Faculty and Staff
Full Time Music Faculty
Kira Seaton - West Campus
Kira Seaton is Professor of Music at Cuyahoga Community College, Western Campus, teaching Voice, Choral Music, Music Theory, and Musicology since 1987. Aside from her academic duties, Ms. Seaton has performed, musical directed, or directed in a majority of the theatres in Northeastern Ohio, and has sung with both Cleveland Opera and the Cleveland Orchestra. Professor Seaton has conducted or participated in touring choirs performing at The Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, Severance Hall, St. Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal, and has performed on tours in England and Italy. A popular speaker with the Cuyahoga Community College’s Speaker’s bureau, Ms. Seaton has spoken to many area groups on the Healing Power of Music, the Legacy of Music, and “I Hate Opera”, a humorous talk about the history and fun of Opera.
Alfredo Guerrieri - Metro Campus
Alfredo Guerrieri is Lecturer of Music at Cuyahoga Community College, Metro Campus. Guerrieri is one of the most versatile and sought-after electric and double bassists in Northeast Ohio. He has played with a wide array of artists throughout his career. He has performed with The Eagles, Tony Award nominee Mary Bridget Davies, Grammy Award winner Heather Headley, Cleveland Winds, Joe McBride, Dan Wilson and Keith McKelley. He has toured nationally and performed internationally at the Bermuda Music Festival and One World Festival in Perth, Australia. Guerrieri has also appeared in a number of theater productions at Playhouse Square, Great Lakes Theater and Baldwin Wallace University. As an educator, he has taught a wide range of musical subjects in a variety of settings, including classical, jazz and popular music at Cleveland State University, Lakeland Community College, Montessori High School and The Music Settlement. He is currently endorsed by S.I.T. Strings.