Music Department
Music Faculty
At Elmhurst, we pride ourselves on our music faculty's depth and breadth of professional experience. Among our full-time and applied faculty are members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus and Lyric Opera, and many highly regarded area performing ensembles, as well as accomplished composers, singers and arrangers.
What's more, these top-flight professionals are great teachers who create a friendly environment where they can work with their students as individuals. Our small classes and our professional atmosphere guarantee that you will get the personal attention you need to develop your talents.
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Full-Time Faculty
Applied Faculty
Peter J. Griffin
Music Department Chair
Doug Beach
Director of Jazz Studies, Jazz Band, Arranging
David DeVasto
Piano, Composition, Music Theory
Judith E. Grimes
Director of Music Education, Concert Bands
Mark A. Harbold
Composition, History, Theory
Timothy Hays
Director of Music Business
Ross Kellan
Director of Music Education, Symphonic Band
Joanne May
Director of Philharmonic Orchestra, Music Education, String Department Chair
Susan Moninger
Director of Choral Ensembles, Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Mark Streder
Sound Recording, Director of Music Operations
Accompanying
Linda Camp
Arranging and Scoring
Doug Beach
Mark Colby
Carey Deadman
Jeffrey Deutsch
Mark Harbold
Mark Streder
Brass
Matt Lee, Chair
French Horn
Joel Benway
Trumpet/Cornet
Matt Lee
Kari Phelps Lee
Trombone
Andy Baker
Tom Garling
Tuba/Euphonium
Cynthia Stark
Composition/Theory
David DeVasto
Ken Haebich
Mark Harbold
Josh Jones
Mike Junokas
Bryan Miller
Mark Streder
Guitar
Wesley Hixson
Mike Pinto
Frank Portolese
Steve Suvada
Jazz Combos
Andy Baker
Doug Beach
Frank Caruso
Mark Colby
Ken Haebich
Daniel Hennel
Mike Pinto
Frank Portolese
Robert Rummage
Mark Streder
Jazz Improvisation
Andy Baker
Doug Beach
Gayle Bisesi
Frank Caruso
Mark Colby
Carey Deadman
Jeffrey Deutsch
Edgar Gabriel
Ken Haebich
Daniel Hennel
Susan Moninger
Mike Pinto
Frank Portolese
Robert Rummage
Mark Streder
Organ and Harpsichord
David Christiansen
Barbara Masters
Percussion and Drum Set
Robert Rummage
Piano
Soyoung Kee, Chair
Linda Camp
Frank Caruso
David DeVasto
Daniel Hennel
Soyoung Kee
Barbara Masters
Wendy Unrath
Sound Recording
Mark Streder
John Towner
String
Joanne May, Chair
Violin/Viola
Frank Babbitt
Remus Badea
Edgar Gabriel
Olena Hirna
Cello
Jean Hatmaker
Edward Moore
Double Bass
Virginia Dixon
Ken Haebich
Voice, Musical Theatre
Brenda Lualdi, Chair
Susan Dennis
Josh Jones
Jennifer Mather
Amy Pickering
Donna Tallman
Scott Uddenberg
Woodwind
Gail Crosson, Chair
Bassoon
Dianne Ryan
Clarinet
Gail Crosson
Flute
Gregory Blackburn
Jennie Brown
Oboe
Debra Freedland
Saxophone
Roger Birkeland
Lara Regan
Performing Ensembles
Remus Badea
Doug Beach
Judy Grimes
Ross Kellan
Joanne May
Susan Moninger
Gayle Bisesi
Donna Tallman
Eric Morong