Community Music Faculty & Staff

Central to the success of Community Music is an outstanding faculty of professional educators. The department proudly brings together the area's finest teachers and artists. Many Community Music instructors also serve as Puget Sound professors and affiliate artists.

Lessons are open to everyone. We welcome individuals from the public as well as college campus members. Lessons are designed for people at every stage, for those just starting to explore music to musicians at highly advanced levels. Music lessons are offered remotely for Fall 2020. Here is our list of faculty instructors and staff.

Administration

Kristen Murphy, Director
Melissa Clarke, Program Assistant

Strings

Robyn Burns, Suzuki violin group class
Catherine Case, harp
Tim Christie, violin
Betty Ellsworth, Suzuki violin
Gayane Grigoryan, Suzuki violin
Abraham Landa, guitar
Shiang-Yin Lee, cello
Alistair MacRae, cello
Joyce Ramee, viola and violin
Maria Sampen, violin and Puget Sound Virtuoso Strings
Stephen Schermer, string bass
Janet Utterback, violin
Pat Wooster, harp and South Sound Strings Harp Ensemble
Jennifer Yarbrough, Suzuki violin

Percussion

Piano, Organ and Harpsichord

Tatiana Benbalit, piano
Jacqueline Block, Suzuki piano and Suzuki teacher trainer
David Deacon-Joyner, piano and jazz improvisation
Ricardo de la Torre, piano
Juyeon Park, piano
Benjamin Smith, Suzuki piano
Wyatt Smith, Organ and Harpsichord
Tim Strong, piano

Woodwinds

Noelle Burns, oboe
Tauvia Eggebroten, flute and piccolo
Francine Floyd-Peterson, bassoon
Karla Flygare, flute
Tracy Knoop, saxophone and jazz improvisation
Kristen Murphy, flute
Jennifer Nelson, clarinet
Elizabeth Paterson, bassoon
Florie Rothenberg, clarinet
Erik Steighner, saxophone
Laura Werner, flute
Fred Winkler, saxophone

Brass

Rodger Burnett, French horn
David Krosschell, Trombone
Danielle Lemieux, French horn
Edgar Phillips, Tuba/Euphonium
Ryan Schultz, low brass
Judson Scott, trumpet