Academic Faculty
Daniel J. DiCenso
Associate Professor, Department Chair
Ph.D., University of Cambridge
Fields: History, Early Music, Chant, Rock, Hip-Hop
Email: ddicenso@holycross.edu
Office:Brooks 343 Phone: (508) 793-2390
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Jessica P. Waldoff
Professor, Director of Academics
Ph.D., Cornell University
Fields: 18th-and 19th-Century Music History, Mozart, Opera, Song
Email: jwaldoff@holycross.edu
Office: Brooks 456 Phone: (508) 793-2298
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Chris Arrell
Associate Professor
Director, Laptop Ensemble
D.M.A., Cornell University
Fields: Theory, Composition, Electronic and Computer Music
Email: carrell@holycross.edu
Office: Brooks 144 Phone: (508) 793-3339
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Jacqueline (Lin) Georgis
Assistant Professor (Fall 2025)
Ph.D., Ethnomusicology, Yale University
M.A., Ethnomusicology, Yale University
Diplôme Supérieur d’Enseignement, École Normale de Musique de Paris
B.M., Music Performance, School of Music, Ithaca College
Fields: TLuso-African culture and music; African popular music; migration; electronic dance music; urban youth culture
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Matthew J. Jaskot
Professor of Practice and Lecturer
D.M.A., University of Maryland
Fields: Theory, 20th-Century Music
Email: mjaskot@holycross.edu
Office: Brooks 343 Phone: (508) 793-2721
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Brian Saia
Audio Supervisor
MFA, California Institute of the Arts
Fields: Audio Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Production, Post-Production
Email: bsaia@holycross.edu
Office: Brooks 240 Phone: 508-793-3504
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Schuyler Whelden
Assistant Professor
PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
Fields: Ethnomusicology, Latin American Music, Global Popular Music, Music and Politics
Email: swhelden@holycross.edu
Office: Brooks 460 Phone: 508-793-2297
PO Box: 0
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Joseph V. Nelson
Visiting Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Fields: 17th and 18th -Century Music, Sound Studies, Opera, Popular Music, Philosophy
Email: jnelson@holycross.edu
Office: Brooks 457 Phone: 508-793-2294
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Performance Faculty
Michael Carney
Director of Orchestra and Wind Ensemble
B.M. in Music Education and a B.S. in Computer Systems Engineering; UMASS, Amherst, M.M. in Instrumental Conducting; Univ. of Hartford, D.M.A. in Instrumental Conducting; University of Hartford
Email: mtcarney@holycross.edu
Office: Fenwick 446B
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I Nyoman Catra
Visiting Fellow in Balinese Music, Theatre and Dance
Ph.D., Wesleyan University
Fields: Balinese Theatre
Email: icatra@holycross.edu
Office: O'Kane 489 Phone: 508-793-2762
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Katie Gardiner
Director of Choirs
D.M., Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
Email: kgardine@holycross.edu
Office: Brooks 446A
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Ulysses Loken
Visiting Faculty Lecturer
Collaborative pianist
Music Lesson Instructor, Piano
Email: uloken@holycross.edu
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Ezequiel Menendez
Distinguished Scholar in Residence in the Department
of Music as a Visiting Professor of Music, Organ
D.M.A. Boston University
M.M Yale University
Email: emenende@holycross.edu
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Michael Monaghan
Lecturer; Director, Jazz Ensemble
M.A. University of Lowell
Email:mmonagha@holycross.edu
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Sergio Muñoz Leiva
Interim Director of Chamber Music, Vocal Music
Email: smunoz@holycross.edu
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Instrumental and Vocal Instructors
Stephanie Busby
Music Lesson Instructor, Bassoon
Email:stephaniebusby@gmail.com
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William Cotten
Music Lesson Instructor, Voice
Email: wcotten@holycross.edu
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Joseph Halko
Music Lesson Instructor, Oboe
Email: jhalko@holycross.edu
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Jonathan Hess
Music Lesson Instructor, Percussion & Drums
Email: jhess@holycross.edu
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Bruce Hopkins
Music Lesson Instructor, Trumpet
Email: bhopkins@holycross.edu
Phone: 401-568-2302
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Ona Jonaityte
Music Lesson Instructor, Flute
Email: ojonaity@holycross.edu
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Mina Kim
Music Lesson Instructor, Cello
Email: mkim@holycross.edu
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William Kirkley
Music Lesson Instructor, Clarinet
Email: wkirkley@holycross.edu
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Marina Krickler
Music Lesson Instructor, French horn
Email: mkrickle@holycross.edu
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Aleksandra Labinska
Music Lesson Instructor, Violin
Ph.D., Boston University College of the Arts
Email: alabinsk@holycross.edu
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Ezequiel Menendez
Distinguished Scholar in Residence in the Department
of Music as a Visiting Professor of Music, Organ
D.M.A. Boston University
M.M Yale University
Email: emenende@holycross.edu
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Michael Monaghan
Lecturer; Director, Jazz Ensemble, Saxophone
M.A. University of Lowell
Email:mmonagha@holycross.edu
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Jeffrey Nevaras
Music Lesson Instructor, Electric Guitar and Steel-String Acoustic Guitar
Email: jnevaras@holycross.edu
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Sonya Ovrutsky Fensome
Music Lesson Instructor, Piano
Email: sovrutsk@holycross.edu
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Evan Perry
Music Lesson Instructor, Instrument, Viola
Email: eeperry@holycross.edu
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Marsha Vleck
Music Lesson Instructor, Voice
M.M. New England Conservatory
Email: mvleck@holycross.edu
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Douglas Weeks
Music Lesson Instructor, Trombone
M.M. University of Massachusetts
Email: dweeks@holycross.edu
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Jonathan Yasuda
Music Lesson Instructor, Piano
Email: jyasuda@holycross.edu
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Staff
Brynn Cotter
Music Management Fellow
Email: bcotter@holycross.edu
Office: Brooks 140
PO Box: 151A Phone: 508 793- 3956
Alice Resker
Music Office Coordinator
Email:aresker@holycross.edu
PO Box: 151A Phone: (508) 793-2296
Faculty Emeriti
Carol Lieberman
Associate Professor, Emerita
D.M.A., Yale University
Fields: History (Baroque, Classical, Opera) and Violin Performance
Email: clieberm@holycross.edu
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Shirish Korde
Distinguished Professor of Humanities, Emeritus
M.M., New England Conservatory of Music
Fields: Theory, Composition, World Music
Email: skorde@holycross.edu
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