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Faculty & Staff of the Music Institute

The Music Institute is fortunate to have as its core, the faculty of the Music Department of Howard Community College.  The college faculty makes up 98% of the Music Institute at HCC faculty.  Most of our instructors have a master's degree, while many have doctoral degrees.  The faculty performs locally, nationally, and internationally.  The Music Institute faculty is highly trained, experienced and motivated and most importantly, they are dedicated teachers who love what they do.

The Music Institute Faculty

Piano

Bill Scanlan Murphy

Alan Blackman, jazz

Michael Raitzyk

Marian Buck-Lew

David Rybczynski

Wei-Der Huang

Jeffrey Reed

Hsien-Ann Meng

Bill Scanlan Murphy, jazz

Strings

Lisa Rehwoldt

Yoon Young Bae, violin

Kristina Suter

Joan Bob, violin and viola

Hsiu-Hui Wang-Myers

Yoon Nah Cho, cello

David Wasser

Minsun Choi, violin

Kuei-I Wu

Rebekah Herbold, cello

Deborah Zagorin

Cathleen Jeffcoat, violin, SuzukiĀ®, ColourstringsTM

Yi-Hsin (Cindy) Lin, violin

Voice

Benjamin Myers, cello

James Bailey, tenor

Jeffrey Reed, bass

Judith Cavendish, soprano

Ae-Young Sun, violin

Nedje Michelle Douyon, soprano

Julie Wagner, double bass

Deborah Kent, soprano

Sheng-Tsung Wang, violin

Lorriana Markovic, soprano

Guitar

Woodwinds & Brass

Bruce Casteel, classical

Elizabeth L.K. Berman, oboe

Scott Goriup

Todd Butler, trumpet

Michael Raitzyk, jazz

Kyle Coughlin, clarinet, saxophone

Jared Denhard, trombone

Percussion

Amelia Fannin, bassoon

Michael Kuhl

Melissa Lindon, flute

Timothy McKay

David Rybczynski, saxophone

Melissa Wertheimer, flute and piccolo

Music Therapy

Rita Mayhew

Theory, Composition, & Improvisation

Jessica Negus

Alan Blackman

Todd Butler

Folk Instruments

Kyle Coughlin

Jared Denhard, Celtic harp, bag pipes

Jared Denhard

The Music Institute Staff

Dr. Hsien-Ann Meng, Director

James Bailey, Program Manager