Composition and Theory Faculty

The distinguished faculty has received national and international recognition. In addition, eminent guests are regularly invited for residencies, which include private lessons, master classes, and seminars on contemporary music; recent visiting composers have included Samuel Adler, Ofer Ben-Amots, David Crumb, George Crumb, Mario Davidovsky, John Harbinson, Libby Larsen, Todd Machover, George Rochberg, John Thow, Joan Tower, Chinary Ung and Chin Yi. We have also had masterclasses and seminars presented by Nexus Percussion Ensemble, Chiara and Flux Quartets, David Starobin, Ursula Oppens and Hirsch-Pinkas Duo.

Karim Al-Zand, Anthony Brandt, Shih-Hui Chen, Arthur Gottschalk, Pierre Jalbert, Richard Lavenda, Kurt Stallmann