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

Assistant Professor and Chair
Department of Music

• Send an email [email protected]
• (630) 617-3520
• Irion Hall, Room 114

Sarah Jaewon Catt

Assistant Professor and Director of Choral Activities
Department of Music

• Send an email [email protected]
• (630) 617-3539
• Irion Hall, Room 203

David DeVasto

Associate Professor, Music Theory and Composition
Department of Music

• Send an email [email protected]
• (630) 617-3529
• Irion Hall, Room 311

Kirk Garrison

Director of Jazz Studies
Department of Music

• Send an email [email protected]
• (630) 617-5193
• Irion Hall, Room 004

Dianne Goldman

Assistant Professor
Department of Music

• Send an email [email protected]
• (630) 617-3521
• Irion Hall, Room 307

Adam Kehl, DMA

Associate Professor and Director of Bands
Department of Music

• Send an email [email protected]
• (630) 617-3647
• Irion Hall, Room 112

Taka Matsunaga

Assistant Professor and Director of Orchestras
Department of Music

• Send an email [email protected]
• (630) 617-3620
• Irion Hall, Room 309

Deborah Peot

Assistant Professor and Director of Music Education
Department of Music

• Send an email [email protected]
• (630) 617-3325
• Irion Hall, Room 310

Joshua Rodriguez, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Department of Music

• Send an email [email protected]
• (630) 617-3532
• Irion Hall, Room 308

John Towner

Director of Music Business
Department of Music

• Send an email [email protected]
• (630) 617-3519
• Irion Hall, Room 113

Applied & Performance Ensemble Faculty