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Faculty, Staff and Applied Instructors

The Conservatory of Music, housed within the Division of the Visual and Performing Arts at Biola University's School of Fine Arts and Communication, is made up of talented and dedicated faculty, staff and applied lesson instructors, whose goal is to help you succeed in your academic and musical endeavors.

Our full-time faculty have graduated from some of the most prestigious university music programs and conservatories in the country, and some are also critically acclaimed musicians active in film, television and the recording industry. We also host applied lesson instructors and artists in residence who offer our students unique learning experiences through special courses, masterclasses and more.

Applied Lesson Instructor, Viola
Dean of Spiritual Development
Applied Lesson Instructor, Voice
Applied Lesson Instructor, Clarinet
Applied Lesson Instructor, Contemporary Voice
Associate Professor, Guitar and Commercial Music
Adjunct Professor
Applied Lesson Instructor, Composition
Assistant Professor, Music and Orchestra Director
Operations Manager, Division of the Visual and Performing Arts
Adjunct Professor, Worship Arts
Juan Castaneda
Applied Lesson Instructor, Voice
Assistant Professor & Technical Director, Theatre
Applied Lesson Instructor, Songwriting
Associate Professor, Music Theory and Composition
Adjunct Professor, Music Therapy
Katharine Eames
Applied Lessons Instructor
Applied Lessons Instructor
Adjunct Professor, Music Education
Professor, Percussion and Composition and Jazz Director
Professor, Piano
Adjunct Faculty, Music Therapy
Applied Lesson Instructor, Electric Guitar
Applied Lesson Instructor, French Horn
Adjunct Professor, Improvisation
Arts Librarian; Applied Lesson Instructor, Brass
Nathaniel Laguzza
Applied Lesson Instructor, Drumset
Applied Lesson Instructor, Organ
Applied Lesson Instructor, Contemporary Voice
Applied Lesson Instructor, Bassoon
Assistant Professor, Music and Symphonic Winds Director
Applied Lesson Instructor, Songwriting
Applied Lesson Instructor, Composition
Kathy Oh
Applied Lesson Instructor, Oboe
Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct Professor, Piano
Academic Coordinator, Division of the Visual and Performing Arts
Associate Professor, Music Therapy
Carlos Rivera
Applied Lesson Instructor, String Bass
Katharin Rundus
Applied Lesson Instructor, Voice
Applied Lesson Instructor, Trombone
Administrative Assistant, Conservatory of Music
Associate Professor and Director of Choral Activities
Applied Lesson Instructor, Electric Bass
Adjunct Faculty, University Chorus
Adjunct Professor, Music
Associate Professor of Theatre
Adjunct Professor, Music History
Artist in Residence, Worship Arts
Applied Lesson Instructor, Trumpet
Adjunct Faculty, New Media Composition
Applied Music, Cello
Adjunct Professor, Composition
Applied Lesson Instructor, Flute
Applied Lesson Instructor, Contemporary Piano
Adjunct Professor, Theatre