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Faculty and Artist Affiliates
Our distinguished faculty and artist affiliates are active performers, scholars, and composers as well as dedicated teachers. Please use the search function on the right to filter for performance or research area.
Faculty
Darsono Hadiraharjo
Director of Emory Javanese Gamelan Ensemble
Jon Easter
Interim Director of Choirs
Ivana Miladinovic Prica
Visiting Fulbright Scholar, 2024–25
Burlington Road Building, Room 334
Dwight Andrews
Professor of Music Theory & African American Music
Burlington Road Building, Room 218
Paul Bhasin
Director of Undergraduate Research
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, 321
Daniel Castro Pantoja
Assistant Professor of Musicology
Burlington Road Building, Room 238
Elena Cholakova
Director of Piano Studies
Burlington Road Building, Room 309
Melissa Cox
Associate Professor of Practice Emerita of Music
Stephen A. Crist
Chair, Department of Music
Burlington Road Building, Room 328
Patricia Dinkins-Matthews
Associate Teaching Professor of Piano, Music Theory, & Collaborative Piano
Burlington Road Building, Room 317
Laura Emmery
Associate Professor of Music Theory
Burlington Road Building, Room 334
Bethany Grace Mamola
Director of Vocal Studies
Burlington Road Building, Room 311
Adam Mirza
Assistant Professor of Composition
Gary Motley
Professor of Practice
Burlington Road Building, Room 305
Eric Nelson
Professor of Music
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Room 301
Meredith Schweig
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Burlington Road Building, Room 331
Heidi Senungetuk
Assistant Teaching Professor in Music
Burlington Road Building, Room 333
Katherine Young
Assistant Professor of Composition
Artist Affiliates
Justin Bruns
Artist Affiliate: Violin
Sarah Dietrich
Artist Affiliate: Percussion
Vera Ilyushina
Artist Affiliate: Violin
Ryan Little
Artist Affiliate: Horn
Jesse McCandless
Artist Affiliate: Clarinet
Joe McFadden
Artist Affiliate: Double Bass
Caroline Owen
Artist Affiliate: Piano
Jonathan Pilkington
Artist Affiliate: Voice
Burlington Road Building, Room 310
Justin Powell
Artist Affiliate: Jazz Brass
Magdalena Shumanova
Academic Services Coordinator
Burlington Road Building, Room 236
Joseph Skerik
Artist Affiliate: Viola
Justin Stanley
Artist Affiliate: Clarinet
Penelope Williams
Artist Affiliate: Jazz
Sonny Yoo
Artist Affiliate: Collaborative Piano
Emily Brebach
Artist Affiliate: Oboe
Matthew Brower
Artist Affiliate: Piano
Justin Chesarek
Artist Affiliate: Jazz Percussion
Jay Christy
Artist Affiliate: Violin
Emily Daggett Smith
Artist Affiliate: Violin
Luther Enloe
Artist Affiliate: Guitar
Simone McGaw Evans
Artist Affiliate: Voice
Burlington Road Building, Room 227
Karen Freer
Artist Affiliate: Cello
Adam Frey
Artist Affiliate: Euphonium
Anthony Georgeson
Artist Affiliate: Bassoon
Roy Harran
Artist Affiliate: Cello
Randy Hunter
Artist Affiliate: Jazz Woodwinds
Yinzi Kong
Artist Affiliate: Viola
Michael Kurth
Artist Affiliate: Double Bass
Mark Maliniak
Artist Affiliate: Trumpet
Michael Moore
Artist Affiliate: Tuba
William Paul Murphy
Artist Affiliate: Viola
Ed Nicholson
Artist Affiliate: Trombone
Gary Paulo
Artist affiliate: Saxophone
Scott Pollard
Artist Affiliate: Percussion
Alexandra Shatalova Prior
Artist Affiliate: Oboe
Todd Qualls
Artist Affiliate: Piano
Elisabeth Remy-Johnson
Artist Affiliate: Harp
Chris Riggenbach
Artist Affiliate: Jazz Bass
Christina Smith
Artist Affiliate: Flute
Hanna Song
Artist Affiliate: Collaborative Piano
Burlington Road Building, Room 215
Michael Tiscione
Artist Affiliate: Trumpet
Shelly Unger
Artist Affiliate: Bassoon
Guang Wang
Artist Affiliate: Cello
Jessica Wu
Artist Affiliate: Violin
Mark Yancich
Artist Affiliate: Percussion
James Zellers
Artist Affiliate: Flute
Nathan Zgonc
Artist Affiliate: Trombone
Instructors
Michael Kobito
Conductor, Emory Wind Ensemble
Jack Mitchener
University Organist
William Ransom
Founder/Artistic Director: Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta
Schwartz Center, Room 336
Affiliated Faculty
James Abbington
Associate Professor of Church Music and Worship
Candler School of Theology
Don Saliers
William R. Cannon Distinguished Professor of Theology and Worship, Emeritus
Emeritus
Timothy Albrecht
Professor Emeritus of Music
Lynn Wood Bertrand
Associate Professor Emerita of Music
Melissa Cox
Associate Professor of Practice Emerita of Music
Don Saliers
William R. Cannon Distinguished Professor of Theology and Worship, Emeritus
Deborah Thoreson Slover
Senior Lecturer Emerita
