Administration & Staff
Department Chair: Matthew Westgate
Director of Graduate Studies: Erinn E. Knyt
Director of Undergraduate Studies: TBD
Director of Faculty Mentoring and Development: Lisa Lehmberg
Chief Undergraduate Advisor: Erica Drake
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Program Directors:
Choral Studies, Lindsay Pope
Dance Program, Thomas Vacanti
Jazz & African American Music Studies, Jeffrey W. Holmes
Minuteman Marching Band, Timothy T. Anderson
Orchestral Studies
Wind Studies, Matthew Westgate
Staff Collaborative Pianist:
Julian Drummond, julianrdrummond@gmail.com
Area Coordinators:
Brass, Gregory Spiridopoulos
Jazz, Jeffrey W. Holmes
Music Education, Lisa Lehmberg
Music Education-Student Teaching,
Thomas Reynolds
Music History, Marianna Ritchey
Music Theory, Brent Auerbach
Percussion, Ayano Katoka
Piano, Gilles Vonsattel
Strings, Elizabeth Chang
Voice, William Hite
Woodwinds, Cobus du Toit
Nicole Avakian
Graduate Program Coordinator
273 Bromery Center for the Arts
(413) 545-0311
navakian@umass.edu
Jacqueline "Jacqui" Bodin
Assistant to the Department Chair
263C Bromery Center for the Arts
(413) 545-3306
bodin@umass.edu
Abigail Clark
Undergraduate Program Coordinator
273 Bromery Center for the Arts
(413) 545-6065
aclark@umass.edu
Ryan Dominik
Facilities & Scheduling Coordinator
463 Bromery Center for the Arts
(413) 545-9987
rdominik@umass.edu
Erica Drake
Chief Undergraduate Advisor & Honors Program Coordinator
353 Bromery Center for the Arts
413-545-9901
edrake@umass.edu
Nathaniel Gowen
Director of Recruitment, Admissions & Career Planning
263A Bromery Center for the Arts
(413) 545-6048
musicadmissions@umass.edu
Matt Longhi
Director of Marketing and Publicity
351 Bromery Center for the Arts
(413) 545-0018
mlonghi@umass.edu
Cathleen A. Maclutsky
Administrative Coordinator, Dance Program
352 Bartlett Hall
130 Hicks Way, UMass, Amherst MA 01003
(413) 545-6064
cmaclutsky@dance.umass.edu
Angelie Peterson
Business Manager
267 Bromery Center for the Arts
(413) 545-0070
angeliep@umass.edu
Eric Roth
Website Manager; Publicity/Marketing Assistant
351 Bromery Center for the Arts
(413) 577-2154
eroth@umass.edu