Meet Us
- Staff
- Classical Applied
- Jazz Studies
- Classical Ensembles
- Music Education
- Music Theory, Musicianship, and Composition
- Music History and Literature
- Additional Areas
Staff
Stephen Blumberg, Ph.D.
Director, School of Music
- Location: CPS 109
- Phone: (916) 278-7984
- blumberg@csus.edu
Classical Applied
Michelle Keem, MM
Lecturer in Music, Bassoon
- Location: CPS 453
- Phone: (916) 278-3930
- michelle.keem@csus.edu
- Website
Sandra McPherson, MM
Lecturer in Music, Clarinet
- Location: CPS 443
- Phone: (916) 278-7482
- sandra.mcpherson@csus.edu
- Website
Keith Bohm, DMA
Lecturer in Music, Saxophone
- Location: CPS 441
- Phone: (916) 278-5723
- kbohm@csus.edu
- Website
Jennie Blomster, MA
Lecturer in Music, French Horn
- Location: CPS 442
- jennie.blomster@csus.edu
- Website
Steve Perdicaris, MNA
Lecturer in Music, Trombone
- Location: CPS 461
- Phone: (916) 278-5194
- perdicaris@csus.edu
- Website
Julian Dixon, MM
Lecturer in Music, Euphonium/Tuba
- Location: CPS 461
- Phone: (916) 708-1333
- dixonj@csus.edu
- Website
Jordan Shippy, DMA
Lecturer in Music, Percussion
- Location: CPS 459
- Phone: (916) 278-7992
- jordan.shippy@csus.edu
- Website
Richard Cionco, MM
Professor of Music, Piano
- Location: CPS 423
- Phone: (916) 278-7983
- rcionco@csus.edu
- Website
Kirsten Smith, MM
Lecturer in Music, Piano
- Location: CPS 459
- Phone: (916) 278-7986
- kirsten@csus.edu
- Website
Julie Miller
Lecturer in Music, Voice
- Location: CPS 449
- Phone: (916) 278-7990
- julie.miller@csus.edu
- Website
Claudia Kitka, MM
Professor of Music, Voice
- Location: CPS 407
- Phone: (916) 278-7981
- kitka@csus.edu
- Website
Anna Presler, MM
Professor of Music, Violin
- Location: CPS 427
- Phone: (916) 278-5167
- apresler@csus.edu
- Website
Anna Kruger, MM
Lecturer in Music, Viola
- Location: CPS 428
- Phone: (916) 278-4216
- akruger@csus.edu
- Website
Andrew Luchansky, MM
Professor of Music, Cello
- Location: CPS 425
- Phone: (916) 278-7985
- aluchansky@csus.edu
- Website
George England, DMA
Lecturer in Music, Guitar
- Location: CPS 401
- Phone: (916) 278-7978
- george.england@csus.edu
- Website
Jazz Studies
Steve Roach, DA
Professor of Music, Director of Jazz Studies
- Location: CPS 463
- Phone: (916) 278-7987
- roach@csus.edu
- Website
Greg Johnson, DMA
Assistant Professor of Music
- Location: CPS 403
- Phone: (916) 278-7979
- g.johnson@csus.edu
- Website
- Areas of Teaching: Applied Music - Saxophone (jazz), Jazz Ensembles, Jazz Arranging, Jazz Improvisation
Steve Homan
Lecturer in Music
- Location: CPS 204
- Phone: (916) 278-6155
- homans@csus.edu
- Website
- Areas of Teaching: Guitar (jazz)
Gaw Vang-Williams, MM
Lecturer in Music, Director of Vocal Jazz
- Location: CPS 445
- Phone: (916) 278-7497
- gawvang@csus.edu
- Website
- Areas of Teaching: Vocal Jazz Ensembles, Voice (jazz)
Duncan McElman, MM
Lecturer in Music
- Location: CPS 451
- Phone: (916) 278-6950
- duncanmcelman@csus.edu
- Website
- Areas of Teaching: Jazz Ensembles, Saxophone (jazz)
Mike Rocha, MM
Lecturer in Music
- Location: CPS 457
- mike.rocha@csus.edu
- Website
- Areas of Teaching: Trumpet (jazz)
Mike Souliere, MM
Lecturer in Music
- Location: CPS 451
- Phone: (916) 278-6950
- m.souliere@csus.edu
- Website
- Areas of Teaching: Trombone (jazz)
Classical Ensembles
Matthew Morse, DMA
Associate Professor of Music, Director of Bands
- Location: CPS 115
- Phone: (916) 278-6468
- matthew.morse@csus.edu
- Website
Ryan Murray, MM
Lecturer in Music, Director of Symphony Orchestra and Opera
- Location: CPS 421
- Phone: (916) 278-6805
- murray@csus.edu
- Website
Brett Judson, DMA
Lecturer in Music, Director of Choirs
- Location: CPS 145-A
- brett.judson@csus.edu
- Website
Kalei Cablay
Lecturer in Music, Director of Marching Band
- Location: CPS 145
- Phone: (916) 278-7571
Music Education
Tiffany Barry, MA
Lecturer in Music
- Areas of Teaching: Music in General Education
Clay Redfield, DMA
Associate Professor of Music
- Location: CPS 123
- Phone: (916) 278-7487
- redfield@csus.edu
- Website
- Areas of Teaching: Music Education
Chad Zullinger, MM
Assistant Professor of Music
- Location: CPS 447
- Phone: (916) 278-7988
- c.zullinger@csus.edu
- Website
- Areas of Teaching: Music Education
Music Theory, Musicianship, and Composition
Josiah Catalan, Ph.D.
Lecturer in Music
- Location: CPS 125
- Phone: (916) 278-7493
- j.t.catalan@csus.edu
- Website
- Areas of Teaching: Theory, Composition
Brett Judson, DMA
Lecturer in Music
- Location: CPS 145-A
- brett.judson@csus.edu
- Website
- Areas of Teaching: Theory, Musicianship
Shuying Li, DMA
Assistant Professor of Music, Head of Composition
- Location: CPS 405
- Phone: (916) 278-6472
- shuying.li@csus.edu
- Website
- Areas of Teaching: Theory, Composition
Scott Perkins, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Music, Associate Director of the School of Music, Head of Theory and Musicianship
- Location: CPS 117
- Phone: (916) 278-7484
- scott.perkins@csus.edu
- Pronouns: he/him/his
- Website
- Areas of Teaching: Theory, Musicianship, Composition
Kirsten Smith, MM
Lecturer in Music
- Location: CPS 459
- Phone: (916) 278-7986
- kirsten@csus.edu
- Website
- Areas of Teaching: Theory, Musicianship
Sarah Wald, Ph.D.
Lecturer in Music
- Location: CPS 125
- Phone: (916) 278-7493
- sarah.wald@csus.edu
- Website
- Areas of Teaching: Theory, Composition
Music History and Literature
Chantal Frankenbach, Ph.D.
Professor of Music, Musicology
- Location: CPS 127
- Phone: (916) 278-7980
- cfranken@csus.edu
- Website
- Areas of Teaching: Music History and Literature
Claire Thompson, Ph.D.
Lecturer in Music
- Location: CPS 119
- c.thompson@csus.edu
- Website
- Areas of Teaching: Music History and Literature
Beverly Wilcox, Ph.D.
Lecturer in Music
- Location: CPS 113
- wilcox@csus.edu
- Website
- Areas of Teaching: On Leave Fall 2023
Additional Areas
Josiah Catalan, Ph.D.
Lecturer in Music
- Location: CPS 125
- Phone: (916) 278-7493
- j.t.catalan@csus.edu
- Website
- Areas of Teaching: World Music
Robin Fisher, DMA
Professor of Music
- Location: CPS 449
- Phone: (916) 278-7990
- rfisher@csus.edu
- Website
Ernie Hills, DMA
Professor of Music
- Location: CPS 457
- hills@csus.edu
- Website
- Areas of Teaching: Music Appreciation
Sarah Lappas, Ph.D.
Lecturer in Music
- Phone: (916) 278-7493
- sarah.lappas@csus.edu
- Website
- Areas of Teaching: Hip-Hop, World Music
Charles Spruill
Lecturer in Music
- Location: CPS 119
- spruill@csus.edu
- Areas of Teaching: String Project
Tim Stanley, MM
Lecturer in Music
- Location: CPS 119
- Phone: (916) 278-6558
- tstanley@csus.edu
- Website
- Areas of Teaching: String Methods, String Project
Laurel Zucker
Professor of Music
- Areas of Teaching: American Society and its Music