<p>There are other music faculty members at Stony Brook who are also faculty members at the big NYC schools. Clarinet prof at Stony Brook has appointments at both Juilliard and MSM. This is the case with many professors at the NYC schools including Stony Brook; they have multiple appointments to help pay the bills. Now there are disadvantages to this, as they flit from one school to the other, so getting time impromtu time with them can be tough.</p>
<p>The "Brook" is actually a nice school and it is part of the SUNY system so it's tuition is lower than private schools. I'm an alum from one of their scientific doctorate programs. It's in a very beautiful part of Long Island. Unfortunately, I don't have many more specifics on the music program as it never factored into D's plans and during my tenure there over 20 years ago, I did not interact with any music students.</p>