Faculty
Faculty Mission Statement
Dedicated to its land-grant heritage, the music faculty at Colorado State University are committed to promoting music and pedagogy of the highest quality, serving music education through actions that benefit the students, teachers, and citizens of Colorado.
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Name | Position | Phone | Area | |
Nicole Asel | Associate Professor of Music | Nicole.Asel@colostate.edu | Voice | |
Ronald Francois | Professor of Music; Coordinator of String Area | (240) 338-7343 | Ron.Francois@colostate.edu | Violin; Chamber Music |
Margaret Miller | Senior Instructor; Coordinator of Graduate String Quartet Program | (719) 660-0878 | Margaret.J.Miller@colostate.edu | Viola |
G. Murray Oliver | Instructor of Music; Director of Graduate Studies | (970) 491-5193 | Murray.Oliver@colostate.edu | Undergraduate and Graduate Studies |
Stephen Dombrowski | Instructor of Music | Stephen.Dombrowski@colostate.edu | Tuba | |
Stanley Curtis | Assistant Professor of Music | (703) 509-0873 | Stanley.Curtis@colostate.edu | Trumpet |
Drew Leslie | Associate Professor of Music; Undergraduate Coordinator; Music Minor Advisor | Drew.Leslie@colostate.edu | Trombone | |
Robert Kreutz | Instructor | (970) 2158537 | B.Kreutz@colostate.edu | Strings; Music Education |
Peter Sommer | Professor of Music; Director of the Department of Music | Peter.Sommer@colostate.edu | Saxophone; Chamber Music; Jazz Studies | |
Jooyeon Chang | Instructor of Music | Jooyeon.Chang@colostate.edu | Piano; Chamber Music | |
Denise Apodaca | Senior Instructor; Honors Faculty | Denise.Apodaca@colostate.edu | Piano | |
Tim Burns | Senior Instructor of Music; Collaborative Piano Coordinator | Tim.Burns@colostate.edu | Piano | |
Bryan Wallick | Assistant Professor of Music; Keyboard Area Coordinator | (970) 632-8623 | Bryan.Wallick@colostate.edu | Piano |
Juhyun Lee | Instructor of Music | (617) 952-8801 | Juhyun.Lee@colostate.edu | Piano |
Hyeji Seo | Instructor of Music | Hyeji.Seo@colostate.edu | Piano | |
Shilo Stroman | Senior Instructor | Shilo.Stroman@colostate.edu | Percussion; Jazz Studies; Jazz Percussion; Marching Band (Drumline) | |
Eric Hollenbeck | Professor of Music; Coordinator of Percussion | Eric.Hollenbeck@colostate.edu | Percussion | |
Joel Bacon | Full Professor of Music; Stewart and Sheron Golden Chair in Organ and Liturgical Studies | Joel.Bacon@colostate.edu | Organ | |
Tiffany Blake | Associate Professor of Music; Coordinator of Voice; Director of Ralph Opera Program | Tiffany.Blake@colostate.edu | Opera; Voice (Soprano) | |
Adam Torres | Senior Instructor of Music; Director, MM Summer Conducting Program | Adam.Torres@colostate.edu | Online Curriculum; Music Appreciation; History of Rock and Roll; Conducting; Music History; Music Theory | |
Pablo Dos Santos Hernandez | Instructor of Music | (970) 584-7366 | Pablo.Dos_Santos_Hernandez@colostate.edu | Oboe |
Bill Gavin | Associate Professor | william.gavin@colostate.edu | Music Therapy Research; Experimental Psychology | |
Andrew Knight | Associate Professor of Music | Andrew.Knight@colostate.edu | Music Therapy | |
Blythe LaGasse | Professor of Music; Coordinator of Music Therapy | (970) 491-4042 | Blythe.Lagasse@colostate.edu | Music Therapy |
Lindsey Wilhelm | Associate Professor of Music; Internship Coordinator | (970) 491-0984 | Lindsey.Wilhelm@colostate.edu | Music Therapy |
Sarah Johnson | Instructor of Music Therapy | Sarah2.Johnson@colostate.edu | Music Therapy | |
Kyle Wilhelm | Clinic Coordinator | Kyle.Wilhelm@colostate.edu | Music Therapy | |
Beth Mosko | Instructor of Music | 970-581-1403 | Beth.Mosko@colostate.edu | Music Therapy |
Gray Baldwin | Instructor of Music | gray.baldwin@colostate.edu | Music Therapy | |
Sabra Chavez | Instructor of Music | sabra.chavez@colostate.edu | Music Therapy | |
Sarah Spiece | Instructor of Music | sarah.spiece@colostate.edu | Music Therapy | |
Laura Beer | Associate Professor of Music | 970-491-8976 | laura.beer@colostate.edu | Music Therapy |
Egemen Kesikli | Instructor | Egemen.Kesikli@colostate.edu | Music Theory & Musicology | |
Paul Metz | Instructor of Music; Emeritus Associate Professor | Paul.Metz@colostate.edu | Music Theory | |
Abigail Shupe | Associate Professor of Music | Abigail.Shupe@colostate.edu | Music Theory | |
Copper Ferreira | Senior Instructor | (970) 491-1584 | Copper.Ferreira@colostate.edu | Music Theory |
John Pippen | Assistant Professor of Music | John.Pippen@colostate.edu | Music History; Ethnomusicology | |
K. Dawn Grapes | Associate Professor of Music; Coordinator of Musicology | (970) 491-4134 | dawn.grapes@colostate.edu | Music History |
Erik Johnson | Associate Professor of Music | E.Johnson@colostate.edu | Music Education (Instrumental) | |
Seth Pendergast | Assistant Professor of Music | Seth.Pendergast@colostate.edu | Music Education (Choral) | |
Bonnie Jacobi | Associate Professor of Music; Director of Colorado Kodály Institute | Bonnie.Jacobi@colostate.edu | Music Education | |
Megan Lanz (She/Her) | Senior Instructor of Music | (720) 695-4287 | Megan.Lanz@colostate.edu | Music Appreciation; Music as Human Expression (Honors) |
Gabriel Mervine | Instructor of Music | gabriel.mervine@colostate.edu | Jazz Trumpet | |
Darren Kramer | Instructor of Music | darren.kramer@colostate.edu | Jazz Trombone | |
Wil Swindler | Instructor of Music; Coordinator of Jazz Studies; Director of Jazz Bands | Wil.Swindler@colostate.edu | Jazz Saxophone; Jazz | |
Tom Amend | Instructor of Music | thomas.amend@colostate.edu | Jazz Piano | |
Gabriel Santiago | Instructor of Music | gabriel.santiago@colostate.edu | Jazz Guitar | |
John McGuire | Associate Professor of Music; Brass Area Coordinator | John.McGuire@colostate.edu | Horn; Chamber Music | |
Kathryn Harms | Instructor of Music | Kathryn.Harms@colostate.edu | Harp | |
Jeff LaQuatra | Senior Instructor of Music | Jeff.LaQuatra@colostate.edu | Guitar; Music Appreciation | |
Ysmael Reyes | Instructor of Music | Ysmael.Reyes@colostate.edu | Flute (Undergraduate) | |
Michelle Stanley | Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, Liberal Arts; Professor of Music; Graduate Flute Professor | 970-491-4350 | Michelle.Stanley@colostate.edu | Flute |
Forest Greenough | Associate Professor of Music | Forest.Greenough@colostate.edu | Double Bass; Music Theory | |
Rachel Waddell | Assistant Professor of Music; Director of Orchestras | rachel.waddell@colostate.edu | Conducting | |
James David | Professor of Music; Composition, Music Theory | (970) 491-4154 | James.David@colostate.edu | Composition |
Jessica Warner | Instructor of Music; Coordinator of Community Engagement | Jessica.Warner@colostate.edu | Community Engagement; Music Education | |
Lauren Rael | Instructor | lauren.rael@colostate.edu | Color Guard, Marching Band | |
Wesley Ferreira | Professor of Music | Wesley.Ferreira@colostate.edu | Clarinet | |
Sergei Vassiliev | Instructor of Music | sergei.vassiliev@gmail.com | Clarinet | |
Nathan Payant | Instructor of Music; Administrative Coordinator of Music Education; Director of Concert Choir | (970) 491-2346 | Nathan.Payant@colostate.edu | Choral; Music Education |
James Kim | Associate Professor of Music; Director of Choral Activities | James.Kim@colostate.edu | Choir | |
Romina Monsanto | Instructor of Music | Romina.Monsanto@colostate.edu | Cello | |
Mike Snell | Instructor of Music | Mike.Snell@colostate.edu | Brass; Music Education | |
Cayla Bellamy | Assistant Professor of Music; Coordinator of Woodwinds | Cayla.Bellamy@colostate.edu | Bassoon | |
Jayme Taylor | Associate Director of Bands; Director of Athletic Bands; Assistant Professor of Music | Jayme.Taylor@colostate.edu | Bands; Marching Band | |
Rebecca Phillips | Professor of Music; Director of Bands | Rebecca.Phillips@colostate.edu | Bands; Conducting | |
Kevin Poelking | Instructor of Music; Assistant Director of Bands; Instructor of Undergraduate Conducting | Kevin.Poelking@colostate.edu | Bands | |
Michael Seman | Assistant Professor | Michael.Seman@colostate.edu | Arts Management | |
Dan Goble | Director of the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance | (970) 491-5533 | Dan.Goble@colostate.edu | |
Dan Obluda | Instructor of Music; Music History and Theory | Dan.Obluda@colostate.edu | ||
Ernan Torrez | Recruitment and Enrollment Coordinator | (970) 491-5891 | Ernan.Torrez@colostate.edu |