Adjunct Faculty, BASSOON, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA
Christopher Jewell is the Assistant Principal Bassoonist of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra. An active performer in the Washington, DC area, Mr. Jewell also regularly performs with the Eclipse Chamber Orchestra, Post Classical Ensemble, Wolf Trap Opera Company, and the Chesapeake Chamber Orchestra.
Adjunct Faculty, KEYBOARD SKILLS and PIANO, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA
Dr. Yoonji Kim, pianist, currently teaches keyboard skills and is a member of the applied piano faculty at Mason. Born in Seoul, Korea, Dr. Kim moved to United States of America at age fifteen to study.
Adjunct Faculty, MUSIC IN FILM, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA
Edward Knoeckel is a composer, pianist, music educator and conductor. As an educator, he has developed curriculum for community summer arts programs, public education, as well as having held university and college faculty positions in music theory, American music history, music for dance, music for motion pictures, as well as performance practice.
Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies, SAXOPHONE, Jazz Workshop, Jazz Studies, Jazz History, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA
Saxophonist, composer, and educator John Kocur is Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at George Mason University. He previously taught at Northern Virginia Community College where he directed the NOVA Nighthawks Jazz Ensemble. He serves as a saxophonist with the 257th Army Band of the D.C. National Guard, “the Band of the Nation’s Capital.”
Adjunct Faculty, MUSIC TECHNOLOGY, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA
Nicolas Laget is a performer and composer in the Washingon, D.C. area. His early years were spent singing in choirs and playing Baroque chamber music on the recorder. In his teens, Nico expanded his musical horizons by studying the flute, the tenor saxophone and the keyboard.
Director of CONCERT BANDS/Interim Director of BRASS, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA
Dr. William L. Lake, Jr. is the Director of Concert Bands at the Reva and Sid Dewberry Family School of Music at George Mason University. He also currently serves as Interim Director of Brass.
Director of MUSIC THEORY, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA
Megan L. Lavengood, Ph.D. is Associate Professor and Director of Music Theory at George Mason University. Her research primarily deals with popular music, video game music, timbre, synthesizers, and recording techniques.
Associate Professor of VOICE and OPERA, TENOR, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA
Tenor Richard Leech is the newly appointed Associate Professor of Voice and Opera at George Mason University, effective Fall 2023. American tenor Richard Leech is one of the most celebrated lyric tenors of his generation.
INSTRUMENTAL CONDUCTING and AURAL SKILLS, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA
Anthony J. Maiello is Professor of Music and University Professor at George Mason University. Professor Maiello teaches applied lessons in Conducting, Aural Skills, and classes in Instrumental Conducting.
Adjunct Faculty, JAZZ PERCUSSION, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA
Kevin C. McDonald, Ph.D. is a passionate musicologist and an acclaimed jazz drummer. His performance credits include Dave Liebman, Mark Turner, Paquito D’Rivera, Miguel Zenon, Bob Mintzer, Randy Brecker, and Lee Konitz in international venues including Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, The White House, The U.S. Library of Congress, The Midwest Clinic, the Jazz Education Network, and Bimhuis.