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Faculty - area listing

Asterisk (*) indicates full-time faculty
Chairs
Laurence Paxton * Acting Chair
Elmer Takeo Kudo * Associate Chair
Thomas Yee * Graduate Chair
 
Composition / Theory
Steven Casano
Elmer Takeo Kudo *
Thomas Osborne * Area Head
Donald Reid Womack *
Byron K. Yasui *
 
Ethnomusicology
Robert Herr Japanese shakuhachi
Jay W. Junker traditional & popular music
Norman Kaneshiro Okinawan Ensemble
Frederick Lau *
Byongwon Lee * Area Head
Peter Medeiros Hawaiian slack key
guitar
Darin Miyashiro Japanese koto
Byron Moon Javanese gamelan
Jane Freeman Moulin *
Nola A. Nahulu Hawaiian Chorus
Chadwick Pang Hawaiian Ensemble
Masatoshi Shamoto Japanese gagaku
Victoria Holt Takamine Hawaiian hula & chant
Ricardo D. Trimillos *
Noenoelani Zuttermeister Hawaiian hula & chant
 
Musicology
Lynne Johnson
Katherine McQuiston * Area Head
Valeria Wenderoth
Lesley A. Wright *
 
Music Education
Rucci Aamodt
Thomas Bingham *
Chet-Yeng Loong * Area Head
Barbara McLain *
Grant K. Okamura *
 
Music Technology
Jim Hearon * Music Technology
 
Bands
Grant K. Okamura * Director of Bands
Brandt Payne * Associate Director of Bands
Director of Marching Bands
Gwen Nakamura Assistant Director of Bands
 
Symphony Orchestra
Henry Miyamura*
 
Piano
Jessica Choi
Bichuan Li
Thomas Rosenkranz * Area Head
Rosy Wang
Wendy Yamashita Accompanist
Thomas Yee *
 
Voice
Maya Hoover * mezzo-soprano
John Mount * bass-baritone, Area Head
Laurence Paxton * tenor
Rachel Samet * choirs
 
Strings
Peter Kun Frary guitar
John Gallagher double bass
Ignace Jang violin
I-Bei Lin * cello
Nancy Masaki cello
Connie Uejio harp
Anna Womack viola
 
Woodwinds
Paul Barrett bassoon
Henry Miyamura* clarinet
Susan Ochi-Onishi oboe
Sabrina Saiki-Mita flute
Todd Yukumoto saxophone
 
Brass
Eric Mathis trombone
Jonathan Parrish horn
Mark Schubert trumpet
Adam Snider tuba
 
Percussion
Lois Russell percussion