Meet the Faculty

Professor

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Claire Fedoruk, DMA

Professor of Musicology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3573

Fax: (626) 969-7419

Email: cfedoruk@apu.edu

Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 219

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Michael Lee, MM

Professor; Director of Music Technology; Director of Commercial Music

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3860

Fax: (626) 969-7419

Email: mlee@apu.edu

Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 231

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John Sutton, DMA

Professor

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3581

Fax: (626) 969-7419

Email: jsutton@apu.edu

Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 201

Associate Professor

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Thomas Hynes, MA

Director of Theory and Composition, Guitar Studies and Jazz Combos; Associate Professor

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3209

Fax: (626) 969-7419

Email: thynes@apu.edu

Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 209

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Christopher Russell, MM

Chair and Associate Professor Department of Music; Conductor, Symphony Orchestra; Instrumental Conducting

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2003

Email: cprussell@apu.edu

Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 233

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Marek Szpakiewicz, DMA

Associate Professor; Cello Studies; Director of String Studies and Chamber Music

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3206

Fax: (626) 969-7419

Email: marek@apu.edu

Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 227

Assistant Professor

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Henry Alonzo, MBA

Assistant Professor, Department of Music

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3575

Email: halonzo@apu.edu

Office Location: Ronald Building, Room 105

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John Burdett, EdD

Assistant Professor; Director of Music Education, Wind Ensemble Conductor

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 2029

Email: jburdett@apu.edu

Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 211

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Patricia Edwards, DMA

Assistant Professor, Vocal Studies

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3588

Alternative Phone: (626) 358-3339

Fax: (626) 969-7419

Email: pedwards@apu.edu

Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 225

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Michelle Jensen, MM

Assistant Professor; Director of Choral Activities, Conductor of Chamber Singers; Choral Conducting

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3202

Fax: (626) 969-7419

Email: mjensen@apu.edu

Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 118

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Andrew Park, DMA

Assistant Professor, Piano Studies

Phone: (323) 810-3777

Alternative Phone: (626) 815-3205

Email: uscpianoart@hotmail.com

Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 215

Instructor

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Mark Gasbarro

Instructor, Department of Music; Composition and Piano

Coaching Faculty

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Kyungmi Kim, MMA

Staff Accompanist, Department of Music Performance

Applied Instructor

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Allison Allport, DMA

Applied Instructor, Harp

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Brian Barany, DMA

Applied Instructor, Classical Guitar Studies

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Richard Bullock

Applied Instructor, Bass Trombone

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David Chang, MM

Applied Faculty, Clarinet

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Ingrid Chun, MM

Applied Instructor, Violin

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Mark Converse, BM

Applied Instructor, Drumset

Phone: (661) 297-5670

Email: mconverse@apu.edu

Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 121

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Paul Curtis, MM

Applied Instructor, Bassoon and Contrabassoon

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Nathan Farrington, BM

Applied Instructor: Double Bass

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David B. “Rusty” Higgins

Applied Instructor, Saxophone Studies

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Fung Ho, MM

Applied Instructor: Violin and Viola

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David Joyce, MA

Applied Instructor, Commercial Voice

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Hui Liu

Applied Faculty, Viola

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Beth Mitchell, DMA

Applied Instructor, Tuba

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Yuki Mori, BM

Applied Instructor: Violin

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Min Jung Park, BM

Applied Instructor: Violin

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Michele Patzakis, DMA

Applied Instructor, Voice

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Robert Slack, MM

Applied Instructor, Trumpet; Director of Jazz Ensemble

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Ted Sugata, DMA

Applied Instructor, Oboe

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Pin Fei Tang, MM

Applied Instructor: Cello

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Stephanie J. Thomas, BM

Applied Instructor: French Horn

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Gary Woodward, MM

Applied Instructor, Flute

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Suli Xue

Artist in Residence, Violin

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Michele Zukovsky

Applied Instructor, Clarinet

Professor Emeritus

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David Beatty, MM, MBA

Professor Emeritus, Department of Music

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3580

Alternative Phone: (626) 812-3020

Fax: (626) 969-7419

Email: dbeatty@apu.edu

Office Location: Warren Music Center, Room 229

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David Hughes, DMA

Professor Emeritus, Department of Music

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Michael Kozubek, MM

Professor Emeritus, Department of Music

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Donald Neufeld, MA

Professor Emeritus, Department of Music Studies

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Dennis Royse, PhD

Professor Emeritus, Department of Music

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Phil Shackleton, DMA

Professor Emeritus, Department of Music

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3577

Fax: (626) 969-7419

Email: pshackleton@apu.edu