Tenured and Tenure-Track 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, Graduate Studies Advisor, Study Abroad Advisor
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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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: 151A
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Jacqueline (Lin) Georgis
Assistant Professor (Fall 2025)
Ph.D., Ethnomusicology, Yale University
Fields: Luso-African culture and music; African popular music; migration; electronic dance music; urban youth culture
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Professors of Practice
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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Ezequiel Menendez
Professor of Practice, Distinguished Scholar in Residence in the Department
of Music as a Visiting Professor of Music, Organ
D.M.A., Boston University
Email: emenende@holycross.edu
Office: Fenwick 459 Phone: (508) 793-2761
Michael Carney
Professor of Practice, Director of Orchestra and Wind Ensemble
D.M.A., University of Hartford
Email: mtcarney@holycross.edu
Office: Fenwick 446B
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Katie Gardiner
Professor of Practice, Director of Choirs
D.M.A., Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
Email: kgardine@holycross.edu
Office: Brooks 446A Phone:(508)792-3504
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Sergio Muñoz Leiva
Professor of Practice, Director of Chamber Music,
D.M.A., Julliard Scholl of Music
Email: smunoz@holycross.edu
Office: Brooks 243 Phone: (508) 793-2699
Visiting Assistant Professors
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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Lecturers
Michael Monaghan
Lecturer; Director, Jazz Ensemble
Music Lesson Instructor, saxophone
M.A., University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Email:mmonagha@holycross.edu
Office: Brooks 243 Phone: (508) 793-2699
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I Nyoman Catra
Lecturer, 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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Ulysses Loken
Visiting Lecturer, Collaborative pianist
Music Lesson Instructor, Piano
Email: uloken@holycross.edu
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Brian Saia
Lecturer, Audio Supervisor
MFA, California Institute of the Arts
Fields: Audio Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Production, Post-Production
Email: bsaia@holycross.edu
Office: Fenwick 446A Phone: 508-793-2430
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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
M.M., New England Conservatory of Music
Email: wcotten@holycross.edu
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Joseph Halko
Music Lesson Instructor, Oboe
Music Performance, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Email: jhalko@holycross.edu
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Jonathan Hess
Music Lesson Instructor, Percussion & Drums
M.M., Boston Conservatory
Email: jhess@holycross.edu
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Bruce Hopkins
Music Lesson Instructor, Trumpet
M.M., New England Conservatory of Music
Email: bhopkins@holycross.edu
Phone: 401-568-2302
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Ona Jonaityte
Music Lesson Instructor, Flute
M.M. & Music Education, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater
Email: ojonaity@holycross.edu
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Mina Kim
Music Lesson Instructor, Cello
D.M.A., New England Conservatory of Music
Email: mkim@holycross.edu
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William Kirkley
Music Lesson Instructor, Clarinet
B.M., University of Arkansas
Email: wkirkley@holycross.edu
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Marina Krickler
Music Lesson Instructor, French horn
Degree:
Email: mkrickle@holycross.edu
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Aleksandra Labinska
Music Lesson Instructor, Violin
Ph.D., Boston University
Email: alabinsk@holycross.edu
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Ulysses Loken
Visiting Lecturer, Collaborative pianist
Music Lesson Instructor, Piano
D.M.A., in Collaborative Piano with a Secondary Area in Music Theory, University of Oregon
Email: uloken@holycross.edu
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Ezequiel Menendez
Music Lesson Instructor, Organ
D.M.A. Boston University
Email: emenende@holycross.edu
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Sergio Muñoz Leiva
Music Lesson Instructor, viola
D.M.A., Julliard School of Music
Email: smunoz@holycross.edu
Office: Brooks 243 Phone: (508) 793-2699
Michael Monaghan
Music Lesson Instructor, Saxophone
M.A. University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Email:mmonagha@holycross.edu
Office: Brooks 243 Phone: (508) 793-2699
Jeffrey Nevaras
Music Lesson Instructor, Electric Guitar and Steel-String Acoustic Guitar
M.M., Boston University
Email: jnevaras@holycross.edu
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Diarmuid Ó Meachair
Music Lesson Instructor, Button accordion, melodeon, traditional Irish singing, and beginner tin whistle
Degree: B.Ed. Mary Immaculate College, with a specialism in the Teaching of Irish language
Email: domeachair@holycross.edu
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Sonya Ovrutsky Fensome
Music Lesson Instructor, Piano
M.M., piano performance, Julliard School of Music
Email: sovrutsk@holycross.edu
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Evan Perry
Music Lesson Instructor, Instrument, Viola
Email: eeperry@holycross.edu
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John (Bebo) Shiu
Music Lesson Instructor, Double Bass
D.M.A., Double Bass Performance, Boston University
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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
Berklee College of Music General Music Studies Certificate
Email: jyasuda@holycross.edu
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Staff
Brynn Cotter
Music Facilities Manager
Email: bcotter@holycross.edu
Office: Brooks 140
PO Box: 151A Phone: 508 793- 3956
Alice Resker
Senior Office Coordinator
Email:aresker@holycross.edu
Office: Brooks 143
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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