Faculty & Staff

Faculty
Pamela Highbaugh Aloni
M.M. (Indiana), BMUS, California State University, Northridge
Artist-in-Residence
phighbau@uvic.ca
Cello, Lafayette String Quartet, Co-Head of Performance
Dániel Péter Biró
MFA (Musik. Wurzburg), MFA (Musik. Frankfurt), Ph.D. (Princeton)
Associate Professor
birouvic[at]gmail.com
Composition, Music Theory
Patrick Boyle
B.M. (Memorial), M.A. (York), D.M.A. (Toronto)
Assistant Professor
pboyle@uvic.ca
Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Studies
(on leave July 1-December 31, 2013)
Benjamin Butterfield
Lic. MUS (McGill)
Associate Professor
benjamin@uvic.ca
Voice, Opera, Head of Voice
Christopher Butterfield
B. Mus. (U. of Vic.), M.A. (S.U.N.Y.Stony Brook)
Associate Professor
cbutterf@uvic.ca
Composition, Theory, Head of Composition
(on leave January 1-June 30, 2013)
John Celona
B.M., M.A. (San Fran. St.), Ph.D. (Calif., San Diego)
Professor
celona@uvic.ca
Composition, Computer Music, Music Theory
Ajtony Csaba
M.A. (Vienna)
Assistant Professor
acsaba@uvic.ca
Orchestra, Conducting
Alexandra Pohran Dawkins
B.Mus. (Toronto)
Associate Professor
apohran@uvic.ca
Oboe, Head of Woodwinds and Woodwind Chamber Music, 20th & 21st Century Improvisation Techniques
Eugene Dowling
B.M.(Mich.St.),M.M.(Northwestern)
Senior Instructor
edowling@uvic.ca
Tuba, Euphonium, Trombone, Aural Skills, Theory, Graduate Co-Advisor in Music
Ann Elliott-Goldschmid
B.M. (Boston)
Artist-in-Residence
aelliott@finearts.uvic.ca
Violin, Lafayette String Quartet
Michelle Fillion
B.A. (Montréal), B.Mus. (McGill), M.A., Ph.D. (Cornell)
Professor
mfillion@uvic.ca
Music History, Musicology, Theory, Head of Musicology
(on leave January 1-June 30, 2013)
Jonathan Goldman
B.A. (McGill), M.A., Ph.D. (Montreal)
Assistant Professor
goldmanj@uvic.ca
Music History, Musicology, Theory, Graduate Co-Advisor in Music
(on leave July 1, 2013-June 30, 2014)
Susan Lewis Hammond
B.A., B.Mus. (Queen's), M.M. (Arizona), M.F.A., Ph.D. (Princeton)
Professor - Director of the School
sglewis@uvic.ca
Music History, Musicology
Joanna Hood
San Francisco Conservatory of Music (B.M.) Indiana University School of Music in Bloomington (M.M.)
Artist-in-Residence
ojdooh@uvic.ca
Viola, Lafayette String Quartet
Kurt Kellan
Associate Professor
kkellan@uvic.ca
Horn

Gerald King
B.M. (UBC), M.M. (West. Wash.) Ed.D. (B.Y.U)
Professor
gking@uvic.ca
Music Education, University Wind Symphony (Conductor)
(on leave July 1, 2013-June 30, 2014)



Patricia Kostek
B.Sc. (Mansfield State Coll.), M.M. (Mich. State)
Professor
pkostek@uvic.ca
Clarinet, Chamber Music
Harald M. Krebs
B.Mus. (Brit. Col.) M.Phil., Ph.D. (Yale)
Professor
hkrebs@uvic.ca
Theory, Head of Theory Program
Louis Ranger
B.Mus. (Juilliard)
Professor
lranger@uvic.ca
Trumpet, Chamber Music, Co-Head of performance
Arthur Rowe
B.M. (W. Ont.), M.M. (Indiana)
Professor
artrow@uvic.ca
Acting Associate Dean of Fine Arts, Piano
W. Andrew Schloss
B.A. (Bennington Coll.), Ph.D. (Stanford)
Professor
aschloss@uvic.ca
Electronic & Computer Music Studios, Musical Acoustics, Ethnomusicology
(on leave January 1-June 30, 2013)


Suzanne Snizek
B.M. (Indiana), M.M.(Philadelphia), DMA (UBC)
Visiting Assistant Professor

ssnizek@uvic.ca
Flute, Woodwind Chamber Music
Sharon Stanis
M.M. (Indiana)
Artist-in-Residence
sstanis@shaw.ca
Violin, Lafayette String Quartet
Bruce Vogt
A.R.C.T. (Toronto), B.Mus. (W.Ont.), M.Mus. (Toronto)
Professor
bvogt@uvic.ca
Piano, History of Keyboard Music, 19th-Century Performance Practices
Susan Young
B.A. (Brigham Young), M.Mus. (Calgary)
Senior Instructor
syoungsoprano@shaw.ca
Voice, Opera, Chorus Director, Philomela Choir

 

Visiting, Adjunct & Cross-listed Appointments
Peter Driessen
B.Sc., Ph.D. (Brit. Col.)
Cross-Listed Associate Professor - ECE
peter@ece.uvic.ca
Recording Techniques
Mary Kennedy
B.Mus, M.Ed. (U. of Vic.), PhD (Wash)
External Faculty - Associate Professor - EDCI
makenn@uvic.ca
Philomela Women's Choir (Conductor)
(on leave July 1-December 31, 2013)
Gordon Mumma
Adjunct Faculty
gordonmumma@yahoo.com
Composition
Personal website: brainwashed.com/mumma
Colin Tilney
B.A., M.Mus. (King's College)
Adjunct Faculty
ctilney@shaw.ca
Harpsichord, keyboard literature

 

Professional Staff
Kristy Farkas
B.Mus. (Wilfrid Laurier), M.Mus. (UVic)
P.E.A.
kfarkas@uvic.ca
Concert Manager
Kirk McNally

Kirk McNally
B.Mus., M.Sc. (McGill)
P.E.A.
kmcnally@uvic.ca
Audio Specialist, Recording Engineer


Jill Michalski
P.E.A.
michalsk@uvic.ca
Administrative Officer

 

Music Performance
Instructors and Sessional Lecturers
Anita Bonkowski
B.Mus., M.Mus. (U. of Vic.)
Sessional Lecturer
abmusico@telus.net
Theory, Orchestration, Music Appreciation
clanton

Wendell Clanton
B.Mus. (UVic), B.Ed. (UVic), M.Mus. (Northwestern)
Music Performance Instructor
wendellclanton@hotmail.com
Saxophone, Vocal Jazz
David Clenman
Sessional Lecturer
dclenman@uvic.ca
Theory, Aural Skills, Orchestration
Alexander Dunn
B.Mus.,M.Mus.(San Fr Guitar ran. Cons.), Ph.D. (Calif., San Diego)
Music Performance Instructor
adunn@uvic.ca
Music Performance Instructor, Theory
Colleen Eccleston
B.F.A. (U. of Vic.)
Sessional Lecturer
skog@islandnet.com
Songwriting, Popular Music
Garry Froese
B.Mus. (Brandon); M.Mus. (Southern Methodist); DMA (Cincinnatti)
Sessional Lecturer
gwaynefroese@gmail.com
Chamber Singers
Anne Grimm
Music Performance Instructor
annecgrimm@yahoo.ca
Voice
Jenny Gunter
B.Mus. (Eastman), M.Mus (Rice)
Music Performance Instructor
jennygunter@yahoo.com
Bassoon
  Charlotte Hale
Accompanist
halec@uvic.ca
Piano Coaching
  Jordan Hanson
B.Sc. (Dalhousie)
Sessional Lecturer
drumrhythms@hotmail.com
African Hand Drumming
May Ling Kwok
B.Mus. (U. of Vic), M.Mus. (Indiana)
Music Performance Instructor
mlkwok@uvic.ca
Piano
  Bill Linwood
B.Mus. (Indiana University)
Music Performance Instructor
wlinwood@uvic.ca
Percussion, Percussion Ensemble



Michael Keddy
B.Mus., B.Ed. (West.Ont.), M.Mus. (Manitoba)
Sessional Lecturer
mkeddy@uvic.ca
Conducting
Scott MacInnes
B.Mus. (Toronto), M.Mus. (U. of Vic.)
Music Performance Instructor
mactrombone@gmail.com
Trombone
Elissa Poole
B.A. (Penn. State), M.A., Ph.D. (U. of Vic)
Sessional Lecturer
elissa.poole@saltspring.com
Music History, Music Appreciation
Eva Solar-Kinderman
Perf.Dip. (Vienna)
Music Performance Instructor
esolar@uvic.ca
Piano
Michelle Mares
B.A. (Mozarteum, Salzburg)
Music Performance Instructor
michellemares@hotmail.com
Piano

Alex Olson
B.Mus. (Manhattan)
Music Performance Instructor
alexolson@hotmail.com
Double Bass

 

Professor Emeritus
George Corwin
B.S. (Ithaca), M.A., D.M.A. (Roch.)
Professor Emeritus
Conducting
Michael Longton
B.Mus., M.Mus. (Brit. Col.)
Professor Emeritus
mlongton@uvic.ca
Music Theory
Ian McDougall
B.Mus., M.Mus. (Brit. Col.)
Professor Emeritus
imcdoug@uvic.ca
Trombone, Jazz Studies
Personal website: www.ianmcdougall.com


Bruce E. More
B.Mus. (Brit. Col.), M.Mus., M.M.A., D.M.A. (Yale)
Professor Emeritus
bmore@uvic.ca
Lanny Pollet
B.Mus. (Eastman), M.Mus. (U. of Vic.)
Professor Emeritus
lpollet@uvic.ca
Flute, Orchestration
Erich Schwandt
B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Stanford)
Professor Emeritus
Music History, Musicology (Mediaeval, Renaissance, and Baroque), Harpsichord, Organ