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
Jeff Hay
Adjunct Instructor
Trombone
jhay@cornish.edu
Jeff Hay learned to play the trombone through the Seattle Public Schools music programs and the instruction of former Seattle Symphony principal trombonist Ken Cloud. He continued his education and performance at Western Washington University, North Texas State University, and the University of Washington. Hay’s show-band experience has included tours and concerts with Perry Como, Harry Connick, Jr., Sammy Davis, Jr., The 4-Tops, Manhattan Transfer, Bette Midler, and David Sanborn. He has also played in the pit orchestras of the Paramount and Fifth Avenue theaters for many years. Hay has been active in a number of the Northwest’s premier jazz ensembles and big bands and has recorded with Art No Art, The Jim Knapp Orchestra, the Don Lanphere Sextet, Cynthia Mullis, and Murl Allen Sanders.
