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 | |
John Pippen | Assistant Professor of Music | John.Pippen@colostate.edu | Music History; Ethnomusicology | |
Cayla Bellamy | Assistant Professor of Music; Coordinator of Woodwinds | Cayla.Bellamy@colostate.edu | Bassoon | |
Rachel Waddell | Assistant Professor of Music; Director of Orchestras; Conducting | rachel.waddell@colostate.edu | ||
Bryan Wallick | Assistant Professor of Music; Keyboard Area Coordinator | (970) 632-8623 | Bryan.Wallick@colostate.edu | Piano |
Seth Pendergast | Assistant Professor of Music; Music Education (Choral) | Seth.Pendergast@colostate.edu | Choral | |
Stanley Curtis | Assistant Professor of Music; Trumpet | (703) 509-0873 | Stanley.Curtis@colostate.edu | Trumpet |
Michael Seman | Assistant Professor; LEAP Institute for the Arts | Michael.Seman@colostate.edu | Arts Management | |
Michelle Stanley | Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, Liberal Arts; Professor of Music; Graduate Flute Professor | 970-491-4350 | Michelle.Stanley@colostate.edu | Flute |
Jayme Taylor | Associate Director of Bands; Director of Athletic Bands; Assistant Professor of Music | Jayme.Taylor@colostate.edu | Bands; Marching Band | |
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 | |
Erik Johnson | Associate Professor of Music | E.Johnson@colostate.edu | Music Education (Instrumental) | |
Forest Greenough | Associate Professor of Music | Forest.Greenough@colostate.edu | Double Bass; Music Theory | |
Abigail Shupe | Associate Professor of Music | Abigail.Shupe@colostate.edu | Music Theory | |
Nicole Asel | Associate Professor of Music | Nicole.Asel@colostate.edu | Voice | |
John McGuire | Associate Professor of Music; Brass Area Coordinator | John.McGuire@colostate.edu | Horn; Chamber Music | |
K. Dawn Grapes | Associate Professor of Music; Coordinator of Musicology | (970) 491-4134 | dawn.grapes@colostate.edu | Music History |
James Kim | Associate Professor of Music; Director of Choral Activities | James.Kim@colostate.edu | Choir | |
Bonnie Jacobi | Associate Professor of Music; Director of Colorado Kodály Institute | Bonnie.Jacobi@colostate.edu | Music Education | |
Laura Beer | Associate Professor of Music; Music Therapy | 970-491-8976 | laura.beer@colostate.edu | Music Therapy |
Lindsey Wilhelm | Associate Professor of Music; Music Therapy; Internship Coordinator | (970) 491-0984 | Lindsey.Wilhelm@colostate.edu | Music Therapy |
Drew Leslie | Associate Professor of Music; Trombone; Undergraduate Coordinator; Music Minor Advisor | Drew.Leslie@colostate.edu | Trombone | |
Tiffany Blake | Associate Professor of Music; Voice (Soprano); Coordinator of Voice; Director of Ralph Opera Program | Tiffany.Blake@colostate.edu | Voice and Opera | |
Kyle Wilhelm | Clinic Coordinator | Kyle.Wilhelm@colostate.edu | Music Therapy | |
Dan Goble | Director of the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance | (970) 491-5533 | Dan.Goble@colostate.edu | |
Joel Bacon | Full Professor of Music; Stewart and Sheron Golden Chair in Organ and Liturgical Studies | Joel.Bacon@colostate.edu | Organ | |
Egemen Kesikli | Instructor | Egemen.Kesikli@colostate.edu | Music Theory & Musicology | |
Lauren Rael | Instructor | lauren.rael@colostate.edu | Color Guard, Marching Band | |
Hyeji Seo | Instructor of Music | Hyeji.Seo@colostate.edu | Piano | |
Jooyeon Chang | Instructor of Music | Jooyeon.Chang@colostate.edu | Piano; Chamber Music | |
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 | |
Kathryn Harms | Instructor of Music | Kathryn.Harms@colostate.edu | Harp | |
Romina Monsanto | Instructor of Music | Romina.Monsanto@colostate.edu | Cello | |
Ysmael Reyes | Instructor of Music | Ysmael.Reyes@colostate.edu | Flute (Undergraduate) | |
Darren Kramer | Instructor of Music | darren.kramer@colostate.edu | Jazz Trombone | |
Gabriel Santiago | Instructor of Music | gabriel.santiago@colostate.edu | Jazz Guitar | |
Gabriel Mervine | Instructor of Music | gabriel.mervine@colostate.edu | Jazz Trumpet | |
Sarah Johnson | Instructor of Music Therapy | Sarah2.Johnson@colostate.edu | Music Therapy | |
Nathan Payant | Instructor of Music; Administrative Coordinator of Music Education; Director of Concert Choir | (970) 491-2346 | Nathan.Payant@colostate.edu | Choral; Music Education |
Kevin Poelking | Instructor of Music; Assistant Director of Bands; Instructor of Undergraduate Conducting | Kevin.Poelking@colostate.edu | ||
Sergei Vassiliev | Instructor of Music; Clarinet | sergei.vassiliev@gmail.com | Clarinet | |
Juhyun Lee | Instructor of Music; Collaborative Pianist | (617) 952-8801 | Juhyun.Lee@colostate.edu | Piano |
Wil Swindler | Instructor of Music; Coordinator of Jazz Studies; Director of Jazz Bands; Jazz Saxophone | Wil.Swindler@colostate.edu | Jazz | |
G. Murray Oliver | Instructor of Music; Director of Graduate Studies | (970) 491-5193 | Murray.Oliver@colostate.edu | Undergraduate and Graduate Studies |
Tom Amend | Instructor of Music; Jazz Piano | thomas.amend@colostate.edu | Jazz Piano | |
Mike Snell | Instructor of Music; Music Education | Mike.Snell@colostate.edu | Brass | |
Jessica Warner | Instructor of Music; Music Education; Coordinator of Community Engagement | Jessica.Warner@colostate.edu | Community Engagement | |
Dan Obluda | Instructor of Music; Music History and Theory | Dan.Obluda@colostate.edu | ||
Paul Metz | Instructor of Music; Music Theory; Emeritus Associate Professor | Paul.Metz@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 | |
Robert Kreutz | Instructor; Music Education | (970) 2158537 | B.Kreutz@colostate.edu | Strings |
Wesley Ferreira | Professor of Music; Clarinet | Wesley.Ferreira@colostate.edu | Clarinet | |
James David | Professor of Music; Composition, Music Theory | (970) 491-4154 | James.David@colostate.edu | Composition |
Rebecca Phillips | Professor of Music; Conducting; Director of Bands | Rebecca.Phillips@colostate.edu | Bands | |
Blythe LaGasse | Professor of Music; Coordinator of Music Therapy | (970) 491-4042 | Blythe.Lagasse@colostate.edu | Music Therapy |
Eric Hollenbeck | Professor of Music; Coordinator of Percussion | Eric.Hollenbeck@colostate.edu | Percussion | |
Peter Sommer | Professor of Music; Saxophone, Chamber Music, Jazz Studies; Director of the Department of Music | Peter.Sommer@colostate.edu | Saxophone | |
Ronald Francois | Professor of Music; Violin, Chamber Music; Coordinator of String Area | (240) 338-7343 | Ron.Francois@colostate.edu | Violin |
Copper Ferreira | Senior Instructor | (970) 491-1584 | Copper.Ferreira@colostate.edu | Music Theory |
Megan Lanz (She/Her) | Senior Instructor of Music | (720) 695-4287 | Megan.Lanz@colostate.edu | Music Appreciation; Music as Human Expression (Honors) |
Jeff LaQuatra | Senior Instructor of Music | Jeff.LaQuatra@colostate.edu | Guitar; Music Appreciation | |
Tim Burns | Senior Instructor of Music; Collaborative Piano Coordinator | Tim.Burns@colostate.edu | Piano | |
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 | |
Denise Apodaca | Senior Instructor; Honors Faculty | Denise.Apodaca@colostate.edu | Piano | |
Shilo Stroman | Senior Instructor; Jazz Studies; Jazz Percussion; Marching Band (Drumline) | Shilo.Stroman@colostate.edu | Percussion | |
Margaret Miller | Senior Instructor; Viola; Coordinator of Graduate String Quartet Program | (719) 660-0878 | Margaret.J.Miller@colostate.edu | Viola |