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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Faculty
Name
Position
Phone
Email
Area
Lindsey Wilhelm Associate Professor of Music; Music Therapy; Internship Coordinator (970) 491-0984 Lindsey.Wilhelm@colostate.edu Music Therapy Kyle Wilhelm Clinic Coordinator Kyle.Wilhelm@colostate.edu Music Therapy Jessica Warner Instructor of Music; Music Education; Coordinator of Community Engagement Jessica.Warner@colostate.edu Community Engagement Bryan Wallick Assistant Professor of Music; Keyboard Area Coordinator (970) 632-8623 Bryan.Wallick@colostate.edu Piano Rachel Waddell Assistant Professor of Music; Director of Orchestras; Conducting rachel.waddell@colostate.edu Sergei Vassiliev Instructor of Music; Clarinet sergei.vassiliev@gmail.com Clarinet 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 Jayme Taylor Associate Director of Bands; Director of Athletic Bands; Assistant Professor of Music Jayme.Taylor@colostate.edu Bands; Marching Band Wil Swindler Instructor of Music; Coordinator of Jazz Studies; Director of Jazz Bands; Jazz Saxophone Wil.Swindler@colostate.edu Jazz Shilo Stroman Senior Instructor; Jazz Studies; Jazz Percussion; Marching Band (Drumline) Shilo.Stroman@colostate.edu Percussion Michelle Stanley Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, Liberal Arts; Professor of Music; Graduate Flute Professor 970-491-4350 Michelle.Stanley@colostate.edu Flute Sarah Spiece Instructor of Music sarah.spiece@colostate.edu Music Therapy Peter Sommer Professor of Music; Saxophone, Chamber Music, Jazz Studies; Director of the Department of Music Peter.Sommer@colostate.edu Saxophone Mike Snell Instructor of Music; Music Education Mike.Snell@colostate.edu Brass Abigail Shupe Associate Professor of Music Abigail.Shupe@colostate.edu Music Theory Hyeji Seo Instructor of Music; Collaborative Pianist; Piano Class Hyeji.Seo@colostate.edu Piano Michael Seman Assistant Professor; LEAP Institute for the Arts Michael.Seman@colostate.edu Arts Management Gabriel Santiago Instructor of Music gabriel.santiago@colostate.edu Jazz Guitar Jess Rushing Assistant Professor; Music Therapy jess.rushing@colostate.edu Ysmael Reyes Instructor of Music Ysmael.Reyes@colostate.edu Flute (Undergraduate) Lauren Rael Instructor lauren.rael@colostate.edu Color Guard, Marching Band Kevin Poelking Instructor of Music; Assistant Director of Bands; Instructor of Undergraduate Conducting Kevin.Poelking@colostate.edu John Pippen Assistant Professor of Music; Ethnomusicology John.Pippen@colostate.edu Music History Rebecca Phillips Professor of Music; Conducting; Director of Bands Rebecca.Phillips@colostate.edu Bands Seth Pendergast Assistant Professor of Music; Music Education (Choral) Seth.Pendergast@colostate.edu Choral Nathan Payant Instructor of Music; Administrative Coordinator of Music Education; Director of Concert Choir (970) 491-2346 Nathan.Payant@colostate.edu Choral; Music Education G. Murray Oliver Instructor of Music; Director of Graduate Studies (970) 491-5193 Murray.Oliver@colostate.edu Undergraduate and Graduate Studies Dan Obluda Instructor of Music; Music History and Theory Dan.Obluda@colostate.edu Beth Mosko Instructor of Music 970-581-1403 Beth.Mosko@colostate.edu Music Therapy Romina Monsanto Instructor of Music Romina.Monsanto@colostate.edu Cello Margaret Miller Senior Instructor; Viola; Coordinator of Graduate String Quartet Program (719) 660-0878 Margaret.J.Miller@colostate.edu Viola Paul Metz Instructor of Music; Music Theory; Emeritus Associate Professor Paul.Metz@colostate.edu Music Theory Gabriel Mervine Instructor of Music gabriel.mervine@colostate.edu Jazz Trumpet John McGuire Associate Professor of Music; Horn, Chamber Music; Brass Area Coordinator John.McGuire@colostate.edu Horn John Lindsey Assistant Professor of Music John.Lindsey@colostate.edu Voice Drew Leslie Associate Professor of Music; Trombone; Undergraduate Coordinator; Music Minor Advisor Drew.Leslie@colostate.edu Trombone Juhyun Lee Instructor of Music; Collaborative Pianist (617) 952-8801 Juhyun.Lee@colostate.edu Piano Jeff LaQuatra Senior Instructor of Music; Guitar Jeff.LaQuatra@colostate.edu Guitar; Music Appreciation Megan Lanz (She/Her) Senior Instructor of Music (720) 695-4287 Megan.Lanz@colostate.edu Music Appreciation; Music as Human Expression (Honors) Blythe LaGasse Professor of Music; Coordinator of Music Therapy (970) 491-4042 Blythe.Lagasse@colostate.edu Music Therapy Robert Kreutz Instructor; Music Education (970) 2158537 B.Kreutz@colostate.edu Strings Darren Kramer Instructor of Music darren.kramer@colostate.edu Jazz Trombone Andrew Knight Associate Professor of Music Andrew.Knight@colostate.edu Music Therapy James Kim Associate Professor of Music; Director of Choral Activities James.Kim@colostate.edu Choir Egemen Kesikli Instructor Egemen.Kesikli@colostate.edu Erik Johnson Associate Professor of Music E.Johnson@colostate.edu Music Education (Instrumental) Sarah Johnson Instructor of Music Therapy Sarah2.Johnson@colostate.edu Music Therapy Bonnie Jacobi Associate Professor of Music; Director of Colorado Kodály Institute Bonnie.Jacobi@colostate.edu Music Education Eric Hollenbeck Professor of Music; Coordinator of Percussion Eric.Hollenbeck@colostate.edu Percussion Kathryn Harms Instructor of Music; Harp Kathryn.Harms@colostate.edu Harp Forest Greenough Associate Professor of Music; Double Bass, Music Theory Forest.Greenough@colostate.edu Double Bass K. Dawn Grapes Associate Professor of Music; Coordinator of Musicology (970) 491-4134 dawn.grapes@colostate.edu Music History Dan Goble Director of the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance (970) 491-5533 Dan.Goble@colostate.edu Bill Gavin Associate Professor william.gavin@colostate.edu Music Therapy Research; Experimental Psychology Ronald Francois Professor of Music; Violin, Chamber Music; Coordinator of String Area (240) 338-7343 Ron.Francois@colostate.edu Violin Wesley Ferreira Professor of Music; Clarinet Wesley.Ferreira@colostate.edu Clarinet Copper Ferreira Senior Instructor (970) 491-1584 Copper.Ferreira@colostate.edu Music Theory Pablo Dos Santos Hernandez Instructor of Music; Oboe (970) 584-7366 Pablo.Dos_Santos_Hernandez@colostate.edu Oboe Stephen Dombrowski Instructor of Music; Tuba Stephen.Dombrowski@colostate.edu Tuba James David Professor of Music; Composition, Music Theory (970) 491-4154 James.David@colostate.edu Composition Stanley Curtis Assistant Professor of Music; Trumpet (703) 509-0873 Stanley.Curtis@colostate.edu Trumpet Sabra Chavez Instructor of Music sabra.chavez@colostate.edu Music Therapy Jooyeon Chang Instructor of Music; Collaborative Pianist; Piano Class; Piano Ensemble Jooyeon.Chang@colostate.edu Piano; Chamber Music Tim Burns Senior Instructor of Music; Collaborative Piano Coordinator Tim.Burns@colostate.edu Piano Tiffany Blake Associate Professor of Music; Voice (Soprano); Coordinator of Voice; Director of Ralph Opera Program Tiffany.Blake@colostate.edu Voice and Opera Cayla Bellamy Assistant Professor of Music; Coordinator of Woodwinds Cayla.Bellamy@colostate.edu Bassoon Laura Beer Associate Professor of Music; Music Therapy 970-491-8976 laura.beer@colostate.edu Music Therapy Gray Baldwin Instructor of Music gray.baldwin@colostate.edu Music Therapy Joel Bacon Full Professor of Music; Organ; Stewart and Sheron Golden Chair in Organ and Liturgical Studies Joel.Bacon@colostate.edu Organ Nicole Asel Associate Professor of Music Nicole.Asel@colostate.edu Voice Denise Apodaca Senior Instructor; Honors Faculty Denise.Apodaca@colostate.edu Piano Tom Amend Instructor of Music; Jazz Piano thomas.amend@colostate.edu Jazz Piano
Staff
Name
Position
Phone
Email
Steven Workman Production Manager/Technical Director; Instructor of Theatre 970-491-1635 Steven.Workman@colostate.edu Gretchin Wheeler Administrative Assistant 970-491-3087 gretchin.wheeler@colostate.edu Ethan Urtz Performing Arts Support Specialist ethan.urtz@colostate.edu Ernan Torrez Recruitment and Enrollment Coordinator (970) 491-5891 Ernan.Torrez@colostate.edu Meghan Taylor Athletic Bands Support Specialist; SMTD Coordinator for Health Education and Wellness Promotion (970) 491-2760 meghan.taylor@colostate.edu Mike Solo Creative Director (970) 491-5293 Mike.Solo@colostate.edu Valerie Reed Assistant Events Manager (970) 491-5481 Valerie.Reed@colostate.edu Chloie Piveral Communications Coordinator Chloie.Piveral@colostate.edu Peter Muller Venue and Events Manager (970) 491-6798 Peter.Muller@colostate.edu Marjorie Moss Academic Success Coordinator (970) 491-3117 Marjorie.Moss@colostate.edu Elise Kulovany Costume Shop Manager (970) 491-6135 Elise.Kulovany@colostate.edu Caitlin Kotnik Academic Success Coordinator II (970) 491-3117 Caitlin.Kotnik@colostate.edu Wes Halloran Master Electrician 970-491-5910 wes.halloran@colostate.edu Jim Doser Audio Engineer (970) 491-1879 James.Doser@colostate.edu Nicole Darling Administrative Assistant (970) 491-5248 Nicole.Darling@colostate.edu Jennifer Clary Director of Communications (970) 491-3603 Jennifer.Clary@ColoState.EDU Heather Bellotti Human Resources Partner (970) 491-5533 Heather.Bellotti@colostate.edu