Faculty

Department: conservatory

Chair, Music Theory and Aural Skills, Colburn Conservatory
Jordan Nelson is a composer of instrumental, vocal, electronic, and electro-acoustic music
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Music Theory Faculty
Jeffrey Parola is a composer whose works have been commissioned and performed throughout the US.
Humanities Faculty
Sean Pessin has lived in Los Angeles his whole life. He earned a B.A. and M.A. in English from California State University, Northridge, and an M.F.A. from Otis College of Art and Design.
Music History and Literature Faculty
Ian Pritchard, harpsichordist, organist, and musicologist, is a specialist in early music and historical keyboard practices.
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Trombone Faculty; Brass Chamber Music Faculty
David Rejano is the Principal Trombone of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, a position he began in 2016.
Humanities Faculty
Focuses on teaching that centers around rethinking the role of the arts in contemporary life