Camilo Cedeno - The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
Camilo Cedeno
Assistant to the Chair - Department of Music Performance, Education & 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.

Lindsey Beardsley
Manager - Department of Music Performance, Education & Composition...
Chris Hanulik
Adjunct Professor - String Bass Performance; Principal Bass LA Phil...
Catherine Gregory
Lecturer - Flute Performance, Woodwind Chamber Music, Director of the Gluck Fellowship Program...
Cheryl Lin Fielding
Continuing Lecturer - Vocal Diction and Vocal Coaching...
Shahab Paranj
Gramian-Emrani Postdoctoral Fellow in Music and Lecturer - Composition, Contemporary Concert Music...
Travis J. Cross
Professor - Conducting, Director of Bands...
Gloria Cheng
Distinguished Adjunct Professor - Contemporary Music, Performance Studies...
Inna Faliks
Professor - Head of Piano Performance...
Amy Sanchez
Continuing Lecturer - Horn Performance...
Gregory Goodall
Continuing Lecturer - Percussion Performance...
John Steinmetz
Continuing Lecturer - Bassoon Performance...
James Miller
Continuing Lecturer - Trombone Performance, Associate Principal Trombone LA Phil...
Theresa Dimond
Continuing Lecturer - Percussion Performance...
Mike Lee
Assistant Professor - Performance Studies...
Hitomi Oba
Continuing Lecturer and Director of Contemporary Jazz Ensemble...
James Darrah Black
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Nick DePinna
Adjunct Assistant Professor - Musicianship...
Neal Stulberg
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Brendan McBrien
Lecturer - Music Education...
Wendy Caldwell
Continuing Lecturer - Vocal Coaching...
David Lefkowitz
Professor - Composition, Vice Chair of the Department of Music Performance, Education & Composition...
Lucy Yates
Continuing Lecturer - Vocal Diction and Vocal Coaching...
Boris Allakhverdyan
Continuing Lecturer - Clarinet Performance, Principal Clarinet LA Philharmonic...
Benjamin Smolen
Lecturer - Flute Performance...
Melissa Bilal
Promise Professor in Armenian Music, Arts, and Culture and Director of Armenian Music Program...
David Kaplan
Inaugural Shapiro Family Professor in Piano Performance, Associate Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Music Performance, Education & Composition...
Che-Yen Chen
Professor - Viola Performance...
Andrew Ordonez
Events Manager - Department of Music Performance, Education & Composition...
Iris Malkin
Continuing Lecturer - Vocal Coaching...
Rakefet Hak
Senior Continuing Lecturer - Opera UCLA...
Jan Berry Baker
Associate Dean of Faculty Mentoring and Community Relations, Professor - Saxophone, Head of Woodwinds, Vice Chair of the Department of Music Performance, Education & Composition...
Jonathan Beard
Continuing Lecturer - Music Industry (Electronic Music) and Composition...
Kaii Lee
Lecturer - Music Education...
Ji Young An
Continuing Lecturer - Violin Performance...
James Lent
Continuing Lecturer - Collaborative Piano...
Noah Meites
Continuing Lecturer - Music Theory...
Joshua Ranz
Continuing Lecturer - Clarinet Performance...
Regina Carter-Garnett
Professor - Music Performance and Global Jazz Studies...
Kay Rhie
Assistant Professor - Composition...
Ian Krouse
Distinguished Professor - Co-Area Head, Composition...
Varty Manouelian
Continuing Lecturer - Violin Performance, Violin LA Philharmonic...
Movses Pogossian
Distinguished Professor of Violin; Founder and Advisor, Armenian Music Program - Music Performance...
Jonathan Davis
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Jens Lindemann
Distinguished Professor - Trumpet Performance...
Vladimir Chernov
Distinguished Professor - Voice Performance...
Victoria Kirsch
Continuing Lecturer - Vocal Coaching...
Juliana Gondek
Distinguished Professor - Voice Performance...
Richard Danielpour
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Lily Chen-Hafteck
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Aubrey Foard
Continuing Lecturer - Tuba Performance...
Justin McManus
Assistant Professor - Director of Athletic Bands and Associate Director of Bands...
James Bass
Professor and Chair of the Department of Music Performance, Education & Composition, Director of Choral Studies...
Peter Golub
Continuing Lecturer - Composition, Music and Film...
Dante De Silva
Continuing Lecturer - Composition and Music Theory...
Lou Anne Neill
Continuing Lecturer - Harp Performance, Harp LA Philharmonic...
Ben Hong
Lecturer - Cello Performance...
Michael Dean
Professor - Voice Performance...
Dwayne Milburn
Continuing Lecturer - Conducting and Composition...
Wendy Richman
Lecturer - Performance Studies...
William Kinderman
Distinguished Professor and Elaine Krown Klein Professor in Performance Studies...
Johanna Gamboa-Kroesen
Assistant Professor - Music Education...
Christoph Bull
Adjunct Professor - Organ Performance...
Noel Cano Hearn
Lecturer - Alexander Technique and Music Education...

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