Conservatory of Conservatory of Performing Arts

Conservatory Faculty and Contacts

Contact the Conservatory

Main office: (440) 826-2369
Conservatory Admission: (440) 826-2368, (440) 826-3239 (fax), music@airllevant.com

Conservatory Leadership

Susan Van Vorst, Dean, Conservatory of Performing Arts
Beth Hiser, Associate Dean, Music
Bryan Bowser, Associate Dean, Theatre Arts & Entrepreneurship
Matthew Miller, Director of Performing Arts Admission, BW Conservatory
Erika Haskell, Director, Community Arts School

Study With the Best

BW Conservatory faculty are educators and mentors committed to your personal and professional success. They are renowned artists and scholars with impressive credentials and decades of real-world experience. They'll help you achieve technical precision, artistic expression and foster important real-world opportunities for your studies.

Bachelor of Music (BM) - Performance

Music Performance: Keyboard: Primary Faculty

Primary faculty instruct keyboard performance majors.

Sungeun Kim
Program Coordinator, Music Performance: Instrumental (Keyboard)
Professor of Keyboard
D.M.A., Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University

Robert Mayerovitch
Professor of Keyboard
D.M., Indiana University

Matthew Wachtman
Lecturer of Organ
M.M., Indiana University

Secondary Faculty

Secondary faculty instruct non-keyboard-performance majors.

Anthony Fuoco
Lecturer of Keyboard
M.M., University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana

Christine Fuoco
Associate Professor of Keyboard
M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music

Zarina Melik-Stepanova
Lecturer of Keyboard
D.M.A., Eastman School of Music

Qin Ying Tan
Lecturer of Harpsichord
D.M.A., Cleveland Institute of Music

Staff Accompanists

Jason Aquila
M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music

Christine Fuoco
M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music

Michelle Makhlouf
M.M., University of Akron

Ben Malkevitch
M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music

Zarina Melik-Stepanova
D.M.A., Eastman School of Music

Rei Sakurai
M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music

Susan Schoeffler
M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music

Ophelia Shan
M.M., Oklahoma City University

Denella Sing

Sara Smith
M.M., Eastman School of Music

Rachel Woods
M.L.S., University at Buffalo
Music Performance: Strings: Full-Time Faculty

Khari Joyner
Program Coordinator, Music Performance: Instrumental (Strings)
Assistant Professor of Cello
D.M.A., The Juilliard School

Douglas Droste
Director of Orchestral Studies
M.M. in Orchestral Conducting, Texas Tech University

Steve Sang Koh
Associate Professor of Violin
D.M.A., University of Toronto

Adjunct Faculty

Charles Carleton
Lecturer of Double Bass
B.M., The Juilliard School

Jody Guinn
Lecturer of Harp
M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music

Bryan Reichert
Lecturer of Guitar
M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music

Barton Samuel Rotberg
Lecturer of Violin
D.M.A., Michigan State University

Lembi Veskimets
Lecturer of Viola
M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music
Music Performance: Voice: Full-Time Faculty

JR Fralick
Chair, Vocal Studies Department
Professor of Voice
D.M.A., The Ohio State University

Colin Briskey
Assistant Professor of Voice
M.F.A., Musical Theatre Vocal Pedagogy, Boston Conservatory at Berklee

Dirk Garner
Professor of Conducting
Gigax Chair for Choral Studies
Artistic Director, Bach Festival
D.M.A., University of Iowa

Gregory Harrell
Professor of Voice
M.M., University of Idaho Lionel Hampton School of Music

Nancy Maultsby
Professor of Voice
B.M., Westminster Choir College

Scott Skiba
Director, Opera Studies
Associate Professor of Voice
M.M., Oberlin Conservatory of Music

Joanne Uniatowski
Professor of Voice
D.M.A., The Cleveland Institute of Music

Marc Weagraff
Professor of Voice
D.M.A., The University of Michigan

Adjunct Faculty

Jason Aquila
Opera Music Director
Lecturer of Opera Studies
M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music

Anna Lowrey Clark
Lecturer of Voice
M.M., Shenandoah University

Tracy Grady
Lecturer of Voice
M.M., Ohio University

Sandra Simon
Lecturer of Voice
M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music

Susan Wallin
Lecturer of Voice
B.M., Kent State University
Music Performance: Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion: Full-Time Faculty

Brendan Caldwell
Chair, Instrumental Studies Department
Director of Wind Ensembles
Professor of Conducting
D.M.A., University of Minnesota

Johanna Cox Pennington
Program Coordinator, Music Performance: Instrumental (Winds, Brass, Percussion)
Professor of Oboe
M.M., Northwestern University

Ken Heinlein
Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium
D.M.A., University of Michigan

Gabriel Piqué
Assistant Professor of Saxophone and Jazz Studies
D.M.A., University of Illinois

Josh Ryan
Professor of Percussion
M.M., Peabody Conservatory of Music

Adjunct Faculty

Kaleb Chesnic
Lecturer of Flute
D.M.A., University of Colorado Boulder

Thomas English
Lecturer of Bassoon
M.M., The Juilliard School

Sean Gabriel
Lecturer of Flute
M.M., The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music

Andrew Mitchell
Lecturer of Trombone
D.M.A., University of Michigan

Richard Stout
Lecturer of Trombone and Euphonium
B.M., Curtis Institute of Music

Scott Strong
Lecturer of Horn
B.M., Southern Methodist University

Jack Sutte
Lecturer of Trumpet
M.M., The Juilliard School

Justin Wisner
Lecturer of Clarinet
M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music

Amy Zoloto
Lecturer of Clarinet
B.M., DePaul University
Music Theatre: Music Theatre

Victoria Bussert
Director, Music Theatre
Professor of Theatre
M.F.A., M.A., Northwestern University

Matthew Webb
Music Theatre Music Director
Assistant Professor of Music Theatre
B.A., Baldwin Wallace University

Dance

Gregory Daniels
Associate Professor of Dance
A.A.S., Onondaga Community College

Chistina Lindhout
Assistant Professor of Dance

Sabrina Lindhout
Lecturer of Dance

Acting

Laura Welsh Berg
Assistant Professor of Acting and Directing
M.F.A., DePaul University

Voice

JR Fralick
Chair, Vocal Studies Department
Professor of Voice
D.M.A., The Ohio State University

Colin Briskey
Assistant Professor of Voice
M.F.A., Boston Conservatory at Berklee

Anna Lowrey Clark
Lecturer of Voice
M.M., Shenandoah University

Tracy Grady
Lecturer of Voice
M.M., Ohio University

Gregory Harrell
Professor of Voice
M.M., University of Idaho, Lionel Hampton School of Music

Nancy Maultsby
Professor of Voice
B.M. Westminster Choir College

Sandra Simon
Lecturer of Voice
M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music

Joanne Uniatowski
Professor of Voice
D.M.A., The Cleveland Institute of Music

Sue Wallin
Lecturer of Voice
B.M., Kent State University

Marc Weagraff
Professor of Voice
D.M.A., The University of Michigan

Bachelor of Music (BM)

Music Composition: Full-Time Faculty

Carolyn Borcherding
Program Coordinator, Music Composition
Assistant Professor of Composition
D.M.A., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Clint Needham
Composer-in-Residence
Professor of Composition
D.M., Indiana University Jacobs School of Music

Adjunct Faculty

Rob Kovacs
Lecturer of Songwriting
B.M., Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music
Music History & Literature: Full-Time Faculty

Christina Fuhrmann
Professor of Music History & Literature
Editor, BACH: Journal of the Riemenschneider Bach Institute
Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis

Danielle Kuntz
Associate Professor of Music History & Literature
Riemenschneider Bach Institute Scholar-in-Residence
Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Michael Strasser
Professor of Music History & Literature
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Adjunct Faculty

Kay Lipton
Lecturer of Music History
Ph.D., Historical Musicology, UCLA
Music Theatre Direction: Music Theatre

Victoria Bussert
Director, Music Theatre Program
Professor of Theatre
M.F.A., M.A., Northwestern University
www.victoriabussert.com

Matthew Webb
Music Theatre Music Director
Assistant Professor of Music Theatre
B.A., Baldwin-Wallace College

Ryan Garrett
Lecturer of Music Theatre Music Direction
B.M., Baldwin Wallace University

Keyboard

Sungeun Kim
Chair, Keyboard Department
Professor of Keyboard
D.M.A., Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University

Robert Mayerovitch
Professor of Keyboard
D.M., Indiana University
Music Theory: Full-Time Faculty

Jessica Narum
Department Chair, Academic Studies
Associate Professor of Music Theory
Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Matt Chiu
Assistant Professor of Music Theory
Ph.D., University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music

Kent Cleland
Professor of Music Theory
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati-College-Conservatory of Music

Lena Console
Assistant Professor of Music Theory
M.A., Music, Northwestern University

Gene Willet
Associate Professor of Music Theory
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

Adjunct Faculty

Jennifer Conner
Lecturer of Music Theory
D.M.A., Cleveland Institute of Music

James Hirt
Lecturer of Music Theory, Keyboard and Music History & Literature
D.M.A., University of Cincinnati-College-Conservatory of Music
Music Therapy: Full-Time Faculty

Kara Caine
Program Coordinator, Music Therapy
Assistant Professor of Music Therapy
M.M.E., University of Kansas

Adjunct Faculty

Lisa Gallagher
Lecturer of Music Therapy
Ph.D. in Health Psychology, Northcentral University

Alicia Hrubey
Lecturer of Music Therapy
M.M. in Vocal Performance, Cleveland Institute of Music

Bachelor of Music Education (BME)

Music Education: Full-Time Faculty

David Pope
Chair, Professional Studies Department
Associate Professor of Music Education
Ph.D., Florida State University

Lorelei Batisla-ong
Associate Professor of Music Education
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin

Jami Lercher
Associate Professor of Choral Music Education
D.M.A., University of Miami - The Frost School of Music

Andrew Machamer
Assistant Professor of Music Education
D.M.A., University of Minnesota

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Arts Management & Entrepreneurship: Full-Time Faculty

Bryan Bowser
Associate Dean, Theatre Arts & Entrepreneurship
Program Director & Associate Professor, Arts Management & Entrepreneurship
MBA, Baldwin Wallace University

Sean Murphy
Assistant Professor of Arts Management & Entrepreneurship
D.M.A., University of North Texas

Adjunct Faculty

Ross Binnie
Lecturer of Arts Management & Entrepreneurship
MBA, Southern Methodist University

Kathleen Cerveny
Lecturer of Arts Management & Entrepreneurship
M.F.A., University of Southern Maine

Patricia Egan
Lecturer of Arts Management & Entrepreneurship
MBA, Cleveland State University

Erika Haskell
Director, Community Arts School
Lecturer of Arts Management & Entrepreneurship
B.A., Baldwin Wallace University

Adam Sheldon
Lecturer of Arts Management & Entrepreneurship
MBA, Baldwin Wallace University
Music Industry: Full-Time Faculty

Bryan Bowser
Associate Dean, Theatre Arts & Entrepreneurship
Program Director & Associate Professor, Arts Management & Entrepreneurship
MBA, Baldwin Wallace University

Sean Murphy
Assistant Professor of Arts Management & Entrepreneurship
D.M.A., University of North Texas

Adjunct Faculty

Ross Binnie
Lecturer of Arts Management & Entrepreneurship
MBA, Southern Methodist University

Kathleen Cerveny
Lecturer of Arts Management & Entrepreneurship
M.F.A., University of Southern Maine

Patricia Egan
Lecturer of Arts Management & Entrepreneurship
MBA, Cleveland State University

Erika Haskell
Director, Community Arts School
Lecturer of Arts Management & Entrepreneurship
B.A., Baldwin Wallace University

Adam Sheldon
Lecturer of Arts Management & Entrepreneurship
MBA, Baldwin Wallace University
Music: Full-Time Faculty

Jessica Narum
Department Chair, Academic Studies
Associate Professor of Music Theory
Ph.D., University of Minnesota