Music

Applied Music

Instruction in applied music is available to all students at the College, regardless of major. Class lessons in piano, voice, guitar, improvisation, and Alexander Technique are offered for 4 students or more, and individual instruction (half-hour or full hour) is offered in all orchestral instruments, voice, classical and jazz piano and guitar, and improvisation.

Applied Music Faculty

Applied faculty can be contacted either by email, or by phone at 323.259 2785.

Joe Addington, Director, Afro-Cuban Drumming Ensemble. joe.addington@att.net

Aroussiak Baltaian, violin. arrousiak@baltaian.com

Galina Barskaya, piano and collaborative piano. gbarskaya@oxy.edu

Ronald Berman, classical and jazz guitar. rberman@oxy.edu

William Bing, Director, Caltech-Occidental College Concert Band. wbing@caltech.edu

Scott Blois, voice. sblois@oxy.edu

Cesar Castro, Director, Son Jarocho Ensemble. cesarcastro@jarochelo.com

Catherine Del Russo, oboe. cdelrusso@oxy.edu

Kirsten Edkins, jazz saxophone. kirstenedkins@aol.com

Timothy Emmons, Director, Jazz Ensemble. Electric and acoustic bass. temmons@oxy.edu

Junko Ueno Garret, piano. junko@oxy.edu

Larry Hughes, clarinet and saxophone. lhughes@oxy.edu

Almer Imamovic, advanced classical guitar. almerguitar@yahoo.com

Yuri Inoo, percussion and drumline. yuri.inoo@gmail.com

Larry Karush, jazz piano, improvisation (all instruments). lkarush@oxy.edu

Gloria Lum, cello. lumg@oxy.edu

Frances Marsden, Alexander Technique. fmarsden@oxy.edu

Loren Marsteller, trombone. l.marsteller@verizon.net

Dustin McKinney, trumpet. dustinmckinney@mac.com

Stephanie O’Keefe, French horn. sokeefe@oxy.edu

Dina Ormenyi, class piano and piano proficiency. dormenyi@oxy.edu

Alma Mora Ponce, voice. aponce@oxy.edu

Allen Savedoff, bassoon. asavedoff@oxy.edu

Riner Scivally, classical and jazz guitar. rscivally@oxy.edu

Amy Shulman, harp. ashulman@oxy.edu

Lawrence Sonderling, violin. lsonderling@oxy.edu

Diane Thomas, voice. dthomas@oxy.edu

Douglas Tornquist, tuba. dtorn@oxy.edu

Robert Ward, piano. rward@oxy.edu

Minor Wetzel, violin and viola. minormick@charter.net

Gary Woodward, flute. gwood@oxy.edu

  • Contact: Wendy Clifford, senior administrative assistant, (323) 259-2785, Booth 205
  • Contact: Irene Girton, department chair, (323) 259-2590, Booth 205