Faculty & Staff

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(312)996-2939

UIC Department of Performing Arts
College of Architecture and the Arts
EPASW Bldg. 1040 W. Harrison St. MC-255
Chicago, IL 60607
phone 312-996-2977 | fax 312-996-0954

Music Faculty

Ernie Adams

Percussion Ensemble, Applied Jazz Drums and Percussion
Phone: +1(312)996-2977
Email: ewadams@uic.edu

Michael J. Anderson

Department Chair, Conductor
The UIC Choirs
Phone: +1(312)996-8744
Email: mja@uic.edu

Ari Brown

Applied Jazz Saxophone
Phone: +1(312)996-2977
Email: aribrown@uic.edu

Ivana Bukvich

Asst. Conductor/Accompanist
The UIC Choirs
Phone: +1(312)996-2978
Email: ibukvich@comcast.net

Andrew Carpenter

Assistant Conductor, Saxophone, Concert Band, Music Theory
Phone: +1(312)355-2433
Email: atcarp@uic.edu

Gene Collerd

Conductor-Concert Band, Clarinet, Conducting
Phone: +1(312)996-8746
Email: gjc@uic.edu

Orbert Davis

Conductor, UIC Jazz Ensemble, Trumpet, Jazz History, and Aesthetics,
Phone: +1(312)996-2368
Email: odavis@uic.edu

Theodore Edel

Professor Emeritus
Phone: +1(312)996-2977
Email: tedel@uic.edu

Christopher Goldston

Classroom Piano
Phone: +1(312)996-2977
Email: goldston@uic.edu

Michael Hogg

Low Brass, Music Theory, Concert Band, Clarinet
Phone: +1(312)413-2113
Email: tubabass@excite.com

Hai Tao Huang

Music Theory, Trumpet
Phone: +1(312)996-6881
Email: hhuang@uic.edu

William Kaplan

Counterpoint, Form and Analysis
Phone: +1(312)-996-2978
Email: wmkaplan@uic.edu

Christopher Laughlin

Classical Guitar
Phone: +1(312)-996-2977
Email: christop@uic.edu

Andrew Lewis

Conductor, Women's Choral Ensemble
Phone: +1(312)-996-2977
Email: adlewis@uic.edu

Stewart Miller

Applied Jazz Bass
Phone: +1(312)996-2977
Email: stmill@uic.edu

Nicole Mitchell

Jazz History, Jazz Improvisation, Applied Jazz Flute, Creative Music Ensemble
Phone: +1(312)996-2368
Email: nmitchell@uic.edu

James Paulus

Asst. Conductor-Jazz Ensemble, Saxophone, Music Theory
Phone: +1(312)413-2116
Email: jpaulus@uic.edu

Amy Pickering

Mezzo-Soprano, Voice Studio
Phone: +1(312)413-2116
Email: ajpick101@aol.com

Ruth Rosenberg

Ethnomusicologist, Music Cultures of the World, Jazz Saxophone
Phone: +1(312)996-2977

Harris Saunders

Music History, Opera, Music Appreciation, Music of the World
Phone: +1(312)355-0790
Email: hssaund@uic.edu

Richard Wang

Professor Emeritus
Phone: +1(312)996-2977
Email: rawj@uic.edu

Zvonimir Tot

Assistant Jazz Director, Jazz Theory and Keyboard, Small Jazz Ensemble, Guitar Ensemble, Applied Jazz Guitar
Phone: +1(312)996-5307
Email: ztot@uic.edu