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 | Michael Raitzyk |
| Alan Blackman, jazz | David Rybczynski |
| Marian Buck-Lew | Jeffrey Reed |
| Wei-Der Huang | |
| Hsien-Ann Meng | Strings |
| Bill Scanlan Murphy, jazz | Yoon Young Bae, violin |
| Lisa Rehwoldt | Joan Bob, violin and viola |
| Kristina Suter | Yoon Nah Cho, cello |
| Hsiu-Hui Wang-Myers | Minsun Choi, violin |
| David Wasser | Rebekah Herbold, cello |
| Kuei-I Wu | Cathleen Jeffcoat, violin, Suzuki®, ColourstringsTM |
| Deborah Zagorin | Yi-Hsin (Cindy) Lin, violin |
| Benjamin Myers, cello |
| Voice | Jeffrey Reed, bass |
| James Bailey, tenor | Ae-Young Sun, violin |
| Judith Cavendish, soprano | Sheng-Tsung Wang, violin |
| Nedje Michelle Douyon, soprano | |
| Deborah Kent, soprano | Guitar |
| Lorriana Markovic, soprano | Bruce Casteel, classical |
| Scott Goriup |
| Woodwinds & Brass | Michael Raitzyk, jazz |
| Elizabeth L.K. Berman, oboe | |
| Todd Butler, trumpet | Percussion |
| Kyle Coughlin, clarinet, saxophone | Michael Kuhl |
| Jared Denhard, trombone | Timothy McKay |
| Melissa Lindon, flute | |
| David Rybczynski, saxophone | |
| Melissa Wertheimer, flute and piccolo | Music Therapy |
| | Rita Mayhew |
| Theory, Composition, & Improvisation | Jessica Negus |
| Alan Blackman | |
| Todd Butler | |
| Kyle Coughlin | Folk Instruments |
| Jared Denhard | Jared Denhard, Celtic harp, bag pipes |
| Bill Scanlan Murphy | |
The Music Institute Staff
Dr. Hsien-Ann Meng, Director
James Bailey, Program Manager
