Administration
- Kent Devereaux, Department Chair
- Megan Campbell-Miller, Production Coordinator
- Alek Edmonds, Technical Director
- Rachel DeShon, Administrative Assistant
- Frank Phillips, PONCHO Concert Hall Facilities Manager
Composition Faculty
- Tom Baker
- Steve Barsotti
- Emily Doolittle
- Gary Gibson
- Janice Giteck
- Gretta Harley
- Robin Holcomb
- Wayne Horvitz
- Eyvind Kang
- Jim Knapp
- Jarrad Powell
- Jovino Santos-Neto
- Linda Waterfall
Instrumental Faculty
- Kofi Anang, African Drumming
- Marcos Carmona, Flamenco Guitar
- Dawn Clement, Piano
- Chuck Deardorf, Bass
- Peggy Dees, Clarinet
- Justin Emerich, Trumpet
- Mara Gearman, Viola
- Valerie Muzzolini Gordon, Harp
- Brent Hages, Oboe
- Randy Halberstadt, Piano
- Jeff Hay, Trombone
- Jennifer Hinkle, Bass Trombone
- Mark Ivester, Drums
- Joe Kaufman, Doublebass
- Matt Kocmieroski, Percussion
- Seth Krimsky, Bassoon
- Martin Kuuskmann, Bassoon
- Paige Stockley Lerner, Cello
- Michael Jinsoo Lim, Violin
- Peter Mack, Piano
- Roger Nelson, Piano
- Michael Nicolella, Guitar
- Margie Pos, Bass
- Julian Priester, Trombone
- David Ritt, Trombone
- Mark Robbins, French Horn
- Murl Allen Sanders, Accordion
- Adam Stern, Conducting
- Stephen Stubbs, Lute
- Paul Taub, Flute
- Hans Teuber, Saxophone
- Ben Thomas, Vibraphone
- Jay Thomas, Trumpet
- Cristina Valdes, Piano
- Tom Varner, French Horn
Voice Faculty
- Adam Burdick, Chamber Singers
- Michael Delos, Voice, Opera
- Becca Duran, Vocal Jazz
- John Duykers, Voice, Opera
- Kelly Harland, Vocal Jazz
- Ross Hauck, Voice, Opera
- Johnaye Kendrick, Vocal Jazz
- Jessika Kenney, Persian, Javanese Vocals
- Natalie Lerch, , Voice, Opera
- Cyndia Sieden, , Voice, Opera
- Kathryn Weld, , Voice, Opera
- Beth Winter, Vocal Jazz
- Nancy Zylstra, Voice, Baroque Opera
Jazz Faculty
- Paul de Barros
- Tim Carey, Bass
- Dawn Clement, Piano
- Chuck Deardorf, Bass
- Becca Duran, Vocal Jazz
- Gary Gibson, Notation, Percussion
- Randy Halberstadt, Piano
- Kelly Harland, Vocal Jazz
- Jeff Hay, Trombone
- Robin Holcomb, Songwriting
- Wayne Horvitz, Composition
- Mark Ivester, Drums
- Eyvind Kang, Viola, Violin
- Johnaye Kendrick, Vocal Jazz
- Jim Knapp, Composition
- Margie Pos, Bass, Eartraining
- Julian Priester, Trombone
- Murl Allen Sanders, Accordion
- Jovino Santos-Neto, Composition
- Chris Spencer, Guitar
- Hans Teuber, Saxophones
- Ben Thomas, Vibraphone
- Jay Thomas, Trumpet, Saxophone
- Tom Varner, French Horn
- Beth Winter, Vocal Jazz
Early Music Faculty
- Vicki Boeckman, Recorder
- Tekla Cunningham, Violin
- Maxine Eilander, Baroque Harp
- Ross Hauck, Voice
- Kris Kwapis, Trumpet, Cornetto
- Ingrid Matthews, Violin
- Anna Mansbridge, Baroque Dance
- Byron Schenkman, Harpsichord
- Janet See, Baroque Flute
- Cyndia Sieden, Voice
- Jillon Stoppels Dupree, Harpsichord
- Stephen Stubbs, Lute, Baroque Opera
- Margriet Tindemans, Viola da Gamba
- Nathan Whittaker, Cello
- Nancy Zylstra, Voice, Baroque Opera
Chris Spencer
Adjunct Instructor
Jazz Guitar
A native of Virginia, Chris Spencer attended Berklee College of Music where he completed his undergraduate degree in performance. He then served four years in the U.S. Air Force Band as guitarist and staff arranger before completing graduate work in business administration and moving to Seattle in 1998.
As a freelance musician, Spencer has performed at the Ballard Jazz Festival, Earshot Jazz Festival, Ellensburg Jazz in the Valley, Port Townsend Jazz Festival, Bellingham Art of Jazz Series, and Bumbershoot Arts Festival. He has studied with guitarists Bret Wilmot and Mick Goodrick as well as pianist Charlie Banacos and saxophonist Bob Newman. Spencer is also an experienced audio engineer/sound designer, founding SophiaHat Studios in 2000, an audio recording facility located in North Seattle.
