Faculty & Staff
Smith faculty offer a wide variety of academic and performance courses. Performance instruction on instruments not taught by Smith faculty is offered through the Five Colleges and selected adjunct teachers in the area.
Faculty
Raphael Atlas
Professor of Music
Joseph Baldwin
Iva Dee Hiatt Distinguished
Assistant Director of Choral
Activities & Lecturer in Music
Peter Bloom
Grace Jarcho Ross 1933 Professor of Humanities
Jane Bryden
Iva Dee Hiatt Professor of Music (voice)
Karen Smith Emerson
Elsie Irwin Sweeney Professor
of Music (voice)
Judith Gordon
Associate Professor of Music (piano)
Jonathan Hirsh
Senior Lecturer & Director of Orchestral and Choral Activities
Grant Moss
Senior Lecturer & Organist to the College
Clifton J. "Jerry" Noble, Jr.
Staff Accompanist
Marie-Volcy Pelletier
Lecturer in Music (cello)
Joel Pitchon
Associate Professor of Violin and Chamber Music
Margaret Sarkissian
Professor of Music & Chair of Department
Richard Sherr
Caroline L. Wall '27 Professor of Music
Kate Soper
Assistant Professor of Music
Liza Stepanova
Iva Dee Hiatt Visiting Artist in Piano & Lecturer in Music
Steve Waksman
Associate Professor of Music and American Studies
Adjunct Faculty
If you would like to reach any of our adjuncts, or if you have questions about instruments not listed here, please contact our Associate Chair for the Coordination of Performance Joel Pitchon.
Claire Arenius
drumset
Fred Aldrich
horn
Sarah Briggs
violin
Herbert Burtis
voice
Phillip de Fremery
guitar
Rebecca Eldredge
bassoon
Ronald Gorevic
viola
Donna Gouger
trumpet
Judith Gray
voice
Donna Hébert
folk fiddle
Kirsten Hadden Lipkens
oboe
Ellen Redman
flute, irish flute, wind ensemble, wailing banshees
Alice Robbins
gamba, cello
Genevieve Rose
jazz ensemble
Emily Samuels
recorder
Lynn Sussman
clarinet
Yasu Suzuki
bass
Felice Swados
harp
Stephanie Robinson
electroacoustic music
Administrative Staff
Elliana Soleil
Events Coordinator
Linda Shaughnessy
Administrative Assistant
