Department of Music at California State University, Northridge

The Department of Music at California State University is a conservatory in Los Angeles, California. Currently, there are more than 500 students pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees in music.

The department is located within 20–30 minutes from the center of the film, television, and recording industry, the Music Department at Cal State Northridge offers studying and performing opportunities in connection with the leading educational institutions and cultural venues of the Los Angeles area.

Faculty (past-present)[]

• Gregg Bissonette, drums
• Ron Borczon, Music Therpy
• John Dearman, guitar
• Scott Glasgow, film & media composition
• Liviu Marinescu, composition
• Bob McChesney, jazz trombone
• John Pisano, jazz guitar
• Ron Purcell, guitar
• John Roscigno, orchestral conducting
• Elizabeth Sellers, film & media composition
• Lawrence Stoffel, bands & conducting
• Andrew Surmani, music industry studies
• Steven Thachuk guitar
• David Whitwell, bands & conducting (emeritus)

Areas of study[]

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Music

Master of Arts

• Music education

Master of Music

Notable alumni[]

Brass[]

• Ronnie Blake trumpet
• Tony Clements tuba
• trumpet

Composition[]

• Beverly Grigsby composer
• Kentaro Sato Media and Commercial Music / Conducting (MA)
• George Stone (composer) composer
• Jeannie G. Pool composer
• Garrett Byrnes composer
• Stephen Cohn composer
• John Coda composer

Percussion[]

• Kalani percussion
• Alphonse Mouzon percussion

Piano[]

• Gordon Goodwin piano

Strings[]

• Ron Purcell classical guitar
• Robert Lipsett violin
• John Doan guitar
• Bruce Bransby bass

Voice[]

• Michelle DeYoung voice
• James Fortune voice
• Maia Sharp voice
• Nicole Cabell voice

Woodwinds[]

• Vicki Boeckman recorder, flute
• D. Scott Rogo oboe

Jazz[]

• Alphonso Johnson bass
• Kim Pensyl keyboard
• Richard Campbell (musician) bass guitar
• John Densmore jazz studies
• Michael Glenn Williams composer, pianist
• Masauko Chipembere Jr jazz studies

Other[]

• Toshiyuki Shimada conductor
• Paul Roessler singer
• Sebu Simonian singer-songwriter
• Leland Sklar singer, film composer
• James Lee Stanley singer-songwriter
• Tigran Arakelyan conductor

References[]

• https://web.archive.org/web/20111007161637/http://amc.csun.edu/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20110819093714/http://www.csunmusictherapy.org/index.htm
• http://www.kcsn.org/

External links[]

• http://www.csun.edu/music/

Coordinates: 33°47′17″N 118°06′42″W / 33.78804°N 118.11160°W / 33.78804; -118.11160

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