Associate Director/Associate Professor, Coordinator of MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA
Dr. Tom C. Owens is Associate Professor and Coordinator of Music History and Literature at George Mason University. Internationally regarded as an expert on Charles Ives’s life and music, he is the editor of Selected Correspondence of Charles Ives (Univ. of California Press, 2007) and a member of the board of the Charles Ives Society.
Audition and Recruitment Coordinator, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA
Christina Ortiz is the newly appointed Recruitment and Auditions Coordinator of the Dewberry School of Music of George Mason University. Christina earned her MM degree in Vocal Performance from George Mason University and a BM degree from Texas State University in Music Education with a Kodály certification.
Associate Professor and Director of GRADUATE STUDIES and ETHNOMUSICOLOGY, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA
Dr. Gregory Joseph Robinson is Associate Professor of Music and Director of Ethnomusicology at George Mason University’s School of Music. He received the Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and graduated summa cum laude from Colby College in Waterville, Maine.
Academic Program Manager, Music Advisor, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA
Carrie Ann Delaney earned her Bachelor and Master degrees in Music Education from the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College in New York. As an undergraduate, she performed as principal clarinet with the Wind Ensemble.
Operations Coordinator, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA
Bridget Higgins has served as Operations Coordinator at the Dewberry School of Music since 2014. Her duties in this role include managing student recitals, scheduling applied lessons, managing recordings, working as staff liaison with music student organizations, and coordinating day-to-day operations in the school.
Producer of Mason Music Productions, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA
Defying all musical labels, Argentine guitarist/composer Cristian Perez weaves together genres from throughout the world to reveal the universality of music. With a strong foundation in classical, jazz and South American music, he crafts a singular voice, rich in sensitivity and nuance, that freely explores the possibilities of music as an art form.
Assistant to the Director and Marketing Coordinator, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA
Ms. Lauren Rigby joined our administrative staff as the new Assistant to the Director and Marketing Coordinator at the Dewberry School of Music. A graduate of the University of Mary Washington, she holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music with a Vocal/Choral Teaching License and a Minor in Spanish.
Business and Operations Manager (Music), Dewberry School of Music, CVPA
Ellen Rizzuto is the Business and Operations Manager of the George Mason University Dewberry School of Music. Ellen has an MA in Arts Management from George Mason University and a BM from Oberlin Conservatory in Horn Performance.
Piano Technician, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA
Mr. Emanuil Yorgov is Mason’s full-time piano technician, where his responsibilities will include piano tuning, voicing, and regulation for Mason’s All-Steinway School, as well as tunings in Harris Theater.