violin. Peter Haase, Adjunct Associate Professor.
M.M., State Conservatory of Music, Katowice, Poland;
postgraduate studies, Moscow Conservatory and The Juilliard
School; violinist, National Symphony Orchestra.
Pavel Pekarsky, Adjunct Associate Professor. Moscow
Conservatory; Mannes College of Music; Artist Diploma,
Indiana University; violinist, National Symphony Orchestra.
Voice. Stanley Engebretson (see listing under Conducting).
Kathryn Hearden, Adjunct Professor. B.M., St.
Norbert College; M.M., Performers Certificate, D.M.A.,
Eastman School of Music; nationally known soloist and concert
artist with opera companies and orchestras.'
Laura Mann, Adjunct Associate Professor. B.M.,
M.M., Eastman School of Music; D.M.A., University of
Maryland; international opera, concert, and recording artist with
European and North American opera companies and orchestras.
Patricia Miller, Associate Professor. B.M., Boston
University; M.M., New England Conservatory; Artist
Diploma, Accademia di Santa Cecilia (Rome); international
opera, concert, and recording artist with North American,
South American, and European opera companies and orchestras.
Steven Rainbolt, Adjunct Assistant Professor. B.M.,
Millikin University; M.A., University of Iowa; Artist
Diploma, Peabody Conservatory; opera and concert artist with
North American opera companies and orchestras.
Anastasios Vrenios, Adjunct Associate Professor.
B.M., University of the Pacific; M.M., Indiana University;
soloist and recording artist, U.S. and European orchestras and
opera companies.
Course Work
This department offers all course work designated MUSI
in the "Course Descriptions" chapter of this catalog.
George Mason University:1999-2000 University Catalog: Catalog Index: College of Arts and Sciences: Music |
