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
Rachel DeShon
Administrative Assistant
Rachel DeShon graduated with a BFA cum laude in Vocal Performance and Music Theatre from Western Illinois University. A Seattle native, DeShon was the 2001 winner of Marvin Hamlisch’s Search for a Star competition with the Seattle Symphony. She has subsequently performed with Mr. Hamlisch both nationally and internationally. DeShon has also performed with the Boston POPS! under the direction of Keith Lockhart and at the Esplanade Concert Hall in Singapore. Locally, she has been a recurring cast member with Teatro ZinZanni. Her awards include the Encouragement Award for the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, the Seattle Civic Opera Guild Helen Jensen Award, the City Opera Company Young Opera Singers Competition, and first place awards in state competitions in Washington and Illinois. DeShon is Founder and Director of The Lamb Project, an Imaginative Arts Development Production Company powered by Shunpike.
