Michael Burch-Pesses is director of bands at Pacific University. He teaches conducting, music education and MIDI technology. His enjoyed a distinguished career as a bandmaster in the U.S. Navy and is conductor of the Oregon Symphonic Band.

Elizabeth Caswell earned the Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance summa cum laude from Augustana College (IL), and the Master of Arts and Master of Fine Arts degrees in piano performance and theory pedagogy minor from the University of Iowa.

Steve Conrow is an Instructor in the Music Department.

Cessaries Galusha earned a Bachelors of Music in Piano Performance from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and a Masters of Music in Piano Performance from the University of OR.

Dijana Ihas is an associate professor of music education at Pacific University; founder, director and master teacher of the String Project; and a veteran of the Sarajevo String Quartet.

Christine Korb is an experienced Music Therapy Program Director and has been involved with program development, initiating and implementing program curriculum and strategies, is actively involved with the program assessment process and collaborates with community professionals as she increases the numbers of music therapists practicing and employed nationwide.

Stephen Kravitz has been a private instructor of woodwind instruments (clarinet, saxophone & bassoon) for nearly four decades, and he has also taught music at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. He has also taught jazz band, chamber music, woodwind methods, and jazz comprehension at the collegiate level.

Phyllis Avidan Louke is a music educator with over 40 years experience, as well as a professional flutist, maintaining a large private flute studio in Portland, Oregon. 

Brea Murakami is a board-certified music therapist and the clinical coordinator of music therapy at Pacific University.

Noah Seitz is an Adjunct Instructor for Pacific University's Music Department. 

Dr. Stephens' compositions have been featured at many regional and national festivals, and he frequently serves as an adjudicator and guest lecturer.

Harold Vreeland is an adjunct instructor in Pacific's Music Department