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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Position

Phone

Email

Area

John PippenAssistant Professor of MusicMusic History; Ethnomusicology
Cayla BellamyAssistant Professor of Music; Coordinator of WoodwindsBassoon
Rachel WaddellAssistant Professor of Music; Director of Orchestras; Conducting
Bryan WallickAssistant Professor of Music; Keyboard Area Coordinator(970) 632-8623Piano
Seth PendergastAssistant Professor of Music; Music Education (Choral)Choral
Stanley CurtisAssistant Professor of Music; Trumpet(703) 509-0873Trumpet
Michael SemanAssistant Professor; LEAP Institute for the ArtsArts Management
Michelle StanleyAssociate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, Liberal Arts; Professor of Music; Graduate Flute Professor970-491-4350Flute
Jayme TaylorAssociate Director of Bands; Director of Athletic Bands; Assistant Professor of MusicBands; Marching Band
Bill GavinAssociate ProfessorMusic Therapy Research; Experimental Psychology
Andrew KnightAssociate Professor of MusicMusic Therapy
Erik JohnsonAssociate Professor of MusicMusic Education (Instrumental)
Forest GreenoughAssociate Professor of MusicDouble Bass; Music Theory
Abigail ShupeAssociate Professor of MusicMusic Theory
Nicole AselAssociate Professor of MusicVoice
John McGuireAssociate Professor of Music; Brass Area CoordinatorHorn; Chamber Music
K. Dawn GrapesAssociate Professor of Music; Coordinator of Musicology(970) 491-4134Music History
James KimAssociate Professor of Music; Director of Choral ActivitiesChoir
Bonnie JacobiAssociate Professor of Music; Director of Colorado Kodály InstituteMusic Education
Laura BeerAssociate Professor of Music; Music Therapy970-491-8976Music Therapy
Lindsey WilhelmAssociate Professor of Music; Music Therapy; Internship Coordinator(970) 491-0984Music Therapy
Drew LeslieAssociate Professor of Music; Trombone; Undergraduate Coordinator; Music Minor AdvisorTrombone
Tiffany BlakeAssociate Professor of Music; Voice (Soprano); Coordinator of Voice; Director of Ralph Opera ProgramVoice and Opera
Kyle WilhelmClinic CoordinatorMusic Therapy
Dan GobleDirector of the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance(970) 491-5533
Joel BaconFull Professor of Music; Stewart and Sheron Golden Chair in Organ and Liturgical StudiesOrgan
Egemen KesikliInstructorMusic Theory & Musicology
Lauren RaelInstructorColor Guard, Marching Band
Hyeji SeoInstructor of MusicPiano
Jooyeon ChangInstructor of MusicPiano; Chamber Music
Beth MoskoInstructor of Music970-581-1403Music Therapy
Gray BaldwinInstructor of MusicMusic Therapy
Sabra ChavezInstructor of MusicMusic Therapy
Sarah SpieceInstructor of MusicMusic Therapy
Kathryn HarmsInstructor of MusicHarp
Romina MonsantoInstructor of MusicCello
Ysmael ReyesInstructor of MusicFlute (Undergraduate)
Darren KramerInstructor of MusicJazz Trombone
Gabriel SantiagoInstructor of MusicJazz Guitar
Gabriel MervineInstructor of MusicJazz Trumpet
Sarah JohnsonInstructor of Music TherapyMusic Therapy
Nathan PayantInstructor of Music; Administrative Coordinator of Music Education; Director of Concert Choir(970) 491-2346Choral; Music Education
Kevin PoelkingInstructor of Music; Assistant Director of Bands; Instructor of Undergraduate Conducting
Sergei VassilievInstructor of Music; ClarinetClarinet
Juhyun LeeInstructor of Music; Collaborative Pianist(617) 952-8801Piano
Wil SwindlerInstructor of Music; Coordinator of Jazz Studies; Director of Jazz Bands; Jazz SaxophoneJazz
G. Murray OliverInstructor of Music; Director of Graduate Studies(970) 491-5193Undergraduate and Graduate Studies
Tom AmendInstructor of Music; Jazz PianoJazz Piano
Mike SnellInstructor of Music; Music EducationBrass
Jessica WarnerInstructor of Music; Music Education; Coordinator of Community EngagementCommunity Engagement
Dan ObludaInstructor of Music; Music History and Theory
Paul MetzInstructor of Music; Music Theory; Emeritus Associate ProfessorMusic Theory
Pablo Dos Santos HernandezInstructor of Music; Oboe(970) 584-7366Oboe
Stephen DombrowskiInstructor of Music; TubaTuba
Robert KreutzInstructor; Music Education(970) 2158537Strings
Wesley FerreiraProfessor of Music; ClarinetClarinet
James DavidProfessor of Music; Composition, Music Theory(970) 491-4154Composition
Rebecca PhillipsProfessor of Music; Conducting; Director of BandsBands
Blythe LaGasseProfessor of Music; Coordinator of Music Therapy(970) 491-4042Music Therapy
Eric HollenbeckProfessor of Music; Coordinator of PercussionPercussion
Peter SommerProfessor of Music; Saxophone, Chamber Music, Jazz Studies; Director of the Department of MusicSaxophone
Ronald FrancoisProfessor of Music; Violin, Chamber Music; Coordinator of String Area(240) 338-7343Violin
Copper FerreiraSenior Instructor(970) 491-1584Music Theory
Megan Lanz (She/Her)Senior Instructor of Music(720) 695-4287Music Appreciation; Music as Human Expression (Honors)
Jeff LaQuatraSenior Instructor of MusicGuitar; Music Appreciation
Tim BurnsSenior Instructor of Music; Collaborative Piano CoordinatorPiano
Adam TorresSenior Instructor of Music; Director, MM Summer Conducting ProgramOnline Curriculum; Music Appreciation; History of Rock and Roll; Conducting; Music History; Music Theory
Denise ApodacaSenior Instructor; Honors FacultyPiano
Shilo StromanSenior Instructor; Jazz Studies; Jazz Percussion; Marching Band (Drumline)Percussion
Margaret MillerSenior Instructor; Viola; Coordinator of Graduate String Quartet Program(719) 660-0878Viola