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 | |
John Lindsey | Assistant Professor of Music | John.Lindsey@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 of Music; Coordinator of Graduate String Quartet Program | (719) 660-0878 | Margaret.J.Miller@colostate.edu | Viola |
Chris Bloom | Instructor of Music | Chris.Bloom@colostate.edu | Tuba; Euphonium | |
Stanley Curtis | Associate 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 | |
Peter Sommer | Professor of Music; Saxophone | Peter.Sommer@colostate.edu | Saxophone; Chamber Music; Jazz Studies | |
Jooyeon Chang | Instructor of Music | Jooyeon.Chang@colostate.edu | Piano; Chamber Music | |
Denise Apodaca | Master Instructor; Honors Faculty | Denise.Apodaca@colostate.edu | Piano | |
Tim Burns | Senior Instructor of Music; Collaborative Piano Coordinator | Tim.Burns@colostate.edu | Piano | |
Bryan Wallick | Associate 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 of Music; Percussion | 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 | Professor of Music; Stewart and Sheron Golden Chair in Organ and Liturgical Studies; Fr. Don Willette Chair of Catholic 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 | |
Galit Kaunitz | Assistant Professor of Music | Galit.Kaunitz@colostate.edu | Oboe | |
Bill Gavin | Associate Professor of Music | 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 | 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 of Music | Egemen.Kesikli@colostate.edu | Music Theory; Musicology | |
Paul Metz | 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; Director of Graduate Studies | (970) 491-4134 | dawn.grapes@colostate.edu | Music History |
Robert Kreutz | Instructor of Music | (970) 2158537 | B.Kreutz@colostate.edu | Music Education, Strings Methods |
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 | (720) 695-4287 | Megan.Lanz@colostate.edu | Music Appreciation; Music as Human Expression (Honors); Honors Independent Studies |
Gabriel Mervine | Instructor of Music; Jazz Trumpet | Gabriel.Mervine@colostate.edu | Jazz Trumpet | |
Darren Kramer | Instructor of Music; Jazz Trombone | 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 | |
David Mesquitic | Instructor of Music | David.Mesquitic@colostate.edu | Jazz Piano | |
Gabriel Santiago | Instructor of Music; Jazz Guitar | Gabriel.Santiago@colostate.edu | Jazz Guitar | |
John McGuire | Director of the Department of Music; 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 of Undergraduate Studies; Professor of Music; Interim Vice Provost of Undergraduate Affairs | 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 | |
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 | Choral Conducting | |
Meredith Blecha-Wells | Assistant Professor of Music | Meredith.Wells@colostate.edu | Cello | |
Mike Snell | Instructor of Music | Mike.Snell@colostate.edu | Brass; Music Education | |
Cayla Bellamy | Associate 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 | |
G. Murray Oliver | Instructor of Music; Graduate Student Enrollment | (970) 491-5193 | Murray.Oliver@colostate.edu | |
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 |