Music Faculty
Professor Emeritus of Music in Residence, Music Program
John Albertson, Professor Emeritus of Music at George Washington University, is an applied music instructor in Classical and Jazz Guitar. Read More
Associate Professor, Performance Director of Performance Studies Producer, Corcoran Events
Robert Baker has been a member of the faculty of the Department of Music for 25 years. A singer who performs with the Metropolitan Opera, the Washington National Opera, the National Symphony and with choral organizations across the country, he focuses on new music and new ways of thinking about and presenting the traditional repertoire. He teaches voice lessons and in the classroom. Read More
Lecturer in Music, cello
Lori Barnet has been a faculty member at the George Washington University since 1991 where she teaches cello, coaches chamber music, serves as area coordinator for string studies, and appears regularly in faculty performances.Read More
Professor, Composition
Douglas Boyce writes chamber music that draws on Renaissance traditions and modernist aesthetics, building rich rhythmic structures that shift between order, fragmentation, elegance, and ferocity. Read More
Lecturer in Music
Joseph Connell teaches percussion lessons and directs the GW Percussion Ensemble. Read More
Lecturer in Music
Andrew Donlon is one of the United States’ premier competitive bagpipers, having extensive experience in top level solo competitions and as a key member in top tier bands. Read More
Lecturer in Music
Elizabeth Field teaches violin and chamber music in the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design Music Program.Read More
Adjunct Professor of Music, Music Program
Mary Findley has been featured as a violin soloist with many orchestras, including the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra under Thomas Schippers.Read More
Program Head & Associate Professor, History & Culture
Loren Kajikawa is an associate professor of music. His main area of research and teaching is American music of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, with special attention to the dynamics of race and politics. Read More
Adjunct Professor Emeritus, Music Program
Adjunct Professor Emeritus James Levy is a jazz pianist, composer and educator.Read More
Adjunct Professor of Music, History & Culture
Kip Lornell has been teaching courses in American music and ethnomusicology at GW since 1992. Read More
Lecturer in Music, Trumpet, Music Program
Fred Marcellus is an active teacher, clinician, adjudicator, soloist, freelance trumpet player and D.C. native. He holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music and Wichita State University.Read More
Lecturer in Music
Patrick Merrill is a pianist, organist, and harpsichordist with degrees from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University.Read More
Associate Professor, Musicianship & Theory Undergraduate Advisor, Music
Eugene Montague joined the faculty at the George Washington University in the fall of 2009, having previously taught for several years at the University of Central Florida. Professor Montague's research focuses on many of the ways in which music interacts with movement, including music and dance, theories of performance, and links between musical experience and human consciousness.Read More
Professorial Lecturer in Music, History & Culture
Toby is an educator and an audio mastering engineer with credits ranging from David Bowie to Alison Krauss.Read More
Director, Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, Professor, History and Culture, Music Program
Lauren Onkey is the director of the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design at the George Washington University. Dr. Onkey, a longtime educator, scholar, producer and museum professional, leads the school’s combination of programs across its diverse fields of art and study, in the context of the school's tradition of community engagement. Read More
Lecturer in Music
Pianist Molly Orlando is recognized as a soloist, collaborator, and teacher throughout the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area.Read More
Lecturer in Music
Jon Ozment is a jazz piano instructor. He has over 30 years of experience in performance, teaching, improvisation, theory, and jazz history. Read More
Professor Emeritus of Piano, Music Program
Sri Lankan–born Malinee Jayasinghe-Peris teaches piano at the George Washington University as Professor Emeritus of Music.
Professorial Lecturer in Music, trombone
An active educator, Dr. Perkel is professor of trombone and euphonium at Towson University and professor of trombone at George Washington University.Read More
Adjunct Professor of Voice, Music Program
Millicent Scarlett is an adjunct professor of voice and vocal facilitator in the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design's Music Program. She has been the winner of numerous awards, and scholarships, most notably the Luciano Pavarotti International Competition as a winner and a National Semi-finalist at The Met.Read More
Lecturer in Music, bands
A native of Dyersville, Iowa, Professor Schmitz began his musical studies on trumpet under instruction from his father at age ten and switched to trombone two years later.Read More
Lecturer in Music, flute
Stephani Stang has been a member of the George Washington University Music faculty since 1997. She previously held the position of Lecturer in Flute at both Howard University and Catholic University.
Assistant Professor, Electronic & Computer Music
Heather Stebbins is a composer, technologist, synthesist, and educator based in Washington, DC, where she is Assistant Professor of Electronic and Computer Music at George Washington University.Read More
Lecturer in Music
Andrew Toy uses percussion as a starting point for composition and sonic exploration. In the studio and on stage, Andrew twists, distorts, and re-arranges the sound of the drums to create soundscapes that are both intense and atmospheric. Read More
Lecturer in Music
Michaela Trnkova, international harpist, is Lecturer in Harp at the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design’s Music Program. She is an honor graduate of the Prague Conservatory and holds a Bachelors in Music, and Masters in Music from the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University.Read More
Lecturer in Music
Dr. Jessica Warren teaches oboe as Lecturer in Music at George Washington University. She is an in-demand orchestral performer, chamber musician, and teacher throughout the United States. Read More
Lecturer in Music
Violist Uri Wassertzug has performed around the world in locations including Alaska, the UK, Italy, Japan, and New Zealand. He is a member of the National Chamber Ensemble and appears frequently on the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Concerts series.
Adjunct Professor of Voice, Music Program
Bachelor of Music, MDiv, PhD (ABD). US Navy veteran, served 24 years as a vocalist with the Navy Band Sea Chanters.
Director of Orchestral Activities, Music Program
A. Scott Wood is director of orchestral activities at the George Washington University’s Corcoran School of Arts and Design.
Assistant Professor, Performance Director, Chamber Ensembles
Praised for her "taut and impassioned performance" by the New York Times, pianist Ning Yu performs with vigor and dedication for traditional and avant-garde repertoire of the 20th and 21st century on stages across the United States, Europe and Asia.Read More