Toni-Marie Montgomery
Dean  
t-montgomery@northwestern.edu
847-491-7552

René E. Machado
Associate Dean for Administration and Finance 
r-machado@northwestern.edu
847-491-7575

René Machado formerly served at Indiana University as assistant dean for administration at the Jacobs School of Music and assistant dean for development at the Research and University Graduate School. He was earlier affiliated with New York University, first as associate director of sponsored research in the School of Education, where he worked with faculty to develop research across a broad range of disciplines, and then in the Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions as administrative director and associate director of vocal studies. He is also a countertenor, specializing in vocal repertoire from the baroque to early 19th century Italian opera.  Machado has performed as a soloist and member of New York City-based music ensembles, including Musica Sacra, Musica Aeterna, Camerata Singers, Bach Aria Group, New York Choral Artists, Sine Nomine Singers, Pomerium Ensemble, and Bel Canto Opera. He received his master of music degree from Florida State University.
 

Linda A. Garton 
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs 
lgarton@northwestern.edu
847-491-3818

Linda Garton previously served as director of student affairs and lecturer in music theory at the Bienen School of Music. She is former adjunct faculty at Trinity International University (IL) and the University of Nebraska Division of Continuing Studies. She co-authored a series of continuing education texts on piano performance and music theory, the second volume of which received the 1995 Distinguished Course Award from the National University Continuing Education Association. She has given presentations in music theory at the College Music Society regional and national conferences and the South Central Society for Music Theory annual conference. Her dissertation was titled Tonality and the Music of Steve Reich. Linda received her PhD from Northwestern University.

Ryan O'Mealey
Director of Music Admission, Financial Aid and Enrollment
r-omealey@northwestern.edu
847-491-3141

Ryan O’Mealey holds a Bachelor of Music in music education from Oklahoma State University and a Master of Music in voice and opera performance from Northwestern University. He has presented topics on music admission, financial literacy for musicians, and career services to conferences such as the Classical Singer Convention and the Arts Schools Network, and has been featured in DownBeat magazine. Each year, he hosts the Chicago Northshore College Fair for aspiring musicians and regularly speaks to youth ensembles throughout the country. As a performer, he has appeared with Chicago-area organizations such as Music of the Baroque, Bella Voce and the Grant Park Music Festival, and as a featured soloist with the North Shore Choral Society and the Callipygian Players.

Richard Van Kleeck
Director of Concert Activities
rvankleeck@northwestern.edu
847-491-5441 

Richard Van Kleeck is a graduate of New England Conservatory of Music where he studied horn with Harry Shapiro, and with Barry Tuckwell at the Dartmouth Congregation for the Arts. He has performed with the Boston Symphony, Boston Ballet Orchestra, Boston Pops, Boston Baroque Orchestra, Handel-Haydn Society, Boston Philharmonia, Historical Brass Ensemble, Vox Nova, and Australian Ballet Orchestra. As a faculty member at Dartmouth College he taught horn, directed the chamber music program, and was music director for theatrical productions. While director of programming at the Kentucky Center for the Arts he created, programmed and produced the award winning PBS television music series The Lonesome Pine Specials, now in the permanent collection at the Smithsonian Institute’s Museum of American History.

Karen Brunssen
Co-Chair, Department of Music Performance
kab180@northwestern.edu
847-491-7228 



 
 

Gerardo Ribeiro
Co-Chair, Department of Music Performance 
g-ribeiro@northwestern.edu
847-491-7228





 

Richard Ashley
Chair, Department of Music Studies
r-ashley@northwestern.edu
847-491-5720 

James Giles
Director of Music Performance Graduate Studies
jgiles@northwestern.edu
847-491-5733

Drew Davies
Director of Graduate Music Studies
dedavies@northwestern.edu
847-467-3367