Camilo Cedeno
Assistant to the Chair - Department of Music Performance, Education and Composition
Camilo Cedeno has served as the chair’s assistant in the Department of Music Performance, Education, and Composition since August 2021, where he provides essential administrative support to the department at large. With a diverse professional background in higher education, finance, public health, and supply chain management, Camilo brings a diverse skill set and a wealth of experience to his role.
Camilo discovered his passion for music early on, learning to play guitar at the age of 13. Since 2016, he has also been a dedicated freelance audio engineer and music producer, committed to nurturing local talent and bringing their musical visions to life. Camilo holds a bachelor’s degree of Science in Business Management as well as a certificate in Audio Engineering and Music Production.
Jan Berry Baker
Professor - Saxophone, Head of Woodwinds, Vice Chair of the Department of Music, Special Assistant to the Dean for Faculty Mentoring
Lindsey Beardsley
Manager - Department of Music Performance, Education and Composition
Rakefet Hak
Continuing Lecturer - Opera UCLA
Movses Pogossian
Distinguished Professor of Violin; Founder and Advisor, Armenian Music Program - Music Performance
Gloria Cheng
Adjunct Professor - Contemporary Music, Performance Studies
Che-Yen Chen
Professor - Viola Performance
Lily Chen-Hafteck
Professor - Music Education, Special Assistant to the Inaugural Dean for Curricular Reform
Peter Golub
Lecturer - Composition, Music and Film
Andrew Ordonez
Events Manager - Department of Music Performance, Education and Composition
David Kaplan
Inaugural Shapiro Family Chair in Piano Performance
Noah Meites
Lecturer - Music Theory
Chris Hanulik
Adjunct Professor - String Bass Performance; Principal Bass LA Phil
Iris Malkin
Lecturer - Vocal Coaching
David Lefkowitz
Professor - Composition, Vice Chair of the Department of Music
Joshua Ranz
Lecturer - Clarinet Performance
Benjamin Smolen
Lecturer - Flute Performance
Varty Manouelian
Lecturer - Violin Performance, Violin LA Philharmonic
Dwayne Milburn
Lecturer - Conducting and Composition
Michael Dean
Professor - Voice Performance
Sean McLaughlin
Piano Technician
Inna Faliks
Professor - Head of Piano Performance
Amy Sanchez
Lecturer - Horn Performance
William Kinderman
Distinguished Professor and Elaine Krown Klein Chair in Performance Studies
John Steinmetz
Lecturer - Bassoon Performance
Hitomi Oba
Lecturer and Director of Contemporary Jazz Ensemble
James Miller
Lecturer - Trombone Performance, Associate Principal Trombone LA Phil
Noel Cano Hearn
Lecturer - Alexander Technique and Music Education
Brendan McBrien
Lecturer - Music Education
Sarah Koo Freeman
Visiting Professor - Cello Performance
Elisabeth Le Guin
Emerita
Mircea Gogoncea
Lecturer - Guitar
Lou Anne Neill
Lecturer - Harp Performance, Harp LA Philharmonic
Boris Allakhverdyan
Lecturer - Clarinet Performance, Principal Clarinet LA Philharmonic
Jonathan Davis
Lecturer - Oboe Performance
Wendy Caldwell
Lecturer - Vocal Coaching
Lucy Yates
Lecturer - Vocal Diction and Vocal Coaching
Nick DePinna
Adjunct Assistant Professor - Musicianship
Johanna Gamboa-Kroesen
Assistant Professor - Music Education
Jens Lindemann
Distinguished Professor - Trumpet Performance
Christoph Bull
Adjunct Professor - Organ Performance
Cheryl Lin Fielding
Lecturer - Vocal Diction and Vocal Coaching
Juliana Gondek
Distinguished Professor - Voice Performance
Regina Carter-Garnett
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James Darrah
Professor - Director of Opera UCLA
Herbie Hancock
Adjunct Professor
Shahab Paranj
Gramian-Emrani Postdoctoral Fellow in Music and Lecturer - Composition, contemporary concert music
Theresa Dimond
Lecturer - Percussion Performance
Victoria Kirsch
Lecturer - Vocal Coaching
Gregory Goodall
Lecturer - Percussion Performance
Mildred Yi
Lecturer - Music Education
Dante De Silva
Lecturer - Composition and Music Theory
Ji Young An
Lecturer - Violin Performance
Neal Stulberg
Professor - Conducting, Director of Orchestral Studies
Melissa Bilal
The Promise Chair in Armenian Music, Arts, and Culture, Director of Armenian Music Program
James Lent
Lecturer - Collaborative Piano
Adam Gilberti
Instrument Curator
Travis J. Cross
Professor - Conducting, Director of Bands
Ian Krouse
Distinguished Professor - Co-Area Head, Composition
Aubrey Foard
Lecturer - Tuba Performance
Alison Deane
Associate Adjunct Professor
Wendy Richman
Lecturer - Performance Studies
Ryan Brown
Lecturer - Choral Studies and Music Education
Richard Danielpour
Distinguished Professor; Director of Gramian-Emrani Center for Iranian Music
Vladimir Chernov
Distinguished Professor - Voice Performance
Arturo O’Farrill
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James Bass
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