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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Faculty
Name
Position
Phone
Email
Area
John Lindsey Assistant Professor of Music John.Lindsey@colostate.edu Voice Cayla Bellamy Assistant Professor of Music; Bassoon; Coordinator of Woodwinds Cayla.Bellamy@colostate.edu Bassoon Rachel Waddell Assistant Professor of Music; Director of Orchestras; Conducting rachel.waddell@colostate.edu John Pippen Assistant Professor of Music; Ethnomusicology John.Pippen@colostate.edu Music History Seth Pendergast Assistant Professor of Music; Music Education (Choral) Seth.Pendergast@colostate.edu Choral Bryan Wallick Assistant Professor of Music; Piano; Keyboard Area Coordinator (970) 632-8623 Bryan.Wallick@colostate.edu Piano 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 Jess Rushing Assistant Professor; Music Therapy jess.rushing@colostate.edu 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 Bill Gavin Associate Professor william.gavin@colostate.edu Music Therapy Research; Experimental Psychology James Kim Associate Professor of Music; Director of Choral Activities James.Kim@colostate.edu Choir Forest Greenough Associate Professor of Music; Double Bass, Music Theory Forest.Greenough@colostate.edu Double Bass John McGuire Associate Professor of Music; Horn, Chamber Music; Brass Area Coordinator John.McGuire@colostate.edu Horn Erik Johnson Associate Professor of Music; Music Education (Instrumental) E.Johnson@colostate.edu Music Education Bonnie Jacobi Associate Professor of Music; Music Education; Director of Colorado Kodály Institute Bonnie.Jacobi@colostate.edu Music Education K. Dawn Grapes Associate Professor of Music; Music History; Coordinator of Musicology (970) 491-4134 dawn.grapes@colostate.edu Music History Abigail Shupe Associate Professor of Music; Music Theory Abigail.Shupe@colostate.edu Music Theory Andrew Knight Associate Professor of Music; Music Therapy Andrew.Knight@colostate.edu Music Therapy 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 Nicole Asel Associate Professor of Music; Voice (Mezzo Soprano) Nicole.Asel@colostate.edu Voice 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; Organ; Stewart and Sheron Golden Chair in Organ and Liturgical Studies Joel.Bacon@colostate.edu Organ Egemen Kesikli Instructor Egemen.Kesikli@colostate.edu Lauren Rael Instructor lauren.rael@colostate.edu Color Guard, Marching Band 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 Romina Monsanto Instructor of Music Romina.Monsanto@colostate.edu Cello 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 Hyeji Seo Instructor of Music; Collaborative Pianist; Piano Class Hyeji.Seo@colostate.edu Piano Jooyeon Chang Instructor of Music; Collaborative Pianist; Piano Class; Piano Ensemble Jooyeon.Chang@colostate.edu Piano; Chamber Music 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 Kathryn Harms Instructor of Music; Harp Kathryn.Harms@colostate.edu Harp Gabriel Santiago Instructor of Music; Jazz Guitar gabriel.santiago@colostate.edu Jazz Guitar Tom Amend Instructor of Music; Jazz Piano thomas.amend@colostate.edu Jazz Piano Darren Kramer Instructor of Music; Jazz Trombone darren.kramer@colostate.edu Jazz Trombone Gabriel Mervine Instructor of Music; Jazz Trumpet gabriel.mervine@colostate.edu Jazz Trumpet 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 Beth Mosko Instructor of Music; Music Therapy 970-581-1403 Beth.Mosko@colostate.edu Music Therapy 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 Ysmael Reyes Instructor of Music; Undergraduate Flute Professor Ysmael.Reyes@colostate.edu Flute 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; Music Therapy; Coordinator of Music Therapy (970) 491-4042 Blythe.Lagasse@colostate.edu Music Therapy Eric Hollenbeck Professor of Music; Percussion; 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 Megan Lanz (She/Her) Senior Instructor of Music (720) 695-4287 Megan.Lanz@colostate.edu Music Appreciation; Music as Human Expression (Honors) Tim Burns Senior Instructor of Music; Collaborative Piano Coordinator Tim.Burns@colostate.edu Piano 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 Jeff LaQuatra Senior Instructor of Music; Guitar Jeff.LaQuatra@colostate.edu Guitar; Music Appreciation 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 Copper Ferreira Senior Instructor; Music Theory (970) 491-1584 Copper.Ferreira@colostate.edu Music Theory Margaret Miller Senior Instructor; Viola; Coordinator of Graduate String Quartet Program (719) 660-0878 Margaret.J.Miller@colostate.edu Viola
Staff
Name
Position
Phone
Email
Marjorie Moss Academic Success Coordinator (970) 491-3117 Marjorie.Moss@colostate.edu Caitlin Kotnik Academic Success Coordinator II (970) 491-3117 Caitlin.Kotnik@colostate.edu Nicole Darling Administrative Assistant (970) 491-5248 Nicole.Darling@colostate.edu Gretchin Wheeler Administrative Assistant 970-491-3087 gretchin.wheeler@colostate.edu Valerie Reed Assistant Events Manager (970) 491-5481 Valerie.Reed@colostate.edu Meghan Taylor Athletic Bands Support Specialist; SMTD Coordinator for Health Education and Wellness Promotion (970) 491-2760 meghan.taylor@colostate.edu Jim Doser Audio Engineer (970) 491-1879 James.Doser@colostate.edu Chloie Piveral Communications Assistant Chloie.Piveral@colostate.edu Elise Kulovany Costume Shop Manager (970) 491-6135 Elise.Kulovany@colostate.edu Mike Solo Creative Director (970) 491-5293 Mike.Solo@colostate.edu Jennifer Clary Director of Communications (970) 491-3603 Jennifer.Clary@ColoState.EDU Heather Bellotti Human Resources Partner (970) 491-5533 Heather.Bellotti@colostate.edu Wes Halloran Master Electrician 970-491-5910 wes.halloran@colostate.edu Ethan Urtz Performing Arts Support Specialist ethan.urtz@colostate.edu Steven Workman Production Manager/Technical Director; Instructor of Theatre 970-491-1635 Steven.Workman@colostate.edu Ernan Torrez Recruitment and Enrollment Coordinator (970) 491-5891 Ernan.Torrez@colostate.edu Peter Muller Venue and Events Manager (970) 491-6798 Peter.Muller@colostate.edu