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Skidmore College
Music Department

Faculty

department chair

Jeremy Day OConnell

Grace Burton

Music Department Chair

Phone: (518) 580-5203
Email: gburton@sclyw.net
Office: JKB 202

Professors

Sarah Day O'Connell

Sarah Day-O'Connell

Professor

Phone: (518) 580-5343
Email: sdayocon@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center 121

Associate Professors

Jeremy Day OConnell

Jeremy Day-O'Connell

Associate Professor

Phone: (518) 580-5339
Email: jdayocon@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center 212

Ben Givan

Benjamin Givan

Associate Professor

Phone: (518) 580-5330
Email: bgivan@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center 213

Russell Haight

russell haight

Associate Professor

Phone: (518) 580-5332
Email: rhaight@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center 118


Assistant Professors

Anjni Amin

anjni amin

Visiting Assistant Professor

Phone: (518) 580-5322
Email: aamin@sclyw.net 
Office: Zankel Music Center 208

Charlotte D'Evelyn

charlotte d'evelyn

Assistant Professor

Phone: (518) 580-5337
Email: cdevelyn@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center 209


 

senior Teaching Professor

Evan Mack

Evan Mack

Senior Teaching Professor

Phone: (518) 580-8390
Email: emack@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center 321


Distinguished Artists-in-Residence

Joel Brown

Joel Brown

Distinguished Artist-in-Residence

Phone: (518) 580-5324
Email: jbrown@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center 211

Michael Emery

Michael Emery

Distinguished Artist-in-Residence

Phone: (518) 580-5327
Email: memery@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center 115


Senior Artists-in-Residence

Sylvia Stoner

Sylvia Stoner-Hawkins

Senior Artist-in-Residence

Phone: (518) 580-5334
Email: sstonerh@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center 207

Young Kim

young kim

Senior Artist-in-Residence

Phone: 518-580-5323
Email: youngkim@sclyw.net 
Office: Zankel Music Center 322

Artists-in-Residence

Floydd Ricketts

floydd ricketts

Artist-in-Residence and Choral Director

Phone: (518) 580-5320
Email:fricketts@sclyw.net 
Office: Zankel Music Center 114

 

Lecturers

Amanda Brin Headshot

amanda brin

Lecturer/Private Music Instructor

Phone: (518) 580-5320
Email: amandabrin@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center 115

Richard Cherry 

Richard Cherry

Lecturer/Accompanist

Phone: (518) 580-8402
Email: rcherry@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center 120

Veena Chandra 

Veena Chandra

Lecturer/Private Music Instructor

Phone: (518) 580-8384
Email: vchandra@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center 325

Yvonne Chavez Hansbrough

yvonne chavez hansbrough

Lecturer/Private Music Instructor

Phone: (518) 580-5320
Email: yhansbrough@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center

Glen Cortese

glen cortese

Lecturer/Interim Orchestra Director

Phone: (518) 580-5320
Email: glencortese@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center

 Jordan Demarest Headshot

jordan demarest

Lecturer

Phone: (518) 580-5320
Email: jdemarest@sclyw.net
Office:  Zankel Music Center

Koblavi Dogah

koblavi dogah

Lecturer

Phone: (518) 580-5320
Email: vdogah@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center

Randall Ellis 

Randall Ellis

Lecturer/Private Music Instructor

Phone: (518) 580-5320
Email: gellis@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center 113

 

stephani emery

Lecturer/Private Music Instructor
Phone: (518) 580-5320
Email: semery@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center 115

 
Randall Ellis 

Dan Foster

Lecturer/Accompanist

Phone: (518) 580-8402
Email: danfoster@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center 120

Jorge Gomez

jorge gomez

Lecturer

Phone: (518) 580-5320
Email: jorgegomez@sclyw.net 
Office: Zankel Music Center

Casey Gray

casey gray

Lecturer/Private Music Instructor

Phone: (518) 580-5320
Email: cgray@sclyw.net 
Office: Zankel Music Center

Brett Grigsby 

Brett Grigsby

Lecturer/Private Music Instructor

Phone: (518) 580-5326
Email: bgrigsby@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center 323

Patte Hadfield 

Patte Hadfield

Lecturer/Accompanist

Phone: (518) 580-8368
Email: phadfiel@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center 120

 

Robert Halek

Lecturer/Private Music Instructor

Phone: (518) 580-5338
Email: rhalek@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center 030

 

wayne Hawkins

Lecturer/Private Music Instructor

Phone: 518-580-5320
Email: waynehawkins@sclyw.net 
Office: Zankel Music Center

 
Adam Hutcheson

adam hutcheson

Lecturer/Private Music Instructor

Phone: 518-580-5320
Email: ahutcheson@sclyw.net 
Office: Zankel Music Center

Milton Lee 

Milton Lee

Lecturer

Phone: (518) 580-5320
Email: mlee3@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center 

Patrice Malatestinic 

Patrice Malatestinic

Lecturer/Private Music Instructor

Phone: (518) 587-7717
Email: pmalates@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center 323

George Muscatello 

George Muscatello

Lecturer/Private Music Instructor

Phone: (518) 580-5333
Email: gmuscate@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center 206

Jameson Platte

JAMESON PLATTE

Lecturer/Private Music Instructor

Phone: (518) 580-5320
Email: jplatte@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center 320


Private Music Instructors

Luke Baker 

Luke Baker

Private Music Instructor

Phone: (413) 841-6458
Email: lbaker@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center 210

Dan Cordell 

Daniel Cordell

Private Music Instructor

Phone: (518) 580-5320
Email:
dcordell@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center 320

Elizabeth Huntley 

Elizabeth Huntley

Private Music Instructor

Phone: 518-893-7495
Email: ehuntley@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center 307

 

John Kirk

Private Music Instructor

Phone: (518) 580-8485
Email: jkirk@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center 325

 
 

Jerry Lanoue

Private Music Instructor

Phone: (518) 580-5320
Email: geraldlanoue@sclyw.net
Office:  Zankel Music Center 113

 
Eric Latini

Eric Latini

Private Music Instructor

Phone: (518) 580-5320
Email: elatini@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center

 

Trish Miller

Private Music Instructor

Phone: (518) 580-8383
Email: pmiller1@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center 325

 
Irina Petrik

Irina petrik

Private Music Instructor

Phone: (518) 580-5320
Email: irinapetrik@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center 321

 

Josh Rodriguez

Private Music Instructor

Phone: (518) 580-5320
Email: jrodrig1@sclyw.net
Office:  Zankel Music Center 325

 
Michael Silvagnoli 

Michael Silvagnoli

Private Music Instructor

Phone: (518) 580-5320
Email: msilvagn@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center

Richard Syracuse 

Rich Syracuse

Private Music Instructor

Phone: (518) 580-8382
Email: rsyracus@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center 210

Brett Wery

Brett Wery

Private Music Instructor

Phone: (518) 580-5320
Email: brettwery@sclyw.net
Office:  Zankel Music Center 324


Accompanists

Richard Cherry 

RICHARD CHERRY

Lecturer/Accompanist

Phone: (518) 580-8402
Email: rcherry@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center 120

Carol Ann Elze 

Carol ann elze

Accompanist

Phone: (518) 580-5360
Email:celze@sclyw.net
Office: Dance Center 102/Zankel Music Center 120

Dan Foster

dan Foster

Lecturer/Accompanist

Phone: (518) 580-5320
Email:danfoster@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center 120

Patte Hadfield 

Patte Hadfield

Accompanist

Phone: (518) 580-8368
Email: phadfiel@sclyw.net
Office: Zankel Music Center 120