Hartt's faculty perform, teach, and present all over the country and around the world. They are renowned performers, exceptional scholars, dedicated teachers, and generous mentors who inspire their students to achieve at the highest levels.
Hartt Administration and Staff
Barbara Johnson
Evaluator and Manager of Academic Support Services; Suzuki and Traditional Piano Faculty
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Lief Ellis
Manager of Performing Arts Technology; Music Management and Dance Faculty
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The Hartt Admission Team
Hartt Division Directors
Ensemble Directors
Edward Cumming
Primrose Fuller Professor of Orchestral Studies; Director of Orchestra
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Javon Jackson
Professor of Jazz Saxophone; Director of Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz
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Dance Faculty
Ralph Perkins
Associate Professor of Dance and Music Theatre; Theatre Dance Administrator
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Lief Ellis
Manager of Performing Arts Technology; Music Management and Dance Faculty
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Larry Rowe
Theatre and Dance Faculty; Director of Technical Theater Services; Acting Chair for Stage Management and Technical Theatre
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Music Faculty
Brass Faculty
James Jackson III
Tuba and Euphonium Faculty; Co-Director HCD Capitol Symphonic Winds
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Strings Faculty
Melinda Daetsch
Suzuki and Traditional Violin and Viola Faculty; HCD Chamber Music Strings Coordinator; Music Skills Specialist in Viola
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Suzuki Faculty
Christie Felsing
Suzuki Violin Faculty; HCD Director of Teaching and Learning; Music Skills Specialist in Suzuki Pedagogy
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Woodwinds Faculty
Percussion Faculty
Benjamin Toth
Professor of Percussion; Chair of Percussion; HCD Percussion Department Head
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Guitar and Harp Faculty
Christopher Ladd
Clinical/Applied Assistant Professor of Guitar; Chair of Guitar and Harp; Chair of Commercial Music
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Keyboard Faculty
Barbara Johnson
Evaluator and Manager of Academic Support Services; Suzuki and Traditional Piano Faculty
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Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz Faculty
Javon Jackson
Professor of Jazz Saxophone; Director of Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz
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Vocal Studies Faculty
Composition Faculty
Conducting Faculty
Edward Cumming
Primrose Fuller Professor of Orchestral Studies; Director of Orchestra
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James Jackson III
Tuba and Euphonium Faculty; Co-Director HCD Capitol Symphonic Winds
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Music Education Faculty
Music History Faculty
Karen Cook
Associate Professor of Music History; Assistant Dean for Special Projects
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Music and Performing Arts Management Faculty
Marcus Thomas
Associate Professor of Music and Performing Arts Management; Chair of Music and Performing Arts Management
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Lief Ellis
Manager of Performing Arts Technology; Music Management and Dance Faculty
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Music Production and Technology Faculty
Justin Kurtz
Associate Professor of Music Production and Technology; Chair of Music Production and Technology
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Music Theory Faculty
Theatre Faculty
Ralph Perkins
Associate Professor of Dance and Music Theatre; Theatre Dance Administrator
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Larry Rowe
Theatre and Dance Faculty; Director of Technical Theater Services; Acting Chair for Stage Management and Technical Theatre
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Technical Theater Services
Larry Rowe
Theatre and Dance Faculty; Director of Technical Theater Services; Acting Chair for Stage Management and Technical Theatre
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