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5.08/20/2025

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David Kopplin is a Professor of Music at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, where he joined the faculty in 2001. He earned a B.A. from the University of Colorado in 1982, an M.M. in 1988, an M.M. from the University of Southern California in 1990, and a Ph.D. During his graduate studies at USC, he studied composition with Bob Linn, Morten Lauridsen, and Donald Crockett, as well as jazz composition with Vince Mendoza. As a leader in the Music Department, Kopplin has served as Chair and Interim Chair, guiding the program through expansions in facilities and faculty. He advises undergraduate students in Composition and Jazz Studies, contributing to the department's offerings in Bachelor of Arts programs with subplans in General Music, Music Education, and Music Industry Studies, as well as the Bachelor of Music in Composition.