Faculty
Classical Vocal Performance
- James Bagwell (chair)—choral conducting and history
- Teresa Buchholz—artist in residence, voice
- Ilka LoMonaco—voice
- Rufus Müller—voice
- Erika Switzer – collaborative piano, vocal coach, lyric diction
Classical Instrumental Performance
Faculty
- Luis Garcia-Renart—cello and chamber music
- Marka Gustavsson—violin, viola, and chamber music
- Erica Kiesewetter—violin
- Renee Anne Louprette —music theory and history, early music, organ and harpsichord
- Blair McMillen—piano and chamber music
- Zac Schwartzman—Bard College Community Orchestra
- Patricia Spencer—flute
- Erika Switzer—collaborative piano
- David Sytkowski – collaborative piano
Private Lesson Teachers
- Ryan Kamm—bass
- Cornelia McGiver – bassoon
- Raman Ramakrishnan—cello
- Zack Hann – Clarinet
- Stephanie Hollander – French horn
- Greg Dinger— Guitar
- Allison Rubin – oboe
- Eric Cha-Beach – percussion & timpani
- Jason Treuting – percussion
- Isabelle O’Connell—piano
- Hsiao-Fang Lin – trombone
- Kathryn Aldous—violin
Composition
- Thurman Barker—jazz percussion and composition
- John Esposito—jazz piano, theory and composition
- Kyle Gann—music theory and composition
- Erica Lindsay—jazz saxophone and composition
- Matt Sargent—electronic music and composition
- Joan Tower—composition
- George Tsontakis—composition
Jazz (Performance and Composition)
Faculty
- Thurman Barker—jazz percussion and composition
- John Esposito—jazz piano, theory, and composition
- Erica Lindsay—jazz saxophone and composition
- Pamela Pentony—jazz vocal
Private Lesson Teachers
- Ira Coleman— Bass
- Akua Dixon – Cello
- Peter O’Brien—drums
- Mike DiMicco— Guitar
- Steve Raleigh – Guitar
- Larry Ham—piano
- Francesca Tanksley— piano
- Jessica Jones – saxophone
- Eric Person – saxophone
- Greg Glassman—trumpet
- Gwen Laster – violin
- Pamela Pentony—voice
Electronic Music
Faculty
- Matt Sargent—electronic music and composition
- Sarah Hennies— electronic music and composition
Private Lesson Teachers
- Dani Dobkin—Serge synthesizer
Musicology (Theory, History, Analysis)
- James Bagwell (chair)—choral conducting and history
- Leon Botstein—music history
- Kyle Gann—music theory and composition
- Christopher H. Gibbs—music history
- Peter Laki—music history
Ethnomusicology and World Music
- Whitney Slaten—ethnomusicology
