Our People

Our People



W. Mark Akin

W. Mark
Akin

Teacher of Applied Music, Guitar
Jeffrey Anderson

Jeffrey
Anderson

Teacher of Applied Music, Bass Guitar
Darwin Aquino

Darwin
Aquino

Conductor-in-Residence Washington University Symphony Orchestra
Vicente  Atria

Vicente
Atria

Assistant Professor of Music in Composition
Kara Baldus-Mehrmann

Kara
Baldus-Mehrmann

​Teacher of Applied Music, Jazz Piano
John Bayne

John
Bayne

PhD Student in Music Theory
Chris Becker

Chris
Becker

Director of Jazz Band Director of Wind Ensemble
Tad Biggs

Tad
Biggs

PhD student in Musicology, Lynne Cooper Harvey Fellow in American Culture Studies
Sebastian Buhts

Sebastian
Buhts

Lecturer, Tabla
​Patrick Burke

​Patrick
Burke

Chair, Department of Music, Professor of Music,
Performing Arts Department (Affiliate)
Tamara Campbell

Tamara
Campbell

Teacher of Applied Music, Voice
Varun Chandrasekhar

Varun
Chandrasekhar

PhD student in Music Theory
Seoyoon Choi

Seoyoon
Choi

PhD student in Music Theory
Rebecca Chung

Rebecca
Chung

Teacher of Applied Music, Violin
Jacob Cupps

Jacob
Cupps

PhD Music Theory
Kelly Daniel-Decker

Kelly
Daniel-Decker

Teacher of Applied Music, Voice
Steve Davis

Steve
Davis

Teacher of Applied Music, jazz combo
​Todd Decker

​Todd
Decker

Paul Tietjens Professor of Music Professor of Musicology, American Culture Studies, and Film and Media Studies,
Performing Arts Department (Affiliate)
Ben Dicke

Ben
Dicke

Teacher of Applied Music, percussion with an emphasis in drum set
Christopher​ Douthitt

Christopher​
Douthitt

Lecturer in Electronic Music
​Ben Duane

​Ben
Duane

​Associate Professor of Theory and Composition, Head of Theory and Composition
Lauren Eldridge Stewart

Lauren
Eldridge Stewart

Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology, Performing Arts Department (Affiliate),
Department of African and African-American Studies (Affiliate)




Yemisrach Eshetu

Yemisrach
Eshetu

MA student in Musicology
Kimia Fakharinia

Kimia
Fakharinia

PhD student in Musicology

​Patrick  Burke

  • Chair, Department of Music,
  • Professor of Music,
    Performing Arts Department (Affiliate)

​Blewett Hall 202

​Todd  Decker

  • Paul Tietjens Professor of Music
  • Professor of Musicology, American Culture Studies, and Film and Media Studies,
    Performing Arts Department (Affiliate)

Tietjens Hall 204 / Blewett Hall 102

​Ben  Duane

  • ​Associate Professor of Theory and Composition,
  • Head of Theory and Composition

Blewett Hall 207