Department of Music

Department Office location in the Music and Business building, Room 2571

Open Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday

Dept Phone: (510) 885-3135

Faculty

Professors

John Eros, Ph.D. The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Rafael Hernandez, D.M. Indiana University

Buddy O. James (Chair), D.M.A. University of Southern California

Peter K. Marsh, Ph.D. Indiana University

Kathleen Rountree, D.M. The Florida State University

Associate Professors

Danielle Gaudry, D.M.A. University of Cincinnati

Omri Shimron, D.M.A. Eastman School of Music

Assistant Professor

Ines Thiebaut, Ph.D. City University of New York, Graduate Center

Graduate Coordinator

John Eros

Mission Statement

The mission of the Department of Music is to offer all students outstanding musical and educational experiences within a nurturing and collegial environment. These experiences provide opportunities for personal and professional enrichment by developing a greater appreciation for and understanding of the art of music. Through performance, creative activity, research, scholarship and teaching, students are prepared for careers as performers, composers, teachers and independent scholars, and for advanced study.