Faculty By Area
- Woodwinds
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Dr. Michael Hernandez
Woodwind Area Coordinator, Saxophone; Saxophone Ensemble
Office: 271
Phone: 408-924-4673
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- Brass
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Brass Area Coordinator, Trombone, Euphonium
Office: 270
Phone: 408-924-4647
Email: thomas.horning@zjjxhcj.com
French Horn
Office: 205
Phone: 408-924-4653
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- Percussion
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Divesh Karamchandani
Percussion Area Coordinator; Percussion Ensemble
Office: 188
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- Strings
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- Vocal
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- Piano
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Associate Director; Composition Area Coordinator; Keyboard Area Coordinator, Music Theory Area Coordinator
Office: 202
Phone: 408-924-4646
Email: pablo.furman@zjjxhcj.com
Collaborative Pianist; Music Theory, General Music
Office: 207
Phone: 408-924-4650
Email: victoria.lington@zjjxhcj.com
Simona Snitkovskaya
Collaborative Pianist; Chamber Music
Office: 244
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- Ensembles
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Wind Ensemble
Symphonic Band
Dr. John Felder
Interim Director of Symphonic Band, Spring 2025
Symphony Orchestra
Jazz Orchestra
Jazz Studies Area Coordinator; Jazz Orchestra; Jazz Saxophone
Office: 109
Phone: 408-924-4636
Email: aaron.lington@zjjxhcj.com
Choraliers
Director of Choral Activities; Choraliers
Office: 262
Phone: 408-924-4645
Email: jeffrey.benson@zjjxhcj.com
Concert Choir
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- Jazz Studies
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Jazz Studies Area Coordinator; Jazz Orchestra; Jazz Saxophone
Office: 109
Phone: 408-924-4636
Email: aaron.lington@zjjxhcj.com
Jazz Trumpet; Jazz Combo; Latin Jazz Ensemble
Office: 187
Phone: 08-924-4680
Email: jeffrey.lewis@zjjxhcj.com
Jazz Studies; Jazz Drumset; Jazz Combo
Office: 159
Phone: 408-924-4660
Email: jason.lewis@zjjxhcj.com
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- Composition
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Associate Director; Composition Area Coordinator; Keyboard Area Coordinator, Music Theory Area Coordinator
Office: 202
Phone: 408-924-4646
Email: pablo.furman@zjjxhcj.com
Composition and Electronic Music
Office: 204
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- Music Theory
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Associate Director; Composition Area Coordinator; Keyboard Area Coordinator, Music Theory Area Coordinator
Office: 202
Phone: 408-924-4646
Email: pablo.furman@zjjxhcj.com
Collaborative Pianist; Music Theory, General Music
Office: 207
Phone: 408-924-4650
Email: victoria.lington@zjjxhcj.com
Tom Langan
Jazz Studies, Music Theory, General Studies
Office: 206
Phone: 408-924-4678
Email: thomas.langan@zjjxhcj.com
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- Music History
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Music History Area Coordinator; Collegium Musicum; Graduate Coordinator
Office: 107
Phone: 408-924-4634
Email: gordon.haramaki@zjjxhcj.com
Dr. Robin Sacolick
Music in World Cultures; General Music
Office: 103
Phone: 408-924-4678
Email: profsacolick@yahoo.com
Director, School of Music and Dance; Orchestra
Office: 179
Phone: 408-924-4677
Email: fred.cohen@zjjxhcj.com
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- Music Education
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Music Education
Office: 203
Phone: 408-924-4656
Abi Ramirez Romero
Music in Latin America; Jazz Studies
Phone: 408-924-3407
Email: abigail.romero@zjjxhcj.com
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- Area Coordinators
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Brass
Brass Area Coordinator, Trombone, Euphonium
Office: 270
Phone: 408-924-4647
Email: thomas.horning@zjjxhcj.com
Composition, Keyboard Studies, Music Theory
Associate Director; Composition Area Coordinator; Keyboard Area Coordinator, Music Theory Area Coordinator
Office: 202
Phone: 408-924-4646
Email: pablo.furman@zjjxhcj.com
History, Graduate Coordinator
Music History Area Coordinator; Collegium Musicum; Graduate Coordinator
Office: 107
Phone: 408-924-4634
Email: gordon.haramaki@zjjxhcj.com
Jazz Studies
Jazz Studies Area Coordinator; Jazz Orchestra; Jazz Saxophone
Office: 109
Phone: 408-924-4636
Email: aaron.lington@zjjxhcj.com
Music Education
Percussion
Percussion Area Coordinator; Percussion Ensemble
Strings
Vocal Performance
Woodwinds
Michael Hernandez
Woodwind Coordinator, Saxophone; Saxophone Ensemble
Office: 271
Phone: 408-924-4673
Email: michaelnhernandez@gmail.com
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- Administration and Staff
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Director, School of Music and Dance; Orchestra
Office: 179
Phone: 408-924-4677
Email: fred.cohen@zjjxhcj.com
Associate Director; Composition Area Coordinator; Keyboard Area Coordinator, Music Theory Area Coordinator
Office: 202
Phone: 408-924-4646
Email: pablo.furman@zjjxhcj.com
Eliza Rentschler
Academic Scheduling Analyst
Office: 179
Phone: 408-924-4673
Email: liza.rentschler@zjjxhcj.com
Trevor Grant
Student & Community Services Coordinator
Office: 165
Phone: 408-924-4709
Email: trevor.grant@zjjxhcj.com
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- Teaching and Graduate Assistants
- Student Assistants
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Rooms and Reservations Coordinator
Schedule room reservations in the music building, such as classrooms and the concert hall, for practice or performances.
Concert Managers
Students assistants who prepare the concert hall for performances, regulate the doors before and during the performance, and tear down afterwards.
Recruitment Assistants
Provide helpful information to new and incoming music students.
musicdancerecruitment@zjjxhcj.com
Webmaster
Responsible for developing and maintaining the website of School of Music and Dance.
Jorge Sandoval
music-web@zjjxhcj.com
Appointments: jorge.sandoval@zjjxhcj.com
MUS 165
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General Contact Info
Music Building Main Office: MUS 179
Telephone: (408) 924-4673
Fax: (408) 924-4773
Email: music@zjjxhcj.com
Mailing Address
School of Music
San José State University
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0095
