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 | |
Denise Apodaca | Senior Instructor; Honors Faculty | Denise.Apodaca@colostate.edu | Piano | |
Nicole Asel | Associate Professor of Music; Voice (Mezzo Soprano) | Nicole.Asel@colostate.edu | Voice | |
Joel Bacon | Full Professor of Music; Keyboard Area Coordinator; Organ; Stewart and Sheron Golden Chair in Organ and Liturgical Studies | Joel.Bacon@colostate.edu | Organ | |
Gray Baldwin | Instructor of Music | gray.baldwin@colostate.edu | Music Therapy | |
Laura Beer | Associate Professor of Music; Music Therapy | 970-491-8976 | laura.beer@colostate.edu | Music Therapy |
Cayla Bellamy | Assistant Professor of Music; Bassoon; Coordinator of Woodwinds | Cayla.Bellamy@colostate.edu | Bassoon | |
Tiffany Blake | Associate Professor of Music; Voice (Soprano); Coordinator of Voice; Director of Ralph Opera Program | Tiffany.Blake_Oliver@colostate.edu | Voice and Opera | |
Tim Burns | Senior Instructor of Music; Coordinator of Piano Proficiency | Tim.Burns@colostate.edu | Piano | |
Jooyeon Chang | Instructor of Music; Collaborative Pianist; Piano Class | Jooyeon.Chang@colostate.edu | Piano | |
Sabra Chavez | Instructor of Music | sabra.chavez@colostate.edu | Music Therapy | |
Stanley Curtis | Assistant Professor of Music; Trumpet | (703) 509-0873 | Stanley.Curtis@colostate.edu | Trumpet |
James David | Professor of Music; Composition, Music Theory | (970) 491-4154 | James.David@colostate.edu | Composition |
Stephen Dombrowski | Instructor of Music; Tuba | Stephen.Dombrowski@colostate.edu | Tuba | |
Pablo Dos Santos Hernandez | Instructor of Music; Oboe | (970) 584-7366 | Pablo.Dos_Santos_Hernandez@colostate.edu | Oboe |
Copper Ferreira | Senior Instructor; Music Theory; Ensemble Coordinator | (970) 491-1584 | Copper.Ferreira@colostate.edu | Music Theory |
Wesley Ferreira | Professor of Music; Clarinet | Wesley.Ferreira@colostate.edu | Clarinet | |
Ronald Francois | Professor of Music; Violin, Chamber Music; Coordinator of Strings Area | (240) 338-7343 | Ron.Francois@colostate.edu | Violin |
Bill Gavin | Associate Professor | william.gavin@colostate.edu | Music Therapy Research; Experimental Psychology | |
Dan Goble | Director of the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance | (970) 491-5533 | Dan.Goble@colostate.edu | |
K. Dawn Grapes | Associate Professor of Music History; Musicology Area Coordinator | (970) 491-4134 | dawn.grapes@colostate.edu | Music History |
Forest Greenough | Associate Professor of Music; Double Bass, Music Theory | Forest.Greenough@colostate.edu | Double Bass | |
Kathryn Harms | Instructor of Music; Harp | Kathryn.Harms@colostate.edu | Harp | |
Eric Hollenbeck | Professor of Music; Percussion; Coordinator of Percussion | Eric.Hollenbeck@colostate.edu | Percussion | |
Bonnie Jacobi | Associate Professor of Music; Music Education; Director of Colorado Kodály Institute | Bonnie.Jacobi@colostate.edu | Music Education | |
Erik Johnson | Associate Professor of Music; Music Education (Instrumental) | E.Johnson@colostate.edu | Music Education | |
Sarah Johnson | Instructor of Music Therapy | Sarah2.Johnson@colostate.edu | Music Therapy | |
Egemen Kesikli | Instructor of Music Theory and Musicology | Egemen.Kesikli@colostate.edu | Music Theory | |
James Kim | Associate Professor of Music; Director of Choral Activities | James.Kim@colostate.edu | Choir | |
Andrew Knight | Associate Professor of Music; Music Therapy | Andrew.Knight@colostate.edu | Music Therapy | |
Robert Kreutz | Instructor; Music Education | (970) 2158537 | B.Kreutz@colostate.edu | Strings |
Blythe LaGasse | Professor of Music; Music Therapy; Coordinator of Music Therapy | (970) 491-4042 | Blythe.Lagasse@colostate.edu | Music Therapy |
Megan Lanz (She/Her) | Senior Instructor of Music; Faculty Advisor: Planned Parenthood Generation; Member: Non-Tenure Track Faculty Advisory Council | (720) 695-4287 | Megan.Lanz@colostate.edu | Flute Performance and Pedagogy; Chamber Music; Music Appreciation |
Jeff LaQuatra | Senior Instructor of Music; Guitar | Jeff.LaQuatra@colostate.edu | Guitar; Music Appreciation | |
Juhyun Lee | Music Instructor | (617) 952-8801 | Juhyun.Lee@colostate.edu | Collaborative Piano |
Drew Leslie | Associate Professor of Music; Trombone; Undergraduate Coordinator; Music Minor Advisor | Drew.Leslie@colostate.edu | Trombone | |
Seth Lewis | Instructor of Music | seth.lewis@colostate.edu | Jazz Studies | |
John Lindsey | Assistant Professor of Music | John.Lindsey@colostate.edu | Voice | |
John McGuire | Associate Professor of Music; Horn, Chamber Music; Brass Area Coordinator | John.McGuire@colostate.edu | Horn | |
Paul Metz | Instructor of Music; Music Theory; Emeritus Associate Professor | Paul.Metz@colostate.edu | Music Theory | |
Margaret Miller | Senior Instructor; Viola; Coordinator of Graduate String Quartet Program | (719) 660-0878 | Margaret.J.Miller@colostate.edu | Viola |
Romina Monsanto | Instructor of Music | Romina.Monsanto@colostate.edu | Cello | |
Beth Mosko | Instructor of Music; Music Therapy | 970-581-1403 | Beth.Mosko@colostate.edu | Music Therapy |
Dan Obluda | Instructor of Music; Music History and Theory | Dan.Obluda@colostate.edu | ||
G. Murray Oliver | Instructor of Music; Director of Graduate Studies | (970) 491-5193 | Murray.Oliver@colostate.edu | Undergraduate and Graduate Studies |
Nathan Payant | Instructor of Music; Administrative Coordinator of Music Education; Director of Concert Choir | (970) 491-2346 | Nathan.Payant@colostate.edu | Choral; Music Education |
Seth Pendergast | Assistant Professor of Music; Music Education (Choral) | Seth.Pendergast@colostate.edu | Choral | |
Rebecca Phillips | Professor of Music; Conducting; Director of Bands | Rebecca.Phillips@colostate.edu | Bands | |
John Pippen | Assistant Professor of Music; Ethnomusicology | John.Pippen@colostate.edu | Music History | |
Kevin Poelking | Instructor of Music; Assistant Director of Bands; Instructor of Undergraduate Conducting | Kevin.Poelking@colostate.edu | ||
Lauren Rael | Instructor | lauren.rael@colostate.edu | Color Guard, Marching Band | |
Ysmael Reyes | Instructor of Music; Undergraduate Flute Professor | Ysmael.Reyes@colostate.edu | Flute | |
Jess Rushing | Assistant Professor; Music Therapy | jess.rushing@colostate.edu | ||
Michael Seman | Assistant Professor; LEAP Institute for the Arts | Michael.Seman@colostate.edu | Arts Management | |
Hyeji Seo | Instructor of Music; Collaborative Pianist; Class Piano | Hyeji.Seo@colostate.edu | Piano | |
Abigail Shupe | Associate Professor of Music; Music Theory | Abigail.Shupe@colostate.edu | Music Theory | |
Mike Snell | Instructor of Music; Music Education | Mike.Snell@colostate.edu | Brass | |
Peter Sommer | Professor of Music; Saxophone, Chamber Music, Jazz Studies; Director of the Department of Music | Peter.Sommer@colostate.edu | Saxophone | |
Sarah Spiece | Instructor of Music | sarah.spiece@colostate.edu | Music Therapy | |
Michelle Stanley | Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, Liberal Arts; Professor of Music; Graduate Flute Professor | 970-491-4350 | Michelle.Stanley@colostate.edu | Flute |
Shilo Stroman | Senior Instructor; Percussion, Jazz Studies, Marching Band (Drumline) | Shilo.Stroman@colostate.edu | Percussion | |
Wil Swindler | Instructor of Music; Coordinator of Jazz Studies; Director of Jazz Bands | Wil.Swindler@colostate.edu | Jazz | |
Jayme Taylor | Associate Director of Bands; Director of Athletic Bands; Assistant Professor of Music | Jayme.Taylor@colostate.edu | Bands | |
Adam Torres | Senior Instructor of Music; Director, Summer Residency MM Program (Conducting) for Music Educators | Adam.Torres@colostate.edu | Online Curriculum; Music Appreciation; History of Rock and Roll; Conducting; Music History; Music Theory | |
Sergei Vassiliev | Instructor of Music; Clarinet | sergei.vassiliev@gmail.com | Clarinet | |
Rachel Waddell | Assistant Professor of Music; Director of Orchestras; Conducting | rachel.waddell@colostate.edu | ||
Bryan Wallick | Assistant Professor of Music; Piano | (970) 632-8623 | Bryan.Wallick@colostate.edu | Piano |
Jessica Warner | Instructor of Music; Music Education; Coordinator of Community Engagement | Jessica.Warner@colostate.edu | Community Engagement | |
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 |