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FACULTY BY DEPARTMENT
The Petrie School of Music is led by a group of dedicated professors holding degrees from such distinguished institutions as
the The Curtis Institute of Music, Eastman School, Florida State, Indiana University, the New England
Conservatory, Peabody Conservatory, and Yale.

Miles Hoffman
Dean of the Petrie School of Music
MM, The Juilliard School
BA, Yale University
Dr. Scott Robbins
Associate Dean of the Petrie School of Music,
Associate Professor of Musicology and Composition
DM, Florida State University
MA, Duke University
BA in Music, Wake Forest University
Dr. Patricia S. Foy
Assistant Dean of the Petrie School of Music
Associate Professor of Music Education
BM, Converse College
MME and PhD in Music Education, University of South Carolina
Mrs. Sarah Spigner
Business Manager
Mrs. Kathy Holt
Administrative Assistant

Dr. Douglas Weeks - Keyboard
Chair of Performance, Babcock Professor of Piano
DM, Florida State University
Licensé de Concert, Ecole Normale de Musique, Paris
MM, Indiana University
BM, Illinois State University
Dr. Beverly Hay - Voice
Daniel Professor of Voice
DM, Indiana University
BA, MM, University of South Carolina
Ms. Sarah Johnson - Strings
Associate Professor of Violin
Dr. Keith Jones - Voice
Associate Professor of Voice and Choirs
DM, Indiana University
MM, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
BM, Furman University
Mr. Kenneth Law - Strings
Associate Professor of Cello
MM, Cleveland Institute of Music
GPD, Peabody Conservatory
Chamber Music Fellow, The Juilliard School
BM, Eastman School of Music
Dr. Susan Lyle - Voice
Associate Professor of Voice
Director of Choral Activities
DMA, University of Oregon
MM, Peabody Conservatory of Music
BA, Kalamazoo College
Dr. Valerie MacPhail - Voice
Lecturer in Voice
DMA, University of South Carolina
MM, The Florida State University
BA, The College of William and Mary
Ms. Mildred Roche - Keyboard
Director of Accompanying
MM, Boston University
BM, Converse College
Ms. Rebecca Turner
Associate Professor of Voice
Director of Converse Opera Theatre
MM, University of North Texas
BM, Shorter College
Dr. Christopher Vaneman - Woodwinds
Assistant Professor of Flute and Musicology
DMA, MMA, MM, Yale University
BM, Eastman School of Music

Dr. Kelly McElrath Vaneman - Woodwinds
Chair of Musicology and Composition
Associate Professor of Oboe and Musicology
DMA, MMA, MM, Yale University
BM, Baylor University
Dr. Scott Robbins
Associate Dean of the Petrie School of Music,
Associate Professor of Musicology and Composition
DM, Florida State University
MA, Duke University
BA in Music, Wake Forest University
Dr. David Berry
Associate Professor of Music History and Theory
DMA, University of South Carolina
MM, Converse College
BM, University of Maryland
Dr. Leon W. Couch III - Organ
College Organist
Assistant Professor of Organ and Music Theory
PhD, DMA, MM, University of Cincinnati
BM, BS, BA, AA, Performer’s Certificate, University of Florida
Dr. Siegwart Reichwald
Associate Professor of Music History
PhD, MM, Florida State University
BM, University of South Carolina

Elizabeth York
Chair of Department of Music Education and Therapy
Associate Professor of Music Therapy (Dept. of Music Ed. and Pedagogy)
PhD in Music Education, University of Miami
MM, Music Therapy University of Miami
BM, Music Therapy University of Georgia
Dr. Patricia S. Foy
Assistant Dean of the Petrie School of Music
Associate Professor of Music Education
BM, Converse College
MME and PhD in Music Education, University of South Carolina
Gregory Lindahl
Assistant Professor of Music Education
Director of Converse Wind Ensemble
MM, Northwestern University
Fine Arts Diploma, University of Calgary
BM, Brandon University
Dr. Anne Lipe
Assistant Professor of Music Therapy
PhD, University of Maryland
MM, Catholic University
BM Shenandoah Conservatory
Mrs. Paula Morgan
Lecturer in Piano Pedagogy,
Director of Alia Lawson Pre-College Program
Dr. Melanie Taylor - Keyboard
Associate Professor of Piano Pedagogy
BM, Oberlin Conservatory of Music
MA, Marshall University
DM, Indiana University

Mrs. Paula Morgan
Lecturer in Piano Pedagogy,
Director of Alia Lawson Pre-College Program

Mr. Martin Aigner - Music Business
Dr. James Buckland - Strings
Guitar
Mr. Ian Bracchitta - Strings
Double Bass
Ms. Sonja Coppenbarger - Woodwinds
Bassoon
Ms. Joyce Fankhauser - Strings
Harp
Mr. John R. Holloway - Brass
Tuba and Euphonium
MMEd, Florida State University
BM, Furman University
Mrs. Karen Hill - Woodwinds
Clarinet and Saxophone
Mr. Jens Larsen - Brass
Trumpet
MM, Rice University
BM, Old Dominion University
Ms. Adena Shoemake McDaniel - Percussion
Percussion
MMEd, University of Southern Mississippi
BM, Georgia State University
Mr. John Ravnan - Strings
Viola
MM, Peabody
BM, Eastman School of Music
Anneka Zuehlke - Brass
Horn
 Ensemble Radieuse
Converse Trio
Conversant
580 East Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29302
phone: 800-766-1125 email: music@converse.edu
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