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
Shilo Stroman Senior Instructor of Music; Percussion Shilo.Stroman@colostate.edu Percussion; Jazz Studies; Jazz Percussion; Marching Band (Drumline) 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 Margaret Miller Senior Instructor of Music; Coordinator of Graduate String Quartet Program (719) 660-0878 Margaret.J.Miller@colostate.edu Viola Tim Burns Senior Instructor of Music; Collaborative Piano Coordinator Tim.Burns@colostate.edu Piano Jeff LaQuatra Senior Instructor of Music Jeff.LaQuatra@colostate.edu Guitar; Music Appreciation Megan Lanz (She/Her) Senior Instructor (720) 695-4287 Megan.Lanz@colostate.edu Music Appreciation; Music as Human Expression (Honors); Honors Independent Studies Copper Ferreira Senior Instructor (970) 491-1584 Copper.Ferreira@colostate.edu Music Theory 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 Peter Sommer Professor of Music; Saxophone Peter.Sommer@colostate.edu Saxophone; Chamber Music; Jazz Studies Rebecca Phillips Professor of Music; Director of Bands Rebecca.Phillips@colostate.edu Bands; Conducting Ronald Francois Professor of Music; Coordinator of String Area (240) 338-7343 Ron.Francois@colostate.edu Violin; Chamber Music Eric Hollenbeck Professor of Music; Coordinator of Percussion Eric.Hollenbeck@colostate.edu Percussion Blythe LaGasse Professor of Music; Coordinator of Music Therapy (970) 491-4042 Blythe.Lagasse@colostate.edu Music Therapy James David Professor of Music; Composition, Music Theory (970) 491-4154 James.David@colostate.edu Composition Wesley Ferreira Professor of Music Wesley.Ferreira@colostate.edu Clarinet Denise Apodaca Master Instructor; Honors Faculty Denise.Apodaca@colostate.edu Piano Dan Obluda Instructor of Music; Music History and Theory Dan.Obluda@colostate.edu 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 Gabriel Santiago Instructor of Music; Jazz Guitar Gabriel.Santiago@colostate.edu Jazz Guitar G. Murray Oliver Instructor of Music; Graduate Student Enrollment (970) 491-5193 Murray.Oliver@colostate.edu Wil Swindler Instructor of Music; Coordinator of Jazz Studies; Director of Jazz Bands Wil.Swindler@colostate.edu Jazz Saxophone; Jazz Jessica Warner Instructor of Music; Coordinator of Community Engagement Jessica.Warner@colostate.edu Community Engagement; Music Education Kevin Poelking Instructor of Music; Assistant Director of Bands; Instructor of Undergraduate Conducting Kevin.Poelking@colostate.edu Bands Nathan Payant Instructor of Music; Administrative Coordinator of Music Education; Director of Concert Choir (970) 491-2346 Nathan.Payant@colostate.edu Choral; Music Education Robert Kreutz Instructor of Music (970) 2158537 B.Kreutz@colostate.edu Music Education, Strings Methods Mike Snell Instructor of Music Mike.Snell@colostate.edu Brass; Music Education Juhyun Lee Instructor of Music (617) 952-8801 Juhyun.Lee@colostate.edu Piano Hyeji Seo Instructor of Music Hyeji.Seo@colostate.edu Piano Egemen Kesikli Instructor of Music Egemen.Kesikli@colostate.edu Music Theory; Musicology Jooyeon Chang Instructor of Music Jooyeon.Chang@colostate.edu Piano; Chamber Music Sarah Johnson Instructor of Music Sarah2.Johnson@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 Kathryn Harms Instructor of Music Kathryn.Harms@colostate.edu Harp Ysmael Reyes Instructor of Music Ysmael.Reyes@colostate.edu Flute (Undergraduate) David Mesquitic Instructor of Music David.Mesquitic@colostate.edu Jazz Piano Chris Bloom Instructor of Music Chris.Bloom@colostate.edu Tuba; Euphonium Lauren Rael Instructor lauren.rael@colostate.edu Color Guard, Marching Band Paul Metz Emeritus Associate Professor Paul.Metz@colostate.edu Music Theory Dan Goble Director of the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance (970) 491-5533 Dan.Goble@colostate.edu John McGuire Director of the Department of Music; Associate Professor of Music; Brass Area Coordinator John.McGuire@colostate.edu Horn; Chamber Music Kyle Wilhelm Clinic Coordinator Kyle.Wilhelm@colostate.edu Music Therapy Drew Leslie Associate Professor of Music; Undergraduate Coordinator; Music Minor Advisor Drew.Leslie@colostate.edu Trombone Bryan Wallick Associate Professor of Music; Keyboard Area Coordinator (970) 632-8623 Bryan.Wallick@colostate.edu Piano Lindsey Wilhelm Associate Professor of Music; Internship Coordinator (970) 491-0984 Lindsey.Wilhelm@colostate.edu Music Therapy Bonnie Jacobi Associate Professor of Music; Director of Colorado Kodály Institute Bonnie.Jacobi@colostate.edu Music Education James Kim Associate Professor of Music; Director of Choral Activities James.Kim@colostate.edu Choral Conducting Cayla Bellamy Associate Professor of Music; Coordinator of Woodwinds Cayla.Bellamy@colostate.edu Bassoon Tiffany Blake Associate Professor of Music; Coordinator of Voice; Director of Ralph Opera Program Tiffany.Blake@colostate.edu Opera; Voice (Soprano) K. Dawn Grapes Associate Professor of Music; Coordinator of Musicology; Director of Graduate Studies (970) 491-4134 dawn.grapes@colostate.edu Music History 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 Stanley Curtis Associate Professor of Music (703) 509-0873 Stanley.Curtis@colostate.edu Trumpet Nicole Asel Associate Professor of Music Nicole.Asel@colostate.edu Voice Bill Gavin Associate Professor of Music william.gavin@colostate.edu Music Therapy Research; Experimental Psychology Laura Beer Associate Professor of Music 970-491-8976 laura.beer@colostate.edu Music Therapy Jayme Taylor Associate Director of Bands; Director of Athletic Bands; Assistant Professor of Music Jayme.Taylor@colostate.edu Bands; Marching Band Michelle Stanley Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies; Professor of Music; Interim Vice Provost of Undergraduate Affairs 970-491-4350 Michelle.Stanley@colostate.edu Flute Rachel Waddell Assistant Professor of Music; Director of Orchestras rachel.waddell@colostate.edu Conducting John Pippen Assistant Professor of Music John.Pippen@colostate.edu Music History; Ethnomusicology Seth Pendergast Assistant Professor of Music Seth.Pendergast@colostate.edu Music Education (Choral) John Lindsey Assistant Professor of Music John.Lindsey@colostate.edu Voice Galit Kaunitz Assistant Professor of Music Galit.Kaunitz@colostate.edu Oboe Meredith Blecha-Wells Assistant Professor of Music Meredith.Wells@colostate.edu Cello Michael Seman Assistant Professor Michael.Seman@colostate.edu Arts Management