Faculty
At Elmhurst, we pride ourselves on our music faculty’s depth and breadth of professional experience.
Among our full-time and applied faculty are members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Lyric Opera and Chicago Sinfonietta, as well as world-class jazz musicians, composers, singers and arrangers.
Our small classes and our professional atmosphere guarantee that you will get the personal attention you need as you develop your talents.
Full-Time Faculty
James Hile
Chair, Department of Music; Director of Concert Bands; Assistant Professor
Kirk Garrison
Director of the Elmhurst University Jazz Band; Director of Jazz Combos
Applied & Performance Ensemble Faculty
Accompanying
Arranging and Scoring
Brass
Composition/Theory
Guitar
Jazz Combos
- Neal Alger
- Gayle Bisesi
- John Dorhauer
- Tom Garling
- Kirk Garrison
- Lawrence Kohut
- Dan Nicholson
- Robert Rummage
- Chris Seibold
Jazz Improvisation
- Jeremy Kahn
- Lawrence Kohut
- Dan Nicholson
- Abigail Riccards
- Robert Rummage
- Chris Seibold
Music Business
- Dave Hiltebrand
- John Towner