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 | |
Lindsey Wilhelm | Associate Professor of Music; 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; Coordinator of Community Engagement | Jessica.Warner@colostate.edu | Community Engagement; Music Education | |
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 | rachel.waddell@colostate.edu | Conducting | |
Sergei Vassiliev | Instructor of Music | 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 | Wil.Swindler@colostate.edu | Jazz Saxophone; Jazz | |
Shilo Stroman | Senior Instructor | Shilo.Stroman@colostate.edu | Percussion; Jazz Studies; Jazz Percussion; Marching Band (Drumline) | |
Michelle Stanley | Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies; Professor of Music, flute; Interim Vice Provost of Undergraduate Affairs (July 2024 start) | 970-491-4350 | Michelle.Stanley@colostate.edu | Flute |
Sarah Spiece | Instructor of Music | sarah.spiece@colostate.edu | Music Therapy | |
Peter Sommer | Professor of Music; Director of the Department of Music | Peter.Sommer@colostate.edu | Saxophone; Chamber Music; Jazz Studies | |
Mike Snell | Instructor of Music | Mike.Snell@colostate.edu | Brass; Music Education | |
Abigail Shupe | Associate Professor of Music | Abigail.Shupe@colostate.edu | Music Theory | |
Hyeji Seo | Instructor of Music | Hyeji.Seo@colostate.edu | Piano | |
Michael Seman | Assistant Professor | Michael.Seman@colostate.edu | Arts Management | |
Gabriel Santiago | Instructor of Music | gabriel.santiago@colostate.edu | Jazz Guitar | |
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 | Bands | |
John Pippen | Assistant Professor of Music | John.Pippen@colostate.edu | Music History; Ethnomusicology | |
Rebecca Phillips | Professor of Music; Director of Bands | Rebecca.Phillips@colostate.edu | Bands; Conducting | |
Seth Pendergast | Assistant Professor of Music | Seth.Pendergast@colostate.edu | Music Education (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; Coordinator of Graduate String Quartet Program | (719) 660-0878 | Margaret.J.Miller@colostate.edu | Viola |
Paul Metz | Instructor of Music; 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; Brass Area Coordinator | John.McGuire@colostate.edu | Horn; Chamber Music | |
Drew Leslie | Associate Professor of Music; Undergraduate Coordinator; Music Minor Advisor | Drew.Leslie@colostate.edu | Trombone | |
Juhyun Lee | Instructor of Music | (617) 952-8801 | Juhyun.Lee@colostate.edu | Piano |
Jeff LaQuatra | Senior Instructor of Music | 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 | (970) 2158537 | B.Kreutz@colostate.edu | Strings; Music Education |
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 | Music Theory & Musicology | |
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 | Kathryn.Harms@colostate.edu | Harp | |
Forest Greenough | Associate Professor of Music | Forest.Greenough@colostate.edu | Double Bass; Music Theory | |
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; Coordinator of String Area | (240) 338-7343 | Ron.Francois@colostate.edu | Violin; Chamber Music |
Wesley Ferreira | Professor of Music | 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 | (970) 584-7366 | Pablo.Dos_Santos_Hernandez@colostate.edu | Oboe |
Stephen Dombrowski | Instructor of Music | Stephen.Dombrowski@colostate.edu | Tuba | |
James David | Professor of Music; Composition, Music Theory | (970) 491-4154 | James.David@colostate.edu | Composition |
Stanley Curtis | Associate Professor of Music | (703) 509-0873 | Stanley.Curtis@colostate.edu | Trumpet |
Sabra Chavez | Instructor of Music | sabra.chavez@colostate.edu | Music Therapy | |
Jooyeon Chang | Instructor of Music | 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; Coordinator of Voice; Director of Ralph Opera Program | Tiffany.Blake@colostate.edu | Opera; Voice (Soprano) | |
Cayla Bellamy | Associate Professor of Music; Coordinator of Woodwinds | Cayla.Bellamy@colostate.edu | Bassoon | |
Laura Beer | Associate Professor of Music | 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; 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 | thomas.amend@colostate.edu | Jazz Piano |