Faculty and Staff
Hartt's faculty perform, teach, and present all over the country and around the world. They are renowned performers, exceptional scholars, dedicated teachers, and generous mentors who inspire their students to achieve at the highest levels.
Hartt Administration and Staff
Priscilla Mulvaney
Executive Assistant to the The Hartt School Dean
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David C. Bell
Associate Dean for Finance and Administration; Acting Chair for Stage Management and Technical Theatre
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Donna Menhart
Associate Dean for Academic Innovation & Professor of Ear Training
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Barbara Johnson
Manager and Evaluator of Academic Support Services; Suzuki and Traditional Piano; Artist Teacher of Piano
HCD Music
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Instrumental Studies
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Instrumental Studies
Leonard Bretton
Hartt Facilities Manager and 25Live Administrator
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Lief Ellis
Artist Teacher; Manager, Performing Arts Technology
Music and Performing Arts Management
Dance
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Dance
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The Hartt Admission Team
Brass Faculty
Haim Avitsur
Trombone Faculty, Associate Professor of Trombone
HCD Music
Instrumental Studies
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Instrumental Studies
Phil Snedecor
Professor of Trumpet; Trumpet Faculty
HCD Music
Instrumental Studies
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Instrumental Studies
Composition Faculty
Ken Steen
Associate Dean for College Programs & Professor of Music Theory and Composition; Director, Contemporary Studies Division; Director, Studio D
Music Composition
Music Theory
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Music Theory
Conducting Faculty
Glen Adsit
Professor, Director of Bands; Conductor: Greater Hartford Youth Wind Ensemble (GHYWE) Director
Instrumental Studies
HCD Music
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HCD Music
Edward Cumming
Primrose Fuller Associate Professor of Orchestral Activities
Instrumental Studies
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Dance Faculty & Staff
Lief Ellis
Artist Teacher; Manager, Performing Arts Technology
Music and Performing Arts Management
Dance
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Dance
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Ralph Perkins
Associate Professor of Dance and Music Theatre; Director of Dance for Hartt Theatre
Dance
Theatre
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Theatre
Miki Orihara
Senior Artist Teacher; Faculty: Modern HCD Dance, Dance
HCD Dance
Dance
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Dance
Larry Rowe
Artist Teacher; Director of Technical Theater Services
Dance
Technical Theater Services
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Technical Theater Services
Guitar and Harp Faculty
Christopher Ladd
Guitar Faculty; Associate in Music and Guitar; Program Chair, Guitar and Harp
HCD Music
Instrumental Studies
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Instrumental Studies
Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz Faculty & Staff
Javon Jackson
Professor of Jazz Saxophone; Director, Jackie McLean Jazz Studies Division
Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz
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Abraham Burton
Senior Artist Teacher of Jazz Saxophone
Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz
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Christopher Casey
Senior Artist Teacher, Director of Big Band
Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz
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Richard Goldstein
Senior Artist Teacher of Jazz Guitar
Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz
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Rene McLean
Principal Artist Teacher in Jazz Saxophone
Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz
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Eric McPherson
Senior Artist Teacher in Jazz Percussion
Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz
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Shawnn Monteiro
Senior Artist Teacher of Jazz Voice
Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz
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Keyboard Faculty
Gregory Babal
Assistant Professor of Piano; Traditional Piano
HCD Music
Instrumental Studies
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Instrumental Studies
Margreet Francis
Assistant Professor of Piano; Program Chair: Piano; Dept. Head: Traditional Piano
HCD Music
Instrumental Studies
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Instrumental Studies
Barbara Johnson
Manager and Evaluator of Academic Support Services; Suzuki and Traditional Piano; Artist Teacher of Piano
HCD Music
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Instrumental Studies
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Instrumental Studies
Kamilla Mammedova
Traditional Piano; Artist Teacher, Piano Department
HCD Music
Instrumental Studies
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Instrumental Studies
Music Education Faculty & Staff
Warren Haston
Associate Professor of Music Education; Division Director for Music Education
Summer & Winter Programs
Music Education
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Music Education
Juliana Cantarelli Vita
Assistant Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Music Education
Music Education
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Music History Faculty
Karen Cook
Associate Professor of Music History; Division Director, Music Studies
Music History
History and Philosophy
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History and Philosophy
Music and Performing Arts Management
Marcus Thomas
Associate Professor; Chair, Music and Performing Arts Management
Music and Performing Arts Management
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Lief Ellis
Artist Teacher; Manager, Performing Arts Technology
Music and Performing Arts Management
Dance
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Dance
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Gabriel Herman
Assistant Professor of Music Production and Technology
Music Production and Technology
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Music Theory Faculty & Staff
Donna Menhart
Associate Dean for Academic Innovation & Professor of Ear Training
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Percussion Faculty & Staff
Benjamin Toth
Percussion Faculty; Professor of Percussion; Dept. Head, Percussion for HCD
HCD Music
Instrumental Studies
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Instrumental Studies
Strings Faculty
Melinda Daetsch
Suzuki & Traditional Violin and Viola; HCD Dept. Head: Chamber Music; Music Skills Specialist: Viola
Instrumental Studies
HCD Music
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HCD Music
Katie Lansdale
Violin Faculty; Principal Artist Teacher of Violin
HCD Music
Instrumental Studies
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Instrumental Studies
Steve Larson
Traditional Viola & Violin; Senior Artist Teacher in Viola
HCD Music
Instrumental Studies
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Instrumental Studies
Emlyn Ngai
Traditional Violin; Artist Teacher of Violin
HCD Music
Instrumental Studies
Music History
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Instrumental Studies
Music History
Mihai Tetel
Traditional Cello; Associate Professor of Cello
Instrumental Studies
HCD Music
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HCD Music
Suzuki Faculty
Teri Einfeldt
Co-Dept. Head: Strings (HCD); Suzuki Violin; Music Skills Specialist in Suzuki Pedagogy
Instrumental Studies
HCD Music
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HCD Music
Christie Felsing
Director of Teaching and Learning, HCD; Suzuki Violin; Music Skills Specialist in Suzuki Pedagogy
Instrumental Studies
HCD Music
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HCD Music
Technical Theater Services
Larry Rowe
Artist Teacher; Director of Technical Theater Services
Dance
Technical Theater Services
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Technical Theater Services
Theatre Faculty & Staff
Ralph Perkins
Associate Professor of Dance and Music Theatre; Director of Dance for Hartt Theatre
Dance
Theatre
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Theatre
Vocal Faculty & Staff
Michelle Murray Fiertek
HCD Director of Music Programs; Voice Faculty; Artist Teacher
Vocal
HCD Music
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HCD Music
Lisabeth Miller
Voice Teacher; Artist Teacher; Mixed Choir Director: Connecticut Children's Chorus
HCD Music
Vocal
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Vocal
Anthony Trecek-King
Associate Professor of Choral Music and Director of Choral Activities
Vocal
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