Faculty By Area
Woodwinds
Woodwind Area Coordinator, Saxophone; Saxophone Ensemble
Office: 271
Phone: 408-924-4673
Email: michael.n.hernandez@sjsu.edu
Brass
French Horn
Office: 205
Phone: 408-924-4653
Percussion
Percussion Area Coordinator; Percussion Ensemble
Office: 188
Vocal
Director, School of Music; Director of Choral Activities
Office: 263
Phone: 408-924-4645
Email: jeffrey.benson@sjsu.edu
Piano
Associate Director; Composition Area Coordinator; Keyboard Area Coordinator, Music Theory Area Coordinator
Office: 202
Phone: 408-924-4646
Email: pablo.furman@sjsu.edu
Collaborative Pianist; Music Theory, General Music
Office: 207
Phone: 408-924-4650
Email: victoria.lington@sjsu.edu
Ensembles
Wind Ensemble
Brass Area Coordinator; Director of Bands; Wind Ensemble
Office: 248
Phone: 408-924-6971
Email: david.vickerman@sjsu.edu
Symphonic Band & Marching Band
Interim Director of Symphonic Band, Spring 2025
Symphony Orchestra
Jazz Orchestra
Jazz Studies Area Coordinator; Jazz Orchestra; Jazz Saxophone
Office: 109
Phone: 408-924-4636
Email: aaron.lington@sjsu.edu
Choraliers
Director, School of Music; Director of Choral Activities; Choraliers
Office: 262
Phone: 408-924-4645
Email: jeffrey.benson@sjsu.edu
Concert Choir
Jazz Studies
Jazz Studies Area Coordinator; Jazz Orchestra; Jazz Saxophone
Office: 109
Phone: 408-924-4636
Email: aaron.lington@sjsu.edu
Jazz Trumpet; Jazz Combo; Latin Jazz Ensemble
Office: 187
Phone: 08-924-4680
Email: jeffrey.lewis@sjsu.edu
Ethnomusicology
Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology; Faculty Advisor
Office: Music Building #201
Phone: (408) 924-4333
Email: jose.r.torres@sjsu.edu
Composition
Associate Director; Composition Area Coordinator; Keyboard Area Coordinator, Music Theory Area Coordinator
Office: 202
Phone: 408-924-4646
Email: pablo.furman@sjsu.edu
Composition and Electronic Music
Office: 204
Music Theory
Associate Director; Composition Area Coordinator; Keyboard Area Coordinator, Music Theory Area Coordinator
Office: 202
Phone: 408-924-4646
Email: pablo.furman@sjsu.edu
Collaborative Pianist; Music Theory, General Music
Office: 207
Phone: 408-924-4650
Email: victoria.lington@sjsu.edu
Jazz Studies, Music Theory, General Studies
Office: 206
Phone: 408-924-4678
Email: thomas.langan@sjsu.edu
Music History
Music in World Cultures; General Music
Office: 103
Phone: 408-924-4678
Email: profsacolick@yahoo.com
Director, School of Music and Dance; Orchestra
Office: 179
Phone: 408-924-4677
Email: fred.cohen@sjsu.edu
Music History Area Coordinator; Music History, Beethoven Center
Office: MLK 530
Email: erica.buurman@sjsu.edu
Music Education
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Area Coordinators
Brass
Brass Area Coordinator; Director of Bands; Wind Ensemble
Office: 248
Phone: 408-924-6971
Email: david.vickerman@sjsu.edu
Brass Area Coordinator; Director of Bands; Wind Ensemble
Office: 248
Phone: 408-924-6971
Email: david.vickerman@sjsu.edu
Composition, Keyboard Studies, Music Theory
Composition Area Coordinator; Keyboard Area Coordinator, Music Theory Area Coordinator
Office: 202
Phone: 408-924-4646
Email: pablo.furman@sjsu.edu
Composition Area Coordinator; Keyboard Area Coordinator, Music Theory Area Coordinator
Office: 202
Phone: 408-924-4646
Email: pablo.furman@sjsu.edu
Graduate Coordinator
Music History Area Coordinator; Music History, Beethoven Center
Office: MLK 530
Email: erica.buurman@sjsu.edu
Music History Area Coordinator; Music History, Beethoven Center
Office: MLK 530
Email: erica.buurman@sjsu.edu
Jazz Studies
Jazz Studies Area Coordinator; Jazz Orchestra; Jazz Saxophone
Office: 109
Phone: 408-924-4636
Email: aaron.lington@sjsu.edu
Jazz Studies Area Coordinator; Jazz Orchestra; Jazz Saxophone
Office: 109
Phone: 408-924-4636
Email: aaron.lington@sjsu.edu
Music Education
Percussion
Percussion Area Coordinator; Percussion Ensemble
Percussion Area Coordinator; Percussion Ensemble
Strings
Vocal Performance
Woodwinds
Woodwind Coordinator, Saxophone; Saxophone Ensemble
Office: 271
Phone: 408-924-4673
Email: michaelnhernandez@gmail.com
Administration and Staff
Director, School of Music and Dance; Director of Choral Activities
Office: MUS 263
Phone: 408-924-4645
Email: jeffrey.benson@sjsu.edu
Associate Director; Director of Bands
Office: MUS 253
Phone: 408-924-6971
Email: david.vickerman@sjsu.edu
Student & Community Services Coordinator
Office: 165
Phone: 408-924-4709
Email: trevor.grant@sjsu.edu
Student Assistants
Rooms and Reservations Coordinator
Schedule room reservations in the music building, such as classrooms and the concert hall, for practice or performances.
Concert Managers
Students assistants who prepare the concert hall for performances, regulate the doors before and during the performance, and tear down afterwards.
Recruitment Assistants
Provide helpful information to new and incoming music students.
musicdancerecruitment@sjsu.edu
Webmaster
Responsible for developing and maintaining the website of School of Music.
John Sheffield
music-web@sjsu.edu
Appointments: john.sheffield@sjsu.edu
General Contact Info
Music Building Main Office: MUS 179
Telephone: (408) 924-4673
Fax: (408) 924-4773
Email: music@sjsu.edu
Mailing Address
School of Music
San José State University
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0095
