Joint Music Program Faculty

Through the Joint Music Program (JMP) between Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM), the following CIM faculty and staff members provide academic support, private music lessons, studio coaching, and courses in music theory to CWRU students.

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Staff

Dean Southern

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SOUTHERN, DEAN
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dean of the Institute
Voice Faculty, Conservatory


Korth, Elliot (CIM Registrar)

KORTH, ELLIOT
Registrar
elliot.korth@cim.edu
216.795.3145


Applied Music Instructors

Baroque Violin

Julie Andrijeski CWRU HPP headshot










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ANDRIJESKI, JULIE
Violin Faculty, Historical Performance Practice Program
Senior Instructor, Head of Historical Performance Practice (CWRU) 


Saxophone

Greg Banaszak

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BANASZAK, GREG
Saxophone Faculty, Joint Music Program
Secondary Saxophone Faculty, Conservatory
Director, Mixed Chamber Music Ensembles


Harpsichord

Peter Bennett

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BENNETT, PETER
Head, Harpsichord Department
Harpsichord Faculty, Historical Performance Practice Program
Harpsichord Faculty, Conservatory
Professor, Coordinator of Graduate Studies in Historical Performance Practice (CWRU)


Organ

Kelsey Berg, organ (CIM)

BERG, KELSEY
Organ Instructor, Joint Music Program


Viola

Lisa Boyko

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BOYKO, LISA
Viola Faculty, Joint Music Program
Director, String/Piano Chamber Music Ensembles
Current Member of The Cleveland Orchestra


Historical Keyboards

Francesca Brittan

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BRITTAN, FRANCESCA
Piano Faculty, Historical Performance Practice Program
Associate Professor, Coordinator of Graduate Studies in Musicology (CWRU)
Affiliated Faculty, Department of Cognitive Sciences (CWRU)


Group Piano

Younjung Cha

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CHA, YOUNJUNG
Piano Faculty, Joint Music Program
Group Piano Coordinator, Joint Music Program
Piano Faculty, Academy
Keyboard Skills Faculty, Conservatory


Group Voice

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CONNELLY, CLAIRE
Voice Faculty, Academy
Voice Faculty, Joint Music Program


Bassoon

Mark DeMio

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DEMIO, MARK
Bassoon Faculty, Joint Music Program
Bassoon Faculty, Academy


Cello

Bryan Dumm

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DUMM, BRYAN
Cello Faculty, Joint Music Program
Cello Faculty, Academy
Cello Faculty, Conservatory
Director, String/Piano Chamber Music Ensembles
Current member of The Cleveland Orchestra


Voice

Tyler Duncan

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DUNCAN, TYLER
Voice Faculty, Conservatory
Voice Faculty, Historical Performance Practice Program


Voice (popular)

Joan Ellison

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ELLISON, JOAN
Voice Faculty, Joint Music Program
Director, American Songbook Camp


Trombone 

FERGUSON, PAUL
Trombone Faculty, Joint Music Program
Senior Instructor, Director of Jazz Studies (CWRU)
*Artistic Director of the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra


Clarinet

Gilbert, Dan (Clarinet at CIM)

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GILBERT, DANIEL
Clarinet Faculty, Joint Music Program


Harp

Jody Guinn

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GUINN, JODY
Harp Faculty, Joint Music Program


Oboe

Jack Cozen Harel

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HAREL, JACK
Oboe Faculty, Joint Music Program
Oboe Faculty, Academy


Double Bass

Kathleen Horvath

 

 

 

 

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HORVATH, KATHLEEN
Double Bass Faculty, Joint Music Program
Associate Professor, Director of Orchestras, Associate Provost of Academic Affairs (CWRU)


Voice 

Denise Howell

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HOWELL, DENISE MILNER
Voice Faculty, Joint Music Program
Diction Faculty, Conservatory


Guitar

Rodrigo Lara Alonso

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LARA ALONSO, RODRIGO
Program Director, Musical Pathway Fellowship
Guitar Faculty, Academy
Guitar Faculty, Joint Music Program


Percussion

Matthew Larson

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LARSON, MATTHEW
Percussion Faculty, Joint Music Program
Lecturer, Percussion Ensemble (CWRU)


Baroque Oboe

Debra Nagy

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NAGY, DEBRA
Oboe Faculty, Historical Performance Practice Program


Cello

Daniel Pereira

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PEREIRA, DANIEL
Director, Academy Performance Studies
Coordinator, CIM 360 Wellness Initiative
Cello Faculty, Academy and Joint Music Program
Chamber Music Faculty, Academy


Violin

Eugenia Poustyreva

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POUSTYREVA, EUGENIA
Violin Faculty, Academy
Violin Faculty, Joint Music Program 


Flute

Ruby-Kushious Heidi

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RUBY-KUSHIOUS, HEIDI
Flute Faculty, Joint Music Program
Flute Faculty, Academy
Chamber Music Faculty, Conservatory


Tuba + Euphonium

Ryan Scherber

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SCHERBER, RYAN
Tuba and Euphonium Faculty, Joint Music Program
Assistant Professor, Director of Bands, Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies in Music Education (CWRU)


Piano + Associate Dean

sean schulze

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SCHULZE, SEAN
Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Partnerships
Piano Faculty, Joint Music Program
Piano Faculty, Academy
Piano Literature and Piano Pedagogy, Conservatory
Pedagogy Faculty, Conservatory


Violin

Stephen Sims

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SIMS, STEPHEN
Violin Faculty, Joint Music Program


Baroque Flute

Kathie Stewart

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STEWART, KATHIE
Flute Faculty, Historical Performance Practice Program


Piano

Gerardo Teissonniere, photo credit Dario Acosta

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TEISSONNIÈRE, GERARDO
Piano Faculty, Joint Music Program
Piano Faculty, Academy
Chamber Music Faculty, Academy
Secondary Piano Faculty, Conservatory
Artistic Director, Young Artist Piano Seminar



Alex Cooke

COOKE, ALEX
Head, Core Curriculum Division
Director of Electronic Music
Music Theory Faculty, Conservatory 
Music Theory Faculty, Joint Music Program
General Education Faculty, Conservatory


Alan Elkins

ELKINS, ALAN
Music Theory Faculty, Conservatory
Music Theory Faculty, Joint Music Program 


Scott Hanenberg

HANENBERG, SCOTT
Music Theory Faculty, Conservatory
Music Theory Faculty, Joint Music Program
Program Co-Director, Summer Music Theory


John Hughes

HUGHES, JACK
Music Theory Faculty, Conservatory 


Caitlin Martinkus

MARTINKUS, CAITLIN
Music Theory Faculty, Conservatory
Program Co-Director, Summer Music Theory


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