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
Jarrad Powell
Professor
Composition, Gamelan
Jarrad Powell‘s compositions have been performed and broadcast internationally and include pieces for voice, gamelan, various western and non–western instruments, electro–acoustic music, music for theater, dance and experimental film. His work also includes numerous cross–cultural collaborations, particularly with Indonesian artists, including the innovative music–theater pieces Visible Religion and Kali.
Since the early ‘80s, Powell has directed the group Gamelan Pacifica, one of the most active and adventurous gamelan ensembles in the U.S. He is also Music Director and composer for Scott/Powell Performance, a contemporary dance company formed in 1994 with noted choreographer Mary Sheldon Scott. Their most recent piece, Geography, was a National Performance Network Creation Fund Project, co–commissioned by the Myrna Loy Center/Helena Presents in partnership with On the Boards and the National Performance Network. Recent projects also include music for three short films by artist Robert Campbell: Tilt, Eidolon, and Delta of C16H22O4.
Powell’s work has been commissioned by the Walker Arts Center, Performing Arts Chicago, On the Boards, Music in Motion, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Myrna Loy Center/Helena Presents, the National Performance Network and many individual performers. He has received numerous awards, including grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts International, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Paul Allen Family Foundation, 4Culture/King County, The Mayor’s Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs/Seattle, Artist Trust Foundation and the Creative Capital Foundation.
Powell holds a B.A. in English and Religious Studies from Rocky Mountain College, a B.F.A. in Music from Cornish College of the Arts, and an M.A. in Music Composition from Mills College, where he received the Paul M. Henry award for excellence in music composition. His most recent recordings, Natural Selection and Stonehouse Songs are available from Present Sounds Recordings.
