Faculty By Area

Wind Ensemble

Dr. David Vickerman

Director of Bands; Wind Ensemble

Office: 248

Phone: 408-924-6971

Email: david.vickerman@sjsu.edu

Symphonic Band & Marching Band

Dr. Grant Knox

Interim Director of Symphonic Band, Spring 2025

Symphony Orchestra

Dr. Fred Cohen

Director, School of Music; Orchestra

Office: 179

Phone: 408-924-4677

Email: fred.cohen@sjsu.edu

Jazz Orchestra

Dr. Aaron Lington

Jazz Studies Area Coordinator; Jazz Orchestra; Jazz Saxophone

Office: 109

Phone: 408-924-4636

Email: aaron.lington@sjsu.edu

Choraliers

Dr. Jeffrey Benson

Director of Choral Activities; Choraliers

Office: 262

Phone: 408-924-4645

Email: jeffrey.benson@sjsu.edu

Concert Choir

Dr. Corie Brown

Choral Activities, Music Education; Concert Choir

Office: 267

Email: corie.brown@sjsu.edu

Brass

Thomas Hornig

Brass Area Coordinator, Trombone, Euphonium

Office: 270

Phone: 408-924-4647

Email: thomas.horning@sjsu.edu

Composition, Keyboard Studies, Music Theory

Dr. Pablo Furman

Associate Director; Composition Area Coordinator; Keyboard Area Coordinator, Music Theory Area Coordinator

Office: 202

Phone: 408-924-4646

Email: pablo.furman@sjsu.edu

History, Graduate Coordinator

Dr. Gordon Haramaki

Music History Area Coordinator; Collegium Musicum; Graduate Coordinator

Office: 107

Phone: 408-924-4634

Email: gordon.haramaki@sjsu.edu

Jazz Studies

Dr. Aaron Lington

Jazz Studies Area Coordinator; Jazz Orchestra; Jazz Saxophone

Office: 109

Phone: 408-924-4636

Email: aaron.lington@sjsu.edu

Music Education

Dr. Diana Hollinger

Music Education Area Coordinator

Office: 164

Phone: 408-924-4631

Email: diana.hollinger@sjus.edu

Percussion

Divesh Karamchandani

Percussion Area Coordinator; Percussion Ensemble

Email: divesh.karamchandani@sjsu.edu

Strings

Dr Catalina Barraza

Violin and Viola; String Area Coordinator

Office: 208

Email: catalina.barraza@sjsu.edu

Vocal Performance

Jacque Wilson Scharlach

Co-Area Coordinator, Voice

Office: 246

Email: jacque.scharlach@sjsu.edu

Jonathan Smucker

Co-Area Coordinator, Voice

Office: 246

Email: jonathan.smucker@sjsu.edu

Woodwinds

Michael Hernandez

Woodwind Coordinator, Saxophone; Saxophone Ensemble

Office: 271

Phone: 408-924-4673

Email: michaelnhernandez@gmail.com

Rooms and Reservations Coordinator

Schedule room reservations in the music building, such as classrooms and the concert hall, for practice or performances.

musicreservation@sjsu.edu

Concert Managers

Students assistants who prepare the concert hall for performances, regulate the doors before and during the performance, and tear down afterwards.

concertmanager@sjsu.edu

Recruitment Assistants

Provide helpful information to new and incoming music students.

musicdancerecruitment@sjsu.edu

Webmaster

Responsible for developing and maintaining the website of School of Music.

Hector Torres
music-web@sjsu.edu
Appointments: hector.torres@sjsu.edu
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